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☐月口日星期☐天气
九年级英语
主题活动一
文化理解
世界各国的历史、文化不尽相同,多样性是当今世界的基本特征,也是人类文明的魅力所
在。不同的文化,需要文化理解,如此世界才会更加和谐。
不同的文化,不同的身势语
1.阅读下面对话,然后回答问题。
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David:Say cheese.
Jane:Cheese.
Sam:Why are you holding up your fingers like that?
David:Huh?Don't you know this gesture?It represents V for victory.It's a usual gesture
when taking pictures.
Sam:Oh,I think I've heard of it.But it has a different meaning in India.
David:Like scissors in "rock,paper,scissors"?
Sam:Haha,that,too.
David:What's the other definition?
Sam:Students in India use it in the classroom as a symbol.
David:What does it mean?
Sam:It means,I want to go to take a dump()right now.
Jane:Haha,sounds cute.
David:I really like this vietory sign,but I will not try to use it in the classroom.What if you
need to pee(小便)?
Sam:Oh,if you need to pee,you just have to stick up your little finger.
David:Wow,that's interesting.It's usually a gesture for making a promise.
Jane:It's really fun to learn about different cultures.Anyway,I was really confused by a
gesture of showing your palm.
Sam:How come??That just means“Stop there'”or“Reject(拒绝)”.
Jane:You're right.But in Africa,it's a gesture of insulting someone.I can't even tell you
what it means.
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Sam:I see.I never knew that.I think I should be careful and try to understand other
people's culture.
David:Yeah,you're absolutely right.
(1)What are David and Jane doing at the beginning?
(2)What does"V"represent for in David's country?
(3)Which country does Sam probably come from?
(4)What does showing palm mean in Sam's country?
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(5)What does showing palm mean in your country?
(6)Can you give another example of different countries having different gestures?
文化交流活动
2.阅读下面短文,完成表格。
English Club is an organization devoted to sharing interesting ideas and facilitating()
cross-cultural understanding.It started out in 2011 as a weekly gathering that brings people
from different cultures together in Hangzhou.Its mission is to spread ideas and to narrow
culture gap among people.We are buil