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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 according to the text.
What is Brad Li’s 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 wouldn’t
miss home or feel lonely
His experience as an exchange student in the US.
The language, the food 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 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 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. I’m 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 shock 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 idea
Brad experienced _____________
__________ last year.
Supporting
detail 1
______________
Supporting
detail 2
______________
Supporting
detail 3
____________
the language
the food
the school
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 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 one’s spare time
Read 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 food. 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 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.
In the US In China
Food People have ________________ ____________________. People have___________
_____________________________.
School Students ________________ _______________________. Some students ___________ ______________, and some students ________________ _______________. Students ____________
____________________.
bread, potatoes and salad for meals
dumplings, rice and delicious dishes
can wear almost whatever they like
have strange hairstyles
even have pink 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.
Paragraph Topic sentence Supporting details
7 ________________________________________ playing in the snow in winter
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
8 ____________________________________________________________ I understand_____________
________________________
I think about ____________
________________________
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 dressed 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 Brad’s 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.
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 organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so
that I wouldn’t 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 Brad’s American friends wanted to learn more T / F
about life in China.
_____________________________________________________
I really missed the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home.
My American friends asked me many questions about life in China.
D1 Read Brad’s 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 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 exchange 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.
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 these
words to complete the sentences.
1) Brad found their __________ (daily) English was quite different
from what he learnt in China.
2) Unlike students in China, students in the US don’t 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, _________ (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 is talking about his stay in the plete 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. 抄寫單詞和短語：admit，degree，everyday，uniform，whatever，pink，purple，anyway，especially，baseball；in one’s spare time，to a certain degree，get used to。
2. 根據課文內容，補全下面的短文。
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. 搜集體現中美文化差異的其他方面素材，如：popular sport，main transportation，education等，準備下節課作口頭匯報。
4. 完成《練習冊》第26至27頁Reading B，C的練習。
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