(共21张PPT)
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 the chart.
Read the passage again and complete 3b.
Ideas and customs about … Colombia Switzerland
being on time
visiting a friend’s house
making plans with friends
it’s OK to be late
it’s important to be on time
drop in whenever they like
always call first
don’t usually
make plans
always make plans
Practice
Role-play
Role-play a conversation. Student A is Teresa and Student B is Marc. Teresa is late and Marc is mad.
A: Hi, Marc. Sorry I’m a little late.
B: Teresa, you’re 10 minutes late!
A: It’s just 10 minutes! It’s no big deal!
B: Well, in Switzerland, you’re supposed to ...
Thinking
Do you know something about customs in China Please talk in your groups.
When Chinese people visit others, they ...
Thinking
Do you know something about customs in China Please talk in your groups.
Chinese people like drinking tea.
Chinese people choose to eat rice and noodles.
Differences between Chinese and Western food culture
Chinese people like to use chopsticks, and Western people prefer to use knives and forks.
Differences between Chinese and Western food culture
Chinese people often have some porridge and steamed buns for breakfast.
Western people often have cereal, eggs, bread and sausages for breakfast.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Different countries have different customs. We should know more about others' customs. Meanwhile, we are supposed to understand and respect different customs.
Language points
1. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives.
value n. 价值；用途 go up/rise in value升值；
go down/fall in value 贬值；
be of value (to sb.) (对……)有价值；有用；
to be bad/poor value 不上算；不值
be of little/no value to sb. 对某人没什么/毫无帮助
v. 重视；珍视
value ... as ... 把……视为；value ... for ... 因……而受到重视
valuable 形容词，意为“有价值的；贵重的”
2. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time.
drop by + sp. 表示“顺便/偶然拜访某地”, 相当于come over to和drop in。
drop in at sp. 意为“顺便拜访某地”,
drop in on sb. 意为“顺便拜访某人”。
e.g. Now and then they dropped in at the house to chat with the workers.
I’m sorry to drop in on you without calling.
3. If you’re even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad.
get mad 意为“气愤，大动肝火”
get mad at/with sb. 表示“生某人的气”，相当于get angry with sb.
mad作形容词，意为“很生气；疯的”。
drive sb. mad“使某人发狂”。
Sometimes it’s enough to drive you mad if you are stuck in a traffic jam during the rush hour.
Write a passage to your foreign pen pal. Share the special customs in China with him/her.
Homework
