Unit 10
You’re supposed to shake
hands.
Section B (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
basic, exchange, go out of one’s way, make.. feel at
home, teenage, granddaughter, behave, except,
elbow,
gradually, get used to, suggestion
Key sentences:
1. They go out of their way to make
me feel at home.
2. You’re not supposed to put your
elbow on the table.
Reading Practice
table manners in foreign countries
in France
Lead in
in India
in China
What do you know about customs in
foreign countries? What do you think
is the biggest challenge when visiting a
foreign country?
Pre-reading
2a
e.g. My cousin went to America, and she
said that learning basic table
manners was her biggest challenge.
She never knew what she was
supposed to do
at the dinner table.
Can they eat fruit with their
hands?
1. Li Yue enjoys her change life in
France. ( )
2. Li Yue was never nervous before she
arrived in France. ( )
3. People are supposed to put their bread
on their plates. ( )
Read the passage and check the
sentences (T or F).
T
F
F
While-reading
Read the letter and answer
the questions.
1. Why is Li Yue in France?
She is an exchange student in France.
2b
2. Does she enjoy staying with her host
family? How do you know?
Yes, she does. Her host family is really
nice. They go out of their way to make
her feel at home. The grandmother
makes Chinese food for her and the
granddaughter is kind and talks to her
in French to give her practice.
3. How does she feel about making
mistakes when she speaks French?
4. What is the biggest challenge she is
facing?
It doesn’t worry her as it used to.
Her biggest challenge is how to
behave at the dinner table.
REVIEWING
Taking notes or summarizing the main
ideas can help you move language
from your short-term to long-term
memory.
阅读技巧点拨
1. 阅读过程中对于不认识的生词或短语，要
学会根据上下文或已经学过的知识猜测意思。
2. 对于以what、who、which、when、where、
how或者why等词引导，就文中某句、某段
或某一具体细节进行提问并要求回答，正确
理解题干和信息句的意义是关键。速读全
文，抓住中心主旨，应尽可能多地捕获信
息材料。
细读题材，各个击破。阅读时，要有较强
的针对性。对于捕获到的信息，要做认真
分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，
针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准。
★ Guess the words you don’t know
when you read the passage.
★ Read the sentences and replace the
underline words with the phrases in
the box.
Post-reading2c
1. Making mistakes in French
used to make Lin Yue nervous.
2. It was quite hard for her to feel
good about speaking French.
3. The host family tried
very hard to help Lin
Yue.
4. Lin Yue has slowly learned how
to be like her French friends.
● went out of their way
● be comfortable
(doing)
● gradually gotten used
to being
● (something) worry
(someone)
Review the passage and make notes
about French customs in the chart.
Dos Don’ts
You’re expected to
put your bread on the
table.
…
You are not supposed
to put your bread on
your plate.
…
2d
Dos
You’re expected to put your bread on
the table.
You’re expected to cut up your fruit
and eat it with a fork.
You’re expected to say “That was deli-
cious” if you don’t want any more food.
Don’ts
You are not supposed to put your bread
on your plate.
You are not supposed to eat anything
with your hands except bread.
You’re not supposed to say you are full.
You are not supposed to put your
elbows on the table.
1. They go out of their way to make me
feel at home.
go out of one’s way 特地；格外努力
e.g. John went out of his way to make
his girl friend happy.
约翰想方设法使他的女朋友高兴。
Language Points
make sb. feel at home 使某人感到宾至
如归
e.g. I’m doing everything I can to make
them feel at home.
我在尽我一切所能使他们感到宾至
如归。
2. You wouldn’t believe how quickly my
French has improved because of that.
You wouldn’t believe …是一个常用句式，
相当于汉语所说的“你无法想象……；你
想都想不到……；你绝不会相信……”，表
示所陈述的事情超出想象之外。与此类似
的表达还有You would never believe…或
You would hardly believe…。
e.g.
You wouldn’t believe that he found his long-
lost sister in Taiwan!
你绝对想不到他在台湾找到了失散多年的姐
姐！
You would never believe what quick progress
he’s made ever since he attended your class.
你根本无法想象，自从他听了您的讲课后进
步有多大。
3. My biggest challenge is learning how
to behave at the dinner table.
learning how to behave at the table是
现在分词短语，在此用作句子的表语。
e.g.
His main hobby is fishing.
他的主要爱好是钓鱼。
The most important thing is getting there in
time. 最重要的事是及时到达那里。
behave
不及物动词，意为“表现；行为”;
behave well / badly表示“表现好/糟糕”。
名词形式: behavior “举止；行为”，
是不可数名词。
【运用】请根据汉语意思补全英语句
子，每空一词。
(1) 如果你那样表现，你会让人厌恶的。
____ you _______ like that, you’ll get
yourself disliked.
(2) 如此的行为可能招致麻烦。
_____ _________ may cause trouble.
If behave
Such behavior
4. … but I’m gradually getting used to it.
get used to 习惯于
e.g. We get used to this way of
speaking.
我们习惯了这种说话方式。
① be/get used to sth./doing sth. 习惯于…
e.g. He got used to living in the
country.
他习惯住在乡下。
② used to do sth. 过去常常做某事（现
在不做了）
e.g. He used to plant roses.
