Book1 Unit1 Friendship Reading Task

ReadingTaskChineseandWesternculturesBrainstorming-I----TalkingLivesidebyside?HongkongSingaporeVancouverMacaoWhat’sthelifelikeinsuchaplace?Pre-reading-Ialohalokahikokuaohanaleitobewithhappiness/goodbye/ourheartssingingtogetheronenesswithallpeoplehelpfamilyastringofflowersputovertheneckSkimmingThemeaning:HowmanywaysarethereforHawaiianstoshowtheirfriendship?ScanningWhatarethey?1.…thefirstway…?Hawaiianssay“aloha”toeachothertoshowfriendship.2.…thesecondway…?Theywelcomepeoplewith“lokahi”whichmeans“onenesswithallpeople”.Theygivevisitorsa“Lei”tomakethemfeelathome.3.…theirthirdway…?1.WhydomanydifferentpeoplescallHawaiitheirhome?2.HowdopeopleinHawaiigetonwithoneanother?3.HowcanpeopleinHawaiiliveinpeace?Carefulreading1.WhydomanydifferentpeoplescallHawaiitheirhome?It’sbecauseHawaiiisaplacewheremanycultureslivetogetherpeacefullyandco-operatewitheachother.2.HowdopeopleinHawaiigetonwithoneanother?Theytrytohelpeachothersothatallfeelstronger.Peoplearetoldthattheiractionsshouldbeasgentleasthewindblowingfromthesea.3.HowcanpeopleinHawaiiliveinpeace?Theysolvetheproblemswithunderstandingandtreatallpeopleasiftheyarepartofthesamefamily.Canyoufindsimilarthingsinourhometown?Howdoyoushowfriendshiptovisitors?Assignment