Unit10

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SectionA3a-3cIt’snecessarytomakingmorep_________________andknowmoreabouttheirc___________whenmeetingpeoplefromdifferentculturalb___________.arrivaltimegreetingcustomdresscodetablemannersreparationsustomsackgroundsRiversideInternationalMiddleSchoolTheyareMaria’sclassmates,another2exchangestudents.Colombian/k??l?mbi?n/Swiss/'kɑ:li/Whatarethese2countriesfamousfor?Guess:InwhichcountryisitOKtobe15minuteslatefordinner?thecapital

ofclocksandwatchesTheyareMaria’sclassmates,another2exchangestudents.SkimmingDoesthepassageonlymentionthedifferentcustomsonarrivaltime?Colombia/k?'l?mb??/Switzerland/'sw?ts?l?nd/

Whatarethenamesofthetwocountries?Whatdoyouknowaboutthetwocountries?aSwiss

aColombianLeadinDifferencesbetweenColombianandSwisscustoms.Whatarethetwoshortpassagesmainlyabout?beingontimevisitingafriend’shousemakingplanswithfriendsWhataspectsarethesedifferencesabout?？HowdoesMarcmanagetobeontimeeverytime?Youshouldn’targuewithher!Sheisyourmother,afterall！It’sOKtobeabitlate.It’simportanttobeontime.Theydropbywhenevertheylike.Theyalwayscallfirst.Theydon’tusuallymakeplans.Theyalwaysmakeplans.ScanningWhatattitudedopeoplehavetowardslifeinthetwocountries?PeopleinColombiaarefreeandcasual.ButpeopleinSwitzerlandaremoreseriousandstricter.DoyouliketomakefriendswithpeopleinColombiaorSwitzerland?Why?

Readafterthetapeandcorrectyourpronunciation.Role-playA：Butit’sdifferentinmycountry.Wevalueaslow...MarcandTeresawillhaveatriptoChengduthiswintervacation.Supposeyouarethevolunteersatthewelcomeparty,andtrytosharewithyourdifferentcustomsineachcountry.Youaresupposed/expectedto...It’spolite/impolitetodo...Role-playgreetingcustomdressing(dresscode)You’realsoanexchangestudentinthisinternationalschool.TherearesomedailysituationsaboutyouandyourclassmatesMarcandTeresa.Nowcompleteyourconversation.Youaresupposed/expectedto...It’spolite/impolitetodo...Role-playYoudecidetogotoanotherfriend’shousefordinner.ButTeresaislate...Indifferentcountries,therearedifferentcustomsandideaswhichmaycauseproblemsandmisunderstandings.cultureshock(文化沖突)Weshouldknowmoreaboutthecustomsofothercountries.Weshouldunderstandandrespectdifferentculturesandcustoms.Weshouldbeactivetosolvetheproblems.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo!berelaxedabout…rusharoundabit=a(little)bitvaluev.valuableadj.valuelessadj.dropbysb’shomethecapitalof…afterallatnoongetmadatsbaboutsthmad-madder-maddestmakeanefforttodosthIt’simpolitetodo1.WhatdoColombiansoftendowhentheywalkaroundthetowncenter?Isitpoliteforthemtodoso?2.WhydoesMarkalwaysleavethehouseearly?3.Whovaluestime,ColombiansorSwisspeople?Why?Readcarefullyandfindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Detailedreading1.WhatdoColombiansoftendowhentheywalkaroundthetowncenter?Theyseeasmanyofourfriendsastheycanwhentheywalkaroundthetown.Detai