4. Brainstorms: Tell us what we are/ are not supposed to do at school?

We are supposed to bow and say “Hello” to the teachers when we meet them.

We are not supposed to kiss when we meet the guests for the first time.

We are supposed to listen t o the teachers carefully and take notes when we are having lessons.

We are supposed to wear uniforms when we go to school.

Hello, Ms. Kitty

Hello, Mr. Gaze

Are you supposed to greet your teacher like this?

Greeting your teacher in China

• to stand straight and say “ Hello!”

• to get off your bike

• not to take your hat off

Greeting your teacher in a western country.

• to smile and say

“Good morning” or

“Good afternoon”

What are you supposed to do, when you

▼ greet teachers

▼ do homework

▼ phone someone

▼ visit someone’s place

▼ make plans with friends

▼ are on time

▼ give gifts

at a Chinese dinner party• to talk to people sitting beside you

• to smile

• to eat with chopsticks

• to stand up when others make a toast

• to say you are full if you don’t want any more food

• not to keep your hand under the table

at a western dinner party

• to eat with knives and forks. • to be lively and smile• not to shout or laugh loudly at the table. • not to smoke cigarettes during the dinner.

Read again and answer the following questions

1.Why was Wang Kun nervous?

2.Why did she have no reason to be nervous?

3.What differences have occurred in her French?

4.What does she find surprising?

5.What is one particular challenge she is facing?Retell the E-mail according to the

answers.

Section B, 3a• Here is a passage about an exchange student’s

experience in a foreign country. Read through the passage in 3 minutes and tell T/ F.

( )1. The E-mail is from France about table manners

( )2. Wang Kun is an exchange student and she is back now.

( )3. She felt at home after she arrived in France.

( )4. It’s polite to put your bread on the table or eat it with your hands.

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F

T

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Read the e-mail and make a list of table manners in France!You aren’t supposed to …

You are supposed to…

put your bread on your plate.

put it on the table. eat anything

with your hands except bread.

cut fruit up and eat it

with a fork. say you are full. say “It was delicious.” put your hands in

your lap. keep your

hands on the table.

Write sentences like the following.

•      ① You’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate, you’re supposed to put it on the table!

•      ② You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.

•      ③ It’s very rude to say you’re full. If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “ It was delicious.”

•      ④ It’s rude to put your hands in your lap. You should always keep your hands, but not your elbows, on he table.

Your pen pal is going to visit you from France. Please write a small article to tell him/ her about things he/ she is supposed

to do. You can use:

1.be supposed to do…

2.It’s polite to…

3.It’s rude to…

4.It’s impolite to…

5....should…

be/get used to doing

make noise while…how to behave at dinner tablebother me Exceptmake plans to…

find it +adj.

go out of one’s way to…

difficulties

• 1. It’s even better than I thought it would be. 事情比我想象的要好得多。

• 2. They go out of their way to make me feel at home.他们花尽心血让我感觉不到拘束。

• 3. I’m very comfortable speaking French now.我现在讲发语很流畅、自如。

• 4. Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t bother me like it used to.尽管我经常出一些错，但它不像过去那样打扰我。

• 5. I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it.开始，我想那是太奇怪了，但是现在我已经习惯了。

• 7. You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork. 除了面包，你不可以用手吃任何东西，即使是水果也不行。你必须切开，用叉子来吃。

• 8. I have to say, I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to things, and don’t find them so strange any more. 不得不承认，我发现记住一切东西是很困难的，但我渐渐习惯了，并且发现他们也不再那么奇怪了。

• find it difficult to do…• dangerous to do…• strange to do…

Do you know more different customs and

manners between countries?

• Tell others about China.

How much do you know about table manners around the world

• Mind your manners!

T F 1. In the United States, you’re not supposed to eat with your hands.T F 2. In Peru, you’re not supposed to talk at the table.T F 3. In China, you’re not supposed to pick up your bowl of rice.T F 4. In Korea, the youngest person is supposed to start eating first.T F 5. In Brazil, you should wipe your mouth with your napkin every time you take a drink.

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You aren’t supposed to eat or drink while walking down the street.

You aren’t supposed to eat or drink while walking down the street.

It’s polite to make noise while eating noodles.

1. In china ,you’re not supposed

to pick up your bowl of rice.

在中国 , 你不应该端起你的饭碗。 pick up, “ 捡起 ; 拾起 ; 拿起”。

Explanations

如 :

A girl picked up a wallet on her wa

y home.

一个小女孩在回家的路上捡到了一个钱包。 The phone stopped ringing just as

I picked up the receiver.

