Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the

Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music? Period 1 (1 a-2 c)

Xiaoxin

你介意…吗？ Mum: Xiaoxin, would you mind turning down the music? Polite (有礼貌) Xiaoxin: No, not at all. I'll do it right away. 不，一点也不。

do the laundry Mum: Would you mind doing the laundry? Xiaoxin: No, not at all. I'll do it right away.

clean the room Mum: Would you mind cleaning the room? Xiaoxin: No, not at all. I'll do it right away. in a minute =at once

Would you mind …? Washing quickly taking some exercise feeding the dog cooking some food

Would you mind not doing …? A: Would you mind not climbing the tree? B: I’m sorry. I will get down in a minute. I won’t do it again. I won’t do it anymore. … climb the tree

Would you mind not smoking here? I’m sorry. I’ll go out.

Would you mind not fighting with others?

Would you mind not doing sth. ? Washing slowly eating too many grapes Eating quickly playing baseball near the window

Boys Girls

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Look at the picture and make conversations. A: Would you mind moving your bike ? B: Sorry , I’ll do it right away. Not at all. I’ll do it right away. No, not at all.

Pairwork neighbours

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Conversation 2 Woman: Nick, would you mind not wearing old jeans terrible those_______? They look_____. pair Nick: OK. I’ll put on another_____. Conversation 3 Man: Sarah, would you mind doing the______? in a minute Sarah: OK. I’ll do them_____. dishes

Pairwork 1 4 A: Would you mind doing/not doing …? B: No, not at all. I …. Sorry, I …. walk on the grass 2 5 3 6 cut in line

Example: Ask someone to sweep the floor. Ask someone to read the English book. Tell someone not to sleep in class Ask someone to jump three times. Ask someone not to smoke. Ask someone to give you a pen. Ask someone to say hello to the teacher.

There’ll be a school clean-up tomorrow afternoon！Four students in a group. One is the head(组长). He/ she asks the others to do something, using Can you …? Could you please…? Would you mind…? Would you like to…?

(谚语) Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. 礼貌无所失，却得到一切。

1. Finish your exercise book. 2. Write a short passage. You are going out for a trip with your parents on May Day. Please write an e-mail to your grandparents and ask them to look after your house. Please use“Would you mind…? ” (Level A) about 60 words; (Level B) at least 2 sentences.

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Answers: 1. No, not at all. 2. I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away. 3. Sorry. I’ll turn it down.

The dishes are dirty. A: Would you mind doing/cleaning the dishes? B: No, not at all. / I’m sorry. I’ll do it

The blackboard is too dirty. Would you mind cleaning the blackboard? No, not at all. / Sorry, I’ll clean it at once. / Sorry, I’ll do it right away. .

No smoking here! A: Would you mind not smoking here? B: No, not at all. / I’m sorry. I won’t do it. / Ok. I’ll smoke outside. Would you mind not doing…?

Playing basketball is not allowed here. Would you mind not playing basketball here? No, not at all. / Sorry, I’ll go and play outside. /

Some students are talking in class. Would you mind not talking in class? No, not at all. / Sorry, we’ll stop talking at once. / Sorry, we won’t do it again. .

Translations 1. 你介意把门关上吗？好的，我马上就办。 Would you mind closing the door? OK. I’ll do it right away. 2. 你介意把收音机关小声点吗？不，一点都不。 Would you mind turning down the radio? No, not at all. 3. 请不要在教室里大声说话好吗？对不起。 Would you mind not speaking loudly in the classroom? Sorry. 4. 你不要穿那条蓝裤子了。他们难看极了。 好的。我将穿另一条。 Would you mind not wearing the blue pants? They look terrible. OK. I’ll put on another pair.

词组翻译 1. 介意做某事 2. 把音乐关小声 mind doing sth turn down the music 3. 打扫院子 clean the yard 4. 搬开你的自行车 move your bike 5. 马上 right away/in a minute 6. 洗盘子 wash/do the dishes 7. 穿着旧牛仔裤 wear the old jeans 8. 从浴室里走出来 get out of the shower 9. 穿上他的毛衣 wear his sweater 10. 看起来难看 look terrible

Translations 请你倒一下垃圾好吗? 对不起, 我马上就办. Would you mind taking out the trash? Sorry , I’ll do it right away. 你们别在这儿架好吗? 不, 一点也不介意. Would you mind not having a fight? No, not at all. 你把音乐关小点好吗? 对不起, 我马上就办. Would you mind turning down the music? Sorry, I’ll do it at once. 你们别在这儿打篮球好吗? 对不起, 我们将在操场上 打. Would you mind not playing the basketball here? Sorry, I’ll do it in the playground.

washing the dishes feed the dog cooking dinner go to the library do your homework

3 a Larry is sleeping late. His mother left a note on his door. Look at the pictures and complete the note. Dear Larry, Your father is at a meeting and I’m going shopping. I need your help. washing the dishes 1. Would you mind ? feed the dog 2. Could you please ? cooking dinner 3. Would you mind ? 4. Please go to the library . 5. Also, you have to do your homework. If you finish these tasks, we can go to a movie tonight. Love, Mom

4 Group work It’s the school open day. Make a list of things students need to do. Decide who should do these things, then go around the class and ask them. Jobs Students Make posters Yan Ming A: Yan Ming, could you make some posters? B: Sure, that’s no problem. And could you …?

Would you mind turning down the music? SECTION B

1 a Have you ever complained about these things? Would you ever complain about them?

Your barber gave you a terrible haircut.

The store clerk gave you the wrong size.

Your friend were late.

