Unit 1 Good Manners

Lead in

Text Study

Focus on Grammar

Practical Writing

Why was the host embarrassed?

In 1930 a Chinese official visited America. An American friend invited him to have awestern dinner. After he sat down at the table,He used the napkin to clean the knives and forks .The host was embarrassed(尴尬 ) .So the host asked the waiter to take away all the tableware(餐具 )on the table and bring other pairs.

Lead in

Discussion Do you think good manners are important in

our life? why ?

Good manner are important because 1. they help us make friends; 2. they show that we are well-educated; 3. they help us get things done.

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Text study ---Understanding of TextA Some Old-fashioned Courtesies: Women need help getting in and our of

cars. A man should walk on the outside of a

woman on the sidewalk. A woman is expected to sit down before a

man does.

The reasons on the changes in manners: Women get in and out of cars twenty times

a day with babies and dogs. A man should walk on the inside because

that’s where attackers are all hiding these days.

The writer got to the table first, so he sat down before his wife did.

Pair work Complete the following sentences orally

according to the text. Q: What is the good thing for men that the author sees in women’s liberation?

The good thing for men in women’s liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies.

The author of the article thinks so because women get in and our of cars twenty times a day with babies and dogs.

Q: Why does the author of the article think a woman needs no help getting in and out of cars?

Q: Why did the author feel very much confused when his wife said to him ”You did it again”?

He felt confused because he did not know what his wife was referring to.

Q: Why does the author consider it not suitable to put a woman in a car first and shut the door on her?

That is because there might be some bad guys hiding in the back seat.

Q: Why does the author of the article recommend that out of love and respect, a man should walk on the inside?

That is because attackers may be hiding there.

Paraphrase and Translation

Words and Phrases

ParaphraseOne of the good things for men in women’s liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesiesMeaning: one way that men benefit from women’s liberation is that they no longer need to be polite to women in the old ways, since the old rules of politeness are longer popular.

对于男性来说，妇女解放运动的好处之一是：男人不再需要在女性面前表现那些过时的礼仪。

A perfectly able woman no longer has to at helplessly in public as if she were a model.

Meaning: a fully able woman doesn’t have to behave in public as if she were unable to take care of herself.

一个很能干的女人在公共场所不必再现表现得像个模特似的不能照管自己。

I have refused to trouble women with outdated courtesies

Meaning; I have been consciously avoiding treating women with old-fashioned courtesies.

我对女士们一直不肯用过时的礼节去麻烦他们。

It is usually easier to follow rules of social behavior than to depend on one’s own taste.

Just following rules of social behavior is often easier than acting according to one’s own preference.

遵照社会规则行事通常要比依赖个人喜好行事容易多了。

Words and Phrases

1. in public ---- 当众，公开地 She is shy of speaking in public. 她怯于在公众面前讲话。 有人就喜欢在公共场合出风头。 Somebody likes to show off in public.     

2. be supposed to-----应该 Hobbies are supposed to be relaxing. 业余爱好应该是令人放松的。 我们本来是要单独见面的。 We are supposed to be meeting alone.       

3. as far as sb./sth. be concerned----就……而言 谈到政策，我得说几句。 As far as policy is concerned, I have to sa

y something.

As far as I am concerned, he can do whatever he likes.

就我而言，他可以喜欢什麽就做什麽。

4. there is no reason why---- 没有理由…… 你没有理由做这种事。 There is no reason why you shall do suc

h a thing. There is no reason why I shall become a

physician because my father is one        因为我父亲是一位医生我就应该成为一位医生，这是毫无理由的 .

5. depend on----取决于，视… ..而定，依靠 Man must depend on himself. 人是要靠自己的。 我们的计划要看天气而定。 Our plans depend on the weather.

6. according to 根据 According to him， my friend was absent

from school yesterday. 据他说，我的朋友昨天不曾到校。 不要从事物的外表来判断。 Do not judge according to the appearanc

e

7. the other way (round)---以相反的方式 In England everything is the other way r

ound. 在英国，什么事情都是倒过来的。 I've just had an inspiration; why don't w

e try turning it the other way! 我突然想出一个好主意—我们为什么不试着向相反的方向转一转呢！

8. ahead of---在……之前，先于 Prices stay one step ahead of wages. 物价领先于工资。 这座楼提前完工了。 The building is com

pleted ahead of schedule.

9. come up----- 发生 Something urgent have come up. 发生了紧急的事情。 我预料很快就要出事的。 I expect somet

hing to come up soon.

10.at the mercy of ---- 任由……支配 Farmers are at the mercy of the forces o

f nature. 农民靠天吃饭。 那艘船任由风浪摆布。 The ship was at the mercy of the wind a

nd the waves.

Vocabulary check 1. In the film, he acts as a policeman. 2. I finally understood all that he said. 3. Yesterday, he had a tooth pulled. 4. We cannot always depend on others to

help us achieve success. 5. He often leaves his keys at home.

Fill in each of the following blanks with the proper form of the given words.

1. They fought to ____ the black people slavery. (liberation)

2. He watched ________ as the train left without him.( help)

3. Prof. Ding is a very _______ person. (respect)

4. Thomas is an English ________. (historical)

liberate

helplessly

respectable

historian

5. I spoke to him________ his behavior. (concern)

6. His room is in a state of _________. ( confuse)

7. My mother cooked many ________ dishes today. (taste)

8. sparing him is a _________ act. (mercy)

concerning

confusion

tasty

merciful

Comprehension A. Answer the following questions

according to the passage. 1. Why does the author say that no man is

an island? The author says that because all people

need to communicate with others and share expression.

Understanding of Text B

2. What is the best and most useful road to sound communication?

The best and most useful road to sound communication is common courtesy, that is, good manner.

3. What are the two aspects of good manners? They are an inner respect or other people’s

needs and feelings, and an outer expression in certain acts.

4. What is the Golden Rule in dealing with others?

The Golden Rule in dealing with others is treating others in the way that you would like to be treated.

5. When are we advised to do when we are angry or upset?

We should be patient and polite.

Comprehensive Exercises D. Translation 1. She is so shy than she dare not sing in

public. 2. According to the author’s advice, when in

Rome we should do ad the Romans do. 3. The man walks ahead of the women so as to

open the door for them. 4. As far as greeting style is concerned, there

are big differences between Chinese and Western cultures.

5. Honesty deserves respect more than anything else.

6. we are no supposed to smoke in the classroom.

7. One important aspect of good manners is to respect, understand and help others.

8. The Golden rule for maintaining friendship is trusting each other.

Practical Writing Note of Thank 套语： Thank you very /so much for……. Thank you for …… I am writing to thank you for …. I would like to express my sincere thanks for …… I am very grateful to you for…… Thanks for your kindness. Many thanks for your…..

Write a note of thank to your uncle who has just given you’re a bike as a gift.