Cultural differences

Let’s enjoy a flash.

Many people like chatting on line, especially you students. You musthave many e-pals.

What do you think of online chat?

Do you think it is really a good way to know more things and make morefriends?

Have you ever experienced any funny things or awkward situations when chatting with your cyber friends?

Fast reading

Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page34.

Answers:

1. He is from Brunei.

2. He comes from UK.

3. No, they don’t. Only the Sultan and his family do.

Detailed reading:

Let’s read the passage again and complete PartC2 on page 36.

Answers:

C2 4 7 3 1 2 6 5

•Listening

Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

C1 1. Thanksgiving Day is held to celebrate the first harvest after The European settlers went to

live in the USA.

2.Turkey.

3. In the West, the polite time to open a present is when someone gives it to a person, because they like to see the person’s reaction.

4. Guests expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day.

5. Alcohol.

6. In Brunel, you should use your thumb to point at things.

7. In both places, you should take off your shoes before going inside a house.

What might happen if people had no idea of other countries’ cultures?

Do you think it might result in embarrassment or inconvenience?

What do you think about “culture shock”?

Do you know more information about cultural differences?

In most countries, nodding your head up and down means ‘yes’.

In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean ‘no’.

In South-east Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying ‘I’ve heard you.’

In the United Stated, when someone puts his thumb up, It means ‘Everything is all right.’ However, in Sardinia of Italy and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there.

•Consolidation

Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the reading material.

Ma Li: Hi, everyone. I want to (1)a__________ some information about cultural differences to finish my homework.

Waled: Hi. I’d like to tell you something about cultural differences. We have some native teachers. One is from America and the other two are from the UK. They have unbelievable differences in culture.

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Ma Li: Come on!

Waled: Yeah. Our American teacher gets quite (2)e__________ when he talks about Thanksgiving while the British teachers didn’t know what Thanksgiving was held in (3)c_________ of.

Peter: Hello. What are you talk about?

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Waled: Oh, hi. We are talking about the cultural differences.

Peter: Hi, Ma Li. I’d like to tell you more. In the West, it’s rude not to open a present when someone gives you one. Besides, in the UK, the guests are expected to give presents to the newly-weds, but in Italy, the newly-weds are expected to give their guests presents as a (4)s__________ to remember the big day.

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Ma Li: How interesting! In China, we always have a huge (5)b__________ to celebrate weddings.

Waled: Here in Brunei, if a man (6)p__________ in a wedding reception, he has to sit with the bridegroom and the other men. The bride and the other women have to sit in a different area. And we (7)s__________ food, soft drinks, tea and coffee, but no alcohol! Also, we play drums to (8)c__________ the wedding for hours.

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Ma Li: Anything else?

Waled: Well, we think it’s (9)r__________ for people to point with their first finger. We use our thumb to point. And if you come to Brunei, you would have to take your shoes off before going into someone’s house and shouldn’t wear yellow because it is the royal colour for the Sultan and his family.

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Ma Li: It’s the same as in cities in China. Well, it’s time for me to log off. I think now I have known more about different cultures and what is (10)a__________ behaviour. It really helps me a lot. Good-bye.

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•Language Points

1. accumulate: V. [T or I]

(1) gradually get or gather together an increasing number or quantity of sth. 积累 , 聚集

By investing wisely she accumulates a fortune.

通过英明的投资 , 她积累了一笔财富 .

(2)increase in number or quality 增加

Dust or dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.

如果房子不正常打扫 , 尘埃很快堆积 .

2. topic: N.[C]

a subject which is discussed, written about or studied:

Our discussion ranged over various topics, such as acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer.

我们的讨论范围涉及各种各样的话题 ,如酸雨及臭氧层的洞 .

注意比较 :theme:  N. [C]

the main subject of a talk, book, film, etc. or a short, simple tune on which a piece of music is based: 主题

The theme of loss runs through most of his novels.

失落的主题贯穿着他的小说的大部分 .

title (NAME):   N. [C]

the name of a film, book, painting, piece of music, etc: 题目

The title of Evelyn Waugh's first novel was 'Decline and Fall'.

Evelyn Waugh‘s 的第一部小说的题目是'Decline and Fall'.

3. all the time: 一直

The letter I was searching for was in my pocket all the time.

我刚才在寻找的信一直在我的口袋里 .

相关短语 :

at all times 随时 ; 永远 at one time 一度 ; 从前at a time 每次 ; 依次 at the time 在那时

at times 有时 ; 间或 behind time 迟 , 晚

ahead of time 提前 for the time being 暂且in time 及时 ; 迟早 , 最后 once upon a time 从前

on time 准时 take one’s time 慢慢来

高考链接（ 2005 福建）

----Can the project be finished as planned?----Sure,______ it completed in time,

we’ll work two more hours a day.

A.having got B. to get C. getting D. get

4. get excited: ( 变得 ) 兴奋起来

He got excited when he heard the news.

当他听到这个消息的时候变得兴奋起来 .

Note: （ 1 ） get+ p.p. 使自己处于某种状态 和情况；或表被动意义。如：

get dressed 穿上 get married 结婚

get burnt 烧伤，晒黑了 get paid 得以付钱

get drunk 喝醉酒 get started 开始

（ 2 ） get + adj. 表示达到某种状态或情况

get well/bored/hungry/worried/fat/fit/cold, etc.