他过去常常种植玫瑰。
辨析
5. Another example is that you’re not
supposed to eat anything with your
hand except bread, not even fruit.
except作介词，意为“除……之外”
，和but意义相似，但语气上要比but
更加强烈。
1) Everyone is here except him.
2) We have classes except Saturday and
Sunday.
通过观察例句1和例句2，我们可知
except后可以跟 ______ 和 ______。
3) I can take a holiday at any time except
in September.
通过观察例句3，可知，except后也可
跟__________。
代词 名词
介词短语
4) He never came to visit except to borrow
something.
5) He will do anything except lend you
money.
通过观察例句4，可知except后可接动词
不定式。意思是“除了做……”。但在例
句5中except后为“lend you money”，
所以我们可知若except前含不定代词时，
就要______________________。省略动词不定式的标志to
【运用】将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1. 除了烹饪，她别的都会干。
_______________________________
2. 我除了要通过考试之外，没有别的心
愿。
________________________________
____________
She can do everything except cook.
I have no other wish except to pass the
examination.
1. Compare the table manners in France and
China in your group. How are they the same
or different? Make a list.
2. Share your ideas with your class.
e.g. In France, people put their bread on
the table. But in China, we always put
our food on a plate or in a bowl. We
never put food on the table.
2e
Table
manners
It’s polite/impolite to…
House rules You’re supposed/not
supposed to…
Going out
with people
You should…
Your pen pal is coming to China on an
exchange program. He/She is asking you about
Chinese customs and what he/she is supposed to
do or not. Make notes in the chart.
3a
Table manners
•It’s polite to ask older people to start eating
first at the table.
•It’s not polite to pick up your bowl to eat.
•You’re supposed to use chopsticks to eat.
•It’s not polite to stick your chopsticks into
your food.
•It’s impolite to point at anyone with
your chopsticks.
•It’s impolite to knock your empty bowl
with your chopsticks.
•…
◆ You’re supposed to greet the host family.
◆ You’re supposed to shake hands with
people.
◆ You’re supposed to say “nihao” to
people.
◆ You’re not supposed to bow, kiss or hug
with people.
◆ …
House rules
•You should call first.
•You should make a going-out plan with
friends.
•…
Going out with people
Write a letter to your pen pal to
give him/her advice and suggestions
on how to behave properly in China.
Writing
3b
写作技巧点拨：
1) 英语书信的写法：
称呼Dear…， 左起顶格写。
正文换行，也要顶格写，是信的核心部分。
因此要求正文层次分明、简单易懂。
祝福的话语， 正文下换行，顶格写， 如:
Best wishes! Take care! Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday! 等。
结束语在正文下面的一、二行处，第一
个词开头要大写，句末用逗号。结束语
的写法 Yours, Your loving…, Sincerely
yours、Yours sincerely或Sincerely；在
结尾语下面的署名必须亲自签名，也不
加任何的标点符号。
2) Useful expressions:
有关文化礼仪的写作常用句型
You’re (not) supposed to….
You are expected to…
It’s polite/impolite to…
It’s important to…
You should….
Sample writing
Dear Tony,
You must be excited about coming to China
soon. Let me give you some suggestions and
advice about Chinese customs. When you
are eating at the table, it’s impolite to stick
your chopsticks into your food. You are not
supposed to point at anyone with your
chopsticks.
In our house, you’re supposed to shake
hands with my father for the first time. You
are not supposed to kiss when you meet my
mother. You can say “nihao” to her with a
big smile.
When you go out with people, you are
expected to call first, it’s important to make
plans to do something interesting or go
somewhere together.
Have a safe trip, and I look forward to meet-
ing you soon!
Best wishes,
Lin Jie
1. Fill in the blanks with the words in
the box.
worth capital basic traffic
empty mad knocking
Self Check
1. In many countries, it is impolite to show up at
someone’s house for the first time with ______
hands. You should always bring a small gift.
empty
2. Billy was very uncomfortable at a fine-dining
restaurant last night because he didn’t know
______ table manners.
3. It is _______ spending the time to learn about
the customs of a country before you go there.
That way, you will know what you are supposed
to do in different situations.
basic
worth capital basic traffic
empty mad knocking
worth
knocking
4. The ______ is always the worst in the
________ city. It is important to leave earlier if
you are traveling by car.
5. Sandy went into her sister’s room without
_________ on the door. That made her sister
______.
traffic capital
mad
worth capital basic traffic
empty mad knocking
2. Think about your culture and make
statements.
In my culture, when you…,
you’re supposed to ____________
you’re not supposed to _________
you’re expected to _____________
it’s impolite to ________________
it’s important to ______________
you’re expected to __________________
________________________
it’s impolite to _____________________
__________________
it’s important to ___________________
______________________
keep your mouth
closed when you are chewing.
reach across the table to
pick certain foods.
ask for permission to
leave the table early.
1. You are ___________ (suppose) to
shake hands when you meet a Chinese
friend.
2. A knife is ______ (use) for _______
(cut) things.
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
supposed
used cutting
Exercises
3. We Chinese eat with chopsticks, while
the westerners eat with _______ (knife)
and forks.
4. On weekends I feel completely
__________ (relax).
5. It’s _________ (polite) to make a big
noise in the school library.
knives
relaxed
impolite
Homework
1. Read 2b.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank
you!
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