If your room is in a mess, what would your mother say?

a dirty room

Could you please clean the room?You’d better clean the room.You should clean the roomPlease clean the room.You must clean the room.

Would you mind

•I’m sorry, I’ll do it right away.•No, not at all.

cleaning your room?

smoke

If someone smoke in public, what would you say?

Could you please not smoke here?You’d better not smoke here.You shouldn’t smoke here.Please don’t smoke here.You mustn’t smoke here.

Would you mind

not smoking here?

--Would you mind getting up early?

--Not at all. I’ll do it right away.

--Would you mind not sleeping late?

--Sorry. I’ll get up right away .

--Would you mind cooking for us?

--Not at all. I’ll do it right away.

--Would you mind not playing the computer games?

--I’m sorry. I’ll stop it right away.

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?

Would you mind turning down the music?

No, not at all.

a

b

c

d

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A: This dress is too big. Would you mind ____________________B: ____________ ． Here you are.

giving me a smaller one?

The store clerk gave you the bigger size.

I’m so sorry

The waiter brought you the wrong food.

A: I ordered a hamburger, but this is salad. Would you mind___________________

B: I’m so sorry. ____________________________

bringing me a hamburger?

I’ll bring you a hamburger right away.

A: I bought this pen here, but it doesn’t work. Would you mind __________________

B: Not at all. Here you are.

giving me a new one?

The pen you bought didn’t work.

Your barber gave you a terrible haircut.

A: Oh! It’s terrible. Would you mind ____________________________

B: I’m so sorry.____________________

changing to another style?I’ll do it right away.

Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?

Ok. I’ll do them in a minute.Ok. I’ll do them in a minute.

Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans?Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans?

OK. I’ll put on another pair.OK. I’ll put on another pair.

Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room?Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room?

I’m sorry. I’ll do ti right away.I’m sorry. I’ll do ti right away.

Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom?Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom?

Sorry. I won’t be long.Sorry. I won’t be long.

Pete, would you mind getting up?Pete, would you mind getting up?

OK, dad. I’ll get up now.OK, dad. I’ll get up now.

___ Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?

___ Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans?

___ Pete, would you mind getting up?

___ Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room?

___ Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom?

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

2b Listen again. Match the requests in activity 2a with the responses below. 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.

aa

bb

cc

dd

ee

____________________

wash the dishes

wash the dishes feed the dogfeed the dog

go to the library

go to the library

cook dinnercook

dinner

do your homewor

k

do your homewor

k

Larry is sleeping late. His mother left a note on his door. Look at the pictures and complete the note.

Larry is sleeping late. His mother left a note on his door. Look at the pictures and complete the note.

Dear Larry,Dear Larry,

Your father is at a meeting and Your father is at a meeting and I’m going shopping. I need your I’m going shopping. I need your help.help.

1. Would you mind 1. Would you mind ? ?

2. Could you please 2. Could you please ? ?

3. Would you mind 3. Would you mind ? ?

4. Please 4. Please ..

5. Also, you have to 5. Also, you have to ..

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

Love,Love,

MomMom

Dear Larry,Dear Larry,

Your father is at a meeting and Your father is at a meeting and I’m going shopping. I need your I’m going shopping. I need your help.help.

1. Would you mind 1. Would you mind ? ?

2. Could you please 2. Could you please ? ?

3. Would you mind 3. Would you mind ? ?

4. Please 4. Please ..

5. Also, you have to 5. Also, you have to ..

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

Love,Love,

MomMom

washing the disheswashing the dishes

feed the dogfeed the dogcooking dinnercooking dinner

go to the librarygo to the library do your

homeworkdo your homework

Listen and number the sentences in the order you hear them.

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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

will bring some

French

storegot a pen that

didn’t work

Choose the right words and fill in the blanks.

I don’t like _____ in line when a shop assistant has a long telephone conversation. When that ______, I usually say, “Would you mind _____ me?” And I don’t like it when shop assistants follow me around. Then I say, “Could you please not _____ me around? I’ll ask you if I need some help.” Usually the sales assistants say they are sorry, but sometimes they get_______. If that happens, I won’t go back to that store again.

waiting

happenshelping

follow

mad

happens, happy, waiting, taking, follow, mad,

helping

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.

在我读书的时候，有人对我讲话我会感到很懊恼。

通常我会和那个人交谈，因为我想要有礼貌。

eat in public

Discussion: the impolite behaviors

talk loudly in publicsmoke in publicspit everywherechat loudly in public

Writing: Write a polite letter complaining about your new neighbors’ impolite behaviors.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Harris,

Welcome to our neighborhood. You must be excited to be in a new house. But I’m sorry to say that your family have annoyed us in some ways.

You often play the guitar too loudly.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope we can get along well with each other in the future.

Your sincerely, Mark

mind wait orderfollow turn down

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

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

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 a line?”

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 difficult word at first, but it can be very useful to understand.

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. 在一些亚洲国家，站得和你谈话的

人很近是相当普遍的。

术语

但是理解它会是非常有用的．

社会的

场合，情境

不舒服的

礼仪 正式的

Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own 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.

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.

但在其他一些地方，大声说话是不允许的。

允许，许可即使

if it is possible打破规则

建议

当心

For example, if someone cuts in front of you in a 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.

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?

在你前面插队

熄灭

批评

随手丢垃圾

香烟

把它捡起来

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4

Paragraph 2

a. We have to be very careful how we criticize people.b. The way people behave is different in different cultures

and situations.c. Sometimes, rules of etiquette are the same almost

everywhere.d. Etiquette is a very important idea to understand.e. We might want to ask someone to behave more politely

if we see them breaking a rule of etiquette.f. People in China and Europe have different ideas about

etiquette.

d be c