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Unit12CultureShock

课标导学

重点单词

owe,apology,absorb,brief,expectation,exchange,wander,majority,reasonable,book,modest,indicate,curiously,manner,arrival,familiar,stare,whisper,conduct,injure,belong,attach,vast,contrary,forgive,contrast

重点短语

getusedto,givesb.agift,seesb.off,belongto,befondof

重点句型

1.Iwish…

2.…Ihadadifficulttimeunderstanding….

3.Itmademefeelthat….

4.Heinsistedonwalking…

重点语法

1.与不定式或动名词搭配的动词

2.现在分词

Adopttoanewenvironment

Whatdoyouthinkthebestwaytoadoptanewenvironmentthathasadifferentcultureforaforeigner?

Well,Ithinkit’stodevelopsocialrelationshipswithmembersofthenewculture,andinordertohaveabettercommunicationwiththem,it’snotenoughjustspeaktheirlanguagefluent,butwealsohavetoknowthepersonalityofthecountryandthewaythatpeopletalking.TodayIwanttosharesomeofmycultureshockexperienceswithyou,andIhopethoseexperiencescanhelpyoutohavealittlecloserlookofthepersonalityofAmericansandthewaythatpeopletalking.

ThefirstthingIwanttotalkhappenedatthefirstdayIattendedtoUSCasitsstudent,whichjustseveralweeksago.AfriendandIwenttothecafeteriatohavelunch.Therewasamiddlesize?

guycaughtmyattention.Hecarriedabigbackpackandworeahugeheadphone.Hewassingingashestoppedinthefrontofafoodcounter.Itseemedthatthemusichewaslisteningreachedtheclimax.Heclosedhiseyes,turnedtoanothersideandopenedhisarmswhilehissoundbecamemoreandmorelouduntilalmostyelled!

Everybodyturnedtolookathim,andheseemedstillenjoyedinthatsong.Duringashortquietmoment,aladywhosatinawheelchairbesidethetableIsatsuddenlymovedherbodyhardlyandyelled:

Ilikeit!

Ilikeit!

Theguywhosharedthesametablewithuslookedatmesaid:

“Ohman,itisamazing,isn’tit?

”Iwasstillinshockandrepliedhimasmileaftercoupleseconds.Thisexperienceisunforgettableforme.That’sthefirsttimethatIfeelthefreeandopenpersonalitythatpeoplehaveinthisculturesostrongly.

ThesecondthingIwanttotalkisaconversationthatIheardbetweenoneofmyclassmateswhocamefromBrazilandanAmericaninGermanclass.TheBraziliansaidsomethinglikehethinksBushisnotgoingtobethenextpresident.TheAmericandisagreewithhim.SoBrazilianbegantolisthisreasonstopersuadetheAmerican.ButtheAmericanjustsaid:

ok,everyone.

MirrorforMan:

  ActionsandThoughtsFollowCulture   

Inaworldwhereeveryonehasexperienced"thesamepoignantlifeexperiences,suchasbirth,helplessness,illness,oldage,anddeath,"itisincredibletothinkofthenumberofwaysthatpeoplescangothroughtheseeventsinlife.Itismostcommonthattheirattitudesandresponsesareinfluencedbytheirenvironmentandsociety.AsClydeKluckhohnhadexplainedin"MirrorforMan",thebestexplanationforanyhumanactionisthe"conceptofculture."Onecannotclearlydefinethisidea,butthroughthecomparisonoftwodifferentgroupsofpeoplehopefullyonecanbetterunderstandthemeaningofculture.BycomparingVietnamandtheUnitedStates,twoverycontrastingnations,onecanseetheforcebehindtheconceptofcultureinshapingpeople'slives.

