1、M6 U3 Task,Writing a letter to explain cultural misunderstandings Designed by Melody Sheyang High School,watch.mp4,ObjectivesListen and complete a text;Read about taboos;Ask about cultural differences; 3. Write a letter of apology explaining cultural misunderstandings.,What causes the embarrassing s
2、ituation?Cultural misunderstandings,Showing foreign visitors around,Some foreign visitors came to Beijing the other day. You and your partner showed them around. Listen to A and complete the diary entry on P42.,Listening,blanks,content words?,grammar words?,Showing foreign visitors around,(1) three
3、(2) unusual (3) wouldnt (4) beef (5) gifts (6) business cards (7) crowded (8) space,Listening,who ？; where ？; what ？,Singh,Takashi,Hudson,1.Wouldnt shake my left hand; 2.Wouldnt eat beef.,1. Bought lots of gifts; 2. Got upset when people didnt look at his business card.,Wouldnt get on a boat, thinki
4、ng it was too crowded.,Indian,Japanese,American,Act out the situation,Mr. Singh refused to shake my left hand; wouldnt eat beef. Mr. Takashi got upset when I put his business card in my pocket without looking at it. Mr. Hudson wouldnt get on the boat.,Reading,Read this article in a magazine on P43.
5、What is a taboo? (Para.1),A taboo is a social action that is not allowed. Taboos are often connected with religion. They can include eating certain foods, relations between people, body language and gestures.,If you are from India, you may not eat beef because of your religion(宗教).,In India, it is r
6、ude to shake hands or give someone something with your left hand.Japanese people dislike it when people do not look at their business cards.,Underline the taboos in Para. 2 that help explain some of these unusual incidents.,Find other examples showing normal customs but maybe unusual to Chinese:,Nor
7、th America & the UK,Thailand & parts of South-East Asia,Japan,Listening,One of your teachers has travelled to the USA and Japan. Now listen to her experience about cultural habits and fill in the blanks below. (Part C on P43),Fill in the blanks: 1. People from the USA feel _ when people stand too cl
8、ose to them. 2. South Americans like to greet people with a _. 3. In Japan, giving _ is very important. 4. The gesture OK in the USA means _ in France. 5. In Japan, the same gesture means _.,uncomfortable,gifts,zero,money,hug,things; places; people the way one out of several possibilities time a rea
9、son a place,what,how,which,when/at what time,why,where/ in which country,Skills building 2: asking for information P44,Step 2: asking about cultural differences,Work in pairs and practise questions and answers, using question words.1. the feeling of Americans when people stand too close to them. 2.
10、the way South Americans greet people. 3. the important thing in Japan. 4. the hand that shouldnt be used to give someone something in India.,propose a toast 敬酒, 举杯,New questions:,Singh wouldnt shake my left hand or eat beef.,Takashi bought lots of gifts and got upset when people didnt look at his bu
11、siness card.,Hudson would not get on a boat.,It is rude to shake hands with ones left hand. Indians dont eat beef because of religion.,Giving gifts is important in Japan. Japanese dislike it when people dont look at their business cards.,Americans respect their personal space.,Now that you have read
12、 an article and listened to your teachers personal experience, you understand why the three guests acted so strangely. Now you feel it necessary to write them a letter of apology.,Skills building 3: writing a letter of apology,Writers address,Sheyang High School, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China 224300,25 O
13、tc. 2011,Date,Dear _,An opening,Im writing to apologize for,We did not realize that,An explanation,I feel sorry for,Ending,_,Writers name,Yours sincerely,Dear _, I am writing to apologize for any misunderstandings (opening)I felt rather strange (explanation)I feel sorry for (ending)Yours sincerely,_
14、,Format,Dear Mr Singh,Im writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day. I felt rather strange when you would not shake hands with me. I did not realize that there are some taboos in different countries and cultures. After reading a magazi
15、ne article, I know that people from India do not shake hands with their left hands. I should not have held out my left hand to you. And I now know you do not eat beef because of your religion.I feel very sorry for not having known these taboos earlier. I hope you can forgive me for all these misunde
16、rstandings. I hope our next meeting will be happier. Yours sincerely, Melody,Sample,Write a letter of apology to Takashi/Hudson to explain misunderstandings. Work in pairs, each writing a different part.,Writing,Dear Mr. Hudson, I am writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when
17、I showed you around Beijing the other day.I felt rather strange when you would not get on the boat because you thought it was too crowded while I considered that there was a lot of space. After reading a magazine, I know that people from the USA feel uncomfortable if others are too close to them. I
18、know it is a matter of personal space. So now I understand why you did not want to get on the boat then. I feel sorry for not having known these taboos earlier. I hope you can forgive me for all these misunderstandings. I hope our next meeting will be happier. Yours sincerely, Leo,Dear Mr Takashi, I
19、 am writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day. I noticed you were a bit upset when I put the business card in my pocket without looking at it. And I did not know why you bought so many gifts. After reading a magazine article, I know t
20、hat Japanese people give out their business cards when they greet others and they would like others to look at their cards carefully. So I should have read your card before I put it in my pocket. And I also know why you bought so many gifts. Because gift-giving is expected in Japan and on a trip, yo
21、u must bring back lots of gifts. I feel very sorry for not having known these taboos earlier. I hope you can forgive me for all these misunderstandings. I hope our next meeting will be happier. Yours sincerely, Leo,How can we avoid cultural misunderstandings?what we can and what we cant do the local culture and customs When in Rome, do as the Romans do.,Summary:,Homework Write a letter of apology to one of your teachers/parents/ friends to explain a misunderstanding. Send to H,
