Unit 3 Topic 2 Section D

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!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 bor

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

5、irty. ( )6. A crow 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 wron

6、g. F left T 江山易改，稟性難移。江山易改，稟性難移。 F 別自尋煩惱。別自尋煩惱。 T 掩耳盜鈴掩耳盜鈴 ( ) 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 f

7、act he lives on the third floor according to our customs（習(xí)俗）（習(xí)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. A.It is possibl

8、e to tell whether a person is American or British by listening to his or her speech. B.Now, English is the language spoken by most people in countries like Canada, America, and Australia. C.They also borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese. D.Sometimes different people use different words to mean

9、the same thing. Para.1_Para.2_Para.3_BD AC 1b Read 1a again and mark T (True) or F (False). 1. English is the language spoken by most people in Canada, America and Australia. ( ) 2. The English language has changed little in the past few centuries. ( ) 3. American English is totally different from B

10、ritish English. ( ) 4. Its possible for people from English-speaking countries to understand each other in English.( ) T T F F Listen and imitate the Listen and imitate the pronunciation and pronunciation and onation. Put the following words into proper groups. British English:_ Americ

11、an English:_ Words from old French:_ Words from German:_ Words from Chinese:_ underground subway first floor the ground floor colour color centre center tofu cent cookbook kowtow underground subwayfirst floor the ground floor colour color centre cent cookbook center tofu kowtow In America an elevato

12、r starts on the first floor, but in Britain it starts on the ground floor. In AmericaIn Britain the first floor the ground floor the second floor the first floor the third floor the second floor n. 電梯；升降機電梯；升降機 English is spoken differently in different places. How did the _ come about? Long ago, Ma

13、ny British had to _ their native country to some other places like America, Australia and Canada, and the language _(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 becaus

14、e pronunciation of words and ways of speaking have changed_ .Whats more, the English language has also _ words from 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 borro

15、wed by changing Fill in the blanks based on 1a. whether Read through Sections A-C and understand the usage of the underlined parts. Grammar Im flying to Disneyland.He is going to London next Sunday. My uncle is meeting us tomorrow. When is Bob going to London? 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，現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)表將要發(fā)生的動作

16、，多用于一些位移動詞， 如：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。我明天走。 (2)你今晚將和比爾見面嗎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 airport? Whenever you

17、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 differences between Brit

18、ish 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 your family! Yours, Wang

19、 Junfeng 2.Discuss how to deal with Wang Junfengs difficulties. 3.Help Michael write back to him. Dealing With Wang Junfengs Difficulties B C D B Choose the best answer. 5. Its _ （典型的）（典型的）of him to be late for class. 6. In Japan, we bow as _（的一種標(biāo)志）的一種標(biāo)志） peace and friendship. 7. They _（做關(guān)于（做關(guān)于的研究）的

20、研究） the differences of body language in different cultures recently. 8. Edison never gave up _ (即使）即使）he failed more than 1000 times. 9. In Chinese culture, we usually _ a beautiful girl _ a peacock（把（把比喻成）比喻成）. 10. We _ (為她送行為她送行) at the train station tonight. a sign of typical compare are seeing her off even if to have done s