高中英语Unit3Understandingeachother学案牛津译林版

M6 U3 Reading Cultural differences （1）
Learning aims:
1.To understand the conversation about cultural differences.
2.To learn the use of examples and develop critical thinking
3.To take a right attitude toward different cultures.
Part 1: Fast reading
1. Who is Ma Li?
2. What countries are mentioned in the text?
3. What special occasions are talked about in the text?
Part 2: Reading strategy the use of examples
to explain concept and ideas
to support arguments
to make story interesting.
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Part 3: detailed reading
True or false: 1.They have dishes made of a live hen and a rooster.
2. The hen is supposed to drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony.
3. It is considered lucky if the hen lays an egg during the ceremony.
4. The newlyweds will make three kowtows (磕头) during the ceremony Example 3: wedding receptions in Brunei
Match the information.
1.Men and women sit together, eating and drinking happily.
2.Men sit with the bridegroom, and women sit with the bride.
3.The host serves a variety of drinks, alcohol in particular.
4 They play loud drums for hours or even throughout the night.
Brunei__________ China ___________
Example 4 & 5
In Brunei, a large number of foreigners find it hard to get used to _________.
A. pointing to something with their first finger to avoid offence.
B. removing their shoes before stepping into someone’s house.
C. not drinking alcohol.
D. bowing to others to show respect.
How do we point? We point with our first finger /index finger.
Example 6: Bonfire Night
What do Brits do on Bonfire Night?
light have
play
cook and eat fireworks
hot dogs and other food a party
large fires outside
Part four: Ma Li’s essay
Thanks to the help of Peter and Waled, I have gathered much information about __________________________.
For example, Westerns usually open the present as soon as they receive it to see the person’s ____________.
Wedding customs also ________ greatly. At a Korean wedding ceremony, they have a _______ hen and a rooster to ___________ bad spirits. However, at wedding receptions in Brunei, men and women sit __________ and alcohol is ______________________.
Also, in Brunei, it is appropriate to use the________ to point. Pointing with your first finger may cause _________ .
Although Americans and Brits speak the same language, their ________ are not always alike. The British ____________ Bon Fire Ni ght on November 5th every year, ________ Americans don’t have this festival.
What are the benefits of learning about cultural differences?
Part five: Broaden your horizons
Pair work: which is right?
1. Indians nod their heads to disagree / agree.
2. Egyptians wear yellow / blue clothes at funerals.
3. Japanese like the numbers 5,7,9 / 2,6,8 .
4. Men are / aren’t allowed to shake hands with women in Thailand.
5. Arabians use their left / right hand to pass things to others.
6. Brits drive on the left / right side of the road.
7. Westerns consider dragons lovely / evil.
8. Brits believe walking under a ladder will bring good / bad luck.
9. The bat is considered as a sign of luck / evil in China.
10.Americans advocate individualism / collectivism (集体主义).
Part six: Critical thinking
1.What should Xu Datong do to get his son back?
2. What attitudes should we take towards other cultures?
3. What’s the English saying that best describes what we should do when living in foreign countries?
M6 U3 Reading Cultural differences (2)
Task 1: Key words and phrases
1. adjust v. n.____adjustment_____________ adj._______adjustable_____________
1) It may take a little time to ____adjust to___________ _____ the climate here.
适应这儿的气候也许要花点时间。

2) You can ________adjust this desk to______ ___________ the height of any child.
你可以根据小孩的身高随意调节这张桌子的高度。

3) The button is for ______adjusting_________________ the volume. 这个钮是调节音量的.
4) He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.
A.调整
B.适应
C.整理
5) The height of the price seat is ___adjustable______________. 这辆自行车车座的高度可以调节.
6) I’ve made a few __adjustments to_______________the design. 我已对设计做出了调整. 【Brainstorming】以ad-开头的动词还有哪些?
add/ addict/ address/ admire/ admit/ adopt/ adore/ advance/ advertise/ advise/ advocate
2.accustomed
Translation:
1) 他已习惯了在这儿工作。

____He_has accustomed himself to working here____
2) It took him a while to _get accustomed_to___________ _________ the idea.
过了一段时间才适应这个想法.
【拓展延伸】类似 to结尾的短语
习惯于____be used to______________ 致力于_____be devoted to_______________
盼望…____look forward to_______ 着手……, 开始做……_______get down to______ 【Brainstorming】归纳以ac-开头的动词
accelerate/ accept/ access/ accompany/ accomplish/ account/ accumulate/ accuse/
achieve//acknowledge/ acquire/
3. ensure
1) I cannot _ensure his being____________ on time. 我不能保证他会准时。

2) No one can __ensure you from_______________ failure.
没有人能保证你不会失败。

3) Please __ensure______ that all lights are turned off. 请务必将所有的灯都关掉。

同义句转换:
A letter of introduction will ensure an interview to you.
=__A letter of introduction will ensure you an interview.
【Brainstorming】en + adj. V. 这种结构的词还有哪些?
enlarge/strengthen/ sharpen/ widen/ deepen
4. prohibit v. n.___prohibition__________ adj._prohibitive/ prohibitory____
1) Rainy weather and fog _prohibit flying_____. 多雨的天气和雾妨碍飞行。

