M6 U3 Task Skills building 1 执教者：平江县第三中学 任嫦 （ Lily ）

M6 U3 Task

Skills building 1

执教者：平江县第三中学

任嫦 （ Lily ）

I am a tour guide. I got a chance to go on a cultural tour to the following five places.

India

Thailand

Japan

America

South America

We’ll have a 4-round competition between two groups. The winners will have a chance to travel with me.

Do you want to travel with me?

1. How to greet others in these countries?

2. What are the things that I can do and I cannot do in the countries?

Before traveling, I have some questions.

3.What is the advice on my cultural tour?

The first round competition:

How do people greet each other in these countries?

Let’s watch four pairs of students’ performance. Tell me where they come from: Japan, America, Thailand, India or South America.

In Thailand, people greet each other by putting their hands together and bowing.

In South America, people greet each other with a hug.

In the USA , people greet each other by shaking hands.

In Japan, people bow to greet others.

The Second round competition: What are the things I can do and I cannot do in these countries?

Let’s read an article to find the answers.

Definition A taboo is __________________ that is not allowed.

Features of a taboo

◆ Being connected with 2._____

◆ Including eating certain foods, relations between people, body language and 3._____

◆ Breaking a taboo will make the person concerned and the people around feel 4. ___________________

Dos and Don’ts in some countries

In India You may not eat 5. _____ because of your religion.

You should shake hands or give someone something with your 6. _______ hand.

In North America and the UK

You should greet one another by shaking hands.

In Thailand and other pars of South-East Asia

You should greet others with 7.__________ with the hands pressed together.

In 8._____ You may bow and even give out your business cards to greet others.

You shouldn’t just put them in your pocket without looking.

Definition A taboo is __________________ that is not allowed.

Features of a taboo

◆ Being connected with 2._____

◆ Including eating certain foods, relations between people, body language and 3._____

◆ Breaking a taboo will make the person concerned and the people around feel 4. ___________________

Dos and Don’ts in some countries

In India You may not eat 5. _____ because of your religion.

You should shake hands or give someone something with your 6. _______ hand.

In North America and the UK

You should greet one another by shaking hands.

In Thailand and other pars of South-East Asia

You should greet others with 7.__________ with the hands pressed together.

In 8._____ You may bow and even give out your business cards to greet others.

You shouldn’t just put them in your pocket without looking.

religion

upset or embarrassed

gestures

beef

right

a slight bow

Japan

a social action

Go over the words in the text

1.taboo

2.gesture

3.upset

4.embarrass

5.religion

6.slight

7.greeting

8.be connected with

9.be aware of

10.business card

禁忌手势语

v. 使…不安 a. 难过的v. 使… 尴尬

宗教

轻微的问候

与…有关意识到…

名片

The third round competition: Listening competition

Try to tell me more about taboos by listening to a dialogue.

Listening strategy

Before listening:

1.Try to get the of the listening text.

2. Try to the information that you might fill in the blanks.

3. Decide whether it is the information that you are listening for.

After listening:

1.Check whether the answers make sense( 说得通 )

2.Check the of the words.

main idea

guess

spelling

1. Mr. Singh is from ___________.

A. Japan B. the USA C. India

2. Which food did Mr. Singh refuse to eat? ______

A. chicken B. beef C. mutton

3. What did Mr. Takashi always give out to others?_______

A. post cards B. business card C. ID card

4. Why did Mr. Takashi feel a bit upset?_______

A. Because I put the business card in my pocket.

B. Because I didn’t understand what he meant.

C. Because I refused to take his business card.

5. Why did Mr. Hudson not get on the first boat?________

A. Because the boat was too small.

B. Because he didn’t catch the first boat.

C. Because there were too many people on it.

C

B

B

A

C

What are the taboos that I shouldn’t break?

When I greet the friend from India, I shouldn’t shake hands with him with my ______ hand, and I shouldn’t order _____ for him in the restaurant.

When I greet the friend from Japan, I shouldn’t put his __________ in my pocket without looking at it.

When I stay with the friend from America, I shouldn’t stand too _______ to him.

leftbeef

business card

close

Now I want to know more about cultural habits. Listen to a teacher introduce them. Try to finish the following blanks.

1 People from the USA feel ______________ when people stand too close to them.

2. South Americans like to greet people with a _______.

3. In Japan, giving ______ is very important.

4. The gesture ‘OK’ in the USA means ‘______’ in France.

5. In Japan, the same gesture means _______.

uncomfortable

hug

zero

gifts

money

The fourth round competition : Group work

Now before I start, could you offer me some advice on my cultural tour?

1.If you travel to South America, you can …

2.If you travel to the USA, you should … but you shouldn’t …

3.If you travel to Thailand , you should…

4.If you travel to Japan, you may… but you may not …

5. If you travel to India, you’d better…

When we go to other countries, we should avoid breaking a taboo. If we don’t know the taboos in other countries, what will happen?

We will make others upset or embarrassed.

We will make others uncomfortable.

We may cause some problems or

misunderstandings.

Some unusual things might happen…

How should we treat taboos in other countries?

1.We’d better try to avoid breaking a taboo.

2.We should learn more about them and respect them.

3.We ought to understand them and tolerate them.

4.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

5.We are supposed to apologize in time, if we really break a taboo in other countries.

Homework

Write a letter to me to offer me some advice on my cultural tour.

Dear Lily, I know you will go on a cultural tour to some foreign countries. There are different cultures in the world. It is important to understand what you can and cannot do. I think you should keep them in mind to avoid making them feel uncomfortable.

yours, xxx