Part Encounter:The Gift (p10) Learning Objectives: Learn how to express“possibility” with words of "likely'',“possible”and “may”etc -By the study of a case to generalize about "western culture"in gift-giving. The significance of interpreting the culture!
Part C Encounter: The Gift (p10) c a b -By the study of a case to generalize about “western culture” in gift-giving. Learning Objectives: Learn how to express “possibility” with words of “likely”, “possible” and “may” etc The significance of interpreting the culture!
Case study:The Gift Granted a special scholarship Feels very grateful/ an expensive gift-A landscape painting. -insists on refusing Interpretation question:why do you think Ms.kelsen doesn't accept the gift?(5mins) -List as many possible explanations as you can think of. -Try to express“possibility”with words“very likely likely',“possible”and“may
Case study: The Gift ▪ Granted a special scholarship . ▪ Feels very grateful/ ▪ an expensive gift-A landscape painting. -insists on refusing. Interpretation question: why do you think Ms.kelsen doesn’t accept the gift? (5mins) - List as many possible explanations as you can think of . -Try to express “possibility” with words “very likely” “likely”, “possible” and “may
How typical is Ms.kelsen's behavior? Shouldn't accept gifts, Did her duty,doesn't deserve especially valuable ones it. feel uncomfortable/ cannot afford to Owe him favors Is afraid of being mistaken for a bribe
Shouldn’t accept gifts, especially valuable ones Did her duty, doesn’t deserve it. feel uncomfortable/ cannot afford to Owe him favors Is afraid of being mistaken for a bribe Some likely explanations How typical is Ms .kelsen’s behavior?
Possibility ·More probable: 。My best guess is. It's very likely that. It's almost certainly that. ·lt's virtually(几乎；差不多)certain that. It's likely that.;probably. ·Less probable Perhaps,maybe,may,might, 。lt's possible that
Possibility • More probable: • My best guess is . • It’s very likely that. • It’s almost certainly that. • It’s virtually(几乎;差不多) certain that . • It’s likely that .; probably. • Less probable • Perhaps, maybe, may, might, • It’s possible that
My best guess is It's very likely that Ms.Kelsen thinks teachers should not accept gifts,especially valuable ones, from students. It's likely that Ms.Kelsen may feel that she only did her duty, so she doesn't deserve such a special gift. Ms.Kelsen probably feel uncomfortable because she assumes Xiao Wang cannot afford to give expensive gifts. It's possible that Ms.Kelsen worries that if she accepts Xiao Wang's gift,she will owe him favors in the future,but I think it's less likely. Ms.Kelsen may be afraid that other people will find out that she accepted the gift,and will think that she took a bribe
• My best guess is / It’s very likely that Ms. Kelsen thinks teachers should not accept gifts, especially valuable ones, from students. • It’s likely that Ms. Kelsen may feel that she only did her duty, so she doesn't deserve such a special gift. • Ms. Kelsen probably feel uncomfortable because she assumes Xiao Wang cannot afford to give expensive gifts. • It’s possible that Ms. Kelsen worries that if she accepts Xiao Wang's gift, she will owe him favors in the future, but I think it’s less likely. • Ms. Kelsen may be afraid that other people will find out that she accepted the gift, and will think that she took a bribe