摘要:
本讲义聚焦“跨文化交际”核心主题,系统梳理跨文化礼仪相关词汇(如fork, hug, bow等)、语法(形容词派生如embarrassed, confusing及介词搭配),通过阅读理解(中国拱手礼历史)、完形填空(留学生文化冲击经历)、语法填空(法国餐桌礼仪)构建从词汇到语篇的学习支架。
该资料以文化对比为特色,融合语言能力(词汇语法练习提升表达)、文化意识(对比中外礼仪如法国亲吻礼、印度饮食习俗)、思维品质(分析文化差异成因)。课中通过语篇练习辅助文化理解,课后词汇语法题帮助查漏补缺,实现语言学习与文化认知的结合。
内容正文:
Unit 6 Crossing Cultures
Section A How different are our cultures?
[答案 P15]
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成句子。
1.Please pass a fork(叉子)to me.
2.A kiss(亲吻)on the cheek could be a friendly greeting.
3.The mother hugged(拥抱)her daughter and gave her a warm welcome.
4.We usually shake hands when meeting for the first time.
5.It's rude to stick your chopsticks into the rice.
二、用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.You have no idea how embarrassed(embarrass)I was.
7.We felt confused(confuse)in the forest without knowing the right direction.
8.This custom is surprising(surprise)and strange.
9.It's uncommon(common)to see such a young boy make so many inventions.
10.Some Indian(India)products are cheaper than China's.
三、根据句意填写单词, 完成句子。
11.I'm pleased to meet you here.
12.—How do you greet people in France?
—A handshake is standard for first meetings, while cheek kisses are common between family and friends.
13.We usually say hello to each other.
14.We are in the same science class.
15.I shook hands with them and said hello.
四、根据汉语意思完成句子, 每空一词。
16.这两个朋友见面时击拳表达问候。
These two friends bump fists to say hello when meeting each other.
17.他们不亲吻也不拥抱。相反, 他们仅仅向对方鞠躬。
They don't kiss or hug. Instead, they only bow to each other.
18.在法国, 我们亲吻朋友的脸颊表达问候!
In France, we kiss friends on the cheek to say hello!
19.印度人根本不用刀叉。多数时候他们反而用手吃。
Indian people don't use a knife and fork at all. Very often they eat with their hands instead.
20.牛对于许多印度人来说是特别的。在那里别期待着吃牛肉。
Cows are special to many Indian people. Don't expect to eat any beef there.
五、阅读理解。
Nowadays, people usually shake hands when they meet each other.21.C In fact, we Chinese have different ways to greet others.
There were several kinds of greetings in ancient China. Among them, the fistandpalm salute(拱手礼)was quite a common one, with a history of more than 3,000 years. 22.E In ancient times, if people met a stranger, their hands were always ready to hold something used for fighting. Holding out both hands showed that people could feel relaxed.
When people met, men usually used their left hand to hold the right one. It's believed that people considered the left as the important side for men in Chinese history. 23D So when they gave the fistandpalm salute, they should put their right hand on the top. When someone presents the fistandpalm salute to you, 24.B In many wuxia or kung fu TV series and movies, people greet each other with the holdfist salute, or baoquan in Chinese. The gesture is that the right hand is made a fist, while the left hand covers the right fist. It's similar to the fistandpalm salute, 25.A Baoquan is widely used among kung fu masters and students. Don't make a mistake.
根据语篇内容, 从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 使短文语意连贯。选项中有一项为多余项。
A.but they are different.
B.you are supposed to do it back as well.
C.Do the Chinese always greet others like this?
D.While for women, the important side was the right.
E.It was first used by people in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
F.but they are the same.
六、完形填空。
As an international student from China, I was excited to come to the United States to get my higher education. However, I quickly 26 that the cultural differences between China and the US were much greater than I had imagined.
I needed to learn new 27 forms and customs. In my home country, it's considered impolite to interrupt someone when they're speaking. In the United States, interrupting someone is often seen as a sign of joining the 28 . The education system is also quite different. In China, we have a very 29 system, with a lot of knowledge points on memorizing and testing. In the US, there is more attention to relaxing thinking and creativity. One of the biggest 30 I faced was the language barrier(障碍). 31 I had studied English in China, it was still difficult to understand the different slang(俚语)used in the US. I had to work hard to improve my English, but it was 32 it to be able to communicate more easily with my classmates and professors.
Overall, my 33 of culture shock in the United States was both challenging and rewarding. I learned a lot about 34 and about different cultures. I'm 35 the chance to study in the US.
(C)26.A.mentioned B.produced C.realized
(B)27.A.awful B.social C.medical
(A)28.A.conversation B.celebration C.competition
(C)29.A.creative B.relaxing C.serious
(A)30.A.challenges B.differences C.dangers
(B)31.A.If B.Although C.Since
(C)32.A.like B.without C.worth
(A)33.A.experience B.lives C.success
(C)34.A.itself B.themselves C.myself
(B)35.A.strict with B.thankful for C.similar to
七、 语法填空。
根据内容填写所缺单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空, 使语篇意思完整。
I'm having a great time on my student exchange program in 36.France(French). I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice. They go out of their way to make me 37.feel(feel)at home. The grandmother has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind. She always talks to me 38.in French to help me practise. You wouldn't believe how 39.quickly(quick)my French has improved because of that. I'm very comfortable speaking French now.
My 40.biggest(big)challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are different from the way they are at home. An example is that you're not 41.supposed (suppose)to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork. Another thing is that it's 42.impolite(polite)to say you're full. If you don't want any more food, you should just say, “That was delicious.” I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, 43.but I'm gradually getting used to it.
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