You’re supposed to shake hands. Unit 10 You’re supposed to shake hands. Section A (3a-4c)

Key words & phrases: Key sentences: 学习目标 Key words & phrases: value, drop by, capital, after all, noon, mad, get mad, effort, make an effort, passport, clean… off, chalk, blackboard, northern, coast, season, knock, eastern, take off, worth, manner Key sentences: 1. In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time. 2. It’s impolite to keep others waiting.

Lead in Enjoy the scenery

What do you know about Switzerland? Pre-reading What do you know about Switzerland? Switzerland It’s in Europe. Bern n. 首都 It’s the capital of clocks and watches.

What do you know about Colombia? Bogota It’s in South America. It is famous for its coffee.

While-reading Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a Swiss student. In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner? 3a

阅读指导 首先，迅速浏览，掌握大意。 速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料。其次，带着问题，回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。要领是：1) 明确题意，顺藤摸瓜。2) 按照要求，寻找答案来源。3) 找准关键词，明白其暗示作用。4) 再读课文，看答案是否符合题意。

In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner? In Colombia.

Answer the questions according to the passages in 3a. 1. Is it OK if people in Colombia arrive a bit late for a friend’s dinner? 2. Who are pretty relaxed about time, Colombians or Swiss people? Yes, it is. Colombians.

3. Colombians usually make plans to meet friends, don’t they? 4. What are you supposed to do if you want to visit your friends in Switzerland? 5. What do people in Switzerland think of time? No, they don’t. I am supposed to make plans. They think it’s very important to be on time.

Ideas and customs about… Read the passage again and complete the chart. Ideas and customs about… Colombia Switzerland being on time visiting a friend’s house it’s important to be on time it’s OK to be late drop in whenever they like always call first

Ideas and customs about… Colombia Switzerland making plans with friends don’t usually make plans always make plans

In …, you’re supposed to… Post-reading 3c Role-play Role-play a conversation. Student A is Teresa and Student B is Marc. Teresa is late and Marc is mad. In …, you’re supposed to…

Hi, Marc. Sorry, I’m a little late. Teresa, you’re 10 minutes late!

It’s just 10 minutes! It’s no big deal! Well, in Switzerland, you’re supposed to…

Talking Say something about customs in Colombia and Switzerland about being on time and visiting friends.

Do you know what’s wrong with Zhang? A: Did you have a good time at Zhang’s birthday party? B: Oh, yes. But I was a bit hurt about the way they treated my present. I gave Zhang the latest tapes from the U.K. as a birthday present when I got inside the door and what do you think happened? A: What?

B: Nothing. They only said “thank you”, but then just put them away in a corner. I really didn’t know why. Didn’t they like them? A: Oh, That’s misunderstanding. In the west, it’s regarded as polite to open gifts as soon as they are given to express appreciation.

But in China, if you did that, you might be thought greedy (贪婪的) But in China, if you did that, you might be thought greedy (贪婪的). So Chinese people tend to open the gifts after the visitors have left.

1. Where I’m from, we are pretty relaxed about time. where引导地点状语从句，说明主句行为发生的地点。 e.g. Just stay where you are. 就留在你原来的地方。

relaxed adj. 放松的，自在的 be relaxed about … 对……感到放松 e.g. Don’t be afraid, just be relaxed about the interview. 不要害怕，轻松面试。 You just need to be relaxed about this examination. 你只要放松地面对考试就可以了。

2. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. value v. 珍视，重视 e.g. I’ve always valued my teachers’ advice. 我一直很重视老师们所给的建议。

life n. 生活（可数名词） e.g. Many people make different kinds of friends in their social lives. 许多人在他们的社交生活中结交了各 种不同的朋友。

3. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time. e.g. Drop by my home this evening. 今晚到我家来谈谈。

4. We’re the capital of clocks and watches, after all! e.g. So you see, I was right after all. 你看, 毕竟还是我对吧。 You decided to come after all. 毕竟你还是决定来了。

5. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. e.g. I will make an effort to stop smoking. 我要尽力戒烟。 You should make an effort to improve your reading ability. 你应该努力提高你的阅读能力.

6. Also, we never visit a friend’s house without calling first. 双重否定句。never和without都表示否定，合在一起表达肯定意义“一定会”。 e.g. You will hardly ever be able to speak good English without practicing. 你不练习几乎是不可能把英语学 好的。

Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. be supposed to be expected to be important to

1. When you go aboard, it _____________ bring your passport. 2. After class, students ______________ clean the chalk off the blackboard. 3. If you visit the northern coast of Norway during the winter season, it _____________ pack warm clothes. is important to n. 护照 are supposed to clean off 把……擦掉 n. 粉笔 is important to n. 海岸; 海滨 adj. 北方的; 北部的

4. If there are people in the meeting room, you ______________ knock before entering. 5. In many eastern European countries, you ______________ take off your gloves before shaking hands. are expected to v. 敲; 击 n. 敲击声; 敲击 are supposed to adj. 东方的; 东部的 take off 脱下(衣服); (飞机等)起飞

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. Each country has different rules about social situations. A traveler ___________________ (not expect; know) all of these, but it is helpful _______ (learn) as many of these customs as possible. One of the best ways to be isn’t expected to know to learn

accepted in a foreign country is to try _____________ (understand) how people think. Learning what you ________________ (suppose; do) and _________________ (not suppose; do) in social situations may be difficult, but it is worth the trouble if you want to understand another culture. to understand are supposed to do not supposed to do

注： worth adj. 值得; 有……价值的 通常在句中作表语, 前面可用well, really等 词修饰, 后面常接名词或动词的⁃ing形式。 e.g. The new museum is really worth a visit. I don’t think this movie is worth watching.

Group work 4c Make a list of advice for someone coming to your country as an exchange student for the first time. Work with your group to give advice about:

n. 方式; 方法 (pl.) 礼貌; 礼仪 ★ time ★ what to do for someone’s birthday ★ meeting people ★ visiting someone’s home ★ table manners ★ giving gifts always on time or little earlier giving birthday gifts say, “Ni Hao, …” with a smile call first, and knock at the door older people eating first festival gifts being necessary n. 方式; 方法 (pl.) 礼貌; 礼仪

Ⅰ. Choose the correct answer. 1. — How nice the music sounds! — It does! The peaceful music will make you feel _______. A. excited B. bored C. moved D. relaxed 【解析】D。relaxed作形容词，“放松的、 宽松的、轻松自在的”，可作表语、定语或 宾语补足语。作表语时，主语常为人。

2. People in Colombia needn’t make plans to meet their friends 2. People in Colombia needn’t make plans to meet their friends. They often just drop by their homes. A. give a ride to B. give up visiting C. forget to visit D. come over to 【解析】D。drop by “顺便看望(某人)、 顺便到(某处)”, 用法同come over to。

Ⅱ. Complete the sentences. 1. She seemed _______ (放松). 2. He likes ___________ (拜访) his friend’s home on Sunday. 3. —I’m sorry I didn’t do a good job. —That’s OK. You have tried your best ________ (毕竟). relaxed dropping by after all

capital 4. Beijing is the ______ (首都) of China. 5. At _____ (正午), the sun is high in the sky. 6. I got ____ (很生气的) with him for being late. noon mad

Summary 1. Learned the sentence pattern: …be supposed / expected to do…. 2. Learned some different customs between Colombia and Switzerland.

Homework Read the passage of 3a, memorize the language points. Do the exercises in students’ book.

Thanks!