Would you mind turning down the music?

SECTION ASECTION A

a dirty room

smoke in public

play football in public

What should we do?

Would you mind cleaning the room?

a dirty room

I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away.

What should we do?

smoke in public

Would you mind not smoking here?

I’m sorry. I’ll go out.

What should we do?play football

in public

Would you mind not playing football here?Sorry. I’ll go and play in the park.

a. Would you mind cleaning the yard?b. Would you mind not playing baseball here?c. Would you mind moving your bike?d. Would you mind turning down the music?

Would you mind turning down the music?

No, not at all.

a

b

c

d

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Would you mind turning down the music?

No, not at all.

a

b

cd

A: Would you mind moving your bike?

B: Sorry, I’ll do it right away.

Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?Ok. I’ll do them in a minute.

Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans?OK. I’ll put on another pair.

Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room?I’m sorry. I’ll do ti right away.

Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom?Sorry. I won’t be long.

Pete, would you mind getting up?OK, dad. I’ll get up now.

___ Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?

___ Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans?

___ Pete, would you mind getting up?

___ Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room?

___ Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom?

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2 3

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2a Listen and number the pictures [1-5] in the order you hear them.

2b Listen again. Match the requests in activity 2a with the responses below. Write the letters [a-e] in the blanks.

1. ___ Sorry. I won’t be long.

2. ___ I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away.

3. ___ OK. I’ll do them in a minute.

4. ___ OK. I’ll put on another pair.

5. ___ OK, dad. I’ll get up now.

aa

bb

ccdd

ee

____________________

washing the dishes

feed the dog go to the library

cooking dinner

do your homewor

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Larry is sleeping late. His mother left a note on his door. Look at the pictures and complete the note.Dear Larry,Dear Larry, Your father is at a meeting and Your father is at a meeting and I’m going shopping. I need your I’m going shopping. I need your help.help.1. Would you mind 1. Would you mind ? ?2. Could you please 2. Could you please ? ?3. Would you mind 3. Would you mind ? ?4. Please 4. Please ..5. Also, you have to 5. Also, you have to .. If you finish these tasks, we can If you finish these tasks, we can go to a movie tonight.go to a movie tonight. Love,Love, MomMom

washing the dishesfeed the

dogcooking dinner

go to the library do your

homework

ordersturn down the TV

get up

wash the dishes

baby sit your little cousin

B: OK, I’ll get up right away. Do I have to washthe dishes?

A: Yes, and you have to help me make dinner.

A: Would you mind getting up? You have tohelp me in the kitchen.

A: Sure.

B: OK, When I finish, could you help me withmy homework?

Jobs Students

make posters Yan Ming

clean the floor

clean the blackboard

write down the new schedule …

A: Yan Ming , could you make some posters?

B: Sure, that’s no problem. And could you…

Section Section BB

Your friends were late.

Listen and number the sentences in the order you hear them in activity 1a

2a

Your barber gaveyou a terrible

Haircut.

The store clerk gave you the wrong size.

The movie was terrible. Your best friend said it was great.

The pen you boughtdidn’t work.

The waitress brought you

the wrong food.

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places problems solutions

clothing store

Ordered a hamburger but got a cheeseburger

Will get a new pen

restaurant

store

Got the wrong size shirt

Got a pen that doesn’t write

Will get a smaller shirt

Will get a hamburger

Look at the problems. Role play the requests with your partner.

A: This shirt is too big. Would you mind giving mea smaller one?

B: Not at all. Here you are.

I don’t like waiting in line when a shop assistant has a long telephone conversation. When that happens, I usually say, “Would you mind helping me?”

What annoys the

girl ?

When this happens, what will she do?

And I don’t like it when shop assistants follow me around. Then I say, “Could you please not follow me around? I’ll ask you if I need some help.” Usually the shop assistants say they are sorry,

but sometimes they get mad. If that happens, I won’t go back to that store

again.

What annoys the

girl?

When this happens, what will she do?

I get annoyed when someone talks to me while I’m reading. This happens

to me all the time in the school library. When it happens, I usually talk

to the person because I want to be polite. But because I’m polite, people don’t know I’m annoyed. So they do the same thing again. Perhaps in the future I should try not to be so polite.

What annoys the

boy ?

