“ 镇江好课堂”教育教学展评活动 M6 Unit 3 Reading Cultural differences

Period II

Xia Chunlai( 夏春来） Jiangsu Jurong High School

December, 3, 2014

A Chinese Celebration

An Australian Celebration

On the right On the left

Chinese Traffic Rules Australian Traffic Rules

chopsticks

spoon

knife

fork

Accept it or change it?

Chinese Tableware Australian Tableware

Revision( 复习 )

Work in groups of 3 or 4 students. Try to recall what we have learnt in the last period. Choose a representative( 代表 ) to show your answer.

present

festival

accents

bridegroombride

alcohol

reception/ceremony

thumb

Koreapart

Summary

Useful expressions to introduce cultural customs

Find the following useful expressions and translate them into Chinese

1. drive away bad spirits

2. ensure good luck

3. congratulate the new couple

4. wedding reception

5. celebrate the wedding

6. throughout the night

辟邪带来好运

祝贺这一对新人婚宴庆祝婚礼通宵，整晚

Competition

Translate these expressions into English.1. 庆祝你的生日 2. 庆祝春节 3. 驱赶敌人 4. 祝贺获奖者 5. 确保安全 6. 全年，一年到头 7. 遍及全世界

drive away the enemycelebrate the Spring Festival

celebrate your birthday

congratulate the winner(s)

ensure the safetythroughout the year

throughout the world

Key words to introduce cultural customs

Celebrate/congratulatePermitProhibit

1. …and everyone congratulated the new couple because it was considered very lucky. (Page 34, Lines 20-22)

That’s because we play loud drums to celebrate the wedding for hours afterwards... (Page 34, Lines 28-30)

We ________our National Day on October 1 every year.

I ____________Ma Guanzhi( 马观祉 ) on her success.

Summary celebrate sth.

congratulate sb. on sth.

celebrate

congratulate

Celebrate v. __________ n.Celebration.

Congratulate v.

Congratulation._____________ n.

Congratulations. 祝贺，贺词

Test

Fill in the blanks with congratulate/celebrate

①We went to the church to Christmas Eve.

②Let me you on winning the first prize in the writing composition.

③She was on what she had achieved.

④We had a party to parents' silver wedding.

celebrate

congratulate

congratulated

celebrate

2. Another difference is that while we serve food ， soft drinks ， tea and coffee ， alcohol is not permitted at the wedding reception—in fact ， alcohol is altogether prohibited in Brunei.(P34, Lines 25-27)

We do not ________ smoking in the office.

Visitors are not _________ to take photographs.

permit

permitted

Summary

permit

permit doing sth.

permit sb. to do sth.

permit sb. sth.

允许做某事允许某人做某事

允许某人某事

________doing sth.

_____sb. to do sth.

Not allow/permit doing sth.

________________doing sth.＝Not allow/permit sb. to do sth. ＝________sb. from doing sth. _________sb. to do sth.

prohibit/forbid

prohibit forbid

allow

allow

＝＝

permit v. n. (1)_______ (2)_________permitpermission

No person shall enter the area without official permission.

You cannot enter a military base without a permit.

允许

许可证，通行证

不可数名词

可数名词

Test

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words given

①Smoking is only (permit) in the public lounge （休息厅） .

②Visitors are not permitted ______________ (take) photographs.

③My parents didn't permit my (go) with you.

④The rules of the club do not permit_______ (smoke) ．

permitted

to take

going

smoking

forbid or prohibit

① Our school us to bring cell phones to school.

② The law the tobacco from being sold freely.

forbids

prohibits

Sentence analyzing and imitating 1. Roosters are supposed to drive away bad

spirits from the wedding ceremony, and hens are thought to ensure good luck for the marriage. (Page 34, Lines19-20)

and

and/but/orA simple sentence a simple sentence＋ ＋= a compound sentence

简单句 简单句并列句

Roosters are supposed to drive away bad spirits from the wedding ceremony

Subject( 主语 )

Predicate( 谓语 )

Object( 宾语 )

hens are thought to ensure good luck for the marriage.Subject( 主语 )

Predicate( 谓语 )

Object( 宾语 )

be supposed to do…

be thought to do…

被期望做某事；应该做某事 被认为…

在春节 , 父母给的压岁钱被认为能确保全年好运，而贴春联 (stick Spring Festival couplets) 则被认为是辟邪的。 In the Spring Festival, the gift money the parents give to their children______________________________________________, while sticking Spring Festival couplets_________________________

