Objectives

1. talk about intercultural communication using new vocabulary

2. understand the reading skill of beginning an article with 

   questions

3. describe the American way of hospitality from a cross-cultural 

   perspective

4. draft a home stay guide for American college students in China

Viewing and speaking

Watch a video clip and find out the basicrules for being a good            house guest in the American culture.

Task 1. Fill in the blanks with what you hear from the video clip.

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Task 2. Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1) Why do you think the speaker tells us about the Latin origin of 

the English word “guest” at the end of the video clip?

2) What is the implication?

3) Can you name some examples of Chinese hospitality? What 

are the differences between Chinese and American hospitalities?

Backgroundinformation

Hospitality

As each culture shows hospitality in its own way, to learn about the rules and develop an awareness of cultural differences is important, especially in a globalized society. Based on what they’ve learned from the video clip, the students will be able to know more about how to be a pleasant house guest through a careful reading of the text.

Southern hospitality

This expression is used in American English to describe the stereotype of residents of the Southern United States as particularly warm, sweet, and welcoming to visitors to their homes, or to the South in general.