1、Module11 Way of life Unit1 In China, we open a gift later Betty: Happy birthday, Lingling. Daming :Heres your gift . Lingling: Oh, you remembered! What a surprise! Tony: You can open it! Lingling: I dont think I should open it now. In China, we open a gift later. Betty: But back in the US, we open a
2、 gift immediately. Lingling: So what do I do? Betty: You neednt wait! (Lingling opens her present and finds a dictionary. ) Lingling: Oh, thank you. I really wanted one. Betty: Were happy you like it. Tony: I noticed another difference. In China, you accept a gift with both hands. But in the West, w
3、e usually dont pay much attention to that. Betty: Thats interesting! Im interested to know all the Chinese traditions. Tell me more. Lingling: There are a lot. For example, in my home town, people say you mustnt do any cleaning on the first day of the Spring Festival. And you mustnt break any thing.
4、 Its bad luck! Daming: You must only use red paper for hongbao because red means luck And youd better not cut your hair during the Spring Festival month. Tony:You cant be serious! Daming: And in the north of China, people eat lots of jiaozi ! Betty: Perfect! They taste great. Tony: I like eating jia
5、ozi too. Anyway, the Spring Festival is still over a month away. Lets celebrate Linglings birthday first! Module11 Way of life Unit2 In England you usually drink tea with milk. My experiences in England By Wang Hui I went to England last year. I enjoyed my stay, and I noticed something interesting w
6、ith the English way of life. For example, you must say Mr or Mrs when you meet someone for the first time. When you get to know each other better or when they ask you t0, you can just use their first names. One day we visited some friends and had afternoon tea together. Afternoon tea is not just a d
7、rink but a light meal at around 4 pm. We ate sandwiches and a large fruit cake. In England you usually drink tea with milk. So I tried to drink tea with milk too. Fish and chips is the traditional food in England. You can buy it and eat it in special fish and chip shops on the high street, or you ca
8、n take it away and eat it with your fingers! It is delicious! At the bus stop you must not push your way onto the bus. You need to stand in a line behind the other people and wait your turn. Sometimes people are slow to get on the bus. Once I noticed a gentleman touch a young man on the shoulder smile politely and say, “Excuse me! Are you waiting for this bus?“ He was really polite.
