1. Unit 2 Giving Thanks and Expressing Regrets

2. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 Session 2 Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage I

3. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 Passage I Different Attitudes to Gift -Giving

4. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 What do you know about the American people’s habits of gift-giving? Warm-up questions

5. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 Different Attitudes to Gift-Giving Reading of the passage

6. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 Summarize the different attitudes held by Japanese and Americans towards gift-giving by completing the table below. Reading comprehension

7. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 CountryGift-giving Japan America 1. Gifts are usually offered to ___________ _______________________. 2. Gifts tend to be _______________________. 3. Cards are not usually _________________. 1. People are _____ likely to give __________ _________________________. 2. Cards are often made by _________ ______________________________. 3. The courteous words on the cards _______ ______________. people who are leaving or are helpful substantial and expensive attached to the gifts more cards than gifts to express their thanks the givers themselves and are not expensive are the most important

8. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 a. vary from … to: 饮食文化因国而异。 the food culture The food culture varies from country to country. Useful words and expressions become to be different

9. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 b. illustrate: A good teacher often illustrates his ideas with examples. explain through pictures, examples, etc. Useful words and expressions

10. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 c. a gift giving country: a tradition-observing country a sports-loving person The form “n. + V-ing” can be used as an adjective modifying a noun. Useful words and expressions

11. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 join one thing to another Instructions are always attached to this kind of products. 这种产品都附有说明书。 instructions d. attach … to: Useful words and expressions

12. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 be likely to do Young people tend to like pop songs, while old people prefer traditional opera. 年轻人一般都喜欢流行歌曲，而老年人 则偏爱戏剧。 traditional opera e. tend to do: Useful words and expressions

13. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 f. all the more: The pictures make the book all the more useful. even more Useful words and expressions

14. New Practical English 1 Unit 2 1. Recite the first paragraph of Passage I. 2. Preview Passage II and the exercises.