Unit 5 Good manners Reading 1： When in Rome 课件（24张PPT）

8B Unit 5 Good manners Reading 1

Xinhuang Middle School Wang Lixia
Teaching aims:
To know about the good manners in public and
learn some words and phrases about manners.
To improve the reading abilities by reading training .
To help students develop the habits of good manners.
the proper way to greet
['pr?p?]
right or correct
shake sb’s hand
behave politely in public

queue for one’s turn
['p?bl?k]
push in before others
go in front of other
people who are waiting
pre-reading(skimming)
Look through the whole passage and answer the questions.
1. What type of passage is it?
A. a story
B. an interview
between _______ and _______
Daniel
Jenny
Daniel
A host of the school radio show
Jenny
A Grade 9 student who has recently visited the UK
While-reading(skimming)
What's this interview about?
It is about manners in the UK.
The interviewer always tell the listeners the purpose(目的）at the very beginning.
While-reading(skimming)
What is each part about?
how to greet people
how to start a conversation
how to behave in public
how to behave at home
Line 1---Line 6
Line 7---Line 9
Line 10---Line 17
Line 18---Line 19
/gri:t/ v.
/?k?nv??se??n/ n.
/?p?bl?c/ n.
While-reading(scanning)
how to greet people
How do they greet people?
people they meet for the first time
Will they kiss people when they meet for the first time?
relatives or close friends
Line 1---Line 6
Task 1
(Lines7--9)
talk about subjects
avoid subjects
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
weather
holidays
music
books
something else
age
weight
money
How to start a conversation
Test 3 To learn manners in the UK well.
What does the word “avoid” mean?
A try to do something
B try not to do something
These subjects are about people’s privacy(隐私）.
food , fashion, movies,
sports…
Task 2
how to start a conversation
Judge (判断）whether we can talk and we can’t talk about the subjects.
Yes,we can. No, we can’t.
What good weather, isn't it?
Have you ever heard his new song? It is so wonderful.
Oh, you are reading this book! I like it very much. Who is your favourite character(人物)?
How old are you?
How much do you weigh?
How much money do you make every month?
1
2
3
4
5
6
Line 7---Line 9
While-reading
While-reading
how to behave in public
A study shows that British people usually say “sorry” for 8 times a day.
Daniel: Do people there behave politely in public?
Jenny: Yes, they do. They always queue. They think it's rude to push in before others. Also, if they bump into someone in the street, they'll say sorry.
Daniel: Anything else?
Jenny: If you are in the way, they won't touch you or push past you. They'll say “excuse me” and be polite enough to wait till you move.
Read Line 10--- Line 15. Which words and phrases can show they are really polite?
Line 10---Line 17
Task 3
Read lines 10-17,20-23 and fill in the form.

queue
push in
sorry
“excuse me”
touch
push
the voice down
shout
laugh
British people are polite at home as well, they say________________________all the time.
"please" and "thank you"
How to behave at home
Do you often say “please” or “thank you” at home?
Do you think it is necessary(必须的） for you to say “please” or “thank you” all the time at home?
What else do you want to say to your parents or do for them?
What's your opinion?(pair work)
What else should we pay attention to
（注意） in public in the UK?
We should keep our voice down in public.
Read line 20—26 together and answer.
1. British shake your hand when they meet you for the first time.
2. They usually greet people with a kiss.
3. British never queue.
4. They say “sorry” if they bump into others in the street.
5. British shout or laugh loudly in public.
6. They say “please” and “thank you” all the time at home.
Read the conversation.Task 6
Write a T if the statement is true or an F if it’s false.
F
T
F
F
T
T
only greet relatives or close friends
always
don’t shout or laugh loudly
how to greet people
post-reading Group work
manners
in the UK
how to start a conversation
how to behave in public
how to behave at home
for the first time ...
relatives or close friends ...
They talk about...
They avoid subjects like ...
1. queue
2. sorry
3. excuse me
4. keep voice down
say...all the time
My friend Kitty and her family will go to the UK next week. They have never been there before and don’t know the manners in the UK. Would you please give them some advice?
Other tips
...
Other manners in the UK
1. Men usually let ladies first in public.
2. You can’t speak with your mouth full of food.
3.You can’t arrive too late or too early to a party.
4. You can’t pick your nose in public.
5. When coughing, cover your mouth with your hand.
get help at home
find somebody in the way
bump into somebody
meet somebody
for the first time
ask somebody to do something
leave home for school
Good manners are not just behaviors(行为）， they also they also include words.
What will you say when you______ in the UK?
What's the title of this passage?
When in Rome
Why did the writer use this title?
Just as the saying goes,
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
When we are in a strange place, we should do as the local people do.
入乡随俗
Good manners mean being kind and helpful to others.
We should respect(尊敬) and accept local culture.
We should do as the local people do.
Daniel: Ok. Thanks, Jenny. Now we’ve learnt more about manners in the UK. I am sure they are helpful to us.
Jenny: I hope so. Just as the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the romans do.”
We should give up those bad manners. Please remember that we are on behalf of (代表） our country when we go abroad.

Xinhuang Middle School Wang Lixia
Homework
1.Learn more about the manners in the UK on the Internet.
2. Write a short passage about the manners in China.