Reading(1)：Cultural differences优质课教案整理

Unit 3 Understanding each other Reading

Cultural differences（period1）

Teaching aims: 1) Help the students learn how to talk about cultural differences and customs.

2) To get the students to understand the use of examples 3) To help students to master useful vocabulary and sentences。

Important and difficult points:

Talk about cultural differences and understand the use of the examples. Understand the use of examples. Important and useful words and phrases。

Step1

Lead-in 1. Show students a joke and ask them to think what causes the joke. 2.Introduce Peter、Ma li and Waled to students.

Step2 Reading comprehension.

①Fast reading:

Tick out the examples mentioned in the conversation.

1. greeting ways

2. receiving presents

3. eye contact

4. wedding ceremonies 5. colors

6. pointing gestures

7. Custom about shoes

8. Bonfire Night ②Reading strategy Understanding the use of examples Examples are often used : 1、

to______________________________and to__________________________________ 2、

as__________________________________________

In this conversation, examples are used to__________________________ ③

Detailed reading: example 1

Receiving presents

(lines7-13) In the UK:____________________________ In the USA: __________________________ In western countries, it is ____ ____ ____ ____ a present when someone gives you one because they want to see ____ the person _____.

example 2

Wedding ceremony

In Korea (Line14-22): What do the following pictures mean in Korean weddings? Roosters:____________________________________________________ Hens: _______________________________________________________ The hen laid an egg: ____________________________________________

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In Brunei (Line23-32) Decide whether they are T or F 1.Men and women have to sit in separate areas at the wedding. 2. Food, soft drinks, tea and coffee are served, but alcohol is not permitted at the wedding. 3. People in Brunei celebrate the wedding by singing and dancing throughout the night. example 3

pointing gesture (line33-37) People in most countries point with their__________. However, in Brunei it will cause ________.They use___________In Brunei, they think it’s funny watching new foreign teachers trying to ______ to pointing with _______ instead of first finger. example 4

Customs about shoes

People ______ their shoes before entering some one’s house in Brunei. We probably would not have trouble getting____________ to doing it because we have the similar custom in our country. example 5

Festivals

Bonfire Night celebrated in ______Time: _________________________

Food: _________________________

Activities: _____________________ Step 3

activities Talk about cultural differences

Task 1 speak and do it

One student speak, two students act how to greet each other in Thailand、South America、Middle East、USA、the Netherlandsand Japan. Key sentence: 1.In …, people greet each other by…

2. In…, you can expect to be…

3. When people from…meet, they…to greet each other.

Task2 Make a dialogue

One student is from Korea, the other is from Brunei. Make a dialogue to talk about the wedding ceremony in your countries

A: Can you talk about the wedding ceremony in Korea? B: Yes, we had... What do you have in Brunei’s wedding ceremony?

A: we serve…, but …is not permitted. What do the things in

your wedding ceremony mean? B: yeah, roosters …and hens…when the hen laid an egg, it…

A: How interesting! In our wedding ceremony, men and women…and we play…

B: it is interesting too! Step 4 emotion education Step 5 conclusion Step 6 homework

1. Write a short passage about cultural differences.

2. Finish the workbook exercises.

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