Unit 6 Crossing Cultures Section A(1a-1d )课件2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“跨文化问候习俗”展开，涵盖bow、hug等词汇及so...that等状语从句用法。课堂导入通过预测问题、国际中文日图片讨论、视频观看等，从中国文化过渡到世界文化问候方式，搭建从已知到未知的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过真实对话听力、角色扮演提升语言运用，对比法、日、法等国问候方式培养文化尊重。任务型活动锻炼思维品质，帮助学生学会应对文化差异，教师可直接使用丰富互动资源提升教学效果。

Crossing Cultures UNIT 6 Section A How different are our cultures? (1a-1d) Presentation Look and predict What do you think you will learn about in this unit? What does Crossing Cultures mean? Look at the title and think about the questions. Look and say In this unit, you will： 1. talk about different customs around the world. 谈论世界各地不同的风俗。 2.describe customs and explain what they mean. 描述习俗，并解释它们的寓意。 3. use adverbial clauses with so... that, unless, and as soon as to show result, condition, or time. 使用含so...that、unless 和 as soon as的状语从句来表示结果、条件或时间。 4. understand cultural differences and know how to behave in different cultures. 理解文化差异，懂得在不同文化中如何举止得体。 Presentation Look and share 1. What Chinese cultural elements can you see in the photo? 2. Do you think the girl in the photo likes to learn about Chinese culture? How do you know? • Chinese characters (汉字) • A traditional red fan (红色传统扇子) • International Chinese Language Day (国际中文日) Yes,I do. Because she is smiling while taking part in the International Chinese Language Day. • Caishen (财神) • Chinese paintings (国画) Presentation Look and learn International Chinese Language Day 2010年，联合国将中国农历二十四节气的 “谷雨”（Grain Rain）这天定为 “联合国中文日”（UN Chinese Language Day）, 2020年又将其发展为 “国际中文日”。该节日通过汉字演变展， 诗词飞花令、书法绘画、品茗论道等活动展现中华优秀传统文化魅力，推动中华文化走向世界。2026年4月20日谷雨，也是第17个“国际中文日”。 Presentation Discuss and say In order to communicate well with people from different cultures,____________ we need to learn about their traditions and customs; we need to know what is considered(认为) polite or impolite; we must not judge their cultures based on(基于) our own; Presentation Let’s enjoy a video and answer the question. What does the video talk about? How do people in different countries greet each other when they meet? Watch and answer What do you always do at the beginning of a class? We stand up to bow and greet the teacher. Do you know other ways of greeting? Warming up How do they greet each other? bow hug shake hands kiss on the cheek just say hello Look and say bow hug shake hands kiss on the cheek just say hello Is it formal(正式的） or informal? In what country is it commonly used? Do you greet in that way in your daily life? In what situations do you greet in that way? Match the greetings with the pictures. ____ shake hands ____ bow ____ bump fists ____ rub noses ____ kiss on the cheek ____ hug D C B F A E A B C D E F Look and match The woman with blonde hair is kissing the woman with black hair on the cheek. What are they doing? A little boy is bumping fists with an old man. A businessman and a business woman are bowing to each other. A B C Look and say Two boys are shaking hands. What are they doing? A young man is hugging his mother. Two men with tattoos (文身) on their faces are rubbing noses. D E F Look and say Listen to three conversations at a party. Answer the following questions. 1.What are they talking about? They are talking about different ways to greet people in different cultures. 2.Can you tell their relationship? Conversation 1: Conversation 2: Conversation 3: Teacher and student. Classmates. Friends. 1. Anna A. China 2. Kaito B. UK 3. Harry C. France 4.Li Tong D.Korea 5.Ji-Hoon E.Japan 6.Marie F. the US 3.Math the name with country. Listen and answer Listen to three conversations at a party. Match the guests with their feelings. 