Unit12 You're supposed to shake hands!

Unit12 You're supposed to shake hands!

Self Check & Reading Period 4

Words & Expressions (P99-100) unfamiliar spoon knife crowd rubbish seek chatline online 不熟悉的；没有经验的匙；调羹刀；刀具挤满；充满垃圾；废物寻找；探究聊天热线在线的

Words & Expressions (P100) type mostly abbreviation form phrase homophone combine symbol 不熟悉的；没有经验的匙；调羹刀；刀具挤满；充满垃圾；废物寻找；探究聊天热线在线的

Words & Expressions (P100) mark feeling beside e-mail riddle experiment proper please 记号；痕迹感觉；知觉在……旁边电子邮件谜语试验；实验合适的；恰当的使同意；使高兴

Self Check

1 Fill in the blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentence with each word.

arrive meet spend behave imagine 1. People in Japan and people in America ________ differently at dinner table. 2. You can ________ how different the table manners here are from ours. 3. In Singapore, the trains always _____ on time. They are never late. 4. On Chinese New Year, people like to ______ time with their families. 5. I usually _____ my friends in the library on Friday nights. behave imagine arrive spend meet

3 Complete the crossword. Down 1. Japanese and Korean do this when they meet people. 2. American do this with their hands when they meet people. 3. Brazilian do this in Brazil when they meet. Across 4. You eat with these in Japan, Korea, and China. 5. You cut your food with this in the United States.

Answers DOWN: 1. bow 2. shake 3. kiss ACROSS: 4. chopsticks 5. knife

Reading —— You’re supposed to write quickly!

e-mail English is a new kind of written English that is being used to save time. meaning

abbreviations homophone punctuation marks e-mail English Can you write an example of each on your own? types

e-mail English is supposed to be used______________. is not supposed to be used___________. on a mobile phone in class situations

How are you? See you! By the way. See you later! How R U? CU BTW CUL8r 1a I’ll be right back. See you tomorrow! as soon as possible BRB CU2morrow ASAP Please write more expressions like the ones above!

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ________ e.g.: e.g.: e.g.: Write the names of the 3 types of e-mail English at the top of each column. Then write an example of each from the reading. 3a homophones: emoticons: abbreviations: gr8 (great), CUl8r (see you later)  (happy face) BTW (by the way), CSL (can’t stop laughing )

Scan the reading to answer these questions. 3b 1. E-mail English is used a) to have fun b) to save time c) to study faster 2. WBQ would mean a) with best wishes b) which queue c) write back quickly

3. “Great” sounds most like a) late b) get c) seat 4. In e-mail English, punctuation marks are used a) normally b) instead of letters c) to show feelings 5. E-mail English is supposed to be used a) on mobile phones b) in class c) in tests

Section 4 Co-operative Time!

Complete the chart and discuss your answers with your partner. 1. I had a gr8 weekend & U? 2. O-NO! I’m going 2B l8  3. I’ve Cn that movie 4 xs, it’s gr8.;-) 4. Xqz me, cd U pls help me?

Exercise • Find more information about e-mail English. • Write a note to some friends using e-mail English.

Talk in groups! 4 Now you are a Chinese guide, a group of visitors from the USA are coming. Make a list of things people are supposed to do in different situations!

Additional materials

1. When you are invited to dinner by Americans, the hostess expects you to be there on time or not more than a few minutes later. 2. When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is common for the men to help ladies by pushing their chairs under them. Some families have a habit of offering a prayer of thanks before they eat. CULTURE

3. Europeans keep the knife on the right hand, the fork on the left. But Americans use just one hand, and keep the other one on the lap. They constantly change their fork to the left hand when they have to cut meat. CULTURE

4. You should leave a spoon to lie flat. (a coffee spoon on the saucer, a soup spoon on the service plate beside the soup bowl.) 5.When Americans eat the bread, they hold it in their fingers, usually break it first. CULTURE

6. If you have to leave during the meal, you should ask the hostess, “Would you please excuse me for a minute?” After the meal, you needn’t fold the napkins unless you are house guests and want to stay for more than one meal. CULTURE

7. When you leave, it is a custom for you to say: “Goodbye. It was so nice of you to have me.” or “Thank you. I’ve had a nice time.” Then, maybe you can send a thank-you note. CULTURE

Homework Write an e-mail to solve Fan Ling’s problems! (self-check 2)

课外任务 请学生就阅读过的外国风俗习惯，选一篇自己感兴趣的，用自己的语言写出来介绍给同学们。请学生自愿结组，代表自己感兴趣的国家，介绍那里的风俗习惯和礼仪。内容可包括如何见面问候、约会、访友、用餐礼仪等。可以语言、动作、表演相结合。

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Unit12 You're supposed to shake hands!