Unit 2 Language and Culture Listening and Viewing学案-2024-2025学年高中英语上外版必修第一册

Worksheet (Listening and Viewing) I. Warm-up II. Listening: Learning about Cultural Differences in Body Language Listen and choose the main idea of the programme: A. Gestures differ from country to country in expressing similar ideas. B. Similar gestures may have different meanings in different countries. C. People often use their hands or heads to express their feelings. D. People in different countries use different gestures to show disagreement. Fill in each of the blanks with no more than two words. Using gestures to express what you are feeling is common in some countries but not in others. Shaking heads mostly means ‘no,’ but in some countries it can mean the . For example, in Greece, shaking heads mean ; in Bulgaria, it means ; and in India, it means lots of . Besides, in some areas of southeastern Europe, means ‘no. ’ III. Viewing: “I Don’t Care” vs. “I Don’t Mind” Complete the dialogues with “I don’tcare” or “I don’t mind” and read them out. 1. – Do you mind giving a freeride to a stranger? – . _____________________ 2. – Would you like to have tea or coffee? – . _____________________ Watch PartI of the video and choose the best answer. The video is about the difference . A. between tea and coffee B. in making decisions in the US and the UK C. between American and British English D. in showing disagreement in the US and the UK Watch Part II of the video and complete the diagram. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 IV. Reflecting on differences between American and British English American English British English Sentence structures: One difference between American and British English lies in . American and British people spell the word differently. American English is different from British English in pronouncing the word . In American English, we use to express , while in British English, we use instead. 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 Worksheet (Assignments) 1. Finish Exercise IV on Page 26: Some gestures may convey different messages in different cultures. Give an example. Do research online and find a gesture that shows cultural differences. Prepare to present your findings in the next lesson. 2. Finish listening exercises on Pages 19-20 on the workbook. 3 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$