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Unit 3 Understanding each other Welcome to the unit By Li Ping from No.6 Middle School Teaching aims: After learning this part, the students will be able to: 1.

have a general understanding of a different way of greeting each other by people from different countries; 2.

know some different customs that are different in different parts of the world; 3.

express their opinions about the possible problems that may be caused by the differences; 4.

learn some new words and phrases and language points. Teaching procedures:

Step 1 lead in (PPT3-4) As we all know, different countries have different cultures and customs. Look at the Quiz on the screen please, let’s know more about cultural differences in different countries.

1) In Western countries, it’s unusual to give tips.

(No) 2) Westerners tend to avoid using13.

(Yes) 3) Nodding your head up and down always means yes.

(No) 4) Usually, one should never give a clock as a gift in China.

(Yes) 5) Never point to anything with your foot in Vietnam(越南).

(Yes) 6) You can pass something to an older person with one hand in Korea.

(No) 7) In Canada, it’s OK to arrive early if you are invited to someone’s house?

(No) Step 2 Presentation (PP5-9) Look at the pictures on the screen. In which countries do people greet each other in the way like the people in each picture do?

Match the ways of greeting with the countries? Country/Area

Ways of greeting Netherlands

putting their hands together and bowing slightly Thailand

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

greeting each other by touching noses The Middle East

hugging each other

Step 3 Discussion

(PPT10/11/16) 1．Are these ways of greeting the same as the ways Chinese people greet each other? 2. As a Chinese, if you are not familiar with greetings from other countries, what might happen? (Maybe we would feel embarrassed; we might be involved in awkward situations like …) 3. Why do people in different countries greet each other in different ways?

4. Can you think of any other customs that are different parts of the world?

Step4 A guessing game(PPT17-20)

Match the idioms with its meaning (

) 1. With open arms. (

) 2. To keep a straight face. (

) 3. To put your heads together. (

) 4. To be all ears. (

) 5. To shrug something off. (

) 6. To be in over one’s head.

(

) 7. To keep one’s nose out of

someone’s business.

(

) 8. To pull a long face. (

) 9. To let one’s hair down.

a.To disregarding sth. b To be involved in a project that is too difficult. c To act casually, to be oneself. d To listen attentively. e To work together with someone; to share information. f Not to show one’s true feeling; not to laugh under most circumstances g. To show that one is annoyed. h. To pay attention to only one’s own concerns.

i.In a welcome and enthusiastic manner. Step 4

Homework Surfing the internet to find further information about cultural differences.