Unit 2 In England, you usually drink tea with milk.

What are good manners? Can you give

some examples about good manners and

bad manners.

Free talk

Your American friend Mary invited you to visit her home when you were free. Then, you dropped in on her house.

But when you knocked at the door …

There are some different manners in different countries.

In China, it’s OK to visit friends without calling ahead of time. While in the US, it’s not polite to do so.

Mary felt surprised. Why?

What is the polite way in

the US?

Calling ahead of time.

Your American friend invited you to her party tonight at 7:30. When are you supposed to get there? Why?

A. Before 7:00 to help her to prepare.B. 5’-10’ late, not to be the

first guest.C. After 8:00, I’m the VIP.D. 5’-10’ earlier, it’s a

polite way to show my respect for her.

In the U.S. people tend to be

_____________.

In China close friends tend to

arrive _____________ but

acquaintances ( 熟人 ) tend to

arrive _______________.

5’-10’ late

before 7:00

5’-10’earlier

Your American friend invited you to her

house for dinner at 6:30. When are you

supposed to get there?

A. Right on time.

B. Be fashionably late.

C. Half an hour late.

D. About 5’-10’ earlier.

The Americans: AThe Chinese: B

must mustn’t

Drive on the left of the road in Britain.

Stop at the red light.

Drop litter in the street.

Ride your bicycle on the pavement ( 人行道 ).

Point at people.

Make noise in the library.

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Discussion

must mustn’t

Take photos of others without asking.

Ask an adult a private question.

Use their first names when meeting older people.

Singing loudly in the neighborhood at midnight.

Ask a lady’s age

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Look at the pictures and talk about what you can see.

get on a bushave afternoon tea

In picture 1, two women are sitting at the table. They are drinking tea and eating cakes and biscuits.

In picture 2, people are trying to get on a bus.

At around 4 pm.

Listen and answer the question.

When do people have a tea party in England?

Read the passage. Which sentences describe what you can see in the pictures in Activity 1.

One day we visits some friends and had afternoon tea together. Afternoon tea is not just a drink but a light meal at around 4pm. In England you usually drink tea with milk.

Once I noticed a gentleman touch a young man on the shoulder, smile politely and say, “Exercise me!” Are you waiting for the bus?

In England

must mustn’t can

greeting people

shake hands for the first time; say Mr. and Mrs. to older people

just say hello when meeting again; use first names with your friends

Read carefully and complete the table about England.

In England

must mustn’t can

food and drink for guests

drink tea with milk; pour tea first, then milk

have tea after 4:30; drink coffee or juice;

pour milk first, then tea

only drink tea at a tea party

In England

must mustn’t can

weddingswoman must be a few minutes late to the church

see each other the night before wedding; woman arrives at the church on time

1. Way of life

2. shake hands with

3. for the first time

4. a light meal

5. around 4 p.m.

6. tea with milk

生活方式

与……握手

第一次

一顿简单的饭 / 便餐

下午四点钟左右

加牛奶的茶

Useful expressions

7. stand in a line

8. afternoon tea

9. on time

10. take away

11. on the shoulder

排队

下午茶

准时，按时

带走，取走

肩膀上

1. … enjoyed my stay …

Language points

stay 既可作名词 , 又可作动词 , 常见的用法 :

(1) stay 作名词时 , 意为“逗留；停留”。

(2) stay 作动词时 , 意为“停留在 ( 某处 ) ；留宿；保持”。如：

a short stay in hospital 短期住院Could you stay for a while?

你能待一会儿吗 ?

Will you stay at Paris?

你会呆在巴黎吗 ?

We still stay in touch.

我们仍然保持联系。

[ 拓展 ]

stay 也可作系动词 , 后接形容词 , 意为“维持 (…… 的状态 ) ；保持；继续”。如：

It was stormy last night. They stayed

awake all the night.

[ 辨析 ] stay 和keep

(1) 表示“继续呆在某处”时，应该用不及物动词 stay 。如： Shall I go or stay?

Stay indoors for a few days until you

recover from your cold.

