(共18张PPT)
What do you know about Colombia
Colombia
It’s in South America.
Bogota
[b ug 'ta]
It is famous for its coffee.
Switzerland
It’s in Europe.
What do you know about Switzerland
Bern
It’s the capital of clocks and watches.
n. 首都
●基础夯实
A. Combing (知识梳理)
⑴ precise (精炼)
⑵ cooperative (合作)
⑶ exact (准确)
Before you read
B.Quiz:(1-5必做,6-8不计分)
1.The peaceful music in the CD made the students feel_____.
2.we should _______ the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives.
3.In Sitzerland, people usually make _____to see their friends.
4. I ________ an effort to finish it on time in the past few days.
5. In China, students are supposed ________ the teachers when classes begin.
6.I ______by my old friend Linda on my way home last night.
7.I've been so bored for a long time, so I hope to have something ___________ to do.
8.I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I______after all.
relaxed
value
plans
have made
to greet
dropped
greet relax plan value interest drop make pass
interesting
passed
Score __________
In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner
In Colombia.
3a
While you read
Ideas and customs about…
Colombia
Switzerland
being on time
visiting a friend’s house
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
it’s OK to be late
it’s important to be on time
3b
drop in
whenever they like
always call first
Scanning (寻读)
Ideas and customs about…
Colombia
Switzerland
making plans with friends
don’t usually make plans
always make plans
Scanning (寻读)
Question: (质疑)
Question: (质疑)
1.She made a dress for her daughter.
2.Knives are used for cutting things.
3.He is famous for his poems.
4.Reading in bed is bad for your eyes.
(为了)
(用于)
(因为)
(对,对于)
For
Question: (质疑)
Analyze the sentence
3a
Teaching
Discussion:
T:Do you think it's better to be relaxed about time or be on time Tell us your reasons.
Discuss your opinions in groups
Correct the paragraph you have written
Choose the best one to share with us
After you read
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
3. What are you supposed to do if you want to visit your friends in Switzerland
4. What do people in Switzerland think of time
Answer the questions according to the passages.
分层应用:
Careful reading
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
3. What are you supposed to do if you want to visit your friends in Switzerland
4. What do people in Switzerland think of time
Answer the questions according to the passages.
分层应用:
Careful reading
Yes, it is.
Colombians.
I am supposed to make plans.
They think it’s very important to be on time.
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
Further reading
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). So Chinese people tend to open the gifts after the visitors have left.