高中英语必修6Unit3Understandingeachother(1).pdf

Unit 3 Understanding each other(1)Part One Teaching DesignAims and requirements? Read an Internet chat room conversation and a travel brochure? Listen to a conversation about showing foreign visitors around a city? Talk about different cultures, traditions and taboos ? Write a letter of apology? Make a reference book about the culture of a country Procedures Welcome to the UnitStep 1 ：BrainstormingAs we all know, different countries have different cultures and customs. Look at the following pictures. In which countries do people greet each other in the way like the people in each picture do? (Kiss: Some of the South American countries, Russia, France, Arab countries; Shaking hands: Britain, China) In France, it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning. Step 2 ：Sharing informationLook at the following pictures and read the captions under them .Can you match the ways of greeting with the countries?Country/Area Ways of greetingHolland putting their hands together and bowing slightlyThailand kissing each other on one cheek and then the otherThe USA greeting each other by touching nosesSouth America hugging each otherThe Middle East shaking hands with each otherJapan bowing to each other What about an Arab and a Japanese meeting for the first time? 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) Step 3: Discussion1.Do you know of any other ways of greeting that people around the world use?2.People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Why?3.Can you think of any other customs that are different in different parts of the world?Step 4: Homework1.Search more information about different ways of greetings and some unique customs in some countries.2.Prepare the Reading part.Reading Cultural differencesStep 1: Lead-inMany people like chatting on line, especially you students. You must have many e-pals. What do you think of online chat?Do you think it is really a good way to know more things and make more friends?Have you ever experienced any funny things or awkward situations when chatting with your cyber friends?Now, we will read an Internet chat room conversation. Surely you will know all about these after you read it. Sometimes online chat does benefit us a lot. Step 2: Fast reading for general ideasGo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page34. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.Answers1. He is from Brunei. 2. He comes from UK.3. No, they dont. Only the Sultan and his family do.Step 3: Detailed reading for important information. 1. Lets read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2 on page 36. AnswersC1 1. Thanksgiving Day is held to celebrate the first harvest after the European settlers went to live in the USA.2. Turkey.3. In the West, the polite time to open a present is when someone gives it to a person, because they like to see the person s reaction.4. Guests expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day.5. Alcohol.6. In Brunel, you should use your thumb to point at things.7. In both places, you should take off your shoes before going inside a house.C2 4 7 3 1 2 6 5 Step 4: Practice1. Let s complete Part D (Refer to the text while complete part D)AnswersD 1d 2c 3f 4g 5b 6e 7h 8a2. Now, let s read Ma Li s diary about her chat room discussion. Fill in blanks with correct words.E 1)traditions 2)Thanksgiving 3)harvest 4)Europe 5)celebrate 6)weddings 7)embarrassing 8) presents 9)rude 10) thumb Step 5: Post-reading activities1. Now lets make up a dialogue by using the questions in Part F on Page 37. Work in pairs for a few minutes and then present your dialogue to the whole class.2. There are also cultural differences in different English-speaking countries. For example:Americans enjoy a good sense of humour; the British take a somewhat different view and believe a formal approach is the best way; the Australians are more informal and straightforward, often enjoying a good laugh and calling their close friends or new acquaintances by their first names.3.Discussion:What might happen if people had no idea of other countries cultures?Do you think it might result in embarrassment on inconvenience?What do you think about “culture shock”?4.Do you know more information about cultural differences?In most countries, nodding your head up and down means yes.?In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean no.?In South-east Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying I ve heard you.?In the United Stated, when someone puts his thumb up, it means Everything is all right.However, in Sardinia of Italy and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there. Step 6 ：Language PointsVocabulary Words difference, accumulate, topic, native, accent, tradition, celebration, settler, end-of-term, wedding, embarrass。