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Translate the phrases. shake (shake-shook-shaken) hands 握手 arrive late 迟到 wear the wrong clothes 穿错衣服 make some mistakes 犯一些错误 a welcome party 欢迎会 hold out one’s hands 伸出手 to one’s surprise 令某人惊奇的是

They are supposed to be made in ___.

What do you know about Switzerland? Switzerland lies in Western and Central Europe. It is the capital of clocks and watches. people be on time

Colombia is a country in South America. It has been the country which produces the best mild coffee (淡味咖啡） in the world. people relaxed value

3 a Listen and answer: In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner? In Colombia. 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.

3 b Read again and complete the chart. Ideas and customs about being on time Colombia Switzerland it’s OK to be late it’s important to be on time visiting a friend’s house drop by our friends’ homes if we have time always call first making plans with friends don’t usually make plans

1. 对时间 很宽 松 be relaxed about time 2. 到处 奔波; 匆匆忙忙 rush around 3. 有点儿迟 到 be a little late= be a bit late 4. 到晚一点 arrive a bit late = arrive a little late 5. 珍惜我们 与家人和朋友一起度过 的时间 value the time we spend with our family and friends

6. 拜访 我们 朋友的家 drop by our friends’ homes 7. 制定计 划做某事 make plans to do sth. 8. 在镇 中心到处 走 walk around the town center 9. 尽可能多的见 我们 的朋友 see as many of our friends as we can 10. 准时 be on time

11. 钟 表之都 12. 毕 竟 13. 邀请 某人做某事 14. 在中午 15. (1)迟 到 15分钟 (2) 五分钟 之后 16. 尽力做某事 17. 避免拥挤 的交通 18. 让别 人久等 19. 不提前打电话 20. 一起去某地 11. the capital of clocks and watches 12. after all 13. invite sb to do sth 14. at noon 15. (1)be fifteen minutes late (2)five minutes later 16. make an effort to do 17. avoid heavy traffic 18. keep others waiting 19. without calling first 20. go somewhere together

Language points 1. Where I’m from, we’re pretty relaxed about time. vi. /vt. relax 我需要喝杯茶使自己放松一下。 I need a cup of tea ______. to relax myself n. 放松，休息 现 在我得休息以下，放松放松。 Now I want to ______. have adj. relaxed relaxing a relax

(2012 抚顺 英语 中考) B --- Why do you look so _____. --- Because it’s rainy and I hate rainy days. A. happy B. sad C. relaxed D. tired relaxed Teresa is pretty _______ (轻 松的) about time. She thinks it is OK if you arrive late． relaxed I felt ____ (relax) lying in the sun. What a good time! relaxing Climbing mountains is a very _______ (relax) activity for me.

Language points We don’t like to rush around, so we don’t mind if people are a little late sometimes. 2. rush v. 冲 n. 匆忙 rush into Don't ____ marriage; you might regret it later. rush Don't _____, and take your time! rushed to He ____ finish his work and went back home. rush hour 9 o’clock is always the ____ for work. in a rush The man left _____.

3. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. 我们 珍视 日常生活中和家人及朋友共度的时 光。 value v. “重视 ；珍视 ” 1) value sb/sth 珍惜，看重… 我珍视我和同学们之间的友谊。 I ________with my classmates. 我向来重视你的忠告。 value the friendship I have always _______. 我父亲 把诚实valued your advice. 看得比什么都重要。 My father _______ honesty beyond all things. values

2) value n. 价值 be of great value 很有价值 好书对学生们非常有用。 Good books are of great value to students. rise/increase/go up in value 升值 go down/drop/fall in value 贬值 前段时间 ，美元地贬值 了。 The US dollars went down in value. 3）valuable adj. 贵 重的；宝贵 的 valuable This book provides _____ (value) information on how to study well.

3. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time. 我们经常顺便拜访朋友们的家，如果有时间的话。 drop by +(sp) 顺便（拜访某地） 如果有空请随便来玩。 Drop by ______whenever you have time. 有空的话回家途中我会顺便来看你。 drop by I will _____ ___on my way home if I have time. 她和玛丽一会儿要来坐坐。 will drop by She and Mary _____ later.

B 1) I often come ____ to my uncle’s home. A. by B. over C. in D. on 2) We always _______ our friends’ homes without ______ plans. B A. drop by; make B. drop by; making C. visit; make D. visit; to make

4. get mad 大动肝火；气愤 1） be/get mad with/at sb 生某人的气 妈妈为我回家晚了这件事而大发雷霆。 Mother __ ______for coming home got mad with/at me late. 她因为她的丈夫忘了她的生日而生气。 was mad at/with She ______ her husband forgetting her birthday. 2) 对某事生气 get/be mad about sth 父亲不会为你的错生气的。 get mad about Father won't ______ your mistake.

(2009潍 坊中考) Liu Qian as a little boy was so ____ his own magic world that he B seldom went out to play with other children. A. good at B. mad about C. popular with D. afraid of (2007内江中考) My mother is angry with me because I didn’t finish the homework. B A. surprised at B. mad at C. excited at

5. on time/in time on time If there is no accident, we will arrive______. in time He solved the problem _______and gained another chance. 6. after all 毕竟，终归 不要跟他顶嘴。毕竟他是你的父亲。 Don’t talk back to him. After all, he is your father.

7. make an effort 做出努力 1） make an/every effort to do sth 努力去做 我们要努力去实现自己的梦想。 make an/every effort We should _________to make our dream come true. 不作出努力地去做 make no effort to do 毫不费力地 without effort eg. 没有人能够不努力而有所成就。 No one can achieve anything without effort.

8. avoid v. 避免，逃避 1)avoid sb. /sth. 一些同学总是在上学避开老师。 Some students always _____ teachers on their wa avoid to school. 犯错是难免的。 to avoid mistakes It’s hard _______. 2) avoid doing 她假装生病来躲避体育课。 avoid having She pretends to be ill to _____P. E. classes. 为了不犯错，她每天都努力学习。 In order to ______, she studies hard every avoid making mistakes day.

8. knock v. 敲打，敲击，窍门 e. g. 他进去前先敲了敲门。 knocked He _____ before going in. 听，谁在敲门？ Listen, who ______knocking is _____ the door? 10. take off 他脱下大衣坐了下来。 took off He ____ his coat and sat down. 教授今天上午动身去上海了。 The professor took off for Shanghai this morning. _____ 飞机要起飞了。 will take off The plane _____ soon.

4 b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. Each country has different rules about social situations. A traveler _________ is not expected to know (not expect; know) all of these, but it is helpful _______ (learn) as many of these customs as to learn possible. One of the best ways to be accepted to understand in a foreign country is to try ______ (understand) how people think.

are supposed to do Learning what you _______ (suppose; not supposed to do do) and ________ (not suppose; do) in social situations may be difficult, but it is worth the trouble if you want to understand another culture. be worth + n/ doing

worth v. adj. worthy 值得的 1) be worth + n. 值得…… 如果你想更加了解文化，麻烦点是值得的。 It ____ worth the trouble if you want to know is _____ more about the culture. 2) be worth doing sth. 某事值得被做 这个问题值得反复杯讨论。 The question ______ again and is worth discussing again.