Review

Learning Checklist
Here’s a quick checklist of the items you have learned. The list contains
vocabulary and patterns from the previous lessons. Check off the items
you remember and come back after you have reviewed those you are not
familiar with. Let’s start...

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◎此處列出的複習要點皆出現於課文中，以下提供完整的複習內容。

■ perfect L1 ■ ignorance L2 ■ look/smell/taste/sound/feel + adj./like + N L1

■ embarrassing L1 ■ respond L2 ■ It is + adj. (+ for sb.) + to VR.... L2

■ skip L1 ■ therefore L3 ■ S + have/has + p.p..... L2

■ realize L1 ■ nap L3 ■ S + V + wh- (+ S) + V.... L3

■ inspiration L2 ■ breath L3 ■ S + V + that + S + V.... L1

■ introduce L2 ■ survive L3 ■ S + be + p.p. (+ by + O).... L3

■ embarrassed L1 ■ in fact L2

■ memorable L1 ■ amazement L3
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 Reading Selection Normal 46~52
Slow 53~59
課文動畫
課文朗讀

Reading Strategy
Scan or skim the passage to find out the answers to the following
questions.
Scanning
1. A French girl grabbed Meiling’s shoulders and 　　　　
kissed her on the cheek.
2. Felix 　　　　
patted a boy on the head in Thailand.
3. Traveling experiences can teach you so much more than 　　　　
books ever will.
Skimming
1. What troubled Judy most when she was in Spain?
□ Greetings. □ Food. □
 Time.
2. What is this article mainly about?
□ Body language. □
 Cultural differences. □ Making friends.

Foreign customs and

habits can be very
different from our
own, and they may
sometimes surprise or
astonish us.

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◎課文中鋪色文字表示前面課次教過的單字或片語

（此處解析請見T-72.3）

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Track 46, 53
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011 raveling is the perfect way to find amazement and Language Highlight
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inspiration in our lives. However, foreign customs1 While you are reading the
second and third
and habits can be very different from our own, and they paragraphs, mark the
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may sometimes surprise or astonish2 us. This is known as passive voice. In the
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why does the writer
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they “survived” their cases of culture shock. choose to use the passive
Track 47-48, 54-55 1 voice rather than the
02 　　Meiling (a sixteen-year-old Taiwanese girl) active voice?
2
　　I really enjoyed my memorable trip to France last year (1) was introduced (lines 9-10)
3 The speaker talks about her own
except for one thing—French greetings . Once, I was
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experience, so she keeps using
4 “I” as the subject. In lines 9-10, if
10 introduced to one of my cousin’s girlfriends. Like most the speaker did not use the
passive voice, the subject would
Taiwanese people I smiled and said hello, but the French become someone (as in
someone introduced me to...).
girl grabbed5 both my shoulders and kissed me on the
5 The flow would be broken.
cheek! As it was happening, I was shocked and didn’t know (2) was shocked (line 13)
6 （解析 6 2、 7 及 8 請見T-74） Obviously, the speaker is shocked
what I should do. I responded by just standing there and by the French girl’s kiss. The
7 speaker uses the passive voice to
15 held my breath. I felt like a dummy! It was such an avoid repeating that again in
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subject position (as in ..., the
embarrassing experience for me. I guess now I know much French girl’s kiss shocked me).
(3) are allowed (line 25)
better what culture shock is.
Track 49, 56 （本段中譯與解析請見T-74） In the context, it is not clear what
03 　　Felix (a high school student from the US) or who in Thailand allows the
1 king, monks, or parents to touch
　　On my second day in Thailand, I learned a valuable 6
people’s heads. When the doer is
not clear, the passive voice is

◎本課的字彙片語補充請見T-77.1～T-77.4
used.

1. custom [`kʌstəm]　n. [C] 習俗 5. grab [græb]　vt. 抓住

2. astonish [ə`stɑnɪʃ]　vt. 使驚訝 6. valuable [`væljəbḷ]　adj. 寶貴的
3. culture [`kʌltʃɚ]　n. [U] 文化 7. disappear [ˏdɪsə`pɪr]　vi. 消失
4. greeting [`gritɪŋ]　n. [C] 招呼；迎接 8. afterward [`æftɚwɚd]　adv. 以後；後來

