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Unit3UnderstandingeachotherCulturaldifferencesReadingFastReading1.WhichcountryisWaledfrom?WaledisfromBrunei.2.WheredoesPetercomefrom?PetercomesfromtheUK.3.DoeseveryoneinBruneiwearyellow?No.YellowistheroyalcolorfortheSultanandhisfamily.DetailedReading1.WhatdoesThanksgivingcelebrate?It’stodowithcelebratingthefirstharvestafterthesettlersfromEuropewenttoliveintheUSA.2.WhatiseatenatThanksgiving?Thehugeturkey.3.IntheWest,whenisthepolitetimetoopenapresent?Why?Inthewest,itispolitetoopenapresentwhensomeonegivesyouone.Becausepeoplewanttoseetheperson’sreaction.4.WhatcanyounotdrinkataweddinginBrunei?Alcohol.5.WhatshouldyoudoinsteadofpointingwithyourfirstfingerinBrunei?Pointingwithourthumb.6.WhatcustomsdoChinesecitiesandBruneihaveincommon?Takingshoesoffbeforeyougoinsidesomeone’shouse.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillinthetable.PeoplefromdifferentcountriesDifferentsituationsDifferentreactionsTheAmerican/theBritishAboutThanks-givingTheAmerican/theBritishAboutPresentsTheAmericanopenitwhenreceivingitwhiletheBritishnotTheAmerican:talkmuchaboutThanksgivingtheBritish:knownothingaboutitTheBritish/theItalianAbouttheweddingTheguestsgivepresentstothenewly-wedsintheUKwhileitisoppositeinItalyPeoplefromBrunei/peopleinsomeothercountriesPointingtoothersPeopleinBruneipointwiththeirthumbwhileotherswiththeirfirstfingerPeoplefromBrunei/theBritishAbouttheweddingMenandwomensitindifferentareainBruneiandwithnoalcoholintheweddingFillintheblanksMalihastodoherhomeworkon1______differences.Soshegoesonlinetochatwithothersandfindsome2__________sheneeds.ShegetstoknowEnglishandAmericanpeoplehave3__________differencesincultureeventhoughtheybothspeakEnglish.Forexample,TheBritishmaybe4_____whenAmericanstalkaboutthanksgivingandthehuge5________theyeat.culturalinformationunbelievablepuzzledturkeyTherearedifferent6______intheWestandtheEastWheytheygetpresents.Westernersliketoopenthemassoonastheygetthem.Thoughthereare7_______betweenwedding8________inthewest,therearealsodifferencesbetweendifferentwesterncountries.InItaly,guestsexcepttogetpresentsfromthe9________whiletheguestsareexpecttogivepresentstothemintheUK.reactionssimilaritiestraditionsnewly-wedsInBrunei,amaleguestshastositwiththe10_________andtheothermenanda11_______guesthastobewiththebridgeandtheotherwomeninadifferentarea.What’smore,ifyougotoBrunei,youshouldpointwithyour12______insteadofyourindexfinger.Youshouldn’twear13_____either.Appropriate14_______isalwayswelcome.SorememberwheninRome,doasthe_______5do.bridegroomfemalethumbyellowbehaviorRomansHomework1.WriteashortpassageaboutdifferencesbetweenthesouthernersandthenorthernersinChina.2.Finishtheworkbookexercises.