Unit6GoodmannersI．BriefStatementsBasedontheUnitThisunittalksabouttheformaletiquette．politenessandbehaviourrulesfollowedbypeopleinsocialinteractions．ItfocusesonthetablemannersinWesterncountriesaswellasmakingapologiesandexpressingthanksindailylife．WarmingupandListeninggetstudentstotalkaboutsometopics．Thisway，thestudentsnotonlyrevisesome1earntexpressionsforapologising，butalsolearnhowtobepolite．InSpeakingactivities，thestudentscanimprovetheirspeakingabilitybyusingsomeexpressionsforapologisingindifferentsituations．Pre-reading，ReadingandPost—readingintroducegoodtablemannersinWesterncountries．ThestudentscancompareChineseandforeigntablemanners,andfurtherunderstandtheWesternculture．Meanwhile，theycanlearnalotofusefulwordsandexpressionsabouttablemanners．VocabularyandGrammarmakeuptheLanguagestudy．Vocabularyhelpsthestudentsmastertherulesofwordformation．GrammarhelpsthestudentstelltheRestrictiveAttributiveClausefromtheNon-restrictiveAttributiveC1ause．IntegratingskillsconsistofReadingandwriting．ReadingmaterialoffersasampleofThank-youletter．Writingasksthestudentstopractisewritingathank-youletter．Withtheactivity，thestudentscanimprovetheirwritingability．用心爱心专心IIITeachingTime：FiveperiodsIV.BackgroundInformation1．ThePolitenessoftheBritishPeopleIntheeverydaylifeoftheBritish“Excuseme”isheardasanapologyfortroublingsomebody．“Sorry”expressesregretforallunconsciousdisturbance;“sorry”alsoreplaces“no”whenyoucannotaccedetoarequest．And“pardon”or“sorry”ratherthan“what”isthenormalpolitewayofaskingsomebodytorepeatwhathehassaid．Abare“yes”or“no”isconsideredveryrudewhenyoureplytoanoffer．“Please”and“Thankyou”arequitecommonwordsfortheBritishpeoplewhoareparticularaboutsayingthese．Then．too，theBritishpeoplearequiteparticularabouttablemanners．Whenyouareinvitedtodinnerinaperson’shome，youshouldnotarriveearlysincethehostessispreparingforyourvisit．Tenminuteslateisexcellent．Attable，itisadvisabletositupstraight,copyeveryoneelse,gailyaskingwhattodoifyouarenotsureandkeeptheconversationgoing．Astowhentoleave,thereisnorule，butitismostimpolitetostaytoolate．TheBritishpeopleusuallydonotcryandshoutinpublic．Theydonotcryinpubliceveniftheyare，veryunhappy．Iftheysaygood-byetotheirintimatefriend,oreventheirmothers．theymaytrynottocry．Iftheycan’thelpcrying,theymustcovertheirfaceswiththeirhandsorhandkerchiefstorestraintheirfeelings．2．AmericantableMannersIfyou’reinvitedtoanAmericanfriend'shomefordinnerkeepinmindthesegeneralrulesforpolitebehaviorFirstforall,arriveapproximatelyontime(butnotearly),Americansexpectpromptness.It’sOKtobe10or15minuteslatebutnot45minuteslate,Dinnermightbeovercookedandruinedbythem.Whenyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shomeforameal,it’spolitetobringasmallgift.Flowersorcandyarealwaysappropriate.Ifyouhaveanattractiveitemmadeinyournativecountry,yourhost/hostesswouldcertainlyenjoyreceivingthatasagift.用心爱心专心SomeAmericansdon’tknowaboutthedietaryrestrictionsofvariousethnicandreligiousgroups.Whatdoyoudoifyou’reservedafoodthatyoudon’tlikeorcannoteat?Don’tmakeafussaboutit.Ifyourhostdoesn’tsayanythingaboutwhatyouaren’teating,thenyoushouldn’t,either.Simplyeatwhatyoucanandhopethatnoonenoticeswhatyouleft.Ifyouarequestioned,youmayhavetoadmitthatyoudon’teatmeat(orwhatever),butyoucanalsosaythatyou’reenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad“morethanenough...
