Whatever Happened to Manners
Teaching Objectives
? To get students know what good manners
are,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
organization of the text.
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
Discuss
? List good manners and bad manners in
daily life,
? What is this essay concerned with?
? How is the essay organized?
? What is this essay concerned with?
? How is the essay organized?
some difficult sentences,words or phrases
1,A gracious manner adds priceless panache to your
image.
Explain,A gracious manner adds the greatest
splendour to your image.
2,I bet the note my guest sent me didn’t take long to
write.
Explain,I firmly believed the note my guest sent me
didn’t take long to write.
3,It melted away most of the irritation you felt.
Explain,The simple phrase,Excuse me”,made most
of your irritation disappear.
4,Punctuality is not a thing of the past..
Explain,Being on time is a virtue which belongs
not only to the past but also to the present.
5,You don’t take the other person for granted.
Explain,You shouldn’t accept the other person’
presence without thinking of its importance.
6,Good manners are infectious.
Explain,Good manners produce the same feelings
or actions in others.
matter,count
? She didn’t believe that such things
mattered much.
? If a person does her best it does not
matter what people think of her.
? It’s not how much you read but what you
read that counts.
? 对他们来说重要的是钱。
? 我们做的每一件事都重要。
Related phrases:
? count on
You can always count on Mary in any
emergency,(指望，依靠 )
? count out
We’ll have to count out John for next Sunday’s
trip,(不算在内 )
? count in
If the cost of the trip is no more than five
pounds,please count me in.(让 … 参加 )
feel like ---have a wish or inclination for
? I feel like going to the movie,（想，愿意）
? I was so angry that I felt like throwing
something at him.
? Do you feel like a game of tennis?
? I’m holding something that feels like a
potato,（摸起来像）
? I feel like a fool,(像是 )
Translation Exercises
– I am sorry I am late; I was at a meeting and
couldn’t get away.
– At the concert whenever a singer finished
singing a beautiful song,the audience would
burst into loud cheers to show their
appreciation.
– As a stylish dresser,she is always wearing
stylish clothes,but she seldom cares about
what she eats or drinks.
– The nurse tells me that the doctors have
done wonders for your heart disease.
– When awarding the prize,the chairman
complimented the winner on his great
contribution to mankind.
? This problem has bothered the experts for
many years.
? The crowd of demonstrators melted away
when the police arrived.
? Since punctuality is a good habit,we
should pay much attention to it and make
great efforts to cultivate this good habit.
? The old man cherishes that girl,as if she
were his own daughter.
? It is just a routine physical checkup,
nothing to get worried about.
Dictation
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second
Sunday in May,On this occasion,Mother usually
receives greeting cards and gifts from her
husband and children,For most mothers,the
rarest and best gift is a day of rest,Often,
families honour Mother by taking her out for
dinner,In some households the husband and
children take over meal preparations so that
Mom can spend a whole day away from kitchen,
Serving her breakfast in bet is another family
ritual,Later in the day,parents may take their
children to visit their grandparents,Flowers are
an important part of the day,Mothers are often
given corsages for the occasion,particularly if
they are elderly,
Assignment:
? Read the text as fluently as possible,
? Write a short passage by answering
Do you agree that good manners are a
sort of hidden beauty secret?
Teaching Objectives
? To get students know what good manners
are,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
organization of the text.
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
Discuss
? List good manners and bad manners in
daily life,
? What is this essay concerned with?
? How is the essay organized?
? What is this essay concerned with?
? How is the essay organized?
some difficult sentences,words or phrases
1,A gracious manner adds priceless panache to your
image.
Explain,A gracious manner adds the greatest
splendour to your image.
2,I bet the note my guest sent me didn’t take long to
write.
Explain,I firmly believed the note my guest sent me
didn’t take long to write.
3,It melted away most of the irritation you felt.
Explain,The simple phrase,Excuse me”,made most
of your irritation disappear.
4,Punctuality is not a thing of the past..
Explain,Being on time is a virtue which belongs
not only to the past but also to the present.
5,You don’t take the other person for granted.
Explain,You shouldn’t accept the other person’
presence without thinking of its importance.
6,Good manners are infectious.
Explain,Good manners produce the same feelings
or actions in others.
matter,count
? She didn’t believe that such things
mattered much.
? If a person does her best it does not
matter what people think of her.
? It’s not how much you read but what you
read that counts.
? 对他们来说重要的是钱。
? 我们做的每一件事都重要。
Related phrases:
? count on
You can always count on Mary in any
emergency,(指望，依靠 )
? count out
We’ll have to count out John for next Sunday’s
trip,(不算在内 )
? count in
If the cost of the trip is no more than five
pounds,please count me in.(让 … 参加 )
feel like ---have a wish or inclination for
? I feel like going to the movie,（想，愿意）
? I was so angry that I felt like throwing
something at him.
? Do you feel like a game of tennis?
? I’m holding something that feels like a
potato,（摸起来像）
? I feel like a fool,(像是 )
Translation Exercises
– I am sorry I am late; I was at a meeting and
couldn’t get away.
– At the concert whenever a singer finished
singing a beautiful song,the audience would
burst into loud cheers to show their
appreciation.
– As a stylish dresser,she is always wearing
stylish clothes,but she seldom cares about
what she eats or drinks.
– The nurse tells me that the doctors have
done wonders for your heart disease.
– When awarding the prize,the chairman
complimented the winner on his great
contribution to mankind.
? This problem has bothered the experts for
many years.
? The crowd of demonstrators melted away
when the police arrived.
? Since punctuality is a good habit,we
should pay much attention to it and make
great efforts to cultivate this good habit.
? The old man cherishes that girl,as if she
were his own daughter.
? It is just a routine physical checkup,
nothing to get worried about.
Dictation
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second
Sunday in May,On this occasion,Mother usually
receives greeting cards and gifts from her
husband and children,For most mothers,the
rarest and best gift is a day of rest,Often,
families honour Mother by taking her out for
dinner,In some households the husband and
children take over meal preparations so that
Mom can spend a whole day away from kitchen,
Serving her breakfast in bet is another family
ritual,Later in the day,parents may take their
children to visit their grandparents,Flowers are
an important part of the day,Mothers are often
given corsages for the occasion,particularly if
they are elderly,
Assignment:
? Read the text as fluently as possible,
? Write a short passage by answering
Do you agree that good manners are a
sort of hidden beauty secret?
