Whatever Happened to Manners 大学英语精读 教学课件.pptVIP

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