北师大版教案Unit12CultureShockLesson3Livingabroad.docVIP

Lesson 3 Living Abroad Teaching aims: To practise identifying facts and opinions and making inference in the reading texts To practise Present Participle Teaching difficulties: To practise Present Participle Teaching Aids: computer and cassette Teaching procedures: Ⅰ. Warming up East, west, home is best.金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 You can’t judge a book by its cover.人不可貌像 He kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵 He is a silly goose. 他是个笨猪。 He is as poor as a church mouse.他穷得叮当响。 He is chasing after the wild goose.他在做无用功/他在做徒劳的搜索。 Ⅱ Reading Humour and cultural difference ---The Indians are very impolite. ---Why do you say that? ---Last time when I was invited to an Indian friend’s home for dinner, the host kept putting food on my plate while I shook my head all the time. ---Haha, there is some misunderstanding between you. Note: People from Indian, Nepal, and Sri Lanka nod their head to say “NO” and shake their head to say “YES”. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate. People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so, or you will always overeat! In Western countries, don’t take any food until the host take up her knife and fork. She will not act like the Chinese host and invite you to start first. When she begins, that means you can also start. Helping Yourself and refusing if a servant passes food around. It is polite to take some of everything that is passed to you. But if there is something you may not like, you may quietly say: No, thank you.” It is impolite for a guest to leave the table during a meal, or before the hostess gives the signal at the end. When the hostess indicates that the dinner is over, she will start to rise from her seat and all the guests will rise from theirs at the same time. What about American or Britain? Now let’s read the text to taste how different is the culture between us. Do the exercise2