湖南省蓝山二中高中英语《M3Unit2Task》教案牛津版必修3Skillsbuilding1:anticipatingaresponseTheaimofthispartistotrainyoutoanticipateresponseswhenyouarelistening.Asisoftenthecase,Sometimespeople’spredicationdependsontheirpurposeinlisteningandpeoplemayexpectarelatedanswertothequestionwhichhasbeenasked.However,youshouldrememberthatevenifyouhavetheknowledgeofculturesandcustomsofdifferentcountriesandyouknowtheanswer,youshouldcontinuelisteningforconfirmation.1Let’sdiscussinsmallgroups.PleasethinkaboutyourpastexperienceandfindoutifyounoticeanybehavioraldifferencesbetweenChinesepeopleandWesterners.Thenpleasereporttheresults.2Readtheguidelinesonpage32tolearnhowtopredicttheanswerstothequestionswhilelistening.3Readstatements1to9onpage32firsttodecideifthestatementsaretrueorfalse.Thenlistentotheinterviewtoconfirmyourpredictedanswers.TapescriptInterviewer:Goodmorning,MsWang.Canyoutalktousaboutyournewbook?MsWang:Yes,Idecidedtowriteabookaboutcustomsaroundtheworld.OnereasonisthatthefirsttimeItookaforeignerhometomeetmymother,theforeignerdidnottryallthedishessheofferedhim.Mymotherwasveryupsetandthoughtthattheforeignerdidnotlikeherfood.Theforeignerthoughtheshouldnoteateverythingashedidnotwanttolookgreedy.Irealizedtherearesomedifferencesbetweenculturesthatpeoplemightfindinteresting.Interviewer:Sowhatisincludedinthebook?MsWang:Manydifferentbehaviors,gesturesandrules.Forexample,inArabcountriesitisnotpolitetoeatwithyourlefthand.Interviewer:Haveyouheardanyfunnystoriesaboutpeoplegettingthecustomswrong?MsWang:TherearealwaysstoriesaboutforeignersgoingtoJapanandusingsoapinpublicbaths.ThatisareallybadthingtodobecausetheJapanesewashwithsoapfirstandonlygetinthebathwhentheyarealreadyclean.IalsowriteaboutJapanesepeoplegoingtoItalyandslurpingtheirspaghetti.Westernpeoplethinkthatitisterribletomakeanoisewhenyouareeating,butinJapantheJapanesebelievethatslurpingshowsyouenjoyyournoodles.Anotherexampleiswearingshoesinthehouse.PeopleinChina,JapanandKoreaalwaystaketheirshoesoffwhentheygoinsidesomeone’shouse,whileinEnglandyouwouldnottakeyourshoesoffunlessyouwereinyourownhome.Interviewer:Doyouhaveadviceforbusinesspeopleinyourbook?MsWang:Ohyes,onepieceofadviceisthatnomatterwhatcountryyouarein,ifyouarelateforameeting,youshouldsaysorry.Itdoesn’tmatterhowimportantyouare!AnotherthingisthatinEnglandyoucanalwaysstartaconversationbytalkingabouttheweather.Interviewer:IunderstandthatcomplainingisdifferentintheWest.Isthatright?MsWang:Actually,yes.Asstrangeasitmayseem,Westernersalwayssaysorrybeforetheycomplain.Peoplewouldfindyouquiterudeifyoudidnot.Interviewer:Thankyou,MsWang.Thatwasveryinterestingandgoodluckwiththebook.MsWang:Thankyou.Answers1T2F3F4F5T6F7F8T9TTapescriptProfessor:I’llbespeakingaboutsomegesturestoday.Muchoftoday’slecturewillbesurprisingtoyou,soyoumaywanttotakenotes.SomeofthemostcommonAmericangestureshaveverydifferentmeaningsinotherareasoftheworld.Takethehandshakeforexample.InAmerica,astrong,firmhandshakeshowsaconfidentperson,someoneyoucantrust,agoodleader,butpeoplemightbesurprisedinAsiaandtheMiddleEastwheretheypreferamuchlooserhandshake.OtherAmericangesturesareconsideredveryrudeinothercountries,suchasdirecteyecontact.ToanAmerican,eyecontactshowsthatsomeoneistellingthetruthorisinterestedinwhatheorshehears.ButifyoulivedinpartsofAsiaorAfrica,peoplemightbeoffended.Therearemanychancesforyoutobeconfusedbygestures...