Task(2): Writing a letter to explain cultural misunderstandings: Skills building 3PPT专用课堂实录内容

M6U3 Understanding each other Learning aims: At the end of this class, the students are expected to: 1. master some useful expressions, such as “have trouble doing sth, get accustomed to, adjust oneself to, be supposed to...”; 2. learn how to write a letter of sympathy and suggestion. Activity 1: enlarge your vocabulary 文化差异________________________ 风俗____________________________ 举止；表现______________________ 社交的__________________________ 令人尴尬的______________________ 不礼貌的______________________ 偏见__________________________ 误会__________________________ 尊重__________________________ 沟通，交流____________________

Activity 2: master important phrases and sentence patterns 1. have trouble/_________ (in) doing /with sth.做某事有困难

e.g. If you have trouble learning the lesson, repeat it the next day. 仿：不管什么时候我们在学习上遇到困难，老师们总是很耐心地帮助我们。

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2. be/get/become accustomed/___________ to (doing) sth.习惯于(做)某事

e.g. People have been accustomed to carrying a cellphone with them at any time. 仿：学生们很快习惯了新的时间表，这令老师们很高兴。

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3. adjust oneself to 使自己适应

e.g. I found it hard to adjust myself to working at night. 仿：如果我们不想落后，我们就必须让自己适应这个不断变化的社会。

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4. be supposed to 应该

e.g. The bus was supposed to arrive half an hour ago. 仿：作为一名青少年，我们应该尊重老人。

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When I suddenly stepped into the dark cave, it took me a few minutes to ①_____________ (适应) the darkness. We couldn’t ②______________ (没有……也行) the help of the guide. I had to take off my sunglasses. The guide told us that though having been here many times, she still didn’t ③________________ (习惯于) the cave’s

surroundings, ④_________________(更不用说) the newcomers. Being

not familiar with the conditions, we ⑤_________________(应该要更小心) while walking. Activity 3: write a letter of sympathy and suggestion 假如你是李华，你的朋友张雷不久前去美国留学，他给你写信说很不适应那里的生活。请你根据以下提示用英语给他写一封回信，鼓励他勇敢面对。

1. 尊重当地的风俗习惯；2. 与美国学生多交流；3. 积极参加户外活动；4. 注意与人交往的礼仪。

注意：1.词数100左右；2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节。

Dear Zhang Lei, How nice to hear from you again!______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua