Unit 6 Crossing Cultures Section B 3a-4c 课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 Crossing Cultures Section B How do we show respect to other cultures? 3a-4c PART. 01 Learning Objectives 2 思维品质 学习能力 文化意识 语言能力 教学目标 掌握电子邮件的完整文体结构,积累中外登门拜访礼仪相关词汇与建议类交际句型,能读懂邮件信息、完成邮件写作与跨文化习俗话题口语表达。 了解中西方拜访做客、社交饮食等民俗礼仪差异,理解礼仪背后的文化内涵,树立尊重异国文化、做好跨文化友好交际的意识。 掌握邮件文体阅读写作、小组调研对比探究的学习策略,提升自主梳理礼仪知识、合作探究与知识迁移运用的能力。 通过对比中外礼仪习俗异同,提升信息对比归纳与逻辑思辨能力,学会辩证分析跨文化交际差异,形成条理化观点表达思维。 笔顺 教学重难点 掌握电子邮件格式要素、做客礼仪话题词汇,熟练运用建议类句型完成邮件写作。能开展中外习俗异同对比与口语汇报。 结合跨文化交际场景,用词得体、结构完整地完成建议类回复邮件写作。 精准对比中外礼仪异同,用英语有条理地阐述文化差异,传递跨文化包容交际理念。 01 02 PART. 02 Lead-in 5 Have you ever visited a friend's home? Share one of your experiences! PART. 03 3a — 3c 7 Pre-writing 3a Read Tina’s email to Yaming. Label the different parts of the email. A. email topic B. person receiving the email C. person sending the email D. sign-off E. main text F. greeting Pre-writing 3a Read Tina’s email to Yaming. Label the different parts of the email. Hi Yaming, One more week to go! I’m so excited to see you. I’ll meet the Zhaos as soon as I land in Shanghai. I’ll be staying with their family for two weeks, and I’m a little nervous! Mr and Mrs Zhao are both in their forties, and they have a son who is younger than me. His grandmother also lives with them. (乘飞机)着陆;到达 in one’s+整十的复数 在某人几十多岁时 To yaming@student.com From tina@student.com Subject Home visit—Help needed! Pre-writing 3a Read Tina’s email to Yaming. Label the different parts of the email. Could you give me some advice? Should I bring a gift? In America, we usually bring the host something small, like food. Is that a good idea? Also, what are the right table manners? What are some good conversation topics in China? Is there anything else I should know? I’m worried about doing something silly. It could give people the false impression that I’m a rude person. First impressions are so important that I don’t want to say or do anything wrong! I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon! Cheers, Tina 错误的印象 期待;盼望 Pre-writing 3a Read Tina’s email to Yaming. Label the different parts of the email. A. email topic B. person receiving the email C. person sending the email D. sign-off E. main text F. greeting B C A F E D 2. Who will Tina meet in Shanghai? A. Her old classmates. B. The Zhaos. C. Her pen pal Yaming. D. A Chinese teacher. Pre-writing Read the passage and choose the best answer. 1. What is the main idea of the email? A. Tina’s travel plan to Shanghai. B. Tina’s worries and advice needed for a home visit. C. An introduction to the Zhaos. D. How to make new friends in China. 3. Why is Tina worried? A. Because she doesn’t like Chinese food. B. Because she is afraid of saying or doing silly things. C. Because she can’t speak English at all. D. Because she doesn’t want to go to Shanghai. 4. What does Tina think of first impressions? A. They are very important. B. They are not important at all. C. They are easy to make. D. They are not related to behavior. Pre-writing Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. How long will Tina stay with the Chinese family? Two weeks. 2. Who are the family members? Mr and Mrs Zhao (in their forties), their younger son, and his grandmother. 3. What three specific questions does Tina ask? Should she bring a gift? What are the right table manners? What are good conversation topics in China? Pre-writing Read the main text and match the main idea with the correct paragraph. Expecting Yaming’s reply. Asking for advice on gift-giving, table manners, topics and so on. Tina’s upcoming stay in Shanghai and brief introduction of the Zhaos. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 3b Brainstorm what shows good manners when visiting a Chinese friend. Discuss your ideas with a partner. Pre-writing greetings table manners giving gifts conversation topics It’s important for us to show good manners when we visit friends. In China, ... greetings: When you meet your Chinese friend, you can greet them with a smile and say “Ni hao” (Hello). If it’s a more formal occasion or you meet elders, a slight bow or a handshake is also appropriate. 