good manners

n. [ 复 ] 礼貌 , 礼仪 ; 规矩

cut in (on sb./sth.)打断 ( 谈话 ), 插嘴

politely adv. 礼貌地

litter n. 垃圾 , 杂物

tap n. 水龙头 ;

旋塞

run vi. 流动

pick apples

vt. 采 , 摘

We must obey the traffic rules.

vt. & vi. 遵守 , 顺从

queue vi. ( 人、车等 ) 排队等侯

Good manners are very

important to everyone. Eddie

and Hobo are discussing

about manners.

Let’s watch and answer the following questions.

1. Do you think Eddie really wants to teach Hobo?

No. 2. What does Eddie teach Hobo? First, always share things with others.

Second, don’t cut in on others. Always wait politely.

3. What does Eddie really want from Hobo?

The cake.

The Class 1, Grade 8 students are

discussing the right and wrong

things to do in public places. Look at

the pictures below and answer the

questions.

What should the boy do when he crosses the road?He should obey the traffic rules.

What is the girl doing?She is picking flowers in the park.

What should we do in the library?We should keep quiet in the library.

What are the man and the woman doing?They are dropping litter everywhere.

What is the man doing?He is queuing for his turn.

What did the boy do?He left the tap running.

Who’s doing right and who’s doing wrong above? Why?

Look at the pictures below again

and match them with the phrases.

a. drop litter everywhere

b. leave the tap running

c. keep quiet in the library

d. pick flowers in the park

e. obey traffic rules

f. queue for your turn

e d

c a

f b

We should keep quiet in the libraryobey traffic rulesqueue for our turn

We should not drop litter everywhere

leave the tap runningpick flowers in the park

Amy and her cousin Shirley are

discussing what they should

and should not do in the

library. Listen and complete the

form.

In the library

We should

______ ______

_____ the library ______

_____ _____ the books after reading

We shouldn’t

chat or _____ in the library

_____ _____ everywhere

_____ in the books

keep quiet

keep clean

put back

eat

drop litter

write

Work in pairs and discuss

what we should and should not

do in a public place. Use this

conversation as a model.

1. You’re old enough to learn about manners now.

现在你够大了可以学礼仪了。 sb.+ be + adj. + enough to do sth. 某人足够……做某事 e.g. Tom is strong enough to lift the box. She is rich enough to buy this car.

2. You’re never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。3. drop litter everywhere

到处扔垃圾4. leave the tap running 没关水龙头 leave v. 让……处于 ( 某种状态 )

e.g. Don’t leave the tap running.

不要让水龙头一直开着。

5. queue for your turn

排队等侯 turn n. 轮流 , ( 轮流 ) 的顺序 e.g. Please wait your turn.

请等着轮到你。

1. We all like people with good m_______.2. C_____ in on others is impolite.3. We must always o____ the traffic rules.4. Don’t drop l_____ everywhere.5. Q_____ here for taxis.

I. Fill in the blanks.

anners

utting

beyitter

ueue

II. Translation.

1. — 我们能在这片森林里吃野餐吗？ — 恐怕不能。 — _____ we _____ __ ______ in the forest? — No, ____ ______ _____. 2. 我们不应该摘公园里的花。 We ______ ____ _____ the flowers in the park. 3. 我们必须遵守交通规则。 We must _____ ______ ______.

Can have a picnicI’m afraid not

should not pick

obey traffic rules

1. Recite the two conversations.

2. Remember the new words and

phrases by heart.

Translate the following sentences.

1. 在那里，什么是符合习俗的问候方式？

2. 英国人在家也很有礼貌。

3. 我肯定这些对我们很有益处。

4. 他们会足够有耐心地等你挪开。

What’s the proper way to greet people there?

British people are very polite at home as well.

I’m sure these are helpful to us.

They will be polite enough to wait till you move.

Answer the following questions.

What does Eddie say to Hobo before he

mentions the good manners?

What’ll British people do if you’re in

their way?

You’re old enough to learn about manners.

If you’re in their way, British people will

be polite enough to wait till you move.

Can you find the similarity between

the two sentences? What is it?

You’re old enough to learn about

manners.If you’re in their way, British people will

be polite enough to wait till you move.

to be + adjective + enough + to-infinitive

e.g. You are old enough to learn about

manners.

If you are in their way, British people

will be polite enough to wait till you

move.

