最新Unit-5-England-as-seen-by-Americans-Part-2

ReadingandLanguageActivitiesBook1-Unit5PartIIPre-readingTaskComprehensionWorkLanguageWorkReadingandLanguageActivitiesBook1-Unit5ReturntoMenuBook1-Unit51.YoumusthavereadandheardalotaboutEngland.Whatimpressiondoyouhaveaboutthiscountryandthepeoplethere?WhatareEnglishpeoplelikeinyourmind?2.WhichofthefollowingadjectiveswillyouusetodescribetheEnglishandtheAmericans?Andwhy?(Avoidmakingstatementsthathaveatingeofculturalbias.)open-mindedreservedcoldloudgenerousinquisitivehard-workinghospitablepracticalinquiringTheEnglishTheAmericansTheEnglishTheAmericanAttitudetowardsstrangerscold,notveryopenenthusiastic,spontaneousAttitudetowardsfriendshipAfriendisafriendforlife.becometoofriendlytoosoonAttitudetoeachotherrespectedinquisitive,thoughttobealittleinferiorintheeyeoftheEnglishBehaviorintalkingkeepacertaindistancestandcloserwhentheyaretalkingImportantthingsinlifePrivatelives,holidays,gardens,animalsWorkmostimportantAttitudetowardsworkTeabreaksgetlongerandlonger,makethemostridiculousexcusesfornotworking.Workcomesfirst,likeJapaneseWorkingharderOtheraspectsoflifeInefficient,safer,morerelaxed,moreenjoyableAloteasier,shopsareopenallthetime,easytomakeandspendmoneyBook1-Unit5inquisitive:Ifsomeoneisinquisitive,theylikeaskingalotofquestionsandfindingoutaboutthings,especiallyaboutotherpeople,usuallyusedwithanegativesense.CultureNote:InAmericanculture,gettingsomeonetotalkabouthimselforherselfbyaskingquestionsmakesthepersonfeelacceptedand“connected”totheotherperson.It’smoreoftenviewedasapositivecharacteristic.Ofcourse,somepeoplemaytakeittotheextremeandbecomeanannoyancebyaskingtoomanyquestions.Inthiscase,thereislittleconversationtakingplacebetweenthetwopeople—justalotofquestionsfromoneperson!inquiring:Ifsomeoneisinquiring,theyhaveagreatinterestinlearningaboutnewthings,usuallyusedwithapositiveattitude.NotesReadingComprehensionLanguagePointsandNotesActivityBook1-Unit5Book1-Unit51.WhatisanaverageEnglishmanlike?Heisusuallycoldandnotveryopen.2.WhatisanaverageAmericanlikeincontrast?HeisalotmoreenthusiasticandspontaneousthananEnglishman.Readthetextcarefullyagainanddiscusswithyourpartnerthefollowingquestions.Book1-Unit53.WhatproblemdidTerrymeetwithwhenshefirstcametoEngland?WhenshefirstcametoEngland,shegotlittleattentionfrompeople,andshewasthoughttobeoverpoweringandtoofriendlytoosoon.4.HowwouldanEnglishmaninAmericabetreated?Americanswouldrespecthim,wanttotalktohim,andlovehisaccentandhiscountry.Book1-Unit55.HowwouldtheEnglishtreatanAmericaninEngland?Theywouldthinkheisalittleinferiorbecauseofhisbehaviorandhislanguage.6.WhywouldanEnglishmanmovebackwardswhentalkingtoTerry?AnEnglishmanwouldmovebackwardsashethoughtthatTerrywasstandingtooclosetohimwhentheyweretalking.TheEnglishlikeacertaindistance.Book1-Unit57.WhatdoesTerrythinkoflifeintheStatescomparedwiththatinEngland?ShethinkslifeisaloteasierintheStates;it’seasiertomakemoneythere,andit’salsoeasiertospendit.8.WhydoesTerrythinklifeinEnglandisinefficient?InEngland,supermarketscloseearly,sopeoplehavetoracetoreachthesupermarketby5:30.Andgoodservicesarehardtoget.Forexample,ittakesdaystogetanelectrician.Whenhedoescome,heisnotabletodoagoodjob.Book1-Unit59.WhatisimportanttotheEnglish?Theirprivatelives,holidays,gardens,andanimalsareimportanttothem.10.WhatisthedifferencebetweenanAmericanandanEnglishmanintheirattitudestowardswork?AmericansconsidertheirworkasthemostimportantthingintheirlivesandtheyworkmuchharderthantheEnglish.Englishmenhavelongerholidaysandlongerteabreaksandmayevenmakeridiculousexcusesfornotgoingtowork.Book1-Unit511.WhydoesTerryloveEngland?ShethinksEnglandhasbecomehernewhome.Andshefindslifeheresafer,morerelaxed,andmoreenjoyable.Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorConversationallanguageisoftensubtleinitscommunicativenuances.Forexample,whentheIntervieweraskedTerry,I:Well,ItakeitthatyouhaveaprettynegativeopinionofEngland.T:Youwouldthinksofromthisinterview,wouldn’tyou?No,…Infact,TerryisquitepositivetowardstheEnglish,andtheirculture.Now,reflectuponthefollowingquotesinDevelopingYourSenseofHumorfromtheinterview,andexplaininwritinghowyoucaninterpretherwordsfromapositivepointofview?Thefirstonehasbeendoneasanexample.Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)IntheStatesit’sverydifferent.Westartconversationswithpeopleinthestreet,inthesubway;we’realotmoreenthusiasticandspontaneousthanthepeoplehere.Youknow,whenIfirstcame,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIwasgettingsolittlereactionfrompeople,butnowIseethattheythoughtIwasoverpoweringandthatIwastryingtobetoofriendlytoosoon.TheEnglisharecoldandnotveryopen.TheEnglisharealsoveryopenandwarmheartedtonewpeoplelikeweAmericans.Buttheymayneedsomemoretimethanwedoinmakingfriends.Thiscanalsobeinterpretedthisway:TheEnglisharemoreseriousorsincereaboutorloyaltofriendshipthanAmericans.Onceyoumakeafriend,it’safriendforlife.Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)AnAmerican,though,inEnglandisthoughttobealittleinferiorbecauseofhisbehaviorandhislanguage.TheEnglishareabunc