1.　　　 The expressions of similarities and differences.

2. Cultivate the students’ creation and cooperation spirit.

Teaching Important Points:

1. Find the differences between the Chinese and Western customs at table.

3.Does he often ______(犯错误)?

This part is used to check if they have grasped the new words.

Step6.Activity

Suppose you and Bruce are shopping, you are bargaining with the clerk. Bruce can bargain, too.

Divide the class into several groups and talks about the questions. After a while, let the students act their out in front of the class.

Encourage the students to speak loudly in front of the class. Choose the best group and praise them.

Step7. Think about: What’s the difference between people in China and North America when they are shopping?

Use the formal group to finish the task. When the students discuss, the teacher walks around the classroom to see if they need any help.

Step8. Talk about: Where would you like to buy things, in shopping center or market?

Let them debate the questions. As usual, the class can be divided into two groups. One group thinks the shopping center is good. The other thinks the market is better. Let them debate for five minutes. Then let one student in each group to sum the opinions of his own group.

Step9. Homework

Find more information about the differences between China and western countries.

Summary:

This interesting text is about bargaining in China. It’s based on the different cultures between Chinese and Western countries. In some countries in North America, people don’t try to bargain, so some foreign friends feel confused when they buy things in China. Try to help them when you meet foreigners. Try to find more differences between Chinese and Western countries on the Internet.

Lesson 18: Wait! Don’t Eat Yet!

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: society, politely, manner, especially, unless, polite, fork, serve, forever, act, compare, theirs

Oral words and expressions: custom, tablecloth, rude, toothpick, Spaghetti, sauce

Teaching Aims:

2.It is so ______(迷惑的) a thing.

1.My brother is _______(迷惑的).

4. How much did Bruce pay for one pop?

Ask the students to listen carefully and answer the questions. We can arrange the students to listen to the part that is connected with the two questions.

Step3. Read and find the new words:

He looks confused.

Buying things in China is confusing.

I made a mistake.

Let the students try to make sentences with the new words.

Step4. Reading task:

Read the text again and answer the questions:

What are Bruce and Li Ming doing?

Is Bruce confusing?

Where don’t people try to change the price, in China or in North America?

Encourage the students to ask more questions by themselves.

Step5. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words given.

3. How much does Li Ming pay for the two pops?

2. What does Bruce’s father do?

1. Where is Bruce from?