The movie was terrible. Your best friend said it was great.

The waitress brought you the wrong food.

The pen you bought didn’t work.

1 b Group work Make a list of other things you have complained about. Then rank the items from the most to the least annoying.

2 a Listen and number the sentences in the order you hear them in activity 1 a. 1 2 3

2 b Listen again and fill in the blanks in the chart. Place s Problems got the wrong size shirt restaurant clothing store shore Solutions will get a smaller shirt will bring some French got a pen that doesn’t write ordered a hamburger with French fries but only got a hamburger

Look at the problems. Role play the requests with your partner. A: This shirt is too big. Would you mind giving me a smaller one? B: Not at all. Here you are.

Look at the problems. Role play the requests with your partner. A: I ordered a hamburger with French fries, but only got a hamburger. Would you mind bringing me the French Fries? B: I’m so sorry. I’ll bring it to you right away.

Look at the problems. Role play the requests with your partner. A: I bought this pen here, but it’s not good. B: What’s the problem? A: It doesn’t work. Would you mind giving me a new one? B: Not at all. Here you are.

Read the article. Underline things that annoy people. Circle what people do when annoying things happen. I can’t stand it! I don’t like waiting in line when a shop assistant has a long telephone conversation. When that happens, I usually say, “Would you mind helping me? ” And I don’t like it when shop assistants follow me around. Then I say, “Could you please not follow me around? I’ll ask you if I need some help. ” Usually the shop assistants say they are sorry, but sometimes they get mad. If that happens, I won’t go back to that store again.

I get annoyed when someone talks to me while I’m reading. This happens to me all the time in the school library. When it happens, I usually talk to the person because I want to be polite. But because I’m polite, people don’t know I’m annoyed. So they do the same thing again. Perhaps in the future I should try not to be so polite.

3 b Look at the pictures. Imagine you are the people in the pictures. Complete the sentences. I get annoyed when someone stands in the subway door. When this happens, I usually say “Would you mind …? ”.

Look at the pictures. Imagine you are the people in the pictures. Complete the sentences. I get annoyed when people cut in line. When this happens, I usually say “Would you mind waiting in a line? ”.

mind wait follow 1. I’m trying to sleep. Could you order turn down the music, please? 2. I’m going to be a bit late. Could you ask the bus driver to wait for five minutes? 3. Would you mind closing the door? It’s cold outside. 4. I don’t know the way to the sports club. Can I follow you? 5. Sorry, Iordered my food half an hour ago and it hasn’t arrived yet.

Activity 3 Reading Read the article for the first time. Explain etiquette in English.

1. Etiquette means n_____ and polite b______. 2. Would you mind keeping your v_______ down ? 3. Etiquette is not the same in every c____ or in every s____. 4. If you do this in E_______, some people might feel u_____. 5. There are other places where talking loudly is not a_____. 6. It’s better to keep your voice down in p______ places. 7. If we see someone b____ the rules of etiquette , we may polite give them some s_____. 8. People don’t usually like to be c_______ , so we have to be careful how we do this. 9. D______ litter is almost never allowed. 10. Could you put out that c____ ? Smoking is not allowed here. normal behavior voice culture situation Europe uncomfortable allowed public breaking suggestions criticized Dropping cigarette

True or False : The word “etiquette” means normal and polite social behavior. (T ) In Europe, standing very close to the person with whom you are talking is quite common. (F ) Talking loudly is fine in China. ( F)

It is better to keep your voice down in public Tplaces. ( ) “ Would you mind…” is a polite way to T give people suggestions. ( ) T We have to be careful to make requests( ) F

Read the article for the second time. Finish 3 a and 3 c on Page 59

Would you mind keeping your voice down? If you spend some time in an English-speaking country, you might hear the term ‘etiquette’. It means normal and polite social behavior. This may seem like a different word at first, but it can be very useful to understand. keep down 控制 voice n. 声音 spend+时间+在某地 We’ll spend three days in this hotel. spend+时间或钱+on sth. She spent all her money on clothes. spend+时间或钱+(in) doing sth. She spends two hours (in) playing the piano every day. some time 一些时间 some times 几次 sometimes 有时 term n. 术语 normal adj. 正常的；正规的 etiquette n. 礼节 behavior n. 行为；举止；表现 seem like + 名词 似乎像… at first 首先

Etiquette is not the same in every culture, or in every situation. For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However, if you do this in Europe, some people might feel uncomfortable. Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our town homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed. For example, most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a museum, or a movie theater is impolite. Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places. In fact, we should also take care not to cough or sneeze loudly in public if possible. Asian adj. 亚洲的；亚洲人的 uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的 Europe 欧洲 allow v. 允许；承认 impolite adj. 无礼的；粗鲁的 public n. 公众 cough v. 咳嗽 sneeze v. 打喷嚏

If we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, we may give them some suggestions politely. Perhaps one of the most polite ways is to ask someone, Would you mind doing this or Would you mind not doing that. For example, if someone cuts in front of you in line, you could ask them, Sorry, would you mind joining the line? If someone is smoking on the bus, we could ask, Excuse me, could you please put out that cigarette? People don’t usually like to be criticized, so we have to be careful how we do this. break the rule 不服从；不遵守 put out 熄灭 politely adv. 客气地；斯文地 cigarette n. 香烟；卷烟；纸烟 smoke v. 抽烟；吸烟 criticize v. 批判

Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world! For example, dropping litter is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask them, would you mind picking it up? drop v. 扔；丢 litter n. 垃圾 pick up 捡起 dropped

Activity 4 Discussion Make comparison about etiquette between China and other English-speaking countries.