Unit3UnderstandingeachotherTaskUnit3

TaskWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandingsTaskSkillbuilding1:completingatext:Whatarethethingsyouusuallydobeforelistening?Skillbuilding1:completinga?Decideifitiscontentwordsorgrammarwordsthatyouarelisteningfor.?Makesureyoureadthetextfirstsoyouunderstandthesubjectofthetextandthetypeofwordsyouarelikelytohear.?Trytoguessthewordsthatmightbeusedtofillintheblanks.Tipsonlisteningpractice:?DecideifitiscontentwordStep1:showingforeignvisitorsaround3.ReadthediaryinPartAandtrytoguesswhatthesubjectofthetextandwhateachofthemissingwordsisbyusingthemethodsyouhavelearntinSkillsbuilding1.1.Whatdoyouknowaboutculturalmisunderstanding?2.Canyougivesomeexamples?Step1:showingforeignvisito

Listeningpractice:

Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissingwords.Youmaycheckyourguessesatthesametime.Listeningpractice:ListentoHadagreatdayyesterday.Weshowed(1)______visitorsaroundBeijing.Theyseemedtoenjoyitalthoughthereweresome(2)__________incidents.OnemancalledMr.Singh________shakehandswithmewhenIheldoutmylefthand.Intherestaurant,weorderedalotoffood,buthewouldnoteatthe(5)__________dish.

threeunusualwouldn’tbeefHadagreatdayyesterday.WeMr.TakashienjoyedtheForbiddenCityandaskedsomanyquestions.Hespentlotsofmoneyon(6)_______.Ihavenoideawhathewilldowiththemallandittookupalotoftime.Heseemedtogiveoutalotof(7)_____________andgotabitupsetwhenmyclassmatejustputitinhispocketwithoutlookingatit.giftsbusinesscardsMr.TakashienjoyedtheForbidFinallywewenttotheSummerPalace.Therewasaboatwecouldgoon,butMr.Hudsonsaidthatitwastoo(9)________.Ithoughttherewaslotsof(10)______onit.Evenwiththeseincidents,IthinkshowingvisitorsaroundisagreatwaytoimproveourEnglishandhopefullywecandoitagainnextyear.crowdedspaceFinallywewenttotheSummer1.Whichtouristattractionsdidthetwostudentsshowthethreeforeignersaround?TheForbiddenCityandtheSummerPalace.Listentothetapeagainandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichtouristattractionsd2.WhydidthewriterfeelstrangeaboutMr.Singh?

3.Whywouldn’tMr.Hudsongetontheboat?Becausehewouldn’tshakehandswhenthewriterheldouthislefthandandrefusedtotrythebeefdish.

Hethoughtitwastoocrowded.2.WhydidthewriterfeelstrReadthepassagetofindthesolutionstothepreviouspuzzles.Questions:1.Whatisa‘taboo’?2.Whataretaboosusuallyabout?3.Whyshouldweknowtaboosofothercultures?Readthepassagetofindthes4.Howmanycustomsarementionedinthepassage?5.Whatdoestheworld‘While’inthelastsentencemean?4.HowmanycustomsarementioFillintheformwiththeinformationyouhearandread:nationalitiestaboosmistakes…

IndianIndianJapaneselefthandisdirtydon’teatbeef/worshipcowsgiveoutpresentsorcardsforpeopletoappreciateshakewithlefthandofferthebeefdishputthepresentsintothepocketwithoutlookingFillintheformwiththeMoredifferentcustomsCanada&theUSAIndonesiaKoreaMuslimThailandDon’tarriveearlyifyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shome.Neverpointtoanythingwithyourfoot.Don’tpasssomethingtoanolderpersonorsuperiorwithonlyonehand.Don’teatwithyourlefthand.Nevertouchanyoneexceptachildonthehead.MoredifferentcustomsCanada&1.PeoplefromtheUSAfeel___________whenpeoplestandtooclosetothem.2.SouthAmericansliketogreetpeoplewitha__________.3.InJapan,giving________isveryimportant.4.Thegesture“OK”signintheUSAmeans‘_____’inFrance5.InJapan,thesamegesturemeans______________.uncomfortablegiftszeromoney

