Unit12lesson3《Cultureshock》LivingAbroad课件2北师大版必修4.ppt

GOOD MORNING!!! ; Lesson 3 Living Abroad Teaching aims: To learn different cultures between China and America, cultivating students’ cultural awareness. To learn to express their opinions in English, developing students’ oral ability. To practice using Present Participle. ;Warm up Do you know something about America? Can you tell us some things the USA is most famous for? How about China?;White House;God Freedom;New York;USA;Tea culture;Paper-cutting;drums;LanternQipao;Lucky knots;Folk art: tiger head shoes;Please read the two dialogues and answer the following question: Why did they have difficulty understanding the American and Chinese ways of doing things?;Dialogue 1 Jin Li: When I first arrived in San Francisco, I had a difficult time understanding the American way of doing things. Once I went to visit an American friend. After staying for the whole evening, I was about to leave. But as soon as we said goodbye, my friend went back to his room closing the door behind him. It made me feel that I was not really welcome. ;Wang Lei: I once had an embarrassing experience in a New York restaurant. I was talking to my American friend Janice at the table when I noticed people staring at us. I asked Janice what was wrong and she told me that I was talking too loud. She said m to some American people, p sound like shouting. ;Dialogue 2 Martin: What did I learn from my exciting cultural exchange to China? Well, the Chinese are extremely hospitable. One evening, I was invited to a Chinese family dinner. I had a good appetite and ate a lot of delicious food. My host kept on putting more food in my rice bowl. They didn’t seem to hear me saying ‘No, thank you’. This was a very special experience I had in China. In my culture, you don’t get more food if you don’t ask for more. ;Tom: I had a similar experience last time when I visited China. Chinese are the most friendly people I have ever met. After my visit to a Chinese family, my friend’s grandfather