Words & Expressions shake shake hands custom bow kiss 摇动；摇；震动 握手 风俗；习俗；习惯 鞠躬；弯腰 吻；亲吻

What do people do when they meet for the first time?

kiss shake hands bow kneel

What do people do when they meet for the first time? Match the countries with the customs.

Tell about what people in different countries do when they meet for the first time. 1a ____ Brazil a. bow ____ the United States ____ Japan b. shake hands ____ Mexico ____ Korea c. kiss c b a b a

A: What are people in Korea supposed to do when they meet for the first time? B: They are supposed to bow. A: What are people in Brazil supposed to do when they meet for the first time? B: They are supposed to kiss. A: … Tell about the countries list above or other countries you know about, and try to act out.

What else do you know about greetings in other countries? make a salute; kiss one’s hand; hug; bow to/before sb. make a salute; kiss one’s hand; hug; bow to/before sb.

bowing

royal guard kneeling, Bangkok, Thailand.

The Missal by John William Waterhouse, showing a woman kneeling in prayer (1902, oil on canvas).

Soviet naval infantrymen kneeling with their AKS-74 rifles during their demonstration.

Listen to the tape and check if your answers in activity 1a are right. ____ Brazil a. bow ____ the United States ____ Japan b. shake hands ____ Mexico ____ Korea c. kiss c b a b a 1b

A1: What are people__________ to do when they meet ____ the first time? B1: Well, do you mean when friends meet for the first time? A1: Yeah. B1: Well, in___________, friends ____. A1: What about in___________, Rodriguez? A2: In Mexico we ____________. A1: How about in _______, Yoshi? A3: We ____. B2: And in __________we also _____. A1: Well, I guess in most ___________________, we shake hands. supposed for Brazilkiss Mexico shake hands Japan bow Korea bow Western countries Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Boy: What are people supposed to do when they meet in your country, Celia? Celia: Well, do you mean when people meet for the first time? Boy: Yeah. Celia: Well, in Brazil, friend kiss. tapescript

Boy: What about in Mexico, Rodrigo? Rodrigo: In Mexico we shake hands. Boy: How about in Japan, Yoshi? Yoshi: We bow. Girl: And in Korea we also bow. Boy: Well, I guess in most Western countries we shake hands. tapescript

Pairwork Now let’s play a game. Tell your group members about a place you know well. Let them try to guess the name of the place. 1c

Recycling for the first time What about…? How about …? in most western countries

T: What are people in China supposed to do when they meet for the first time? S: … Sample:

Listen and check ( ) the mistakes Maria made. 2a

Maria’s mistakes _____ arrive late _____ ate the wrong food _____ greeted Paul’s mother the wrong way _____wore the wrong clothes √ √ √

2b Listen again and fill in the blanks. Maria: I was supposed to (1)_____________, but I arrived at 8:00. Maria: In my country, it’s different. When you’re invited for 7:00, you’re supposed to (2)__________. Dan: And you were supposed to (3)___________ instead. Dan: I guess you should have asked what you were supposed to (4)_____. arrive at 7:00 come later shake hands wear

Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. A: Hi Maria. How was Paul’s party? B: Oh, Dan, it was a _________. A: It was? B: Uh-huh. A: What ____________? B: Well, I was supposed to ______ at 7:00 but I _______ at ______. A: Oh, so you were ____. B: Yeah, but in my country it’s _________. When you’re _______ for 7:00, you’re supposed to come _____. A: I see. disaster different late 8:00 arrive happened arrive later invited

B: Then when I met Paul’s mom, I ______ her. A: And you were supposed to __________ instead. B: That’s right. And I _____ a fancy dress. A: What’s wrong with that? B: Well, it was a _________. Everyone else was _________ a T-shirt and jeans. A: I guess you should ___________ what you _____ supposed to wear. have asked wearing barbecue wore shake hands kissed were

Dan: Hi, Maria. How was Paul’s party? Maria: Oh, Dan, it was a disaster. Dan: It was? Maria: Uh-huh. Dan: What happened? Maria: Well, I was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but I arrived at 8:00. Dan: Oh, so you were late. tapescript

Maria: Yeah, but in my country, it’s different. When you’re invited for 7:00, you’re supposed to come later! Dan: I see! Maria: Then when I met Paul’s mom, I kissed her. Dan: And you were supposed to shake hands instead.

tapescript Maria: That’s right. Dan: What’s wrong with that? Maria: Well, it was a barbecue, Dan. Everyone else was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. Dan: I guess you should have asked what you were supposed to wear.

Talk about exchange students experience in different countries. Have ever been an exchange student? Have you heard of their experience? Are they nervous when they live in a foreign country? What are good manners if you go to a foreigner’s house to have dinner? What are you supposed to pay attention to?

some phrases Be a disaster Be supposed to arrive at 7:00 In my country, it’s different. Be supposed to …instead Wear-wore-worn A barbecue

Pairwork 2c

Role play the conversation between Maria and Dan. Use the information from activities 2a and 2b. A: How was the dinner at Paul’s house last night? B: Well, it was OK, but I made some mistakes. I was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but I arrived at 8:00.

Groupwork

Work in group of four. Suppose you were Dan, Paul’s mother or Maria. Act out the party and the dialogue using the information in 2b. And then one of you report why Dan made the mistakes and how to avoid these kinds of mistakes.

ReportReport Dan did so because of different customs and culture. As teenagers we should learn more knowledge/ about different culture to open and widen our eyes.

Grammar Focus

What are you supposed to do when you meet someone? You’re supposed to kiss. When were you supposed to arrive? You’re not supposed to shake hands. I was supposed to arrive at 7:00. You should have asked what you were supposed to wear.

be supposed to do 被期望或要求做 … ； 应该做 … be not supposed to do 不被许可做 … Everyone is supposed to know the law. We’re not supposed to play basketball in the classroom.

1. Make at least five conversations using the information in activity Make 5 sentences with “be supposed to do…” 3. Find some information about table manners in different countries.

Additional materials

shaking hands You should shake hands with others with a smile. At the same time you shouldn’t wear hats or gloves when you do this. Usually, the time of shaking hands shouldn’t last no more than 3 seconds. It is polite to wait for the ladies, the leaders or the old to show their hands first, then you can shake with them.

kiss If you meet a friend or your relative, you can greet him or her with a hug or a kiss on the cheeks. If you are a couple, you can hug and kiss, but if you are parents and children, you just kiss on the face or forehead. If you are brothers or sisters, you just kiss on the cheeks.

bow When you bow to others, you should stand at attention and take off your hat to show your respect.