When this happens, what

will he do?

eat in public

Discussion: the impolite behaviors

talk loudly in publicsmoke in publicspit everywherechat loudly in public

mind wait follow order turn down1. I’m trying to sleep. Could you _________ the

music, please?2. I’m going to be a bit late. Could you ask the bus

driver to _____ for five minutes?3. Would you _____ closing the door? It’s cold

outside.4. I don’t know the way to the sports club. Can I

_____ you?5. Sorry, I _______ my food half an hour ago and it

hasn’t arrived yet.

minmindd

turn downturn down

followfollow

waiwaitt

orderedordered

turning down the

music

not playing

soccer in the room

not talking on the phone too loud

not throwing the can out

of the window

Dear Mr And Mrs Harries, Welcome to our neighborhood. You must be excited to be a new house. However, would you mind turning down the music? Playing the guitar is very good. But please pay attention to the time when you play it. Would you mind not

talking on the phone too loud? Would you mindnot playing soccer in the room? Thank you very much! (If you pay attention to these, you’ll

get on well with us.) Yours sincerely,

Would you mind keeping your voice down?

Section 1 Before You Read

Look up the word “etiquette” in your dictionary. What does it mean? Look at the picture below. How many rules of etiquette can you see being broken? Make a list with

your partner.

etiquette 礼节；礼仪

Section 1 Before You Read

to embrace

Section 1 Before You Read

make a bow

Section 1 Before You ReadReading strategy:

As we read, we need to find “topic sentence”. These sentences usually give us a “summary”, or overall meaning of each paragraph and help us

understand what the paragraph is about. After the topic sentence comes more detail and explanation.

阅读时需要找到关键句子。这些通常是一段短文的主要内容，了解关键句子会帮助我们理解整段文章。

Would you mind keeping your voice down? If you spend some time in an English-speaking country, you might hear the term “etiquette”. It means normal and polite social behavior. This may seem like a difficult word at first, but it can be very useful to understand.Etiquette is not the same in every culture, or in every situation. For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However, if you do this in Europe, some people might feel uncomfortable. Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. 在一些亚洲国家，站得和你谈话的人很近是相当普遍的。

术语但是理解它会是非常有用的．

社会的

场合，情境不舒服的

礼仪 正式的

Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed. For example, most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a museum, or a movie theater is impolite. Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places. In fact, we should also take care not to cough or sneeze loudly in public if possible.If we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, we may give them some suggestions politely. Perhaps one of the most polite ways is to ask someone, Would you mind doing this or Would you mind not doing that.

但在其他一些地方，大声说话是不允许的。

允许，许可 即使

if it is possible打破规则

建议

当心

For example, if someone cuts in front of you in a line, you could ask them, sorry, would you mind joining the line? If someone is smoking on the bus, we could ask, Excuse me, could you please put out that cigarette? People don’t usually like to be criticized, so we have to be careful how we do this.Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world! For example, dropping litter is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask them, Would you mind picking it up?

在你前面插队熄灭批评

随手丢垃圾

香烟

把它捡起来

Section 3 After You Read Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4

Paragraph 2

a. We have to be very careful how we criticize people.b. The way people behave is different in different cultures

and situations.c. Sometimes, rules of etiquette are the same almost

everywhere.d. Etiquette is a very important idea to understand.

e. We might want to ask someone to behave more politelyif we see them breaking a rule of etiquette.

f. People in China and Europe have different ideas aboutetiquette.

d be a

Key Points: 1. Would you mind + v-ing……?

2. wait in line = stand in line Everybody should wait in line

when he checks out in the mall.

3. Could you please not + do ……? Could you please not talk in class? Could you please not bother me

while I’m reading?

4. get annoyed

He gets really annoyed about/at my laziness.

I got really annoyed with Billy.

The teacher was annoyed when Tom was late.

at/ about sth.with sb.when …

补充对话： On the way home after school, Tom

and Jane are complaining about their teacher.

Jane : Tom, Today we have a lot of homework to do again .

Tom: So we cannot watch our favorite cartoon tonight. Jane, I don’t like him .He always criticizes me in front of everyone.

Jane: Well, to tell you the truth ,I don’t really like him ,either . He pulls a long face every day .

Tom : Yes ,and he also … Jane ： Wait ,Tom ,is it all right that we

speak ill of him behind his face ? Tom: Hmm I don’t think we should speak ill

of him .After all, he is our teacher .