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