Aims and demands:

1. This lesson aims at giving the Ss a practice to improve their reading skill and enabling them to learn some basic knowledge about the cultural differences between countries.

2. In this unit, Ss will listen to a dialogue about cultural differences.

3. They are required to be able to have a good understanding of text, and be able to create a time chart showing different culture.

Steps:

1. lead-in

Offer some pictures related to some cultural differences, ask the Ss to collect information about different culture characters.

2. Fast reading

Read dialogue fast and answer some questions on the book.

1. Which country is Waled from?

2. Where does Peter come from?

3. Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?

3. Detailed reading

Ask the Ss to read the dialogue carefully and answer some detailed questions.

1. What does thanksgiving celebrate?

2. What is eaten at thanksgiving?

3. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why?

4. What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei?

5. What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei?

6. What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common?

After that, try to find the missing information in the table.

People from

different countries Different

situations Different reactions

The American /

the British About

Thanksgiving The American:

talk much about Thanksgiving

the British: know nothing about it

The American/

the British About

presents

The British/

the Italian About

the wedding

Pointing to others

People from Brunei/the British About

the wedding

4. Reading strategy

Make the Ss know how to use examples in a passage and the usage of the examples.

5. Homework:

A. Write a short passage about differences between the southerners and the northerners

in China.

B. Finish the workbook exercises.