Unit 6 Section A (1a～2d) 课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 Crossing Culture Crossing Culture Section A (1a ~ 2d) How different are our cultures ? Read the title together. What does the title mean ? Different cultures around the world. What cultures do we learn ? Let’s have a look at a picure first. Think and Talk What Chinese elements can you see in the photo ? A Chinese fan Chinese characters Think and Talk What can you see on the fan ? Chinese characters A picure of God of Wealth A picure of a Chinese character Some picures of some plants. A picure of a bird Think and Talk Do you think the girl in the photo likes to learn about Chinese culture ? How do you know ? I think she likes to learn about Chinese culture. Because she is smiling while taking part in the International Chinese Lauguage Day. As we know, we are going to talk about different cultures around the world. How different are these cultures ？ Think and Talk Match the greetings with the pictures. 1a How do they greet each other ? A B C D E F ___ shake hands ___ bow ___ bump fists ___ rub noses ___ kiss on the cheek ___ hug D C B E A F Listen to the conversations and tick the correct answers. 1b What do the conversations mainly talk about ？ A. Bow B. Shake hands C. Greetings in different countries What’s the relationship between speakers in the first conversation ? A. Friends B. Teacher and student C. Strangers Where is Harry from ? A. UK B. USA C. France D. Korea Where is Marie from ? A. UK B. France C. USA D. Korea Where is Ji-hoon from ? A. UK B. USA C. France D. Korea Listen to three conversations at a party. Match the guests with their feelings. 1b How will you feel when a foreigner greets you differently? A. embarrassed B. surprised C. confused /ɪmˈbærəst/ /kənˈfjuːzd/ 1. Anna 2. Li Tong 3. Ji-Hoon -- How does ... feel ? -- ... feels ... Listen again. Share your ideas on why they have these feelings. 1b -- Why does ... feel ... ? -- Because she / he ... Name Feeling Reason Anna surprised Kaito’s _______ surprised her. Li Tong confused She doesn’t know how to _______ others in UK. Ji-Hoon embarrassed In korean culture, they don’t usually ______ to say hello. bows greet kiss In a word, that’s because their cultures are ________. different Listen again. Complete the table with the common greetings in each country. 1c How do people greet others in...? Anna (US) Kaito (Japan) Harry (UK) Marie (France) In ..., people usually ... to greet others. • say “hello” • shake hands • bow • say “hello” • hug sometimes • kiss friends on the cheek Read Conversation 1 Conversation 1 Anna: Hi, Kaito! You’re new here, right? I’m Anna Brown, one of your teachers. Pleased to meet you ... Oh! Kaito: What’s wrong, Ms Brown? Anna: Sorry, your bow surprised me. We usually just say “hello” or shake hands in the US. Kaito: That’s surprising! In Japan, we bow as soon as we meet a teacher. pleased = please + d Nice to meet you. Read Conversation 2 and answer questions. Conversation 2 Harry: Hello! You’re Li Tong, right? I’m Harry. We’re in the same science class. Li Tong: Oh, hi, Harry! ... Sorry, should we shake hands? How do you greet others in the UK? Harry: We could, but it’s a little formal. Usually we just say “hello”. Li Tong: Do you kiss others on the cheek? Harry: We hug sometimes, but we don’t usually kiss to say hello. We don’t bow either. That’s so formal that we only do it at special times. Li Tong: Wow! I thought people in the UK were very formal. (1) Why isn’t it common to greet others by shaking hands in the UK? (2) Why don’t people usually bow to greet others in the UK? Read Conversation 2 . Conversation 2 Harry: Hello! You’re Li Tong, right? I’m Harry. We’re in the same science class. Li Tong: Oh, hi, Harry! ... Sorry, should we shake hands? How do you greet others in the UK? Harry: We could, but it’s a little formal. Usually we just say “hello”. Li Tong: Do you kiss others on the cheek? Harry: We hug sometimes, but we don’t usually kiss to say hello. We don’t bow either. That’s so formal that we only do it at special times. Li Tong: Wow! I thought people in the UK were very formal. Read Conversation 2 . Conversation 3 Bob: Hey, Ji-Hoon, meet Marie. She’s from France. Marie: Hi, Ji-Hoon, nice to meet you ... Oh, don’t look so embarrassed! Ji-Hoon: It’s embarrassing! In Korean culture, we don’t usually kiss people unless we love them. Marie: In France we kiss friends on the cheek to say hello! embarrass : v 使...尴尬 embarrassed: adj. embarrassing: adj. Choose two characters from 1b and 1c. Role-play meeting each other. 1d How do you greet people in ... ? Is it common to great others by ... ? We usually ... to say hello. We don’t / never ... because it’s too formal / not formal enough. It is common to do sth. Complete the sentences about Indian culture. 