Fill in the blank with proper words.

　　Not all cultures 1.　　　 each other in the same way.Each country may have its own way to 2. feelings.In Britain,people may keep a 3.　　　 distance.In Japan,people may 4.　　　 to each other when they meet.In France,people 5.　　　 hands and kiss each other twice on each 6.　　　.And in South American countries,they may stand 7.　　　 and touch each other.But in Middle East Muslim countries,they shake hands only with men,not with women.In China today,people may shake hands with each other,sometimes they greet each other only with a 8.　　　.

　　➡Step 6　Homework

　　1.Retell the passage in your own words.

　　2.Do some research on body language by surfing the Internet or reading books and make a report.

课后提升

　　1.Find out different ways for people to greet.

　　2.Translate the following sentences.

　　(1)各种文化背景下的人互致问候的方式不尽相同,身体接触和相互间距的程度也并不一样。

　　(2)在当今文化交融的世界,学习不同国家的习俗肯定能帮助我们避免交往中的困难。

参考答案

课堂探究

　　Step 1:Different international students behave differently when they greet people.

　　Step 2:Task 1:1.C　2.C　3.A　4.D　5.B

　　Task 2:1.C　2.A　3.C　4.C

　　Step 4:1.A　2.C　3.B　4.D　5.C　6.D　7.B　8.C

　　Step 5:1.greet　2.express　3.certain　4.bow　5.shake　6.cheek　7.close　8.smile

　　课后提升

　　1.People greet each other by shaking hands,kissing on the cheek or bowing in different countries.

　　2.(1)Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.

　　(2)Studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads.