2013北师大版高1下Unit12“Culture Shock”〔Lesson 3〕课件1.PPTVIP

* Lesson 3 Living Abroad Teaching aims: To learn different cultures between China and America, cultivating students’ cultural awareness. To learn to express their opinions in English, developing students’ oral ability. To practice using Present Participle. Warm up Do you know something about America? Can you tell us some things the USA is most famous for? How about China? Please see some pictures… White House God Freedom New York USA Tea culture Paper-cutting drums Lion dance Dragon boat LanternQipao Lucky knots Folk art: tiger head shoes Please read the two dialogues and answer the following question: Why did they have difficulty understanding the American and Chinese ways of doing things? Because they didn’t know the culture. Dialogue 1 Jin Li: When I first arrived in San Francisco, I had a difficult time understanding the American way of doing things. Once I went to visit an American friend. After staying for the whole evening, I was about to leave. But as soon as we said goodbye, my friend went back to his room closing the door behind him. It made me feel that I was not really welcome. Wang Lei: I once had an embarrassing experience in a New York restaurant. I was talking to my American friend Janice at the table when I noticed people staring at us. I asked Janice what was wrong and she told me that I was talking too loud. She said m to some American people, p sound like shouting. Dialogue 2 Martin: What did I learn from my exciting cultural exchange to China? Well, the Chinese are extremely hospitable. One evening, I was invited to a Chinese family dinner. I had a good appetite and ate a lot of delicious food. My host kept on putting more food in my rice bowl. They didn’t seem to hear me saying ‘No, thank you’. This was a very special experience I had in China. In my culture, you don’t get more food if you don’t ask for more. Tom: I had a similar experience last time when I visited China. Chinese are the most friendly people I have