theme 8 cross-cultural matters

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Theme 8: Cross-Cultural Matters (Day 10)

Brief description:Campers learn about different cross-cultural matters e.g. greetings, emotionalexpression, body language and holidays & festivals.

Objectives:1. Interact with people from various groups and in different situations.2. Learn how to express emotions with suitable words and body language.3. Understand and know more about western culture.4. Integrate the content that has been learnt to prepare for a comedy show to entertain audience.

End Task:Campers, in groups, do a comedy show on cross-cultural matters. Materials:2 VCD/DVD players, a filmLost in Translation, an animation

The Simpsons, comic strips fromBangkok Post, jokes, and activity sheets.

Preparation:1. Staff can explain the definitions of greetings, emotional expression, and holidays & festivals.2. Staff know the expressions that the characters use in greeting, small talk and leave taking in the

filmLost in Translation.

3. Staff know about emotional expressions and body language in The Simpsons, festivals andholidays in the comic strips and culture in the jokes.


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Base 2: Emotional Expressions and Body Language

Activities Time

(minutes)

Material(s)

1. Introduction

Welcome campus to cross-cultural section. Ask the campers if they know some English basic

emotional expression words such as Oops and

Ouch!.

Ask the campers for some exclamations, which theyuse in daily life.

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2. Activity 1: Exclamation Warm Up.

Let campers work in pairs. Give them worksheet and let them finish it. Let them check the answers and then let them

practice pronouncing exclamations.

Answers:

1. B 2. D 3. F 4. C 5. J 6. G

7. I 8. K 9. A 10. L 11. H 12. F

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3. Activity 2:Catching-up exclamations

Let the campers work in groups of 5. Give the campers worksheets. Ask them to fill missing exclamations in the blanks

from what they hear from the animation

Allow them to watch The Simpsons animation onlyonce.

Let them check their answers.Answers:

(1) Uh-uh, (2) Ah, (3) Huh, (4) Uh-oh,

(5) Yo, (6) Yo, (7) Hey, (8) Whoa,

(9) Well, (10) Hey, (11) Nah, (12) Uh-oh,

(13) Uh-uh-uh, (14) Ha, ha, ha,

(15) Aah, (16) Mmm

Ask them to listen for those answers fromanimation again.

Allow them to say the lines along with thecharacters in the story and ask them to notice how

they express their feeling while they are saying

those words because they have to perform their

presentation and do their own The Simpsonanimation.

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M2 (DVD)

4. Activity 3:The Simpsons

Divide the campers into 2 groups. Let the two groups of campers come up with a

show, The Simpsons Show that imitates what

they have seen in the animation as much as they can

in terms of voice, facial expression and emotions.

Let them vote for the winner. Wrap-up

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Base 3: Holidays and Festivals

Activities Time

(minutes)

Material(s)

1. Introduction

Welcome campers to Holidays and Festivals section Ask them what western holidays and festivals that

they know.

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2. Activity 1:Song Gap Filling

Let the campers work in pairs. Ask them to fill in the missing words in the lyric

The Little Drummer Boy Play the song 2 times.

Let them check the answers.Answers:

(1) told, (2) come, (3) gift, (4) give

(5) play, (6) him, (7) best, (8) drum

Let the campers discuss what they have learnt fromthe song.

tell some interesting points from the song to thecampers.

The song The Little Drummer Boy talks about a boy who

really wanted to present a gift to the son of God but he was too

poor to afford a gift, so he played the drum for baby Jesus

instead.

Let them practice singing the song once or twice.

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M3 (Song)

3. Activity 2:

Divide the campers into 3 groups. Give a cartoon strip to each group. Let them discuss both comic strips in their group

and ask why it is or is not funny.

Each group has to choose a leader in order topresent their comic strip.

Wrap-upAnswers:

Group 1 Blondie

1. This cartoon is funny because the readers thought thatthe big surprise must have been something really good

but as it turned out, the boss simply gave him more

work, and this was bad news for the employee becauseit was Christmas time.

2. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of JesusChrist.

3. Each family member will return home. Many peoplewill visit their parents. They exchange gifts and have

celebrations.

4. Songkran Day and New Years Day are similar toChristmas Day in that it is a time for family reunion.

People make their trips home in order to be with their

loved ones during these times of the year.

