Lesson 4 Cultural Differences

Cultural Differences

Lesson 4

Is special to Japan

(something that only Japan does)

Think Pair Share

Talk with you partner and share

something that...

What is high school

like in Japan?

Pretend you are helping a foreign

student who is coming to Sano

Nichidai. What would you tell them?

Talk with your partner.

Be ready to share!

This is an American High School

What differences can you see? How is it different from

Sano Nichidai?

The school is

right here!
In Illinois

Illinois is

actually really

big!

Many students in the US

also drive to school!

How do students in Japan

go to school?

Let’s take a tour of
an American high

school!

This is the front,

what is one

difference you see?

see?There are no

shoe lockers!
You do not change shoes in
an American high school!

Each different subject
has a classroom. There

are science, math,
English and other

classrooms.

There are sometimes
classes in the hallways.
Students can also use

these to study

There are no homeroom

classes too. Students walk to

different classrooms

There is an indoor gym as well!

There are also big meetings there

as well!

There is a swimming
pool and you can also
buy ramen from the

cafeteria! (it’s not good)

High schools in the
US normally end at

14:30-15:00 in the

afternoon!

Homeroom classes, longer

school time with indoor shoes

No homerooms, classes end
earlier and no indoor shoes

What do you think the biggest
difference is between US and

Japanese high schools?

Think, Pair, Share

Culture Shocks

What is culture shock?
This is the surprised
feeling you get when you
are living in another
culture that is very
different from yours.

Let’s look at some
examples!

Driving!

The US (Philippines) and Japan drive on different sides of the roads!

Foods!

Japanese pancakes are a dessert and American pancakes are a

breakfast!

Food sizes too!

Food sizes in the US are VERY large...

Ask your friend: Is this ok?
Is walking and eating ok? Why or why not?

Let’s practice some

vocabulary!

Foreign

Abroad

Specialized

Public

Transportation

Crowded

Rush
hour

Culture
Shock

Surprised

Respectful

Appreciate

Practice your words!

Let’s read about culture

shock!

True

False

All countries are the same

Multiple Choice

All countries are the same

• True

• False

True

False

All countries are the same

Desks

What do American schools

NOT have?

Homerooms

Specialized
classrooms

Foreign
students

Multiple Choice

What do American schools NOT have?

• Desks

• Homerooms

• Specialized

  classrooms

• Foreign students

Desks

What do American schools

NOT have?

Homerooms

Specialized
classrooms

Foreign
students

Desks
and
chairs

What do American students

carry to each class?

Backpacks

Hats

​Uniforms

Multiple Choice

What do American students carry to each class?

• Desks

  and chairs

• Uniforms

• Backpacks

• Hats

Desks
and
chairs

What do American students

carry to each class?

Backpacks

Hats

​Uniforms

Train

How do most Japanese
students go to school?

Walking

Car

​Bus

Multiple Choice

How do most Japanese students go to school?

• Train

• Walking

• Bus

• Car

Train

How do most Japanese
students go to school?

Walking

Car

​Bus

When
people
eat lunch

What is rush hour?

When
school
starts

When
many

people use
the trains

when the
trains stop
for the day

Multiple Choice

What is rush hour?

• When people eat lunch

• When school starts

• When many people use the trains

• when the

  trains stop

  for the day

When
people
eat lunch

What is rush hour?

When
school
starts

When
many

people use
the trains

when the
trains stop
for the day

15 years

old

When are American high school

students allowed to drive?

16 years

old

17 years

old

18 years

old

Multiple Choice

When are American high school students allowed to drive?

• 15 years old

• 16 years old

• 17 years old

• 18 years old

15 years

old

When are American high school

students allowed to drive?

16 years

old

17 years

old

18 years

old

They are

very
clean

From the reading, what is one
advantage of Japanese trains?

They are

not

expensive

Many
people
use them

They go to

many
places

Multiple Choice

From the reading, what is one advantage of Japanese trains?

• They are very clean

• They are not expensive

• Many people use them

• They go to many places

They are

very
clean

From the reading, what is one
advantage of Japanese trains?

They are

not

expensive

Many
people
use them

They go to

many
places

They have

bigger
trains

Why aren’t trains as crowded

in the US as in Japan?

The trains
are faster

Only the
smaller

cities have

trains

Many

people
drive

instead

Multiple Choice

Why aren’t trains as crowded in the US as in Japan?

• They have bigger trains

• Only the smaller cities have trains

• Many people drive instead

• The trains are faster

They have

bigger
trains

Why aren’t trains as crowded

in the US as in Japan?

The trains
are faster

Only the
smaller

cities have

trains

Many

people
drive

instead

A feeling
of anger

What is culture shock?

A sad
feeling

A surprised

feeling

A feeling of

respect

Multiple Choice

What is culture shock?

• A feeling of anger

• A surprised feeling

• A feeling of respect

• A sad feeling

A feeling
of anger

What is culture shock?

A sad
feeling

A surprised

feeling

A feeling of

respect

Stay

respectful

and

appreciative.

If you have culture shock, what

should you do?

You should

not do

anything

Return to
your home

country

Teach

others more
about your

culture

Multiple Choice

If you have culture shock, what should you do?

• Stay respectful and appreciative.

• Return to your home country

• Teach others more about your culture

• You should not do anything

Stay

respectful

and

appreciative.

If you have culture shock, what

should you do?

You should

not do

anything

Return to
your home

country

Teach

others more
about your

culture

If you go to another country,
what would give you culture

shock?

Let’s write about it!

First think of any country you

want.

What difference do you think

would shock you?

Think
then
write!

Think
then
write!

You can
use the
back to
prepare