Lesson3Whatdoyouthinkofyourlifeabroad?Haveyoueverbeenabroad?WhatdoyouthinkChinaisfamousfor?WhatabouttheU.S.A?1.InChinaperhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesaWesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguests.Informaldinners,therearealways“public”chopsticksandspoonsforthispurpose,butsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.cultureinChinaandtheU.S.A.2.Itisalwayspolitetoeatthefood.Ifyoudonoteatit,justleavethefoodintheplate.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed.Whenyouhavehadenough,justsayso,oryouwillalwaysovereat!3.InWesterncountries,don’ttakeanyfooduntilthehosttakeupherknifeandfork.ShewillnotactliketheChinesehostandinviteyoutostartfirst.Whenshebegins,thatmeansyoucanalsostart.•4.HelpYourselfandrefuseifaservantpassesfoodaround.Itispolitetotakesomeofeverythingthatispassedtoyou.Butifthereissomethingyoumaynotlike,youmayquietlysay:"No,thankyou.”3.InWesterncountries,don’ttakeanyfooduntilthehosttakeupherknifeandfork.ShewillnotactliketheChinesehostandinviteyoutostartfirst.Whenshebegins,thatmeansyoucanalsostart.•4.HelpYourselfandrefuseifaservantpassesfoodaround.Itispolitetotakesomeofeverythingthatispassedtoyou.Butifthereissomethingyoumaynotlike,youmayquietlysay:"No,thankyou.”•5.Itisimpoliteforaguesttoleavethetableduringameal,orbeforethehostessgivesthesignalattheend.Whenthehostessindicatesthatthedinnerisover,shewillstarttorisefromherseatandalltheguestswillrisefromtheirsatthesametime.Infact,differentcountriesorevendifferentareashavedifferentcustoms.Inordertoavoidgettingconfused,wemustlearnmoreabouttheothercountries.AnddoastheRomansdo.Whatwouldyoulearnbyworkingorstudyinginaforeigncountry?Howdifficultdoyouthinkitistoadjusttothecustomsofanothercountry?Doyouknowanyonewhohasspentsometimeinanothercountry?Whatdidtheyfindthatwassimilartoordifferentfromourcountry?Listenandlearnthenewvocabulary.Readthetextanddecideifthesesentencesaretrue,falseorwithnoinformationprovided.1.JinLifoundtheAmericanwayoflifefamiliarsoonafterherarrivalintheUSA.2.WeknowJinLihasatleastoneAmericanfriend.3.WangLeineverwentbacktotherestaurantinNewYorkagain.NITNI4.MartinstayedinChinawithalocalfamily.5.Tomcouldn’tunderstandwhyhisfriend’sgrandfatherwantedtogowithhimtothebusstation.6.Tinawasafriendofthetouristguide.TFNI(1)JinLiAfeltamazedthathisfriend’sgrandfatherinsistedonwalkinghimtothestation.(2)WangLeiBfeltthatChinesearewelcomingfromafactthathestillgotmorefoodevenbysaying“No,thankyou”.(3)MartinCfeltthatChinesearemodestandnotusedtoacceptingcompliments(恭维话）whentheyarepraisedfacetoface.(4)TomDfeltthathewasn’twelcomeafterhisAmericanfriendclosedthedoorassoonastheysaidgoodbye.(5)TinaEfeltembarrassedbecauseshetalkedloudlywithherfriendinanAmericanrestaurant.Matchthefivepersonswiththeirfeelingsofcultureshock.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostinterestingtoyouwhenyouvisitacityforthefirsttime,itspeople,itsfoodoritsarchitecture?Findthewordsinthetextswhichmeanthefollowing.1.likingtomeetandtalktonewpeople2.adesireforfood3.speakveryquietly4.part5.careful6.tasty7.excellent8.lookatsomethingforalongtimewithoutmovingyoureyesappetiteaspectyummycautiouswhisperoutgoingsplendidstareThecustomsaredifferentindifferentcountries.Nowcomparethesefollowingcustomsinchinaandwesterncountries.1.Whenyouleaveafriend’shome,heclosethedoorbehindyou.A.Youfeelyouarenotwelcome.B.Heisimp...