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Group 2 Bizarro

1. This comic strip is funny because the rabbit wants theSanta Claus to give reindeer dung to the kid who

wanted to catch him last Easter. Reindeer dung can only

be one of the worst gifts ever!

2. Christmas and Easter. We know this becausethere is a Santa Claus preparing gifts for kids

and a rabbit with a basket of Easter eggs. Both

the rabbit (bunny) and the egg are the symbols of

Easter. Easter is a holy day for Christians. It

celebrates Jesus rising from his grave

(resurrection) from his crucifixion.

3. Because the kid set a trap for the rabbit and the

rabbit wanted to punish him for that.

Group 3 Moo Moo

1. He is blind.2.

He is trying to kill the turkeys.3. Gobble Gobble

4. A cow5. Thanksgiving6. Go home and have a dinner and celebration with their

family members.

Base 4: Learn English Culture in Jokes

Activities Time

(minutes)

Material(s)/

Handout(s)

Introduction Welcome campers to joke section 5

Activity 1:

Give the campers worksheets and ask them tomatch each question with its answer.

Answers:

1. Fsh!

2. Batminton!

3. Wavy!

4. It's tail!

5. Certainly, which one!

6. Because her daddy was a mummy!

7. Then why aren't you laughing!

8. A crane!

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Activity 2:

Divide the campers into groups of 5. Give them worksheets. Each group reads a different joke. Tell them that after finishing reading the jokes, they

have to answer 2 questions.

Ask them to form the new groups of 4 or 5. Then,the campers tell their jokes to the new friends from

other groups.

Let each student lead his/her new group member to

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discuss about his/her jokes.

Wrap-up the activity. References:

- Lost in Translationfilm

- The Simpsonsanimation

- Comic strips fromBangkok Post

- Jokes from the Internet- http://esl.about.com/od/conversationlessonplans/a/lesson_smtalk.htm

ConsolidationProcedure:

1. Inform campers that they are going to prepare a twenty-five minute comedy show for a nightpresentation.

2. Tell them to integrate the content from the four bases (e.g. greetings, small talks, leave takings,exclamations, body language, holidays and festivals and jokes) to create the show.

Evaluation:

Campers should form a panel of judges. Give creative and fun feedback and prizes.

Evaluation Criteria Form:

Criteria Excellent (3) Sufficient (2) Insufficient (1)Creativity

Language Use

Entertainment

IntegrationCostumes, music &

props

TOTAL SCORE:


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CW1--Movie

Small Talks (adapted from Kenneth Beares lesson plans)

(NOTE: A small talk is a pleasant conversation about common interests.)

Common Small Talk Subjects

Sports Hobbies Weather Family Media Holidays Home town Job Latest fashion and trends Famous stars

Inappropriate Subjects for Small Talk

Salary Politics Personal relationships Religion Death Financial Sales

Activity 1Questions: Which topics are appropriate or not appropriate for small talk discussions?

Why?

1. Buddhism2. Cars3. Death Penalty4. Your home town5. How much you make/ your income6. Your last holiday7. Your favorite movie-star

8. The correct political party9. Weather10.Gardening11.The last film you saw12.The Internet13.Keeping healthy14.Human cloning


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CW1--Movie

Activity 2

Instructions: Decide whether the following expressions are used for starting or ending a

conversation.

1. Its been nice talking to you.2. Hows everything?3. How have you been doing?4. Its nice to see you again.5. Ive got to run.6. I try to catch you some other time.7. See you again later.8. Take care.9. Good night.10.Good morning.11.How are things?12.Hows your family?13.Hows your mother?14.Did you do anything special last weekend, Bobby?Activity 3

Instructions: Watch some scenes from the film Lost in Translation and complete the table.

Where the talk takes place Relationship of the people

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Activity 4

Instructions: Watch the film again and tell/write about the subjects that people are talking about.

1.___________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________2.___________________________________________________________________________________

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3.___________________________________________________________________________________

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4.___________________________________________________________________________________

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Activity 5

Instructions: Watch the film again and decide which scenes are small talk.

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Name:________________________________Group:________________________

Instructions: Match these following exclamations on the right side with its meaning

on the left side.

Exclamations Meanings

A. Used for telling to walk more slowly or stop

Used for telling someone to do or say something

more slowly.

B. Used as a way of showing that you do not like,

believe, or agree with something.

C. Used for showing that you see or understand

something

D. Used for expressing a feeling such as doubt, surprise,

or anger.

