Unit 7 You're supposed to shake hands.
SECTION A
Langauge Goal:Tell what you are supposed to do
1a What do people do when they meet for the first time?
Match the countries with the customs.
In your country,what are you supposed to do
when you meet someone for the first time?
You're supposed to shake hands.
1b Listen and check your answers in 1a.
What are people supposed to do
when they meet in your country, Celia?
Well,do you mean when people meet
for the first time? Yeah.
Well, in Brazil, friends kiss.
What about in Mexico, Rodrigo?
In Mexico we shake hands.
How about in Japan, Yoshi?
We bow.And in Korea we also bow.
Well, I guess in most Western countries we shake hands.
1c PAIRWORK
Talk about what people in different countries
do when they meet for the first time.
Tell about the countries listed above
or other countries you know about.
What are people in Korea supposed to do
when they meet for the first time?
They're supposed to bow.
2a Maria is an exchange student.
Last night she had dinner at an American friend's house.
Listen and check(√) the mistakes Maria made.
Hi, Maria. How was Paul's party?
Oh,Dan,it was a disaster.
It was? Uh-huh. What happened?
Well,I was supposed to arrive at 7:00,
but I arrived at 8:00.
Oh, so you were late.
Yeah, but in my country it's different.
When you're invited for 7:00,
you're supposed to come later!
I see.
Then when I met Paul's mom,I kissed her.
And you were supposed to shake hands instead.
That's right.And I wore a fancy dress.
What's wrong with that?
Well, it was a barbecue, Dan.
Everyone else was wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
I guess you should have asked what you were supposed to wear.
2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.
2c PAIRWORK
Role play the conversation between Maria and Dan
Use the information from 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 I arrived at 8:00.
Grammar Focus
What are you supposed to do when you meet someone?
You're supposed to kiss.
You're not supposed to shake hands.
What are people in Korea supposed to do
when they meet for the first time?
They're supposed to bow.
When were you supposed to arrive?
I was supposed to arrive at 7:00.
You should have asked what you were supposed to wear.
3a Read the following opinions of a Colombian
and a Swiss student and fill in the chart.
Where I'm from, we're pretty relaxed about time
If you tell a friend you're going to their house
for dinner,it's okay if you arrive a bit late.
Spending time with family and friends
is very important to us.
We often just drop by our friends homes.
We don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends.
Often we just walk around the town center,
seeing as many of our friends as we can!
In Switzerland,it's very important to be on time
We're the land of watches after all!
If someone invites you to meet them at 4:00,
you have to be there at 4:00.
If you're even fifteen minutes late,
your friend may get angry.
Also,we never visit a friend's house without calling first.
We usually make plans to see friends.
We usually plan to do something interesting,
or go somewhere together.
3b PAIRWORK
Role play a conversation between Teresa and Marc
Talk about the different attitudes in Colombia and Switzerland.
What kinds of rules do they have in Colombia?
Well,they have pretty relaxed rules.
Like what?Well,it's OK if you're not on time.
4 PAIRWORK
A new student from England is going to
take classes at your school.
Fill in the chart with the things he or she
is supposed to do inside and outside the classroom.
Then role play a conversation.
Can you tell me the things I'm supposed to do?
The first thing is to greet the teacher.
Okay.What should I say?