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Lesson3 Culture and manners
学习目标
Understand and use although, though and but to show contrasts between two ideas, and correctly complete sentence matching exercises.
Identify and compare cultural differences between Chinese and Canadian manners.
Use the new vocabulary and contrastive sentence structures to talk about cultural differences in English.
Lead in
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While- reading
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Summary
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Language points
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Exercises
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Homework
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Contents
Grammar
Post-reading
New words
virtue /ˈvɜːtʃuː/
praise /preɪz/
cost /kɒst/
guest /ɡest/
plate /pleɪt/
extra /ˈekstrə/
waiter /ˈweɪtə(r)/
n. 美德;德行;优点
v. & n. 称赞;表扬;赞扬
n. & v. 花费;损失
n. 客人;宾客;嘉宾
n. 盘子;碟子
adj. 额外的;附加的
n. 服务员
New words
pronounce /prəˈnaʊns/
manner /ˈmænə(r)/
Canadian /kəˈneɪdiən/
modest /ˈmɒdɪst/
v. 发音;读音
n. 习俗;方式
adj. 加拿大的;n. 加拿大人
adj. 谦虚的;适度的
Part 1
Lead in
Lead in
1 Read the questions and give your answers.
A How do you write your Chinese name
in English?
B What would you say if someone praises you in English?
Part 2
While-reading
While-reading
2 Read the passage and put the behaviours into the correct countries.
A giving a tip to the waiter or the hotel worker
B putting food on a guest’s plate
C asking an adult’s age
D sharing the cost of a meal in a restaurant
A D
B C
While-reading
2 Read the passage again and fill in the chart of different manners.
China Canada
being praised should be modest
asking adults’ ages common
paying for meals share the cost
having meals with guests pass food to guests
giving tips always
say“Thank you”
private
put food on their plates
seldom
take turns
Part 3
Language points
Language points
1. manners /ˈmænəz/ n.礼貌;礼仪;举止。复数名词,极少单用单数。
good manners 有礼貌
bad manners 没礼貌
table manners 餐桌礼仪
manner(单数)① 方式,方法 = way ② 态度
例句:You should learn some table manners.
你应该学习一些餐桌礼仪。
He spoke in a friendly manner.
他以友好的方式说话。
Language points
2.praise/preɪz/ v.&n. 称赞;赞扬
praise+n./pron.称赞……
praise sb. for sth.因某事赞扬某人
praise表示对人或事物的“称赞;赞扬”时,通常为不可数名词;也可用praises的形式,但较少见。
in praise of 赞美
例句: He praised her for her courage.
由于她的勇敢,他赞扬了她。
She wrote poems in praise of freedom.
她写诗讴歌自由。
Language points
3. pronounce /prəˈnaʊns/ v. 发音;读(音)
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/ n. [U] 发音;读音
例句:Can you pronounce this English word?
你能读出这个英语单词吗?
Her pronunciation of English is excellent.
她的英语发音很棒。
练习:I want to improve my English ______.
A. pronounce B. pronunciation C. pronouncing
B
Language points
4.private adj.私有的、民营的、个人的”
private school 私立学校
private car 私家车
privately adv.个人地、私自地
例句:Her brother works in a private company.
她哥哥在一家私人公司上班。
She was privately educated at schools in London and Paris.
她在伦敦和巴黎的学校接受过私立教育。
练习:My uncle works in a ______ firm(公司)instead of a public one.
A. privately B. private C. privacy
B
Language points
5. modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ adj. 谦虚的,谦逊的
modesty n. [U] 谦虚
modestly adv. 谦虚地
例句:Being modest is a virtue.
谦虚是一种美德。
She is modest about her great success.
她对自己巨大的成就十分谦虚。
练习:He is ________ about his achievements.
modest
Language points
6.take turns doing sth. 轮流做某事
= take turns to do sth. 或者 do sth. in turn。
例句:我们一家人轮流做家务。
My family take turns doing housework.
My family take turns to do housework.
My family do housework in turn.
练习: They take turns ________________ (water) the flowers.
watering/to water
Language points
7. extra /ˈekstrə/ adj. 额外的;附加的
extra time 额外时间;加时
extra money 额外的钱
extra homework 额外作业
例句:We need extra chairs for the party.
我们需要额外的椅子用于聚会。
例句:I have no ________ time to wait for you.
A. extra B. more extra C. extra much
A
Part 4
Summary
Summary
virtue
praise
cost
guest
plate
extra
waiter
n. 美德;德行;优点
v. & n. 称赞;表扬;赞扬
n. & v. 花费;损失
n. 客人;宾客;嘉宾
n. 盘子;碟子
adj. 额外的;附加的
n. 服务员
Summary
pronounce
manner
Canadian
modest
take turns doing
v. 发音;读音
n. 习俗;方式
adj. 加拿大的;n. 加拿大人
adj. 谦虚的;适度的
轮流做
Part 5
Exercises
Exercises
1.It’s bad ______ to talk loudly in the library.
A. manner B. manners C. a manner
B
2.We take turns ______ the classroom.
A. clean B. cleaning C. cleaned
B
3.The teacher praised Li Ming ______ his careful homework.
A. to B. for C. at D. with
B
Part 6
Post-reading
Post-reading
4 What other cultural differences do you know between China and English-speaking countries? Share your ideas with your classmates.
Although China and English-speaking countries appreciate tea, China has a rich
and ancient tea culture with different types and tea ceremonies, while English-speaking countries typically regard tea as a daily beverage.
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Chinese people usually refuse a gift politely at first. People in English-speaking countries often open gifts right away and give praise.
In China, people share dishes on the same table. In most English-speaking countries, people eat their own food on separate plates.
Chinese people like the number 8 because it stands for wealth. Many English-speaking countries consider 13 an unlucky number.
Post-reading
Part 7
Grammar
Grammer
3 Read the sentences and pay attention to the parts in yellow. Then match the sentences.
Though I can speak Chinese now, I need to learn more about Chinese manners.
In Canada, you pass food to guests, but you don’t usually put food on their plates.
We use although/though/but to contrast two clauses. We should not use although/though and but together in the same sentence.
Grammer
让步状语从句
(Adverbial clauses with though/although)
让步状语从句是表示让步含义的分句结构。让步状语从句主要由though和although引导。
1. although与though同义,一般情况下可互换使用,都不与but连用,从句可置于主句之前,也可置于主句之后。例如:
He didn’t light the fire though/although it was cold.
I like Chinese calligraphy, though/although it is difficult for me to do myself.
Although/Though sayings are usually simple and easy to remember, they are full of deep meaning.
Although/Though I can speak Chinese now, I need to learn more about Chinese manners.
Grammer
2. though能与even连用,而although不可以。
I often take a shower although/even though I prefer a bath.
Even though/Although we are going to part, our friendship will always remain.
Even though/Although Sam wasn’t able to say much in French, everyone smiled and laughed.
Although people have different cultures and customs,
Brian hasn’t been to China,
He has been at the new school for only a few days,
Though Liu Feng has many friends in America,
but he has already made many friends there.
they have the same feelings.
he still feels lonely.
but he knows a lot about our country.
Grammer
Part 8
Homework
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Homework
Review all the new words, phrases and grammar points we have learned today.
Collect more cultural differences between China and English-speaking countries and prepare to share them in class next time.
Try to write several sentences using though
/ although to show contrast.
Thank you!
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