E. Used for getting someones attention or for

showing that you are surprised or annoyed.

F. (Mainly in American English) used for getting someonesattention or for greeting someone.

G. 1. Used when someone else is speaking and you want to

show that you are listening or that you agree with him orher.

2. Used for showing that you think food looks or tastes

good.

H. Used for writing the sound people make when they

disagree with something, or when they say no to the

question.

I. Used for showing that you feel pleased, often

because you have discovered or achieved

something. 2. Used for showing that you disagree.

J. Used for writing the sound people make when they

realize that something has gone wrong.

K. Used for showing that you are happy, satisfied, or

surprised.

1. ______ Huh

2. ______ Well

3. ______ Hey

4. ______ Ah

5. ______ Uh-oh

6. ______ Mmm

7. ______ Ha

8. ______ Aah

9. ______ Whoa

10. ______ Nah

11. ______ Uh-uh

12. ______ Yo

L. A way of saying no


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Name:________________________________Group:________________________

Instructions: Fill the exclamations you hear from the film into the right blanks.

AhhThe Simpsons

Homer: Do I smell cupcakes?

Ooh! Do I ever!

Marge: (1) __________, Homer. Lisas making these for her teacher.

Homer: (2) __________. Say no more.

Bart: Yum! Dont mind if I do.

Homer: Bart!

Bart: Oh, man!

Lisa: Keep your greasy mitts outta there.

Marge: These are for Lisas class.

Lisa: Its Mrs. Hoovers birthday.

Bart: You know, there are names for people like you.Lisa: No, there arent.

Bart: Teachers pet, apple polisher, butt kisser.

Homer: Bart! Youre saying but kisser like its a bad thing.

Bart: (3) _________!

Homer: Well, you see, boy, it never hurts to grease the wheels a little.

Lisa: Im not greasing the wheels, Dad. I like my teacher.

Homer: Sure, Lis. You see how it works, Bart? A cupcake here, a good grade

there.

Lisa: Dad, I got good grades cause Im smart and I pay attention and I study hard.

Homer: yeah, right, Lisa. Its the there roads to success, Bart: work, brains and hmm..

Lisa: Oh, brother.

[Horn Honks]Bart: (4) _________, school bus. Gotta go.

Heh-heh-heh.

Homer: Doh!

Bart: (5) _________, Ottoman!

Bus driver: (6) _________, Bart dude!

Bart: (7) _________, can you believe it, man? My sister here made a whole pile up

cupcakes to butter up her teacher, and she wont give anybody else even one

measly little crumb.

Bus driver: Thats bad news, man.

Lisa: Here, Otta. I made on extra one for you.

Bus driver: Oh, thanks, little lady.

Lisa: Youre welcome.

[Engine Rumbbles]

[Students] (8) _________!

Bart: Better let me hold these, Lis.

Lisa: Forget it.

Bart: You sniveling toad! You little egg sucker!

Lisa: Tell me more.

Bart: Back-scratcher. Foot-licker. Honor student!

Lisa: Youll never get one now, Mr. Name-caller.

Bart: All right, all right. Look, Im sorry. I-I got upset. In the heat of the moment, I

said something I didnt mean.

Lisa: Im not a sniveling toad, am I? You wont thinking, will you?Bart: Not really.


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Name:________________________________Group:________________________

Instructions: Listen to the song and fill the missing words in the blanks.

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

Come they (1)_____ mepa-rum pum pum pumA newborn King to seepa-rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bringpa-rum pum pum pumTo lay before the Kingpa-rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum; rum pum pum pum

So to honor Himpa-rum pum pum pumWhen we(2)_______.

Little Babypa-rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy toopa-rum pum pum pumI have no(3) ______to bringpa-rum pum pum pum

That's fit to(4)______our Kingpa-rum pum pum pumRum pum pum pum; rum pum pum pum

Shall I (5)______for youpa-rum pum pum pumOn my drum ?


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The ox and lamb kept timepa-rum pum pum pumI played my drum for (6)____pa-rum pum pum pumI played my (7)_____for Himpa-rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum; rum pum pum pum

Then He smiled at mepa-rum pum pum pumMe and my(8)______.


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Group 1

Instructions: Read the following comic strips and answer the questions orally.

Questions:

1. Is this cartoon funny? Why or Why not?2. How is Christmas important to westerners?3. What do the westerners usually do when Christmas Day comes?4. What are the Thai holidays that are similar to Christmas? Why are they similar?


