unit 3 understanding each other welcome to the unit
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Unit 3 Understanding each other
Welcome to the unit
What are the two men doing?
How do people
greet each other in
different countries?
Discussion:
In Thailand, people greet each other by putting their hands together and bowing slightly.
In South America, you can expect to be hugged when you meet someone.
In the Middle East, Arabs greet each other by touching noses.
In the USA, people shake hands when meeting each other.
When Dutch people meet, they kiss each other on one cheek and then the other. If you are a close friend or relative, then you get three kisses!
In Japan, people bow to each other when they meet.
Discussion:
Can you think of any other
customs that are different in
different parts of the world?
What equipment
do Chinese
people use to
have a meal?
Example1
Table manner
What equipment do western people use
to have meals?
knife &
fork
Example2Look at the pictures and decide which festival people are celebrating:
the Spring Festival
Christmas Day
The world is becoming smaller
now. It is just a global village
( 地球村 )
Fast reading
Please go through the dialogue
quickly and then answer
several questions.
1.Which country is Waled from?
2.Where does Peter come from?
3. Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?
1.Which country is Waled from?
2.Where does Peter come from?
3.Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?
He comes from the UK.
He is from Brunei.
No, they don’t. Only the Sultan and his family do.
1. Thanksgiving 2. Eye contact3. Wedding in Brunei4. Wedding in Italy is different from one in
the UK.5. body language6. Common people can’t wear yellow.7. People open the present as soon as he is
given it.8. Chinese people greet each other by
shaking hands.9. Take off shoes before going inside a house.10. Use thumb to point
Listening
Detailed Reading C1 Page 36
1. What does Thanksgiving celebrate?
2. What is eaten at Thanksgiving?
The huge turkey.
It’s to do with celebrating the first harvest after the settlers from Europe went to live in the USA.
3. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why?
In the west, it is polite to open a present when someone gives you one. Because people want to see the person’s reaction.
5. What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei?
4. Why do guest expect a present at a wedding in Italy?
Guest expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day.
Alcohol.
6. What should you do instead of pointing
with your first finger in Brunei?
7. What customs do Chinese cities and
Brunei have in common?
Taking shoes off before you go inside someone’s house.
Pointing with our thumb.
Further comprehension
课课练 P62 Period
一、 1. C 2 A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6.
C
课课练 P62 Period
二、 1 Have/Hold/Give a huge banquet
2 sit in different areas
3 alcohol
5 The guests
7 The newly-weds
9 as soon as
11 thumb
4 play durms
6 the newly-weds
8 souvenir
10 Take off
12 yellow
Group work:
Each group should give us
a short performance to show
cultural differences and tell
us in which area or country
we can see.
Consolidation
Part E
9. rude 10. thumb
1. traditions
3. harvest
5. celebrate
7. embarrassing
2. thanksgiving
4. Europe
6. wedding
8. presents
Homework
Section A Paper 15
阅读理解 Paper 15