九年級英語上冊Unit3EnglisharoundtheWorldTopic2SomethingsusuallyhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentculturesSectionD課件仁愛版.pptx

1、Unit 3 English Around the World Topic 2 Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures. Section D,Does the dog have positive or negative meanings in western cultures? Positive meanings. Why? Can you give us some examples?,Every dog has its own day. Youre a lucky dog.,Dogs are cons

2、idered honest and good friends of human beings.,Does the bat have positive or negative meanings in Chinese culture? Positive meanings.,Its a symbol of long life and good luck.,How much do you know about the differences between different cultures?,Have you ever seen this TV program?,Do you want to ha

3、ve a try?,Lets play a game!,( )1. We can use body language to communicate how we feel even if there is silence. ( )2. A survey shows that the conversation between two persons, at least 35% of the meaning is communicated by body language. ( )3. In Thailand, closing eyes means “Im bored”, while it mea

4、ns “Im listening and concentrating(專注） in America.” ( )4. In some parts of Greece, people nod their heads to show disagreement .,65%,Thailand,T,F,America,F,T,( ) 5. In some southeastern countries of Asia, people never shake hands with their right hands because they consider them dirty. ( )6. A crow

5、is never white for washing herself often means it is difficult for a man to change his character. ( )7. Let sleeping dog lies means a dog usually lie down to have a rest. ( )8. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream means people may cheat themselves when they do something wrong.,F,left,T,江山易改，稟性

6、難移。,F,別自尋煩惱。,T,掩耳盜鈴,( ) 9. When you compare a woman to a cat in western countries, she may be happy because you are praising her. ( ) 10.“fall” is American English, while “autumn” is British English. ( ) 11. When Americans say “I live on the second floor”, in fact he lives on the third floor accordi

7、ng to our customs（習俗）. ( ) 12. Although English is spoken differently, native speakers have no difficulty understanding each other.,F,it means she is cruel.,F,T,British,T,angry,1a Read the passage and put the sentences in the correct places.,It is possible to tell whether a person is American or Bri

8、tish by listening to his or her speech. Now, English is the language spoken by most people in countries like Canada, America, and Australia. They also borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese. Sometimes different people use different words to mean the same thing.,Para.1_,Para.2_,Para.3_,B,D,A,C,1b

9、Read 1a again and mark T (True) or F (False).,English is the language spoken by most people in Canada, America and Australia. ( ) The English language has changed little in the past few centuries. ( ) American English is totally different from British English. ( ) Its possible for people from Englis

10、h-speaking countries to understand each other in English.( ),T,T,F,F,Listen and imitate the pronunciation and intonation.,Put the following words into proper groups.,British English:_ American English:_ Words from old French:_ Words from German:_ Words from Chinese:_,underground subway first floor t

11、he ground floor colour color centre center tofu cent cookbook kowtow,underground,subway,first floor,the ground floor,colour,color,centre,cent,cookbook,center,tofu,kowtow,In America an elevator starts on the first floor, but in Britain it starts on the ground floor.,In America,In Britain,the first fl

12、oor,the ground floor,the second floor,the first floor,the third floor,the second floor,n. 電梯；升降機,English is spoken differently in different places. How did the _ come about? Long ago, Many British had to _ their native country to some other places like America, Australia and Canada, and the language

13、 _(bring) to these places. Years later, the English language began to change, especially in _ and spelling. You can also tell _ a person is American or British _ his or her speech because pronunciation of words and ways of speaking have changed_ .Whats more, the English language has also _ words fro

14、m other language such as French and Chinese. Although English is _ all the time, the native speakers can understand each other well.,difference,was brought,leave,expression,as well,borrowed,by,changing,Fill in the blanks based on 1a.,whether,Read through Sections A-C and understand the usage of the

15、underlined parts.,Grammar,現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)表將要發(fā)生的動作，多用于一些位移動詞，如：arrive, come, get, go, have, leave, meet, play, return, see, start, stay .,Are you meeting Bill this evening?,Im leaving tomorrow.,(1)我明天走。,(2)你今晚將和比爾見面嗎?,e.g.,Functions,Whats up?,No need to worry.,Excuse me, could you please give me a ride to the

16、 airport?,Whenever you need help, send me an e-mail or call me.,project,1. Read the letter and find out Wang Junfengs difficulties in English communication. A. Expressions B. Body language C. Accent D. Spelling Dear Michael, How are you doing? Im writing to you from California. I want to know some d

17、ifferences between British English and American English, especially in expressions, because I have difficulty in understanding the people here. Sometimes I cant follow them. Even worse, I cant understand some of their body language and spelling. Please write back to me soon. Best wishes to you and y

18、our family! Yours, Wang Junfeng Discuss how to deal with Wang Junfengs difficulties. Help Michael write back to him.,Dealing With Wang Junfengs Difficulties,( )1. The Spring Festival will begin soon. My uncle _ to celebrate it with us. A. will be coming B. comes C. came D. is coming ( )2. _ mistake

19、you make, your parents will believe in you. A. Whenever B. Whatever C. However D. Wherever ( )3. What is she going to do after she _ school? A. leave B. is leaving C. leaves D. will leave ( )4. Attention, please! Flight 801 to Hong Kong is leaving _ fifteen minutes. A. after B. in C. until D. before

20、,B,C,D,B,Exercises,Choose the best answer.,Exercises,5. Its _ （典型的）of him to be late for class. 6. In Japan, we bow as _（的一種標志） peace and friendship. 7. They _（做關(guān)于的研究） the differences of body language in different cultures recently. 8. Edison never gave up _ (即使）he failed more than 1000 times. 9. In Chinese culture, we usually _ a beautiful girl _ a peacock（把比喻成）. 10. We _ (為她送行) at the train station tonight.,a sign of,typical,compare,are seeing her off,even if,to,have done some researc