unit 6 good manners
period 4
reading ⑵
teaching aims and demands:
① to learn some useful expressions about table manners.
② to learn some useful words and sentences
step 1carefully reading
1). explain some words and expressions( apologize, table manners, impression) (see the teacher’s book in p121-122,p127-128)
2). analyze some complex sentences( in china, you sometimes get a hot, damp cloth, to clean your face and hands, which, however, is not the custom in western countries).(see the teacher’s book in p121-122)
3). sum up the text
finish the exercise 2 on p40
①customa.. long, thing, curly strips of pasta; usually used in chinese and italian cooking
②toast b. a pair of thing sticks which people in china and far east use to eat their food with
③breastc. slightly wet
④dishesd. center.
⑤middlee. a practice followed by people of a particular group or region
⑥dampf. a utensil consisting of a small, shallow bowl on a handle, used in preparing, serving, or eating food
⑦chopsticksg. the supper part of your chest; the front part of a bird’s body
⑧tenderh. the hard parts inside your body and all the animals’ which together form the skeleton
⑨spiritsi. food that is prepared in a particular style
⑩noodlesj. easy to cut or chew; sb.or sth that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings
⑾spoon k. the act of raising a glass and drinking in honor of or to the health of a person or thing
⑿bonesl. strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky and chinese maotai
step 2post-reading
1. discussion:
we are very familiar with table manners in china. but in those years, table manners are slowly changed. can you point out which manners are also changed? give some examples.
2. ask some groups to report
step 3
①finish the exercise 2 on p40 and check the answer (ask one student to show his answer).
②check the answers on p116-117
homework:write a short passage about the discussion.