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unit01Lesson1Lesson1Lesson2ExtendedExercisesCheckpointAgendaUNITGOALS1.Getreacquaintedwithsomeone2.Askaboutaperson’sexperiences3.Greetavisitortoyourcountry4.Explainlocalcustoms5.WriteaboutlocalcustomsofgreetingsLesson1Lesson1Lead-inListeningSpeakingReadingWriting1-Lead-inLead-inSitcom:HaveWeMetBefore?Scene1ExerciseAExerciseB1-ExerciseAExerciseAA.Checkwhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).TrueFalseMs.NovakisfromChicago.□□2.MariehasnevergonesnorkelinginAustralia.□□3.Ms.NovakmetMarieinParis.□□4.MariemovedfromParisthreeyearsago.□□5.KaterinaisMs.Novak’ssister.□□6.Ms.NovakhasseenMarieinphotographs.□□1-ExerciseBExerciseBB.Completetheconversationwiththewordsyouhear.Ms.Novak:Oh,youwerethe1______________onasmallairplaneinChina.You2_______________meovertheGreatWall.Marie:No.Ms.Novak:Haveyouevergone3_______________inAustralia?Marie:No.Ms.Novak:4____________abusinPeru?Marie:No.Ms.Novak,I’mquitesurewe’venevermetbefore.IcamehereonlyayearagofromParis.pilotflewsnorkelingDriven1-ExerciseBExerciseBMs.Novak:Paris?Mysister,Katerina,livedthereforayear.Marie:Katerina?KaterinaNovak?!Shelivedwithme!Ms.Novak:Ofcourse!Youwereinallthepicturesshesenthome.Marie:5___________________!Ms.Novak:Yousee,6___________________.WhatacoincidenceIneverforgetaface1-ListeningListeningPart1WhoAreYou?Part2AskAboutaPerson’sExperiencesPart3IntroductionPart4WaysofGreetingsinSoutheastAsianCountriesNewWordsPart5Recognition1-Part-1Part1WhoAreYou?Decidewhichofthefollowingstatementscouldbetrue,basedontheinformationintheconversation.Explainyourdecisions.□1.EdandKeitharefriends.□2.Edisabusinessman.□3.Keithisfromanothercountry.□4.EdandKeithmetataparty.□5.EdandKeithbothknowJackBailey.□6.JackBaileyisEd’sboss.1-Part-2Part2AskAboutaPerson’sExperiencesListentothegameOnceinaLifetime.Checkifthecontestantsansweredyes(Y)orno(N)tothehost’squestions.Haveyouever…?1-Part-3Part3IntroductionYouwillheartwoconversationsinwhichtwopeopleareintroducedtonewfriends.ThefirstpersoniscalledKateandthesecondpersonisnamedKathy.Listentotherecordingandticktheinformationyouhearaboutthesetwopeople.1-Part-4Part4WaysofGreetingsinSoutheastAsianCountriesCheckwhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).TrueFalse1.Indonesianstendtogreeteachotherinaquickway.□□2.InSingapore,peopleseldomusefirstnamesforgreeting.□□3.InMalaysia,handshakingisthemostwidelyusedwayforgreeting.□□4.InPhilippines,itisimpolitetopointamiddlefingeratapersonorthing.□□5.Bruneiansliketohaveafirmhandshake.□□1-Part-5Part5RecognitionYouwillhearaconversationbetweenamanandawoman.Thewomanthinkssheknowstheman,soshestartsaconversation.Listentotherecordingandbrieflyanswerthequestionsbelow.No.Chicago.Highschool(CentralHigh).Yes.1-NewWordsNewWords★coincidencen.巧合colleaguen.同事，同僚congratulationn.祝贺▲contestantn.参赛选手★customaryadj.习俗性的deliberateadj.审慎的◆goshinterj.啊呀instituten.学院；学会literallyadv.字面上地★obsceneadj.下流的◆outstretchedadj.伸开的pilotn.飞行员pursev.撅起嘴唇◆reciprocatev.回报◆snorkelv.使用呼吸管潜泳thumbn.