1. Anna A. embarrassed 2. Li Tong B. surprised 3. Ji-Hoon C. confused Maybe because they don’t know much about the greeting ways of different cultures. Sorry, your bow surprised me. Sorry, should we shake hands? In Korean culture, we don’t usually kiss people unless we love them. 1b Questions:Why do they have these feelings? Listen and answer 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Presentation Anna (US) Kaito (Japan) Harry (UK) Marie (France) say “hello” or shake hands bow shake hands (formally), say “hello” (usually), hug (sometimes), bow (at special times) kiss friends on the cheek Listen and complete Listen again. Complete the table with the common greetings in each country. Presentation Listen again and fill in the blanks. 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 _______ surprised me. We usually just _____________ or _____________ in the US! Kaito: That's __ ! In Japan, we _____ as soon as we meet a teacher. bow say “hello” shake hands bow Conversation 1 surprising ● In the US, how do people greet? ● How do Japanese greet to show respect? Listen and fill Presentation Listen again and fill in the blanks. 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 ______________? How do you in the UK? Harry: We could, but it's a little formal . Usually we just ____________. Li Tong: Do you _______ others on the cheek? Harry: We _______ sometimes, but we don't usually kiss to say hello. We don’t _______ either. That's so formal that we only do it at special times. Li Tong: Wow! I thought people in the UK were very . shake hands say “hello” kiss hug bow greet others formal Conversation 2 ● How do people in the UK greet? ● Is it formal in the UK to shake hands when meeting someone? Listen and fill Presentation Listen again and fill in the blanks. Conversation 3 Bob: Hey, Ji-Hoon, meet Marie. She's from . Marie: Hi, Ji-Hoon, nice to meet you … Oh, don't look so ____________! Ji-Hoon: It's embarrassing! In Korean culture, we don't usually ______ people unless we love them. Marie: In France we kiss friends on the ______ to say hello! kiss embarrassed cheek France ● In France, how do people say hello if they are friends?  Greetings are not always the same. They depend on the place and the people you meet. Listen and fill What could we do in the face of these greeting differences in cross-cultural communication? Watch and learn: See what other people do, and follow them. Be respectful and open-minded: Don't laugh or judge. Different is not wrong. Ask politely if you are not sure: You can say: "I'm not sure how to greet you here." A smile is always a good start: A friendly smile is understood in every culture. 1. shake hands 握手 shake v. 与（某人）握手；摇动 / n. 摇动；奶昔 过去式为shook，过去分词为shaken。 shake hands 握手 shake one's head 摇头 e.g. May I shake hands with you？我能和你握个手吗？ Shake the bottle before you open it. 打开瓶子之前先摇一摇。 If you don't agree, shake your head. 你如果不同意，摇摇头。 拓展：shake还可作名词，用法如下： 【名词】摇动，抖动 e.g. She picked up a bottle of water and gave it a shake. 她拿起一瓶水，摇了摇。 【名词】奶昔 e.g. I'd like a strawberry milk shake. 我想要一杯草莓奶昔。 Language points 3）表示“抖落；抖掉” shake sth. off 抖落某物 e.g. The dog came in and shook the snow off its coat.（那只狗走进来抖掉了身上的雪。） shake 还可作名词，意为“握手” give sb. a shake（和某人握一下手） e.g. He gave me a warm shake when we met.（我们见面时，他热情地和我握了握手。 ） 2. bow 鞠躬 bow v.&n. 鞠躬 搭配：take/give a bow 鞠躬 e.g. She bowed and left the stage. 她鞠了一躬，离开了舞台。（作动词） The music ended and the girl took a bow. 音乐结束，女孩鞠躬致谢。（作名词） 拓展：【名词】弓，此时要读/bəu/。 a bow and arrow 弓箭 n. 表示“蝴蝶结” e.g. She tied a pretty bow in her hair.（她在头发上系了一个漂亮的蝴蝶结） Language points bow 作动词 1）表示 “鞠躬；点头弯腰致意” bow to sb.（向某人鞠躬 ） e.g. All the actors came onto the stage and bowed. （所有演员都登上舞台鞠躬谢幕。） 2）表示“低（头）” e.g. She bowed her head in shame when she was criticized. （她受到批评时羞愧地低下了头。） 3. bump fists 碰拳 bump v.碰；撞 / n. 碰撞; (撞击造成的)肿块 (1)【动词】碰；撞 bump against/into sb/sth 碰到/撞到某人/某物 bump sth on sth 把某物撞到某物上 e.g. She bumped her arm on the table. 她的手臂撞到了桌子上。（作及物动询） In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。（作不及物动词） (2)【名词】碰撞; (撞击造成的)肿块 e.g. We heard a bump in the next room. 我们听到隔壁房间传来砰的一声。 She has a bump on the back of her head. 她后脑勺上肿起了一块。 