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Unit 10
You're supposed to shake hands.
Section A (3a-3c)
1. 在语言活动中理解 relaxed, value, capital, noon, mad, effort, drop by, after all, get mad, make an effort 等词汇的语义。
2. 通过快速浏览课文,学会快速获取信息的策略,并提高信息转化能力;通过细读课文,能准确找出用于阅读交流时所需的重要信息。
3. 能够运用目标语言谈论不同国家的风俗习惯,通过学会各国文化的差异,增强人际交往能力。
Learning Aims
Teresa Lopez
Lead in
Marc LeBlanc
Welcome to
our countries!
in South America
It is famous for its coffee.
Colombia
the national flag
Teresa Lopez
Where are they from?
Marc LeBlanc
the national flag
in Europe
It’s the capital of watches.
Switzerland
Let's follow them to visit their countries and find out something different.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.It's about differences between Colombian and Swiss histories.
B.It's about differences between the two students.
C.It's about differences between Colombian and Swiss customs.
Fast reading
2.In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner?
How do you know?
In Colombia.
From the sentences ‘‘we’re pretty relaxed about time.” and “ It’s OK if you arrive a bit late.”
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
( ) 1. Colombians value the time they spend with their
family and friends.
( ) 2. People in Colombia usually make plans to meet their friends.
( ) 3. In Colombia, people will shake hands when they meet.
( ) 4. In Colombia, people never visit a friend’s house without calling first.
T
F
F
don’t usually
F
often just drop by their friends’ homes if they have time.
it’s polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face.
Careful reading
Read para 1 carefully and check T or F.
1. What do people in Switzerland think of time?
2. What are you supposed to do if you want to visit your friends in Switzerland?
3.We’re the capital of clocks and watches, after all! (Translate)
I am supposed to make plans.
They think it’s very important to be on time.
毕竟,我们是钟表之国!
Read para 2 carefully and answer the questions.
Careful readi