Section A 3 a3 c What are they

Section A 3 a-3 c

What are they supposed to do when they meet for the first time? Brazil They are supposed to …

the United States They are expected to …

Japan They are supposed to …

Mexico They are expected to …

Korea You are supposed to …

China They are supposed to …

What do you know about Switzerland? Switzerland It’s in Europe. Bern 伯尔尼 n. 首都 It’s the capital of clocks and watches.

What do you know about Colombia? Colombia 波哥大 It’s in South America. Bogota It is famous for its coffee.

3 a Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a Swiss student. In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner? VS

l. What are the two short passages mainly about? l How many big differences are talked about in the two passages? l What are they?

lbe relaxed about l rush about l drop by lmake an effort las…as possible(one can) lafter all lbe supposed to do lget mad lbe on time lavoid heavy traffic

3 b Read the passage again and complete the chart. Attitude about Colombia being on time It’s OK if you arrive a bit late. visiting a friend’s house We often just drop by our friends’ homes. making plans with friends We don’t usually have to make plans to meet friends.

Attitude about Switzerland being on time It’s very important to be on time. visiting a We never visit a friend’s house without calling first. making plans with friends We usually make plans to meet friends.

Teresa Lopez Cali, Colombia 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. 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. 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!

Marc Le. Blanc Lausanne, Switzerland 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 her at noon, then you’re expected to be there at noon.

If you’re even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it’s impolite to keep others waiting. Also, we never visit a friend’s house without calling first. We almost always make plans to see friends. We usually plan to do something interesting, or go somewhere together.

1. Where I’m from, we’re pretty relaxed about time where 引导的是地点状语从句，where 是引导词，表示“在. . . 地方” 地方 2. We often just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can! seeing 现在分词做伴随状语

3 c 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…

l. Time is opportunities. l We must value the time and seize every opportunity, for time and tide waits for no man

选择填空 1. We often just _____ our friends’ home if we have time. A. drop by B. come over C. drop down D. visit to 2. In Switzerland, if someone visits you to take part in a party, it’s very important to be ____. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at a time

3. Don’t angry with him. _____, he is a kid. A. After that B. At all C. After all D. Since that 4. -Let’s do something for our dad. -Good idea. We should always ____ father’ love for us. A. explain B. suppose C. wonder D. value

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填空 alue your health then you’ll start 1. If you v_____ being a little kinder to yourself. apital of China. 2. Bejing is the c______ noon at home 3. We usually have a big lunch at _____ on weekend. 4. We should make an _______(努力) to succeed, effort 5. It’s not surprising you are tired. After _____ all, You were up until three last night.

1. 我所来自的地方对时间看得很轻松。 Where relaxed ______ I’m from, we’re pretty _______ about time. _____ 2. 我们有时间就顺便去朋友家玩 drop _____ by our friend’s homes if We _____ we have time.