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课件网) Unit 2 Culture shock Period 2 Reading II & Listening 牛津深圳版 九年级下 Let’s review manage purple uniform spare Let’s review fail schedule idiom admit Let’s review camp baseball state vacation Lead in Let’s review the passage together. Culture shock language Everyone speak so fast. They use a lot of idioms. food They always have bread, potatoes and salad for meals. school The students do not wear uniforms, and they have strange hairstyles as well. Post-reading Read and answer the questions. My name is Brad Li. I'm here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year. I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me. Many things were strange to me: the language, the food and even the school. I stayed with a host family in a small town. My host parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very kind. They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldn't miss home or feel lonely. Post-reading Read and answer the questions. What were strange to Brad in the US Where did Brad live in the US What did Mr and Mrs Hurst do to keep Brad from getting homesick The language, the food and even the school. Brad stayed with a host family in a small town. They organized a lot of activities. Post-reading Read and answer the questions. Another difference was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really missed the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home. School was a big shock too. They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear almost whatever they like. Some students have strange hairstyles as well. Some students even have pink or purple hair! Post-reading Read and answer the questions. What was Brad’s main problem living in the US Must students in the US wear uniforms The language. No, they needn’t. Post-reading Read and answer the questions. However, to a certain degree, life in the US was hard to get used to. My main problem was with the language. I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast. Though I soon managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms. For example, they often say they are "under the weather" when they are ill. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China. Post-reading Read and answer the questions. What did Brad’s host family always have for meals Why did Brad fail to understand much in the first few weeks What’s the meaning of “under the weather” They always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. Because everyone spoke so fast. Someone is ill. Post-reading Read and answer the questions. Anyway, I have many great memories of that year, especially playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball. At Halloween, I went to a party dressed as Harry Potter. At Thanksgiving, we had a big dinner with a huge turkey. It was an exciting year, and i ... ...
