Unit 12 Culture Shock Lesson 3 Living Abroad 课件 （北师大版必修四 ）.ppt

Group Discussion Did you have any experience of “Culture Differences”? Or did you come across any “Culture Shock” when you went abroad or went back home? Please share with your partners in your group. Discuss the following situations: 1. After dinner, your friend is going to leave your home. What will you do to show your politeness? 2. How can we behave politely when we eat in a restaurant? 3. You wear a beautiful dress and your friend says it is good on you. What will you say then? * Unit 12 Culture Shock Have you ever heard of this joke? You are very beautiful. Where, where? …everywhere… How does such embarrassment come about? Cultural differences. Different countries have different cultures, so it is necessary to know their culture before you are going to live abroad. Humour and cultural differences ---The Indians are very impolite. ---Why do you say that? ---Last time when I was invited to an Indian friend’s home for dinner, the host kept putting food on my plate while I shook my head all the time. ---Haha, there was some misunderstanding between you. Note: People from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka nod their heads to say “NO” and shake their heads to say “YES”. In China perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate. People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so, or you will always overeat! In Western countries, don’t take any food until the host take up her knife and fork. She will not act like the Chinese host and invites you to start first. When she begins, that m