Reading(1)：Cultural differences教学设计思路

M6U3 Understanding each other Reading（1）

Cultural differences

学情分析：

The theme of this unit is understanding each other. In Reading, it is a conversation online about cultural differences. Three students from China, Brunei and the UK share their opinions on this issue. Learning a foreign language is not easy for students especially when in their motherland without a proper language environment. So it is important for them to figure out the cultural differences between western countries and our own country. By understanding some cultural differences, they can feel it easier to accept westerners’ behavior and habits.

教学目标：

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Knowledge objective: A.

To understand some interesting cultural customs in Brunei, Korea, and the UK. B.

To comprehend cultural differences and have the sense of cross-cultural communication by comparison.

Ability objective: To understand the use of examples in the conversation. Emotional objective: To realize different countries have different cultures.

To get to learn what attitudes they should take towards other cultures. 教学重难点：

1.

Practice students’ ability of reading by timed reading. 2.

Help students comprehend some cultural differences between China and other countries by making a comparison from different aspects as examples. 教学过程：

Step1 Lead－in

1.

Play a game. How do you greet others? (ask the whole class to think it over and act their response out in pairs by using body language and speaking for each relationship ) How do you usually greet your classmate / teacher / friend ...? 2.

Show some pictures of different ways of greeting each other in different countries.

Ask students which country each one belongs to. (Japan, Thailand,

USA,

South America, Middle East, Netherlands...)

(Purpose: Playing a game to lead in this period, which comes straight to the point, where students themselves perform different ways of greeting each other in different countries. It will arouse the whole class’s interests in this topic, and makes the topic closer to our life.)

Step 2 Fast reading Offer the students one and a half minutes to read the reading part Cultural Differences to answer the following 2 questions: (1)

How many people are involved in this conversation? Where are they from? (2)

How is the passage mainly organized?

A. By comparing

B. In order of time

C. By giving examples

D. By giving definitions Step3 Reading strategy

Understanding the use of examples 1.

What examples are involved in their online conversation?

(tick from the following points: wedding ceremony, taking off shoes before entering one’s house, greetings, table manners, eye contact, personal space, pointing gestures, festivals,opening present) 2.

What’s the use of examples?

(read the reading strategy of this part and find out the two purpose of using examples) Step4 Detailed reading 1.

Compare cultural differences from different countries by reading the online conversation in details and making a comparison from different aspects as examples in length. (taking off shoes before entering one’s house, pointing gestures, festivals,opening present,wedding ceremony) 2.

What other cultural differences do you know? (share some with the whole class) Step 5 Critical Thinking What is the best way to remove misunderstanding and embarrassment?

(communication)

What attitudes should we hold towards other cultures?

( When in Rome, do as the Romans do.) Step 6

Homework

Read the conversation again to write a summary about it to understand some cultural differences among China, Brunei and the UK.