Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教案设计范例

M6U3 Reading &Extension Cultural differences 南县方谷高级中学

汤文辉

Teaching goals:

1. To master a reading strategy: how to use examples to explain a topic; 2. To have a better understanding of cultural differences.

Step1: Lead in Collect as much information about cultural differences in greeting ways as possible.

Step2:Fast-reading Read the interview on P34-35 quickly and answer the following questions: 1.Who are chatting there and where are they from?

2.What are the three countries mentioned in the passage?

3. How do Waled and Peter help Mali understand the topic?

_____________________________________________________________________ Step3: A quiz according to the different cultures of the mentioned countries. Step4: Reading comprehension Step5: Consolidation In Britain:

It is rude not to open a present 1.______ you receive it. They like to

see how the receiver reacts and may think it’s strange not to open it. British people enjoy 2. ________(celebrate) Bonfire Night, while Americans are not familiar 3.___ it. In Korea:

A live hen and a rooster are used at a wedding reception to drive 4._____ bad spirits and ensure good luck. When the hen lays 5.__egg, everyone 6._________(congratulate) the new couple. In Brunei:

Alcohols can’t 7.__________(serve) at the wedding. You can only enjoy food, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Before entering someone’s house you should take off your shoes, and many foreigners are not accustomed 8._____ it. In many 9._________(country), people point with their first finger, but in Brunei people point with 10. _____ thumb.

Step 6:Post-reading Pair-work: An interview Student A acts as the interviewer;

1

B acts as an exchange student from Britain/ Korea/ Brunei…

A asks B about their taboos(禁忌) or customs.

Step7: Extension(拓展)

Listening ---More examples about cultural differences We showed three visitors around yesterday, Mr Singh from (1)__________, Mr Takashi from(2)________ and Mr Hudson from(3)__________. They seemed to enjoy it although there were some unusual incidents. Situation1: Mr Singh(4) __________shake hands with me when I held out my left hand. In the restaurant, we ordered a lot of food, but he wouldn’t eat the (5)_____dish. Situation2: Mr Takashi enjoyed the Forbidden City and asked so many questions. He bought a lot of (6)._______. He seemed to give out a lot of (7)._____________and got a bit upset when I just put it in my pocket without looking at it. Situation 3:Mr Hudson thought the Summer Palace was very (8)._________.There was a boat we could go on, but he said it was too (9)._______.I thought there was plenty of (10)._______on it.

Question: Can you find the explanations to the unusual incidents in the listening part?

Step8: Group work: Making suggestions Your friend Li Hua is going to Britain/Korea/Brunei/India/Japan/the USA…as an exchange student, he is worried about the cultural differences.

Discuss in groups of four and try to make some suggestions. Each group can choose one representative(代表) to state your suggestions.

Step:9: Summary

Step10: Homework

Extension(课外拓展) Different countries have different cultures. Body Language

2

Eye contact is an important part in communication. In English-speaking country, it is improper to stare at others for too long. In Arab, people will look at each other enthusiastically when talking with each other because they think eyes are the key of existence of life but if two men are staring at each other for too long, they may be thought of as gays. The gentle English will look at your eyes and the French like the appreciated contact with eyes which will show although I don’t know you, I appreciate you heart form heart. In Japan, people don’t make as much direct eye contact as you do in the West. When they have a talk ,they will look at your neck. In many countries, holding hands has become a common way of showing politeness. In the west, the politician will use there right hand to hold the other’s right hand and put their left hand on their back of hand. They attempted to let the accepter feel their enthusiasm and honest. Some Africans will make the silvery noise after they hold hands to show their liking. The French hold hands with honesty when they come into and leave the house but the German only hold hands when they come into the house. Gestures have different meanings in different countries In America, waving hands means goodbye ,but in South Afica, people will run toward you if you wave hands to them. The “OK “means money in America, and hate in Japan. Spin your finger near head in China means think over but means “you are crazy” in America and Brazil. The Russian put fingers on the throat to express they are full and the Japanese use this gesture to show “be fired by boss”. It is polite to close your mouth when you are eating in America and Japan while it is polite to open your mouth and chew in India.

Table manners Chinese are used to use the chopsticks to eat while some westerners use forks ,knives and spoons and some like using their hand. In Japan, it is OK to slurp [slɜːp](出声的吃) when you eat noodles. Japanese often eat sushi(寿司) whole and they like to eat fish very much. Don't fill your own glass of alcohol, instead ,you should pour for others and wait for them to pour for you. In Russia, your wrists should be placed on the edge of the table while eating, fork in left hand, knife in the right. You can leave some food on your plate to show that the host has given you enough to eat, or the host will ask if you’d like to have a second helping.

Unlike Russian, it ‘s considered good manners to finish everything on your plate

in France. people often cut bread directly on a table cloth rather than on a plate. Taking a bite from the whole bread in impolite. Never discuss money or religion over dinner.

Customs: For African Americans, it is tradition for the married couple to jump over a broom covered with flowers. This represents the beginning of a family life. In English culture, anything related to privacy are taboos. For example, people’s age, income, political and religious beliefs, etc. are normally considered too personal to talk about. Chinese people have dumplings on New Year's Eve while Americans and Canadians eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day

3