Unit3Understandingeachother●TaskWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandingsSkillsbuilding1:completingatextInthispart,youwilllearnhowtocompleteatextbylistening.Youareexpectedtolearnwhattodobeforeandafterlisteningandhowtousetheskillsinpractice.1.Readtheguidelinesonpage42.Readtheinstructionsoutandmakesureyouunderstandthefourtipsaboutwhatyoushoulddobeforeyoulisten.Whatisthefirstthingyouneedtodobeforelistening?Whyshouldwedothis?Whatshouldwedonext?Howcanwedecidewhatthemissingwordsprobablyare?Whatisthefourththingabout?2.Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoafterwehavefinishedapassage?(Proofreadittoensurethatitmakessenseandcheckwhetherthereareanymistakesinit,includeanyspellingmistakes.)Rememberthatitisveryimportanttoreviewthetextandmakesuretherearenomistakesormissingwords.Step1:showingforeignvisitorsaround1.GoovertheinstructionstofindoutwhatyouaregoingtodoinPartA.ReadthediaryandtrytoguesswhateachofthemissingwordsisbyusingthemethodsyouhavelearntinSkillsbuilding1.Youcandothisinpairs.2.Listeningpractice:Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissingwords.Youmaycheckyourguessesatthesametime.TapescriptLiLin:Well,Ithinkthatwasagreatday.WeshowedthethreevisitorsaroundBeijingandIthinktheyenjoyedit.Whatweretheirnamesagain?ZhuQing:Well,therewasMrSinghfromIndia,MrTakashifromJapanandMrHudsonfromtheUSA.LiLin:Yes,Ithoughtitwasagooddayandwemanagedtovisitquiteafewplaces.Wedidhaveafewstrangeincidentsthough,didn’t?ZhuQing:Mmm,itwasveryoddhowMrSinghreactedwhenyouheldoutyourlefthand.Hewouldn’tshakehandswithyou!LiLin:Also,hegotabitupsetintherestaurantandrefusedtotrytheblackpepperbeeronthemenu.Ithoughtmostpeoplelikedblackpepperbeef.Perhapshewouldhavepreferredbeefandonions.ZhuQing:AllthevisitorsIhavetakentothatrestaurantbeforehavereallyenjoyedit.MrTakashiandMrHudsonlikedit.MrTakashiseemedtohaveareallygoodtime.HeaskedsomanyquestionsintheForbiddenCitythatIthinkIknowthehistoryverywellnow!Hemusthavetakenaboutahundred用心爱心专心115号编辑photosinadayandhekeptbuyinglotsofgifts.Somewereveryexpensive.OnethingInoticedthoughwasthathewasalwaysgivingpeoplehisbusinesscard.Hedidn’tlookveryhappywhenIjustputinmypocket.Also,itwasveryconfusingwhenhekeptmakinganokaysign.Wejustdidn’tknowwhathewanted.LiLin:MrHudsonthoughttheSummerPalacewasamazingbuthegotabitupsetbeforewegotontheboat.Itwasreallyapainthathewantedtowaitforthenextboatashethoughtthefirstonewastoocrowded.Ithoughttherewasplentyofspaceonit.Well,Isupposeweshouldvolunteertoshowanothersetofvisitorsaroundnextyear----atleastwegettoimproveourEnglish!AnswersA:(1)three(2)strange(3)upset(4)shakehands(5)beef(6)gifts(7)businesscards(8)OK(9)crowded(10)space3.Listentothetapeagainandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:Whichtouristattractionsdidthetwostudentsshowthethreeforeignersaround?(TheForbiddenCityandtheSummerPalace.)WhydidthewriterfeelstrangeaboutMrSingh?(Becausehelookedupsetwhenthewriterheldouthislefthandtoshakehandswithhim.)WhereisMrSinghfrom?(HeisfromIndia.)WhereisMrTakashifrom?(He’sfromJapan.)DoyouthinktheOKsignmadebyMrTakashimeans‘verygood’or‘great’?(No.)Whywouldn’tMrHudsongetontheboat?(Hethoughtitwastoocrowded.)1.ReadthefirstparagraphofPartBandfindoutwhattheword‘taboo’means.YoucangobacktothediaryentryinPartA.Thenreadtherestofthearticleandcirclethetaboosindifferentcultures.FindoutthereasonwhyMrTakashididnotlookveryhappywhenthestudentjustputhisbusinesscardinhispocket.Answ...
