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Lesson 3 Living Abroad. Lesson 3 Living Abroad. There are some exchange students coming to China.They want to know more about China. Can you introduce something to them ?. the Great Wall. play drums. dragon boat. lion dance. Chinese kungfu. Beijing roast duck. tea culture.
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Lesson 3 Living Abroad There are some exchange students coming to China.They want to know more about China. Can you introduce something to them ?
play drums dragon boat lion dance
traditional Chinese medicine traditional Chinese medical science
Disneyland Mickey Mouse
Chinese: You look pale. What's the matter? American: I'm feeling sick. A cold, maybe. Chinese:(considerately关心地) Go and see the doctor. Drink more water. Did you take any pills? Chinese medicine works wonderful. Would you like to try? Put on more clothes. Have a good rest. American:(impatiently不耐烦地) You are not my mother, are you? Why did the American misunderstand the Chinese?
In China You are so cute !! Where! Where! Everywhere!
You are very beautiful. where, where Your eyes are beautiful, your nose and your mouth, too.
Why did they have difficulty in understanding each other? Because they didn’t know the culture. Every country has its own culture. Different countries have different cultures and customs.
Ways of Greetings In America In China Hi ! Hello! How do you do? How are you? Nice to see you! …… Where are you going? Where have you been? Have you had your meal?
Discuss the following situations in China . After dinner, your friend is going to leave your home. What will you do to show your politeness? You wear a beautiful dress and your friend says it is good on you. What will you say then? How can we behave politely when we eat in a restaurant?
Rules for being polite in China Situations say goodbye walk the friend to see him / her off welcome him / her to visit you next time
Situations Rules for being polite in China Chat happily and enjoy the food; Keep on putting more food in the guest’s bowl
Situations Rules for being polite in China Be shy and say it is cheap
Say goodbye, walk the friend to see him/her off, and welcome him / her to visit you next time Chat happily and enjoy the food; Keep on putting more food in the guest’s bowl Be shy and say it is cheap
Scanning: Read the text quickly and find how many writers there are in the text and who they are. Martin Tom Tina Westerners Jin Li WangLei Chinese
Predict : Did they have difficulty understanding the American or Chinese ways of doing things? Yes. So it’s necessary to know about cultures before living abroad.
Skimming: Match 1.Jin Li 2.Wang Lei 3.Martin 4.Tom 5.Tina Felt Chinese are modest Felt amazed Felt he wasn’t welcoming Felt Chinese are extremely welcoming E. Felt embarrassed Because his friend’s grandfather insisted on walking him to the station to see him off. Because the host kept on putting more food in his bowl Because she talked loudly while eating. Because Chinese people look embarrassed when praised Because his friend closed the door as soon as he left.
Jin Li: When I first arrived in San Francisco, I had a difficult time understanding certain aspects of the American way of doing things. Once I went to visit an American friend. After a splendid evening, I finished my cocoa and got ready to leave. As soon as we said goodbye, my friend went back to his room closing the door behind him.It made me feel that I was not really welcome.
Wang Lei: I’ve always been outgoing but since an embarrassing experience in a New York restaurant I’ve been much more cautious. I was enjoying my dessert and talking to my American friend Janice at the table when I noticed people staring at us. I asked Janice what was wrong and she told me that I was talking too loudly. She said that to some American people, it sounded like I was shouting. I whispered for the rest of the evening.
Martin:What did I learn about Chinese customs from my exciting exchange to China? Well, the Chinese are extremely welcoming. One evening, I was invited to a Chinese family dinner. I had a good appetite and the food was yummy. But my host kept on putting more food in my rice bowl.They didn’t seem to hear me saying ‘No, thank you’ in my poor spoken Chinese. This was a very special experience I had in China. In my culture, you don’t get more food if you don’t ask for more.
Tom: I had a similar experience last time I visited China. The Chinese are the friendliest people I have ever met. After my visit to a Chinese family, my friend’s grandfather wouldn’t let me go to the bus station alone. He insisted on walking me to the station to see me off. I kept saying that I knew the way myself , but it just did not work. What he did was amazing, this will not happen in many other cultures, I guess.
Tina: Chinese people are very modest too. Last time, when I visited China, we saw the tour guide wearing a very pretty fur coat on the day we left. I told her the coat suited her, but she looked very embarrassed, saying that it was a cheap one she had bought a long time ago. I was surprised. In my culture, when people say nice things about us, we feel very happy and say thanks.
Read carefully and fill in the table. What should we do on these situations?
After saying goodbye, the host goes back and closes the door at once. The host will see off the guest.
Speak quietly in a restaurant. If you don’t ask for more food, you don’t get more. It is common to speak loudly in a restaurant. The host keeps on putting more food in the guest’s bowl.
Feel happy and say thanks. Some may feel embarrassed.
see off at once/immediately quietly common get more putting more food say thanks embarrassed
Voice your opinion What can you learn from the differences? Who is more modest, the Chinese or the American? The Chinese are much more modest. But the Americans are more straight or frank.
What other differences between the Chinese and the Westerners do you know except those in manners? 1.Body language 2.Customs 3.In the language Thinking and Discussion
In China, nodding one’s head means “ Yes”, while in some countries, like India, nodding one’s head means “ No” Do you know it?
Do you know it? OK money zero
In China, it refers to “Victory”. However, in Greece, it means “prejudice”(鄙视) Do you know it?
In China, it means “You are great”. In Britain it means “ Could you give me a lift?” Do you know it?
Discuss customs in America and China. Ways of Greeting Favorite Colors Favorite Numbers Ways of Paying Bills Ways of Accepting Gifts