Welcome to the unit优质课一等奖

M6U3

Understanding

each

other

Period

1

Welcome

to

the

unit

Designed

by

Huang

Peiqing

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Teaching Objectives: 1.

Enable students to understand different cultures in different countries.

2.

Introduce and develop the theme of understanding each other. 3.

Help to form correct attitude to foreign cultures. 

Teaching Important and Difficult Point: Improve students’ speaking and thinking ability.

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Teaching Aids: The multimedia and the blackboard 

Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Lead-in

（PPT）

1.

Listen to the song of TFboys <<青春修炼手册>> to arouse students’ interest. Q:

The singers use ______ to express the meaning of the lyrics (歌词). 2.

Brainstorm:

(show some gestures) Q:

What do they express? Step 2. Part 1: cultural differences 1.Gestures ①.Britain: victory

Greece:

A: Yeah

B: Victory

C: Right

D: Disrespect

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②.Most of countries: Good

Britain :

A: Ask for a lift

B: Good

C: Fight

D: Help ③.Most of countries: WC

Japan:

A: Three

B: Drinking

C: Love

D: Luck 2.

Greetings Q:

How do people usually greet each other? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ (Have Ss look at the four pictures carefully, and then ask Ss to match the ways of greeting with the countries.) Can you match the ways of greeting with the countries? Netherlands

A. putting their hands together and bowing slightly Thailand

B.kissing each other on one cheek and then the other South America

C. greeting each other by touching noses The Middle East

D.hugging each other (answers:

look at PPT) 3. other cultural differences

①______ of wedding dress, ②______ to hold the wedding, ③________ of dining table, (food,

table wares,

festivals

etc.) Step 3. Part 2 Misunderstanding and embarrassment

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1.Discussion : If we don’t know the cultural differences, we may experience: ___________________________________________________________ 2.

According to two plays to know some troubles of cultural differences. Play 1:

A foreigner’s trouble Chinese is very difficult for foreign students to learn because Chinese words have a lot of m_______. Play 2:

Show time (A Chinese student invites his foreign friend to have dinner at home.)

1.When the Chinese student said “哪里，哪里”，his a______ towards praise is to be modest (谦虚).

If you say “you are so beautiful today.”

to a westerner, she will be h_____ to accept the praise by answering thank you.

2.Foreigners r_____ to open their bedroom to others, because they think it is private room(私人空间).while Chinese people don’t c___ a lot about private room. 3. Chinese people keep putting food into others’bowls because they want to s____ their enthusiasm (热情) and hospitality (好客)。

Westerners will help themselves to food, and be h_____ to answer when asked if they want more.

Q:

right attitudes to foreign cultures: ______________________________________________

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Step4:

Part 3

Understanding each other 1.exchange cultures and better understand each other ____________________________________________ 2.

Emotional education

( Filling blanks ) Western holidays such as Christmas, Valentine's Day ect. _________(get) more and more popular in ____(chinese). But at the same time, people seem to have ____ enthusiasm for our traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival and the Mid-autumn Festival. However, most people celebrate western holidays without ______(know) the meaning behind them . They just go _______(shop), hold parties and have fun.

In my opinion, the celebration of western holiday is a good way of ________(learn) the western cultures, _______ helps to promote understanding and communication between Chinese culture and other cultures. Besides, we should make great efforts __________(preserve) and enrich our own traditional culture. Step5. Summary 1.When

in Rome, do as the Romans do. Absorb the good, and refuse the bad. 2.Appreciate the song You and Me. Step6. Homework 1.Do exercises of KKL on P42 2. Prepare the reading part.

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