Unit3Unit3Reading1.Doyouhaveforeignfriendsorrelatives?2.Whatdoyouknowabouttheirlife?3.Haveyouevermisunderstoodalltheirbehaviors?4.Howcanyouunderstandtheirculturebetter?WarmingupWhenwetalkaboutBrits,wemaysaythey:arealittlebitreserved,especiallytheoldergenerationsdon’ttalkverymuchtostrangersrespectandareproudofthetraditionsandhistoryofBritainlovesoccer,rugbyandcricketAsfortheAmericans,wetendtothinkthatthey:areenthusiastic,open-mindedandeasytogetalongwithdonotliketoobeyothersandhatetobeflatteredloveAmericanfootball,baseballandbasketballReadtheconversationquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhichcountryisWaledfrom?

HeisfromBrunei.2.WheredoesPetercomefrom?

HecomesfromtheUK.3.WhatdoesMaLithinkaboutlearningaboutculturaldifferences?

Shethinksthatitisagoodwaytounderstandmoreabouteachother.FastreadingReadthesentencesbelowanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtotheconversation.DetailedreadingInKorea,itisbelievedthathenscandrivebadspiritsawayfromtheweddingceremony.ThebridegroomandbridehavetositindifferentareasattheweddingreceptioninBrunei.FTPeopleinBruneicelebratetheweddingbysinginganddancingthroughoutthenight.IntheUK,peopletakeofftheirshoesbeforeenteringsomeone’shouse.FF5.Therecanbegreatculturaldifferencesevenbetweenpeoplewhospeakthesamelanguage.

T1.IntheWest,whenisthepolitetimetoopenapresent?Why?

Youshouldopenapresentwhenyoureceiveit,becausepeoplewanttoseehowyoureact.

2.WhatsurprisedPeterabouttheweddinginKorea?

Theyhadalivehenandarooster.Answerthefollowingquestions.3.WhatdrinkisnotpermittedataweddinginBrunei?

Alcoholisnotpermitted.

4.HowdopeopleinBruneipoint?Why?

Theyusetheirthumbtopoint,becausepointingwiththeirfirstfingercancauseoffence.5.WhatBritishfestivalarePeter’sAmericanfriendsnotfamiliarwith?

TheyarenotfamiliarwithBonfireNight.6.WhatkindoffooddoBritseatatthisfestival?

Theyeathotdogsandotherfoodthatcanbecookedoverthefire.whereeventwhathappensBritainanend-of-termceremonyTheteacheropensapresentassoonashereceivesit.Fillinblanks.whereeventwhathappensKorea

aweddingceremony★Theyhavealivehen,toensuregoodluckforthemarriage,andarooster,todrivebadspiritsawayfromtheweddingceremony.★Whenthehenlayseggduringtheceremony,everyonecongratulatesthenewcouplebecauseitisconsideredverylucky.whereeventwhathappensBrunei

aweddingreception★menandwomensitinseparate.★Food,softdrinks,teaandcoffeeareserved,butalcoholisnotpermitted.★Theyplaylouddrumstocelebratetheweddingforhoursoreventhroughoutthenight.whereeventwhathappensBritain

BonfireNighton5November★Theylightlargefiresoutside.★Theygatheraroundandhaveaparty.★Thereareplentyoffireworks.★Theyeathotdogsandotherfoodthatcanbecookedoverthefire.1.Whatmighthappenifpeoplehadnoideaofothercountries’cultures?2.Doyouthinkitmightresultinembarrassmentorinconvenience?3.Whatdoyouthinkabout“cultureshock”?Workingroups.ReadingStrategy:

understandingtheuseofexamplesThetextwereadisadialogueonculturaldifferences.Sointhiskindoftextweshoulduseexamplestoexplainconceptsandideas.Sometimesweuseexamplestosupportargumentsandsometimesusedasinterestingstories.ReadthedialoguecarefullyandtrytofindoutthesentencesexplainingtheconceptofculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishspeakersfromdifferentcountries.IhavefondchildhoodmemoriesofBonfireNight,butmyAmericanfriendsarenotfamiliarwiththatparticularfestival.…theBritishteacherwhoopenedthepresentassoonashereceiveditattheend-of-termceremony.Trytofindouttheexampleusedasaninterestingstoryaboutculturalmisunderstanding.D:1____2____3____4______5____6____E:1_________2___________3_________4_________5__________6__________7_________8_________AnswersbdeacfalikecelebrationsfireworkshotdogsthroughoutprohibitedensurepermittedDiscussion1.Whydoweneedtofindoutaboutothercultures’traditions?2.Howcanpeopleunderstandeachother’sculturesbetter?3.Whatdoyouknowaboutculturesthataredifferentfromyourown?InformationaboutculturedifferencesInmostcountries,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans“yes”.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean“No”.InSouth-eastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying“I’veheardyou.”IntheUnitedStates,whensomeoneputs