Section B 3a-Self Check,Objectives,To review the sentence patterns “be supposed to do sth”. To write with the knowledge of etiquette, sentence patterns and vocabulary.,Your pen pal is coming to China on an exchange program. He/She is asking you about Chinese customs and what he/she is supposed to do or not. Make notes in the chart.,3a,Table manners,Its polite to ask older people to start eating first at the table. Its not polite to pick up your bowl to eat. Youre supposed to use chopsticks to eat. Its not polite to stick your chopsticks into your food.,Chinese customs,Its impolite to point at anyone with your chopsticks. Its impolite to knock your empty bowl with your chopsticks. ,Youre supposed to greet the host family. Youre supposed to shake hands with people. Youre supposed to say “nihao” to people. Youre not supposed to bow, kiss or hug with people. ,House rules,You should call first. You should make a going-out plan with friends. ,Going out with people,Write a letter to your pen pal to give him/her advice and suggestions on how to behave properly in China.,3b,Dear _ , You must be excited about coming to China soon. Let me give you some suggestions and advice about Chinese customs.When youre eating at the table, its impolite to _ _.,In our house, youre supposed to_ _. When you go out with people, you should_ . Have a safe trip, and I look forward to meeting you soon! Best wishes, _,(1) 体裁: 书信体应用文。 (2) 人称: 第二人称。 (3) 时态: 一般现在时。,【写作模板】,【思路点拨】,Dear Ivan, You must be excited about coming to China soon. Let me give you some suggestions and advice about Chinese customs. When youre eating at the table, its impolite to start eating first if there are older people at the table. You should let them start first. When you are eating with chopsticks, it is impolite to point at other people with your chopsticks. It is also impolite to stick your chopsticks into the bowl of rice and leave them there.,Sample,In our house, youre supposed to take off your shoes before you enter the house or just inside the front door. In our culture, we dont usually hug or kiss people. When you go out with people, you should tell the hostess where you are going, who you are going with and when you will come back. In our culture, the hostess will worry a lot about the safety of her guests, so a polite guest will always let her know these things.,Have a safe trip, and I look forward to meeting you soon! Best wishes, Xiao Wei,写作训练,假如你叫李彤，你的笔友 Paul 要来中国学习一段时间， 在到中国之前， 他想了解中国的风俗习惯， 请你给他写封信，讲述一些中国的风俗习惯，告诉他不要紧张。 内容提示：可以从见面问好、餐桌礼仪等方面介绍。,Dear Paul, How are you? I am glad to know that you will come to China. Chinese people are very friendly, so you dont have to be nervous. In China, when you meet someone, you are supposed to shake hands. Its important for you to know some table manners. You are supposed to use chopsticks instead of spoon and fork. You are supposed to pick up your bowl to eat. Its,Sample,impolite to stick your chopsticks into your food. You shouldnt make noise while eating noodles. People in China and America behave differently at the dinner table. There are many different table manners here. I will tell you more when you come to China. I am looking forward to seeing you in China. Yours Li Tong,拓展 Useful expressions: 有关文化礼仪的写作常用句型 Youre (not) supposed to. You are expected to Its polite/impolite to Its important to You should.,1 Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.,In many countries, it is impolite to show up at someones house for the first time with _hands. You should always bring a small gift . 2. Billy was very uncomfortable at a fine- dining restaurant last night because he didnt know _ table manners.,worth capital basic traffic empty mad knocking,empty,basic,Self Check,3. It is _spending the time to learn about the customs of a country before you go there. That way, you will know what you are supposed to do in different situations. 4. The _ is always the worst in the_city. It is important to leave earlier if you are traveling by car. 5. Sandy went into her sisters room without _ on the door. That made her sister_.,traffic,capital,knocking,worth,mad,2 Think about your culture and make statements.,In my culture, when you youre supposed to _. youre not supposed to _. youre expected to _. its impolite to _. its important to_.,In my culture, when you are having a meal in someones home youre supposed to youre not supposed to youre expected to its impolite to its important to,allow the elderly to start eating first.,stick your chopsticks into a bowl of rice.,keep your mouth closed when you are chewing.,reach across the table to pick certain foods.,ask for permission to leave the table early.,1. make noise while eating 2. point at others with chopstick 3. say hello to others 4. wipe your mouth after dinner 5. talk loudly at the table 6. Eat with chopsticks 7. Talk at the table 8. pick up the bowl to eat 9. start eating first 10. eat while walking in the street 11. Stick the chopsticks into the food,full, familiar, knife, spoon