PartChug1.PeoplefromtheUSAfeel__1.Howdoyouusuallyaskquestions?2.Whatexpressionsdoyouusuallyusewhenaskingquestions?Skillbuilding2:askingquestions1.HowdoyouusuallyaskquesAskyourpartnerquestionsabouttheaccumulatedinformationonculturaldifferences.Youmaybeginyourquestionswithsuchwords:‘what,how,which,when,where,why,who,’etc.PairworkAskyourpartnerquestions

Formyourquestionsaboutthefollowingthingswiththecorrectquestionwords.

1.WayspeopleinNorthAmericaandtheUKgreeteachotherHowdopeopleinNorthAmericaandtheUKgreeteachother?AskingaboutculturaldifferencesFormyourquestionsaboutth2.handthatshouldnotbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndiaWhichhandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia?2.handthatshouldnotbeuse

3.Placeswherepeoplegreetoneanotherbygivingaslightbowwiththeirhandspressedtogether.Inwhichcountrydopeoplegreetoneanotherbygivingaslightbowwiththeirhandspressedtogether?3.Placeswherepeoplegreet4.actionyoushouldtakewhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard5.reasonthatpeoplefromtheUSAdonotlikecrowdedplaces.WhatshouldyoudowhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard?WhydopeoplefromtheUSAdonotlikecrowdedplaces?4.actionyoushouldtakewhen6.MeaningoftheAmericangesture‘OK’forFrenchpeopleWhatdoestheAmericangesture‘OK’meantoFrenchpeople?6.MeaningoftheAmericangesSkillbuilding3:writingaletterofapologySkillbuilding3:Anexampleofaletterofapology(Address)150RenmingRoad(Date)Aug.25,2006(Anopening)DearSir/Madam/Mr.Smith/Mrs.Green,(Bodyoftheletter)PurposeoftheletterIam/Wearewritingtoapologize…AnexplanationUnfortunately,wedidn’trealize/understandthat…becauseinourculturewe…(Aclosingphrasetoapologizeagain)I’m/We’reterriblysorryfor…(yourname&signature)Sincerelyyours,PeterBrownAnexampleofaletterofapolIapologyfor…Iwanttoapologyfor…Usefulexpressionsformakinganapology

Iapologyfor…UsefulexpressiDiscussion:Howtoexplainmisunderstandings?Discussion:HowtoexplainHomework

1.PreviewProject2.FinishExercisesD1&D2onpage117.Homework1.PreviewProjectUnit3UnderstandingeachotherTaskUnit3

TaskWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandingsTaskSkillbuilding1:completingatext:Whatarethethingsyouusuallydobeforelistening?Skillbuilding1:completinga?Decideifitiscontentwordsorgrammarwordsthatyouarelisteningfor.?Makesureyoureadthetextfirstsoyouunderstandthesubjectofthetextandthetypeofwordsyouarelikelytohear.?Trytoguessthewordsthatmightbeusedtofillintheblanks.Tipsonlisteningpractice:?DecideifitiscontentwordStep1:showingforeignvisitorsaround3.ReadthediaryinPartAandtrytoguesswhatthesubjectofthetextandwhateachofthemissingwordsisbyusingthemethodsyouhavelearntinSkillsbuilding1.1.Whatdoyouknowaboutculturalmisunderstanding?2.Canyougivesomeexamples?Step1:showingforeignvisito

Listeningpractice:

Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissingwords.Youmaycheckyourguessesatthesametime.Listeningpractice:ListentoHadagreatdayyesterday.Weshowed(1)______visitorsaroundBeijing.Theyseemedtoenjoyitalthoughthereweresome(2)__________incidents.OnemancalledMr.Singh________shakehandswithmewhenIheldoutmylefthand.Intherestaurant,weorderedalotoffood,buthewouldnoteatthe(5)__________dish.

