Reading(1)：Cultural differencesppt配套的教学设计及说课稿

Module 6 Unit 3

Reading

Cultural differences By Fan Ling Teaching aims: 1.

To gain some information about the cultures of different countries.

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To cultivate the comprehension of cultural differences and the sense of cross-cultural communication. 3.

To understand the use of examples. Teaching important and difficult points: Use what they have learned in this lesson to write a composition. Teaching procedures: Step One

Lead-in Review different ways of greeting in different countries. Step Two

Fast reading and reading strategy

1. Scan the text and answer the questions Who is the interviewer?

Who are interviewees?

Where are they from? 2. How do they explain the concept of cultural differences ? A. By giving examples.

B. By giving definitions.

C. By offering statistics(数据). 3. What examples are involved in this dialogue?

Tick them out

□(1)

eye contact

□(2) opening presents

□(3) greetings

□(4) wedding ceremonies

□(5) color of clothing

□(6) pointing gestures

□(7) Bonfire Night

□(8) table manners □(9) taking off shoes before entering one’s house

Step Three

Careful Reading 1.

Read Line 1 – 13

In the west, when you receive a present from a friend, you are expected to ______. A．refuse it right away

B．put it aside and open it later C．open it immediately

Why? 2.

Read Line 14 – 32

1)What made Peter surprised about the wedding ceremony in Korea?

2)What is permitted and what is prohibited at a wedding in Brunei?

3)True or false

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(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. 3. Read Line 33 – 37

Find out the difference of pointing gestures between many countries and Brunei.

People in many countries point with their___________. However, in Brunei that can cause ________.So they use _______.In Brunei, they think it’s funny watching new foreign teachers trying to ______ to doing that. 4. Read Line 38 – 40

In Brunei, you have to ______ _____ shoes before entering someone's house, which many foreigners have trouble getting __________ to. 5. Read Line 41 – 52

1). List some verbal phrases about Bonfire Night:

take place on…;

2). Are Americans familiar with this festival?

What have you learned from the example?

6. Read Line 53 – 59

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What’s Ma Li’s opinion on cultural differences?

(2) What does Ma Li mean by ‘appropriate behavior’ ?

A. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. B. Rome was not built in a day. C. All roads lead to Rome. Step Four

Consolidation

Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the reading material.

Ma Li has to do her homework on (1)_________ differences. She has gone to the student centre to (2)___________ Peter and Waled and find some information she needs.

There are some differences in dealing with the present. In the west, it is (3)________ not to open it when someone gives you one.

The wedding ceremony is (4)________from country to country. In Korea, they have a (5)______ hen and a rooster as a part of the wedding ceremony. In Brunei, at wedding receptions, men and women aren’t allowed to sit in the (6)_______ area. Alcohol is (7)____________. And they play loud drums throughout the night.

There are other things in Brunei that are different from other countries. They use

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their (8)_______ to point. If you went to Brunei, you would have to take off your shoes before (9)__________ someone’s house.

It’s amazing that there exist great cultural differences although Americans and Brits (10)_________ the same language. After all, learning about cultural differences is a good way to understand more about each other. Step Five

Discussion

1. What are the benefits of learning about cultural differences? (1)

________________________________________________________________ (2)

________________________________________________________________ (3)

________________________________________________________________ (4)

________________________________________________________________ 2. What is your opinion on cultural differences? adjust

hate

deny

tolerate

respect

reject

ignore

appreciate

understand

look down upon ……

shouldn’t: should: Choose some of the words to write a short passage. An example: 在我看来，除了了解文化差异，我们还应该尊重、包容文化差异。

我们甚至要学会欣赏不同国家的文化，没有这些文化差异，

我们的世界就不会那么丰富多彩。

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Writing 假如你是Ma Li，从与Waled和Peter的交谈中得到一些文化差异的例子，结合自已有的知识，和今天的课堂讨论，以Cultural differences为题, 编写一篇作文。

不少于150个字

Para1: Para2: Para3:

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Nowadays, cultural differences are becoming a hot topic as more and more people are interested in it. Here I’

ll give you some examples._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Homework: 1. Review what we have leant today. 2. Finish the composition.

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