Reading(1)：Cultural differences优秀公开课教案

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Reading

Cultural differences

Jangdu No.1 Middle School

wangyao Teaching aims：

1. Gain some information about the cultures of different countries. 2. Learn to communicate cross-culturally. 3. Understand the use of examples 4. Improve students’ listening, speaking and reading skills. Teaching important point：

Learn how to talk about cultural differences and customs. Teaching difficult point: Understand why we should learn about cultural differences and what attitude should we have towards cultural differences. Teaching procedures: Step1：Revision and lead-in Review different ways of greeting, and ask students to act out the ways they are interested in. How do Chinese people usually greet each other when they meet someone? Show students some pictures.Ask students to find more examples in this article. Step2: Reading stategy. Read the Reading Strategy about understanding the use of examples, and find out the functions of examples. Step3: Fast reading Skim the conversation and answer the questions in PartA. Step4: Careful reading 1. Different reactions to prensents

(lines1-14) When you receive a present from a friend in the UK, you are expected to ________. A．refuse it right away

B．put it aside and open it later C．open it immediately Why? 2. Wedding ceremonies (lines15-32) Task 1: True or false 1) In Korea, it is believed that hens can drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony. 2) The bridegroom and bride have to sit in different areas at the wedding reception in Brunei. 3) People in Brunei celebrate the wedding by singing and dancing throughout the night. Task 2: Answer two questions

1) What surprised Peter most at a wedding ceremony in Korea? 2) What drink is not permitted at a wedding in Brunei? 3. Other differences (lines33-52)

Pointing

(gesture) Shoes (custom)

Festival 4. Conclusion

In Brunei, people use their __________ to point _________ of their first finger. _________ off shoes before going into someone’s houses is common practice in Brunei . Bonfire is celebrated in Britain while it is not __________

to Americans . Different _________ to the presents Different wedding ____________

Cultural Different ________

gestures differences Different __________ Different ________ Step 5: Retelling

Ask students to choose one of the aspects then try to retell it to the class. They can use the table to help them. where Britain

event what happens an end-of-term ceremony The teacher _____a present as soon as he ________ it because they like to see…. They think it’s …

a wedding ceremony They have a ____ hen to______ good luck for the marriage, and a rooster to ____ bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony.

When the hen_____ an egg during the ceremony, everyone the new couple because of__________. They_______ large fires outside.

They ______around and have a party. There are plenty of fireworks . They eat __

___and other food that can be cooked _____the fire. Korea

Britain

Bonfire Night

on 5 November Step 6: Discussion 1. Do you think it necessary or not to learn about cultural differences? Why 2. What are the benefits of learning different cultures?

3.Which of the following words indicate the right attitudes towards cultural differences? A. respect

B. tolerate

C. look down upon

D. appreciate

E. hate

F. understand

G. refuse Step7: Homework