Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Listening and Speaking & Listen and Talking
Teaching Aims
1. Students can know American diverse cultures, especially eating and introduce Chinese ethnic minority.
2. Students try to learn to record key information by taking notes.
3. Students can introduce a kind of special Chinese food or dish and its cooking method.
4. Students can express their interest and attention properly during the conversations.
Important Points and Difficult Points
1. Students try to learn to record key information by taking notes.
2. Students can introduce a kind of special Chinese food or dish and its cooking method.
3. Students can express their interest and attention properly during the conversations.
Teaching Procedures
Part A Listening and Speaking—Talk about the origins of American food
Step 1 Lead in—Small talk
Read the sentence and then answer the question: What does it mean?
The Chinese meaning: 世界之美源自人之多样性。
The diversity of its people reflects on: languages, races, religions, traditions, eating, clothes and so on, which make diversity of the world.
Step 2 Before-listening
Look at the photos of American food in Activity 1 and match them with their names. Then guess which countries’ cuisine influenced the food’s invention. Have the Ss share their views.
Step 3 While-listening—Task 1
Listen to a radio interview about American food and check whether your answers to Activity 1 are correct.
Step 4 While-listening—Task 2
Listen to the interview again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) in Activity 3. Then check the answers in class.
Step 5 While-listening—Task 3
Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below. Pay attention to “Take notes”.
Then check the answers with the Ss.
Step 6 Post-listening—Speaking
Imagine you are invited to a potluck dinner at an American friend’s house. Work in pairs and discuss what special dish(es) you will take. The following questions may help you.
1. What food/snack from which area/ethnic group will you bring?
2. How is the food prepared and what is it made of?
3. How is the food special?
Step 7 Pronunciation—Make the pause
1.意群：一个句子可以按照意义和语法结构分成几个部分，一个部分称为一个意群。意群划分意群的基本规则
（1）冠词和名词There is/ a coat.
（2）形容词和名词It’s my/ new dress.
（3）助动词和实义动词He/ will come/ next Monday.
（4）系动词和表语Tom/ is/ looks happy.
（5）介词和它的宾语He doesn’t work/ on Saturday.
（6）动词不定式It is hard/ to be a doctor.
（7）副词和动词、形容词和副词A week passed/ very quickly.
（8）分词短语He is/ holding a book.
（9）主语、动词和宾语Mary told me/ a secret.
（10）关系词与从句、连词及后面部分We sweat/ when it is hot.
可以用“/”符号表示。
2.气群：凡是一口气能说完或者读完的一个句子，或句子的一大部分，称为一个气群。一个气群一般包括若干个意群，说话或者朗读时气长的人可念完一个很长的句子而不停顿，但最短的气群不得少于一个意群。气群用“//”表示。
a. Both my brother and I/ are fond of tennis. //
b. He was cheered/ by the large crowd/ which assembled at the station. //
Step 8 Pronunciation—Exercise
1. Listen to the passage about Native Americans. Mark the pauses that you hear. The first sentence has been done for you.
No one really know exactly/ when the first people arrived/ in what we now know as California. // It is likely/ that Native Americans moved to California/ at least fifteen thousand years ago. // Scientists believe/ that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait/ by a land bridge/ which existed in prehistoric times. // In the 16th century,/ the native people suffered greatly/ after the Europeans. // Thousands of them were killed/ or forced into slavery. // In addition, / many died from the diseases/ brought by the Europeans. // However, / some survived these terrible times, / and today there are more Native American living in California / than in any other state of America.
2. Listen again and repeat.
Part B Listening and Talking—Talk about ethnic cultures in China
Step 1 Before-listening
Look at the pictures in Activity 1 and guess what ethnic minority groups might be talked about. Discuss in groups and then share in class.
Step 2 While-listening
Justin met a new friend while traveling in Guizhou. Listen to their conversation and complete the summaries in Activity 2. Then check the answers with partners.
Step 3 Post-listening—Talking
Work in groups. Imagine Justin is telling some friends about his trip to Guizhou. One of you is Justin and the rest of you are his friends. Ask Justin questions about his trip and experience. The following expressions in Activity 3 may help you.
Then get several groups to show their talking.
Step 4 Homework
Finish the exercises in Workbook.
