新课标人教版八年级英语下册Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music--SELF CHECK [ty].doc

Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music
Part 1: Teaching design
Structures
Would mind + gerund (formulaic); Will for intentions;
Could for polite requests
Target language
Would you mind moving your bike? Not at all. I’ll do it right away.
Could you please take out the trash? Sorry. I’ll do it right away.
Vocabulary
mind, yard, dish, poster, take, order, annoy, cut in line
right away, in a minute
Learning strategies
Reflecting; Practicing

SELF CHECK
1 Filling in the blanks
On page 57 is a box with 5 sentences. Read them and complete them with the words given.
mind, wait, follow, order, turn down
1. I’m trying to sleep. Could you 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, I order my food half an hour ago and it hasn’t arrived yet.
I don't mind your behavior.
I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's.
I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets.
He is waiting to be drafted.
These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion.
Let's follow our great helmsman!
It follows that your assertion is false.
A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake.
Mary plays best, with John and Sue following.
She followed dinner with a brandy.
Can you follow her argument?
Follow a pattern.
Follow the road.
The ducklings followed their mother around the pond.
The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing.
She followed the feminist movement.
Follow these simple rules.
Tuesday always follows Monday.
We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba.
Teenagers follow their friends in everything.
Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life.
She followed the men with the binoculars.
Order these files.
Order these files.
Order me some flowers.
She ordered him to do the shopping.
2 Writing and complaining
There is a new family next door. Write a polite letter complaining about three things.
Dear Mr and Mrs Harris,
Welcome to our neighborhood. Would you mind not singing at night too loud. We have to sleep at night and work at the daytime. And would you mind not playing football in the house?
People usually play football on the playground. I don’t understand why you play it at home. I have one more complaint. Would you mind not speaking too loud when you are making a telephone call? I could hear what you are saying into the phone even in my room.
Yours sincerely,
Li Changchun
Just for fun!
Would you mind not speaking so loud?
Would you mind putting the wet clothes out to dry up?
Would you mind cleaning the floor?
Would you mind closing the washing machine?
Reading: Would you mind keeping your voice down?
Before you read—please go over the vocabulary list for this unit at the back of your text book.
While you read—cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.
After you read—copy all the useful expressions into your Expression-Book.
spend some time in an English-speaking country, normal and polite social behaviour, a difficult word, at first, the same in every culture, in every situation, stand very close to the person, talk with…, quite common in some Asian countries, do this in Europe, even in China, the same in all situations, talk loudly in our own homes, in a library, with your friends, keep your voice down in public places, take care not to cough or sneeze loudly in public places if possible, break rules of etiquette, give them some suggestions politely, one of the most polite ways, cut in front of you, in a line, smoke on the bus, rules of etiquette, the same almost everywhere in the world, drop litter