SectionVI Culture Time
Task 1 Tongue Twisters
1.Can you can a can as a canner can can a can？你能够像罐头工人一样装罐头吗？
2.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish，but if you wish the wish the witch wishes，I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish.我希望梦想着你梦想中的梦想，但是如果你梦想着女巫的梦想，我就不想梦想着你梦想中的梦想。
Task 2 Screen Dub
Suzy：Hi，Ben.嗨，本。
Ben：Hi.嗨。
Suzy：How are you？你好吗？
Ben：Uh，good，good.And you？不错，不错，你呢？
Suzy：Fine.还好。
Ben：Suzy，this is Sharon.苏西，这位是莎伦。
Suzy：Nice to meet you.幸会。
Sharon：And you.幸会。
Ben：What are you doing here？你在这里干嘛？
Suzy：It’s Steve’s brother’s birthday.史蒂夫的哥哥过生日。
Ben：What，Jenkins？什么？杰金斯？
Suzy：Yeah，he’s Steve’s older brother.Do you know him？是的，他是史蒂夫的哥哥，你认识他？
Ben：Yeah，he’s our boss.是的，他是我们的老板。
Suzy：You are working at Sainsbury’s？你在森斯伯瑞超市干活？
Ben：Yeah，I work the night shift.是的，上夜班。
Suzy：That’s great.Well，I’d better get back.It was good to see you.很好。我该回那边去了。很高兴见到你。
Ben：You，too.我也很高兴见到你。
Suzy：Nice to meet you.幸会。
Sharon：You，too.幸会。
Task 3 
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How to Address Them
When you meet someone,you may use the word“Mr.”“Mrs.”or“Miss”to address them.But there is one more word you can use:“Ms.”.The word“Ms.”is becoming more and more popular in the United States,for it can be used either for a married or unmarried woman.So when you are not certain whether to address the woman“Miss”or“Mrs.”,you may just address her as“Ms.”.But be sure that the four words,“Mr.”“Mrs.”“Miss”and“Ms.”,are followed by the last name,that is,the family name or the surname.
The word“Ms.”is very useful when you address a Chinese woman whether she is married or not.In Western countries,a married woman usually takes her husband’s surname.For example,if a woman called Miss Jane London is married to a man called Peter Washington,then she should be addressed as“Mrs.Washington”after marriage.But it is not the case in China.A woman can still keep her surname after marriage.So it’s better to use“Ms.”to address a married Chinese woman.If a married Chinese woman’s name is Fang Wang,and you address her as Mrs.Wang,that might be very confusing.
▲Words
address / ə'dres / 称呼
confusing / kən'fjuːzɪŋ / 难以理解的
surname / 'sзːneɪm / 姓
western / 'westən / 西方的
Task 4 Discussion and Debate
People in China used to greet each other with the expression “have you eaten”,but now this way of greeting has changed.Why? Is the expression “have you eaten” out of date? Discuss with your partners or classmates.The following words and expressions and language tips may help you to develop your idea.
▲Language Tips
▲Words and Expressions
·Nowadays:polite,ways of greeting,keep the tradition,date someone
·Old times:hunger problem,insufficient food,basic necessities of life,food culture