5. come to: (1) to reach a particular point or state:

His hair comes right down to his shoulders.

他的头发刚好到他的肩 .

The war had just come to an end (= ended).

战争刚刚结束 .

(2) to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added together:

That comes to £25.

那总计 25 英镑 .

(3) If you come to a decision, arrangement etc., you make a decision or decide what to think about something:

We haven't come to a decision on the matter yet.

关于这件事 , 我们还没有决定呢 .

Have you come to any conclusions about the story yet?

关于这个故事你得出结论了吗 ?

(5) If a thought or idea comes to you, you suddenly remember or start to think about it:

I can't remember his name - it'll come to me in a minute.

我现在记不起他的名字，一会儿后我会想起来的 .

高考链接(2006 天津 )

Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ______ shopping and eating.A.refers to B. speaks of C. focuses on D. comes to

6. suppose: verb

(1) [T] to think that something is likely to be true:

Do you suppose (that) Mary will marry him?

你认为玛丽会和他结婚吗 ?

We all supposed him to be German, but in fact he was Swiss.

我们都认为他是一个德国人 , 但实际上他是一个瑞士人 .

Her new book is supposed to be (= generally people think it is) very good.

她的新书被认为很不错 .

他应该五点前到这儿 .

He is supposed to be here before 5 o’clock.

7. celebrate: verb [I or T] to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important:

We always celebrate our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner.

我们总是出去吃饭来庆祝结婚周年纪念日 .

celebration  noun [C or U] a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something, or the act of celebrating something:

Such good news calls for (= deserves) a celebration!

这样的好消息值得庆祝 .

注意比较 :

celebrate表“庆祝”，宾语是事，即后接 sth. 其名词构成的词组为： have/hold a celebration(举行庆祝会 )in celebration of…（为了庆祝…）

congratulate表“祝贺”其宾语是受到祝贺的人， 可组成短语 congratulate sb. on sth./doing…

名词 congratulation可构成短语 congratulations to sb. on sth./doing…

8. expect: verb [T] (1) to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive:

We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job.

我们正期待着很多的申请这份工作的人呢 .

I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom.

我预计你会在卧室的某个地方找到它 .

He didn't expect to see me.

他没有预料到会看见我 .

(2) to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing:

I expect punctuality from my students.

我期望我的学生准时 .

Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time.

借书的人应该准时还书 .

expected    adjective [before noun]

expectation    noun

(1)[C usually plural] when you expect good things to happen in the future:

The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting).

这个假期没有辜负我们的期望 .

We did so well - beyond all (= better than) our expectations.

我们干得如此出色—超出我们所有人的预料 .

(2) [C or U] when you expect something to happen:

Our expectations are that the UK will cut its interest .

我们预计英国会降低利息 .

高考链接(2006 上海 )

When he turned professional at theage of 11, Mike _____ to become a world champion by his coach and parents.

A.expected B. was expecting C. was expected D. would be expected

9. clarify: verb [T]

(1)to make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details or a simpler explanation:

Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.

你能把第一点解释一下吗 ? 我没有完全地理解 .

(2) to remove water and unwanted substances from fat, such as butter, by heating it

clarification noun [C or U]

clarified adjective

10. participate: verb [I] to take part in or become involved in an activity:

She never participates in any of our discussions, does she?

她从来不参加我们的讨论 , 是吗 ?

participation  noun [U] when you take part or become involved in something

participant  noun [C] a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

11. adjust: verb [T]

(1)to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable:

If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you.

如果这把椅子太高的话 , 你可以调整以适合你 .

(2) verb [I] to become more familiar with a new situation:

I can't adjust to living on my own.我不能适应独自生活 .

able to be changed to suit particular needs:

adjustable    adjective

The height of the steering wheel is adjustable.

方向盘的高度是可以调整的 .

adjustment   noun [C or U] a small change:

She made a few minor adjustments to the focus of her camera.

她把照相机的焦距进行了很小的调整。

12. take off:

(1)to remove something, especially clothes:

He took off his clothes and got into the bath.

他拖掉衣服进入浴缸 .

(2) If an aircraft, bird or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly:

The plane took off at 8.30 a.m.

飞机是上午 8:30 起飞的 .

(3) to suddenly start to be successful or popular:

Her singing career had just begun to take off.

她的唱歌事业刚刚开始腾飞。

take 短语归纳 :

take away 除掉 , 带走 take back 收回

take down 取下 , 拆除 , 记下 take in 吸取 , 理解 , 欺骗

take on 呈现 , 接纳 take over 接管 , 管理

take up 举起 , 拿起 占据 , 从事 take out 取出

13. log: (1)verb [I or T] to cut down trees so that you can use their wood:

The forest has been so heavily logged that it is in danger of disappearing.

这片森林遭到了如此严重的砍伐以致于有消失的危险 .

(2) verb [T] to officially record something:

logging  noun [U] the activity of cutting down trees for wood:

logging companies 伐木公司

log in/on phrasal verb

to connect a computer to a computer system by typing your name, so that you can start working:

Log on using your name and password.

用你的名字和密码登录 .

log off/out phrasal verb

to stop a computer being connected to a computer system, usually when you want to stop working: