Period 1 welcome to the unit

Teaching objectives:

1. Enable students to get a general idea of different ways of greeting each other in different

countries.

2. Ask students to think about the possible problems that may be caused by these differences.

3. Help students know more about different customs.

4. Help students form correct attitudes towards foreign cultures.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

Ask students to say what they know about the Chinese ways of greeting.

In China, if we meet someone for the first time, we usually greet each other by shaking hands and saying ‘How do you do?’ or ‘Nice to meet you!’. However, between familiar people, we usually say ‘Have you had your meal?’ or ‘Where are you going?’.