Intermsofeducation,thesimilaritiesbetweenthetwocountriesarefew.Bothaimatimprovingtheirpeople'slives,andyetthemethodinwhichthisisachieveddiffersgreatly.Vietnam,asmallcountrywithalargepopulation,hastomakedowiththelackoftechnology.Itstresseshardworkratherthantheuseofmachines.Childrenareencouragedtodomathmentallyratherthandependoncalculators.Asaresult,theVietnamesepeopledonotconsideritasacrificethattheyshouldleadahardlife.Also,theireducationemphasizesmoralityratherthanindependentthinking.Therefore,mostVietnamesechildrenwouldneverthinkofleavingtheirfamiliesbeforemarriage,unliketheAmericans,whowouldleaveforcollegerightafterhighschoolormoveoutoftheirparents'housetolivewithfriends.TheAmericanswouldalsoprefertomaketheirlivesaseasyaspossible,whichmeansthatratherthanaddingmentally,theywouldturntoanaddingmachineoracomputer.Theirtwowaysofthinkingdifferasaresultofdifferenteducationmethods.

Onecanalsoseehowculturecausespeopletobedifferentintheirdressstyles.InVietnam,itisacceptabletowearclothessimilartopyjamasoutinthestreet.YetinAmerica,onecannotdothis.Onehastodressproperly,whichmeansthatpyjamasiswornatnightandtobedonly.However,itisincomprehensibletotheVietnamesewhytheAmericanshavetodresssowelltogotosleep,whytheyhavetowearnightgownsorpyjamaswithfancydesigns.Theydonotunderstandwhyitisimportanttoputonarobewhenoneeatsbreakfast.Mostofall,theVietnamesepeopleareshockedwhentheyrealizethatsomeAmericansgototheoppositeextremeandnotwearanythingatall.Suchindiscreetactionisnevertoleratedintheirculture.Eventhoughtheirclothesaresimple,theVietnamesepeoplealwaysmakesurethattheirbodiesarecovered.Thewomenwouldneverbefoundwearinganythingthatwouldrevealtheirbodiesinanimproperfashion.ThewaythattheVietnameseandAmericanpeopledressisverymuchdeterminedbytheirwaysofthinking.

Averyimportantfactorwhichisinfluencedbycultureismarriage.Inbothsocieties,thisisthetimewhenamanandawomancometogetherandbecomeone.Theprocessforthewedding,however,isdifferent.TheVietnamesepeopleplaceanemphasisonparents'approval,andthereforetheparentsplayanimportantroleintheirchildren'smarriage.Sometimestheyevenactasthematchmakers.IntheUnitedStates,however,thechildrenarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Theymeetsomeonetheylike,fallinlove,andgetmarried.Sometimestheygothroughthisprocesswithoutconsultingtheirparents.Veryoften,theywouldgotoplaceslikeRenotomarryquicklyandhavenosecondthoughtsaboutwhattheirparentsmighthavetosay.Forsomeofthem,itdoesnotmatterwhatothersthinkaslongastheyarehappywiththeirdecisions.Again,thedifferencesareresultsofdifferentwaysofthinking.

Ascanbeseen,people'sactionsandthoughtsareinfluencedbytheircultures.ThedifferencesbetweenVietnamandtheUnitedStatesinsuchareasaseducation,dressstyles,andmarriageareresultsofthewaytheywereraised.Theirdifferentbehaviorscanbetracedbackasearlyastheirfirsteducationandthenalongthewayastheyaregrowingup.Theyareallbornbeingthesame,butbecausetheyaretaughtdifferentsetsofrules,theirattitudesandresponsestothingsinlifearedifferent.AVietnamesepersonwouldnotbesounlesshebehavesincertainways.HecanbecomeasAmericanasanAmericanbybirthaslongasheiseducatedlikeanAmerican.

Warmup

单词拼写

1.We'llhavea____（烤肉野餐）thisFriday.

2.He_____（烤了）achickenfordinner.

3.Judgingbyher____（口音）,shemustbeaSoutherner.

4.Itisbad_____（礼貌）tointerrupt.

5.Wehadbeef_____（牛排）fordinner.

