Skimming to get general ideas
1. How many people are involved in this dialogue? who are they? Where do they come from? Three people: Ma Li, China; Waled, Brunei; and Peter, the UK. 2. How is the passage mainly organized? A. in order of time B. by giving examples C. by giving definitions D. by offering statistics
For example
1.与现在事实相反的虚拟条件句： If it were not raining, we should go for a picnic. 如果现在不下雨的话，我们就出去野餐了。 (事实是：天在下雨，我们不能出去野餐。) 2.与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句： If she hadn't called me, I would have overslept this morning. 今天早上，她要是不叫我的话，我就会睡过头了。 (事实是：她今天早上叫我了，我没有睡过头。) 3.与将来事实相反的虚拟条件句： If I were to be twenty years old next year, I would take the course of French. 明年我要是二十岁，我就会学法语。 (事实是：我现在已经老了，明年我学不了法语了。)
p36C1
1. In Korea, it is believed that roosters hens can drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony. 2. The bridegroom and bride have to sit in different areas at the wedding reception in Brunei. 3. People in Brunei celebrate the wedding by singing playing and louddancing drums throughout the night. 4. In Brunei the UK, people take off their shoes before entering someone’s house. 5. There can be great cultural differences even between people who speak the same language.
Answer the following questions. p36C2 1.In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why? 2. What surprised Peter about the wedding ceremony in Korea? 3. What drink is not permitted at a wedding in Brunei? 4. How do people in Brunei point? Why? 5. What British festival are Peter’s American friends not familiar with? 6. What kind of food do Brits eat at this festival?
2. Roosters are supposed to drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony, and hens are thought to ensure good luck for the marriage. and连接的两个分句
(sb. / sth.) be supposed / thought / expected to do sth.相当于It is supposed / thought / expected that (sb. / sth.) …应该；认为必须；被期望 These batteries are supposed to last for a year.这 些电池应该能用一年。 公鸡被认为是用来辟邪的，而母鸡则被 The chest was thought to contain gold. 认为能给婚姻带来好运。 那匣子被认为装有金子。 Borrowers are expected to return books on time. 借书的人应该准时还书。
Words review permit prohibit throughout offence *thumb adjust vt.&vi.允许，准许 n. 许可证 vt.（尤指以法令）禁止 prep.&adv. 自始至终；贯穿 整个时期；各处，遍及 n. 冒犯；侮辱 n. 拇指 vi.&vt.适应，习惯；调整， 调节 adj. 习惯于；惯常的 n. 英国人
1.如果你再试一下也许你就会成功。 If you tried again, you might succeed. 2. 我要是知道她的电话号码，我就会给他打电 话。 If I knew her number, I could ring her up. 3.她可以自由出入她想去的地方，随意做她想 做的事。 She was free to go to where she liked and do what she liked .
Pick out the examples mentioned. √
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Bonfire Night eye contact opening presents wedding traditions table manners gesture of pointing shoes color of clothing greetings
familiar celebration firework hot dog mustard barbecue
Do you remember the
culture differences in
different countries?
Eating
Wedding customs
Clothing
Greeting
accustomed *Brit
Words review
alike adj. 想像，十分相似 adv. 十分想像地；同样地 n. (在室外为庆祝而燃起 的)大火堆，篝火 adj. 通晓；熟悉 n. 庆典；庆祝活动 n. 焰火，烟花 n. 热狗（香肠面包） n. 芥末；芥末酱 n. 户外烧烤
*bonfire
Festival
Spring Festival Thanksgiving Day
Halloween
Christmas Day
eating clothes Culture differences wedding
Do you want to get more festivals information about greeting Cultural differences? Now read the passage.
Now check the answers. p36C2 1. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why? You should open a present when you receive it, because people want to see how you react. 2. What surprised Peter about the wedding ceremony in Korea? He was surprised by the live hen and rooster as a part of the wedding ceremony in Korea. 3. What drink is not permitted at a wedding in Brunei? Alcohol is not permitted.
the reading part. ensure good luck for · Having a live hen to _______
Brunei
重难点句子分析
用来表示说话人所说的话不是一个事 实，而是一种假设、猜测、怀疑等。
虚拟语气
1.And you probably wouldn’t get much sleep if you lived near where a wedding reception was being held. 介词+宾语从句
Country
Customs __________ You should open the present immediately when you ________ receive it. Celebrating · ____________it on Nov. 5th Britain · Lighting large fire outside Bonfire · Gathering around to have a party Night cooked · Eating hot dogs according and other food _______ over Complete the form to the fire Korea Wedding the marriage and a rooster to drive bad ceremony spirits away laying an egg lucky ·Considering the hen’s _______ Separating men from women— the men · ___________ with the bridegroom, and the women with Wedding the bride reception · ________ __________ Prohibiting alcohol completely · Playing loud drums to celebrate the wedding whole night for hours or even the ______