(2) 表示“暂住、短期停留”时，只能用不及物动词 stay 。如：

He is staying at Hilton Hotel.

My mother-in-law stayed with us this week

when she visited us.

(3) 表示“继续保持或处于某种状态”时，应视具体情况在上述动词中进行选择：

① 表示“继续保持或处于原来的状态”时，可用 stay 。如：

The door stayed closed. But the police

themselves prefer to stay unarmed.

② 表示“需要设法才能保持或处于某种状态”时，应用 keep 。如： She knew she must keep calm.

I wish those children would keep quiet.

Although they have many difficulties, they

keep happy.

Paul managed to keep awake by drinking

lots of strong black coffee.

③ 表示“使某人或某物保持某种状态”时，只能用及物动词 keep 。如：

She had kept him waiting twenty minutes

on this occasion.

Why do you always keep your windows

closed?

1.Once you make a promise, you should

_____ it.

2.You can _____ at home and watch TV.

3.She ______ a diary for over twenty years.

4.I _______ late at the party last night.

5.We're all _______ well.keeping

stay

keep

kept

stayed

Practice

2. … not … but …

not … but… 意思是“不是……而是……”。如： The book is not Xiao Ming’s but mine.

这本书不是小明的而是我的。 I was wrong. It wasn’t the red one but the blue one.

我弄错了，不是红色的而是蓝色的。

3. on time

on time 准时 ; 按时 You must get to the station on time.

你必须准时赶到车站。 The rain kept us from getting there on

time.

那场雨使我们不能准时到达那里。

[ 辨析 ]

in time; on time

这两个词组都可表示“按时”。

in time 表示“及时”，指没有迟到、时间还充裕。

on time 表示“准时，按时”，指按规定的时刻，不早不晚。

1. Please don’t be late. Come here _______ .

请别迟到，准时来这儿！

2. When I was hungry, my mother sent the bread to me ________.

当我饿了的时候，妈妈及时给我送来了面包。

Fill in the blanks using in time and on time.

on time

in time

有关 time 的短语 at times  有时 ,  不时 in time  及时 on time  按时 at the time 当时 all the time 始终；一直 from time to time 有时；偶尔；时常 have no time for 没时间做（某事） in no time (at all) 立刻；赶快；马上 keep time （钟表）走得准 many a time 常常；多次

4. … the woman throws her flowers …

throw 作动词 , 意为“投；掷；抛” , 其用法如下 :

(1) throw sb. sth. 向…… 投……

(2) throw on / off ... 匆忙穿上 ( 脱下 ) ……

(3) throw away sth. 抛弃……

Throw me that dictionary.

把那本词典扔给我。 He got up late so he threw on his clothes

and went out.

他起得太迟，于是他匆忙穿上衣服就出去了。 He threw away the old sofa.

他把旧沙发扔掉了。

⑴can 表示允许，意思是“可以” You can go and see the lion dance.

You can’t play football in the street.

⑵can 表示能力，意思是“会，能够” He can drive a car.

⑶can 表示猜测，意思是“可能” She can’t be at home at the moment.

情态动词 can 的用法

[ 注意 ]⑴ 在表示客观需要时一般用 have to ( 不得

不 ) ，而不用 must 。 It’s raining heavily so we have to stay at

home and do some reading.

⑵ 在表示能力时， can 可以和 be able to互换 , 后者有人称变化和更多的时态变化。

He was able to mend the machine at 18.

( )1. — Who’s singing in the next room?

— It ____ be her . She has gone to New

York. (2011 浙江湖州 )

A. can’t B. must C. shouldn’t D. can

[ 解析 ]考查情态动词表推测。表示否定推测时，用 can’t ，意为“一定不……”。 must 表示推测时，意为“一定……”，用于肯定句；根据答语“她已经去了纽约”可知是否定推测，故选 A 。

A

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( )2. --- Dad, the bread is not enough. I am still hungry. _____ I have something more? --- But there’s nothing in the fridge now. (2011 四川绵阳 ) A. Must B. Need C. Will D. Can [ 解析 ]考查情态动词的用法。 must 意思是“一定，必须”； need 意为“需要”； will意思是“将要”； can 意思是“可能，可以”。根据句子“ I am still hungry. 我仍旧很俄”可推断“我可以再吃点东西吗”，故选 D 。

D

( )3. —I can’t stop smoking, doctor.

— For your health, I’m afraid you ______.

(2011贵州安顺 )

A. may B. can

C. have to D. need

[ 解析 ]交际用语的考查。根据句意“医生，我不能戒烟。为了你的健康，恐怕你不得不” 。 may 意为“可以”； can 意为“能够”； need

意为“需要”均不符合句意。

C

( ) 4. — Is Maria knocking at the door?

— It ______ be her. She is in Australia now.

(2012 湖北黄石 )

A. may not B. needn't C. mustn't D. can't

D

( ) 5. —Meng Fei had his arm broken while recording If You Are the One in Beijing.

—Really? Then perhaps he _____ host TV programs for some time. (2012 江苏连云港 )

A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t

D

( ) 6. The lady in this photo ______ be over fifty! She looks so young! (2012 江苏无锡 )

A. mustn’t B. must C. can’t D. can

( ) 7. —________ I swim here?—I’m sorry. Children _______ swim alone

here. (2012年广东省 ) A. Must , can’t B. May , must C. Can, mustn’t D. Can’t can

C

C

( )8. —How many English words do you

think I should know?

—As many as you ______. Then you will find

reading quite easy. （ 2013 浙江丽水） A. will B. must

C. can D. might

【解析】考查情态动词的用法。根据上句句意：你认为我应该知道多少英语单词？此处句意应该为：尽可能多的。 can 意为“能够 ”，符合句意，所以选 C 。

C

( )9. Hurry up ， or you ____catch the train ．(2013重庆 )

A ． can’t B ． needn’t

C ． mustn't D. shouldn’t

【解析】本题考查情态动词的用法。 can’t“ 不能”； needn’t“ 没有必要”； mustn’t“禁止，不可以”； shouldn’t “ 不应该”。 由句意“赶快，否则你不能赶上火车”知选 A 。

A

( )10. ---Pauline has lost her phone.

---No. It’s in her bag. I _________ hear it. 2013

浙江杭州 A. must B. can C. may D. shall

【解析】本题考查情态动词的辨析。 must “ 必须”； can “ 能够”； may“ 可以”； shall

“将要”。由句意“它在她的包里”可推测能听见手机在包里响。故选 B 。

B

Practice

( ) 1.--- Can I go fishing with you, Dad?--- No, you _____. You ______ stay at home and do your homework first. A. won't; may B. can't; must C. shouldn't; ought D. needn't; should( ) 2.This math problem is too hard. Nobody _______ do it. A. may not B. may C. can’t D. can

B

D

( ) 3. — Could I look at your new

computer?

—Yes, of course you _______.

A. could B. can C. will D. might

( ) 4. It is usually warm in my hometown

in March, but it _____ be rather cold

sometime.

A. must B. can C. should D. would

B

B

1. You _____ listen to your teacher carefully in class.2. We ________ cross the road if the traffic is busy.3. - Where____ my brother be? - He ______be in the classroom, because I saw him in the library just now.4. Students ________ copy others’ homework.5. - She ____ speak English. - So _____ I .

Fill in the blanks using can/ can’t/ must/ mustn’t .

must

mustn’t

cancan’t

mustn’tcancan

Work in pairs.

Talk about the differences of traditional life in England and China.

In England the woman mustn’t arrive at the church on time but a few minutes late for the wedding.

In China the man and the woman must arrive at the wedding party at the same time.

Writing

1.What do you do when you meet people for the first time?

2.What must you say when you talk to older people?

3.What food and drink do you give to visitors when they come to your home?

4.What do you eat during the Spring Festival?

Answer the questions about traditions in your home town.

Write a passage about what you must, mustn’t / can’t do in China. 1. You must offer your guests tea.

2. You mustn’t talk too loudly at table.

3. You must take a gift with both of

your hands.

4. You mustn’t call the name of the

elder.

Writing