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Listen again. Fill in the blanks. 2b arrived at 8:00 e later shake hands wear 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 I arrived at 8:00. Roleplay a conversation between Maria and Dan. Use the information in 2a and 2b. 2c Roleplay the conversation. Katie: How was the wele 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. 2d 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. Let’s learn some language points Language points 1) be expected to 意為 “被期望;被要求” 。 2) as soon as 意為 “一 … 就 …” ,引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句,若主語用一般將來時(shí),從句用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表將來;若主句用過去式,從句也要用過去時(shí)。 I held out my hand to catch the box. 我伸出手去接那個(gè)盒子。 At last, he shook his head and refused. 最后,他搖搖頭拒絕了。 Read the following opinions of a Colombian and a Swiss student . In which Country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner? Colombia Switzerland 3a Where I’m from, we’re 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’re 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 Teresa Lopez Cali, Colombia 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 we 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’re the capital