3b Brainstorm what shows good manners when visiting a Chinese friend. Discuss your ideas with a partner. Pre-writing table manners: Wait for the host or elders to start eating first. Don’t make loud noises while eating. Use chopsticks properly, and don’t stick them into a bowl of rice. giving gifts: In China, it’s important to bring a gift when visiting a Chinese friend, especially for the first time or on festivals. You can bring fruits, tea, or some handicrafts. Avoid giving clocks as gifts, because in Chinese culture, it has an unlucky meaning. conversation topics: You can talk about Chinese culture, delicious food, or ask about your friend’s hobbies. Avoid topics about personal income or other too private topics. Pre-writing 跨文化交流 一、文体解读 本单元的主题是“跨文化交流”,要求学生能够根据不同国家的文化、习俗和礼仪 ,在不同场合中表现得体 。与此相关的写作通常有: ① 向外国朋友介绍中国的礼仪和习俗; ② 就不同文化场合的礼仪,给他人提供建议; ③ 分享自己在不同文化场合下的经历。 二、建议信——礼仪 1. 核心要求 格式完整:严格遵循英文邮件标准格式,不能遗漏邮件要素。 内容完整:必须完整回应对方全部疑问。 Pre-writing 逻辑清晰:用规范衔接词分层,结构为“开头回应来信 主体分点建议 结尾祝福鼓励”。 语言得体:使用建议句型,语气友好委婉,用词贴合礼仪话题词汇。 2. 结构 邮件结构 段落功能 写作要点 ① 邮件表头 基础格式 要素齐全 ② Greeting 称呼 礼貌开篇 友好称呼对方 ③ Opening 开头段 引入 收到来信 + 理解对方焦虑 + 点明写信目的:给礼仪建议 ④ Body 主体段(核心) 分点建议 用衔接词分层,逐条给出礼貌做法+禁忌做法,结合文化差异 ⑤ Ending 结尾段 总结祝福 总结建议 + 安慰鼓励 + 美好祝愿 ⑥ Sign-off 落款 格式收尾 礼貌结束语 + 写信人署名 Pre-writing 3. 常用表达 I’m glad to receive your email. 很高兴收到你的来信。 I know you are worried about the manners in China. 我知道你很担心在中国的礼仪问题。 I’d like to give you some useful advice. 我想给你一些有用的建议。 I’m so happy to hear from you. I fully understand your worries about foreign customs. 很高兴收到你的来信。我完全理解你对异国习俗的担忧。 I know you will visit a Chinese family soon. Here is some helpful advice on good manners for you. 我知道你不久将要拜访中国家庭,这里给你一些实用的礼仪建议。 You asked me for advice on how to behave politely. Now I will share some rules with you. 你向我询问如何举止得体,现在我来和你分享一些礼仪规则。 Pre-writing You should bring some small gifts when you visit others. 拜访他人时你应该带一些小礼物。 You can bring fruits, tea or flowers as your presents. 你可以带水果、茶叶或者鲜花作为礼物。 You should greet the host family warmly when you arrive. 到达时你应该热情问候主人一家。 You shouldn’t bring food as your gift. 你不应该带食物当作礼物。 You’d better not give expensive gifts to others. 你最好不要给别人送贵重的礼物。 You should wait for the elders to start eating first. 你应该等长辈先动筷用餐。 It’s polite to chew food slowly and quietly. 安静细嚼慢咽是有礼貌的。 You should put your chopsticks on the bowl after meals. 用餐结束后你要把筷子放在碗上。 You shouldn’t make noise while eating. 吃饭时你不应该发出声响。 You shouldn’t stick your chopsticks into the rice. 不要把筷子插在米饭里。 You shouldn’t talk with your mouth full of food. 嘴里塞满食物时不要说话。 Pre-writing You can talk about local food and traditional culture. 你可以谈论当地美食和传统文化。 It’s safe to talk about beautiful places and daily life. 谈论美景、日常生活是安全合适的话题。 You shouldn’t ask others about their personal questions. 你不要询问别人的私人问题。 You’d better not ask about their age, family, money or marriage. 最好不要询问对方的年龄、家庭、收入、婚姻。 I hope my advice is helpful to you. I believe you will have a great time! 希望我的建议对你有用。我相信你会过得很愉快! Don’t be nervous. I’m sure you can behave well with my advice. 不要紧张。有了这些建议,我相信你会举止得体。 I hope all the advice above can help you a lot. Wish you a wonderful visit! 希望以上所有建议能帮到你。祝你拜访一切顺利! 3c Imagine you are Yaming. Write an email to Tina to give some advice. While-writing Type (文体):_ Person (人称) :_ Tense (时态): _ 应用文(电子邮件) 以第二人称为主 一般现在时 从送礼物,餐桌礼仪,交流话题等方面来介绍礼仪习俗并给出建议。 Post-writing Exchange your writings with your partners to check each other’s writing. Checklist Self-evaluation Peer-evaluation Teacher-evaluation Complete email structure Clear topic & specific advice Logical order & clear beginning/ending Right linking words Right grammar / spelling Natural tone and good handwriting Great Good Try harder Post-writing Dear Tina, It’s so great to hear from you! You asked me about Chinese customs. Here are my suggestions. You can just nod and say “Ni hao” when you meet someone. You should bring some small gifts when visiting a friend, such as fruit or flowers. But clocks are not good gifts. During the meal, never stick chopsticks upright in your bowl of rice — it is considered to be rude. As for good conversation topics, food and hobbies are safe, while personal questions can upset people unless you know the person quite well. I hope my advice will help you! Yours, Yaming Sample PART. 04 4a — 4c (project) Compare two countries’ customs 25 4a In groups, research the similarities and differences between customs in China and another country. You can choose some topics from the list below. Complete the table with your ideas. greetings visiting others wearing the right clothes eating customs giving and receiving gifts good / bad conversation topics 4a In groups, research the similarities and differences between customs in China and another country. You can choose some topics from the list below. Complete the table with your ideas. People often share several dishes together. People are often served individual dishes. different The host often offers to help the guests take food from shared dishes. different The host won't offer to help the guests take food from shared dishes. 