A Using enough to

We can use the verb to be + adjective +

enough + to-infinitive to describe a

person’s personality and abilities.

Suzy’s friends

Suzy wants to tell her parents what she thinks about her friends. Help her make sentences using “to be + adjective + enough + to-infinitive”.

1. his friends / kind/ any time/ help

Daniel ______________________

___________________

is kind enough to help his

friends any time.

2. listen/ patient/ when others speak/

carefully

Millie ______________________

_________________________

3. around her/ careful/ small changes/

notice

Sandy _______________________

______________________

is patient enough to listen

carefully when others speak.

is careful enough to notice

small changes around her.

4. generous/ with others/ her things/ share

Kitty ___________________________

________________

5. queue/ polite / in public

Simon _____________________________

6. make everyone laugh/ funny/ after class

Amy _____________________________

_______________

is generous enough to share her

things with others.

is polite enough to queue in

public.

is funny enough to make everyone

laugh after class.

e.g. British people are very polite. They

do not shout loudly in public.

B Using too … to …

We can use the verb to be + too + adjective

+ to-infinitive to express a negative result.

British people are too polite to shout

loudly in public.

e.g. British people are very polite.

They will not push past you.

British people are too polite to

push past you.

Sometimes we need to add for

someone before the to-infinitive.

e.g. The UK is very far away. Jenny

cannot go there on her own.

The UK is too far away for Jenny

to go there on her own.

After the radio show

The radio show is over. Millie wants to

write about that day in her diary. Help

her rewrite the sentences with “to be +

too + adjective + to-infinitive”.

1. Suzy was very shy. She did not join the

discussion.

Suzy was too shy to join the

discussion.

2. Simon was very excited. He did not

express himself clearly.

3. Peter was slow. He could not write

down all the main points.

Simon was too excited to express

himself clearly.

Peter was too slow to write down all

the main points.

4. Amy was careless. She did not take her

hat with her when she left.

5. Kitty was very busy with her dancing

lessons. She did not listen to the radio.

Amy was too careless to take her

hat with her when she left.

Kitty was too busy with her dancing

lessons to listen to the radio.

1. sb. + adj.+ enough to do sth.

某人足够……做某事2. sb. + be too +adj. + to do sth.

某人太……而不能做某事。 _____ + be too +adj. + _______ to

do.

sth.

for sb.

1. She did not join the discussion.

discussion n. 讨论 e.g. In their discussion, I was in

favor of Mr. Li.

在他们的争论中，我支持李先生。

2. He did not express himself clearly.

express v. 表达 e.g. The writer expresses his love for

his motherland in his novels.

作者在小说中表达出他对祖国的爱。

3. Jenny cannot go there on her own.

on one’s own 某人自己；独立地 e.g. I was able to finish the job on my

own.

我能独自地把工作做完。 After graduation, he lives on his

own. 

毕业后他就独立生活了。

4. Kitty was very busy with her dancing

lessons.

be busy with 忙于做某事 e.g. They pretended to be busy

with preparation for the exam.

他们装着忙于备考的样子。

Ⅰ. 翻译下列句子。1. 他够上学年龄了。

2. 她真慷慨，为我们买了这多礼物。

3. 这个盒子太重，小男孩搬不动。

4. 昨天他太兴奋了，都不能清楚表达自己了。

He is old enough to go to school.

She is generous enough to buy us so many

presents.

The box is too heavy for the little boy to carry.

He was too excited to express himself clearly.

5. 这男孩年龄太小，不能照顾自己。

6. 他们太慢了，赶不上这辆公交车了。

This boy is too young to look after

himself.

They are too slow to catch the bus.

Ⅱ. 用左栏的形容词和右栏的词组完成句子。

interesting

fast

generous

hard-working

to be the first of his class

to make me laugh

to share his things with others

to get good marks

1. Is Mike generous?

Yes. He is ________ enough __________

________________.

generous to share his

things with others

2. Is that story interesting?

Yes. It is __________ enough __________

_____.

3. Is he good at swimming?

Yes. He is ___ enough ______________

_______.

4. Is Alice very hard-working?

Yes. She is ____________ enough ______

___________.

interesting to make me

laugh

fast to be the first of

his class

hard-working to get

good marks

1. Review the two sentence structures

and make at least five more sentences

with each of them.

2. Prepare for the next lesson.