key:1 A'moutza is an in sulting Gre

key:1 A'moutza is an in sulting Greek gesture (palms up).2 A'Victory V' is the first two fingers held up in a V-sign(V for Victory).3 Britain.4 Because an outstretched thumb is insulting.5 'Thumbs-up in Britain means 'fine','OK'.6 Go to hell.7a Saudi Arabia.7b South America.8a Zero.8b A-OK. 8c Money.8d i'll kill you.8e An obscenity.9a You rotten sponger.9b You'd better wach it.9c Something wonderful.

Follow-up:Write a set of guidelines for staff working at Heathrow Airport,or imagine an international misunderstanding and write the resulting dialogue.

11 Time warp
Type of activity
pairwork then groups of four
reading a text about life a hundred years ago and sharing the information
Level/Time required
upper intermediate/average
Games material
Worksheet
Texs:50 years ago;Today;A Six in the bed;B Life was hard;C'Children should be seen and not heard';D
Appearances
Function practised
talking about life in past times
Structures
past tenses, would(to express habits),may have
Lexical areas
work,living conditions,children's behaviour,clothes

Problem vocabulary
50 year ago:shame,vandalism,non-existent,repected,

Results (English) 2:

关键：1 a'moutza是一个解决希腊的手势（掌心向上）。2 a'victory V”是第一个手指举行的一场胜利的手势（V胜利）。3英国。4因为伸出拇指是侮辱性的。5“大拇指”在英国的意思是“好的，好的。6去hell.7a沙特arabia.7b南america.8a zero.8b完美。8C money.8d我会杀了you.8e一obscenity.9a你烂sponger.9b你最好看它。9C美妙的东西。

跟进：写一组工作人员在伦敦希思罗机场的指南，或想象一个国际的误解和写对话的结果。

11时间偏差
活动类型
结对活动组四
阅读一篇约一百年前的生活和共享信息
水平/所需时间
上中间/平均
游戏材料
表
德州：50年前的今天；一六；床；B的生活是艰难的；c'children应该看到和听到的不是“；D
表现
功能练习
谈论过去
结构寿命
过去时态，将（表达习惯），可能
词汇方面
工作，生活条件，儿童行为，衣服

问题词汇
50年前：羞耻，破坏公物，不存在的，敬爱的，