Teaching aims:
1.To summarize and retell the main idea of the passage.
2.To learn some examples of cultural body language in greeting people.
3.To know how to express yourself properly by using body language.
Step 1 Discussion
1. How do you greet a new friend for the first time?
2. What is the usual way for Chinese people to greet each other?
Step 2 Read para 3 and answer the following questions
1.How do men from Muslim countries greet others?
2.Is the author male or female? How do you know?
3.How did Tony and Darlene greet each other? Why?
Step 3 Read the para 4 and fill in the blanks.
Country/ Area | Ways to greet each other |
Britain |
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Most people around the world |
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Spain, Italy, South American countries |
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Japan |
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Step 4 Read the para 5 and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Body language in some countries is good while some in others is bad.
2. All members of a culture behave in the same way.
3. Learning English well can certainly help avoid difficulties in today
world of cultural crossroads.
Post reading
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
1. In which of the following countries do people greet each other in the same way?
A. Jordan and Italy. B. China and Japan. C. Canada and Colombia.
2. From the text, we can know that _____.
A. people are likely to keep the same distance in different countries
B. men from Britain often stand close to others to shake hands
C. people are facing multicultural communication problems
Discussion
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means?
Summary
Another student and I, ___________ (represent) our university’s student association, went to the airport 2. __________ (meet) some international students 3. __________ were coming to study at Beijing University. Not all people 4. _________ different cultures greet each other in 5. ________ same way. 6. __________ (have) international friends has helped me to learn more about this cultural “body language”.People communicate with each other 7. _________ (use) spoken language as well as unspoken “language” through physical 8. _________ (distant), actions or posture. These actions are not good or bad, but are simply ways 9. _________ cultures have developed. Studying them can help us 10. _________ (avoid) difficulties in today’s global society.
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