1新视野大学英语读写教程第四册教案B4U52Unit5Whyculturecounts*TeachingObjectives:StudentswilllearntouseEnglishto1.TotalkaboutastereotypeofChineselanguageandculture2.Tofurtherunderstandthetext3.Toapplythephrasesandsentencepatterns4.Tomastertheparagraph(essay)writingskill*TimeAllotment:eachunit8classes1st---2ndclasses:PartIWarmingup1.Lead-in:Backgroundintroductionandtheme-relatedquestionsforwarmingup2.Understandingofthetext:DetailedunderstandingfocusonReadingStrategyincludingTopicSentence,KeyWords,LogicWords,ReadingCluesetc.inordertohelpstudentshaveabetterunderstandingaboutthepassagebyaskingsomequestionsaboutit.3rd--4thclasses:PartIITextStudy3.ReadinginDepth:StructureAnalysis,Summary,Difficultsentencesanalysis4.LanguageFocus:MorepracticeinLanguagePoints(languagepointsexplanation,SentencePatterns,UsefulExpressions)5th—6thclasses:PartIIIReflection5.Criticalthinking:Morespeakingpracticeindiscussionrelatedtostereotypesofaforeigncountryandhowtodealwithculturaldifferences.6.WritingPractice:Essaywriting•Afrustratingexperience•Anunforgettableexperience•Adifficultdecision7th—8thclasses:PartIVAssignment7.Post-readingactivities:reviewwordsandexpressions,role-play,exercises,etc8.SectionB:FocusonfastreadingandPracticeinreadingskill3UNIT5SectionASpeakingChineseinAmericaPartIWarmingup1.Lead-in:1)AnswerQuestionsQ1.SomeWesternersthinkthatChinesepeopletendtoavoidsaying“no”directly.WhatarethecommonwaysinwhichtheChineseexpressdisagreement,rejectionorrefusalindailycommunication?Tips:Chinesepeoplegenerallyuseexpressionslike“possiblyno”or“I’mafraiditwon’twork”tosay“no”toothers.Thismakesthemlessdirectingivingrejections.Q2.AreallChineseso“discreetandmodest”thattherearen’tevenwordsfor“no”?Tips:No.Whenpeoplewithgreaterauthorityorpowersay“no”tothoseinalowerstatus(e.g.parentstochildren),theycanbeverydirectandstraightforward,e.g.“absolutelyno”.2)ListenandtalkListentoaradioprogramoncomplimentsinAmericanEnglish.Completetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Q1.WhatarethecommonstructuresAmericansusetocomplimenteachother?(a)Whata…!(e.g.“Whatanicehat!”)(b)___________________________________(Giveonestructureandoneexample)Tips:Ilikeyour…(e.g.“Ilikeyourhat.”)Iloveyour…(e.g.“Iloveyourshoes.”)Q2.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesinhowpeoplecomplimenteachotherandhowtheyrespondtoacompliment?Tips:Yes,thetraditionalwayistosaysomethingtoshowthatweortheobjectweownisnotthatgood.Forexample,wemaysay“哪里”(meaning“itisnothing”).Butinmoderndays,manypeoplehaveadoptedtheEnglishwayofrespondingtoacompliment.Theysay“thankyou”veryoftentoo.3)CompounddictationChinaiscastingsuchahuge__________ontheUnitedStatesthatmanyAmericansare______________tolearntheChineselanguage_____________retaintheircompetitiveedge.“InterestinlearningChineseamongAmericanyouthandtheirparentshasgrowndramaticallyinthepastfiveyears.”saidVivienStewart,vicepresidentattheAsiaSociety,aUSgrouptryingto__________________betweenAmericansandthepeoplesofAsiaandthePacific.China’sdramaticrisetonearsuperpower________anditstellingeffectspolitically,economically,and___________aredrivingtheinteresttolearnthelanguage,expertssay.From4_________________tohighschools,studiesbytheAsiaSocietyshow,thereisa“rapidrise”in__________amongpupilstostudytheChineselanguage.TheChineserichculturaltraditionsandblossomingeconomymeanthatisnow______________allofourstudentstobebetterpreparedtoengagethemand_______opportunitiestogether,”saidMichaelLevine,AsiaSociety’sexecutivedirectorofeducation.Keys:shadow,scrambling,inabidto,bridgethegap,status,culturally,kindergartens,interest,essentialfor,seize.2.CulturalBackground:ChineseAmericansDiscusswithyourpartnerthefollowingquestions:1)WhatdoesChineseAmericansreferto?Tips:Theterm“ChineseAmericans”referstoAmericansofChinesedescent.ItalsoincludesthosewithpartialChineseancestry.2)WhatstereotypesofChineseAmericansaredepictedinthemedia?Tips:·ChineseAmericansare“foreign”and“unassimilated”.·Chinesearealienpredators.·ChineseAmericansarerestrictedtoclichédoccupations.·ChineseAmericansarepolite.·ChineseAmericansasawholeareamodelminority.3)WhatarethepopularcolumnsinthehistoryoftheNewYorkTimesMagazine?Tips:Someofthepopularcolumnsinthehistoryofthemagazineare“OnLanguage”,“TheEthicist”,“Consumed”,and“TheFunnyPages”.PartIITextStudy1.GlobalReading:TipsforReading:AGoodReadershould1)Trytobecomeanactivereader.2)Learntoaskmorequestions.(what,why,how)3)Dotheefficientreading.(keypoints,topicsentence,keywords,locatingwords,necessaryandsufficient)4)Developahabitofmarkingduringreading.1.1AnswerQuestions1)Whydidtheauthor’smotherdescribeherSau-saubyusingtheexpression“nominalcourtesy”atthedinner?(Para.1)Tips:Shejustpretendedtobepolite.(ateupthedishintheend;althoughshedidn’twantitatfirst.)2)Whentheauthor’smotherofferedthelastscallopfromthegarlicseafooddish,Sau-sau’sresponse:(Para.2)Tips:53)Whatdidtheauthor’smothersuggestastherightwayfortheChinesetorespondatthedinnertableinAmerica?(Para.8)Tips:Theysaydirectlywhethertheywanttohaveanythingornot.Theywouldratherthanrefuseforthesakeofpolitenesseveniftheyinfactwanttoeatit.4)Howdidthea