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y. I have prepared a very funny English joke. Now, read the story, see if you will laugh. Read the story and try to figure out how the misunderstanding came about. 也可以播放音頻資料,讓學(xué)生聽。老師不要講出這個(gè)故事的笑點(diǎn)。 Example: An Englishwoman asked the Chinese waiter, “Where is the toilet, please?” “It’s on the third floor.”, answered the waiter and the woman left. A minute later, an American man came to the waiter and asked, “Excuse me, where is the bathroom?”. “It’s on the second floor.” Soon the waiter heard the woman shouting loudly and angrily at the man. T: xxx, could you tell me why you laugh? Do you know how the misunderstanding came about? T: All right. You will get to know the answer in this period. S1: They went to the same place. But I don’t know how they misunderstood. 2 Revision (8mins) Individual work Encourage the Ss to read their HMK assigned in Read their HMK. Choose the best passage. the last period. Choose the best one to be “The Best Writer in the Future”. T: Take out your homework, please. Let’s see who will be the best writer in the future. S1: In different cultures, the meanings may be different. In some cultures, some animals or plants are ... S2: Animals or plants may have different meanings in different cultures. For example , ... S3: As we know, gestures don’t mean the same in different cultures, the meanings of animals or plants may have different meanings, too. ... S4:.. 3 Prereading (5mins) Group work Let the Ss discuss whether there are differences between British English and American English. Encourage the Ss to guess what kinds of differences may exist