2015年高中英語(yǔ) Unit3 Understanding each other Reading學(xué)案 牛津譯林版選修6

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1、M6 U3 Reading Cultural differences I. Complete my essay, please. Thanks to the help of Peter and Waled, I have gathered much information about __________________________. For example, Westerns usually open the present as soon as they receive it to see the person’s __________________

2、. Wedding customs also __________ greatly. At a Korean wedding ceremony, they have a _________ hen and a rooster to _________________ bad spirits. However, at wedding receptions in Brunei, men and women sit ________________ and alcohol is ________________. Also, in Brunei, it is appropria

3、te to use the____________ to point. Pointing with your first finger may cause ______________ . Although Americans and Brits speak the same language, their _______________ are not always alike. The British _______________ Bonfire Night on November 5th every year, __________ Americans don’t ha

4、ve this festival. II. Pair work: Quiz — which is right? Circle the right answer, please. 1. Indians nod their heads to disagree / agree. 2. Egyptians wear yellow / blue clothes at funerals (葬禮). 3. Japanese like the numbers 5,7,9 / 2,6,8 . 4. Men are / aren’t allowed to shake hands with wome

5、n in Thailand. 5. Arabians use their left / right hand to pass things to others. 6. Brits drive on the left / right side of the road. 7. Westerns consider dragons lovely / evil. 8. Brits believe walking under a ladder will bring good / bad luck. 9. The bat is considered as a sign of luck / evi

6、l in China. 10.Americans advocate individualism / collectivism (集體主義). III. Group discussion: 1. What should Xu Datong do to get his son back? 2. What attitudes should we take towards other cultures? 3. What’s the English saying that best describes what we should do when living in foreign

7、 countries? __________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8、_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Let’s watch some interesting pictures. Try to find out the differences i

9、n it as many as possible. Good morning, everyone. Just now we watched some interesting pictures of different countries. How many cultural differences have you found? (板書 cultural differences ) Great! Today we wll learn more about cultural differences. Open our textbooks and turn to page 34, ple

10、ase. “cultural differences”, go through the article quickly and find the answers to the three questions. (PPT) O.K. tell me the answers to the questions. (PPT) These special occasions are examples of cultural differences. (PPT) Let’s read the reading strategy together to understand the use of

11、examples. (PPT) So in this article the examples are used to explain the concept of cultural differences. Let’s look at these example in detail. The first example is an end-of-term ceremony. (PPT) go through it (PPT) : What happened at the ceremony and the reason for it. What will Chinese do on t

12、his occasion? Will we open the present right away? (No) Why? (Because it’s rude to do that.) Very good. This example shows Brits and Chinese act differently when receiving a gift. So Politeness may mean different things in different countries. More specifically, between (western countries and easter

13、n countries). It’s cultural difference, too. (板書) Now let’s move on to the second example, “a Korean wedding ceremony”. go through it quickly . Tell me whether these sentences true or false. (PPT) As we can see, Korean wedding ceremony is quite different from Chinese wedding ceremony. This is

14、 part of cultural differences, too. (板書) Besides, both Korea and China are Asian countries, so we can see there are also cultural differences between eastern countries (板書) Another Asian country is mentioned in the article, it’s (Brunei). (PPT) Let’s listen to what Waled tells Ma Li about Brune

15、i. Match the information with its related countries. (PPT) These example reflect the cultural difference in (Wedding receptions) between (eastern countries). So we use different gestures, or body language. Just now we discussed the cultural differences between eastern countries and western

16、 countries or between eastern countries. What about western countries? Do they have the same culture? (No) Now let’s read the article from L41- L52, to learn more about western culture. (PPT) You are Pter and I am Ma Li. What do Brits do on Bonfire Night? (PPT) Do Americans celebrate Bonfire Night

17、, too? (No) Why? Do they have this festival? No (Because they don’t have this festival) (PPT) From this example, we can see even though Brits and Americans share the same lanhuage, their customs are not always alike. This is the difference in (Festival) between western countries. (板書) Let’s learn

18、 more about Bonfire Night. (讀) Based on the information Ma Li has gathered, she writes an essay on it, but some words are missing. Complete it for her. Let’s read it together to check the answers. (齊讀) Great! Now please go through the last part of the article and find out the benefits of learn

19、ing about cultural differences? (PPT) Since learning about cultural differences are so important, it’s necessary for us to learn more about it. I’ve prepared a quiz for you. Discuss it with your partner and circle the right answer, please. (PPT) Now let’s see if you have the right answer.

20、 1. this is difference in (body language) (板書) 2. What do we wear at funerals? (Black or white clothes) this is difference about (funeral ceremony) (板書) 3. what numbers do we like? (6, 8, 18). Because it has similar pronuciation as make a fortune. This is about superstition. (

21、板書) 迷信 4. how they greet each other? They put their hands together and bow slightly. this is difference in (greetings) 5. according to their religion, the left hand is dirty, so it’s offensive to pass things with their left hand. 6 this is difference in (traffic rules, or laws.) 7.

22、 we consider dragons loving. We call ourselves “the descendants of dragon”, or the offspring of dragon. This is difference in (belief) 8. this is difference in (superstition) 9. why? Because the Chinese pronunciation of “bat” is the same as the pronuciation of “l(fā)uck”. this is also difference

23、 in (superstition) 10. why ? what individual heroes do you know? (superman, batman, spiderman.) this is difference in (belief, too) So far, we have discussed a lot about cultural differences. As we can see, it is related to nearly every aspect of culture. Cultural differences simply mean the

24、 differences in culture. let’s look at what culture is. (PPT) Let’s read it together. Due to people’s different way of living, different location and history, there are so many cultural differences. So it’s common for someone living in a foreign country to experience some kind of “cultural shock”

25、. In its narrow sense, it refers to the troubles caused by cultural misunderstanging. (PPT) In 2001, 梁家輝and 蔣雯麗starred a movie called Gua Sha. Do you know Gua Sha? As we all know, gua sha is a traditional Chinese treatment for cold, headache,etc. which will leave bruise on the body. Because of Aame

26、ricans don’t understand Gua Sha, the leading role, Xu Datong, got into a serious trouble. We will watch part of the movie. When watching the video, please consider the questions: 1. What should Xu Datong do to get his son back? 2. What attitudes should we take towards other cultures? 3. What

27、’s the English saying that best describes what we should do when living in foreign countries? Besides respect, what other attitudes we may have? (PPT) Do Chinese imigrants living in foreign countries do totally as the Romans do? (No). As we can see in the pictures, they preserve their own cul

28、ture when adapting to the outside world. Each culture has its unique charm. Just like the ingredients in the salad, (PPT) each has their unique flavour while together they produce a combination of rich taste. Similarly when different cultures are mixed together, we will have a more colorful world.

29、 So, should we abandon our culture? (No.) Instead, we should (preserve and promote our own culture) (PPT) let other countries understand us, appreciate our culture, so that we can communicate with each other better and enjoy our lives better. As for the homework, please write a report entitled “Cultural differences” . Explain the importance of understanding different cultures and the right attitude towards it with interesting examples.