Unit

Reading

Cultural differences
 eating greeting
manners ways

Cultural numbers
festivals differences

body Parents
language and kids
Read the dialogue quickly and tick
the topics mentioned in the passage
color of clothing hair styles
weddings presents
shoes greetings
table manners
USA/UK cultural difference
Thanksgiving
pointing
 Careful reading :
Read the dialogue carefully and try to get
some detailed information about the above
mentioned topics .
Detailed reading

turkey

Thanksgiving Day
on the 4th Thursday
of November settlers- USA-harvest
when history

( line 5-18)

which what feeling

country ______
Get _______
excited
America
when it comes to this
 presents
True or False?( line23-29 )

F The American open the present when

receiving it while the British don’t.
Both the American and the
British open the present when
receiving it.
 Why?
American To see the person’s
&British
reaction

Chinese strange, rude

 weddings
/ kən’feti /
similarity throw confetti
 Difference ( line32-
35 )
So, to clarify, if I got married in
guest
the UK, I would expect a
UK
present, but if I got marriedItaly
newly-weds in
Italy, I would have to give a
present.
 In China, we have
a
_______ huge banquet
_______ ________ to
celebrate weddings.
 / pa:’tisipeit /
Participate in a wedding reception in
Brunei.
Where do men and women sit in a wedding reception
in Brunei?

VS
( paragraph
around line40 )

All men sit here All women sit here

with the bridegroom. with the bride.
What can’t we drink at a wedding in Brunei?

√ √
food soft drinks

√ × √
coffee alcohol tea
 traditions
What should we adjust to doing in
Brunei? ( line 49-56 )
______with
point our _____
thumb
① Pointing
yellow
not wear ______
② color of clothing

③ about shoes take ______shoes

______ off
before entering one’s
house
A Summary of Cultural Differences

Read the dialogue again and fill in the

table.
situations countries differences

festival America talk much about Thanksgiving

Britain know nothing about it
present West open it when receiving it
East do not open it
UK guests give presents to newly-weds
Italy newly-weds give presents to guests
wedding
China Have a huge banquet
Brunei men and women sit separately; no
alcohol; play the drums (all night)
Pointing Brunei point with their thumb
to others Other point with their first finger
countries
 America people are willing to talk about
In 1._______,
Thanksgiving.
Don’t know 2._______Thanksgiving
what is.
In present as soon as he was given
Open the 3._______
In the the it at the end-of-term ceremony.
west UK
The couple can receive a present when getting
Cultural differences

married.

In 4.______,
Italy the new couple has to 5._______
give
presents to their guests.

Men guests have to sit with 6._______

bridegroom
bride
while women guests with 7._______
separately in a wedding reception.
In Brunei
8._______
Yellow is the royal color.
thumb to point.
Use the 9.________
In the
east
In China Take shoes off 10._______
before entering the house.
• Which of the following words
show the right attitudes towards
cultural differences?
A.respect
B. look down upon
C. appreciate
D. hate
E. understand
F. refuse
Conclusion

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

 Key phrases

搜集信息 说得更
清楚些 information
accumulate to clarify

当谈论到…
when it comes to participate in 参加

in 庆祝
celebration of adjust to doing 适
应做…

take off log off

脱下 下
 • Homework

• Read the passage again and finish Ex.E.

• Visit the website to get more information

about cultural differences
 Group work :
First enjoy some pictures about
wedding . Then compare the differences
between Chinese wedding and western
wedding with your group members .
 Come on ! Time to discuss now !
Reference form and
Wedding differences words :
Aspects China Western countries
Place for weddng
Wedding dress
Banquet&Food
Process ( 过程 )
Others
The father 神父 the best man 伴郎 the bridesmaid 伴娘

Red envelope 红包 firecracks 爆竹 take

an oath 宣誓