Unit 12 You’re supposed to shake handsI.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowledge Objects1)Key vocabularyBow, kiss, be supposed to, shake hands, custom, table manners, elbow, fork2)Target language--What are people in Korea supposed to do when they meet for the first time?--They’re supposed to bow.2.Ability ObjectsTrain students’ reading, listening and writing ability3.Moral ObjectsBefore you meet foreigners, you should know some customs. In this way, you can act politely and properly. Table manners play an important role in the customs.II.Teaching Key Points and Teaching Difficult Points1.Practice reading and writing using target language2.How to write an e-mail message3.Get some information about different customs in different countriesIII.Teaching AidsBlackboard, a tape recorderIV.Teaching ProceduresStep 1: Revision1.In unit 11, we learned some ways of asking for information politely. Now, if you want to go to a restroom, how can you ask?1)Do you know where I can find a restroom?2)Could you tell me how to get to the restroom?3)Would you please tell me where the restroom is?2.Discuss things that are good / bad to do in the school. Fill the blankRightCome to class on timeRaise your hands before talking……WrongEat on the classNot finish homework……e.g.: You’re supposed to come to class on time.You‘re not supposed to eat in the class.3.Ask students to repeat the example by using the phrases.4.Be supposed to do sth. 应该做某事be not supposed to doStep 2: listeningThis activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken convention.1.Play the tape twice. The first time, students only listen. The second time, students check their answers to Activity 1a.2.Invite a student to read his answer and check the answers with the class.
Countries Customs1. Brazil--c2. The United States--b3. Japan--a4. Mexico--b5. Korea--aa. bowb. shake handsc. kiss
Step 3: Oral practice1.Ask two students to read the example in the box.A: What are people in Korea supposed to do when they meet for the first time?B: they’re supposed to bow.2.Students work in pairs to make conventions by using the lists of customs and countries in 1a.3.Ask different pairs of students to ask and answer a question for the class.Step 4: ReadingThis activity provides reading practice using the target language.1.Teach the new words. Show them on the blackboard.Manner n.礼貌，风格，习惯table manners 餐桌礼仪toast v.敬酒Gradually adv.逐渐地lap n.大腿compliment n.称赞 elbow n.肘Go out of one’s way to do sth. 不怕麻烦做某事Make sb. feel at home 使某人感到宾至如归be/get used to doing习惯于2.Invite a student to read the e-mail and correct his pronunciation errors if necessary.3.Do some detailed instructions to the class.1)Have a great/good/wonderful time doing sth. 很愉快/高兴做某事2)Even程度副词，放在比较级前，表示多得多3)Be/get used to doing 习惯于做used to do 过去常常做4)Go out of one’s way to do sth. 不怕麻烦做某事e.g.: We go out of our way to clean the classroom every day.5)How quickly my French has improved!感叹句的结构：What+ (a/an) +adj. +主+谓！ How+adj/adv. +主+谓！e.g.: What a lovely girl she is! = How lovely she is!How quickly he runs!4.Listen to the tape and then ask the students to read the e-mail.Step 5: SummaryIn this class, we’ve learned some new words, the key vocabulary “be supposed to”, some customs in different countries, and how to write an e-mail.Step 6: HomeworkWrite an e-mail about the table manners in Japan before reviewing the rules of writing an e-mail.
