英语（八年级下册） Unit 5 Good manners
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. understand the new words and expressions from context; 2. understand the interview about manners in the UK; 3. know about manners in different cultures.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: proper, kiss, close, conversation, avoid, subject, public, push, touch,
excuse, till, loudly, as, greet, behave, bump, saying, Roman, push in, shake sb.’s hand, in public, in one’s way, excuse me, as well as, by accident;
2. New structures: What’s the proper way to greet people there?
They’ll say “excuse me” and be polite enough to wait till you move.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. To understand the new words and expressions from context; 2. To understand the interview about manners in the UK.
IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead-in 1. Enjoy a video. 2. Be the judge.
【设计意图：用视频导入，引起学生们对文明礼仪这个话题的兴趣。再通过游戏让学生判断行为习惯的好与坏。】
Step 2 Presentation 1. Watch and find.
T: Watch the video and try to find out all the questions in the interview. 2. Fast-reading.
T: Read the passage quickly. Divide the passage into three parts and find the main ideas. 3. Careful reading.
T: Read each topic carefully and try to finish some exercise. 4. Consolidation.
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T: After learning the interview paragraph by paragraph, let’s do more exercises to understand it
better.
【设计意图：让学生找出文章中所有的问题，然后通过问题将文章分为三个话题，并找到确切的行数，这为接下来的分话题精读课文打下了良好的基础。最后两项练习有助于学生进一步从整体上掌握课文内容。】
Step 3 Discussion 1. Enjoy a video.
From the video, students can discover that there are some differences between British manners and Chinese manners. 2. Manners in China.
T: Work in pairs and discuss manners in China. (1) How do Chinese people greet each other? (2) Do Chinese people behave politely in public? (3) Do you know anything about good manners at home?
【设计意图：通过视频让学生了解中西方文化的差异，接着让学生就本文涉及的三方面的礼仪进行讨论，从而深刻地了解这种差异。】
Step 4 Summary
T: What does the title When in Rome mean?
【设计意图：通过深层次的思考，引导学生尊重不同文化中的礼仪习惯，达到主题的升华。】
V. Homework
1. Read the interview again and underline what puzzles you. 2. Write a short passage about manners in China.
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U5L2 Reading(I) 教案
