M6U3_Reading---Cultural_differences(1)

M6U3

Reading(1)

Cultural differences

Where, where

You wife is beautiful !

? ? ?

Everywhere is beautiful, for example: the hair, the eyes, the ears and the nose…

a joke caused by cultural differences

…

greeting waysCultural differences

festivals

table manners

body language

wedding customs

Fast reading1. How many people are involved in this dialogue/conversation? Where are they from? 2. How is the passage mainly organized?

Fast reading1. How many people are involved in this dialogue? Where are they from?Three:Ma Li ---

China?

Japan

Waled --- Brunei

Peter ---- the UK

Fast reading2. How is the passage mainly organized?

A. In order of time . B. By giving examples. C. By giving definitions. D. By offering statistics(数据).

Listen to the recording and tick the topics mentioned in the conversation.1. Greeting ways 2. Receiving presents 3. Eye contact 4. Wedding ceremonies

5. Colors6. Pointing gestures

7. Taking off shoes before entering a house8. Bonfire Night

Listen to the recording and tick the topics mentioned in the conversation.1. Greeting ways 2. Receiving presents 3. Eye contact 4. Wedding ceremonies

5. Colors6. Pointing gestures

7. Taking off shoes before entering a house8. Bonfire Night

Detailed reading

Topic 1: receiving presents(line5-15) In the west, when is it polite to open a present? Why?

In the west, when is it polite to open a present? Why?

In the west, it is polite to open a present as _____ soon ____ as someone gives you one. ____

This is because it is rude not to do so and people want to see the person’s reaction __________.

Topic 2: wedding ceremoniesIn Korea (19-22)

away drive bad spirits ______ To _______ ensure luck To ______ lucky Considered to be very ______

bride

bridegroom

Wedding in Brunei (line23-32)1. Where

do men and women sit in a

wedding reception in Brunei?2. What is not permitted at wedding reception in Brunei?

Where do men and women sit in a wedding reception in Brunei?

VSAll men sit with the bridegroom. All women sit with the bride.

The bridegroom and the bride should sit in separate areas. __________

Wedding in Brunei (line23-32)What is permitted & not permitted at wedding reception in Brunei?

√food

√soft drinks coffee

√tea

√

alcohol

×

Fill in the blanks.People probably wouldn’t get much sleep if you ______ lived near _______ where a wedding reception was being held, because they drumsto celebrate the wedding for play ______ hours afterwards, sometimes even _____________ throughout the night.

Topic 3: Pointing gesture (line35-38)Which finger should you point with in Brunei?

√

People in most countries point first finger . with their __________ however in Brunei offense They use cause ________

thumb

Result:In Brunei, they think it’s funny watching new foreign teachers trying to adjust _______ to pointing with _________ thumbs instead of first fingers.

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