中考英語話題及讀寫訓練課件：Culture-and-Customs(文化習俗)

1、 Culture and Customs（文化習俗） Culture and Customs（文化習俗）有禮貌的polite 沒禮貌的impolite 粗魯?shù)膔ude 西方的western中國的Chinese 主人host 習慣habit 餐桌禮儀table manner不同于different from 全世界的人people all over the world不同的國家有不同的風俗文化。Different countries have different customs and culture. Step 1. Lets write from memory. (默寫) 有禮貌的polit

2、e 沒禮貌的impocustoms風俗 culture文化manner舉止 hospitality好客 uncomfortable不舒適的 tap敲 respect尊敬 guest / customer客人 cultural differences文化的不同 teapot茶壺 apologize道歉Step 1. Lets write from memory. (默寫) 閱讀理解和完形填空中常見詞匯：customs風俗 cu When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we

3、brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect（尊敬）elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, whe

4、n I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what

5、I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive（敏感）Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused byStep 2. Lets do reading compre

6、hension. (閱讀理解) When my family moved tcultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always r

7、espect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing o

8、ld by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I change

9、d the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jackcultural differences, so they ( ) 1Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected

10、 the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay( ) 2When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappyD. excited( ) 3In Jacks hometown, _. A. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty B. people are proud of being oldC. people dislike bein

11、g called “old” D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants( ) 1Jack brought the co( ) 4After this experience, Jack _. A. lost his job in the restaurant B. made friends with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people( ) 5Which of the following is TRU

12、E?A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. ( ) 4After this experienStep 3. Let

13、s fill in the blanks. (短文填空) The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits is that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in china the dishes are placed 1 the table and everybody shares. 2 you are treated by a Chinese host, he will get ready for a lot of food. C

14、hinese are very proud of their food culture and will do their 3 to show their hospitality（好客）. And sometimes the Chinese host uses their chopsticks to 4 food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The right thing to do wouldonifbestputStep 3. Lets fill in the blan be to eat the whateve

15、r- it- is and say how yummy it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite thank you and leave the 5 there. Make sure the spout（茶壺嘴）of the teapot is not facing anyone. It is 6 . The spout should always be directed to where 7 is sitting, usually just towards from the table. Don

16、t tap on your bowl 8 your chopsticks. Beggars tap on their bowls, 9 this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too 10 in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someones home, the cook may not like it if you do this. sofoodimpolitenobodywithslowly be to eat the whatever- iSte

17、p 4. Lets read and write. (讀寫綜合) A信息歸納：請閱讀下面短文，完成表格。 Christmas or the Spring Festival? I believe that many people may have such a question in mindWill Christmas replace the Spring Festival soon? Christmas arouses（引起）increasing attention year by year in China. On Dec. 25th each year, Christmas cards

18、become extremely popular with students. People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas gifts. A lot of TV and radio programs about Christmas are on. It seems that this is also an important festival of our own. But the Spring Festival is less appealing（吸引人的）to young people. So, some people are

19、worried whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival. Some people think thisStep 4. Lets read and write. worry is fairly unnecessary. Why? One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians（基督教徒）, college students and foreign company workers. Another reason is that Christmas is mostly cele

20、brated in cities. Few people in countryside show interest in this exotic（外來的）festival. By contrast, the Spring Festival is the most influential（有影響的）traditional festival in every family of China. I think it is natural that increasing exchanges and western holidays have been gradually introduced into

21、 China. For us Chinese, we should never give up Chinese traditional festivals. For centuries Chinese have been using this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. Lets love the Spring Festival forever. worry is fairly unnecessThe date of Christmas every year.1. The people that Chr

22、istmas cards are popular with.2. The places where Christmas is mostly celebrated in China. 3. The The most influential festival in China.4. The things that we should never give up.5. Information CardDecember 25thStudentsIn citiesThe Spring FestivalChinese traditional festivalsThe date of Christmas e

23、very yeB書面表達： 不同的國家有不同的風俗文化，在慶祝節(jié)日方式上都是不同的。在今天的班會課上，你班的同學們就“我們該如何看待外國節(jié)日對中國的影響”這個話題展開了激烈的辯論。請結合短文內容，用英語寫一篇題為“How Should We Treat Foreign Festivals?”的作文，80詞左右。內容包括：1現(xiàn)在有哪些外來節(jié)日？（至少列舉3個）2它們對我們有哪些影響？我們是否該慶祝它們？為什么？3我們該如何看待外來節(jié)日？B書面表達： Nowadays, more and more foreign festivals are coming into China, such as C

24、hristmas Day, Valentines Day and April Fools Day. Some of them are arousing increasing attention yearly in China. So some people are worried whether these foreign festivals will replace the Chinese traditional festivals. In my opinion, we should celebrate some meaningful foreign festivals because th

25、ese festivals help us Chinese to know more about the culture of different countries. I think we should love our own traditional festivals and never give them up. At the same time, why not try to introduce them to foreign countries?How should We Treat Foreign Festivals Nowadays, more and mor編后語有的同學聽課時容易走神，常常聽著聽著心思就不知道溜到哪里去了；有的學生，雖然留心聽講，卻常?！案簧喜椒ァ?，思維落后在老師的講解后。