新目标八年级英语

Unit7

ReadingSection1BeforeYouReadSection1BeforeYouReadLookuptheword“etiquette”inyourdictionary.Whatdoesitmean?Lookatthepicturebelow.Howmanyrulesofetiquettecanyouseebeingbroken?Makealistwithyourpartner.etiquette礼节；礼仪theformalrulesforpolitebehaviourinsocietyorinaparticulargroup:Howmanyrulesofetiquettearetheybreaking?eatinpublicSection1BeforeYouReadsmokeinpublicSection1BeforeYouReadspiteverywhereSection1BeforeYouReadtalkloudlyinpublicIsetiquettethesameineverycultureorineverysituation?makeabowtoembracetoshakehandsWouldyoumindkeepingyourvoicedown?Unit4ReadingReadingstrategy:Asweread,weneedtofind"topicsentences".Thesesentencesusuallygiveusa"summary",or

overallmeaningofeachparagraphandhelpusunderstandwhattheparagraphisabout.Moredetailandexplanationcomeafterthetopicsentence.Section3AfterYouRead

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Paragraph2a.Wehavetobeverycarefulhowwecriticizepeople.b.Thewaypeoplebehaveisdifferentindifferentculturesandsituations.c.Sometimes,rulesofetiquettearethesamealmosteverywhere.d.Etiquetteisaveryimportantideatounderstand.e.Wemightwanttoasksomeonetobehavemorepolitelyifweseethembreakingaruleofetiquette.f.PeopleinChinaandEuropehavedifferentideasaboutetiquette.dbeaSection2WhileYouReadWouldyoumindkeepingyourvoicedown?

IfyouspendsometimeinanEnglish-speakingcountry,youmightheartheterm“etiquette”.Itmeansnormalandpolitesocialbehavior.Thismayseemlikeadifficultwordatfirst,butitcanbeveryusefultounderstand.

Etiquetteisnotthesameineveryculture,orineverysituation.Forexample,standingverycloseto(theperson)

youaretalkingwithisquitecommoninsomeAsiancountries.However,ifyoudothisinEurope,somepeoplemightfeeluncomfortable.EveninChina,weallknowthatetiquetteisnotthesameinallsituations.Perhapswethinkthattalkingloudlyinourownhomesisfine,butthereareotherplaceswheretalkingloudlyisnotallowed.Forexample,mostpeoplewouldagreethat(talkingloudlyinalibrary,amuseum,oramovietheaterisimpolite).Evenifyouarewithyourfriends,itisbettertokeepyourvoicedowninpublicplaces.Infact,weshouldalsotakecarenottocoughorsneezeloudlyinpublicifpossible.Section2WhileYouRead

Ifweseesomeonebreakingtherulesofetiquette,wemaygivethemsomesuggestionspolitely.Perhapsoneofthemostpolitewaysistoasksomeone,WouldyouminddoingthisorWouldyoumindnotdoingthat.Forexample,ifsomeonecuts

infrontofyouinaline,youcouldaskthem,sorry,wouldyoumindjoiningtheline?Ifsomeoneissmokingonthebus,wecouldask,Excuseme,couldyoupleaseputoutthatcigarette?

Peopledon’tusuallyliketobecriticized,sowehavetobecarefulhowwedothis.

Althoughrulesofetiquettecanoftenbedifferent,somerulesarethesamealmosteverywhereintheworld!Forexample,droppinglitterisalmostnever