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 20 cultural lesson. I was walking down the street when a soccer ball rolled toward me.
2 3
I picked it up and looked around. A shy young boy walked up to me and pointed at

the ball. I smiled, handed it over, and patted the boy on the head. The boy’s dad’s
4 5
smile disappeared7, and he looked very angry. I had no idea what went wrong.
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Afterward I found out that, for Thais, people’s heads are sacred9. Only the king,
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25 monks, and parents are allowed to touch them. I felt embarrassed because of my

ignorance!
Track 50-51, 57-58
04 　　Judy (a backpacker from Singapore)
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　　During my time in Spain, I came to realize that Spaniards have quite a special
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daily10 schedule11. For a start, they usually have breakfast no earlier than 10:00
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30 a.m. In fact, it is common for them to skip this morning meal altogether! Their

lunch break, on the other hand, feels like it lasts forever12. It includes13 the
4 （解析 4 ～ 6 請見T-75）
famous Spanish “siesta,” or midday nap, and can sometimes last all the way to 4:00

p.m. Six p.m. is the time for an “afternoon” snack and most people only get off
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work at 8:00 p.m. I had to wait till nine or ten, and sometimes even midnight, for
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35 dinner! Therefore, I came to realize that in Spain, the early birds are the hungry

birds!
Track 52, 59 1 （本段中譯與解析請見T-75）
05 　　If you have ever experienced this kind of culture shock, don’t worry about it!

It’s common to be surprised or even astonished by cultural differences14. In order

9. sacred [`sekrɪd]　adj. 神聖的 13. include [ɪn`klud]　vt. 包括

10. daily [`delɪ]　adj. 日常的 14. difference [`dɪfrəns]　n. [C] 差異；不同之處
11. schedule [`skɛdʒul]　n. [C] 行程 15. embrace [ɪm`bres]　vt. 欣然接受
12. forever [fɚ`ɛvɚ]　adv. 永遠；永久地

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to have the best traveling experience, be open to new things and embrace15 the
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ever will!

—Written by André Louw

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Reading Strategy
Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationship
Circle the answers according to the passage.
1. Meiling didn’t enjoy the French greeting, because / so she found it embarrassing.
2. For Thais, people’s heads are sacred, because / so people shouldn’t touch strangers
on the head.
3. Spaniards eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner late, because / so Judy thought “In Spain,
the early birds are the hungry birds.”

In order to have the best

traveling experience, be
open to new things and
embrace the feeling of
culture shock.

1. except for　除了⋯⋯之外
2. hand...over (...)　將⋯⋯交給（⋯⋯）
3. for a start　首先　
4. on the other hand　另一方面

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 Speaking Session Track 60
Scan and Listen

Talking about an Experience

When you talk about an experience, you may describe an unforgettable one, an
embarrassing one, an exciting one, a miserable one, etc. Follow the steps and the
example below to express your ideas.

Questions to Think About

1. Introduction:
• Which experience would you talk about? Can you describe it with an adjective?
2. Body:
• Who/What was involved in it?
5Ws and 1H • Where/When did it take place?
• Why? What makes it worth mentioning?

Feelings and Emotions • How did you feel?

Sequence of Events • What happened first, next, and in the end?

3. Conclusion:
• How can you emphasize the impact this experience had on you?

Useful Expressions
Introduction • I’d like to talk about.... It’s an experience that I....

1. 5Ws and 1H
• One day/time, I....
• Last year, ....

Body 2. Feelings and Emotions

• I was surprised/excited/embarrassed/shocked....
3. Sequence of Events
• At first, .... Then/Next, .... Finally, ....

Conclusion • Therefore/In conclusion, this experience...because....

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Template
I can never forget about 　　　　　. ... It was my/our first time
Introduction
　　　　　, so 　　　　　.
At first/On the first day, 　　　　　. ... I felt 　　　　　. ...
Body
Then, 　　　　　 because 　　　　　. ...
Although it was a(n) 　　　　　 experience, 　　　　　.
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Therefore, 　　　　　.
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Example
　　I can never forget about my first experience of culture shock. Last year, my parents
took my brother and me to France. It was our first time to go abroad, so we were really
excited. On the first day, we met my cousin and her girlfriends. We waved our hands and
said hello to them, but the French girls grabbed both my shoulders and kissed me on the
cheek. I felt shocked and awkward, and I didn’t know what to do next. The only thing I
did was stand there and hold my breath like a dummy. Then, my cousin told me not to be
shy because it was their way of exchanging greetings. The French girls also smiled at me.
Although it was an embarrassing experience, I learned something new. Therefore, I
decided to greet a French person in the same way if I had a second chance.

Your Turn
Now, you may follow the above steps and talk about your experience!

Speaking Tip—Connected Speech I

1. Elision（省略部分讀音）: Dropping sounds or not fully pronouncing sounds in
fluent and rapid English.
Example: 1. felt shocked→ Say “felshocked.” 2. stand there→ Say “stanthere.”
2. Geminates（成雙的發音）: Saying only one consonant when the same consonant
sounds are linked together.
Example: 1. first time→ Say “firstime.” 2. next time→ Say “nextime.”

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