大拇指1-SpeakingSpeakingGetReacquaintedwithSomeoneConversationModelConversationPairWork1-Conversation-ModelConversationModelReadandListenA:Audrey,haveyoumetHanah?B:No,Ihaven’t.A:Hanah,I’dlikeyoutomeetAudrey.C:Hi,Audrey.Youlookfamiliar.Ithinkwe’vemetbefore.B:Really?When?C:Lastmonth.YouwereatmysisterNicole’sparty.B:Oh,that’sright!Howhaveyoubeen?RhythmandintonationpracticeNowlistenagainandtrytoimitate.Payattentiontothestresspattern.1-ConversationPairWorkConversationPairWorkIntroduceclassmates.Ifyouthinkyou’vemetbefore,getreacquainted.Orusethepicturestorole-playwhereyoumayhavemet.Startlikethis:A:,haveyoumet?B:…C:…Continuetheconversationinyourownway.atafriend’shouseatatheateratagyminaclassatanartexhibition1-ReadingReadingTopicPreviewTextATextBVocabularyExercisesVocabularyActivity1-TopicPreviewTopicPreviewWhichgesturesdopeopleuseinyourcountry?“Comewithme.”“Thereheis.”“Six.”1-TextATextATextComprehensionCheckTA-Text-1TextAReadthearticleaboutgesturesaroundtheworld.Inyouropinion,howaregesturesdifferentfromspeech?Tocommunicatewellwithpeopleofothercountries,youmustlearntospeakwell,right?Yes,butspeakingisn’teverything.Someexpertssayonlythirtypercentofcommunicationcomesfromtalking.Yourgesturesandothernon-verbalactionsmatter,too.Butindifferentcultures,thesameactioncanhavedifferentmeanings.Whenyouhavetomeetsomeonefromadifferentculture,beprepared.Doyouknowwhatkindofgesturesandcustomsareappropriate?Let’slookatshakinghands.NorthAmericanslikeafirmhandshake.ButtheFrenchpreferalight,shorthandshake.IfyoushakeaFrenchperson’shandtheNorthAmericanway,heorshemaynotlikeit.PeopleinEasternEuropeancountriesandsomeLatinoculturesprefershorterhandshakes,too.Huggingaftershakinghandsisalsoacommonintroductionthere.Don’tbesurprisedifaBraziliangivesyouahug.Ifyoumisinterpretgesturesofintroduction,yourfriendshipmaygetoffonthewrongfoot!byKellyGarboTA-Text-2TextAEveryonearoundtheworldknowsthe“OK”handgesture,don’tthey?ButinSpain,partsofSouthAmerica,andEasternEurope,theOKsignisconsideredrude.AndifyougoshoppinginJapan,itmeansyou’dlikeyourchangeincoinsinsteadofbills.InFrance,makingtheOKsignmeans“zero”orthatsomethingisworthless.SocheckbeforeyouusetheOKsigntobesureit’sOK!Understandingevenafewkeygesturesfromdifferentculturescanmakeyouabettercommunicator.Sonexttimeyoutravel,trybeingculturallysensitive.Findoutthelocalgesturesandletyourbodytalk.NorthAmericanslikeafirmhandshake.CommunicateCommunicatev.toexchangeinformationorconversationwithotherpeople,usingwords,signsetc;tocontactsomeone,especiallybytelephoneorbywritingaletter交流；通信●Peopleusemorethanwordswhentheycommunicatewitheachother.●Wecommunicatedmostlybye-mail.★non-verbal★non-verbaladj.notusingwords非口头的●Whenyouareinforeigncountries,youcancommunicatethroughnon-verbalactions.●Indailylife,weusemorenon-verbalmeansthanverbalonestocommunicate.cultureculturen.theideas,beliefs,andcustomsthataresharedandacceptedbypeopleinasociety文化●WespeakChineseathomesothattheboysdon’tlosetouchwiththeirlanguageandculture.●Changingthecorporatecultureisalonganddifficultprocess.customcustomn.somethingthatisdonebypeopleinaparticularsocietybecauseitistraditional习惯，风俗●Theguideoffersinformationonlocalcustoms.●Thecustomofnamingwomenafterflowersisbecominglesscommon.★hug★hugn.theactionofputtingyourarmsaroundsomeoneandholdingthemtightlytoshowloveorfriendship拥抱misinterpretmisinterpretv.tonotunderstandthecorrectmeaningofsomethingthatsomeonesaysordoes,ortoexplainsomethingwronglytootherpeople误解●Somepartsofthereportcouldbemisinterpreted.●Shehadmisinterpretedhissilenceasanger.sensitivesensitiveadj.abletounderstandotherpeople’sfeelingsandproblems;abletomeasureorreacttoverysmallchangesinheat,light,etc敏感的,能理解（别人的感情和问题）的；灵敏的●It’smadememuchmoresensitivetotheneedsofthedisabled.