Lesson 3 living abroad 刘玉玲

Module 4 –Unit 10

Vocabulary 1.Understand or know sth well2.the person just like a policeman 3. start suddenly 4. hurt: 5. great, excellent 6. look at sb without moving the eyes 7. say sth in a low voice 8. be careful 9. 为…送行 10. 皮毛 11. desire to eat, taste 12.look, air, part, or respect 13. 到达 ( n) 14. friendly 15. 指挥，实施

Lead-in

Chinese: You look pale. What's the matter? American: I'm feeling sick. A cold, maybe. Chinese: Go and see the doctor. Drink more water. Did you take any pills? Chinese medicine works wonderful. Would you like to try? Put on more clothes. Have a good rest. American: You are not my mother, are you?

why did the American misunderstand the Chinese?

Pre-reading

Discuss the following situations

After dinner, your friend is going to leave your home. What will you do to show your politeness?

How can we behave politely when we eat in a restaurant?

You wear a beautiful dress and your friend says it is good on you. What will you say then?

Situations

Rules for being polite in ChinaSay goodbye, walk the friend to the station, and welcome him / her to visit you next timeChat happily and enjoy the food; Keep on putting more food in the guest’s bowl Be shy and say it is cheap

Reading

Read the texts and find out the differences between Chinese and American culture. Situations Rules for being polite in Americasay goodbye, go back to the room, close the door whisper to each other, not give more food if the guest doesn’t ask for more

Feel happy, say thanks

Translate the phrases and sentences into English:1. 很费劲做某事 2.做事的方式 4.盯着某人 5. 很有胃口 6.一直做sth 7. 坚持做sth 9.为…送行 10.不起作用

have a difficult time (in) doing…the way of doing sth. / the way to do

3.一个美好的夜晚 a splendid evening stare at

have a good appetitekeep on doing sth

insist on doing sth

8.步行送我去车站 walk me to the station

see me offIt just did not work.

Voice your opinion1. What can you learn from the differences? Who is more courteous (modest), the Chinese or the American?

Do you understand the following pictures?

opinions

ways of Life

punctuality

handling problems

仿写句子： 1. Insist on sth. /doing sth. insist + that clause 1) 她坚持要我先去看她 She insisted on my going to see her first. She insisted that I (should) go to see her first. 2) 她坚持说那个杯子不是她打碎的。 She insisted that the glass was not broken by her.

仿写句子： 2. What he did was amazing. 1) 他所做的事情给我留下了深刻的印象。 What he did impressed me deeply.

What he did has a deep impression on me.2) 他说的话听起来有道理。 What he said sounds reasonable.

仿写句子：

3. I had a similar experience the last time I visited China. 1) 上次我去北京时，我给我的朋友买了很多礼物。 I bought a lot of presents for my friend the last time I went to Beijing. 2) 第一次见到

她，我就知道我们会成为好朋友。 I knew we would be good friends the first time I met her.

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