Reading(1)：Cultural differences获奖说课稿

M6 U3 Reading ( I )

Cultural differences 研学目标: 1. To learn about the cultures of different countries.

2. To understand the use of examples in texts.

3. To learn how to treat different cultures correctly

话题感知：

学习英语就不可以不知道西方的文化，我们从小接受不同的教育，有不同的禁忌，我们也不可以忽略各种礼仪，因为这能说明一个人的教养以及修养，所以一起来上礼仪课吧！

1.

Chewing with Your Mouth Open

张开嘴咀嚼食物

This is the opposite of western culture. The Chinese appreciate that you make noise while eating. Westerners feel this is disgusting and shows a complete lack of manners. Chew with your mouth shut! 2.

Speaking with Your Mouth Full

说话时满嘴食物

This is considered quite rude when at the dinner table. Western children are taught from a very early age never to do this. 3.

Picking / Sucking Teeth

剔牙

/ 吮牙

It is considered rude to pick between your teeth where others can see you. Western restaurants usually do not supply toothpicks, so it is sometimes hard to decide when to remove food stuck between the teeth. It is usually best to excuse yourself and go to the bathroom. 4.

Elbows on the Table

手肘支在桌上

While eating you should be sitting up straight. Do not put your elbows on the table. Putting your elbows on the table will make you look ungraceful. 5.

Spitting Food (Bones, Skin, etc.) out of Your Mouth

直接从嘴里吐出食物(骨头、壳等) This is not done in western restaurants. If you do need to take something out of your mouth, bring your napkin up to your mouth and place the item in it.

研学任务：

Task 1. Warming-up

What are the ways of greeting in China? How do people in other countries greet each other? Task 2. Reading（见课件）

Task 3. Consolidation I. Task-based reading Cultural differences

In the west it’s (2)__________ for a person to open the present (3)___________ receiving it, because people like to see the (4)____________ of the receiver. In Korea, a live hen and a rooster are used during the ceremony. A hen is considered (5)___________ and a rooster is believed to drive away bad (6)_____________. In Brunei, men and women don’t sit (7)____________. Alcohol is (8)____________. People celebrate the wedding through drum playing. In many countries, people use their first finger to point, which is considered a kind of (9)___________ in Brunei. So people in Brunei use their thumb instead. Present

(1)____________ Wedding ceremony Other aspects

Although Brits and Americans speak the same language --- English, they have different accents and (10)_____________.

II. Reading comprehension We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter and crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and began to tremble”

suggests that the man is very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese “surprise” can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out their tongues”. Sticking out your tongues in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies shown that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. 1.

According to the passage, __________.

A. we can hardly understand what people’s gestures mean

B. we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gestures

C. words can be better understood by older people

D. gestures can be understood by most of the people while words can not 2.

People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood because __________.

A. people of different ages may have different understanding

B. people have different cultures

C. people of different sex may understand a gesture in different ways

D. people of different countries speak different languages 3.

In the came culture, _________.

A. people have different ability to understand and express feelings

B. people have the same understanding of something

C. people never fail to understand each other

D. people are equally intelligent 4.

From this passage, we can conclude _________.

A. words are used as frequently as gestures

B. words are often found difficult to understand

C. words and gestures are both used in expressing feelings

D. gestures are more efficiently used than words 5.

The best title for this passage may be “_________”.

A. Words and Feelings

B. Words, Gestures and Feelings

C. Gestures and Feelings

D. Culture and Understanding