Unit 3《Period Five Task》課件2.ppt

1、Unit 3 Understanding each other,Task,Writing a letter to explain cultural misunderstandings,Skills building 1:,completing a text,Four tips about what you should do before you listen.,Read the text first so you understand the subject of the text and the type of words you are likely to hear.,Try to gu

2、ess the words that might be used to fill in the blanks.,Look for clues in the sentences and in the words before or after the blanks.,Decide if it is content words or grammar words that you are listening for.,What is the first thing you need to do before listening?,Why should we do this?,What should

3、we do next?,How can we decide what the missing words probably are?,What is the fourth thing about?,What do you think we should do after we have finished a passage?,(Proofread it to ensure that it makes sense and check whether there are any mistakes in it, include any spelling mistakes. ),Step 1: sho

4、wing foreign visitors around,Read the diary in Part A and try to guess what each of the missing words is by using the methods you have learnt in Skills building 1.,Listening practice:,Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words. You may check your guesses at the same time.,6 May Had a grea

5、t day yesterday. We showed (1)_ visitors around Beijing. They seemed to enjoy it although there were some (2)_ incidents. One man called Mr Singh looked very (3)_ when I put out my left hand to (4)_ with him. In the restaurant, we ordered a real feast, but he would not eat the black pepper (5)_. Mr

6、Takashi enjoyed the Forbidden City and asked so many questions. He spent lots of Money on (6)_. I have no idea what,three,strange,upset,shake hands,beef,gifts,He will do with them all and it took up a lot of time. He seemed to give out a lot of (7)_ and got a bit upset when my classmate did not go t

7、hrough the proper procedure and just put it in his pocket without looking at it. He kept making an (8)_ sign and my classmate and I thought it was a request, but just did not know what he wanted. Finally we went to the Summer Palace. There was a boat we could go on but we got held up as Mr Hudson re

8、marked that the boat was too (9)_. I thought there was lots of,business cards,ok,crowded,(10)_. However, showing visitors around is a great way to improve our English and hopefully we can do it again next year.,space,Listen to the tape again and try to answer the following questions:,Which tourist a

9、ttractions did the two students show the three foreigners around?,Why did the writer feel strange about Mr Singh?,Where is Mr Singh from?,Where is Mr Takashi from?,Do you think the OK sign made by Mr Takashi means very good or great?,Why wouldnt Mr Hudson get on the boat?,Which tourist attractions d

10、id the two students show the three foreigners around?,The Forbidden City and the Summer Palace.,Why did the writer feel strange about Mr Singh,Because he looked upset when the writer held out his left hand to shake hands with him.,Where is Mr Singh from?,He is from India.,Where is Mr Takashi from?,H

11、es from Japan.,Do you think the OK sign made by Mr Takashi means very good or great?,No.,Why wouldnt Mr Hudson get on the boat?,He thought it was too crowded.,OK,Read Part B and find out what the word taboo means. Circle the taboos in different cultures.,Find out the reason why Mr Takashi did not lo

12、ok very happy when the student just put his business card in his pocket.,Answers:,Part B: Paragraph 2, if you are from India, you may not eat beef because of your religion.,Paragraph 3,In India, it is impossible to shake hands or give someone something with your left hand. Japanese people may bow an

13、d even give out their business cards to greet others and get upset if people do not look at the cards carefully. So remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking.,Listen to your teacher who has travelled to the USA and Japan and fill in the blanks below.,People from the USA feel _ whe

14、n people stand too close to them. 2. In Japan, giving _ is very important. 3. The OK” sign is a positive sign in _. 4. In Japan, the “OK” sign is a request for _.,unfortable,gifts,the USA,small change,Skills building 2:,asking questions,？,Do you know?,Could you please tell me if/whether?,Please tell

15、 me if/whether,Who is?,Please tell me his/her name.,When/Where did?,Please tell me when/where,How did?,Do you know how to?,Why did?,Can you tell me the reason why?,Step 2: asking about cultural differences,Form your questions about the following things with the correct question words.,1. food some p

16、eople from India do not eat,What do some people from India not eat?,2. hand that should not be used to shake hands with or give things to people from India,Which hand shouldnt be used to shake hands with or give things to people from India?,3. thing Japanese people have to buy when they travel anywh

17、ere,What do Japanese people have to buy when they travel anywhere?,4. action you should take when a Japanese person gives you a business card,What should you do when a Japanese person gives you a business card?,5. meaning of the okay sign for Japanese people,What does the OK sign mean to Japanese pe

18、ople?,6. reason people from the USA do not like crowded places,Why do people from the USA not like crowded places?,Can you answer the above questions by referring to the article on page 43?,(1) Some people from India do not eat beef.,(2) The left hand shouldnt be used to shake hands with or give thi

19、ngs to people from India.,(3) When they travel anywhere, Japanese people have to buy many things.,(4) When a Japanese person gives you a business card, you should look at the card carefully.,(5) The OK sign means a request for some small change for Japanese people.,(6) People from the USA feel uncom

20、fortable if others are in their personal space, which is about 50 centimetres around them.,Skills building 3: writing a letter of apology,The following is the format of an English letter. Sun Ting from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School wants to write a letter to her friend Tan Yi in Sunshine Town:,A

21、ddress of the sender,Beijing Sunshine,Secondary School,Sunshine Town,Beijing 100000,10 June,Date,Tan Yi,Name of the recipient,88 Sunny Street,Sunshine Town,Beijing 100000,Address of the recipient,Dear Tan Yi,Greeting,( Content of the letter),Message,Yours sincerely,Closing,Sun Ting,Name of the sende

22、r,What do we do if we want to write a letter of apology?,Should we give some explanations?,？,Useful expressions for making an apology.,I apology for,I want to apology for,Step 3: explaining misunderstandings,Choose a recipient and write the letter of apology.,Language points,1. upset: verb T upsetti

23、ng, upset, upset,to make someone worried, unhappy or angry:,It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.,當他想起這個事故的時候仍然會使他不安。,upset adjective after verb,Dont get upset about the dress - theres only a little stain on it.,不要對這件裙子感到心煩了上面只有一點斑。,She was very upset to hear that the holiday had be

24、en cancelled.,He was very upset that you didnt reply to his letters.,聽說假期被取消了，她很心煩。,你沒有給他回信，他很不安。,2. interact: verb I to communicate with or react to:,We are studying how these two chemicals interact.,我們正在研究這兩種化學物質怎樣反應。,The teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.,老師說她和其他的孩子們交流得很好。,interaction noun C or U when two or more people or things interact:,Theres not enough interaction between the manager and the workers.,這個經理和工人門之間沒有足夠的交流。,interactive adjective,describes a system or computer program which is designed to involve the user in the exchange of information:,3.