CulturaldifferencesManypeoplelikechattingonline,especiallyyoustudents.Youmusthavemanye-pals.Whatdoyouthinkofonlinechat?Doyouthinkitisreallyagoodwaytoknowmorethingsandmakemorefriends?Haveyoueverexperiencedanyfunnythingsorawkwardsituationswhenchattingwithyourcyberfriends?FastreadingGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage34.•ListeningListentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:TheAmerican/theBritishAboutThanks-givingTheAmerican/theBritishAboutPresentsTheybothopenitwhenreceivingitTheAmerican:talkmuchaboutThanksgivingtheBritish:knownothingaboutitTheBritish/theItalianAbouttheweddingTheguestsgivepresentstothenewly-wedsintheUKwhileitisoppositeinItalyPeoplefromBrunei/peopleinsomeothercountriesPointingtoothersPeopleinBruneipointwiththeirthumbwhileotherswiththeirfirstfingerPeoplefromBrunei/theBritishAbouttheweddingMenandwomensitindifferentareainBruneiandwithnoalcoholintheweddingWhatmighthappenifpeoplehadnoideaofothercountries’cultures?Doyouthinkitmightresultinembarrassmentorinconvenience?Whatdoyouthinkabout“cultureshock”?Doyouknowmoreinformationaboutculturaldifferences?Inmostcountries,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans‘yes’.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean‘no’.InSouth-eastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying‘I’veheardyou.’IntheUnitedStated,whensomeoneputshisthumbup,Itmeans‘Everythingisallright.’However,inSardiniaofItalyandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.•LanguagePoints1.accumulatesomemoreinformationaboutculturaldifferences(line2)Byinvestingwiselysheaccumulatesafortune.通过英明的投资,她积累了一笔财富.Dustordirtwillsoonaccumulateifahouseisnotcleanedregularly.如果房子不正常打扫,尘埃很快堆积.2.Weexperienceculturaldifferencesallthetime(line6)TheletterIwassearchingforwasinmypocketallthetime.1.我刚才在寻找的信一直在我的口袋里.1.experiencestress/thesenseoffearteaching/workingexperienceanunforgettableexperience2.Sheleavesthelightonallthetime.他总是让灯亮着相关短语:atalltimes随时;永远atonetime一度;从前atatime每次;依次atthetime在那时attimes有时;间或behindtime迟,晚aheadoftime提前forthetimebeing暂且intime及时;迟早,最后onceuponatime从前ontime准时takeone’stime慢慢来高考链接（2005福建）----Cantheprojectbefinishedasplanned?----Sure,______itcompletedintime,we’llworktwomorehoursaday.A.havinggotB.togetC.gettingD.get1.-Ifyoukeepon,you'llsucceed______A.intimeB.atonetimeC.atthesametimeD.ontimeA2.Don'tallspeakatonce!________,please.A.EachatonetimeB.OnebyonetimeC.OneforeachtimeD.OneatatimeD高考联结3.getexcited:(line13)(变得)兴奋起来Hegotexcitedwhenheheardthenews.当他听到这个消息的时候变得兴奋起来.Note:（1）get+p.p.使自己处于某种状态和情况；或表被动意义。如：getdressed穿上getmarried结婚getburnt烧伤，晒黑了getpaid得以付钱getdrunk喝醉酒getstarted开始（2）get+adj.表示达到某种状态或情况getwell/bored/hungry/worried/fat/fit/cold,etc.1.Insummeroureyesshouldget_____fromthesun.A.separatedB.preventedC.protectedD.burntC高考联结2.Sarah,hurryup.I'mafraidyouwon'thavetimeto________beforetheparty.A.getchangedB.getchangeC.getchangingD.gettochangeA3.Cleaningwomeninbigcitiesusuallyget________bythehour.A.payB.payingC.paidD.topayC4.Hegetsexcitedwheneveritcomestothistopic(line13)(1)toreachaparticularpointorstate:Hishaircomesrightdowntohisshoulders.他的头发刚好到他的肩.Thewarhadjustcometoanend(=ended).战争刚刚结束.(2)tobe...
