1、Oxford English,Period 2,Reading(II),Module 1 Explorations and exchanges,Oxford English,Unit 2,Culture shock,Share with your classmates the culture shock Brad experienced in the US.,Show time,1,Brad Li experienced culture shock in the US.The language The food The school,Answer the following questions
2、 according to the text.,What is Brad Lis speech about?What was quite strange to Brad Li when he first arrived in the US?Where did he stay in the US?What did the host family do for Brad so that he wouldnt miss home or feel lonely?,His experience as an exchange student in the US.,The language,the food
3、 and even the school.,He stayed with a host family in a small town.,They organized a lot of activities for him in his spare time.,What problem did Brad have in the first few weeks when he communicated with the local people?What were the big differences in the US junior high school that shocked Brad
4、most?What great memories did Brad have of that year?,Answer the following questions according to the text.,He failed to understand much because everyone spoke so fast.,Students can wear almost whatever they like and some students have strange hairstyles as well.,Playing in the snow in winter,playing
5、 baseball,going to a party dressed as Harry Potter at Halloween,and having a big dinner with a huge turkey at Thanksgiving.,My name is Brad Li.Im here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year.I must admit that at first America was a big culture shoc
6、k for me.Many things were strange to me:the language,the food and even the school.,While you read,2,Read the first two paragraphs and complete the following diagram.,Main ideaBrad experienced _ last year.,Supporting detail 1_,Supporting detail 2_,Supporting detail 3_,the language,the food,the school
7、,Read the first two paragraphs and complete the following diagram.,culture shock in the US,Read the third and fourth paragraphs and complete the diagram.,However,to a certain degree,life in the US was hard to get used to.My main problem was with the language.I failed to understand much in the first
8、few weeks because everyone spoke so fast.Though I soon managed to get used to it,I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms.For example,they often say they are“under the weather”when they are ill.Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.,in ones spare time,Rea
9、d the third and fourth paragraphs and complete the diagram.,_,_,_,Cause 1 Cause 2 Cause 3,My main problem was with _.,Everyone spoke so fast.,People in the US used a lot of idioms.,Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.,the language,Effect,Another difference was the fo
10、od.My host family always had bread,potatoes and salad for meals.I really missed the dumplings,rice and delicious dishes from home.School was a big shock too.They do not require students to wear uniforms,so students can wear almost whatever they like.Some students have strange hairstyles as well.Some
11、 students even have pink or purple hair!,Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs and fill in the table.,Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs and fill in the table.,bread,potatoes and salad for meals,dumplings,rice and delicious dishes,can wear almost whatever they like,have strange hairstyles,even have p
12、ink or purple hair,have to wear uniforms at school,Read the seventh and eighth paragraphs and find the topic sentence and supporting details of each paragraph.,I have many great memories of that year.,It was an exciting year,and it was a valuable education for me.,playing baseball,going to a party d
13、ressed as Harry Potter at Halloween,having a big dinner with a huge turkey at Thanksgiving,more about American culture.,my own culture as well.,Read the seventh and eighth paragraphs and find the topic sentence and supporting details of each paragraph.,Comprehension,3,D1 Read Brads speech on page 19
14、 and the sentences below.Circle T(True)or F(False).Find facts in the speech to support your answers.Then write down the facts.,1 Mr and Mrs Hurst organized a lot of activities for T/F Brad because they wanted his English to improve._ _2 Brad found it hard to understand American idioms.T/F _,They org
15、anized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldnt miss home or feel lonely.,I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms.,3 Brad preferred American food to Chinese food.T/F _4 Brads American friends wanted to learn more T/F about life in China._,I really missed the dumpl
16、ings,rice and delicious dishes from home.,My American friends asked me many questions about life in China.,D1 Read Brads speech on page 19 and the sentences below.Circle T(True)or F(False).Find facts in the speech to support your answers.Then write down the facts.,D2 Read the speech again and answer
17、 the questions below.,1 How do you know that Brad had never been to the US before this exchange visit?_ _2 What clothes does Brad wear at school in China?_3 What exciting experience did Brad have at Halloween?_4 What do Americans eat at Thanksgiving?_5 What did Brad learn from his experience as an e
18、xchange student?_ _,He understood more about American culture and thought about his own culture as well.,He says,“I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me.Many things were strange to me.”,He wears school uniforms.,He went to a party dressed as Harry Potter.,They eat turkey.,
19、Discuss,D3 What cultural differences did Brad experience?Discuss this with your classmates.,The words in brackets explain the meanings of some words on page 19.Find thesewords to complete the sentences.,1)Brad found their _(daily)English was quite different from what he learnt in China.2)Unlike stud
20、ents in China,students in the US dont need to wear their school _(a set of clothes worn by children at school).Instead,they can wear almost _(anything or everything)they like.3)Some students even dye their hair _(pale red)or _(the colour of red and blue mixed together).4)Brad has many great memories
21、,_(particularly)playing _(an outdoor game between two teams of nine players,in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and running around four bases)and playing in the snow in winter.,everyday,uniforms,whatever,pink,purple,baseball,especially,4,Vocabulary,especially,international,C2 Brad i
22、s talking about his stay in the US.Complete his speech with the words from the box.Change their forms if necessary.,got used to,managed,in my spare time,Suppose you are Brad Li,and make a speech about your life in the US as an international exchange student last year.,Show time,5,H,Homework,1.抄写单词和短
23、语：admit，degree，everyday，uniform，whatever，pink，purple，anyway，especially，baseball；in ones spare time，to a certain degree，get used to。2.根据课文内容，补全下面的短文。Brad stayed with(1)_during his stay in the US.The host family were(2)_ him.In order to help him(3)_ the life there,they(4)_for him.They(5)_with him in winter.They taught him to play(6)_.They took him to a(7)_.They also prepared a big Thanksgiving dinner with(8)_ for him.Brad learnt a lot about(9)_from them.3.搜集体现中美文化差异的其他方面素材，如：popular sport，main transportation，education等，准备下节课作口头汇报。4.完成练习册第26至27页Reading B，C的练习。,