●Throughouthercareersheremainedverysensitivetocriticism.give…ahuggive…ahuggive…ahug拥抱●Paulgavemeabighug.●GivingahugisawayofgreetinginWesterncountries.getoffonthewrongfootgetoffonthewrongfootgetoffonthewrongfoot糟糕的开端●SimonandIgotoffonthewrongfootbutwe’regoodfriendsnow.●Gettingoffonthewrongfootdoesnotnecessarilymeanatotalfailure.TA-ComprehensionCheckComprehensionCheckCheckwhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).TrueFalseSeventypercentofcommunicationcomesfromnon-verbalactions.□□2.Ifyoudon’tspeaksomeone’slanguage,it’salwayssafetousegestures.□□3.Frenchpeoplegenerallydon’tlikefirmhandshakes.□□4.Braziliansnevershakehands.□□5.JapanesepeoplethinktheOKsignisrude.□□1-TextBTextBWarm-upTextComprehensionCheckCriticalThinkingTB-Warm-upWarm-up1.Doyoualwaysmeanwhatyousay?Inwhatsituationsdoesyourrealmeaningdifferfromwhatyousay?2.Workinpairsorgroupstogivesomeexamplesofdifferentcustomsinspeakingindifferentcountries.ReadingStrategy:makinginferencesUsetheinformationinareadingtofigureoutanswerstoquestionsthatarenotclearlystated.TB-TextTextBMeanWhatYouSay:TheArtofConversationIt’salwaysagoodideatostudythelanguageofaforeigncountrybeforeyoutravelthere.Butspeakingwithsomeonefromanothercountrycaninvolvemorethanjustwordsinadifferentlanguage.Peopleindifferentcountriescanhaveverydifferentcustomswhentheyspeak.PeopleinIndonesia,forexample,alwayswanttobeagreeableandpolite,andthismeansthattheydon’tliketosayno.Intheirnativelanguage(BahasaIndonesia),therearemanywaystosayyes.Buttwelveoftheseyeswordsactuallymeanno!Australiansarefriendlypeople,buttheyvaluedirectness.Australianspreferaclear,directresponse,evenifitisnottheonetheywanted.TheFrenchappreciatethe“art”ofconversation,whichcanincludearguingasaformofentertainment.Inthiscase,speakersmayinterrupteachotherfrequently.Thisisconsideredactiveparticipationintheconversationbybothpeople.Itisbetterthanoneperson“lecturing”theother.AsinmanyotherLatinAmericancountries,titlesareveryimportantinCostaRica.People’stitlescanindicatetheirprofession,suchasDoctor(doctor)orIngeniero(engineer).Licenciadoisusedwhentalkingtosomeonewithacollegedegree.Ifsomeonedoesnothaveaprofessiontitle,Senor(Mr.),Senora(Mrs.),orSenorita(Miss)areappropriate.~~~involveinvolvev.toincludesomethingasanecessarypartorresult;toincludeoraffectsomeoneorsomething包含；涉及●Thesechangeswillinvolveeveryoneonthestaff.●Ididn’trealizeputtingonaplayinvolvedsomuchwork.agreeableagreeableadj.someonewhoisagreeableisveryniceandislikedbyotherpeople;pleasantoracceptable受人喜欢的；惬意的●Wespentamostagreeablecoupleofhours.●Themainobjectiveistofindasolutionthatisagreeabletothecompanyintermsofcost.responseresponsen.somethingthatissaidorwrittenasareply;somethingthatisdoneasareactiontosomethingthathashappenedorbeensaid回答；响应●Carlmadenoresponse,andcarriedonwithhismeal.●Theexhibitionhasreceivedapositiveresponsefromvisitors.indicateindicatev.toshowthataparticularsituationexistsorthatsomethingislikelytobetrue表明●Thestudyindicatesastrongconnectionbetweenpovertyandcrime.●Researchindicatesthatover81%ofteachersaredissatisfiedwiththeirsalary.professionprofessionn.ajobthatneedsspecialeducationandtraining职业●Somestudentsenterotherprofessionssuchasartsadministration.●Johnsonwasabarristerbyprofession.evenifevenifevenif即使●She’sgoingtohaveproblemsfindingajobevenifshegetsherAlevels.