(
课件网) Unit 2 Culture Shock Reading 1 ＄ Explorations and exchanges Brad Li is a Chinese student. He is an exchange student in the United States. He sometimes has difficulty in understanding his classmate. Can you help him Lead in - Guess the meaning of idioms Break a leg. Before an exam, Lucy says…… What does she mean Good luck “break a leg”源于莎士比亚时期的舞台传统。演出结束后，演员一般要到前台谢幕，若表演出色，一般会赢得台下观众的“小费”。当然，接受了小费，演员是要弯腿行“屈膝礼”的。因此，“Break a leg”成了希望演员演出成功的形象说法。 Lead in - Guess the meaning of idioms It is raining cats and dogs. We can’t go out today. It is raining outside. Lucy says …… What does she mean It is raining heavily. 17世纪的英格兰等城市排水系统简陋，暴雨时街道污水横流，常漂浮动物尸体（如猫狗），使雨水看似“从天而降”，从而衍生出该表达。 Lead in - Guess the meaning of idioms If I can join the English Club, I will be like a dog with two tails. Lucy wants to join the English Club very much and she says …… What does she mean be very pleased and happy 当狗见到主人或感到兴奋时，会摇动尾巴来表达情绪；如果特别高兴，可能恨不得有两条尾巴来摇动，因此这个短语形象地引申为“非常开心”。 Culture Shock The situation that Brad Li met can be called Lead in - Get the meaning of culture shock Let's watch a video about “Culture Shock” and try to figure out two questions. 1. What is culture shock The _____ associated with adapting to a _____ culture. 2. The change of feeling 1. Everything is ____ to you. 2. People often feel _____ and _____. 3. People try to _____ the culture. 4. Bad feelings _____ from you. 蜜月期 沮丧期 调整期 适应期 1. The _____ associated with adapting to a _____ culture. 2. The change of feeling Culture Shock stress 1. Everything is ____ to you. 2. People often feel _____ and _____. new lonely homesick 3. People try to _____ the culture. understand 4. Bad feelings _____ from you. 蜜月期 沮丧期 调整期 适应期 new go away We drive on the left side of the road. We set off fireworks to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The whole family sits around the table and has turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. We watch dragon boat races at the Dragon Boat Festival. We must take off our shoes when we enter people’s homes. b a e c d 引爆；燃放烟花 火鸡 脱下 Culture is the language, customs 风俗;习俗 and way of life of the people in a country. Match the pictures with the sentences. （P18） 1. Where was Brad last year 2. Why was he there 3. What type of text is this passage 4. Predict: In which aspects(方面) would Brad probably have culture shock Brad Li is a junior high school student in China. He visited the US on an international exchange last year, and now he is giving a speech about his experience. Look at the title, picture and introduction. Answer the questions. In the US. Because he was on an international exchange visit. Pre-reading - Predict A speech. Culture shock Language Customs Ways of life Educa ... ...
