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第二课时 Section A(3a~3c)
If you have a chance to go abroad, which country will you choose
Free talk
France
the UK
Mexico
Brazil
Switzerland
Colombia
It’s in South America.
It is famous for its coffee.
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What do you know about Colombia
Switzerland
It’s in Europe.
It’s the capital of clocks and watches.
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What do you know about Switzerland
Look at the pictures and the question in 3a and try to choose the right answer.
What are the two passages mainly about
A.It’s very important to be punctual in Switzerland.
B. People in Colombia are pretty relaxed about time.
C. Differences between Colombian and Swiss customs.
Prediction
3a
Fast reading
1. Read the two passages quickly
and find out the main idea.
2. How many differences do the
two passages mention
What are they
Three.
being
on time
visiting friend's home
making plans with friends
Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a Swiss student . In which Country is it OK to be 15
minutes late for dinner
From the sentences ‘we’re pretty relaxed about time.” and “ It’s OK if you arrive a bit late.”
Colombia
Switzerland
Careful reading
1. Is it OK if people in Colombia arrive a bit
late for a friend’s dinner
Yes, it is.
2. Who are pretty relaxed about time,
Colombians or Swiss people
Colombians.
3. Colombians usually make plans to meet
friends, don’t they
No, they don’t.
4. What are you supposed to do if you want to
visit your friends in Switzerland
I am supposed to make plans.
5. What do people in Switzerland think of time
They think it’s very important to be on time.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
Read Para.1 about Colombia carefully and tell T or F.
1. People in Colombia are serious about time.
2. If they are 5 minutes late, their friends may get mad.
3.They think it’s not very important to spend time with their family and friends in their lives.
4.They never visit a friend’s house without calling first.
5. When girls meet each other, they usually kiss each other on the face.
F
F
F
F
T
Read Para.1 again and complete the chart.
What to do
Go to a friend
for dinner
Drop by our friends' homes
It is OK if we arrive a bit late.
Enjoy our time slowly.
Value the time we spend with our family and friends.
Don't make plans.
Shake hands for boys and kiss each other for girls.
Walk around the town center.
1. What do people in Switzerland think of time
2. When are you expected to be there if someone
invites you to meet him or her at noon
3. Why do you always leave the house early to meet friends
4. What are you supposed to do if you want to visit your friends in Switzerland
They think it’s very important to be on time.
I am supposed to make plans.
You are expected to be there at noon .
To avoid heavy traffic.
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
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 by whenever
they like
always call
first
don't usually
make plans
almost always
make plans
3b
time
visiting
making plans
It's important to be _________.
They are ________about time . They like to ______________________.
They often _________their friends' home.
They never visit friends__________________.
They ______________make plans.
They usually plan to _______________
_________________________.
relaxed
enjoy their slow time
on time
drop by
without calling first
do something
don't have to
or go somewhere together
Retelling
Retell the passage according to the mind map.
Role-play a conversation. Student A is Teresa and Student
B is Marc Teresa is late and Marc is mad.
Post-reading
3c
Hi, Marc. Sorry I'm a little late.
Teresa, you' re 10 minutes late!
Well, in Switzerland, you' re supposed to ...
It's just 10 minutes! It's no big deal!
在这里relaxed是形容词, 意为“宽松的, 不加以约束的”, 后面常接介词about。be relaxed about … 对……感到放松。relaxed还可以意为“放松的, 轻松自在的”。
注意:relaxing adj. 使人放松的,令人感到轻松的
1.Where I’m from, we’re pretty relaxed about time. 在我们国家, 我们对时间相当宽松。
Language points
value 动词,意为 “重视;珍视”。
value sth. 意为“认为某物有价值;珍惜/重视某物”。
value可作名词,意为 “价值”,be of great value to 意为“对……很有价值 ”。be of little value“没什么价值”。
valuable 作形容词,意为“贵重的;宝贵的 ”。
2.We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives.
我们特别珍惜平日生活中和家人、朋友在一起的时光。
drop by 意为 “顺便拜访”。可以直接使用,也可以在by后面加表示地点的词。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”。
即:drop by sb. = drop in on sb. 顺便走访某人
drop by one’s home = drop in (at) +地点 拜访…
3.We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time. 如果有时间的话,我们经常顺便拜访朋友们的家。
effort n.努力;尽力
make an effort为固定短语,其中effort作名词,意为“努力;尽力”。
make an effort to do sth.意为“努力做某事”。
effort的常用短语还有:
spare no effort to do sth.意为“不遗余力做某事”。
4.So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends.
所以我每次见朋友时都尽力准时。
I. 单项选择
1. Everyone is supposed ____ a seat belt in the car.
A. wearing B. to wear C. to be worn
2. Your mother looks a bit disappointed. You _____ have told
her the truth.
A. should B. must C. can
3. You must _____ your handwriting. I can’t read your homework.
A. improve B. raise C. notice
4. The box is _____ heavy _____ I can’t lift it.
A. too; to B. so; that C. too; that
B
A
A
B
Exercises
1. it, polite, to, for, is, hands, shake, boys
2. I, on time, to, make, be, an, effort
3. impolite, it, keep, waiting, is, I think, to, others
Ⅱ.连词成句
It is polite for boys to shake hands.
I make an effort to be on time.
I think it is impolite to keep others waiting.
Homework
Write a composition:
If you visit someone’s home, what are you supposed to do and what aren’t you supposed to do