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Learning Objectives
To learn different time customs in Colombia and Switzerland.
To talk about what people are supposed to do in these two countries.
Lead in
Do you know these two places?
Pre-reading
What do you know about Colombia?
Colombia
Capital: Bogota (波哥大)
Language: Spanish
Population: 4828万
Location: South America
Famous: Coffee
Pre-reading
What do you know about Switzerland?
Switzerland
Capital: Bern (伯尔尼)
Population: 860.6万
Location: Europe
Famous: Watch
Fast-reading
Read the passage quickly and match the countries and the time concept.
Colombia
Switzerland
It’s very important to be on time.
If you arrive a bit late for dinner, your friend will not mind.
How many differences are talked about in the passage? What are they?
Careful-reading
be on time
visit a friend’s house
make plans with friends
Careful-reading
Read Para.1 about Colombia carefully and tell T or F.
1. People in Colombia are serious about time.
2. When girls meet each other, they usually kiss each other on the face.
3. They never visit a friend’s house without calling first.
4. If they are 5 minutes late, their friends may get mad.
F
F
F
T
Careful-reading
Read Para.2 about Switzerland carefully and answer questions.
1. What do people in Switzerland think of time?
2. What may your friend feel if you are 20 mins late for the dinner?
3. Do they always visit a friend without calling first?
They think it’s very important to be on time.
He or she may get mad.
No, they never visit a friend without calling first.
time
visiting
making plans
It’s important to be _________.
They are ________ about time. They like to ________________________.
They often _________ their friends’ homes.
They never visit friends __________________.
They ______________ make plans.
They usually plan to _______________
_________________________.
relaxed
enjoy their time slowly
on time
drop by
without calling first
do something
don’t have to
or go somewhere together
Post-reading
Read the passage again and complete