Unit 12

About Western Manners

By Cao Weizhong

Definition

good manners: behaving politely and

properly.

bad manners: behaving impolitely

and improperly .

some examples of bad manners

A. It is bad manners to laugh at others when they are in trouble.

B. It is bad manners to cut lines.

C. It is bad manners not to give his seat to an old person or a lady.

D. It is bad manners to sit down when speaking to a lady or an old person.

E. It is bad manners to interrupt others when they are talking.

F. It is bad manners to talk too much himself.

G. It is bad manners to talk loudly or laugh loudly in public.

H. It is bad manners to speak with his mouth full of food when eating.

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Manners in the classroom are as

important as everywhere else.

Western manners differ only

slightly from good Chinese

manners.

Unit 12

About Western Manners

Structure and general idea

Greeting the Teacher

Coming Late

Talking in Class

western manners

Listen to the tape and try to

catch the main idea of the

article.

1. Open their books and look

through the article as soon

as possible.

2. Finish exercises.

Judge if the following statements true or false

(T)

(F)

( F)

( T)

( T)

( F)

(1). Western manners differ only slightly from good

Chinese manners.

(2). You can’t come in until the teacher allows you to come

in.

(3). You can address your teacher by his first name.

(4). It is good manners to make an apology to the teacher if

you are unavoidably late.

(5). It is bad manners to be thoughtless of others at any

time and in any place.

(6). It is good manners to keep silent when the teacher

asks you a question.

Language points

Difficult sentences

Phrases

Sentence patterns and

structure

Greeting the Teacher

It is good manners to greet the teacher if you happen to catch the teacher’s eye as you enter.

It is bad manners to address the teacher by his first name.

It is good manners to say “Sir” to a man teacher.

It is good manners to use her surname if your teacher is a woman.

Coming Late

It is bad manners to come late to class.

It is good manners to make an apology to the teacher if you are unavoidably late.

Talking in ClassIt is bad manners to talk while anyone else is

talking.

It is good manners to wait till you have a chance to say something on the subject.

It is bad manners to interrupt the teacher’s lessons.

It is bad manners to be thoughtless of others at any time and in any place.

It is bad manners to interrupt anyone when he is reciting and speaking.

It is bad manners to wave the hand in the air to attract the teacher’s attention.

It is bad manners to show an overeagerness to recite and show off your knowledge or cleverness.

It is bad manners to keep silent when the teacher asks you a question.

1. If you are in a very large class, it may not be necessary

to greet the teacher on arriving, but it is always quite

proper if you happen to catch your teacher’s eye as

you enter. 译：在大班里，老师进来时，你可以不必向他问好。但是如果你进入教室时，刚巧被老师看到，那么向老师问好就相当有礼貌。

2. Western manners do not require you to stand up when

the teacher comes in or when you answer a question,

nor do you need to stand still at the door for a moment

when you come in. 译：西方礼仪不要求你在老师进门或回答问题时起立。当你进教室时，也不必站在门口静候老师的许可。

3. Repeated lateness is a form of rudeness, as a latecomer takes away everyone’s attention from the lesson.

译：屡次迟到更是无理的表现，因为迟到者使每个人的注意力都分散了。4. Who has not been annoyed by having his attention

taken away from something interesting that he really wants to hear!

译：一个人确实想听感兴趣的事，而其注意力却被分散了，他怎能不恼火呢！

5. And it is especially rude to the teacher, making it very difficult for him to continue the lesson.

译：而这是极不尊重老师的表现，因为这使得他很难继续讲课。

1. differ from= be different from

eg. Chinese culture differs greatly from western culture.

2. happen to do something

eg. I happened to meet a friend of mine in the street yesterday.

3. catch somebody’s eye

eg. The dress in the window caught her eye when she passed the store.

4. require somebody to do something

5. address … by…

eg. It is not proper to address your boss by his first name.

6. make an apology to somebody for something=apologize to somebody for something

eg. You must make an apology to your teacher for your rudeness.

7. something interesting (something/anything/nothing adjective)

8. attract/take away somebody’s attention

9. in the air

10. show off

eg. It is bad manners to show off your knowledge or cleverness.

11. in a loud/low voice

1. It is adj/n. to do something

eg. It is important to learn English well.

It is good manners to give your seat to an old people.

2. neither/nor…

eg. He isn’t good at playing basketball, nor am I.

Tom has never been to Canada, nor has Harry.

3. have something done

eg. I’ll have my hair cut this afternoon.

Consolidation

1. Answer the following questions.

(1). How should you address your teacher?

(2). What should you do if you are unavoidably late?

(3). What should you do when the teacher asks you a question?

2. Fill in the following blanks according to the content of the reading material.

Western manners slightly from good Chinese manners. We should behave politely and properly to be good- mannered. Western manners do not you to stand up when the teacher comes in. You shouldn’t your teacher by his first name. It is bad manners to come late to class. If you are unavoidably late, you should make an to your teacher. It is bad manners to anyone when he is reciting and speaking. It is bad manners to the hand in the air to the teacher’s attention. It is bad manners to show an overeagerness to recite and your knowledge or cleverness. In a word, we should try to be students with good manners after learning the passage.

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show off

attract

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apologyinterrupt

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Assignments

1. Review the content of the reading material.

2. Finish the exercises from page 129 to page 132.