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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Reading,Culture differences,1. Which country is Waled from?,Waled is from Brunei.,2. Where does Peter come from?,Peter comes from the UK.,3. What does Ma Li think about learning about cultural differences?,She thinks that it is a good way to understand more about each other.,Key to the exercises,Read the sentences below and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the conversation.,In Korea, it is believed that hens can drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony.,The bridegroom and bride have to sit in different areas at the wedding reception in Brunei.,F,T,People in Brunei celebrate the wedding by singing and dancing throughout the night.,In the UK, people take off their shoes before entering someones house.,There can be great cultural differences even between people who speak the same language.,F,F,T,1. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why?,You should open a present when you receive it, because people want to see how you react.,2. What surprised Peter about the wedding in Brunei?,They had a live hen and a rooster.,Answer the following questions.,3. What drink is not permitted at a wedding in Brunei?,Alcohol is not permitted.,4. How do people in Brunei point? Why?,They use their thumb to point, because pointing with their first finger can cause offence.,5. What British festival are Peters American friends not familiar with?,They are not familiar with Bonfire Night.,6. What kind of food do Brits eat at this festival?,They eat hot dogs and other food that can be cooked over the fire.,Language points,单项填空,1. The music sounded,and it brought the happy days back to me when I was a child.,A. familiar,B. popular,C. similar,D. particular,2,. Speaking of public health, the spokesman says Chinese government will go all out to _,product quality, especially food safety.,A. confirm,B. ensure,C. devote,D. commit,3. Mother prohibits,noise in our study, but she doesnt prohibit us,a discussion.,A. to make; to have B. making; to have,C. making; from havingD. make; from having,4. Failure hurts grown-ups and children, but it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it.,A. activelyB. likelyC. alikeD. similarly,5.Staying in grand hotels is the best way to_,Christmas in China.,A. congratulate B. calculate,C. celebrateD. conclude,6. No student is permitted,during the exam.,A. to cheatingB. to cheat,C. cheatingD. to be cheated,7.The fireman told us the trouble they had_,the fire,.,A. got; controlledB. got; controlling,C. getting; controlledD. getting; to control,8.Mary joined the local drama club but didnt seem to, so she left.,A. fit in B. adapt to,C. agree on D. settle in,1. and hens are thought to,ensure,good luck for the marriage.,ensure,vt.,保证；担保,使安全，保护,These are safety devices to,ensure,workers against accidents.,这些安全设施是为了保护工人不出事故。,我不能保证他的准时。,I cant,ensure,his being on time.,2. alcohol is not,permitted,at the wedding receptionin fact, alcohol is altogether,prohibited.,1) permit,vt.,允许，许可,prohibit,vt.,禁止,They,permitted,her to leave.,他们允许她离开。,His poor health,prohibits,him from playing sports.,他的健康状况不佳，不能参加体育锻炼,vi.,允许，容许,如果时间允许，我们把两个问题都讨论一下。,Well discuss both questions if time,permits,Time permitting,2) prohibit,vt.,禁止；阻止,/,prohibit sb. from doing sth,禁止某人做某事,违禁品,prevent/stop/discourage,.= forbid sb. to do sth,.,prohibited,articles (goods),look familiar,面熟,sound familiar,耳熟,comparision,：,1.,格林先生,精通,中国古代史。,2.,住在面包店附近的人都很,熟悉,这种气味,Mr. Green is familiar with Chinese ancient history.,The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.,Everyone who lives near a bakery is very familiar to,the smell,Well, I,m,not,familiar with,it either.,be familiar with,对,熟悉,be familiar with,与,be familiar to,区别：,都意为“,熟悉,”，但是它们的,主语不同,。