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21st Century College English (Book I) Unit 2 Conversational Ballgames Teaching Process 1. Warm-up Activity 1) Discussion Do you notice any difference between the way the Chinese talk to each other (in either Chinese or English) and the way the Westerners talk to each other? What are the differences regarding gestures, intonation, facial expressions, body language, and so on. 2). Questions about Text A)Who is the author? Is she a Japanese born and educated in the United States or an American married to a Japanese? B)Have you ever talked with a native speaker of English? What problems have you encountered in talking with a foreigner? 3). Presenting the text by summing up the discussion. What’s the difference between Japanese-style conversations and western-style conversation? That’s what businessmen, politicians, overseas students and even tourists want to know. The author, an American married to a Japanese, tells us by her own experience that there would be problems, if we don’t know the features of Japanese-style and western-style conversations. To present different characters of different style conversations, she uses similes vividly that Japanese-style conversation is like bowling while western-style conversation is like tennis. 2. Text Organization Part I. (para.1-para.3) Introductory paragraphs. The author finds that Japanese-style conversations are quite different from western-style conversations through her talk with native Japanese after her living in Japan. Part II. (para.4-para.11) Body part. The author presents the differences between Japanese-style conversations and western-style conversations and the trouble caused by unknowing this differences. A). (para.4-para.6) the features of western-style conversations B). (para.7-para.9) the features of Japanese-style conversations C). (para.10-para.11) If you don’t know the difference, there will be troubles. Part III. (para.12) conclusion. 3. Skill learning in writing and re