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SwitzerlandIt’sinEurope.WhatdoyouknowaboutSwitzerland?BernIt’sthecapitalofclocksandwatches.n.首都WhatdoyouknowaboutColombia?ColombiaIt’sinSouthAmerica.BogotaItisfamousforitscoffee.ReadthefollowingopinionsofaColombianandaSwissstudent.InwhichcountryisitOKtobe15minuteslatefordinner?3a首先，迅速浏览，掌握大意。速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料。其次，带着问题，回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。要领是：1)明确题意，顺藤摸瓜。2)按照要求，寻找答案来源。3)找准关键词，明白其暗示作用。4)再读课文，看答案是否符合题意。InwhichcountryisitOKtobe15minuteslatefordinner?InColombia.1.IsitOKifpeopleinColombiaarriveabitlateforafriend’sdinner?2.Whoareprettyrelaxedabouttime,ColombiansorSwisspeople?Answerthequestionsaccordingtothepassagesin3a.Yes,itis.Colombians.3.Colombiansusuallymakeplanstomeetfriends,don’tthey?4.WhatareyousupposedtodoifyouwanttovisityourfriendsinSwitzerland?5.WhatdopeopleinSwitzerlandthinkoftime?Iamsupposedtomakeplans.Theythinkit’sveryimportanttobeontime.No,theydon’t.Ideasandcustomsabout…ColombiaSwitzerlandbeingontimevisitingafriend’shouseReadthepassageagainandcompletethechart.it’sOKtobelateit’simportanttobeontime3bdropinwhenevertheylikealwayscallfirstIdeasandcustomsabout…ColombiaSwitzerlandmakingplanswithfriendsdon’tusuallymakeplansalwaysmakeplansIn…,you’resupposedto…Role-playaconversation.StudentAisTeresaandStudentBisMarc.TeresaislateandMarcismad.3cHi,Marc.Sorry,I’malittlelate.Teresa,you’re10minuteslate!It’sjust10minutes!It’snobigdeal!Well,inSwitzerland,you’resupposedto…SaysomethingaboutcustomsinColombiaandSwitzerlandaboutbeingontimeandvisitingfriends.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。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”。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.