Unit One Intercultural Communication
Dialogue 设计思路
中国虽是礼仪之邦，但在待“礼”接物方面，却有让外国客人不太理解的地方。通过对话，引出本单元主题：文化差异和跨文化交际。
参考教法
1. Pre-reading questions:
1) What do you usually say when you give or accept presents?
2) How do you treat the presents? Are you going to simply say ―thank you‖ and
then put them away, or unwrap them immediately and say ―you like them‖? 读对话前问学生他们跟朋友互送礼物时说什么客套话，怎么对待别人送的礼物。
2. While-reading: answer the following questions according to the dialogue. 1) What did Tony bring with him as a gift for his Chinese friend? 2) Did Tony wrap up the tapes?
3) When Tony gave his Chinese host the gift, what did she do? 4) What did Tony expect her to do?
5) What is the difference in exchanging presents between China and Western
countries? 3. After-reading question:
Which way is acceptable to you? Why? 您更倾向于哪种接受礼物的方式？ Can you think of other examples of intercultural differences?
可让学生给出跨文化交际中的冲突案例，如时间观念、客套语冲突、餐饮习俗冲突。
Material for reference:
中西方去朋友家做客送礼的差别：
中国人送礼喜欢成双，比如说两瓶酒，两条烟。一是为了显示自己不是小气人，二是为了讨个吉利数字。去朋友或者亲戚家做客，拎点水果是非常普遍的情况。
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但是，在西方，人们送酒的时候都是只送一瓶。因为他们吃饭的时候要喝客人带来的酒，如果客人拿了两瓶，似乎表明客人是个酒鬼，他恐怕一瓶酒不够喝。
去朋友家做客一般也不送水果。水果一般是作为看望病人时候的礼物。 Language Points in the Dialogue
1. western a. related to ways or ideas of doing things from Europe and the Americas
e.g. He is wearing a western style suit.
他穿着一套西装。 Westerner: 西方人
2. treat v. behave towards someone or something in a particular way treat somebody like/ as something e.g. Please treat the matter seriously.
请认真对待这件事。
Treat this house as your own, feel free. 把这所房子当作你自己的好了，放轻松。
n. my treat, used to tell someone you will pay for something such as a meal for them e.g. Let us go out to lunch — my treat.
这次我请客。
3. hurt v.
① to make someone feel very upset, unhappy, sad etc. e.g. He is afraid of hurting Bessy’s feelings.
他怕伤害了贝茜的感情。 ② to cause pain in a part of your body e.g. How did you hurt your nose?
您的鼻子是怎么受伤的？
4. put…away :
① put something in a place where it is usually kept 把书整齐地放到书柜里。
My mother helped me to put away my dirty clothes and socks.
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e.g. Put the books away neatly in the bookcase.
我妈帮我收拾脏衣服和袜子。 ① to save money
We are putting some money away for expenses. 我们要存点钱供生活开支。
5. Mind you. (British English) used when saying something that is almost the opposite of what you have said, or that explains or emphasizes something. e.g. He looks very young in this photo. Mind you, it was taken ten years ago.
他看起来很年轻。不过，这张照片是十年前拍的。 This knife is sharp. Mind you, don’t cut yourself! 这刀子很快，小心别刺着!
Complete the following paragraph according to the dialogue.
Tony just got back from visiting a Chinese friend. Tony brought back the latest CDs of Western music from UK and gave them to the hostess. The Chinese hostess only said thank you and put them away. He felt a bit hurt/ a bit disappointed about the way the Chinese friend treated his present. Tony had expected the hostess to unwrap the present as soon as they got it.
对话译文 在中国拜访朋友
比尔：你好！托尼，最近怎样？
托尼：很好。我刚去拜访了一个中国朋友。 比尔：哦！玩得开心吗？
托尼：非常开心。不过，她对待我礼物的方式让我有点意外。 比尔：怎么啦？
托尼：我知道她喜欢西方音乐，所以我从英国带回一些最新的CD。我一进门就把礼物送给她。你猜后来发生什么事了？
比尔：怎么了？
托尼：她只说了声“谢谢”就把礼物放到角落里，她都没拆开看一眼。我不得不说我有点失望。
Text 设计思路
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在物质世界飞速发展的时代，重谈“礼貌”这个熟悉的话题，既学习了语言，了解了文化差异，也是对学生心灵的一次触动。
参考教法
1. Pre-reading questions
1) What are the good manners while we are waiting for a bus? 2) Have you ever been a queue-jumper(插队的人)?
2. Do the reading comprehension questions and ask students to retell the story with their own words before dealing with the language points in detail. 3. After-reading questions:
Being polite is absolutely essential. Give examples of being polite:
1) Say ―please, thank you, sorry‖ at the very least, even between family members. 2) Use polite language, such as ―May I/ Could you…‖ when we ask for permission or ask for help.
3) Keep quiet or speak in a low voice in public places.
4. Oral work: Tell a true story about your personal experience of being polite or impolite.
Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions according to the text. 1. What should we know if we want to visit another country?
We should find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of the host country.
2. Where did the incident happen?
In England.
3. What happened to the three foreign gentlemen when they were going to get on the bus?
People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. 4. Why were they treated that way? Because they did not line up for the bus.
5. What’s the custom about waiting for bus in your country? 略
Language Points in the Dialogue
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1. custom: n. something that is done by some people in a particular society because it is traditional
e.g. Each country has its own customs.
各国有各国的风俗。
It was custom for him to approach every problem carefully. 他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。 local/ ancient/ French custom 当地习俗/古代的习俗/法国风俗 cf: Who gets your ships through customs? 谁让你的船通过海关?
2. embarrassed a. feeling unhappy, nervous and worrying about what people think of you
e.g. She was embarrassed when they asked her age.
他们问她的年龄时，她感到尴尬。 We have nothing to be embarrassed about. 我们没有什么好尴尬的。
注意不要混淆 embarrassed和 embarrassing。
She felt embarrassed by this embarrassing question about her personal life. embarrass→embarrassment→embarrassing→embarrassed
3. puzzled a. unable to understand something e.g. She felt puzzled about what the question meant.
她不知道这个问题是什么意思
The road map of Shanghai puzzled me. 上海的公路图把我搞糊涂了。
课文译文 礼貌
参观一个国家只学习它的语言是不够的。如果你想要有次愉快之旅，你就必须尽可能多地了解东道国的礼仪和习俗。了解不同国家的文化，你会对它们之间的差异感到惊讶。以下就是一个很好的例子。
最近在英国发生了这样一件事。三个小伙来到汽车站等车。5分钟后，汽车来了。他们准备上车。突然，背后一阵喧闹，身后的人挤上汽车，把他们推到一边。售票员赶忙下车看到底发生了什么事情。三个小伙看上去很困惑和尴尬。没有人告诉过
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