unit 10 youre supposed to shake hands. section a

Unit 10 You’re supposed to shake hands.

Section A

Lead in

Talk about:

1) What do people do when they meet for the first time?

2) What are you supposed to do?

Different countries have different cultures.

Lead in

What are people supposed to do when they meet for the first time?

shake hands kiss bow

Presentation

What are people supposed to do in Brazil when they meet for the first time?

kiss

In the United States what are people supposed to do when they meet for the first time?

shake hands

In Japan what are people supposed to do when

they meet for the first time?

bow

In Mexico what are people supposed to do when they meet for the first time?

shake hands

In Korea what are people supposed to do when

they meet for the first time?

bow

kiss

shake hands

bow

Brazil

Mexico the United States

Korea

China

1a What do people do when they meet for the first time? Match the countries with the customs.

Countries Customs

1. Brazil

2. the United States

3. Japan

4. Mexico

5. Korea

a. bow

b. shake hands

c. kiss

c

b

a

b

a

1b Listen and check your answers in 1a.

1c PAIRWORKMake conversations about what people in different

countries do when they meet for the first time. Talk

about the countries in 1a or other countries.

What are people in Korea supposed to do when they

meet for the first time?

They’re supposed to bow. How about in the United

States?

In the United States, they’re expected to shake hands.

A:

B:

A:

We put hands together in front of the chest.

What are people in India supposed to do when they meet for the first time?

1.You're supposed to shake hands.

be supposed to do… 应该……被期望做…… , 当句子的主语是人时 , 它可以用来表示劝告、建议、义务、责任等 ,

意思是 “ to be expected to do sth., or

to have to do sth.”

Language points

例如 :

You’re supposed to ask the teacher if

you want to leave the classroom.

如果你要离开教室 , 应该先问问老师。We are not supposed to play

football on Sunday.

不准我们在星期日踢足球。

This is a secret and I’m not supposed to talk about it.

这是秘密 , 我不应该谈论。She is late for class again and she is supposed to say sorry to the teacher.

她又迟到了 , 她应该向老师说对不起。

2.bow v. 鞠躬 , 弯腰 例如 : Bow to the Queen. 向女王鞠躬致敬。 At the end of the play all the actors came onto the stage and bowed.

终场时 , 全体演员都走到台前鞠躬致谢。He bowed his thanks. 他鞠躬致谢。

Maria’s mistake

Listening

2a Maria is an exchange student. Last night she had

dinner at an American friend’s house. Listen and check

(√) the mistakes Maria made.

Maria’s mistakes

arrived late

ate the wrong food

greeted Paul’s mother the wrong way

wore the wrong clothes

√

√

√

2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.

1. Maria was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but she ______________.

2. In Maria’s country, when you’re invited for 7:00,

you’re supposed to ____________.

3. When Maria met Paul's mom, she was supposed to

______________.

4. Maria should ask what she is supposed to ______

if she is invited to a party next time.

come later

shake hands

wear

arrived at 8:00

2c PAIRWORK

Role-play a conversation between Maria and Dan. Use the

information in 2a and 2b.

How was the dinner at Paul’s house last night?

Well, it was OK, but I made some mistakes. I was

supposed to arrive at 7:00, but ...

Dan:

Maria:

2d PAIRWORKRole-play the conversation.Read the conversation again and answer these questions:

1. What does John think of the welcome party?

Great.

2. What’s the name of the Japanese boy did John meet?

Sato.

3. Did John return the bow in the end?

Yes, he did.

4. What did Katie do when she first met Marie last year ？ She held out her hand.

5. What are French people supposed to do when they see each other?

They are supposed to kiss.

2d PAIRWORK

Role-play the conversation.

a welcome party bow

shake hands kiss hug

3a READING

Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a

Swiss student.

In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for

dinner?

In Colombia.

Ideas and customs about...being on time

visiting a friend’s house

making plans with friends

ColombiaSwitzerland

be relaxed about time be on time

often just drop by

never visit without calling first

don’t usually have to make plans

usually make plans to see friends

3b Read the passage again and complete the chart.

3c PAIRWORK

Role-play a conversation. Student A is Teresa and Student B is Marc. Teresa is late and Marc is mad.

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...

A:

B:

A:

B:

What are you supposed to do when you meet someone for the first time?

You’re supposed to shake hands. You’re not supposed to kiss.

When were you supposed to arrive ？ I was supposed to arrive at

7:00.

Am I supposed to wear jeans? No, you’re expected to wear a suit and tie.

Is it impolite to keep others waiting?

Yes, it’s very impolite to keep others waiting.

Is it important to be on time? Yes, it’s important to be on time.

Grammar Focus

Language points

drop by after all get mad make an effort clean...offkeep sb. doing sth. go abroadtake off be worth (doing) sth.

顺便访问；随便进入毕竟；终归大动肝火；气愤作出努力把……擦掉使某人一直做某事出国脱下（衣服）；（飞机等）起飞值得（做）某事

1. 没有必要感谢我。毕竟，这是我的本职工作。 There is no need to thank me. ____ _____ this is my job.

2. 吉姆去年努力学习汉语语法。 Jim _____ _________ _______ to learn Chinese grammar

last year.

翻译句子

made an effort

Practice

After all

3. 玛丽刚刚把她帽子上的灰尘擦掉。 Mary _________ the dust ______ her hat just now.

4. 房间里很热，他不得不脱下了大衣。 It's hot in the room, he had to ______ _______ his

coat.

cleaned off

take off

4a Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

1. When you go abroad, it ____________________bring your passport.

2. After class, students _________________clean the chalk off the

blackboard.

3. If you visit the northern coast of Norway during the winter season, it

_________________ pack warm clothes.

4. If there are people in the meeting room, you ________________ knock

before entering.

5. In many eastern European countries, you __________________take off

your gloves before shaking hands.

be supposed to, be expected to, be important to

is important to

are supposed to

is important to

are supposed to

are expected to

4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. Each country has different rules about social situations. A traveler

____________________(not expect; know) all of these, but it is

helpful_____________(learn) as many of these customs as possible.

One of the best ways to be accepted in a foreign country is to try

_______________(understand) how people think. Learning what you

_________________(suppose; do) and _____________________(not

suppose; do) in social situations may be difficult, but it is worth the

trouble if you want to understand another culture.

is expected to know

to learn

to understand

are supposed to do aren’t supposed to do

Homework

4c Make a list of advice for someone coming to your

country as an exchange student for the first time. Work

with your group to give advice about:

time

meeting people

table manners

what to do for someone’s birthday

visiting someone’s home

giving gifts