ReadingCulturaldifferencesStep1:Lead-inManypeoplelikechattingonline,especiallyyoustudents.Youmusthavemanye-pals.Whatdoyouthinkofonlinechat?Doyouthinkitisreallyagoodwaytoknowmorethingsandmakemorefriends?Haveyoueverexperiencedanyfunnythingsorawkwardsituationswhenchattingwithyourcyberfriends?Now,wewillreadanInternetchatroomconversation.Surelyyouwillknowallabouttheseafteryoureadit.Sometimesonlinechatdoesbenefitusalot.Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage34.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.Answers1.HeisfromBrunei.2.HecomesfromUK.3.No,theydon’t.OnlytheSultanandhisfamilydo.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation.1.Let’sreadthepassageagainandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage36.AnswersC11.ThanksgivingDayisheldtocelebratethefirstharvestaftertheEuropeansettlerswenttoliveintheUSA.2.Turkey.3.IntheWest,thepolitetimetoopenapresentiswhensomeonegivesittoaperson,becausetheyliketoseetheperson’sreaction.4.Guestsexpectpresentsasasouvenirtorememberthebigday.5.Alcohol.6.InBrunel,youshoulduseyourthumbtopointatthings.7.Inbothplaces,youshouldtakeoffyourshoesbeforegoinginsideahouse.C24731265Step4:Practice1.Let’scompletePartD(RefertothetextwhilecompletepartD)AnswersD1d2c3f4g5b6e7h8a2.Now,let’sreadMaLi’sdiaryaboutherchatroomdiscussion.Fillinblankswithcorrectwords.E1)traditions2)Thanksgiving3)harvest4)Europe5)celebrate6)weddings7)embarrassing8)presents9)rude10)thumbStep5:Post-readingactivities1.Nowlet’smakeupadialoguebyusingthequestionsinPartFonPage37.Workinpairsforafewminutesandthenpresentyourdialoguetothewholeclass.2.TherearealsoculturaldifferencesindifferentEnglish-speakingcountries.Forexample:Americansenjoyagoodsenseofhumour;theBritishtakeasomewhatdifferentviewandbelieveaformalapproachisthebestway;theAustraliansaremoreinformalandstraightforward,oftenenjoyingagoodlaughandcallingtheirclosefriendsornewacquaintancesbytheirfirstnames.1.Discussion:Whatmighthappenifpeoplehadnoideaofothercountries’cultures?Doyouthinkitmightresultinembarrassmentoninconvenience?Whatdoyouthinkabout“cultureshock”?2.Doyouknowmoreinformationaboutculturaldifferences?Inmostcountries,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans‘yes’.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean‘no’.InSouth-eastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying‘I’veheardyou.’IntheUnitedStated,whensomeoneputshisthumbup,itmeans‘Everythingisallright.’However,inSardiniaofItalyandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.Step6：LanguagePointsVocabularyWordsdifference,accumulate,topic,native,accent,tradition,celebration,settler,end-of-term,wedding,embarrassing,newly-wed,souvenir,clarify,participate,reception,bridegroom,bride,alcohol,drum,adjust,royal,analyse,excitement,misunderstand,summary,habit,custom,expectation,nationality,homeland,anyway,youth,wage,overseas,consultant,approval,ambition,incident,feast,pepper,proper,procedure,pocket,request,remark,religion,generally,certain,concern,greeting,slight,equally,tour,minority,swap,seal,account,bravery,mask,carve,spirit,claw,wolf,belief,ancestral,govern,steam,belong,plain,flat,power,peace,bow,arrow,retell,roastUsefulexpressionsincelebrationof,firstfinger,logoff,someday,takeup,giveout,holdup,bodylanguage,shakehands,businesscard,takepartin,huntfor,meetwith,belongto,havepoweroverSentencepatterns1.Hegetsquiteexcitedwheneveritcomestothistopic.2.Ifyouhadjoinedthechatroomtenminutesago,youwouldhaveknownwhatweweretalkingabout!3.ShouldyoucometoBrunei,youwouldhavetotakeoffyourshoes….Step7:Homework1.FinishPartsA1andA2onpage116intheworkbook.2.PreparethepartWordPower.
