1、unit 3 understanding each otherreading cultural differencesstep 1: lead-inmany people like chatting on line, especially you students. you must have many e-pals. what do you think of online chat?do you think it is really a good way to know more things and make more friends?have you ever experienced a

2、ny funny things or awkward situations when chatting with your cyber friends?now, we will read an internet chat room conversation. surely you will know all about these after you read it. sometimes online chat does benefit us a lot. step 2: fast reading for general ideasgo through the passage as quick

3、ly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part a on page34. just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.answers1. he is from brunei. 2. he comes from uk.3. no, they dont. only the sultan and his family do.step 3: detailed reading for important i

4、nformation. 1. lets read the passage again and complete parts c1 and c2 on page 36. answersc1 1. thanksgiving day is held to celebrate the first harvest after the european settlers went to live in the usa.2. turkey.3. in the west, the polite time to open a present is when someone gives it to a perso

5、n, because they like to see the persons reaction.4. guests expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day.5. alcohol.6. in brunel, you should use your thumb to point at things.7. in both places, you should take off your shoes before going inside a house.c2 4 7 3 1 2 6 5 step 4: practice1. let

6、s complete part d (refer to the text while complete part d)answersd 1d 2c 3f 4g 5b 6e 7h 8a2. now, lets read ma lis diary about her chat room discussion. fill in blanks with correct words.e 1)traditions 2)thanksgiving3)harvest 4)europe 5)celebrate6)weddings 7)embarrassing 8) presents 9)rude 10) thum

7、bstep 5: post-reading activities1. now lets make up a dialogue by using the questions in part f on page 37. work in pairs for a few minutes and then present your dialogue to the whole class.2. there are also cultural differences in different english-speaking countries. for example:americans enjoy a

8、good sense of humour; the british take a somewhat different view and believe a formal approach is the best way; the australians are more informal and straightforward, often enjoying a good laugh and calling their close friends or new acquaintances by their first names.1. discussion:what might happen

9、 if people had no idea of other countries cultures?do you think it might result in embarrassment on inconvenience?what do you think about “culture shock”?2. do you know more information about cultural differences?Ø in most countries, nodding your head up and down means yes.Ø in some parts

10、of greece and turkey, however, this motion can mean no.Ø in south-east asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying ive heard you.Ø in the united stated, when someone puts his thumb up, it means everything is all right. however, in sardinia of italy and greece, the gesture is insultin

11、g and should not be used there. step 6：language pointsvocabularywordsdifference, accumulate, topic, native, accent, tradition,celebration, settler, end-of-term, wedding, embarrassing, newly-wed, souvenir, clarify, participate, reception, bridegroom, bride, alcohol, drum, adjust, royal, analyse, exci

12、tement, misunderstand, summary, habit, custom, expectation, nationality, homeland, anyway, youth, wage, overseas, consultant, approval, ambition, incident, feast, pepper, proper, procedure, pocket, request, remark, religion, generally, certain, concern, greeting, slight, equally, tour, minority, swa

13、p, seal, account, bravery, mask, carve, spirit, claw, wolf, belief, ancestral, govern, steam, belong, plain, flat, power, peace, bow, arrow, retell, roast useful expressionsin celebration of, first finger, log off, some day, take up, give out, hold up, body language, shake hands, business card, take part in, hunt for, meet with, belong to, have power oversentence patterns1. he gets quite excited whenever it comes to this topic.2. if you had joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would h