(8A) Unit Two Lesson One (Reading)

visiting a British family

By Lu ye （陆 烨）Dong Men Junior High School

If you are on a study trip in England,

what will you do to improve your

English?

If a westerner says how pretty

you are or what a beautiful house

you’ve got or something like that,

what will you say?

If a westerner gives you a present,

when will you open the present?

If you want to give a westerner a

present, what will you give to him,

something Chinese or something

fashionable ?

Warming-up

prepare some presents made in China make more friends with the local people

Since this is your first visit to my family,

shall I…?

Make sentences: Make sentences:

show you around our house

Since he doesn’t know much about

British culture, he has decided to…

Since you will go sightseeing at

weekend, I advise you to… Since you will visit some British

families, you ought to…

visit the Tower Bridge

lecture a long talk given to a group of people on a certain topic

New words: New words:

He is giving a lecture.

a lecture on…

necessaryIf we need to have something , we can say

New words: New words:

It is necessary (for sb.) to do……

It is necessary…… is necessary

If we need to do something, something is necessary

we can say

wine

New words: New words:

He is drinking wine.

be busy doing…

New words: New words:

Tom is not free now, he is busy …

/with…

in response to

Would you like some coffee?

New words: New words:

How clever you are!I’m sorry I’ve broken your pen.

If sb. says thank you, in response to that ,you can say…If sb. Says________, in response to that ,you can say…

Let’s begin to read:

Polly is an American teacher of English.

She is teaching English as a foreign

language in China. Here is the first part of

her lecture to her students.

……Polly’s lecture (I)

Find out the main idea of each paragraph:Find out the main idea of each paragraph:

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4 What to know about

What present to take

When to arrive

When to open the present

In the west, if you are going to eat at someone’s home,

it’s polite to take a present for the host or hostess. You

may take a bouquet of flowers, a bottle of wine, a box of

sweets or something Chinese like paper cutting, tea or

scarves. If you go with a group of friends, one present

from all of you is fine. If it’s a potluck party, you should

cook some of favourite food and take it with you.

……

intensive reading: (paragraph2) intensive reading: (paragraph2)

occasion What presents to take for the host or hostess

Going to eat someone’s home

a bouquet of_______, a bottle of ______,a box of _______, or something Chinese like___________,______ or __________.

Going with a group of friend

________________all of you

Going to a potluck party

_____ some of your ____________ and_______ with you

flowers wine

sweetspaper cutting tea silk scarves

one present from

cook favourite food

take

……

…………

……

It is best to arrive about ten or fifteen minutes after the

stated time. Arriving too early is not very polite since the

host and hostess may still be busy preparing things and

arriving on time is not necessary. However, if you are

very late, you ought to have a good reason.

Intensive reading: (paragraph3) Intensive reading: (paragraph3)

Time to arrive Reason/what to do

30 minutes before the stated time

The host or hostess may still be_____________.

Exactly at the stated timeNot _________

10-15 minutes after the stated time _______40 minutes after the stated time

ought to have a good_______ for being _____

busy preparing

necessary

best

reasonlate

Learn the phrases:

an American teacher of English

as a foreign language

the first part of her lecture

it’s necessary for you to

western culture and customs.

in the west

eat at someone’s home

take a present

a bottle of wine

something Chinese

a group of friends

one present from all of you

take with

Learn the phrases:

ten or fifteen minutes after

be busy doing

on time

have a good reason.

receives a present

in response to

something like

Learn the phrases:

Retell the passage: ●Since…

●In the west … eat at someone’s home…

…go with a group of friends…

…go to a potluck party…

● …30 minutes before the stated time…

…arriving too early…

…exactly at the stated time…

…very late…

● When the host or hostess receives a present,…

Make up a situational dialogue:

Suppose you are on a study trip in Canada ,

Your new friend Mary, a local student, invites

you and your roommates to dinner tonight. Now

you are discussing about the invitation. The

discussion should be about the the present(s)

to take and the time to arrive and so on.

Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us impolite.

If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first.

When the door opens, you’ll not move before the host says,

“Come in, please.” After you enter the room, you wouldn’t sit

down until the host asks you to take a seat. Before entering a

house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In

European countries even though shoes sometimes become very

dirty, this is not done.

In a Malay house, a guest never finished the food on the table.

He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a

guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has

enjoyed it. This will make the host, especially the hostess

pleasant.

more examples

Homework:

Read the reading material fluently

Recite the phrases

Find out more differences between Chinese and western culture and customs on the internet

What present will you take?Something Chinese

You ought to have a good reason

wrong bustraffic jama long meeting

Learn the phrases, then

read after the tape recording:

Polly is an American teacher of English. She is

teaching English as a foreign language in China.

Here is the first part of her lecture to her students.

Polly’s lecture(I)

Since you’re learning English, I think it’s necessary for

you to know something about Western culture and

customs.

In the west, if you are going to eat at someone’s home,

it’s polite to take a present for the host or hostess. You

may take a bouquet of flowers, a bottle of wine, a box of

sweets or something Chinese like paper cutting, tea or

scarves. If you go with a group of friends, one present

from all of you is fine. If it’s a potluck party, you should

cook some of favourite food and take it with you.

It is best to arrive about ten or fifteen minutes after the

stated time. Arriving too early is not very polite since the

host and hostess may still be busy preparing things and

arriving on time is not necessary. However, if you are

very late, you ought to have a good reason.

When the host or hostess receives a present, he or

she may open it in front of you and say, “It’s so lovely. I

like it very much.” In response to that, you can say

something like “I’m glad you like it.”

Polly’s lecture(I)