练习：He ___________ (bump) into an old friend on the street yesterday. bumped Language points 4. rub noses 蹭鼻子 rub v. 摩擦；揉 e.g. She began to rub her hair with a towel. 她开始用毛巾擦头发。 She yawned and rubbed her eyes. 她打了个呵欠，揉了揉眼睛。 拓展： rubber【名词】橡胶；橡皮擦，黑板擦 e.g. I don't like the smell of burning rubber. 我不喜欢燃烧橡胶的气味。 There is a rubber on the teacher's desk. 讲桌上有一个橡皮擦。 练习：The Maori people in New Zealand ________ (rub) noses as a traditional greeting. rub Language points 5. kiss cheeks 亲脸颊 kiss v.亲吻 / n.吻 (1)【及物动词】&【不及物动词】亲吻 kiss＋表示身体部位的名词 kiss sb. on＋表示身体部位的名词 kiss sb. goodbye/good night 亲某人道别／道晚安 e.g. The young mother kissed her daughter's forehead. 这位年轻的母亲亲吻了她女儿的额头。 Go and kiss your grandma good night. 去亲亲你外婆，祝她晚安。 (2)【名词】吻 e.g. She _______ her mother good night, and her mother gave her a _____, too. 她吻了一下她妈妈道晚安，她妈妈也给了她一个吻。 kissed kiss Language points 6. hug 拥抱 hug v.&n. 拥抱 (1)【动词】拥抱；搂抱 hug sb. 拥抱某人 过去式和过去分词均为hugged，现在分词为hugging。 e.g. Joe hugged and thanked the little boy. 乔拥抱并感谢了这个小男孩。 (2)【可数名词】拥抱 give sb. a hug 给某人一个拥抱 e.g. When Jim got home, his daughter ran to him and gave him a hug. 当吉姆到家时，他女儿跑上前去给了他一个拥抱。 练习：My mother ________ me a big hug when I felt unhappy. A. give B. gives C. gave C Language points 7. embarrassed 尴尬的 embarrassed adj. 尴尬的，常用于表达人的主观感受，在句中常 作表语，可与介词about或at连用，表示“因······而感到尴尬”。 拓展：embarrassing adj. 使人难堪的, 常修饰事/物, 表示事物的性质/特征。 → embarrass v. 使尴尬；使窘迫 → embarrassment n. 尴尬; 窘迫; 困境 e.g. I felt embarrassed about/at his unexpected question. 我因他出乎意料的问题而感到尴尬。 He asked several embarrassing questions at the meeting. 他在会上提了几个令人尴尬的问题。 练习：—Why did you look so ______? —Because I made an _____ mistake. I used my left hand to pass food in India. A. embarrassed; embarrassing B. embarrassing; embarrassed C. embarrassed; embarrassed D. embarrassing; embarrassing A Language points 8. That's so formal that we only do it at special times formal 是形容词，意为“正式的；官方的” 反义词为informal e.g. We need to attend a formal meeting with the company’s leaders tomorrow.（明天我们要参加一场和公司领导的正式会议。） 还可以表示 “（语言）规范的；书面的” e.g. In formal writing, we should avoid using contractions like “don’t” or “won’t”.（在正式写作中，我们应避免使用 “don’t” 或 “won’t” 这类缩写。） Language points Choose two characters from 1b and 1c. Role-play meeting each other. 1d Anna & Kaito Hi Kaito! How do you greet people in Japan? We usually ______ to say hello, especially to elders. It’s very f_________ in Japan. Oh, I see. Is it common to greet others by _________ (hug) in Japan? No, we don’t usually hug because it’s not formal enough in public. How about you, Anna? How do you greet people in the US? We often ________ hands when we meet new people. With close friends, we might hug or bump _______. bow ormal hugging shake fists Presentation Kaito: Hi, Marie. How do you greet people in France? Marie: We usually kiss friends on the cheek to say hello. Is it common to kiss each other on the cheek in Japan? Kaito: No, we seldom kiss people on the cheek. Kissing and hugging are not common at all. We bow and say hello in Japanese. Do you usually do one kiss on each cheek, or is it different? Marie: Good question! Usually, we give each other a kiss on each cheek, but some people give three or four kisses! Presentation Class test 1. You have no idea how ___________ (embarrass) I was. 2. One of the most important ________ (value) in Chinese culture is respecting the old. 3. Different countries have different ________ (custom). We should respect all of them. 4. It’s ________ (polite) to talk with your mouth full while eating in most countries. 5. We need to wear ________ (form) clothes to the school dance. 6. When you meet an elder in some cultures, you should ______ (bow) to show respect. embarrassed 一、用单词的适当形式填空。 values customs impolite formal bow Presentation Must do: Choose any character from 1b or 1c. Write a conversation between you and him / her. The topic is greetings. Choose to do: Find more greetings in other countries on the Internet. And share them in the next lesson. 120506.805 null 131636.05 $