Unit5GoodmannersReading(II)I.TeachingaimsandlearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:1.usetheimportantwordsandphrasescorrectly;2.getfurtherunderstandingofthetext;3.respectothercustomsandcultures.II.Teachingcontents1.Newwordsandphrases:proper,greet,kiss,close,conversation,avoid,subject,behave,public,push,bump,touch,excuse,till,loudly,as,saying,Roman,pushin,shakesb.’shand,inpublic,inone’sway,excuseme,aswell(as),byaccident2.Newstructures:What’stheproperwaytogreetpeoplethere?Britishpeopleonlygreetrelativesorclosefriendswithakiss.They’llsay“excuseme”andbepoliteenoughtowaittillyoumove.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.III.Focusofthelessonandpredictedareaofdifficulty1.Tousetheimportantwordsandphrasescorrectly.2.TomakeaninterviewandwriteaboutgoodmannersinChina.IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-inReviewthetopicandgenreofthepassageT:Recentlywe’vereadaninterviewnamedWheninRome.Whatdoesitmainlytalkabout?T:Yes.AndittellsusaboutwhatBritishpeopledointhefollowingsituations.Step2Revision1.GreetingsT:Nowwe’lltalkaboutthefoursituationsonebyone.Firstlet’slookatthetwopictures,please.Theyaregreetingeachother.Canyousaysomethingaboutthem?T:Good.TheBritishgreetstrangers,theirrelativesandfriendsinaproperway.2.AconversationT:Aftergreetingeachother,wemaywanttogoonwiththeconversation.Doyouknowhowtheystartaconversation?Andwhichtopicsaresafeforsmalltalks?Canwetalkaboutanything?3.InpublicT:Differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.WeChinesepeoplelikechattingwhileeating.HowaboutBritishpeople?T:Lookatthesepictures.Trytomakesentenceslikethis:TheBritishthinkitispolite/rudeto…4.AthomeT:Areyoupoliteathome?Doyousay“please”and“thankyou”toyourparents?DoyouthinkBritishpeoplearepoliteathome?T:Yes.Soit’simportantforustobehavepolitelyathomeaswellasinpublic.Wedon’twanttohurtourfamilymembers’feelings,dowe?5.RetelltheinterviewT:Trytoretelltheinterviewaccordingtothegivenphrases.Step3Languagepoints1.proper;shakesb.’shand;greetsb.withakissT:Nowwe’lldealwithsomelanguagepoints.What’stheproperwaytogreetpeopleintheUK?Dotheygreeteveryonewithakiss?Toshowtheirloveortobepolite,theycaneithershakehandsorgiveakiss.Itdependsonwhetherthey’reclosetoeachotherornot.T:ReadashortpassageanddiscusshowweChinesegreeteachother.2.avoidT:Whiletalking,Britishpeopleusuallyavoidsubjectslikeage,weightormoney,becausethesesubjectsarepersonalandprivate.Hereisaninterestingpassagetoread.T:Nowitiseasyforyoutoanswerthisquestion:WhyistheweathersuchapopulartopicofconversationinGreatBritain?3.bumpinto;inone’swayT:Britishpeoplebehavepolitelyinpublic.Iftheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet,theywillsay“sorry”.Ifyou’reintheirway,theywon’ttouchyouorpushpastyou.They’llsay“excuseme”andbepoliteenoughtowaittillyoumove.T:Whatwillyoudoifsomeoneisinyourwayorifyouareintheway?4.aswellT:HowpolitetheBritishareinpublic!Theyarealsopoliteathome.Sowecansaytheyarepoliteathomeaswell.Step4Practice1.WatchavideoT:EtiquetteexpertWilliamHansonofferssomeadviceonthedo’sanddon’tsintheUK.Let’swatchthevideo.2.FillintheblanksT:Completethearticleaccordingtowhatwe’velearnedinthisperiod.3.InterviewwithYangLanaboutmannersinChinaT:NowChinaisattractingmoreandmoreforeigners.InordertomaketheirtriptoChinamoreenjoyable,itishelpfulforthemtohavesomeknowledgeofChineseetiquette.SupposeyouareJiXiaojun,hostforCCTV.YouareinterviewingYangLan,oneofChina’smostpopulartelevisionhostesses.ShewillintroducemannersinChinatotheaudienceoutsideChina.4.WriteapassageT:Nowlet’swriteashortpassage,usingthewords,phrasesorsentencepatternsinWheninRometointroducemannersinChinatoforeigners.V.Homework1.Learnthenewwordsandphrasesbyheart.2.Retelltheinterview.
