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Different countries different customs.
e.g. A: What are people supposed to do when
they meet in...?
B: They are supposed to bow / kiss /
shake hands....
Switzerland It’s in Europe.
What do you know about Switzerland?
Bern
It’s the capital of clocks and
watches. n. 首都
What do you know about Colombia?
Colombia
It’s in South America.
Bogota
It is famous for its coffee.
In which country is it OK to be 15
minutes late for dinner?
In Colombia.
3a
being on time
visiting a friend’s
house
Switzerland Colombia Ideas and customs
about…
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
making plans
with friends
don’t usually
make plans always make plans
Role-play a conversation.
Student A is Teresa and Student B is Marc.
Teresa is late and Marc is mad.
3c
Hi, Marc. Sorry, I’m a
little late.
Teresa, you’re 10
minutes late!
It’s just 10 minutes! It’s no
big deal!
Well, in Switzerland, you’re
supposed to be on time.
In Switzerland, it’s very important to be _________. They’re
the capital of clocks and watches, _______. They never visit a
friend’s house without ___________. They usually make plans
to see friends. They usually __________ something interesting,
or go somewhere together.
Fill in the blanks.
In Colombia, people are pretty ____________ time. They
don’t like to ____________. They often just ________ their
friends’ homes. They don’t usually have to ___________ to
meet their friends. Often they just walk around the town
center, seeing as many of their friends ____ they can.
drop byrush around
relax about
make plans
as
plan to do
after all
on time
calling first
1. Where I’m from, we are pretty relaxed about time.
在我们那个地方，我们的时间观念比较随意。
where用作连词，引导地点状语从句，说明主句行为
发生的地点。
e.g. Just stay where you are.
就留在你原来的地方。
relaxed adj. 放松的，自在的
be relaxed about … 对……感到放松
e.g. 不要害怕，轻松面试。
Don’t be afraid,
____________________________________.just be relaxed about the interview
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。
value v. 珍视，重视
e.g. 我一直很重视老师们所给的建议。
_______________________________________I’ve always valued my teachers’ advice.
life n. 生活（可数名词）
e.g. Many people make different kinds of friends in their
social lives.
许多人在他们的社交生活中结交了各种不同的朋友。
一些常用短语和表达，
live/ have/ lead a …life，常用life的单数形式。
eg: She just wanted to live a quiet life.
她只想过平静的生活。
3. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time.
drop by 顺便拜访；随便进入
e.g. 今晚到我家来谈谈。
____________________________________Drop by my home this evening.
4. In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time.
该句中使用了句型“It’s + adj.+ to do sth.”，意为“做某
事是……的”。it在句中作形式主语，真正的主语是后面
的动词不定式短语to do sth.。
eg：It’s necessary to eat healthy food.
【运用】汉译英。
(⑴)我认为你在家自己教孩子并不明智。
___________________________________________
(2) 上课认真听讲很重要。
___________________________________________
I don’t think it’s wise to teach your children at home.
It’s very important to listen carefully in class.
5. We’re the capital of clocks and watches, after all!
after all 毕竟
e.g. So you see, I was right after all.
你看, 毕竟还是我对吧。
You decided to come after all.
毕竟你还是决定来了。
6. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends.
make an effort 做出努力
e.g. 我要尽力戒烟。
_______________________________________
你应该努力提高你的阅读能力。
________________________________________
________________________________________
I will make an effort to stop smoking.
You should make an effort to improve your
reading ability.
7. Also, we never visit a friend’s house without calling first.
双重否定句。
never和without都表示否定，合在一起表达肯定意义，
“一定会”。这一点，英汉两种语言表现相近。
e.g. You will hardly ever be able to speak good English
without practicing.
你不练习几乎是不可能把英语说好的。
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. — How nice the music sounds!
— It does! The peaceful music will make
you feel _______.
A. excited B. bored C. moved D. relaxed
【解析】relaxed作形容词，“放松的、宽松的、轻松自在的”，
可作表语、定语或宾语补足语。作表语时，主语常为人。
2. People in Colombia needn’t make plans to meet their
friends. They often just drop by their homes.
A. give a ride to B. give up visiting
C. forget to visit D. come over to
【解析】drop by “顺便看望(某人)、顺便到(某处)”,
用法同come over to。
II. Complete the sentences.
1. She seemed _________ (放松).
2. He likes _____________ (拜访) his friend’s home on Sunday.
3. —I’m sorry I didn’t do a good job.
—That’s OK. You have tried your best __________ (毕竟).
relaxed
dropping by
after all
4. Beijing is the _________ (首都) of China.
5. At ________ (正午), the sun is high in the sky.
6. I got ______ (很生气的) with him for being late.
capital
noon
mad
Write a short passage to introduce
manners on time in China in 80 words.
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