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Unit10You’resupposedtoshakehands.TolearnabouttheideasandcustomsofColombiaandSwitzerland.Tolearnnewwords:relaxed,value,capital,noon,mad,…SwitzerlandIt’sinEurope.WhatdoyouknowaboutSwitzerland?BernIt’sthecapitalofclocksandwatches.n.首都WhatdoyouknowaboutColombia?ColombiaIt’sinSouthAmerica.BogotaItisfamousforitscoffee.ReadthefollowingopinionsofaColombianandaSwissstudent.InwhichCountryisitOKtobe15minuteslatefordinner?ColombiaSwitzerland3aWhereI’mfrom,we’reprettyrelaxedabouttime.Wedon’tliketorusharound,sowedon’tmindifpeoplearealittlelatesometimes.Ifyoutellafriendyou’regoingtotheirhousefordinner,it’sOKifyouarriveabitlate.Weliketoenjoyourtimeslowly.WevaluethetimewespendwithTeresaLopezCali,Colombiaourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homesifwehavetime.Wedon’tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenweseeeachother,it’spoliteforboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideoftheface.Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!MarcLeBlancLausanne,SwitzerlandInSwitzerland,it’sveryimportanttobeontime.We’rethecapitalofclocksandwatches,afterall!Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyou’reexpectedtobethereatnoon.Ifyou’reeven15minuteslate,yourfriendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.IalwaysleavethehouseearlytoavoidheavytrafficbecauseIthinkit’simpolitetokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriend’shousewithoutcallingfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.1.IsitOKifyouarrivealittlelatewhen2.youtellafriendyou’regoingtotheir3.housefordinnerinColombia?2.DotheyusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeettheirfriendsinColombia?Yes,itis.No,theydon’t.3.Couldyourfriendsgetmadifyou’reevenfifteenminuteslateinSwitzerland?4.DotheyusuallymakeplanstoseefriendsinSwitzerland?Yes,theymay.Yes,theydo.Readthepassageagainandcompletethechart.Ideasandcustomsabout...ColombiaSwitzerlandbeingontimerelaxabouttimebeontimevisitingafriend’shousedropbyfriend’shomesifwehavetimecallingfirstmakingplanswithfriendsusuallydon’tmakeplanto…alwaysmakeplansto…3bRole-playaconversation.StudentAisTeresaandStudentBisMarc.TeresaislateandMarcismad.3cHi,Marc.Sorry,I’malittlelate.Teresa,you’re10minuteslate!It’sjust10minutes!It’snobigdeal!Well,inSwitzerland,you’resupposedto…Doyouknowwhat’swrongwithZhang?A:DidyouhaveagoodtimeatZhang’sbirthdayparty?B:Oh,yes.ButIwasabithurtaboutthewaytheytreatedmypresent.IgaveZhangthelatesttapesfromtheU.K.asabirthdaypresentwhenIgotinsidethedoorandwhatdoyouthinkhappened?A:What?B:Nothing.Theyonlysaidthankyou,butthenjustputthemawayinacorner.Ireallydidn’tknowwhy.Didn’ttheylikethem?A:Oh,That’smisunderstanding.Inthewest,it’sregardedaspolitetoopengiftsassoonastheyaregiventoexpressappreciation.ButinChina,ifyoudidthat,youmightbethoughtgreedy(贪婪的).SoChinesepeopletendtoopenthegiftsafterthevisitorshaveleft.1.WhereI’mfrom,weareprettyrelaxedabouttime.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.Juststaywhereyouare.就留在你原来的地方。relaxedadj.放松的，自在的berelaxedabout…对……感到放松e.g.Don’tbeafraid,justberelaxedabouttheinterview.不要害怕，轻松面试。Youjustneedtoberelaxedaboutthisexamination.你只要放松地面对考试就可以了。2.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.valuev.珍视，重视e.g.I’vealwaysvaluedmyteachers’advice.我一直很重视老师们所给的建议。lifen.生活（可数名词）e.g.Manypeoplemakedifferentkindsoffriendsintheirsociallives.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，如live/have/leada…life，常用life的单数形式。如:Shejustwantedtoliveaquietlife.她只想过平静的生活。3.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homesifwehavetime.dropby顺便拜访；随便进入e.g.Dropbymyhomethisevening.今晚到我家来谈谈。4.We’rethecapitalofclocksandwatches,afterall!afterall毕竟e.g.Soyousee,Iwasrightafterall.你看,毕竟还是我对吧。Youdecidedtocomeafterall.毕竟你还是决定来了。5.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.makeaneffort做出努力e.g.Iwillmakeanefforttostopsmoking.我要尽力戒烟。Youshouldmakeanefforttoimproveyourreadingability.你应该努力提高你的阅读能力。6.Also,wenevervisitafriend’shousewithoutcallingfirst.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.YouwillhardlyeverbeabletospeakgoodEnglishwithoutpracticing.你不练习几乎是不可能把英语学好的。I.Choosethecorrectanswer.1.—Hownicethemusicsounds!—Itdoes!Thepeacefulmusicwillmakeyoufeel_______.A.excitedB.boredC.movedD.relaxed【解析】D。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.PeopleinColombianeedn’tmakeplanstomeettheirfriends.Theyoftenjustdropbytheirhomes.A.givearidetoB.giveupvisitingC.forgettovisitD.comeoverto【解析】D。dropby“顺便看望(某人)、顺便到(某处)”,用法同comeoverto。II.Completethesentences.1.Sheseemed_______(放松).2.Helikes___________(拜访)hisfriend’shomeonSunday.3.—I’msorryIdidn’tdoagoodjob.—That’sOK.Youhavetriedyourbest________(毕竟).relaxeddroppingbyafterall4.Beijingisthe______(首都)ofChina.5.At_____(正午),thesunishighinthesky.6.Igot____(很生气的)withhimforbeinglate.capitalnoonmadWriteashortpassageaboutmannersinColombiaandSwitzerlandin80words.