Unit7reading and selfcheck八下英语第七单元阅读

1、 How many rules of etiquette are broken?eat in publicsmoke in publicspit everywheretalk loudly in publicReading 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.

2、 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一段短文的主要内容, 了解关键句子会帮了解关键句子会帮助我们理解整段文章。助我们理解整段文章。Section 2 While You Read If you spend some time in an English-speaking country, you might hear the term etiquette. It means normal and polite social b

3、ehavior. This may seem like a difficult word at first, but it can be very useful to understand.Would you mind keeping your voice down?spend+时间时间+在某地在某地 Well spend three days in this hotel. spend+时间或钱时间或钱+on sth. She spent all her money on clothes.spend+时间或钱时间或钱+(in) doing sth. She spends two hours (

4、in) playing the piano every day.normal adj. 正常的正常的; 正规的正规的behavior n. 行为行为; 举止举止; 表现表现at first 首先首先 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

5、in Europe, some people might feel uncomfortable. Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed. Asian adj. 亚洲的亚洲的; 亚洲人的亚洲人的Europe 欧洲欧洲allow v.

6、允许允许; 承认承认 uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的不舒服的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 lo

7、udly in public.impolite adj. 无礼的无礼的; 粗鲁的粗鲁的public n. 公众公众cough v. 咳嗽咳嗽sneeze v. 打喷嚏打喷嚏 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. For

8、 example, if someone cuts in front of you in line, you could ask them, Sorry, would you mind joining the line? break the rule 不服从不服从; 不遵守不遵守politely adv. 客气地客气地; 斯文地斯文地If someone is smoking on the bus, we could ask, Excuse me, could you please put out that cigarette? People dont usually like to be c

9、riticized, so we haveto be careful how we do this.smoke v. 抽烟抽烟; 吸烟吸烟cigarette n. 香烟香烟; 卷烟卷烟; 纸烟纸烟criticize v. 批判批判put out 熄灭熄灭 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

10、 someone you know doing this, you can ask them, would you mind picking it up?drop v. 扔扔; 丢丢litter n. 垃圾垃圾pick up 捡起捡起Section 3 After You Read Paragraph 1 _ Paragraph 2 _Paragraph 3 _ Paragraph 4a. 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