答案：

1.barbecue2.roasted3.accent4.manners5.steak

知识探究

重点词汇

1.associatevt.

联合,结交;加入;由...联想到...,把...联系起来

associateonethingwithanother

把某一事与另一事联系起来

WeassociateChinawiththeGreetWall.

我们想起中国,就联想到长城。

拓展：

associateoneselfwith加入;参与;与...发生联系

associatewith和...来往,和...共事,同...联合;（在思想上）同...联系在一起

运用：

选择填空

Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe_____withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.

A.associatedB.relatedC.involvedD.tied

答案：

A

2.checkvt.检查；核对

Beforebeingused,themachinemustbechecked.

机器使用前要先检查。

Didtheengineerhavethemachinechecked?

工程师叫人检查机器了吗？

拓展：

checkn.检查；核对；支票；账单

blankcheck空白支票自由行动的权力

drawacheck开一张支票

incheck在控制中;被阻止;（象棋中）（敌方主帅）处于被将军地位

keepacheckon监视,检查;控制

checkat对...发火

checkin签到;报到;办理住宿手续;[美]归还所借书籍;[俚]死

checkout付帐离开旅馆;检查,核对,合格,及格

checkwith与...相符合;与...协商

运用：

选择填空

---Haveyougotanypostcard?

---Oh,Ihaven’t____mymailboxyet

A.examinedB.checkedC.tastedD.reviewed

答案：

B

知识巩固

翻译下列句子

1.你全部行李都寄存了吗？

答案：

Haveyoucheckedallyourluggage?

2.他给母亲开了一张支票。

答案：

Hewrotehismotheracheck.

3.我要去图书馆还这些书。

答案：

I'mjustgoingtocheckinthesebooksatthelibrary.

4.他们在工作上与他有关系。

答案:

Theyareassociatedwithhiminbusiness.

5.我不赞成他的提议。

答案：

Idon'tassociatemyselfwithhisproposal.

Lesson1VisitingBritain

预习与检测

单词拼写

1.Theheatis________（吸收）bythewater.

2.Wehavegreat______（期望）ofyou

3.Thepriceseems_______（合理的）.

4.AfterlunchI_______（闲逛）aloneaboutthetown.

5.Willyou_______（交换）seatswithme？

答案：

1.absorbed2.expectations3.reasonable4.wandered5.exchange

知识探究

一．重点单词

1．owevt.

1）欠（债等）[+to/for]

Iowethelandlordonehundreddollars./Ioweonehundreddollarstothelandlord.

我欠房东一百美元。

2）（应）感激[+to]

Weoweagreatdealtoourparents.

我们深受父母之恩。

3）应该把...归功于[+to]

WeowetoNewtontheprincipleofgravitation.

我们全靠牛顿才知道引力的原理。

拓展：

owevi.欠钱

Istilloweformycar.

我还欠着买汽车的钱。

owingto由于…

Owingtotherainthematchwascancelled.

由于下雨,比赛取消了。

becauseof,dueto,owingto,onaccountof和thanksto的用法比较

这一组词都表示"由于"的意思，在使用时应该注意以下区别：

1．becauseof意为"由于，因为"，强调因果关系，在句中仅作状语，修饰句中的一部分，与其他成分不用逗号隔开。

如：

Wemustnotgetdiscouragedbecauseofsuchaminorsetback．

我们决不可因为这样一个小小的挫折而灰心丧气。

2．owingto与becauseof一样，也强调因果关系，除作状语外，也可作表语。

作状语时修饰整个句子，可在句首或句末，用逗号隔开。

如：

Theydecidedtocanceltheflight，owingtothestorm．

由于这场暴风雨，他们决定取消这个航班。

Hisdeathwasowingtoanaccident．

他死于一场事故。

3．dueto引出造成后果的原因，在句中作表语、状语和定语。

作表语和状语时与owingto同义，作状语时，一般不与其他成分隔开。

如：

Thisaccidentwasdueto（owingto）hiscarelessd