1 a Match the requests with the people in the picture. Write the letters [a-d] in the correct boxes. a. Would you mind cleaning the yard?

b. Would you mind not playing baseball here?

c. Would you mind moving your bike?

d. Would you mind turning down the music?

1b Listen and number the requests [1-4] in the order you hear them.

a

b

c

d

1

2

3

4

1c PAIRWORK Look at the picture and make conversations.

A: Would you mind

moving your bike?

B: Sorry. I’ll do it

right away.

2a Listen and number the pictures [1-5] in the order you hear them.

a. Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?

b. Nick, would you mind not

wearing those old jeans?

c. Jenny, would you mind cleaning

your room?

d. Nancy, would you mind getting

out of the bathroom?

e. Pete, would you mind getting up?1

2

3

4

5

2b Listen again. Match the requests in activity 2a with the responses. Write the letters [a-e] in the blanks.

1. Sorry. I won’t be long.

2. I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away.

3. OK. I’ll do them in a minute.

4. OK. I’ll put on another pair.

5. OK, dad. I’ll get up now.

d

c

a

b

e

2c PAIRWORK Look at the requests and responses and make conversations.

A: Nick, would you mind

not wearing those old

jeans? They look

terrible.

B: OK. I’ll put on

another pair.

Would you mind cleaning your room?

I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away.

Would you mind not playing baseball here?

Sorry. We’ll go and play in the park.

Would you mind moving your car?

No, not at all.

Would you mind doing sth.

表示礼貌的请求得到许可的用语。“请你做…你是否介意？”、“请你做…好吗？”， 是一种比较客气的表达方式。 Eg. Would you mind opening the window? 你介意打开窗户吗？ 如果要表示“请你不要做…你是否介意？”、“请你不要做…好吗？”，只需在 doing 前面加 not 。 Eg. Would you mind not sitting in front of me?请你不要坐在我前面好吗？

应答用语： 如果同意表示不介意时，可用如下用语来表达： Certainly. / Of course not. / Not at all. / No, not at all. 如果不同意表示介意时，常用“ Sorry / I’m sorry.” 并陈述某种理由来表示拒绝或反对。 Eg. -Would you mind turning off the light in the room? -I’m sorry. But I haven’t finished my homework yet.

3a 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. 1. Would you mind ?

2. Could you please ?

3. Would you mind ?

4. Please .

5. Also, you have to .

If you finish these tasks, we can go to a movie tonight. Love,

Mom

washing the dishes

feed the dog

cooking dinner

return the book to the library

do your homework

3b PAIRWORK Look at the list of orders in the box. Make conversations using “would you”, “could you”, and “have to”. Orders tur

n down the TV wash the dishes get up babysit your little cousin

A: Would you mind getting up? You have to help me in the kitchen.

B: OK, I’ll get up right away. Do I have to wash the dishes?

A: Yes, and you have to help me make dinner.

B: OK. When I finish, could you help me with my homework?

A: Sure.

4 GROUPWORK 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 problems.

And could you…

clean the classroomgreet people at the gateprepare food and drinks

1a 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 friends 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.n. 女服务生

bring—brought

1b GROUPWORK

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

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

Your barber gave you a terrible haircut.

The store clerk gave you the wrong size.

Your friends 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

2

3

2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in the chart.

Places Problems Solutions

clothing store

ordered a hamburger with French fries but only got a hamburger

will get a new pen

got the wrong size shirt

will get a smaller shirt

restaurant

store got a pen that doesn’t work

n. 解答；解决办法

n. 衣服

will get some French fries

2c PAIRWORK Look at the problems in activity 2b. Role play the quests with your partner.

A: This shirt is too big.

Would you mind giving

me a smaller one?

B: Not at all. Here you are.

3a Read the article. Underline the things that annoy people. Circle what people do when annoying things happen. I can’t stand it! We asked some people what annoyed them. Here’s what they said: 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.

annoy n. 使恼怒；使生气

wait in line 排队等候 get mad 生气 (=get angry)

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 polite.

annoyed adj. 恼怒的；生气的 get annoyed=get angry

polite adj. 有礼貌的；客气的

perhaps adv. 或许；大概all the time 总是；一直try to do sth. 尽力去做某事 try not to do sth. 尽力不做某事 try sth. 尝试某事物 try doing sth. 尝试着去做某事

3b 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 .

I get annoyed when people cut in line. When this happens, I .

would say,”Would you mind standing a little inside?”

may say, “Could you please not cut in line?”

n. 门

插队n. 排；队；列

4 GROUPWORK Find out some of the things that annoy your classmates and fill in the chart. What is the most common problem? What do different students do about it?

Name Problem Action

Lin Zheng Classmates don’t return my eraser.

A: What annoys you, Lin Zheng?

B: I get annoyed when classmates borrow my eraser and don’t return it.

A: What do you do? B: …

v. 归还；返回

mind wait follow order turn down

1. I’m trying to sleep. Could you the music,

please?

2. I’m going to be a bit late. Could you ask the bus driver

to for five minutes?

3. Would you closing the door? It’s cold outside.

4. I don’t know the way to the sports club. Can I

you?

5. Sorry, I my food half an hour ago and it hasn’t

arrived yet.

turn down

wait

mind

follow

ordered=has not

2 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

Yours sincerely,

Linda

telephoning so loudly at noon? Would you mind turning down the music? Playing the guitar is very good. But please pay attention to the time when you play it. Would you mind not playing football on the floor? Thank you very much.

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

Would you mind keeping your voice down?

voice n. 声音

term n. 术语etiquette n. 礼节

normal adj. 正常的；正规的behavior n. 行为；举止；表现

at first 首先

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

seem like + 名词 似乎像…

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Europe 欧洲

uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的allow v. 允许；承认 impolite adj. 无礼的；粗鲁的

public n. 公众 sneeze v. 打喷嚏cough v. 咳嗽

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politely adv. 客气地；斯文地smoke v. 抽烟；吸烟

put out 熄灭cigarette n. 香烟；卷烟；纸烟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