2) His poor eyesight __prohibited him from becoming____ a pilot.
他因视力弱而不能当飞行员。

3) the __prohibition____ of smoking in public areas. 禁止在公共场所吸烟的规定.
4) The price of property in the city is _prohibitive/ prohibitory_____. 城市的房地产价格令人
忘而却步.
归纳整理:
5. account
1) She first _gave_________ us ___an account of________ their work.
她先给我们介绍了一下他们工作的情况。

2) We should also _take account of______ difficulties.
= We should also ___take____ difficulties _into account________. 我们也应该考虑到困难。

3) Bill cannot come to the meeting _on account of_____ illness.
比尔因病不能到会。

4) His illness __account for_____ his absence. 他的病解释了他缺席的原因。

5) On no account____ should you leave the door unlocked.
你无论如何也不应该不锁门。

6)Politicians are ultimately _accountable____ to voters. 从政者最终是向选民负责.
归纳整理:
6. let alone
1) We can’t afford a bicycle, __let alone a car______.
我们连自行车也买不起, 更不用说汽车了。

2).不要让狗进入店里.
_Don’t let the dog into the store.____
3) She wants to think things out quietly, so we had better let her alone.
__她要安静地考虑考虑,所以我们最好不要去打扰她
4) 这次成绩不好, 他有点儿失望。

He is a bit let down by the low grade he got._________
5).他仅受警告后就被释放了.
_He was let off with a warning.____________
【Brainstorming】
let alone后面若接动词, 有什么用法? 表示“更不用说”的短语还有哪些?
动词的形式一致Not to mention/ say
7. take up
1) I put the telephone down and___took up___ my work again
2).我租了一个足够大的房子以收容一些人.
_I managed to rent a big house to take in a handful of people______
3) She ____took over_____ his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

4). 你应该把桌上的玩具拿走.
___You should take your toys off the table.__________
5).My dream begin to _take on______ the quality of reality.
我的梦已经开始有成真的迹象.
归纳整理:
Task 2 Filling the blanks(原文填空)
1. Roosters are supposed to ____________ bad spirits __________from the wedding ceremony, and
hens are thought to __________good luck for the marriage.
2. Another difference is that __________we served food, soft drinks ,tea and coffee, alcohol
__________ _________ ____________ at the wedding reception----in fact, alcohol is altogether _______________ in Brunei.
3. It’s quiet funny _________the new foreign teachers trying to ___________ ________doing that.
4. Many foreigners have trouble____________ _______________ ______ it.
5. But _________ is really interesting is that there are sometimes great cultural differences
even between native English speakers.
6. After all, _________ ______________ ______________ ________________ is a good way to
understand more about each other.
7. One reason _______________ there are so many French words in English is that the French ruled
England for quiet a number of years.
8. The breaking of a taboo is usually _______________ or _____________________for the person
_____________and the people around him or her.
9. They dislike ___________when people do not look at the cards, so remember not to just put
them in your pocket _________________ ___________________.
10. While ____________ _____________the Inuit people you will have a chance to __________
____________a dog sled and travel in a seal-skin boat.
11. While ____________________you may even be asked to wear a special animal dance
mask_____________ is usually ________________ _____________________ wood.
12. Here you will have the chance to see Aborigine ceremonies with singing and dancing, ___________
____________ ancient beliefs.
13. New Zealand ______________ __________ ____________ the Moris.
14. There will be a bow and arrow competition______________ _______________retell how the Plains
_____________ ____________hunt for food.
Task 3 Paraphrase the following sentences and write some similar sentences.
1). Well, it’s what we do in the west.
解析:此句为what 引导_表语_________ 从句.
【仿写】那就是他所说的吗?
___Is that what he said?____________
2). have trouble (in) doing结构
课文原句: Many foreigners __have trouble getting accustomed to_____(很难适应) it.
【仿写】我毫不费力就找到了他的办公室。

I __had no trouble (in) finding____his office.
3). The reason why. . . is/was that. . . 结构
课文原句:_One reason why_____________there are so many French words in English _is that
_____(……的一个原因是) the French ruled England for quite a number of years.
【仿写】我很快睡着的原因是我累了。

_The reason why I fell asleep so quickly was that___I was tired.
4. with的复合结构
课文原句:In Thailand and other parts of South-East Asia, the normal greeting is a slight bow _with the hands pressed together_____(双手合十).
【仿写】那个男孩满脸是汗冲进屋来。

The boy rushed into the room, _with his face covered with sweat
5.They dislike it when people do not look at the cards, so remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking.
解析:It 是_____形式主语______, 真正的宾语为_when_____从句_. 【仿写】我不爱听你吹口哨。

I ____dislike it when you whistle.。