Words & Expressions relaxed drop by Lausanne Switzerland land after all 不紧张的；轻松的 访问；拜访 ( 瑞士西部城市 ) 洛桑 瑞士 国家；国土 毕竟

Hello, Ms. Kitty Hello, Mr. Gaze Are you supposed to greet your teacher like this?

Learn the language of a country isn’t enough. Can you imagine the manners of our foreign friends can be quite different from that our own? 3a Reading

Here are two students who are from different countries. Let’s read their ideas.

Read and answer: Where are they from? Is it important to be on time in their countries?

Read again and fill in the chart. Attitude aboutColombiaSwitzerland Being on time Visiting a friend’s house Making plans with friends be relaxed about time drop by their friend’s homes call them first make plans don’t have to make plan be very important

Role play a conversation between Teresa and Marc. Talk about the different attitudes in Colombia and Switzerland. 3b Pairwork

A: What kinds of rules do they have in Colombia? B: Well, they have pretty relaxed rules. A: Like what? B: Well, it’s OK if you’re not on time. 3b

A new student from England is going to take classes at your school. Role play a conversation. 4 Pairwork

A: Can you tell me the things I’m supposed to do? B: The first thing is to greet the teacher. A: Okay. What should say? B: …

What are you supposed to do, when you ▼ greet teachers ▼ do homework ▼ phone someone ▼ visit someone’s place ▼ make plans with friends ▼ are on time ▼ give gifts

1. It’s Okay if you arrive a bit late. 如果你到的稍晚一些，也没什么。 2. Spending time with family and friends is very important. 和家人和朋友一起度过对我们来说 是很重要的。 句子难点

3. We often just drop by our friends’ homes. 我们时常去朋友家拜访。 4. Often we just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can. 我们常常只是到市中心四处走走，同时尽 可能多的见见我们的朋友 。

5. In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time. 在瑞士，准时很重要。 6. We’re the land of watches, after all. 毕竟，我们是手表之乡。 7. If someone invites you to meet them at 4:00, you have to be there at 4:00. 如果有人邀请你于 4 ： 00 见面，那你必须 在 4:00 到。 8. We usually make plans to see friends. 通常我们都是做好去看朋友的计划。

Exercise

翻译句子或词组。 你应该握手。 毕竟 after all You’re supposed to shake hands. 英译汉。 玛丽娅是一个交换生。 Maria is an exchange student.

table manners 汉译英。 We’re pretty relaxed about time. 我们对于时间要求很宽松。 餐桌礼仪 We often just drop by our friends’ homes. 我们经常到朋友家里拜访。

Different cultures in different countries 文化长廊

If your friend introduces his or her pen pal from a foreign country to you, do you know how to greet him or her?

Greeting your teacher in China to stand straight and say “ Hello!” to get off your bike not to take your hat off

Greeting your teacher in a western country to smile and say “Good morning” or “Good afternoon”

at a Chinese dinner party to talk to people sitting beside you to smile to eat with chopsticks to stand up when others make a toast to say you are full if you don’t want any more food not to keep your hand under the table

at a western dinner party to eat with knives and forks. to be lively and smile not to shout or laugh loudly at the table. not to smoke cigarettes during the dinner.