Unit3Module6DesignedbyYuepingZhangfromFurenHighSchool,Wuxi(August,2006)WelcometotheUnitQuestions:1.Whatdoeseachofthefollowinggesturesmean?2.DoChinesepeopleusesuchgestures?3.Canyoushowussomeothergestures?Guessthemeaningofeachgesture:1.Atestonculturalawareness:Guessthemeaningofthefollowinggesture.Goodluckoreverythinggoeswell.Someonemustbecrazy.Idon’tknoworIhavenoidea.Ican’t/didn’thearyou.That’senoughorit’salloverforme.‘Thumbdown’signindicatesrefusalorrejection.Somethingisabitsuspicious/oddhere.Comehere.‘OK’intheUSA.InItaly,‘Hello’;inMalaysian,‘Comehere’.‘Oh,Iforgot’orasignofsurprise.‘Slowdown’,‘Relax’,orWaitasecond’.Guessthemeaningofeachgesture:4.HowdoweChineseusuallygreeteachothernow?5.Howdopeoplefromdifferentcountriesgreeteachother?(Fillintheform)nationalitywayofgreetingThailandSouthAmericaTheMiddleEastTheUSADutchJapanputone’shandstogether/pressone’spalmstogetherandbowslightlyhugeachothertouchnosesshakehandsfirmlykissonbothcheeksbowtoeachotherPracticetalkingaboutculturaldifferencesinpairswiththeinformationintheform.Youmightfollowthepatternsbelowifyoulike.A:It’sstrange/interesting/fascinating/funnythat….Whatdoyouthink?/Howdoyoufindit?/What’syouropinionabout…?B:Iagree./Ithinkit’sgoodmanners/polite/acceptableto…Well,Ithinkit’sjustlikethewaywe…SorryIdon’tthinkso./It’sbadmanners/rude/notacceptableto…Discussion:1.Whydoyouthinkthatweshouldlearnculturaldifferencesbetweendifferentnations?2.Whichofthefollowingwordsindicatetherightattitudestowardsculturaldifferences?Toexperiencedifferentcultures;togetabetterunderstanding…;tohelpstrengthenrelationswith…;toavoidunnecessarymistakesandembarrassment;tocommunicatefreelyandeffectively,tobeapolitePerson,etc.A.respectB.tolerateC.lookdownuponD.appreciateE.hateF.understandG.rejectABDFAguessinggame:Matchtheidiomswithitsmeaning.()1.Withopenarms.()2.Tokeepastraightface.()3.Toputyourheadstogether.()4.Tobeallears.()5.Toshrugsomethingoff.()6.Tobeinoverone’shead.()7.Tokeepone’snoseoutofsomeone’sbusiness()8.Topullalongface.()9.Toletone’shairdown.a.Todisregardingsth.b.Tobeinvolvedinaprojectthatistoodifficult.c.Toactcasually,tobeoneself.d.Tolistenattentively.e.Toworktogetherwithsomeone;toshareinformation.f.Nottoshowone’struefeeling;nottolaughundermostcircumstancesg.Toshowthatoneisannoyed.h.Topayattentiontoonlyone’sownconcerns.i.Inawelcomeandenthusiasticmanner.ifedabhgcReadingPredictionAccordingtothetitleoftheunit‘Understandingeachother’,guesswhatthereadingismainlyabout.While-readingquestions:Skimtofindtheanswers:1.Whatisthestyleofthetext?2.Whatisthethemeofthediscussion?3.WhichcountryisWaledfrom?4.WheredoesPetercomefrom?5.DoeseveryoneinBruneiwearyellow?Aninternetchatroomdiscussion.Culturaldifferences.Brunei.TheUK.No.Yellowisthecolorfortheroyalfamilyonly.Scan1.Howmanysubjectsofculturaldifferencesarementionedinthechat?2.Whatarethey?3.Arrangetheminrightorder.(DoC2onp.36)4.Howmanyexamplesareusedinthispassageandwhat’stheirfunction?Seven.Weddings,shoes,presents,USA/UKculturaldifferences;andAmericancelebration/Thanksgiving;colourofclothing;wayofpointing(gestures)1.accumulate(L2)_____2.unbelievable(L9)_____3.embarrassing(32)_____4.newly-weds(34)_____5.souvenir(L35)_____6.clarify(L36)_____7.participate(L39)_____8.bridegroom(L40)_____Guessingfromthecontext:a.Amanwhohasjustbeenmarriedb.Athingyoukeeptohelpyourememberapla...