●ShedecidestomarryTomevenifherparentsdon’tapprove.ProperNamesCostaRica哥斯达黎加ProperNamesTB-ComprehensionCheckComprehensionCheckCompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhaveread.tobeagreeableandpolitegivingclearanddirectresponsetakinganactivepartinconversationusingtitlesTB-CriticalThinkingCriticalThinkingCheckwhethereachstatementistrue(T)orFalse(F).TrueFalsePeoplearoundtheworldspeakinthesameway.□□2.ItisnotpolitetosaynoinIndonesia.□□3.Australiansonlywanttoheartheanswersyes.□□4.IfyouarevisitingCostaRica,useatitletoaddresssomeone.□□1-VocabularyExercisesVocabularyExercisesCompletethesentencewithawordorphraseinthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.Eachonecanonlybeusedonce.1.Mostresearchanddevelopmentprojects_________someelementofrisk.2.Thegovernmentmusttake__________actiontostopthefighting.3.Timespentineducationisagood__________ofsocialandeconomicposition.4.Can’twedealwiththisnow__________waitinguntiltomorrow?5.It’sasubtlepointthat’sopento______________.misinterpretinvolvesensitiveindicateevenifresponseappreciatefirmcommunicateinsteadofinvolvefirmindicatorinsteadofmisinterpretation1-VocabularyExercisesVocabularyExercisesmisinterpretinvolvesensitiveindicateevenifresponseappreciatefirmcommunicateinsteadof6.Thereisagrowing___________oftheneedforenvironmentalreforms.7.Thegovernmentshouldlistentoindustryand___________toitsneeds.8.Fishisvery___________tochangesinwatertemperature.9.He’sdeterminedtoprovehisinnocence,___________hehastogotothehighestcourtintheland.10.Canyousomehow___________tohimthatwearejustnotinterested?appreciationrespondsensitiveevenifcommunicate1-VocabularyActivityVocabularyActivityActivitiesClassification.Writeactivitiesforeachcategorybelow.anexamshoppingawalkdancingabathswimmingabreathsightseeing1-WritingWritingStep1ReadingStep2DiscussionStep3Writing1-Step1ReadingStep1ReadingReadtheinformationaboutgreetingsinAsia.GettingGreetingsRightThetraditionalgreetinginAsiaisabow.Infact,therearedifferenttypesofbowsusedingreetingsthroughoutAsia.Forexample,InJapan,China,andKorea,peoplebow,butinJapanthebowisusuallylower.InIndiaandnearbycountriesinSouthAsia,mostpeopleputtheirhandstogetherandbowalittle.WhileeachAsianculturehasitsowntraditionalspecialgreeting,thesedays,don’tbesurprisedifpeopleinAsiajustshakeyourhand.1-Step2DiscussionStep2DiscussionNowtalkwithyourpartneraboutwhatyouhavejustread,andseeifyouhaveunderstoodallthemainpoints.1-Step3WritingStep3WritingWritedosanddon’tsforavisitortoChinaabouthowtogreetandaddresspeople,andwhattotalkaboutandwhatnottotalkabout.Thenshareyourworkwithyourpartnerandhaveasmalldiscussiontomakeitbetter.ReferenceSample1-Step3WritingStep3WritingReferenceSampleHowtoGreetandAddressPeopleinChinaNowadays,manyforeignerscometoChinaandevenvisitsomefamilies.Thus,howtogreetandaddresspeopleinChinabecomesabigquestion.Usually,youshouldaddressthosewhoareofthesameageorpositionasyoubyMisterorMiss,ortheirnames.Whileyoushouldbowtotheolderorpersonswhoareinhigherposition,andyouraddressshouldchangetoUncle,Aunt,ortheirtitles.Atthesametime,itisveryimpolitetoaddressthemjustbytheirnamesandyoumustn’tdothat.Youcanchatwiththemabouttheirhometown,family,weather,healthorentertainment.MaybepeoplebelievethatsalaryisnotasecretforChinese,whichisexaggeratedbysomereports.YouhadbetternotaskaboutsalaryifyoumeetChineseatthefirsttime.LearnmoreChinesehabitsandcustoms,andyouwillhaveagoodtimeinChina.Lesson2Lesson2Lead-inListeningSpeakingReadingWriting2-Lead-inLead-inSitcom:HaveWeMetBefore?Scene2ExerciseAExerciseB2-ExerciseAExerciseAA.Completeeachstatementwiththecorrectanswer.1.Ms.Novakhas______.a.notbeentothiscitybeforeb.beentothiscityeighttimesc.beentothiscitymanytimes2.Ms.Novaksaysshehasseen______inthiscity.a.manythingsb.everythingc.nothing3.Mr.EvansdoesnotbelieveMs.Novakhas______.a.seentheCityOperab.touredtheJapaneseGardensc.doneeverythinginthiscitycbc2-ExerciseAExerciseA4.Mr.EvansasksMarieto______the“MuseumofCheese”.a.reserveticketsforb.gettheaddressforc.getatourguidefor5.The“MuseumofCheese”______.a.haseverykindofcheeseb.doesnotsellcheesec.onlyhasveryoldcheeseaa2-ExerciseBExerciseBB.Completetheconversationwiththewordsyouhear.Mr.Evans:Ihave1____________.Ms.Novak:Thankyou.DidyouknowthatMarie2_______________,Katerina?Mr.Evans:Really?It’sasmallworld,isn’tit?So3______________________beforeyouleave?Ms.Novak:No.I’mgoing4______________________.Mr.Evans:What?!You’revisitingourgreatcityandyou’re5_____________________?Ms.Novak:I’vecomehere6________________________.I’veseenitallbefore.yourticketsknowsmysisterareyougoingsightseeingbacktothehoteltoreadnotevengoingtoseeitonceamonthforeightyears2-ListeningListeningPart1TriptoVancouverPart2ComparingPlacesPart3LocalCustomsinIndonesiaNewWords2-Part-1Part1TriptoVancouverListentotheconversationwithatouristinVancouver.Checkwhetheritisyes(Y)orno(N).Hasshe…yesno1.beentotheVancouverAquariumyet?□□2.beentothetopofGrouseMountain?□□3.visitedGastownyet?□□4.trieddimsumyet?□□5.gonetothetopoftheHarborCenterTower?□□6.seentheCapilanoSuspensionBridgeyet?□□dimsumtheVancouverAquarium2-Part-2Part2ComparingPlacesMaggieisgoingonabusinesstriptoBoston.Sheisaskinghersecretary,Helen,abouthotelsthere.Listenandfillinthechartbelow.2-Part-3Part3LocalCustomsinIndonesiaCheckwhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).TrueFalse1.FrenchisthemostwidelyspokenforeignlanguageinIndonesia.□□2.InIndonesiausingrighthandtogiveorreceiveisconsidered□□disrespectful.3.Huggingandkissingbetweenahusbandandwifeinpublicis□□forbiddeninIndonesia.4.ItisOKtochewguminpublicinIndonesia.□□5.Indonesianstendtoanswerindetailwhenasked“Whereareyou□□going?”2-NewWordsNewWordsaffectionn.爱◆archipelagon.群岛▲aquariumn.水族馆characteristicn.特点cheesen.乳酪crookv.使弯曲◆dimsumn.点心distinctadj.与众不同的diversityn.多样化equivalentn.等同物，对应物ethnicallyadv.种族方面地gumn.口香糖▲linguisticadj.语言的locationn.地点，位置▲motton.座右铭reservev.预订sightseeingn.观光◆skyriden.空中游览车★suspensionn.悬挂2-SpeakingSpeakingConversationStrategyInteraction.WheninRome…2-ConversationStrategy:invitationsandreceptionsConversationStrategyConversationStrategy:invitationsandreceptionsUsetheseexpressionswhenyouextendorgetaninvitationfordinner.◆extendinganinvitation●I’dliketoinviteyouoverfordinnerthisSunday.●MywifeandIwouldlikeyoutojoinusfordinnertomorrow.●Letmetreatyoutodinnerthisevening.●Howabouthavinglunchwithmetoday?◆acceptinganinvitation●Thankyouforyourinvitation.I’dbegladtocome.●I’dlikethatverymuch.Thankyou.●Soundsgreat.◆declininganinvitation●I’msorry,butIhaveaclassatthattime.Thanksanyway.●I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIhaveapreviousengagement.