Unit6GoodmannersⅠ.TeachingGoals:1.Talkaboutgoodtablemanners.2.Learntoapologizetopeople.3.Expressyourgratitude.4.UnderstandtheRestrictiveAttributiveclauseandtheNon-RestrictiveAttributiveclause:Themanwhogreetedmeismyteacher./John,whogreetedme,ismyteacher.5.Writeathank-youletter.Ⅱ.TeachingTime:FiveperiodsⅢ.BackgroundInformationⅠ.BeingAWelcomeGuestWhenpeopleintheUnitedStateshavecompanyorwhentheyareinvitedto(formalorinformal)get-together,theyusually,makeapointoftryingtomakeothersfeelcomfortableandrelaxed.Onthewhole,theytendtobeinformal.Menshakehands,butusuallyonlywhentheyareintroduced.Malefriendsandbusinessassociateswhohaven’tseeneachotherinawhilemayshakehandswhentheysayhello.Womenusuallydon’tshakehandswhenbeingintroducedtoeachother.Whenawomanandamanareintroduced,shakinghandsisuptothewoman.Americansrarelyshakehandstosaygood-bye,exceptonbusinessoccasions.Americanwomenareusedtobeingindependent.Theyareusedtogoingtoplacesbythemselves,earningtheirownmoney,andoftenlivingalone.Sometimestheywillaskmenforhelp,buttheyusuallydon’twanttobeprotected.Sincethewomen’smovementstarted.It’snotalwaysclearwhetherwomenexpectmentoopendoorsorhelpthemintotheircoats.Americanwomenmaystartconversationswithmenorevenaskthemtodance.TherearealotofAmericanswhodon’tsmokeordrink,andmanywhodon’twantpeopletodothosethingsintheirhouses.It’salwaysbesttoaskforpermissionbeforeyoubringalcohol(酒)toadinnerorbeforeyoulightupacigarette,ifyouarewithpeopleyoudon’tknowverywell.Non-smokershavebecomemoremilitantaboutsmokinginpublicplaces.Manyrestaurants,forinstance,haveestablishedspecialsectionsforsmokers.Houseguestsmaybringgiftwhentheycometovisit,andtheyoftenoffertohelpinsomeway.Asaguest,youmaywanttoaskyourhostorhostessifthere’sanythingyoucandotohelpinthekitchen.Inmanycases,thegestureismoreimportantthanactuallyhelping.Ⅱ.AmericanTableMannersIfyou’reinvitedtoanAmericanfriend’shomefordinner,keepinmindthesegeneralrulesforpolitebehavior.Firstofall,arriveapproximatelyontime(butnotearly).Americansexpectpromptness.It’sOKtobe10or15minuteslatebutnot45minuteslate.Dinnermightbeovercookedandruinedbythem.Whenyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shomeforameal,it’spolitetobringasmallgift.Flowersorcandyarealwaysappropriate.Ifyouhaveanattractiveitemmadeinyournativecountry,yourhost/hostesswouldcertainlyenjoyreceivingthatasagift.SomeAmericansdon’tknowaboutthedietaryrestrictionsofvariousethnicandreligiousgroups.Whatdoyoudoifyou’reservedafoodthatyoudon’tlikeorcannoteat?Don’tmakeafussaboutit.Ifyourhostdoesn’tsayanythingaboutwhatyouaren’teating,thenyoushouldn’t,either.Simplyeatwhatyoucanandhopethatnoonenoticeswhatyouleft.Ifyouarequestioned,youmayhavetoadmitthatyoudon’teatmeat(orwhatever),butyoucanalsosaythatyou’veenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad“morethanenough”toeat.Don’tmakethecookfeelobligedtopreparesomethingelseforyou.Besuretocomplimentthecookonthefoodthatyouenjoyed.Don’tleaveimmediatelyafterdinner,butdon’toverstayyourwelcome,either.Whenyourfriendsseemtobegettingtiredandrunningoutofconversation,taketheirbehaviorasacuetoleave.Thenextday,callorwriteathank-younotetosayhowmuchyouenjoyedtheevening.TheFirstPeriodTeachingAims:1.Learntoapologizetopeople.2.TraintheSs’speakingability.3.TraintheSs’listeningability.TeachingImportantPoint:Masterthewaysofmakingapologiesbylisteningandspeaking.TeachingDifficultPoint:HowtohelptheSsusetheexp...
