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Unit 6 Crossing Cultures
Section B (3a-3c)
How do we show respect to other cultures
Lead in
2
Home visit—Help needed!
Subject
To
From
yaming@student.com
tina@student.com
Tina from the USA
I’m writing an e-mail to ________asking for ____________.
Yaming
help/advice
Small Manners, Big Differences.
Let’s help Tina solve her cultural puzzles!
Lead in
3
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
Read for structure
3a
to whom
from whom
end
Read for content
Where is Tina going?
Who will Tina meet and stay with?
To Shanghai.
Mr and Mrs Zhao, the son and grandmother.
5
Read for content
What are Tina’s problems/questions ?
gift-giving
table manners
conversation topics
?
... ...
anything else
6
Pre-writing
We should know how to greet people politely and properly.
greeting manners
Chinese customs
gift-giving
greeting manners
table manners
conversation topics
Pre-writing
Brainstorm some advice on good manners
Pre-writing
Brainstorm some advice on good manners
greeting manners
When you meet your Chinese friend, you can greet them with a smile and say “Ni hao” .
For the first time, you could slightly bow and shake hands to greet people in China.
9
Pre-writing
Brainstorm some advice on good manners
gift-giving
You’d better bring fresh_____ ,___,like apples, pomegranates and Longjing tea, or something nice from your own country.
You should use __________to give and receive a gift. It shows more respect.
both hands
fruits
tea
10
Pre-writing
Brainstorm some advice on good manners
table manners
conversation topics
It’s polite to wait for the host or elders to start eating first.
Use chopsticks properly, and don’t stick them into a bowl of rice.
You can talk about…
Top 5 Topics Chinese People Often Discuss
11
Brainstorm some advice on good manners
Pre-writing
While-writing
Re: Home visit-Help needed!
Subject
To
From
Tina@student.com
yaming@student.com
Imagine you are Yaming. Write an email to Tina to give some advice.
3c
Type(文体):________________
Person(人称) :______________
Tense(时态): ______________
Content(内容):____________
Email
you
Present tense (am/is/are, do)
Do you know how to write an email reply?
advice
13
While-writing
Beginning
Body
Ending
Introduction(show understanding& lead into topics)
I know you may feel worried./ I understand...
Let me give you some suggestions and advice about Chinese customs.
Content ( give advice)
First , when you ..., you can/could…
Second, you should/are supposed to .../What’s more, you’d better ...
Third, it’s polite/impolite to ...
Last but not least, we often talk about…
Summary(express wishes)
I hope you will have a safe trip, and I look forward to meeting you soon!/ I hope that the advice is helpful. Please feel free to ask me if you want to know more.
14
Post-writing
Show your writings to your classmates to check each other’s writing.
Checklist Self-evaluation Peer-evaluation Teacher-evaluation
Clear topic & specific advice
Logical order & clear beginning/ending
Right linking words
Right grammar / spelling
Natural tone and good handwriting
Great Good Try harder
15
Do
Polish the email you wrote after class. Add more details and check for grammar errors.
Homework
Challenge to do
Learn more English expressions about Chinese customs.
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