,物,作主语时，要用,be familiar to,sb,.,；,人,作主语时，则要用,be familiar with,sth,.,“,做某事有困难”,搬家到上海去时,我费了很大劲才适应新学校。,I had a hard time(in) adapting to my new school when moving to Shanghai.,My sister has some difficulty with her English study.,我妹妹学习英语有些困难。,As a newcomer, Peter,had trouble understanding,the local customs.,作为新来者，彼得很难理解当地的习俗,have difficulty with sth.,have difficulty/trouble/ a hard time(in) doing sth.,Its quite funny watching the new foreign teachers trying to,adjust,to,doing that.,adjust,v.,调整，调节,e.g. I must,adjust,my watch, it is slow.,Adjust,your language,to,the age of,your audience.,这些桌椅可以随儿童的身高而调节,These desks and seats can be adjusted to the height of any child,常用结构,adjust to sth. / doing sth.,adjust yourself to sth.,e.g. My eyes havent,adjusted to,the dark.,It took her a while to,adjust to living,alone,after the divorce.,Youll quickly,adjust yourself to,student life.,拓展：,adjustable,adj.,可调动的，可调节的,adjustment,n.,调整，调节，适应,适应某事,使自己适应,Many foreigners,have trouble getting accustomed to it.,get / become / be accustomed to,习惯,于后接名词或动名词,He soon,became accustomed to,getting up to study English soon.,=get used to sth,他很快习惯了早起学英语。,6. Oh, its a,celebration,that takes place on November 5th every year.,celebration,n.,庆祝；庆祝活动,e.g. All night long the,celebration,of victory went on.,That evening we organized a,celebration,.,in celebration of,为庆祝,The party was,in celebration of,my mothers silver wedding.,congratulate,vt,.,向,(,某人,),祝贺,道贺,During the ceremony, the hen laid an egg, and everyone,congratulated,the new couple because it was considered very lucky.,在仪式期间,那只母鸡下了一个蛋,于是所有人都祝贺新婚夫妇,因为那被认为是非常幸运的。,We all,congratulated,him,on,his success in winning the first prize in jumping.,他跳高比赛取得了第一名,我们都向他表示祝贺。,1.get accustomed to sth/doing sth,2. be familiar with,3.prohibit sb. from doing sth.,4.adjust oneself to,5.in celebration of,6.be permitted to do sth,7.have difficulty doing sth,consolidation,用,congratulate,celabrate,填空,。,He sent them an e-mail, _ them on their success.,I came to _ you on winning the first place in the National Maths Olympic Competition.,We held a party to _ his birthday.,congratulating,congratulate,celebrate,4.We are prohibited _alcohol during work hours.,A,.,to drink B. drinking C. from drinking D. drink,5.They avoided saying anything that might,their audience.,A. defend,B. offend,C. defeat,D. offer,6.I dont believe weve met before, although I must say you do look,.,A. familiar,B. slight,C. alike,D. cultural,7. You cant imagine the trouble we had_,our real feelings to them.,A. convey B. conveyed,C. conveying D. to convey,.,短文填空,Ma Li needs some help about her homework,it,s about cultural differences. Waled and Peter give her some explanations.,In western countries, 1. _ is rude not to open the present as soon as you receive one. Strangely, in western wedding ceremonies, they usually have a live hen 2. _ a rooster as a part of the ceremony because they believe roosters can drive bad spirits 3. _ and if the hen lays an egg during the wedding, 4. _ is considered lucky, everyone will congratulate them.,it,and,away,which,5. _ in Brunei, please do remember not to point with your first finger, which will cause offence, and take 6. _ your shoes before going into someone,s house.,It is more interesting 7. _ there are sometimes great cultural differences even between native English speakers!,Do you want to understand foreigners 8. _?Learn about their traditional customs first.,When,off,that,better,D: 1_ 2_ 3_,4_ 5_ 6_,E: 1_ 2_,3_ 4_,5_ 6_,7_ 8_,Answers,b,d,e,a,c,f,alike,celebrations,fireworks,hot dogs,throughout,prohibited,ensure,permitted,
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