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Words and Phrases : n. v oi ce term eti que tte behavior Europe public ci ga re tte litter

v. allow cough sneeze smoke cri ti ci ze drop behave

Adj. normal uncomfortable impolite careful Phrases : keep… down at first take care break the rule put out pick… up keep – kept take — took break – broke put -- put

What annoys you in the classroom? I get annoyed when someone talks to me while I’m reading Tell your classmate your annoyance. Activity 1

A questionnaire Rank the following from 1 to 6 Activity 2

Talk loudly in the library Smoke on the bus Spit everywhere Litter everywhere Cut in line Cough or sneeze loudly in public

Activity3 Reading Read the article for the Read the article for the first time. first time. Explain etiquette in English.

1.Etiquette means n__________ and polite b____________. 2.Would you mind keeping your v_______ down ? 3.Etiquette is not the same in every c____ or in every s____. 4.If you do this in E_______, some people might feel u_____. 5.There are other places where talking loudly is not a_____. 6.It’s better to keep your voice down in p______ places. 7.If we see someone b________ the rules of etiquette, we may polite give them some s__________. 8. People don’t usually like to be c_______, so we have to be careful how we do this. 9.D______ litter is almost never allowed. 10. Could you put out that c____ ? Smoking is not allowed here. normal behavior voice culture situation Europe uncomfortable allowed public breaking suggestions criticized Dropping cigarette

True or False :  The word “etiquette” means normal and polite social behavior.( )  In Europe, standing very close to the person with whom you are talking is quite common. ( )  Talking loudly is fine in China. ( ) T F F

It is better to keep your voice down in public places.( ) “ Would you mind…” is a polite way to give people suggestions. ( ) We have to be careful to make requests( ) Rules of etiquette are always different.( ) T T F T

Read the article for the Read the article for the second time. second time. Finish 3a and 3c on Page 59

If you spend some time in an English-speaking country, you might hear the term ‘etiquette’. It means normal and polite social behavior. This may seem like a different word at first, but it can be very useful to understand. keep down 控制 Would you mind keeping your voice down? voice n. 声音 term n. 术语 etiquette n. 礼节 normal adj. 正常的；正规的 behavior n. 行为；举止；表现 at first 首先 spend + 时间 + 在某地 We’ll spend three days in this hotel. spend+ 时间或钱 +on sth. She spent all her money on clothes. spend+ 时间或钱 +(in) doing sth. She spends two hours (in) playing the piano every day. some time 一些时间 some times 几次 sometimes 有时 seem like + 名词 似乎像 …

Etiquette is not the same in every culture, or in every situation. For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However, if you do this in Europe, some people might feel uncomfortable. Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our town homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed. For example, most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a museum, or a movie theater is impolite. Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places. In fact, we should also take care not to cough or sneeze loudly in public if possible. Asian adj. 亚洲的；亚洲人的 Europe 欧洲 uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的 allow v. 允许；承认 impolite adj. 无礼的；粗鲁的 public n. 公众 sneeze v. 打喷嚏 cough v. 咳嗽

If we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, we may give them some suggestions politely. Perhaps one of the most polite ways is to ask someone, Would you mind doing this or Would you mind not doing that. For example, if someone cuts in front of you in line, you could ask them, Sorry, would you mind joining the line? If someone is smoking on the bus, we could ask, Excuse me, could you please put out that cigarette? People don’t usually like to be criticized, so we have to be careful how we do this. break the rule 不服从；不遵守 politely adv. 客气地；斯文地 smoke v. 抽烟；吸烟 put out 熄灭 cigarette n. 香烟；卷烟；纸烟 criticize v. 批判

Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world! For example, dropping litter is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask them, would you mind picking it up? drop v. 扔；丢 dropped litter n. 垃圾 pick up 捡起

Activity 4 Discussion Make comparison about etiquette between China and other between China and other English-speaking countries.

China English-speaking countries countries