Unit 10 You’re supposed to shake hands.Section A (3a-3c)The Analysis of the teaching material:This reading part includes two compositions written by two students from Columbia and Switzerland respectively,expressing their opinions about customs in their own countries such as the time concept.The customs talked about in the passage are completely different and then compared with each other, which tells the fact that cultural shock is very normal because of politics, economy and geographical features.So we shouldn’t attach more importance to one than the other.And the essence and good points should be kept and spread.Learning Aims:To master key words,phrases and sentences:value,capital,get mad,drop by,make an effort to,after all,etc.In Switzerland,it’s very important to be on time.I think it’s impolite to keep others waiting.etc.To read carefully about different customs of Colombia and Switzerland. To get a better understanding of “be supposed to/be expected to”in the specific contexts.To realize the differences of customs of different countries and respect other cultures.Learning Key Points:To master key expressions.To understand better the phrases---be supposed to and be expected to.To successfully get the detailed information while reading.Learning Difficult Points:To successfully find out the details about customs of the two countries. Teaching Procedures:Ⅰ. Free TalkT: Suppose you have a date with your friend, your friend is late and keeps you waiting without informing you first,do you think it’s impolite?S: …T: Right,it’s not polite to do so and you will even get mad if he or she isn’t on time. That’s because we believe time is valuable and being on time is important.S: …T: However, not everyone in the earth thinks so.People from France and those from the US disagree with each other. Here is a short video.Let’s watch.---T:After watching the video,we can see that different countries have different time concepts.And the passage we will learn today includes two short essays written by two students from different countries.They talk about their time concept in their countries.Let’s get to read more.Ⅰ. Pre- reading1. Lead students to pay attention to the two writers of the two essays,one from Columbia,the other from Switzerland.And then show several pictures of the two countries and talk about them.2. Encourage students to guess in which country it’s ok to be 15 minutes late for dinner.Ⅰ. While Reading1. Tell Ss to read the article quickly and check their guessing about the question:In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner?Key: In Colombia.Students read through again and find out other customs the two students mention in their essays.T:Through the 1st reading, just as Teresa and Marc write, we know thatthe Colombians and the Swiss have their own ideas and customs about time. Then besides the custom related to time, do they mention other customs?Students read carefully again and find out the common customs the two students write about and compare them, and fill in the form.Colombia SwitzerlandIdeas and customsabout…Being on timeVisiting a friend’shouseMaking plans withfriendsEncourage students to think:What are the features of their customs?T:After reading, after the comparison in 3b,we can see that the customs from the two countries are totally different.Then how do you think of their customs?What are their features?People in Colombia ---S:---Ⅰ. Post-readingThink and write:1, If you get a chance to study in Colombia or Switzerland,which one will you choose to go and why?Write a short passage to express your ideas. 2, Think about “being on time”,“visiting a friend’s house”,“making plans with friends”in the context of Chinese culture,and write a short passage.。
