Unit 2
Class Type Reading and writing
Objectives 1. To get information from the reading material about meals and customs.2. To learn more expressions of describing customs.3. To learn some new vocabulary.
Key structure When in Rome, do as the Romans do.Here are some things you may need to know …Knives and forks are used for most Western foodNo one will be cross.
Difficulties How to use the passive voice properly.
Vocabulary plate, explanation, cross
get along\on well with sb, cheer up
Periods 1
Procedure
Lead-in Review. Translate the phrases in Unit 1 into English.
Step 1 Present pictures and talk about this saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Step 2 Look at some photos and discuss the traditional food culture in China and in Western country.
Step 3 Free talk:If you are invited to have dinner in a western family, what rules should you follow
Step 4 Ask Ss to look at the video and discuss what the reading passage mainly talks about.
Step 5 Skim the passage and answer the questions.
Step 6 Complete the table with information from the passage.
Step 7 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
Step 8 Read the passage again. Decide which part is surprising, interesting or unusual to them.
Step 9 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
Step 10 Writing Complete the column In China in Activity 3 with notes about meals and eating customs in China. Write a passage for a tourist magazine with Western readers called.
Step 11 Language points: explain the key words and phrases in Unit 2.