Unit 7 Reading Would you mind keeping your voice down? 蓬莱市郝斌中学

1. Unit 7 Reading Would you mind keeping your voice down? 蓬莱市郝斌中学

2. Learning objectives: • Learn a new reading strategy. • Deal with the language goals in the unit: make requests and apologize.

3. How many rules of etiquette can you see being broken? Can you make a polite request to each of them ? talking on the mobile phone in a loud voice smoking talking and laughing loudly on the bus dropping litter spitting on the bus

4. Look at the title and the picture, predict what you will learn from the passage. Would you mind keeping your voice down? I think the passage will tell us about the rules of _________. etiquette

5. Reading strategy --- Topic Sentence 主题句 As we read, we need to find “topic sentences”. These sentences usually give us a “summary”, or overall meaning of each paragraph and help us understand what the paragraph is about. After the topic sentence comes more detail and explanation.

6. Fast reading Topic sentences of each paragraph Para 1: …, but it can be very useful to understand Etiquette is not the same in every culture or in every situation. Para 2: Para 3: If we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, we may politely give them some suggestions. Para 4: …, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world.

7. Fast reading Match the paragraphs with the best summaries d Para. 1a.We have to be very careful when we criticize people b. The way people behave is different in different cultures and situations ＿ Para. 2c. Sometimes rules of etiquette are the same almost everywhere. d. Etiquette is a very important idea to understand . ＿ Para. 3 ＿ Para. 4 b e e.We might want to ask someone to behave more politely if we see them breaking a rule of etiquette. c f. People in China and Europe have different ideas about etiquette.

8. Careful reading Read Para.1, answer one question. What does etiquette mean? It means normal and polite social behavior. • Read Para.2, tell T or F • ( ) Etiquette is not the same in every culture or in every situation. • ( ) In Europe, standing very close to the person whom you are talking with is quite common. • ( ) Talking loudly in public is allowed in China. • ( ) It’s better to keep your voice down in public. T F F T

9. 入乡随俗 What are polite in China/ western countries? China stand close stand close Talk loudly Talk loudly Share the same dishes Share the same dishes Western countries leave a tip leave a tip be quiet in a restaurant be quiet in a restaurant Have their own plates of food Have their own plates of food

10. Language points 1.While you’re talking with someone ,standing very close is quite common in Asian countries. While we are having a class,_____________ (吃东西)is impolite. 2.We are not allowed to talk loudly in other places. be allowed to do sth.被允许做某事allow doing sth.允许做某事 allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事 a.They don’t allow ________ here.(smoke) b.Smoking isn’t__________here.(allow) c.Her parents don’t allow ____ ____stay out at night.(不允许她呆在外面) 3.Even if (即使)you are with your friends, It is better to keep your voice down.(压低你的声音） eating food smoking allowed her to

11. Careful reading • Read Para.3, answer two questions. • What should we do if we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette? • 2. Why do we have to be careful when we give others suggestions ? We should politely give them some suggestions. Because nobody likes to be criticized.

12. Read Para.4, answer two questions. 1.Are there any rules of etiquette that are almost the same everywhere? 2. Give an example, please. Yes, there are. Dropping litter. Dropping litter.

13. If we see someone breaking the school rules , we may politely give them some suggestions:Would you mind(not)…? Could you please(not)… ?Please(don’t)… 学以致用

14. Virtue is a jewel of great price! • 美德乃是无价宝。

15. Work in groups and try to fill in the blanks. behavior “Etiquette”means normal and polite social _________ .It is different in every culture or in every situation.While you’re talking with someone, ___________ very close is quite common in some _________ countries. However,if you do this in__________,some people might feel ____________ .Even in China, we all know that etiquette is different in all situations. Maybe we can talk loudly in our own homes,but we are not __________ to talk loudly in other places. _________ _________ you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down. If we see someone __________ the rules of etiquette, we may __________ give them some suggestions. People don’t usually like to be __________ , so we have to be careful how we do this. Rules of etiquette can often be different, but some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world. standing Europe Asian uncomfortable allowed Even if breaking politely criticized

16. 词海拾贝 1.一个讲英文的国家 2.正式的文明的社会行为 3.似乎像一个难的单词 4.站得离一个人很近 5.感觉不舒服 6.在所有的情况下 7.大声说话 8.不被允许做某事 9.小心不要大声说话和打喷嚏 10.违反规则 11.有礼貌的给他们一些建议 12.最有礼貌的方式之一 13.在你前面插队 14.把烟熄灭 15.被批评 an English-speaking country normal and polite social behavior seem like a difficult word stand very close to the person feel uncomfortable In all situations Talk loudly Be not allowed(to do)sth. Take care not to cough or sneeze loudly Break the rules Politely give them some advice\suggestions One of the most polite ways Cut in front of you in a line Put out that cigarette Be criticized

17. Writing: Shorten the passage.(In about ten sentences)

18. SummaryWhat have we learnt today? 1. “Etiquette”means normal and polite social behavior. 2. A new reading strategy. 3. We must remember the ways of giving suggestions.

19. Homework A. Try to remember the whole passage and tell it to your family . B. List the impolite behavior around you.

20. Good- bye! Thank you !