module 4 unit 12 culture shock

baseball
basketball
cricket
rugby
surfing
Listen to Three people talking. Which country are they from?
1. Australia 2. America 3. Britain
Australia
America
Read aloud (Following the record)
Homework:
Checking Corner
(Lesson 1) English Weekly (43)
1. Our typical way of life? Well, we’re a beach culture, you know. We spend a lot of time at the beach, surfing, swimming, eating, partying – we even have our Christmas dinner on the beach, you know! It’s the weather, you see, always lots of sunshine. And as for free time, we’re just crazy about sport –cricket, rugby, tennis. I guess most of us spend our holidays on the coast in our country –It’s very expensive to go abroad, you know. Everywhere’s just so far away!
Britain
Weather food free time
holidays
sunshine
different talk climates about it
eating on fast food internatio
the beach
nal food
crazy about watch movies jogging
sdwaueyne.ksEehrn,indwe,ey. oAguon’ldtlosaethseeflomotrsofvorief peseatoimlpoltee, ,tjowgoeg. Ai’nrnegd,juwsatlking csoprraofizrstyhsiniasgbv.oeTurhytebsreipgoa. rOretu–arcbloraitcsokkfeefttib,tnaruell gsasbndyf,afotneoanttbnicaissll!. WI e gtshlogihktuouoaeerelraisndwcsbaaeosartoaytaicomarshinndnotianmfisolognuttirlelsrooioaopoufumnowrrusrsnthscotaoocofsllowiuodpdu,noaaenelytynlrtasssrydprysse,e–eo.victIeMeu’tisa’mrrsoylslhsyovtytoofeeboollarioifodgyrsut.abeasGay!nrglsadle,oeolttohhcontoeenouraefgnuhds eaItraxelpyseaonremsitavhneeytmowoogsnotdpeaorbpfurulolaparladdc,eeyssottuionakvintsioit.nwYs.o, uprobably Esbhevoceuarluydswceohtmheereewa’senadjuthvsietsris’tsoussfo!anr iacew.aTyh!ere we are. I’ve
meal in a restaurant.
T 4. Some British mushrooms aren’t safe to eat. F 5. British people never laugh T 6. There are many Chinese restaurants in Britain. T 7. Most British people are friendly. F 8. It is always foggy in London.
3. It’s difficult to say what is typical, as we’ve become
such a multicultural society. Our weather hasn’t
changed though and people still spend a lot of time talking about it! In terms of food, our traditional roast beef or fish and chips are not as popular as they used to be. People eat a lot more international food these days; Italian food, Indian food, that kind of thing. Free time? If you go to a park any weekend, you’ll see lots of people jogging, walking
A story says many nations were deserted in a wild island. What would the Frenchmen, the Germans, the Chinese and the Americans do? The Frenchmen were enjoying themselves by dating. The Germans were devoted to the possibility of survival from the eye of philosophy. The Chinese were holding a meeting. The Americans were actually swimming toward their hometown.
mentioned the weather again!
Lesson One Visiting Britain
Fast Reading (3 minutes)
Which of the following are not mentioned (提 到) in the letter
food buildings
Unit 12
Culture shock
culture shock
❖ A condition of confusion and anxiety affecting a person suddenly exposed to an alien culture or milieu.
❖ 文化震惊: 某人突然身处异族文化或环境中 而经受的一种困惑焦e Centre
the Empire State Building
the Great Barrier Reef
Grand Canyon
Sydney Opera House
Statue of
Liberty
American football
soccer (football)
stars earn millions of dollars. Most of us go on holiday in our own country, it’s so big and there
are so many wonderful places to visit. You should come and visit us!
In this unit we will
❖ Read a letter; magazine pages and what people say on a radio show.
❖ Talk about different cultures and manners and do role-plays
Warm up
❖ which of the Key Words do you associate with the countries in the photos?
Barbecues
hot dogs
hamburger
fish and chips
kangaroo steaks
roast beef
2. Well, it’s a big, big country, so it’s kind of hard to say what’s typical.Like the weather – we’ve
got all kinds of different climates. Our way of life, well, I guess it’s fast, so the food is fast, too, lots of hamburgers and hot dogs. What else? Er, I guess we watch a lot of TV in our free time – there are hundreds of channels on 24 hours a day. Er, we go to the movies a lot, too. And sports is very big. Our basketball and football
money
humor transport
accommodation
tipping weather
countryside
Read to learn (6 minutes)
(True or False)
F 1. You can only eat English food in London. T 2. Aunt Mei is visiting for one week. T 3. You don’t always need to leave a tip after a
❖ Listen to different accents, an interview and some dialogues.
❖ Write an informal letter. ❖ Learn about verbs followed by –ing form or
infinitives and Present Participles.
sport
/ TV / sport walking
sport
in their
in their abroad
own
own
(Greece
country
country Italy)
123...boeCtgwogsctrtfWIohaoOotuhfuoeaf’eheloaskcaeshteuattlydsrlhiianlasad,nrmnilct,syusgmltiIgalfghbhtitsfeegytwkwmibee,’aecmdsupciueshenubpadaeuiaetrfuadloctahsgwtstlotsluatobdosrt’tetuasrhoittdialuorcygbtirfsiettcygwifsitue,’ienys!snhshadab.l,habpnI;tgyifnniaPufayyaeiegIfacdtewnroest–aalrnaeoacordtohuhlcd,eooritlflwpaoa.mhpsnuLonskcllntteoieet,noisfhfnkdietocfstscTiteeehooroophlp?iuyViaetofgevwmsel,ytretthdfseWpysif.oaafnbae,.i.noosinorWtceIWeeeOtoolwndagioihalstldudel,ulnh’let,.,sa,crsioroaamiasOassvhpwfkuttwtnrwshpoee,ueirfaeeenaernfeirweytsleom’aossdrrdrwnoeaotettpeu–ih,imdu’dnaaodm?ovretitayw,foepteilakerEiontohuoeorhnbhrtng–,anll’,faaeovaooal,raIltoercsidtfwtflkitoneatos!iim’,smnnt daeel Itohtf’esthretihnaegr.ewFhreeuaentdhtirmeerde,s?yooIffuycohsuaengeno,eatloslwaoanpya2sr4klhoaotnsuyrosfa