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U6 Crossing Cultures
Section A 1a-1d
1. Pre-listening
What do you always do at the beginning of a class after I say “ Let’s get started”?
But how people from other countries greet each other?
Stand up to bow and greet the teacher.
shake hands
Most countries
( common and formal)
It is used for school, work, or important situations — not casual like talking to friends.
bow
Japan/ Korea...
bump fists
USA/ many Western countries (casual and friendly)
rub noses
New Zealand
(Maori People)
kiss on
the cheek
European countries like France and Spain.
hug
USA/ Canada, Europe, many countires
What are they doing?
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C
B
F
A
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Let’s say the greetings in the pictures.
hug
kiss on the cheek
rub noses
shake hands
bow
bump fists
1b Listen to three conversations at a party.
Anna: US
Conversation 1
Where are they from?
Teacher and student.
Can you tell their relationship?
Kaito:Japan
1b Listen to three conversations at a party.
Where are they from?
Conversation 2
Classmates.
Can you tell their relationship?
Harry: UK
Li Tong: China
Can you tell their relationship?
1b Listen to three conversations at a party.
Where are they from?
Conversation 3
Classmates.
Arie: France
Ji-Hoon: Korea
What are they talking about?
They are talking about how to greet others and their feelings about different greeting ways.
How will you feel when a foreigner greets you differently?
Listen to three conversations at a party. Match the guests with their feelings.
embarrassed
surprised
confused
A.
B.
C.
(1) Anna
(2) Li Tong
(3) Ji-Hoon
/ɪmˈbærəst/
/kənˈfjuːzd/
尴尬的
困惑的
Example: ... feels ...
Listening tip 1:
Focus on words
of feelings.
Listen again. Share your ideas on why they have these feelings.
Listening tip 2:
Focus on words
of greetings.
Name Feeling Reason
Anna surprised
Ji-Hoon embarrassed
Li Tong confused
Kaito ______ when they meet.
She doesn’t know how to ______ others in the UK.
In Korean culture, people don’t usually ______ to say hello.
bows
greet
kiss
Example: ... feels ..., because ...
In a word, that’s because their cultures are ________.
different
Note-taking tip: Write the first letters of key words.
Anna
(US) Kaito
(Japan) Harry
(UK) Marie
(France)
• say “hello”
• shake hands
Example: In ..., people usually ... to greet others.
Listen again. Complete the table with the common greetings in each country.
• bow
• say “hello”
• hug sometimes
• kiss friends on the cheek
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.
Answer the questions according to the conversations.
1.Why was Anna surprised?
2.Why does Kaito bow to teachers?
3.What do people in the US usually do?
Because Kaito bowed to her.
In Japan, they bow as soon as they meet a teacher.
They usually just say “Hello” or shake hands.
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.Is it formal or informal in the UK to shake
hands when meeting someone?
2.Do people in the UK bow to each other?
If so, when do they do this?
3.Why was Li Tong confused?
It’s formal.Usually they just say “Hello”.
No. That’s so formal that they only do
it at some special times.
She had a different idea about British people.
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!
1.Why was Ji-Hoon embarrassed?
2.In France, do people kiss each other on
the cheek even if they are not friends?
Because in Korean culture, they don’t usually kiss people unless they love someone.
Yes, it’s a way to say hello.
1d Choose two characters from 1b and 1c.
Role-play meeting each other.
How do you greet people in ...?
We usually ... to say hello.
We don't / never ... because it's too formal / not formal enough.
... is so formal that we don’t/never...
... is so informal that we don’t/never...
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