threeunusualwouldn’tbeefHadagreatdayyesterday.WeMr.TakashienjoyedtheForbiddenCityandaskedsomanyquestions.Hespentlotsofmoneyon(6)_______.Ihavenoideawhathewilldowiththemallandittookupalotoftime.Heseemedtogiveoutalotof(7)_____________andgotabitupsetwhenmyclassmatejustputitinhispocketwithoutlookingatit.giftsbusinesscardsMr.TakashienjoyedtheForbidFinallywewenttotheSummerPalace.Therewasaboatwecouldgoon,butMr.Hudsonsaidthatitwastoo(9)________.Ithoughttherewaslotsof(10)______onit.Evenwiththeseincidents,IthinkshowingvisitorsaroundisagreatwaytoimproveourEnglishandhopefullywecandoitagainnextyear.crowdedspaceFinallywewenttotheSummer1.Whichtouristattractionsdidthetwostudentsshowthethreeforeignersaround?TheForbiddenCityandtheSummerPalace.Listentothetapeagainandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichtouristattractionsd2.WhydidthewriterfeelstrangeaboutMr.Singh?

3.Whywouldn’tMr.Hudsongetontheboat?Becausehewouldn’tshakehandswhenthewriterheldouthislefthandandrefusedtotrythebeefdish.

Hethoughtitwastoocrowded.2.WhydidthewriterfeelstrReadthepassagetofindthesolutionstothepreviouspuzzles.Questions:1.Whatisa‘taboo’?2.Whataretaboosusuallyabout?3.Whyshouldweknowtaboosofothercultures?Readthepassagetofindthes4.Howmanycustomsarementionedinthepassage?5.Whatdoestheworld‘While’inthelastsentencemean?4.HowmanycustomsarementioFillintheformwiththeinformationyouhearandread:nationalitiestaboosmistakes…

IndianIndianJapaneselefthandisdirtydon’teatbeef/worshipcowsgiveoutpresentsorcardsforpeopletoappreciateshakewithlefthandofferthebeefdishputthepresentsintothepocketwithoutlookingFillintheformwiththeMoredifferentcustomsCanada&theUSAIndonesiaKoreaMuslimThailandDon’tarriveearlyifyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shome.Neverpointtoanythingwithyourfoot.Don’tpasssomethingtoanolderpersonorsuperiorwithonlyonehand.Don’teatwithyourlefthand.Nevertouchanyoneexceptachildonthehead.MoredifferentcustomsCanada&1.PeoplefromtheUSAfeel___________whenpeoplestandtooclosetothem.2.SouthAmericansliketogreetpeoplewitha__________.3.InJapan,giving________isveryimportant.4.Thegesture“OK”signintheUSAmeans‘_____’inFrance5.InJapan,thesamegesturemeans______________.uncomfortablegiftszeromoney

PartChug1.PeoplefromtheUSAfeel__1.Howdoyouusuallyaskquestions?2.Whatexpressionsdoyouusuallyusewhenaskingquestions?Skillbuilding2:askingquestions1.HowdoyouusuallyaskquesAskyourpartnerquestionsabouttheaccumulatedinformationonculturaldifferences.Youmaybeginyourquestionswithsuchwords:‘what,how,which,when,where,why,who,’etc.PairworkAskyourpartnerquestions

Formyourquestionsaboutthefollowingthingswiththecorrectquestionwords.

1.WayspeopleinNorthAmericaandtheUKgreeteachotherHowdopeopleinNorthAmericaandtheUKgreeteachother?AskingaboutculturaldifferencesFormyourquestionsaboutth2.handthatshouldnotbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndiaWhichhandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia?2.handthatshouldnotbeuse

3.Placeswherepeoplegreetoneanotherbygivingaslightbowwiththeirhandspressedtogether.Inwhichcountrydopeoplegreetoneanotherbygivingaslightbowwiththeirhandspressedtogether?3.Placeswherepeoplegreet4.