Revision and Competition

Guess the meanings of the following idioms in groups 1.see the elephant 2.white elephant 3.talk horse 4.Every dog has his day ． 5.Love me ， love my dog ． 大开眼界 沉重的负担, 吹牛 凡人皆有得意时 爱屋及乌

6.Teach fish to swim. 7.Dog doesn’t eat dog. 8.kill two birds with one stone 9.a snake in the grass 10.a black sheep 班门弄斧 同行不相妒 一石双鸟 一箭双雕 潜伏的危险或敌人 败家子

11.like a cat on hot brick 12.let the cat out of the bag 13.rain cats and dogs 14.a dark horse 15.crocodile tears 坐立不安, 心急如焚 泄露秘密 倾盆大雨 实力难测的竞争者 假慈悲

Unit 3 Task Listening and reading Writing a letter to explain cultural misunderstandings

Before listening: 1. Understand the subject. 2. Guess the words. 3. Look for clues. 4. Decide words. Skills building 1: completing a text After listening: 1. Check if it makes sense. 2. Check the spelling.

Step 1: Showing foreign visitors around 1. Read the text quickly to get the main idea of it and try to guess what words will be filled in the blanks. 2. Listen to the tape and complete the text.

6 May Had a great day yesterday. We showed (1)__________ visitors around Beijing. They seemed to enjoy it although there were some (2)__________ incidents. One man called Mr. Singh looked very (3)__________ when I put out my left hand to (4)______________ with him. In the restaurant, we ordered a real feast, but he would not eat the black pepper (5)_____. three strange upset shake hands beef Listening

Mr. Takashi enjoyed the Forbidden City and asked so many questions. He spent lots of money on (6)__________. I have no idea what he will do with them all and it took up a lot of time. He seemed to give out a lot of (7)________________ and got a bit upset when my classmate did not go through the proper procedure and just put it in his pocket without looking at it. He kept making an (8)__________ sign and my classmate and I thought it was a request, but just did not know what he wanted. business cards OK gifts

Finally we went to the Summer Palace. There was a boat we could go on but we got held up as Mr. Hudson remarked that the boat was too (9)__________. I thought there was lots of (10)__________. However, showing visitors around is a great way to improve our English and hopefully we can do it again next year. space crowded

Read my friend’s diary again and work in pairs to find out the strange actions of each visitor.

Strange incidents Mr. Singh Mr. Takashi Mr. Hudson was upset when I put out my left hand would not eat pepper beef spent lots of money on gifts gave a lot of business cards…and get a little upset… made an OK sign did not want to get on the “crowded boat” Reading

Part B Reading Circle the taboos that help explain some of the strange incidents that happened

1.If you are from India, you may not eat beef because of your religion. 2.If you are from the West, you probably would not like to eat chickens’ feet. 3.In India, it is impolite to shake hands or give someone something with your left hand. 4.Remember not to just put the business cards in your pocket without looking in Japan.

Taboos behind the strange incidents Mr. Singh Mr. Takashi Mr. Hudson may not eat beef because of religion impolite to shake hands or give someone something with your left hand Giving gifts is very important. may get upset if people do not look at the business card carefully The OK sign is a request for small change. feel uncomfortable when people stand too close to him India Japan America summary 蓝色部分后出

Part C Listening You want more information about cultural habits, so you go to one of your teachers, who has traveled to the USA and Japan, for help. Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks in your notes below.

Listen to your teacher who has travelled to the USA and Japan and fill in the blanks below. 1.People from the USA feel ________ when people stand too close to them. 2. In Japan, giving ______ is very important. 3. The ‘OK” sign is a positive sign in _____________. 4. In Japan, the “OK” sign is a request for ____________. unfortable gifts the USA small change

Homework Paper 16 Section B 检测题 单选 阅读理解 ABC