七年級(jí)英語(yǔ)Unit3 Understanding each othertask 2(ppt)牛津版選修六

Writing a letter to explain cultural misunderstandings Skills building 1: completing a textHow can we complete a text by listening?Lead-inRead the text first toTry to guessLook for cluesDecide if it isWhat do you think we should do afterwe have finished a passage? (Proofread it to ensure that it makes senseand check whether there are any mistakes in it, include any spelling mistakes. )Step 1: showing foreign visitors around Read the diary in Part A and try to guess what each of the missing words is by using the methods you have learnt in Skills building 1.1.three 2. strange 3. upset4. shake hands 5. beef6. gifts 7. business cards8. OK 9. crowded 10. space Listening practice: Listen to the tape again and try to answer the following questions:1.Who are the three visitors?2.Which countries do they come from?3.In what situation did they feel upset? 1.Who are the three visitors?2.Which countries do they come from?They are Mr. Singh, Mr. Takashi and Mr. Hudson.They are from India, Japan and the USA.3.In what situation did they feel upset? When I put out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh looked very upset, and he didnt eat the black pepper beef.Mr. Takashi got a bit upset when my classmate didnt go through the proper procedure and just put the business card in his pocket without looking at it. Mr. Hudson wouldnt go on the boat because he remarked that it was too crowded.Part BRead the article on page 43 and try to get the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1What is a taboo? Para 2When , it is important . Para 3There are more different customs around the world.Read the article again and try to answer the following questions:1.How would people feel when a taboo is broken?2. Which taboos are mentioned in the text?3.What are the other different customs in different countries except taboos? 1.How would people feel when a taboo is broken?2. Which taboos are mentioned in the text?They may feel upset or embarrassed.In India, people may not eat beef and they do not shake hands or give someone something with left hand.Japanese people may bow and give out business cards when greeting others, if people dont look at cards they give carefully, they may get upset.3.What are the other different customs in different countries except taboos? In North America and the UK ,people greet each other with a firm handshake.In Thailand and other parts of the South-east Asia, the normal greeting is a slight bow with palms pressed together.Listen to your teacher who has travelled to the USA and Japan and fill in the blanks below.1.People from the USA feel _ when people stand too close to them.2. In Japan, giving _ is very important.3. The OK” sign is a positive sign in _.4. In Japan, the “OK” sign is a request for _.uncomfortablegiftsthe USAsmall changeSkills building 2:asking questionsDo you know?Could you please tell me if/whether?Please tell me if/whetherWho is?Please tell me his/her name.When/Where did?Please tell me when/whereHow did?Do you know how to?Why did?Can you tell me the reason why?Step 2: asking about cultural differencesForm your questions about the following things with the correct question words.1. food some people from India do not eatWhat do some people from India not eat?2. hand that should not be used to shake hands with or give things to people from IndiaWhich hand shouldnt be used to shake hands with or give things to people from India?3. thing Japanese people have to buy when they travel anywhere What do Japanese people have to buy when they travel anywhere? 4. action you should take when a Japanese person gives you a business cardWhat should you do when a Japanese person gives you a business card?5. meaning of the okay sign for Japanese peopleWhat does the OK sign mean for Japanese people?6. reason people from the USA do not like crowded placesWhy do people from the USA not like crowded places?Answer the above questions by referringto the article on page 43.(1) Some people from India do not eat beef.(2) The left hand shouldnt be used to shake hands with or give things to people from India.(3) When they travel anywhere, Japanese people have to buy many things.(4) When a Japanese person gives you a business card, you should look at the card carefully.(5) The OK sign means a request for some small change for Japanese people.(6) People from the USA feel uncomfortable if others are in their personal space, which is about 50 centimetres around them.Skills building 3: writing a letter of apologyThe following is the format of an English letter. Sun Ting from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School wants to write a letter to her friend Tan Yi in Sunshine Town:Beijing Sunshine Secondary School Sunshine Town Beijing 10000010 June Date Tan Yi Name of the recipient88 Sunny Street Sunshine TownBeijing 100000Address of the recipientDear Tan Yi,Greeting( Content of the letter) MessageYours sincerely,ClosingSun TingName of the senderWhat do we do if we want to write a letter of apology?Should we give some explanations?Useful expressions for making an apology. I apologize for I want to apologize for I am writing to apologize for any misunderstandingsI am writing to explain any misunderstandingsStep 3: explaining misunderstandingsChoose a recipient and write the letter of apology. Your letter should include the following: the purpose of the letter an explanation (information about taboos in different cultures) a closing phrase (to apologize again) (Students own address) (The date)Mr Hudson(The recipients address)Dear Mr Hudson,I am writing to apologize for the misunderstanding that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day.I felt rather strange when you would not get on the boat because you thought it was too crowded while I considered that there was a lot of space. Afterreading a magazine article, I know that people from the USA feel uncomfortable if others are too close to them. I know it is a matter of personal space. So now I understand why you did not want to get on the boat then.I feel very sorry for not having known this earlier. I hope you can forgive me for making you feel uncomfortable. I hope our next meeting will be happier.Your sincerely,(Students own name)Homeworkwriting a letter of apology