4b Join a different group. Tell them about your research. We researched eating customs. In China, it’s not polite to talk with your mouth full. In Brazil, it’s rude to do that too. In China, we usually use chopsticks. But in Brazil, ... We researched eating customs. In China, it’s not polite to talk with your mouth full. In Brazil, it’s rude to do that too. In China, we usually use chopsticks. But in Brazil, they use a knife and fork. In China, people often share several dishes together, while in Brazil, people are often served individual dishes. In China, it's normal for the host to help the guests take food from shared dishes. In Brazil, the host won't do that. 4c Rejoin your original group. Share what you learnt in the other group. PART. 05 Reflecting 30 1. What customs from around the world have you learnt? 2. What are some cultural differences between China and other countries? 3. Can you use adverbial clauses with so... that, unless, and as soon as properly? 4. Why do you think it is important to know about cultural differences? 5. How should we communicate with people from different cultures? Reflecting PART. 06 Language Points 32 1. person receiving the email 收件人 辨析receive与accept I was very surprised to receive a beautiful gift from my old friend yesterday. 昨天我意外收到了老朋友寄来的一份精美礼物。 She decided to accept the kind invitation to the school English party at last. 她最终决定接受这场校园英语晚会的友好邀请。 receive 收到 指客观上收到(信件、礼物等),不涉及被给予者是否愿意接受 accept 接受 指被给予者经过考虑而愿意接受,通常指主观上的接受,常与表示邀请或建议的词连用 2. Mr and Mrs Zhao are both in their forties, and they have a son who is younger than me. 赵先生和赵太太都四十多岁了,他们有个儿子,比我小。 表示大约年龄用“in one’s+整十的复数”,意为“在某人几十多岁时”。 In his twenties, my uncle travelled around the world. 我叔叔在二十多岁时环游了世界。 3. It could give people the false impression that I’m a rude person. 这可能会给人留下我是个粗鲁的人的错误印象。 first impression(s) 第一印象 Your first impression is very important. 你的第一印象十分重要。 give sb a good impression = make a good impression on sb 给某人留下一个好印象 Good manners will give others a good impression. 良好的举止会给他人留下好印象。 4. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon!我期待很快收到你的电子邮件! look forward to(期待;盼望),其中to是介词,其后可跟名词、代词或动词-ing 形式作宾语。 look forward to doing sth 盼望做某事 Cindy is looking forward to her birthday party. 辛迪正盼望着她的生日聚会。 I really look forward to visiting the beautiful city in summer. 我真的很期待在夏天游览这座美丽的城市。 5. Cheers 再见 cheers ①再见;干杯 Cheers! Have a nice day. 干杯!祝你度过美好的一天。 ② 庆祝;欢呼;喝彩 The crowd shouted cheers for the winning player. 人群为获胜的选手欢呼喝彩。 cheer up 使……高兴起来;安慰 cheer on(在比赛中)为……加油 PART. 07 Exercises 36 Exercise—用所给短语的适当形式填空 1. I will finish all my homework carefully _ I get back home every day. 2. We should learn to be kind and polite to _ well with everyone around us. 3. Please _ that you close all the windows before you leave. 4. Small kindness and hard work can really _ to make your life better. 5. _, I was afraid to speak English in class, but now I am very confident. as soon as get along make sure get along sit up hear from be used to go a long way as soon as slow down plenty of at first make sure go a long way At first Exercise—用所给短语的适当形式填空 6. After living here for several months, I _ the life and food in this new city. 7. Drivers must _ when they drive near schools to keep students safe. 8. You should _ properly every day to protect your eyesight and keep healthy. 9. There is _ fresh air and beautiful flowers in the park on sunny mornings. 10. I felt very excited and happy when I _ my pen friend after a long time. am used to slow down sit up plenty of heard from get along sit up hear from be used to go a long way as soon as slow down plenty of at first make sure PART. 08 Summary 39 Key words: receive, main, false, cheers Functions: 掌握电子邮件的完整文体结构; 积累中外登门拜访礼仪相关词汇与建议类交际句型; 能开展中外习俗异同对比与口语汇报。 Sentences: Mr and Mrs Zhao are both in their forties, and they have a son who is younger than me. It could give people the false impression that I’m a rude person. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon! PART. 09 Homework 41 Summarise what we have learnt in this lesson; Prepare for the next lesson. Homework THANKS See you next class! $