HowDifferentIstheEastfromtheWest?UNIT15
目录CONTENTSWarming-upActivitiesReview
01Warming-up
QuestionsforThought1Inyouropinion,isthereatypicalChineseorWesterner?Ifthereis,whatarethefeaturesofatypicalChinese?AndwhatarethetypicalfeaturesofaWesterner?Ifthereisn’t,whynot?Conflictsmayoccurbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundsdon’tseeeyetoeyewitheachotheronmanythings.Canyouthinkofasituation,eitherfromyourownexperienceorthestoryofothers,toillustratethispoint?
VocabularyMatch2Matchthewordsorphraseintheleft-handcolumnwiththedescriptionsintherighthandcolumn.WriteA-Dinthebracketsfollowingthewordsorphrase.CDAB
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02Activities
TASK1GettingafeelofculturaldifferencesListentoanexcerptfromthefilmTheJoyLuckClub.Thendiscuss,ingroupsoffourstudents,onthefollowingquestions.
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TASK2AnalyzingculturaldifferencesWesternerswhocometoChinaforthefirsttimeareoftenshockedbysomeofthequestionsthattheChineseaskthemandcomplainthattheChinesearenosyandimpolite.AretheChinesebeingnosyandimpolite,oraretheytryingtoexpresssomethingelse?
KeytoExercises
TASK3Understanding“cultureshock”Becauseofculturaldifferences,whenpeoplehavetooperateinanentirelydifferentculturalorsocialenvironment,theymayexperiencecultureshock.Thetermwasintroducedforthefirsttimein1954byKalveroOberg,afamousanthropologist.Readthesefourphasesofcultureshock.Then,ingroups,talkabouthowyouunderstandthembygivingrelevantexamples.
TASK4Dealingwith“cultureshock”
KeytoExercises
TASK5ExaminingtheargumentsNowadays,manyChineseareshowingmoreenthusiasmtoWesterncelebrationsandholidayslikeValentine’sDay,AprilFool’sDay,Mother’sDay,Father’sDay,HalloweenandChristmasDaythantotheChinesefestivalslikeDragonBoatFestival,Mid-autumnF