Unit 3 Understanding each otherUnit 3 Understanding each other

Welcome to Welcome to our classour class

Welcome to Welcome to our classour class

Hua Hongmei Dainan Senior High School

Dec.10 2013

Reading Cultural differences

Greeting

ways

Cultural differences

greeting ways

eating and clothes

festivals

wedding customs body lan

guage

Reading strategy: understanding the use of

examples• Examples are often used to serve

several purposes.• 1.To explain concepts and ideas• 2.To support arguments• 3.To server as interesting stories

Understanding the use of examples can help us understand a text.

UK

Interviewees:Peter and Waled

China

Japan

Cultural differences

present

gestureshoes

festival

wedding

Step II Fast-reading

Scanning Scanning Please find examples of cultural differences.

Example1.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 they think it is rude not to open a present when someone gives them one. Andpeople want to see the person’s reaction.

Receivingpresents:

It is ______ not to open a present when someone gives you one in the west.

Conclusion: There is difference in receiving presents in China and in the western countries.

rude

In Korea ： Having a live hen and a rooster.In Brunei ： * Men and women sitting in separate areas. * Alcohol being prohibited. *Playing loud drums even throughout the night.

What made Peter surprised at the wedding reception in Korea and Brunei?

All men sit here with the bridegroom.

All women sit here with the bride.

VS

Where do men and women sit in a wedding reception in Brunei?

food soft drinks

coffee alcohol tea

√

√

√

√×

What can’t you drink at a wedding in Brunei?

1). Complete the table about pointing

in many

countries

in Brunei

People point with their _____ finger.

People use their ______to point.

In Brunei, you have to ____ ______shoes before _________ someone's house, ______ many foreigners have trouble getting accustomed to.

take offentering

2). Fill in blanks with proper words:

which

first

thumb

Many countries people point with their first finger.

however

in Brunei

They use:

thumb

What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei?

1). Find information about Bonfire Night in the form:

Place

Date

Activities

Food

The UK

5th. Nov light fires ; set off fireworks ;hold parties

hot dogs ;barbecues

2). What have you learned from the

example?

•There are cultural differences even between native English speakers. Their customs are not always alike.

misunderstanding

What have you learned from the five examples above?

The examples show there are differences between the west and the east in _______, ______________, ________________ and _________________________. If carelessly handled, they can cause _______ or __________________.

the ways to show feelingshabits of life

gesturewedding customs

offence

By learning different cultures’ traditions, we can:

◆ know what is a___________ behavior.

◆ c________________ more effectively.

◆ s_________________ relationship with others.

◆ avoid e ________________,

misunderstanding or o_______.

◆ u ______________ others better.

Why do we need to learn about other cultures’ traditions?

ppropriateommunicate

trengthen

mbarrassment ffence

nderstand

• 2001年出品的一部电影，由郑晓龙执导，梁家辉、蒋雯丽、朱旭主演。该片以中医刮痧疗法产生的误会为主线，反映了华人在国外由于东西方文化的冲突而陷入种种困境，后又因人们的诚恳与爱心使困境最终被冲破的故事。

• 该片在第 3 届中国电影大奖上被观众投票选为 10 部最佳电影之一；百花奖最佳音乐奖。演员梁家辉凭主演《刮痧》成为最佳男主角。朱旭凭其在《刮痧》中的表演获得最佳男配角。

• 英文名： The Wedding Banquet

• 中文名：喜宴 导演 : 李安 年份 :1993 年

• 获奖： 1993 年第 43 届柏林国际电影节最佳• 影片金熊奖，第 30 届台湾金马奖最佳剧情片、• 最佳导演奖。

• 定居美国的高国伟 ( 赵文瑄饰 ) 是一个同性恋者，他和他的恋人、一位叫 Simon 的美国男子，一起住在纽约的曼哈顿。但高国伟在台湾的父母并不知道自己的儿子是同性恋，他们不断地催促国伟快点结婚，好承继高家的香火。恰好高国伟的公寓里借住着一位来自大陆的非法女移民顾玮玮，于是 Simon 出了个主意：让国伟和玮玮结婚。这样一来既安抚了国伟远在台湾的父母，又能使顾玮玮拿到梦寐以求的绿卡，而且还能保持 Simon和国伟之间的同居关系。

这个看上去的万全之策却引来了更复杂的事端，国伟的父母闻知喜讯欣然来到了纽约，为儿子操办喜事。于是各种各样的情感纠纷、人际冲突便在一个热闹忙乱的中国式喜宴背后展开了……

We are in a world full of cultural differences and similarities. when faced with the differences ,which of the following words indicate the right attitudes towards cultural differences?

A.respect B. tolerateC. look down uponD. appreciate E. hate F. understand G. refuse

respecttolerate

appreciate

understand

Conclusion:

Task: Learn to use what you have learned.

• Suppose you are one of the three exchange students, and one of your classmates is going to visit your homeland for certain reasons. Please remind him/her of something to pay attention to on cultural differences.

• You may use :

• I suggest that you should ~~~• You‘d better ~~~• Be sure to ~~~• It’s a good idea for you to ···• Have a nice time ···

• Re: 来自 huahongmei121 的贺卡《感恩节快乐》• 发件人：• Willene Johnston<willene@gmail.com>• 收件人：• huahongmei121 <huahongmei121@163.com>+• 时 间：• 2013 年 11 月 27 日 22:23 ( 星期三 )

• Hi Katherine,• As it happens, that would be American Thanksgiving coming tomorrow, in Canada we have

Thanksgiving in the middle of October but I am going to visit my daughter who lives in New York city tomorrow so I will get another Thanksgiving.

• Hope things are going well with you. The weather here today is so snowy that they cancelled the school buses. That means there are not very many kids at school today so it will be a quiet day for me.

• Thanks for getting in touch with me. I think of you all often. It was a wonderful experience.

• Keep well.• Willie Johnston

• On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:09 AM, <huahongmei121@163.com> wrote:• - 隐藏引用文字 -• 感恩节快乐如果您无法查看贺卡，请点击此处Ｄｅａｒ　Ｗｉｌｌｅｎｅ ,

Ｌｏｎｇ　ｔｉｍｅ　ｎｏ　ｓｅｅ！Ｔｈａｎｋｓｇｉｖｉｎｇ　Ｄａｙ　ｉｓ　ｃｏｍｉｎｇ！Ｂｅｓｔ　ｗｉｓｈｅｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕ　 !

Thank you for your teaching me!

Miss you!Katherine, China

Homework

1. Please search for more cultural differences.

2. Review what we have learnt today.

3. Finish a reading comprehension.