1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Welcome to our Class,Class 8 Senior 2,Cultural differences,Unit3 Reading,In the last period,we have,discussed different ways of,greetings in different countries,so do you still remember them?,Lead-in,Can you greet your partner in a Japanese way?,Then plea
2、se try the Thailand way.,Practice,Look at the following pictures,then tell us what country the way of greeting is of.,Chinese/American way,Arabian way,South American way,Dutch way,Besides greeting ways,,,can you think of any other customs that are different in different countries?,a cultural differe
3、nce,Cultural,differences,greeting ways,eating and clothes,festivals,wedding customs,body language,1.What is the style of the text?,2.Which country is,Waled,from?,3.Where does Peter come from?,4.Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?Why?,He is from,Brunei.,No.Yellow is the royal color for the Sultan an
4、d his family.,Peter comes from the UK.,Fast reading,An internet chat room discussion,.,1.Thanksgiving,2.Eye contact,3.Wedding in Brunei,4.Wedding in Italy is different from one in the UK.,5.body language,6.Color of clothing,7.presents,8.Chinese people greet each other by shaking hands.,9.shoes,10.Wa
5、ys of pointing,Listening,Thanksgiving is held to celebrate the first harvest after the first European settlers went to live in,Braitain,.,2.At the thanksgiving dinner people usually have turkey.,3.Its good manners for Americans and the British to open the presents as soon as they receive them.,4.In
6、Brunei it is polite to point to someone with ones first or index finger.,F,T,T,F,Further Reading,T/F,5.In Italy,guests are expected to give presents to the newly-weds as a souvenir to remember the big day.,6.In Brunei only the royal family are allowed to wear yellow clothes.,7.Taking off ones shoes
7、before entering someones house is what both Brunei and Chinese cities have in common.,F,T,T,Detailed reading,(,1,),1.Part One (lines1-18),on the 4th Thursday of November,turkey,Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate the first harvest after the first settlers from Europe went to live in the USA.,2 Part t
8、wo(lines 19-29),In the West,when is it the polite time to open a present?Why?,In the west,it is polite to open a present,as,soons,as someone,gives you one.,Because people want to see the persons,reaction.,3.Part Three(lines 29 to 46),What is this part about?,What are the similarities in wedding trad
9、itions in the west?And what about the differences in wedding traditions between the UK and Italy?,Wedding customs.,Similarities:throwing confetti,Differences:giving presents,Giving presents at wedding ceremonies.,In the UK,presents,guests,newly-weds,in Italy,(as a souvenir),Differences in wedding re
10、ception in Brunei?,The man and the woman,_.,No,_.,Play,_,for a long time,sometimes,_.,sit in a different area,alcohol,drums,all night,Little girls throw flowers on the ground on the way to the wedding ceremony.The bride and the groom walk on the flowers,which represents the hope that the couple will
11、 follow the path that leads to a happy life.,Wedding customs in other countries.,in England,The married couple jump over a broom or a brush covered with flowers,which represents the beginning of a new life.,Wedding customs in other countries.,African Americans,Making loud noises with pots and pans.,
12、Making jokes about the bride and the groom.,Wedding customs in other countries.,in France,Eating special kinds of sweets.,Having their own special wedding dances.,Wedding customs in other countries.,in Greece and Italy.,Making jokes about the bride and the groom.,Wedding guests break dishes.,The cer
13、emony usually lasts three days.,Wedding customs in other countries.,in Germany,The bride throws a bouquet of flowers to the unmarried women.The woman who catches the bouquet is supposed to be the next person to get married.,Wedding customs in other countries.,in the USA,A doll or a toy bear is tied
14、to the wedding car depending on whether the newly-married couple want to have a daughter or a son.,Wedding customs in other countries.,in Russia,Have you ever seen different,traditional,wedding ceremonies?,South Korea,In China,4 Part Four(lines 47 to 64)Fill in the blanks with proper words.,In many
15、countries,people point with their _.But in Brunei,people use their _to point.,In Brunei,people should not wear yellow,because it is the _for the Sultan and his family.,In Brunei or Chinese cities,you should take off _ before going into someones house.,first fingers,thumbs,Royal color,shoes,What does
16、 Ma Li really mean by saying“,After all,learning about cultural differences is a good way to understand more about each other,”?,People can talk easily online.,People can go to and live in other countries easily.,People can communicate with each other easily by learning about the cultural difference
17、s,in case they may misunderstand each other.,It is the main task to learn about the cultural differences in learning English.,Detailed reading,(,2,),Cultural differences,_,differences,_,of,different,cultures,The British teachers didnt know what,_,was held in,_,of,People from the West react,_,from th
18、e Chinese people when given a present.,_,traditions in Italy are different from those in the UK.,Special,_,in Brunei,People point with their,_,instead of their first fingers.,Yellow is the color only for the,_,family.,Take off your shoes before,_,peoples house just as people do in Chinese cities.,Cu
19、ltural,Examples,Thanksgiving,celebration,differently,Wedding,traditions,thumbs,royal,entering,Consolidation,This time you are supposed to retell the cultural differences you have got from the dialogue,you may start like this:,I am Ma Li/,Waled,/Peter,today in the chat room I learned a lot about cult
20、ural differences,in Bruneiand in the UK in Italyall these are so amazing.,Consolidation,Jokes caused by cultural differences,Everywhere is beautiful,A foreign friend didnt know that Chinese people say“,Nali,nali,”to show,humility,(,谦虚,),。,Once when he attended a wedding ceremony of a young Chinese c
21、ouple,he praised the bride that she was beautiful,the bridegroom answered“where,where”.The foreign friend got confused,and then he answered“Everywhere is beautiful,for example:the hair,the eyes,the ears and the nose”,For,a language learner,besides learning the language,why is it a must to learn the
22、cultural differences?,Discussion,to be a polite person,to avoid unnecessary,mistakes and embarrassment,to communicate freely and effectively,to broaden our horizon and,enlarge our knowledge about different cultures,Homework:,1.Try to tell some cultural differences to each other.,2.Finish the exercises on page 36-37.,Brunei,






