高中英语教学资料--M4 Lanuage points.pptVIP

Summary Yesterday, I went to meet the international students. At the airport, Tony a__________ Julia, and even kissed her on the cheek the first time they met each other, which made Julia s________. When Akira and George were introduced, George r______ his hand out, while Akira bowed to him. So it happened that Akira’s nose touched George’s m_____ hand. These are examples of m________________ caused by d_______ body languages. In short, not all cultures g___ others the same way. Now, however, s_______ hands becomes the most popular way to greet people when they meet. In general, studying international c_______ can help a______ difficulties in cross-cultural communication. pproached urprised eached oving isunderstandings ifferent reet haking ustoms void 4. Use the passage to help you answer the following questions. 1) Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know? 2) What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? Reading . Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, 3) Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical diastance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance ? The British woman, Julia and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. [d??:deini?n] The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance. 4) Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which one? Reading Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom — a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom — a handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men. 5) “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means? Reading This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs. What does the following sent