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Book3Unit3

Unit3Book3

.TeachingObjectives:

Tomasterthekeywordsandstructures

BeabletolearnsomethingaboutculturaldifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWest.

.TeachingContent

Text,Exercises

.TimeAllotment:

（6periods）:

1st---4thperiods:

Warming-up

Textstudy

Notestothetext

5th---6thperiods:

Writing

Exercises

.TheImportantPoints:

Vocabulary:

annoying,arrogant,circumstance,clash,collectivism,indelicate,indifference,individualism,invade,misinterpret,privacy,stingy,volunteer,aperfunctoryhello,breaktheice,culturaldifference,feeluneasy,meddlein,topup,withresentment

Structure:

nothingmorethan…themiracleoccurredwhenI…It’snotuncommonto…

Skill:

RepetitioninEnglishtoChineseTranslation&AgreementbetweenSubjectsandVerbs

.TeachingProcedures:

Warming-up,Teststudy,Notestothetest,Exercises

Text:

MisunderstandingMeansEast-WestCulturalClash

1.Warming-up

TherearesomedifferencesbetweenEastcultureandWestculture.LettheSslistoutsomespecificcasesbetweenthetwodifferentcultures.HelptheSslearnaboutwhatcollectivismandindividualism.

GivetheSssomewordsandphrasesreferstothetopic:

Cultureshock,Cross-culturecommunication,Customhouse/customs,Customsinspection,Passport,Duty,Customsdeclaration,Customsofficer,Visa,Duty-freearticle

2.Textstudy

Step1.Structureanalysis

PartI（Para.1-3）:

Instanceofculturalclash:

ayoungChinesetourist’sunhappyexperienceofateaserviceatacafeinParis.

PartII（Para.4-5）:

Causeofthisclash:

theChinesetouristandtheFrenchwaitermisunderstoodthecustomsintheEastandtheWest.

PartIII（Para.6）:

Anotherinstanceofsuchculturalclash:

westernersinChinathinkthatfrequentpersonalquestionsfromtheChineseconstitutemeddlingintheirpersonalaffairs.

PartIV（Para.7）:

Author’sexperiencewithhiswesternclassmatesinEurope.

PartV（Para.8）:

Author’sexperiencewithhiswesternstudentsofChinese.

PartⅥ（Para.9-10）:

FeaturesofChineseculture:

itisbasedoncollectivismandpersonalquestionsareawayofshowingconcernandfriendliness.

PartⅦ（Para.11）:

Featureofwesternculture:

itisfoundedonindividualismandcommunicationthroughpersonalquestionsisconsideredimpolite.

PartⅧ（Para.12）:

Importanceofcircumstances:

dependingoncircumstances,eitherintrusivequestionsoraperfunctoryhelloshouldbeallright.

Step2.Understanding

（1）.WhydidtheyoungChinesetouristleavethecaféunhappily?

（Para.1-3）

Heaskedtwiceformorehotwaterandputthesauceronthecuptokeeptheteawarm.However,hisrequestwasmisunderstoodbythewaiter.

（2）.Whatcausedtheunhappyteaincident?

（Para.4-5）

Themisunderstandingofdifferentmannersindifferentcustomscausedtheunhappyincident.

（3）.WhydowesternersoftencomplainthattheChinesearenoisyandimpolite?

（Para.6）

BecausetheChineseliketoasksomepersonalquestionstostartaconversation.Thosequestionsoftenmakewesternersuncomfortable

（4）.WhydidtheauthorfeellonelyduringhisstayinEurope?

（Para.7）

Becausehefeltthatthewesternerswereindifferenttoeachother.

（5）.Whatmiracledidtheauthorprayfor?

（Para.7）

Hewantedhisclassmatestoaskhimquestionsabouthispersonallifesothathecouldnarrowthedistancebetweenthem.

（6）.Howdidtheauthorbreaktheice?

（Para.8）

Hefirstlethisaudienceknowhisintentionofbuildingconfidenceandthenheslowlychallengedhisaudiencewithsomepersonalquestions.

（7）.WhatisthefeatureofChineseculture?

（Para.9-10）

Chinesecultureisfoundedoncollectivismandpersonalquestionsareregardedbysomeasawayofshowingconcernandfriendliness.

（8）.Whatisthefeatureofwesternculture?

（Para.11）

Itisfoundedonindividualismandpersonalquestionsareconsideredtobeimpolite.

（9）.Howdothewesternersseethemselves?

（Para.11）

Theyconsiderthemselvesbothasindividualsandmembersofacommunity.

（10）.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

（Para.12）

Ittellsusthataskingquestionsorkeepingsilentcouldeitherberegardedaspoliteorimpolite,dependingonthecircumstances.

Step3.Summary.

Culturedifferencesoftenleadtomisunderstanding.AChinesetouristandaFrenchwaiterthoughteachotherstingyandsillybecausetheChinesetouristaskedformorehotwatertotopupoftea,andputthesaucerontopofthecup,whichwascommoninChina,butverystrangeinEurope.WesternersinChinamightthinktheChinesearenosybecausetheyaskmanypersonalquestions,butinfact,theChinesearejusttryingtobefriendly.Asfarastheauthor’spersonalexperienceinEuropeisconcerned,hefeltlonelywhenhisclassmateshardlyaskedhimanypersonalquestionswhichmadehimfeelthattheywerenotconcernedforhim.Nevertheless,inaChineseclasshesuccessfullycommunicatedwithhisstudentsthroughpersonalquestionswithouttheirgettingannoyed.

3.Notestothetext

Step1.

（1）.clash:

v.（Title）

1）fightorargue冲突

E.g.Studentsclashedwithpoliceafterdemonstrationsatfiveuniversities.

2）compete竞争

E.g.Iftwopeopleorteamsclashinasportscompetition,theycompeteseriouslyagainsteachother.

