新编实用英语1第四版unit4punctualityandculture.pptVIP

Language Points 3. Important Phrases 3. on the basis of... prep. based on; in the light of 基于; 在......的基础上 e.g. Statement should be made on the basis of fact. The TV play was based on real life. Back Language Points 3. Important Phrases 4. be new to v. be unfamiliar with; be strange to 对......陌生；不熟悉...... e.g. He is new to the job since he came here for one month. We can learn a lot from what we are new to. Back Language Points 3. Important Phrases 6. show up v. appear/become visible; make a showing;be/becomenoticeable 揭发；暴露；出现 e.g. His show-off only serves to show up his ignorance. Why didn t you show up at the meeting yesterday? Back Language Points 3. Important Phrases 5. make time v. spare time to do something 腾出时间；争取时间 e.g. Thank you for making time to meet with me. We should lose no time in speeding up this reorganization. Back Language Points 3. Important Phrases 6. run late v. 延迟；超时；拖堂； e.g. While patients often cause doctors to run late, some physicians must also shoulder the blame. The studens usually dont like the teachers running late. Back Read and Think 1 Answer the following questions according to the passage. 1) What is one of the cultural differences that might annoy Americans? 2) What is the American attitude to time in general? 3) What is the Indian view of punctuality and attitude to it? People from other cultures have a different understanding of punctuality. Americans are serious about time. They dont care much about punctuality and take it lightly. Read and Think 1 Answer the following questions according to the passage. Back 4) How does American society operate according to the passage? 5) What would have happened if the team had been an American team? 6) How do you understand the title of the passage Punctuality Pays? The society as a whole operates on the basis of well-kept schedules. They would have been annoyed and wouldnt have waited that for more than ten minutes