Unit 12 Culture Shock

Lesson 1

Visting Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

It is located in the western Europe

Capital: London

Hello, everybody! Do you want to travelaround Britain? Just come with me.

HERE WEGO！！！

You should't miss the famous English afternoon tea.

Oxford University

the symbol of London—Big Ben

The British people

like talking about weather instead of other things.

It is often foggy and cold in Britain

Fast reading: Scan the text and try to find the key word

s of each paragraph.

Para.1:

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Para.6:

experience culture shock

your expectations

the food

British tipping system

English countrysideBritish humour

♦ Read the text carefully and decide if the statements below are true(T) or false(F).

( ) 1. You can only eat English food in London. ( ) 2. Aunt Mei is visiting for one week ( ) 3. You don’t always need to leave a tip after a meal

in a restaurant. ( ) 4. Some British mushrooms aren't safe to eat. ( ) 5. British people never laugh. ( ) 6. There are many Chinese restaurants in Britain. ( ) 7. Most British people are friendly. ( ) 8. It is always foggy in London.

FTF

TFTTF

Read the text again and answer the questions:

1. Why does Xiaojin think she is still experiencing culture shock?

2. What do British people eat for breakfast?

3. How does Xiaojin judge British people?

There is so much here that is different from home

They eat bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast

Some of them are quite strange, but the majority of them are really friendly.

Xiaojin has been in London for 6 months, and he is

(1)__________ culture shock.He wrote a letter to tell Aunt Mei a bit

about food, tipping, accommodation, and so on.People have to get

(2)________ to bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast for

breakfast.If people get (3)________ about the British tipping

system, they need to check the bill and should leave 10% of the bill

for the waiter or waitress.

experiencing

used

confused

Fill the blanks about the summary of the text:

He thinks they should consider staying in the English

countryside for a few nights as he knows she enjoys hiking.They

can (4)________ through the field and even pick a few

(5)__________ to have with their breakfast.He has learnt which ones

are (6)________ and safe to eat so they won't risk getting sick.He

also asks Aunt Mei to remember to take a warm coat with

her.Because it can get pretty cold and (7)________ in Britain.

One last thing, the British find the (8)________ thing

(10)________ to others.

wander

mushrooms

tasty

foggy

strangest

majority

friendly

funny.Though they are quite strange, the (9)________ of them are

Discussion:

From this passage, we can find many different things between China and Britain.

Please discuss with your partner about the difference.

Homework:

1. Finish the exercises of Language Power;2. If your British friend visit Huoqiu, what will you advise him or her to do or not to do? According to this situation, write a short passage.

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