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Unit3Topic2Somethingsusuallyhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.SectionDDoesthedoghavepositiveornegativemeaningsinwesterncultures?Positivemeanings.Why?Canyougiveussomeexamples?Everydoghasitsownday.You’realuckydog.Dogsareconsideredhonestandgoodfriendsofhumanbeings.DoesthebathavepositiveornegativemeaningsinChineseculture?Positivemeanings.It’sasymboloflonglifeandgoodluck.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthedifferencesbetweendifferentcultures?HaveyoueverseenthisTVprogram?Doyouwanttohaveatry?Let’splayagame!()1.Wecanusebodylanguagetocommunicatehowwefeelevenifthereissilence.()2.Asurveyshowsthattheconversationbetweentwopersons,atleast35%ofthemeaningiscommunicatedbybodylanguage.()3.InThailand,closingeyesmeans“I’mbored”,whileitmeans“I’mlisteningandconcentrating(专注）inAmerica.”()4.InsomepartsofGreece,peoplenodtheirheadstoshowdisagreement.65%ThailandTFAmericaFT()5.InsomesoutheasterncountriesofAsia,peoplenevershakehandswiththeirrighthandsbecausetheyconsiderthemdirty.()6.Acrowisneverwhiteforwashingherselfoftenmeansitisdifficultforamantochangehischaracter.()7.Letsleepingdogliesmeansadogusuallyliedowntohavearest.()8.Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcreammeanspeoplemaycheatthemselveswhentheydosomethingwrong.FleftT江山易改，禀性难移。F别自寻烦恼。T掩耳盗铃()9.Whenyoucompareawomantoacatinwesterncountries,shemaybehappybecauseyouarepraisingher.()10.“fall”isAmericanEnglish,while“autumn”isBritishEnglish.()11.WhenAmericanssay“Iliveonthesecondfloor”,infacthelivesonthethirdflooraccordingtoourcustoms（习俗）.()12.AlthoughEnglishisspokendifferently,nativespeakershavenodifficultyunderstandingeachother.Fitmeanssheiscruel.FTBritishTangry1aReadthepassageandputthesentencesinthecorrectplaces.A.ItispossibletotellwhetherapersonisAmericanorBritishbylisteningtohisorherspeech.B.Now,EnglishisthelanguagespokenbymostpeopleincountrieslikeCanada,America,andAustralia.C.Theyalsoborrowed“tofu”and“kowtow”fromChinese.D.Sometimesdifferentpeopleusedifferentwordstomeanthesamething.Para.1____Para.2______Para.3____BDAC1bRead1aagainandmarkT(True)orF(False).1.EnglishisthelanguagespokenbymostpeopleinCanada,AmericaandAustralia.()2.TheEnglishlanguagehaschangedlittleinthepastfewcenturies.()3.AmericanEnglishistotallydifferentfromBritishEnglish.()4.It’spossibleforpeoplefromEnglish-speakingcountriestounderstandeachotherinEnglish.()TTFFPutthefollowingwordsintopropergroups.BritishEnglish:__________________________________AmericanEnglish:____________________________WordsfromoldFrench:________________________WordsfromGerman:__________________________WordsfromChinese:__________________________undergroundsubwayfirstfloorthegroundfloorcolourcolorcentrecentertofucentcookbookkowtowundergroundsubwayfirstfloorthegroundfloorcolourcolorcentrecentcookbookcentertofukowtowInAmericaanelevatorstartsonthefirstfloor,butinBritainitstartsonthegroundfloor.InAmericaInBritainthefirstfloorthegroundfloorthesecondfloorthefirstfloorthethirdfloorthesecondfloorn.电梯；升降机Englishisspokendifferentlyindifferentplaces.Howdidthe________comeabout?Longago,ManyBritishhadto_______theirnativecountrytosomeotherplaceslikeAmerica,AustraliaandCanada,andthelanguage__________(bring)totheseplaces.Yearslater,theEnglishlanguagebegantochange,especiallyin_____________andspelling.Youcanalsotell________apersonisAmericanorBritish______hisorherspeechbecausepronunciationofwordsandwaysofspeakinghavechanged_________.What’smore,theEnglishlanguagehasalso_______wordsfromotherlanguagesuchasFrenchandChinese.AlthoughEnglishis_________allthetime,thenativespeakerscanunderstandeachotherwell.differencewasbroughtleaveexpressionaswellborrowedbychangingFillintheblanksbasedon1a.whetherReadthroughSectionsA-Candunderstandtheusageoftheunderlinedparts.GrammarI’mflyingtoDisneyland.HeisgoingtoLondonnextSunday.Myuncleismeetingustomorrow.WhenisBobgoingtoLondon?现在进行时态表将要发生的动作，多用于一些位移动词，如：arrive,come,get,go,have,leave,meet,play,return,see,start,stay.AreyoumeetingBillthisevening?I’mleavingtomorrow.(1)我明天走。(2)你今晚将和比尔见面吗?e.g.FunctionsWhat’sup?Noneedtoworry.Excuseme,couldyoupleasegivemearidetotheairport?Wheneveryouneedhelp,sendmeane-mailorcallme.project1.ReadtheletterandfindoutWangJunfeng’sdifficultiesinEnglishcommunication.A.ExpressionsB.BodylanguageC.AccentD.SpellingDearMichael,Howareyoudoing?I’mwritingtoyoufromCalifornia.IwanttoknowsomedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish,especiallyinexpressions,becauseIhavedifficultyinunderstandingthepeoplehere.SometimesIcan’tfollowthem.Evenworse,Ican’tunderstandsomeoftheirbodylanguageandspelling.Pleasewritebacktomesoon.Bestwishestoyouandyourfamily!Yours,WangJunfengDiscusshowtodealwithWangJunfeng’sdifficulties.HelpMichaelwritebacktohim.DealingWithWangJunfeng’sDifficulties()1.TheSpringFestivalwillbeginsoon.Myuncle_____tocelebrateitwithus.A.willbecomingB.comesC.cameD.iscoming()2._____mistakeyoumake,yourparentswillbelieveinyou.A.WheneverB.WhateverC.HoweverD.Wherever()3.Whatisshegoingtodoaftershe____school?A.leaveB.isleavingC.leavesD.willleave()4.Attention,please!Flight801toHongKongisleaving____fifteenminutes.A.afterB.inC.untilD.beforeBCDBChoos