1、Unit 9 Gift,Contents,Teaching Aims,Part I Warm-up,Task 1,Directions: Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner according to the questions and write them out. In China what kinds of gifts do you think is good when - (1) you go to a friends wedding? (2) you celebrate a friends birthday?,Reference:,For

2、example:(1) Flowers, red envelopes filled with money, etc(2) Birthday card, flowers, birthday cake, and so on,Task 2,Directions: Listen to the statements and choose the word according to what you hear. 1.In Australia, a birthday cake for a 21-year-old person is often _ like a “T”. It means the perso

3、n is an adult and can come home at anytime. A. shape B. shaped C. sharp 2.In parts of Africa, people give a _ as a wedding present. A. cover B. bowC. cow,Task 2,3.Before South Korean students take university entrance tests, their friends give them sticky rice _ for luck. The friends hope that the st

4、udents will pass the test, and go to the university. A. candle B. candy C. cake 4.In Argentina, you shouldnt give people a necktie, because its too _, and only good friends give them. A. personnel B. person C. personal,Task 2,5.In Switzerland, if youre invited to a foreign friends home, you shouldnt

5、 bring red roses. They could be a _ of love and romance. A. simple B. symbol C. sample 6.In Italy, if you want to buy flowers for gifts, you should give nine (11, 13, 15 and so on) flowers. Because even numbers are unlucky, _ numbers are lucky. A. odd B. old C. hold,Keys to Task 2,1. B 2. C 3. B4. C

6、5. B6. A,1. B 2. C 3. B4. C5. B6. A,1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B6. A,Part II Listening for Gift Expressions,Background Information,The giving of gifts with or without the expectation of receiving something in return has been a social tradition for thousands of years and is based on religious practices t

7、o honor a favored person or god. Gift giving involves ceremony and the gathering of family and friends. The tradition of giving costly and impressive gifts has been upheld since the birth of Jesus and is maintained by cultural expectations.,Task 1,Directions: Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner

8、, if you go to visit your client, what kind of gift do you choose? Why? Please list all of the gifts you can find. The first one has been done.,Task 2,Directions: You are going to hear two conversations. Listen carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false. Write “T” for true or “F”

9、for False. Dialogue 1 ( )1. Offering beautiful and lightweight shirts are good gifts in China. ( )2. Some people like to receive ties as gifts. ( )3.Peter thinks that a big dinner isnt considered a present, but is good for business.,Dialogue 2 ( )4. Pens and books as gifts are unpopular. ( )5. In Ja

10、pan “Four” sounds like the word for “death,” and is considered to be bad luck.,Dialogue 2 ( )4. Pens and books as gifts are unpopular. ( )5. In Japan “Four” sounds like the word for “death,” and is considered to be bad luck.,Keys to task 2,Directions: You are going to hear two conversations. Listen

11、carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false. Write “T” for true or “F” for False. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T,Part III Listening for Details,Task 1,Directions: Discuss with your partner. Suppose your company holds an annual meeting, and then what kind of gifts will you choose? List so

12、me of them and tell the reasons.,Task 2,Directions：Listen to the two dialogues between Steven and his Manager, Jane, talking about offering gifts. Choose the correct answers to the questions you hear. Dialogue 1 Question: 1.What is the gift for the New Year? A. PensB. E-booksC. Calendars D. Golf bal

13、ls,Task 2,2.Where do some people like bring chocolate as gifts at Christmas? A. In Europe companies. B. In American companies. C. In Chinese companies. D. In Japanese companies. 3.Why did Jane choose golf balls for the annul meeting? A. Because they are very special. B. Because they are very popular

14、. C. Because they like them. D. Because they are good gifts.,Task 2,Dialogue 2 Questions: 1.What is the gift for the farewell party? A. PensB. Clocks C. book D. golf balls 2.What does a “clock” as a gift mean in Chinese? A. bad luck B. death C. base D. good gift 3.What day will the party be held? A.

15、 FridayB. Saturday C. December 18 D. December 28,Keys to task 2,Directions：Listen to the two dialogues between Steven and his Manager, Jane, talking about offering gifts. Choose the correct answers to the questions you hear. Dialogue1 1. C 2. C 3. B Dialogue 2 1. C 2. B 3. D,Part IV Listening for th

16、e Gist,Task 1,1. What is proper gifts to offer your family in the Spring Festival？ 2.Describe some kinds of local specialty in your city.,Task 2,Direction: Listen to the short passage entitled “Christmas and Easter”, and then answer the following questions.,Question: 1.What is the significance of Ch

17、ristmas Day? 2.How do people decorate the public buildings? 3.What do the children believe on Christmas Day? 4.How do the children celebrate Easter holiday? 5.What do children believe on Easter Day?,Keys to task 2,1. To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. 2. The Public buildings are decorated with

18、red and green. 3. They believe Santa Claus comes down from the North Pole to leave presents for them. 4. The children have an Easter egg hunt. 5.They believe the Easter rabbit comes and leaves the eggs for them.,Summary,. In this unit, you are expected to master the expressions about offering gifts; You are required to know some specific rules, etiquette and s