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Group 2:

Instructions: Read the following comic strip and answer the questions orally.

Questions:

1. Is this comic strip funny? Why or why not?2. What are the two important festivals here? How do you know?3. Why did the rabbit want the kid to receive reindeer dung?


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Group 3:

Instructions: Read the following comic strip and answer the questions orally.

Questions:

1. What is wrong with this man?2. What is he trying to do?3. Normally, what sound does a turkey make?4. What animal that makes the Moo sound?5. A turkey is normally associated with which festival?6. What do westerners usually do during this festival?


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1. Name:___________________________________Group:_______________________2. Name:___________________________________Group:_____________________

Instructions: Match each of the following answers with the questions below.

1. What do you call a fish with no eyes? __________________________

2. What's a vampire's favorite sport?______________________________

3. What kind of hair do oceans have? _____________________________

4. What followed the dinosaur? ________________________________

5. I want a hair cut please. _____________________________________6. Why was the Egyptian girl worried? ___________________________

7. Waiter, this soup tastes funny? ________________________________

8. Whats the strongest bird? ___________________________________

Wavy!

Because her daddy was a mummy!

Certainly, which one!

Then why aren't you laughing!

Fsh!

A crane!

It's tail!

Batminton!


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Group 1:

Instructions: Answer these following questions.

1. Is this story funny? Why or why not?2. What have you learnt about culture from each joke?

Episode I

Ah Beng had just bought a new computer and was using it when he encountered some

problems. He decides to use the 'Help' command after some tries. Soon after, he

became very irritated and called the computer retailer for support.

Ah Beng: "I press the 'F1' key for help ah but it's been over half an hour & still nobody

come and help me ah?!"

Episode II

Ah Beng to a long-distance telephone operator: "COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME

THE TIME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Taipei AND LAS VEGAS?"

Operator: "JUST A MINUTE..."

Ah Beng: "THANK YOU," AND PUTS DOWN THE PHONE.

Episode III

Why did Ah Beng go to a movie with his 18 friends?

Aiyah, because below 18 not allowed lor!!!!!


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Instructions:Answer the following questions, making them funny.

If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat? ________________. The magic four-letter word in any marriage is _ _ _ _. Girl: What would you give a man who has everything?

Friend: Id give him my ________________. (Readers Digest, November 1999)

Intelligence is like _______________. We all should have it but we shouldntshow it off. (Readers Digest, December 1999)


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Two mussels munched chocolate bars while a couple of fish watched Did you see that?asked one of the fish. They didnt offer us a single bite!

What do you expect? replied the other. Theyre too shellfish

(Readers Digest, July 2000)

A newly married couple was planning to visit Hawaii. Its pronounced Havaii, said thehusband.

No, its Hawaii, the wife insisted. They argued about it during the entire flight, right upuntil they disembarked in Oahu. The husband approached a man at the arrivals gate and

asked, Can you settle an argument for us? Is it pronounced Hawaii or Havaii?

This is Havaii, the man replied.

Ha! said the husband to his wife. See? Didnt I tell you Im always right?

The husband turned back to the man, shook his hand and said, Thank you.

Youre velcome. (Readers Digest, July 2002)


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A mother enters her daughter's bedroom and sees a letter on the bed. Fearing the worst, she

reads it with trembling hands:

Dear Mom,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm telling you that I have eloped with my new

boyfriend who just turned 35 years old. I found real passion and he is so nice, with all hispiercing and tattoos and his big motorcycle. But it's not only that, Mom, I'm pregnant and

Ahmed said that we will be very happy in his trailer in the woods. He wants to have many

more children with me and that's one of my dreams. I've learned that marihuana doesn't hurt

anyone and we'll be growing it for us and his friends, who are providing us with all the

cocaine and ecstasy we may want. In the meantime, we'll pray for science to find the AIDS

cure so Ahmed can get better; he deserves it. Since he currently doesn't have a job, he

spends all of his time with me. Don't worry, Mom, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to

take care of myself. Some day I'll visit so you can get to know your grandchildren.

Your daughter

P.S. Mom, it's not true. I'm at the neighbor's house. I just wanted to show you that there are

worse things in life than the report card that's in my desk drawer.

(http://www.tech-sol.net/humor/letters5.htm)

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