3）notharmonize,lookverybadwhenputtogether（色彩）不协调

E.g.Ilikeredandorangetogether,thoughlotsofpeoplethinktheyclash.

4）（ofevents）happenatthesametimesothatonecannotgotoorseethemboth（事情）在时间上相冲突

E.g.Herpartyclasheswithmybrother’swedding,soIwon’tbeabletogo.

（2）.topup:

（Para.1）

addmoreliquidtoacontainerthatispartlyfull添加，添满

E.g.Hementionedthewaitertotopuphisglass.

（3）.stingy:

a.（Para.2）:

notgenerous,verymean小气的

E.g.YoumaynevergetmoneyfromTom.Heisverystingy.

Relatedwords:

miserly;mean;generous

（4）.displeasure:

n.（Para.3）:

displeasedfeeling;dissatisfaction;thefeelingofbeingannoyedwithsomeonebecauseonedoesnotapproveoftheirbehavior不悦；不满；恼火

E.g.Thegirl’srashbehaviorincurredthedispleasureoftheboss.

Extendedwords:

displease;pleasure;pleasant;unpleasant

（5）.reluctant:

a.（Para.3）:

unwillingandthereforeslowtocooperate,agree,etc.不情愿的；勉强的

E.g.Thelittleboywasreluctanttoleavethetoystore.

（6）.steam:

v.（Para.3）:

giveoffsteamwhenveryhot;travelbysteampower;cookbyallowingsteamtoheat;beveryangry放出蒸汽；冒水汽；生气

E.g.Thetrainsteamedintothestation.

Hegotverysteamedupaboutit.

Relatedexpressions:

letoffsteam（泄过多的精力）;

getupsteam（开始启动）;

underone’sownsteam（凭自己的努力）

（7）.resentment:

n.（Para.3）:

afeelingofanger愤恨，怨恨，不满

E.g.Ididn’tbearyouanyresentment.

Relatedwords:

bitterness;annoyance;displeasure

（8）.nothingmorethan:

（Para.4）:

.

only只有，只是；仅仅，只不过

E.g.HedismissedBryanasnothingmorethananamateur.

（9）.misinterpret:

v.（Para.4）:

.

givewrongexplanations误释，误解

E.g.Thedrivermisinterpretedthepoliceman’ssignalandturnedinthewrongdirection.

Extendedwords:

interpretable;interpreter;interpretive

（10）.incident:

n.（Para.5）:

happening事件

E.g.Werethereanyexcitingincidentsduringyourjourney?

Inarecenttragicincidenttwobombsexploded.

Relatedwords:

event;accident;happening

（11）.Occur:

v.（Para.6）:

becauseof由于

1）（especiallyofaccidentsandotherunexpectedevents）happen发生

E.g.Anaccidentinvolvingovertenvehicleshasoccurredintheeastboundlane.

2）existorbepresentin,among,etc.存在；生存

E.g.Violenceofsomesortseemstooccurineverysociety.

Mineralsoccurnaturallyintheearth’scrust.

3）comeintoone’smind想起；想到

E.g.Thethoughtdidoccurtome.

Itneverevenoccurredtousthathehadn’tbeeninvited.

Relatedwords:

occurrence

（12）.complain（about）:

v.（Para.6）:

saythatsth.iswrongornotsatisfactory抱怨；埋怨

E.g.Theycomplainedaboutthefood.

Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather.

Jeanisalwayscomplainingaboutsomething.

Extendedwords:

complaint;complainingly

（13）.uneasy:

a.（Para.6）:

troubledoranxious不安的；忧虑的

E.g.Hefeltuneasyabouthisfutureuponcollegegraduation.

（14）.meddle:

v.（Para.6）:

interfere（与with、in连用）干预；干涉

E.g.Hethoughtthathismotheroftenmeddledinhisbusiness.

Thegovernmentaccusedothercountriesofmeddlinginitsinternalaffairs.

Relatedwords:

interfere;intrude;intervene

（15）.suffer:

v.（Para.7）:

1）experiencephysicalormentalpain遭受，经历，忍受

E.g.Ithinkhesufferedquitealotwhenhiswifelefthim.

Shesuffersterriblyinthewinterwhenit’scoldandherjointsgetstiff.

She’sbeensufferingfrom（=beenillwith）cancerfortwoyears.

2）experienceorshowtheeffectsofsomethingbad遭受（磨难）

E.g.TheDemocratssufferedacrushingdefeatinthelastelection.

Twenty-fivepolicemensufferedminorinjuriesduringtheprotest.

（16）.desperately:

ad.（Para.7）:

feelingorshowinggreatdespairandbeingreadytodoanythingregardlessofdanger;seriously拼命地；不顾一切地；极其严重地

E.g.Peoplerandesperatelyforshelterwhenthestormapproached.

（17）.indifference:

n.（Para.7）:

lackofconcern;absenceofinterest,feelingorreaction漠不关心；冷淡；无兴趣、感觉或反应

E.g.Heshowedindifferencetothelittleboy’spleadingforforgiveness.

（18）.bother:

v.（Para.7）:

1）annoyorcauseproblemsforsomeone打扰；烦扰

E.g.WillitbotheryouifIturnthetelevisionon?

Sorrytobotheryou,butcanyoudirectmetotherailwaystation?

2）makesomeonefeelworriedorupset使心烦；（常与about、with、to连用）麻烦

E.g.Doesitbotheryouthathe’soutsomuchofthetime?

Livingonmyownhasneverbotheredme.

Don’tbotherwith/aboutit.

3）makeanefforttodosth.（为做某事）费功夫，添麻烦

E.g.Youcouldhavephonedusbutyoujustdidn’tbother.

Don’tbothermakingthebed—I’lldoit