CanyougreetyourpartnerinaJapaneseway?ThenpleasetrytheThailandway.AgameGreetingwaysLookatthefollowingpictures,thenshowusthevariouswaysofgreeting.Chinese/AmericanwayArabianwaySouthAmericanwayDutchwayEatingandclothesFestivalsWeddingcustomsBodylanguageCulturaldifferencesgreetingwayseatingandclothesfestivalsweddingcustomsbodylanguageReadthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhichcountryisWaledfrom?WaledisfromBrunei.2.WheredoesPetercomefrom?PetercomesfromtheUK.3.WhatdoesMaLithinkaboutlearningaboutculturaldifferences?Shethinksthatitisagoodwaytounderstandmoreabouteachother.Listenandtickthetopicsthatarementionedinthisdialogue.1.USA/UKculturaldifference2.eyecontact3.weddingtraditions4.gesture5.tablemanners6.openingpresents7.waystogointoone’shouse8.funeral9.greetingReadthesentencesbelowanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtotheconversation.1.InKorea,itisbelievedthathenscandrivebadspiritsawayfromtheweddingceremony.2.ThebridegroomandbridehavetositindifferentareasattheweddingreceptioninBrunei.FT3.PeopleinBruneicelebratetheweddingbysinginganddancingthroughoutthenight.4.IntheUK,peopletakeofftheirshoesbeforeenteringsomeone’shouse.5.Therecanbegreatculturaldifferencesevenbetweenpeoplewhospeakthesamelanguage.FFT1.IntheWest,whenisthepolitetimetoopenapresent?Why?Youshouldopenapresentwhenyoureceiveit,becausepeoplewanttoseehowyoureact.2.WhatsurprisedPeterabouttheweddinginBrunei?Theyhadalivehenandarooster.Answerthefollowingquestions.3.WhatdrinkisnotpermittedataweddinginBrunei?Alcoholisnotpermitted.4.HowdopeopleinBruneipoint?Why?Theyusetheirthumbtopoint,becausepointingwiththeirfirstfingercancauseoffence.5.WhatBritishfestivalarePeter’sAmericanfriendsnotfamiliarwith?TheyarenotfamiliarwithBonfireNight.6.WhatkindoffooddoBritseatatthisfestival?Theyeathotdogsandotherfoodthatcanbecookedoverthefire.IloveyoumorethanI'veeverlovedanywoman.AndI'vewaitedlongerforyouthanI'vewaitedforanywomanFillinthetableaccordingtothepassage.CulturaldifferencesIndealingwithpresentsWesternersconsiderit1._______toopenapresentwhengivenone.Intheweddingtraditions·InKorea，thereisa2.______henandaroosterasapartoftheweddingceremony.·Roostersarebelievedtodrivebadspiritsawayandhenscan3._________goodluck.·Thenewly-wedsare4.__________fromeachotherintheweddingreceptioninBrunei.·Alcoholisnot5.___________．InthecommonlifeofBrunei·Peopleusetheir6.__________topoint.·Itisappropriatetotakeoff7._____beforegoinginsidetheBruneianhouses.politeliveensureseparatedpermittedthumbshoesInthetraditional8._______betweenAmericaandBritainThereisnoBonfireNightinAmericawhiletheBritish9._________ityearly.Learningabout10.__________differencesisagoodwaytounderstandmoreabouteachother.festivalcelebrateculturalConsolidation•MaLineedssomehelponherhomeworkabout1.__________differences.SoshechatswithWaledandPeter.WaledisfromBruneiandPetercomesfromtheUK.Throughthechat，sheunderstandsalotmoreaboutdifferentculturesandwhatis2._____________behavior.Forexample，whenyou3.__________apresentinEngland，whatshouldyoudo？culturalappropriatereceive•Besides，sheknowsalotabouthowpeople4.___________theweddingceremonyinKoreaandwhenyouareinBruneiwhichfingeryoushouldusetopoint.What’smore，PeteralsotellsherhowtheycelebrateBonfireNightintheUK.Itreallyhelpsher5.______herhomeworkandshealsorealizes6.___________aboutculturaldifferencesisagoodwayto7._____________moreabouteachother.celebratewithlearningunderstand•Enjoyajoke(Tom--CanadianMaLi--Chinese)Tom:Todayyoulookverybeautiful!MaLi:Where!Where!Tom:Everywhere!Well,youreyes,mouth,longarms...•What’syouranswer?•Thankyou.Whatarethebenefitsoflearningdifferentcultures?•—toexperiencedifferentcultures;•—togetabetterunderstanding…;•—tohelpstrengthenrelationswith…;•—toavoidunnecessarymistakesand•embarrassment;•—tocommunicatefreelyandeffectively;•—tobeapolitepersonVoiceyouropinion•Whichofthefollowingwordsindicatetherightattitudestowardsculturaldifferences?A.respectB.tolerateC.lookdownuponD.appreciateE.hateF.understandG.refuserespecttolerateappreciateunderstandWheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Conclusion
