Unit 3 Science and nature-Welcome to the unit课件（译林牛津版必修5）.pptVIP

* Unit 3 Science and nature Welcome to the unit Look at the following pictures. In which countries do people greet each other in the way in each picture do? Some of the South American countries, Russia, France, Arab countries… Kiss: Shaking hands: In France, it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning. Britain, China… Look at the following pictures and read the captions under them . Can you match the ways of greeting with the countries? Holland putting their hands together and bowing slightly Thailand kissing each other on one cheek and then the other The USA greeting each other by touching noses South America hugging each other The Middle East shaking hands with each other Japan bowing to each other What about an Arab and a Japanese meeting for the first time? As a Chinese, if you are not familiar with greetings from other countries, what might happen? Maybe we would feel embarrassed; we might be involved in awkward situations like… Do you know of any other ways of greeting that people around the world use? People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Why? Can you think of any other customs that are different in different parts of the world? Though we have different cultures we all enjoy peace and we should love each other. 1. below: (1) adv. at or to a lower level, position or place 在或向较低处 She looked down from the mountain to the valley below. 她从上山上看下下面的山谷. (2) adv. under the surface 在地下 The captain told the sailors to go below. 船长吩咐海员们到下面去. (3) prep. lower than; under 在…下;低于 Children below the age of 16 are not allowed to enter. 十六岁以下的孩子不允许进去. *