Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 Unit 02: Cultural diversity (Reading) với mục tiêu giúp học sinh hiểu rõ hơn về sự khác biệt văn hóa giữa người châu Mỹ và người châu Á. Cùng với thông tin từ bài điều tra giữa học sinh từ châu Mỹ, Trung Quốc và Ấn Độ về tình yêu và hôn nhân, rèn luyện kỹ năng đọc hiểu.
TRƯỜNG THPT BÌNH CHÁNH TỔ: Ngoại ngữ WARM UP: Match each picture with one country India China Korea Vietnam America Japan Unit 2: Cultural diversity Have you ever attended a wedding ? Which of the following factors is the most important for a happy life? Why? love money a nice house/flat parents’ approval a good job good health Do you think Americans and Asians have the same ideas about love and marriage? VOCABULARY • • • • • • diversity (n) [dai'və:siti]: tính đa dạng romantic (adj) [rəu'mæntik]: lãng mạn contractual ( adj) [kən'træktjuəl]: hẹn ước, giao ước precede (v) [pri:'si:d]: xảy trước confide (v) [kən'faid]: chia sẻ, tin cậy physical attractiveness ['fizikl] [ə'trỉktivnis] : hấp dẫn ngoại hình • • • • partnership of equals ['pɑ:tnə∫ip]: quan hệ bình đẳng determine (v) [di'tə:min]: xác định sacrifice (v) ['sækrifais]: hi sinh oblige (v) [ə'blaidʒ]: bắt buộc UNIT CULTURAL DIVERSITY - Nói hôn nhân - Chú ý cụm từ chung (màu xanh) Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and marriage Americans believe in “romantic” marriage - a boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other Asians, on the other hand, believe in “contractual” marriage - the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage; and love - if it ever develops - is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and marriage Americans believe in “romantic” marriage - a boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other Asians, on the other hand, believe in “contractual” marriage - the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage; and love - if it ever develops - is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it Theo truyền thống, người Mĩ người Á châu có ý tưởng khác tình u nhân Người Mĩ tin hôn nhân "lãng mạn” - cậu trai gái cảm thấy thích nhau, u định cưới Trái lại, ngườỉ Á châu tin nhân “có tính giao ước" - cha mẹ cô dâu rể định việc hôn nhân; tình u - có phát triển - nghĩ tiếp nối hôn nhân, trước To show the differences, a survey was conducted among American, Chinese and Indian students to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage Below is a summary of each group’s responses to the four key values Để chứng tỏ khác biệt, khảo sát tiến hành sinh viên Mĩ, Trung Quốc Ấn để định thái dộ họ tình u nhân Sau tóm tắt câu hỏi nhóm cho bốn ý tưởng quan trọng 1 Physical attractiveness: The Americans are much more concerned than the Indians and the Chinese with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband They also agree that a wife should maintain her beauty and appearance after marriage Nét hấp dẫn ngoại hình: Sinh viên Mĩ quan tâm nhiều nét hấp dẫn thể chất sinh viên Ấn Trung Quốc họ chọn vợ hay chồng Họ đồng ý người vợ nên giữ vẻ đẹp ngoại hình sau hôn nhân 2 Confiding: Few Asian students agree with the American students’ view that wives and husbands share all thoughts In fact, a majority of Indians and Chinese think it is better and wiser for a couple not to share certain thoughts A large number of Indian men agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives Chia sẻ: Ít sinh viên Á châu đồng ý quan điểm sinh viên Mĩ vợ chồng nên chia sẻ ý nghĩ với Thực vậy, đa số sinh viên Ấn Trung Quốc thực nghĩ không thảo luận số vấn đề, chia sẻ số ý tưởng tốt khơn ngoan Đặc biệt nhiều người Ấn đồng ý giãi bày tâm với vợ không khôn ngoan 3 Partnership of equals: The majority of Asian students reject the American view that marriage is a partnership of equals Many Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man Quan hệ bình đẳng: Đa số sinh viên Châu Á bác bỏ quan điểm người Mĩ hôn nhân mối quan hệ bình đẳng Đa số sinh viên Ấn đồng ý hôn nhân phụ nữ phải hy sinh nhiều nam giới 4 Trust built on love: Significantly, more Asian students than American students agree that a husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late The Asian wife can demand a record of her husband’s activities The American wife, however, trusts her husband to the right thing because he loves her not because he has to Tín nhiệm xây dựng tình yêu: Đáng ý, nhiều sinh viên châu Á sinh viên Mĩ đồng ý người chồng bắt buộc nói cho vợ nơi anh nhà muộn Người vợ Á châu yêu cầu báo cáo hoạt động chồng Tuy nhiên, người vợ Mĩ tin chồng làm điều anh u khơng anh bắt buộc phải làm The comparison of the four values suggests that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts Sự so sánh bốn ý tưởng cho thấy người trẻ châu Á không lãng mạn người Mĩ đồng trang lứa Task Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B A B precede a find out determine b the state of being a partner in business confide c having a duty to something sacrifice d happen or exist before oblige partnership e tell someone about something very private or secret diversity contractual f willingly stop having something you want g agree in a contract h a range of different things Task 2: Read the passage on page 21 and choose the correct options for each of statements or questions Americans believe in marriage – a boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love and decide to marry each other A romantic B contractual C lucky D honest Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A Asians believe that love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it B Physical attractiveness, confiding, partnership of equals, trust built on love are four key values in the survey C The Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man D Indians and Chinese students think that a couple should share certain thoughts to each other Task 2: Read the passage on page 21 and choose the correct options for each of statements or questions The Americans agree that a wife should maintain the …… … after marriage A beauty and money B beauty and love C beauty and appearance D beauty and personality Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or husband? A The young Americans B The young Asians C The young Chinese D The young Indians The word “demand” in the sixth paragraph mostly means A response B request C reply D report Task 2: Read the passage on page 21 and choose the correct options for each of statements or questions Which of the following statements is TRUE? A Indian men agree that confiding in their wives is wise B Asian students agree with American students that marriage is a partnership of equals C The main finding of the survey is that young Asians are as romantic as their American counterparts D The American wife trusts her husband to the right thing because he loves her not because he has to Task 3: Choose the best answer Romeo and Juliet decided to although their parents had hated each other A fall into the river B fall in love C climbed up the tree D take a bath _, a husband should share certain thoughts to his wife only A In my opinion B To all people C My hobbies D Agreement Your to life decides whether you are happy or not A thinking B opinion C attitude D dream I not think there is a real between men and women at home as well as in society A attitude B value C measurement D equality Task 3: Choose the best answer They decided to divorce and Mary is to get the right to raise the child A equal B determined C obliged D active Some researchers have just _ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage A sent B directed C managed D conducted It is not easy to _ our beauty when we get older and older A maintain B develop C gain D collect A large amount of Indian men agree that it’s unwise in their wives A to confide B to interest C to conduct D to devote Task 3: Choose the best answer Many Indian students agree that a woman has to _ more in a marriage than a man A suicide B sacrifice C die D be dead 10 London is home to people of many _ cultures A diverse B diversity C diversify D diversification 11 John cannot make a _ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car A decide B decision C decisive D decisively 12 My mother used to be a woman of great _, but now she gets old and looks pale A beauty B beautiful C beautifully D beautify HOMEWORK - Learn by heart new words - Review Task 1, 2, - Prepare Speaking (Unit 2)