人教版九年级上册英语第十单元课文原文

Unit 10 You’re supposed to shake hands

Section A

1b Listen and check your answers in 1a

Tapescript:

Yoshi: What are people supposed to do when they meet in your country, Rodrigo?

Rodrigo: Do you mean when people meet for the first time?

Yoshi: Yeah.

Rodrigo: In Mexico, we shake hands.

Yoshi: What about in Brazil, Celia?

Celia: Well, in Brazil, people sometimes kiss. How about in Japan, Yoshi? What are people expected to do when they meet for the first time?

Yoshi: We bow.

Kim: And in South Korea we also bow.

Mike: Well, I guess in most Western countries we shake hands.

2a/2b Maria’s experience at Paul’s party

Tapescript:

Daisy: Hi, Maria. How was Paul’s party?

Maria: Oh, Daisy, it was terrible.

Daisy: It was?

Maria: Uh-huh.

Daisy: What happened?

Maria: Well, I was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but I arrived at 8:00.

Daisy: Oh, so you were late.

Maria: Yeah, but in my country, it’s different. When you’re invited for 7:00, you’re expected to come later! It’s considered strange to turn up on time.

Daisy: I see.

Maria: Then when I met Paul’s mom, I kissed her.

Daisy: Oh… you were supposed to shake hands instead.

Maria: That’s right. And I wore a fancy dress.

Daisy: What’s wrong with that?

Maria: Well, it turned out that it was an outdoor party, Daisy. Everyone else was in a T-shirt and jeans.

Daisy: I guess next time you should ask what you’re supposed to wear.

2d Role-play the conversation

Katie: How was the welcome party for foreign students last night?

John: Great! I made some new friends. But a funny thing happened.

Katie: What?

John: I met a Japanese boy called Sato, and as soon as I held out my hand, he bowed.

Katie: That’s how people in Japan are expected to greet each other. It’s impolite if you don’t bow.

John: I didn’t know that. So I just stood there with my hand out. Finally, I returned the bow.

Katie: I remember when I first met Marie last year, I did the same thing. I held out my hand and to my surprise, she kissed me on both sides of my face!

John: I wouldn’t mind that!

Katie: Very funny. Later I found out French people are supposed to kiss when they see each other.

3a Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a Swiss student

Teresa Lopez - Cali, Colombia

Where I’m from, we are pretty relaxed about time. We don’t like to rush around, so we don’t mind if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend you are going to their house for dinner, it’s OK if you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time. We don’t usually have to make plans to meet our friends. When they see each other, it’s polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can!

Marc LeBlanc - Lausanne, Switzerland

In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time. We are the capital of clocks and watches, after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you are expected to be there at noon. If you are even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it’s impolite to keep others waiting. Also, we never visit a friend’s house without calling first. We almost always make plans to see friends. We usually plan to do something interesting, or go somewhere together.

Section B

2b Read the letter and answer the questions

Dear Laura,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my student exchange program in France. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice. They go out of their way to make me feel at home. The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot. So she actually learnt how to make Chinese food! She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind. She always talks to me in French to help me practice. You wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved because of that. I’m very comfortable speaking French now. Although I still make a lot of mistakes, it doesn’t worry me as it used to.

My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are very different from the way they are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it. Another example is that you’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit! You have to cut it and eat it with a fork. Another thing is that it is impolite to say you’re full. If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “That was delicious.” Also, you’re not supposed to put your elbows on the table. I have to say, I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to things and don’t find them so strange any more.

I’ll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year.

Yours,

Li Yue

课文要点总结

主要话题

  • 不同国家的社交礼仪和文化习俗

  • 时间观念的文化差异

  • 餐桌礼仪的文化差异

  • 跨文化交际中的注意事项

核心语法结构

  • be supposed to do 应该做某事

  • be expected to do 被期望做某事

  • It’s + adj. + to do sth. 做某事是…… 的

  • If 引导的条件状语从句

重点词汇

  • greet, bow, kiss, shake hands

  • relaxed, value, mad, effort

  • drop by, after all, on time, make plans

  • behave, except, suggestion

文化背景

  • 哥伦比亚：时间观念宽松，喜欢慢慢享受生活

  • 瑞士：非常重视准时，是钟表之都

  • 日本：见面时鞠躬表示尊重

  • 法国：朋友间亲吻脸颊，餐桌礼仪严格

学习提示： 建议同学们结合录音材料进行听力练习，模仿语音语调，同时注意不同国家文化习俗的表达方式，这对于理解课文和提高跨文化交际能力都非常重要。

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