Dave: Nice to meet you! I’m Dave from America.
He Wei: Nice to meet you, too! I’m He Wei, an exchange student from China.
Dave: China? It’ s a great country. 1.
He Wei: Really? Well, next year, you can come to my house for the New Year.
Dave: OK. 2.
He Wei: Of course not. On the New Year’ s Eve, we always make dumplings with family and some coins are put in the dumplings. 3.
Dave: That’s cool. Anything else?
He Wei: On the New Year’ s Day, we Chinese always visit relatives and give gifts to each other.
Dave: Oh, I like gifts. 4.
He Wei: In China, you shouldn’ t open the gift at once. You should wait and open it later.
Dave: Really? It’s interesting. 5.
He Wei: You’re welcome.
A. Thank you for telling me so much.
B. When I get a gift, could I open it right now?
C. Would you mind telling me some customs about the festival?
D. I’m interested in Chinese festivals, especially the Chinese New Year.
E. The person with coins is lucky.
F. Do you like coins?
句型转换
1.To go out with strangers is dangerous.(改为同义句)
________ ________to go out with strangers.
2.My brother wants to learn some table manners in England.(对画线部分提问)
________ ________your brother want to learn?
3.He hopes that he will be an astronaut in the future.(改为同义句)
He ________ ________be an astronaut in the future.
4.If there were no water, fish couldn't live.(改为同义句)
Fish couldn't_________ ________ water.
5.They used to be very outgoing.(改为一般疑问句)
________they ________ to be very outgoing?
根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
1.我期待很快见到你。(look)
I _____________________________ you soon.
2.如果你再不来，我们都快发疯了。(show)
We will be crazy if you don’t _____________ right away.
3.在你去一个国家之前了解它的风俗习惯是重要的。(learn)
It’s important __________________ the customs of a country before you go there.
4.在许多国家，朋友们第一次见面时都应该握手。
In many countries, friends are _______________shake hands when they meet for the first time.
5.杰克没有敲门就进了我的房间。(without)
Jack went into my room _______________________ the door.
In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (男主人) or hostess (女主人) or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there is no people sitting on it.
1.In America, men usually ________．
A.walk ahead of women
B.eat in a restaurant
C.walk behind women
D.eat out
2.The men have to be ________ of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above.
A.ahead B.behind C.middle D.under
3.In the street men ________.
A.cross the street ahead of the ladies
B.walk on the right side of the ladies
C.walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic
D.walk on the left side of the road
4.If a man walks with two ladies, he should ________.
A.walk between them B.run before them
C.follow them D.walk after them
5.If Mrs. Green wants you to her house in a car, you should ________．
A.sit beside a guest B.sit at the front seat
C.sit at the back seat D.drive the car
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but doesn’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know how to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the USA, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave(挥手) to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
1.From the passage, we should give more _________ personal space.
A.people in the Middle East B.people in north America
C.people in south America D.people is south China
2.The underlined word “touch” means _________ in Chinese.
A.触碰 B.打击 C.感动 D.震撼
3.We can’t wave to say goodbye in _________.
A.America B.Japan C.Britain D.Greece
4.How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students?
A.Tow. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Saying goodbye B.Touching people C.Looking at people D.Communicating politely
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something is ______ in one country, but it may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn't lift your bowl to your ______ when you are having some liquid (液体) food. But it's ______ in China. And in Japan you even needn't worry about making ______ while you are having it. It shows that you're enjoying it. But people in Britain think it is bad manners. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish ______ to have？They wish you to have a loud “burp” (打嗝) ______ you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to ______ your hands on the table when you're having a meal. But in Arab (阿拉伯) countries you must be very careful with your hands. You ______ eat with your left hand. Arabs consider (认为) it very ______ manners eating with left hands. So when you are in other countries,______ carefully and follow them. As a saying goes,“Do as the Romans do.”
1.A.bad B.useful C.polite
2.A.mouth B.nose C.eyes
3.A.same B.different C.important
4.A.faces B.noise C.mistakes
5.A.them B.him C.you
6.A.after B.before C.until
7.A.give B.put C.bring
8.A.needn't B.mustn't C.couldn't
9.A.good B.strange C.bad
10.A.listen B.talk C.watch