______________________.

is supposed/thought to ensure their children good luck

is thought/supposed to

drive away the bad spirits

在除夕晚上，长辈理应该给孩子发压岁钱。

On the Spring Festival Eve,___________________________

_____________________________.

the elders are supposed/thought to

give gift money to their children

2. Another difference is that while we serve food, soft drinks, tea or coffee, alcohol is not permitted at the wedding reception--in fact, alcohol is altogether prohibited in Brunei.(P34, Lines 25-27) 另一个习俗是尽管睡得早有益健康，但在大年三十晚上中国人都会一边守岁，一边看 CCTV 播放的春晚节目。

Another custom is________________________________________, on the Spring Festival Eve, we Chinese will stay up to see the New Year in, watching the performances of the Spring Festival Evening broadcast on CCTV.

that while going to bed early is good for our health

另一个问题是：尽管我们中国人喜欢放鞭炮来庆祝春节，但事实上，为确保安全，这在许多大城市是不被允许的。 _____________________while we Chinese enjoy setting off fireworks to celebrate the Spring Festival, in fact,________________, it _____________________________in many big cities.

Another problem is that

to ensure safetyis not permitted/prohibited

3. It’s quite funny watching the new foreign teachers trying to adjust to doing that. (Page 35, Lines36-37)

看小沈阳在春节联欢晚会上努力表演得像个女人一样真的是很搞笑。____________________ Xiao Shenyang trying to perform like a woman at the Spring Festival Evening

It is quite funny watching

看外教努力适应使用筷子的样子很是滑稽 .

________________________the new foreign teacher trying to___________________________.

It is quite funny watching

adjust to using chopsticks

4. What is really interesting is that there are sometimes great cultural differences even between native English speakers. (P35, Lines41-42)

isWhat is really interesting that there are sometimes…Subject clause 主语从句 Predicative clause表语从句

很有趣的是中国人把“福”字倒着贴 (stick…upside down) ，因为他们认为这意味福气就会到来。

______________________________Chinese people stick the Chinese character “fu” upside down because they think it means happiness and good luck will come soon.

What is really interesting is that

5. Many foreigners have trouble getting accustomed to it. (Page 35, Lines 39-40)

have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth.做某事遇到困难

我们的外教 John 很难习惯中国的餐桌礼仪 (table manners) 。

Our foreign teacher, John __________________

_____________________ the Chinese table manners.

has great trouble

getting accustomed to

Group work

Xiao Ming invited his foreign teacher John to spend the Spring Festival Eve at home. Work in groups of three or four and choose Xiao Ming or John to write a short passage.

今天是中国的除夕（ the Spring Festival Eve ）。小明邀请我去他家一起庆祝（ celebrate ） 。吃饭前，我们一起去贴春联 (stick Spring Festival couplets) ，因为那被认为是辟邪的。很有趣的是 (What is really interesting is that) 中国人把“福”字倒着贴 (stick…upside down) ，因为他们认为这意味福气就会到来。吃完饭，我们去放鞭炮（ set off fireworks ）。尽管中国人喜欢放鞭炮来庆祝春节，但为确保安全（ ensure ） ，这在许多大城市是不被允许的（ permit/prohibit ） 。我还知道，在除夕晚上，长辈理应该（ be supposed to ）给孩子发压岁钱。

。

John:

小明

今天是除夕（ the Spring Festival Eve ） ，我邀请外教 John 来我家一起庆祝（ celebrate ）。吃饭时，看着 John 努力适应 (adjust to) 使用筷子的样子很是滑稽 . 他也很难习惯中国的餐桌礼仪 (table manners) 。他不理解长辈为何给孩子压岁钱（ gift money). 我告诉他，压岁钱被认为能确保（ ensure ）全年好运。

Cultural differences: Key words: congratulate ; celebrate; ensure; per

mit; prohibit;… Useful expressions ： drive away bad spirits; wedding reception; throug

hout the night… Sentences to introduce cultural customs: ①Sth is supposed/thought to do; ②Another difference is that while… ③It’s quite funny doing… ④What is really interesting is that… ⑤have trouble getting accustomed to doing…

Summary

1. Review the language points .

2. Share your writing with your classmates and contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.

Assignment

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