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Unit 10 You're supposed to shake hands. Section A (3a-3c) relaxed /rɪˈlækst/ adj. 放松的;自在的 value /’vælju:/ v.重视;珍视; n.价值 drop by 顺便访问;随便进入 capital /’kæpɪtl/ n.首都;国都 after all 毕竟;终归 noon /nu:n/ n.正午;中午 mad /mæd/ adj.很生气;疯的 get mad 大动肝火;气愤 effort /’efə(r)t/ n.努力;尽力 make an effort 作出努力 New words Pre-reading Listen and repeat. 1. If you meet your friend, will you try your best to be on time? 2. If your friend arrives late, will you be angry? 3. Do you know about the ideas or customs about time in other countries? Free talk Who are they? Where are they from? Look at the picture Teresa Lopez Cali, Colombia Marc LeBlanc Lausanne, Switzerland Colombia Switzerland 3a Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a Swiss student. In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner? Where I’m from, we’re pretty relaxed about time. We don’t like to rush around, so we don’t mind if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend you’re going to their house for dinner, it’s OK if you arrive a bit late. Where引导的地点状语从句 有点儿;稍微 在此与a little同义 be relaxed about… 对……感到放松(随意) We like to enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time. 顺便访问;随便进入 be of value=be valuable 有价值的
对……有价值 We don’t usually have to make plans to meet our friends. When we see each other, it’s polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can! 动词-ing短语作伴随状语;as…as sb. can/ could 某人尽可能…… .It’s +adj for sb to do sth 对某人来说做某事.It’s +adj of sb to do sth做某事某人……
In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time. We’re the capital of clocks and watches, after all! If someone invites you to meet him or