Lesson 11
Teaching Aims:
1.Learn about more body language.
2.Know about the usage of the infinitive .
3.Study vocabularies in this passage.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Books closed! Ask the Ss some questions, using Ex. 1 as a guide.
T: Today we are going to read more about body language. How close do people stand when they are talking together? Is it good manners to stand very close to your friend like this? The distance between people who are talking is different in some countries. Let’s read the passage.
Step 4 Language focuses.
1. manner n.--- way in which a thing is done or happens; person’s way of behaving toward others
Do it in this manner.
He spoke in such a manner as to offend them.
I don’t like his manner.
His manner showed his anger.
manners n. social behavior; habits and customs
He has no manners at all.
It is bad manners to stare at people.
According to manners, he must be still in bed at this time of say.
2. keep a certain distance away 保持一的距离, keep away 作 “避开,使离开,不使接近”.
Keep away, or I will call the police!
Keep away from that house. There is a dangerous dog there.
If you can keep them away, you are safe.
3. certain 作 “某个,一定的,某种程度的,” 讲.
There is a certain distance between the village and the bus stop.
They escaped to France for a certain political reason.
He must be waiting for you at certain place.
*certain 作 “肯定,有把握’讲.
I’m certain that they don’t know the meanings of the gestures.
Are you certain that you’ll get there in time?
*certain/some
Some comrade Wang wants to see at the gate of the school.
A certain Wang is wanting to see you at the gate of the school.
*certain/sure
I am sure that our football team will win the game.
That our team will win the football game is certain.
It is certain that our team will win the football match.
4.manage Vt. & vi.
1) control 控制,经营
He couldn’t manage this horse, and it threw him to the ground.
The boy is so naughty that his parents cannot manage him.
Mr. Brown manages a large company in the town.
2) succeed, be able to do sth. 设法完成, 应付
Though I have a lot of difficulties, I can manage to get everything ready.
I shan’t be able to manage without help.
If I can’t borrow the money, I’ll have to manage without.
manage 和 try 的区别
manage : do then succeed 设法做成了某事
try 表示尽量做,但不一定成功
He tried to pass the exam, but he failed.
He managed to pass the exam, and the teacher praised him.
5. custom 和 habit
custom 表示 “社会,集体,国家” 等的 “风俗,习惯”. 而 habit 只能用于表示个人的习惯.
To spit about is a bad habit.
It was Tom’s habit/custom to get up early and go for a walk before breakfast.
Be in habit of; fall/get into bad habits; form a habit of; get out of a habit
SB Page 16, Part 2. Teach the new words. Do one or two sentences orally in each part as an example, then let the Ss work in pairs, making up suitable sentences.
SB Page 17, Part 3. Go through the example. Teach the new words. Let the Ss work in pairs. Ask some pairs to act out in front of the class.
SB Page 17, Part 4. Ask the Ss to list out all the body language they have learned and write them on the Bb. Then let the Ss work in pairs and discuss. What the body language will help to do.
Finish the workbook exercises.
Revise the contents in this unit.
Do Ex.3 if it is possible.