●I’dreallyliketogo,butIhavetogotoBeijingonbusinessnextweek.2-InteractionInteractionWheninRome…Step1PairWorkStep2GroupWorkStep3Discussion2-Step1PairWorkStep1PairWorkReadthetipsaboutcustomsaroundtheworld.Discusswhichonesyou’veneverheardofbefore.IntheU.S.A.,youshouldcalltoexplainifyouaregoingtobemorethan15minuteslateforaparty,lunch,ordinner.InChina,youshouldcoveryourmouthwhenyouareusingatoothpick.InThailand,youshouldnevertouchaperson,evenachild,onthehead.InSaudiArabia,avoidaskingpersonalquestionsaboutaperson’sfamily.2-Step1PairWorkStep1PairWorkIntheU.K.,itisbetternottoaskpeoplepersonalquestions,aboutwheretheylive,howmuchmoneytheymake,orwhattheydo.InJapan,youshouldtakeoffyourshoesbeforeenteringsomeone’shome.InRussia,wearingacoatinapublicbuildingorputtingitonachairinarestaurantisconsideredrude.InEcuador,youshouldopenagiftimmediatelyandthankthepersonwhogaveittoyou.2-Step2GroupWorkStep2GroupWorkChooseatopic.Onyournotepad,writesomerulesforhowtobehaveinyourhometown.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Topic:Rules:Aretherespecialrulesforwomen?Aretherespecialrulesforchildren?Topics●howtomeetandgreetnewpeople●howtobehavewhenyouvisitsomeone’shome●howtobehaveinarestaurant2-Step3DiscussionStep3DiscussionCompareyournoteswiththoseoftheothergroups.Doeseveryoneagree?2-ReadingReadingTopicPreviewPre-readingQuestionsTextC2-TopicPreviewTopicPreviewReadsomeproverbsabouttolerance.ThentrytowritedownChineseproverbsabouttoleranceasmanyaspossible.Patienceisavirtue.Stronginaction,gentleinmethod.Letpatiencegrowinyourgardenalways.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,youcanlumpit.Theleastsaid,thesoonestmended.Youcantellthesizeofamanbythesizeofthethingsthatmakehimmad.2-Pre-readingQuestionsPre-readingQuestions1.WhatdoyouthinkoftheBritish?Doyouthinktheyaretolerant?2.WouldyoupleaselistsomedifferencesbetweenthecharactersofaBritishmanandanAmerican?3.Haveyoueverheardoffox-hunting？What’syouropinionofthisactivity?2-TextCTextCTextUnderstandingtheStructureoftheTextVocabularyExerciseGrammarandStructureOnBritishTolerancePara1TheattitudethatintoleranceisanevilisespeciallystronginBritain,wheretolerancehasbeenelevatedintotheGreatNationalVirtue.Webelieveourselvestobeuniqueamongnationsinourgenerosityofspiritandourreadinesstoputupwithallkindsofpeople.Listentoanypublicdebateorradiophone-inaboutimmigrationandyouwillhearpeoplereiteratingthisview.OnlytheBritish,theysay,wouldhaveallowedsomanyblackandbrownpeopleintotheircountry,wouldhavetreatedthemsowell,giventhemjobs,putthemontheNationalHealthService,andsoon.Andthis,theyconclude,iswhynomoreofthemshouldbeallowedin.Para2Theirconclusion,ofcourse,givesthegameaway,forthetolerancetheyaretalkingaboutdoesnotinfactexistbutisinventedasajustificationforpresentintolerance.ItisathoroughlyhypocriticalposturewhichmakesonewonderwhetherBritishclaimstobeingespeciallytoleranthaveanyvalidityatall.Tolerance,accordingtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary,is“thedispositiontobepatientwithorindulgenttotheopinionsandpracticesofothers”and“freedomfrombigotryorundueseverityinjudgingtheconductofothers”.Canwehonestlyclaimtobemorelavishlybestowedwiththeseattributesthanpeopleofothernations?Idonotthinkso.TC-Text-1TextCTC-Text-2TextCPara3TheBritishtendtobeverycriticalofContinentaldrivers,whomtheyaccuseofuncontrolledaggressiveness.ButwhileBritishdriversmayberathermorereliableaboutstickingtotherulesoftheroad,theyaredangerouslyintolerantofotherdriverswho,intheirview,aredoingthingstheyshouldn’tbedoing.ImyselfmaysometimesbeincompetentorabittoopushyasadriverbutIhaveoftenbeenavictimofverbalabuseandterrifyingrevengemanoeuversquiteoutofproportiontoanyoffencethatImayhavecommitted.I