2a 1. Many people like / do not like curry. 2. It is usually OK to be late / early when visiting friends. 3. People will usually offer you some tea / fruit when you visit them. 4. People usually wear clothes which cover their arms / legs. 5. It is rude / polite to give or take things with your left hand. 6. Dishes with beef are common / uncommon. offer sb. sth. offer sth. to sb. it is rude to do sth. = it is impolite to do sth. uncommon = un + common What else do you know about India? 2a Indian culture Popular food curry /ˈkʌri/ 咖喱 eat with the right hand wear clothes that cover the legs Masala Chai Eating habits Popular drinks Clothes style ... Look at photos and answer the question. 2b What cultures are the photos symbol of ? They eat with hands . The photo is a symbol of ____________. eating habits This is curry . The photo is a symbol of ____________. food Look at photos and answer the question. 2b What cultures are they symbol of ? They put their palms together to greet others . The photo is a symbol of ____________. greetings A cow is walking along a road . The photo is a symbol of ____________. animals Listen to the conversation and tick the correct answer. 2b What’s the relationship between the speakers ? A. Teacher and student B. Friends C. Relatives How does Peter feel ? A. Exciting B. Excited C. Happy What’s the conversation mainly about ? A. How to greet others in India B. Indian customs C. How to eat in India D. Special animal in India Listen to the conversation . 2b 1 2 3 4 Number the pictures in the order of the topics mentioned. Listen again and complete the sentences. 2c Summarize the topics. Aspect Custom In India, people have a special __________. They press their palms together, _______, and say, “Namaste.” People in India use their ________ hand to eat. They may not always eat with a _______ and fork. People often eat ________ curry. It’s popular in India. In India, _______ are very special to many people. They can ______ anywhere they like. greeting bow right knife a lot of cows How do people greet each other in India ? How do people eat in India ? What do people eat in India ? What are special animals in India ? walk Let’s learn 2c. 2c (1) In India, people have a special greeting. They press their palms together, bow, and say, “Namaste.” (2) People in India use their right hand to eat. They may not always eat with a knife and fork. (3) People often eat a lot of curry. It’s popular in India. (4) In India, cows are very special to many people. They can walk anywhere they like. greeting = greet + ing put one’s palms together press ... together be popular in be special to use sth. to do sth. Let’s learn the conversation. 2c Ella: We heard you’re going to India, Peter! How exciting! Peter: Yes, I’m really excited! You went there last year, right? Can you tell me about their customs? Ella: Sure! First, they have a special greeting. They press their palms together, bow, and say, “Namaste”. Peter: Wow! I’ll remember that. Ella: Second, you should only use your right hand to eat. Peter: With my knife and fork? Ella: Well, people may not use a knife and fork at all. Very often they eat with their hands instead. Peter: OK! Anything else? Let’s learn the conversation. 2c Emma: Yes! People in India often eat a lot of curry. I ate chicken curry there, and it was delicious! But don’t expect to eat any beef. Cows are protected in India. They are special to many people. Ella: And they even walk anywhere they like! While we were there, one walked right in front of our car! It walked so slowly that we had to slow down and follow it! expect to do sth expect sb. to do sth. be + ved Imagine a friend is going to visit India. Tell him or her about Indian customs. 2d A: How do people in India greet others? B: ... A: What special foods do Indian people often eat? B: ... Imagine a friend is going to visit India. Tell him or her about Indian customs. 2d How do people in India greet others? They usually press their palms together, bow, and say, “Namaste”. What special foods do Indian people often eat? They often eat a lot of curry. How do people eat in India ? They eat with their right hands. Anything else ? Cows are special to many people. Summary Indian customs Greeting Popular food Special animal Eating habits They usually press their _____________, _____, and say, “Namaste”. palms together bow People in India eat a lot of _______. Don’t expect to eat any ________. curry beef People use their __________ to eat. They may not eat with __________. right hands a knife and fork Cows are _________ in India. They are ________ to many people. protected special Unit 6 Thank you ! Thank you ! Other 99685.18 Blues 73220.555 $