北师大版高中英语必修四Unit 12《Culture Shock》教案.docVIP

【课堂新坐标】（教师用书）2013-2014学年高中英语 Unit 12 Cuture Shock教案 北师大版必修4 【美文阅读】　 Culture shock stories 留学国外，总会遇到这样或那样的问题，阅读下面的文章，看看你是否了解这些文化差异。 XL，please!Before I came to the USA for studying，I had pictured that everything there was extra large.In my imagination，everyone was overweight，meals were big, and the size of the clothes was large.But those were only my imagination. When I first came to NWS (National Weather Service)，I was shocked by the size of the school.Is there one single building with only three floors？Then I stepped into the dormitory.Oh my God！The room was so tiny that I could reach the two ends within three big steps.I didnt have a choice；I could only bear with it.I even teased(嘲笑)myself，“I was wrong about the XXL image of America.” Surprisingly，things worked out very well.Being in a small school helped me to know almost everyone in school and build close relationships with the teachers.The small size of the class gave me the opportunity to express myself in class.In the tiny dormitory，I built my deepest friendship with my roommate.Although my impression was wrong, I was glad that it was wrong. Go to be respectful to the older While we were sitting there in the park，one guy threw away his cigarette butt(烟蒂)in the lake.Obviously，it would pollute this beautiful and shiny lake.The colorful goldfish would die because of it.I asked him, “Hey! What are you doing？Why did you do that？” “What？How old are you？”the guy said. “I think I am younger than you，”I said. “Ha！Then just stay quiet.Its none of your business.I think you are really rude！” “What？Hey，think about the goldfish！Are you happy if I throw a cigarette butt at you？” He reviled(斥责)me and tried to hit me.I couldnt understand why he was angry like a mad dog.My friend persuaded him and me to calm down.I was really angry，so I just left that place.Later，my friend asked me， “Hey！Why did you do that？” “What？What did I do？” “You shouldnt do that.He is older than you！” “What？He was wrong.I didnt do anything wrong！” “This