NewCollegeEnglishListeningandSpeakingCourse2Unit14CultureObjectives:TalkingaboutcultureIdentifyingimportantdetailsTalkingaboutadvantagesanddisadvantagesContents:Lead-in;Pre-listeningtask;While-listeningtask;After-listeningtask;AssignmentLead-in:Listentothefollowingsongandtrytofillinthemissingblanks.Rowsofinthesnow,Hugsandkissesbythemistletoe,Sugarplumeverywhere,Mustbethattimeofyear,Starsthatshineon,Smokethatcurlsfrom,takingflightandchoirsinging,OHolyNight.Pre-listeningtask:TalkingaboutcultureNowwatchavideoclipanddiscusswithyourpartner.Accordingtothevideo,arethereanydifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternwaysofeating?HINTS:TheEnglish:don’tcleartheplate→asluronthehostsTheChinese:theguestscleartheirplate→theirgenerosityisquestionedWhile-listeningtask:IdentifyingimportantdetailsPara.1WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisa1)_____________foralotofpeople.However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundtheshops.ThesedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheInternet.Para.2Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons:2)______________________________,youdon’thaveto3)________upinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafew4)______ofyourmouse.Para.3AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto5)(3360yuan)comparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof6)formen,whiletheaveragespendperpersononthehighstreetisonly￡197.7)ofInternetusers,maleandfemale,arenowbuyingtheirChristmasgiftsonline.Para.4Inthepastalotofpeoplewerereluctanttoshoponline.ManywereworriedaboutthesecurityofenteringtheircarddetailsontheInternetandthereliabilityoftheInternetbutasshoppingonlinehasbecomemorewidespread,theseworrieshavebeguntodisappear.8)ofInternetusersstilldohavesecurityworriesbutithasn’tsloweddowntheever-increasingnumbersofonlineshoppers.After-listeningtask:CommunicativeFunctionSummarizingtheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofOnlineShoppingmentionedintherecordingsAdvantages:1.areoftenonli