我一拿起听筒 , 电话就不响了。

2.In Brazil, you should wipe your

mouth with your napkin every time

you take a drink. 在巴西 , 每次喝完东西

后你应该用餐巾纸擦嘴。wipe 动词 意思是 “擦 , 擦去” 常与 a

way,

off, up 连用 , 表示“擦干净’’。

如 :

Wipe the dirt off your shoes.

抹去鞋上的污泥。Wipe up the milk you spilled, pleas

e.

请抹掉洒出来的牛奶。

3. to stick your chopsticks into your fo

od 。 把筷子插入你的食物中。 stick 动词 , “ 刺 , 插入” 如 :

Stick a fork into the meat to see if it’

s ready.

将叉插进肉里看熟了没有。

(2)chopstick 是由 “ chop( 砍 )+stick

( 棍子 ) 组成的合成词。意思是 “筷子” 它通常以复数形式出现。

phrases

• Eat with your hands

• Pick up your bowl of rice

• Wipe your mouth with your napkin

Do you know how to behave at the dinner table in Japan? Please listen to the conversation and number the pictures.

Talk about table manners in Japan

( ) ( )( )( )2 1 4 3

1. It’s polite to make noise when you’re eating. Especially when you’re eating noodles. It shows that you like the food.

2. It’s rude to stick your chopsticks into your food

3. You shouldn’t point at anyone with your chopsticks.

4. You aren’t supposed to eat or drink while walking down the street.

Listen and help Steve match these sentences parts

___1. You aren’t supposed to …

___2. It’s polite …

___3. It’s rude …

___4. You shouldn’t

a. to make noise while eating noodles

b. to stick your chopsticks into your food.

c. point at anyone with your chopsticks

d. eat or drink while walking down the street

d

a

c

b

Can you tell us something about Steve and Japan? 1. Where will Steve go tomorrow?

2. How does he feel?

3. What’s the matter?

4. Why people are supposed to make noise when they are eating in Japan?

5. Who is allowed to talk at dinner table in Japan?

He will go to Japan tomorrow.

He feels nervous.

He doesn’t know how to use chopsticks very well and how to behave at the dinner table.

It shows you like the food.

Only parents are allowed to talk at dinner table in Japan

structure

• It’s polite…

• It’s impolite…

• It’s rude…

4. It’s rude to point at anyone with

your chopsticks.

用你的筷子指着别人是很不礼貌的。 rude 形容词 粗鲁的 ; 无理的 常用词组 be rude to sb, 意思是

“对某人无理”。

It’s rude to interrupt when people a

re speaking.

打断人家的话是不礼貌的。 I think it was rude of them not to p

hone and say that they weren’t comin

g.

他们来不了 , 也不打电话通知一声 , 太不象话了。

point 是一个动词 , 意思是 “指 , 指向”。

它构成的词组” “ point at” 意思是 “指

向” “对准”。 如 :

“I’ll have that one.” She said, pointi

ng

at a big chocolate cake.

“ 我想要这个。”她指着一块大的巧克

力蛋糕说。

Pair work Talk about table manners in China. Father often invites

some friends to your home. What do they often do and what do you think? ( rude/ polite)

Sample:

A: Do you know how to behave at the dinner

table?

B: Well, you’re supposed to serve the elderly.

It’s rude to make noise when you’re eating.

A: Yes, and it’s polite to talk with the host or hostess at the dinner table but it’s rude to laugh loudly or cough at others…

You’re not supposed to point at others with your chopsticks.What should/ shouldn’t you do when you are having lunch at school

• Imagine you’re Steve from activity 2b. Write an E-mail message to a friend about the table manners in Japan.

Subject: Table Manners From: Steve

Here are some things you need to know

4.Groupwork

Writing:

1. Write 5 things that you are/ aren’t supposed to do at an American friend’s house.

2. Write at least 3 kinds ways that people are supposed to greet each other when they meet for the first time.

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。

我们的联合国

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。

Task 3 Reading:

Parent helps child.

Pre -task• Think of something you really wanted and

worked hard for.

get high scores in all subjects

Answer the following questions

1. What did you do and what were the difficulties? 2. Who helped you and how did they help you? 3. How did you feel at the end? 4. What did you learn from this experience?

Step 1. pre-reading Part 1

Step2 Fast reading part 2

Step3 Intensive reading

Questions1.   What kind of kids was Wesley?

2.   Did his mother give up trying to help?

3.   How did his mother help him?

4.   Did Wesley get improvement?

5.   What did his mother do then?

6.   What did the military school teachers do?

7. Did Wesley understand he had to change? How do you know that?

8. Where did he study then? Why?

9.  The writer gives some advice for parents and children. What are they?

10. What are your parents like in your eyes?

key sentence:You are supposed to know about the languages and the manners.

at a western dinner party

• to eat with knives and forks. • to be lively and smile• not to shout or laugh loudly at the table. • not to smoke cigarettes during the dinner.