Senior English for China Student’s Book 1A

Unit 6 Good Manners

1st period

FangYu

Teaching aims & demands Learn to apologize to people Master some new words & expressions, s

uch as: make use of, interrupt, apologise etc.

Improve students’ listening and speaking abilities

Teaching important points How to apologise to people Master the new words and expressions How to improve students'

Teaching methods Explain the new words and expressions to

students Listening –and –answering activity to help

the students go through with the listening material

Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class

Teaching procedure

Step 1: Interesting leading In what situations should these

expressions be used ? Excuse me, I’m (so/ terribly) sorry,

Thank you, That’s OK, Be careful, No problem etc.

Suggested answers on P36

1, Excuse me, Sure, I’m sorry, That’s OK.

2, Excuse me, What is it, I’m sorry.

3, be careful, I’m so sorry.

4, What are you doing, I’m terribly sorry.

Step 2: New words & phrases 1, interrupt: to say something when sb else is speaki

ng & cause them to stop

e.g. Don’t interrupt me while I’m busy !

2, apologize v, make an apology, say one is sorry

apology n

e.g. Apologize to your mother !

3, introduce sb/sth to sb: make sb/sth known to sb else

e.g. He introduced his friend to me.

4, mean to do sth: to plan or want to do sth

e.g. Please forgive me, I didn’t mean to be rude.

5, make use of: use

make good use of: use in the best way

e.g. You should make good use of any opportunities to improve your English.

Step 3: Speaking Use the situation below to make a

dialogue with your partner Situation: Many people are drinking at the

party and there are many glasses on the table. You take the wrong one. What will you say and what will you do?

Step 4: Summary & Homework

Summary: 1,learn to make apologies to people.

2,Learn new words and expressions. Homework: 1, Master the ways of making

apologies 2, Preview the reading material on

P38

Goodbye!