Chen Xia
Part one
preparation
Culture
Culture is a broad term used
to describe the arts, the belief,
the value, the customs, the
traditions and the institutions that
are considered to be
characteristic of a community,
a people, a region or a nation.
Culture
• Task 1
Body Language
• Task 2
Testing Your Stereotypes
• Task 3
Marriage Customs
• Task 4
Video Clip
• Task 5
Text Structure
Culture
任务
内容
Task 1
Body language
Task 2
Testing Your
内容来源
时间
技能
学生活动
教师活动
课本
15分钟
读、说
表演
组织课堂
课本
25分钟
视读说
讨论、
回答问题、
记笔记
展示教具
提出语言点
课外
10分钟
听
听
放录音
课外
15分钟
视听说
看、
回答问题
放电影
课本
15分钟
读
快速阅读、 提问
分析
Stereotypes
Task 3
Marriage Customs
Task 4
Video Clip
Task 5
Text Structure
Task 1 Body Language (page 223)
When we communicate with people from other
cultures, our body language sometimes helps make the
communication easier and more effective, but body
language is heavily culture-loaded. Therefore, with
people of different cultural backgrounds, one should be
cautious while making gestures. Otherwise, troubles or
embarrassments may occur. Try to show some gestures
of the kind to the class. You don’t need restrict
yourselves to Chinese and American cultures only.
Then work in groups to discuss what the following
gestures mean in a Chinese and American context.
Stamping the foot/feet
Clapping for oneself after a speech
Giving or receiving a gift using two hands
Patting another adult’s head
Stamping the foot/feet
In China: to show anger
In America: to show impatience or anger
Clapping for oneself after a speech
In China: to express thanks to the audience
In America and Britain: immodest
Giving or receiving a gift using two hands
In China: to denote respect
In America: irrelevant practice
Patting another adult’s head
In China: Patting a child’s head shows
affection, yet patting an adult is insulting.
In Britain and America: to show sympathy,
affection and encouragement
In India, Sri Lanka and Thailand: It’s shocking
and offensive, because the head is believed to be
the seat of the soul.
Task 2 Testing Your Stereotypes
Japan
India
Thailand
Egypt
Spain
Task 2 Testing Your Stereotypes
Chinese
American
British
Task 2 Testing Your Stereotypes (page 224)
Work in groups and answer the following question:
What characteristics come to your mind when you think about
each of the following groups of people?
Chinese
Americans
1)
1)
British People
1)
2)
2)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3)
4)
5)
3)
4)
5)
Words and Phrases for Your Reference
shy
mild
kind
lazy
frank
selfish
honest
modest
curious
sincere
serious
creative
romantic
impatient
generous
humorous
easy-going
imaginative
reserved
adventurous
independent
open-minded
hard-working
warm-hearted
self-confident
gentlemanlike
hospitable
cooperative 合作的
conservative 保守的
straightforward 直爽的
reliable
outgoing
intelligent
emotional
New Words
△ cooperative (adj.) 合作的, 愿意协助的
cooperate (v.) 合作
[记] 词根记忆: co (共同) + operate (操作) + tive (形容
词性词缀) →共同操作→合作的
△ conservative (adj.) 保守的, 守旧的
conservation (n.) 保存, 保护
[记] 词根记忆: con(全部) + serve (服务, 保持) + ation →
服务好→保存
--tive (形容词性词缀) →保守的, 守旧的
△
straightforward (adj.) 直爽的
[记] 词根记忆: straight (直的)+ forward (向前)→直爽
Words and Phrases for Your Reference
shy
mild
kind
lazy
frank
selfish
honest
modest
curious
sincere
serious
adventurous
creative
reliable
independent
romantic
outgoing
open-minded
impatient intelligent
hard-working
generous emotional
warm-hearted
humorous
self-confident
easy-going
gentlemanlike
imaginative
hospitable
cooperative
conservative 保守的
reserved 内向的，矜持的
Chinese
straightforward 直爽的
Words and Phrases for Your Reference
shy
mild
kind
lazy
frank
selfish
honest
modest
curious
sincere
serious
adventurous
creative
reliable
independent
romantic
outgoing
open-minded
impatient intelligent
hard-working
generous emotional
warm-hearted
humorous
self-confident
easy-going
gentlemanlike
imaginative
hospitable
cooperative
conservative 保守的
reserved 内向的，矜持的
American
straightforward 直爽的
Words and Phrases for Your Reference
shy
mild
kind
lazy
frank
selfish
honest
modest
curious
sincere
serious
adventurous
creative
reliable
independent
romantic
outgoing
open-minded
impatient intelligent
hard-working
generous emotional
warm-hearted
humorous
self-confident
easy-going
gentlemanlike
imaginative
hospitable
cooperative
conservative 保守的
reserved 内向的，矜持的
British People straightforward 直爽的
sample
Chinese
1) modest
Americans
1) straightforward
British People
1) conservative
2) hospitable
3) intelligent
4) shy
2) creative
3) adventurous
4) open-minded
2) gentlemanlike
3) reserved
4) humorous
5) self-confident
6) warm-hearted
7) generous
8) hard-working
5) independent
6) emotional
7) imaginative
8) romantic
5) mild
6) reliable
7) sincere
8) serious
Task 3 Marriage Customs
Listen to the article about marriage customs
and try to answer questions.
Please answer these questions.
How many Americans get married each year?
More than four million.
Where do they usually have a traditional wedding
ceremony?
In a religious center, a hotel or a
social club.
If the couple only have a simple wedding
ceremony, whom will they invite?
They will invite only close family members
and friends.
What is the special meaning of a wedding?
The bride and groom promise to spend
the rest of their life together.
More than four million Americans get married each year.
Some of these people will have a traditional wedding
ceremony in a religious center, a hotel or a social club.
These couples may invite hundreds of people to their
celebrations.
Other couples will have a simple ceremony performed
by a judge in a public building. They will invite only close
family members and friends. They may not have the money
to spend on a big wedding. Or they may want to save
money for a wedding trip to a faraway place or to buy a
house.
Americans get married in different ways. But the
meaning of all these weddings is the same. The bride and
groom promise to spend the rest of their life together.
Task 4 Video Clip
Discussion
Enjoy the movie and try to discuss:
 Do you know the treatment of Guasha? And how
much do you know about it?
 Have you ever encounter any cultural conflict?
How do you deal with it ? Talk to your classmates.
Task 4 Video Clip
Click to stop and click again to continue
Task 5 text structure (page 233)
A. Topic sentence (para. 1)
It’s rather difficult for a foreigner to slip into a
culture without all his foreignness exposed.
B. Supporting evidence
1) Parting customs in China (para. 1—7)
ⅰ) One custom:
The host and hostess should say to guests words and
phrases that will smooth over the visitors’ leaving and
make them feel they will be welcome to come again.
ⅱ) Anther custom:
The host and hostess feel they must see a guest off to the
farthest feasible point except those less important or
younger visitors.
2) Chinese modesty vs. American straightforwardness
(para. 8—12)
ⅰ)
At a party when complimented for cooking skills
ⅱ) When talking about their children
ⅲ) Hearing the word “no”
C. Conclusion (para. 13)
Life becomes much easier once you have studied
up on cultural differences.