UUnniitt33UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinnggeeaacchhootthheerrPeriod1welcometotheunitTeachingobjectives:1.Enablestudentstogetageneralideaofdifferentwaysofgreetingeachotherindifferentcountries.2.Askstudentstothinkaboutthepossibleproblemsthatmaybecausedbythesedifferences.3.Helpstudentsknowmoreaboutdifferentcustoms.4.Helpstudentsformcorrectattitudestowardsforeigncultures.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inAskstudentstosaywhattheyknowabouttheChinesewaysofgreeting.InChina,ifwemeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,weusuallygreeteachotherbyshakinghandsandsaying‘Howdoyoudo?’or‘Nicetomeetyou!’.However,betweenfamiliarpeople,weusuallysay‘Haveyouhadyourmeal?’or‘Whereareyougoing?’.Step2Picturetalking1.Lookatthesixpicturescarefully.Thenmatchthedifferentwaysofgreetingwiththecountries.Waysofgreetingandcountriesorareas(1)puttingtheirhandstogetherandbowingslightly(Thailand)(2)kissingeachotherononecheekandthentheother(Holland)(3)greetingeachotherbytouchingnoses(theMiddleEast)(4)huggingeachother(SouthAmerica)(5)shakinghandswitheachother(theUSA)(6)bowingtoeachother(Japan)Asksomestudentstodescribethegreetingsusingthefollowingsentencepatterns.(1)In…,peoplegreetingeachotherbydoingsth/withsth.(2)In…,peopledosth(togreeteachother)whenmeetingeachother.(3)In…,youcanexpectedtobedonewhenyoumeetsomeone.(4)In…,thenormalgreetingisa…2.ArethesewaysofgreetingthesameasthewaysChinesepeoplegreeteachother?WhatwouldyouthinkifyousawChinesepeopledoingtheseinChina?(Iwouldthinkthattheywereverystrange.)Whatmayhappenwhenpeoplewithdifferentgreetinghabitsmeet.?(Maybetheywillfeelembarrassedorbeinvolvedinawkwardsituations.)IfyoumetpeoplefromtheMiddleEastforthefirsttimewithoutknowinganythingabouttheirwaysofgreeting,howwouldyoureact?Step3DiscussionAskstudentstoreadthethreequestionsunderthesixpicturesandmakesurethateveryoneknowsthemeaningsofthequestions.Thendividetheclassinto3groupstodiscussthe3questions.Afterfinishing,askonegrouptoreporttheiranswerstotheclass.(1)InEnglish-speakingcountries,therearesomeformalgreetings,suchas‘Howareyou?’‘Howdoyoudo?’and‘Howhaveyoubeen?’.Therearealsosomeinformalwaysofgreeting.Forinstance,peopleoftengreetothersthattheyknowwellwith‘Hi’‘Hello’’Hithere’or‘What’sup?’.(2)Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,thereareculturaldifferences.PeopleintheWestmightfeelatalosswhentheyhearChinesepeoplegreetthembyaskingwhethertheyhaveeatenornot.(3)OnecustomthatisdifferentintheWestandinChinaiswhattosaywhensomeonegivesyouacompliment.InChina,mostpeoplewouldusuallyshowsomecourtesiesfirstandthengiveacomplimentinreturntotheperson,butinWesterncountries,itispolitetoacceptthecomplimentbysaying‘Thankyou.’Step4TureorFalseShowstudentsmoreinformationaboutculturaldifferences;makesurethatstudentshaveabasicunderstandingonculturaldifference.1.Westernerstendtoavoidusing13.(T)2.Noddingyourheadupanddownalwaysmeansyes.(F)3.Usually,oneshouldnevergiveaclockasagiftinChina.(T)4.NeverpointtoanythingwithyourfootinVietnam(越南).(T)5.YoucanpasssomethingtoanolderpersonwithonehandinKorea.(F)6.InCanada,it’sOKtoarriveearlyifyouareinvitedtosomeone’shouse?(F)Step5HomeworkPPeerriioodd22Reading(1)TeachingObjectives:Enablestudentstogetageneralideaofdifferentwaysofgreetingeachotherindifferentcountries.Makesurethestudentscanlearnhowtotalkaboutculturaldifferencesandcustoms;Getthestudentstomasterusefulvocabularyandsentences.Teachingimportance:Thestudentsareexpectedtoputtheskillintopractice.Teachingaid:Themedia.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Lead-inHowdoChinesepeoplegreeteachotherinformalsituations?Peoplearoundtheworldhavetheirownwaysofgreetingeachother.Someofthewaysarefamiliartouswhileothersseemratherstrange.Ifwedon’tknowabouttheirgreetingways,maybewewouldfeelembarrassed(mightbeinvolvedinawkwardsituations).Itmaycausemisunderstanding.Haveatest.Checkifthestudentsknowsomethingaboutdifferentwaysofgreetings.Discussion:Whydoyouthinkpeopleindifferentcountriesgreeteachotherindifferentways?Thereareculturaldifferences.Weneedtounderstandculturaldifferencestoavoidmistakesincommunication.Todaywearegoingtoreadadialoguerelatedtoculturaldifferences.Maligoesonlinetochattoothersaboutthistopicandfindinformation.Step2FastreadingReaddialoguefastandanswersomequestions1.WhichcountryisWaledfrom?Brunei2.WheredoesPetercomefrom?UK3.DoeseveryoneinBruneiwearyellow?No,theydon’t.OnlytheSultanandhisfamilydoStep3FurtherreadingⅠPleasespotthetopicsthatarementionedinthisdialogue1.ThanksgivingT2.eyecontact3.weddinginBruneiT4.WeddinginItalyisdifferentfromoneintheUK.T5.bodylanguage6.Commonpeoplecan’twearyellow.T7.Peopleopenthepresentassoonasheisgivenit.T8.Chinesepeoplegreeteachotherbyshakinghands.9.Takeoffshoesbeforegoinginsideahouse.T10.UsethumbtopointTIIPutthesubjectsofthedialogueinthecorrectorder.(exerciseonpage36)IIIAnswerthefollowingquestions1.Whatdoesthanksgivingcelebrate?It’stodowithcelebratingthefirstharvestafterthesettlersfromEuropewenttoliveintheUSA.2.Whatiseatenatthanksgiving?Thehugeturkey.3.IntheWest,whenisthepolitetimetoopenapresent?Why?Inthewest,itispolitetoopenapresentwhensomeonegivesyouone.Becausepeoplewanttoseetheperson’sreaction.4.Whydogu