Complete the following sayings.

1. ________ speak louder than words.

2. No ______, no _______.

3. A friend in need is a friend ________.

4. Practice makes ________.

5. You cannot burn the ________ at both

ends.

Actionspain gain

indeedperfect

candle

6. The early bird catches the _______.

7. It never rains but it ________.

8. Many hands make ________ work.

9. Don’t put all your _____ in one

basket.

10. The grass is always ________ on the

other side.

worm

pours

light

eggs

greener

Ask the following questions in pairs.

1. Do you make a lot of noise while eating

or drinking and is it good manners or

bad manners?

2. Will you start eating

before everyone is

ready?

The Class 1, Grade 8 students are

going to give a talk on good table

manners. They are making a plan

for the talk. Read their plan and

answer these questions.

1. What’s the purpose of the talk?

2. Where will it take place?

3. How many rules for eating in their

talk?

Teach students rules for eating.

At the school hall.

Six rules.

Amy and Daniel are making a

web page about their talk on

the school website. Read their

plan on page 76 again. Then

help them complete the page.

Good table manners

We are going to hold a talk on good

table manners. The purpose of the talk

is to teach students (1) ______________.

It will take place at (2) _________ on (3)

_________ at the school hall.

There will be a lot of advice on table

manners. We hope you will find them

useful.

rules for eating

10 a.m.

12 May

Above all, when you are sitting at the

table, you should not start eating until

(4) ________________, and it is impolite

to (5) ____________________ while

eating or drinking. You should not eat

with (6) _________________ or talk

with (7) __________________.

everyone is ready

make too much noise

your mouth open

food in your mouth

Also, do not reach over (8)

_______________ for something.

Before you leave, wait for (9)

________________.

These rules are important because we

should make sure that both guests and

hosts are comfortable at the table.

someone’s plate

everyone to finish

1. The purpose of the talk is to teach stu

dents

rules for eating.

the purpose of sth. / doing sth.

某事 / 做某事的目的e.g. What is the purpose of your visit?

你来访的目的是什么？ He knew my purpose in writing this book.

他知道我写这本书的目的。

2. It will take place at 10 a.m. on 12 May at

the school hall.

take place 举行，发生 ( 一般指有计划性 )

e.g. The concert will take place next Sunday.

下周日将举行音乐会。Where will the next Olympic Games t

ake place?

下一届奥运会在哪里举办？

happen 与 take place 都可以表示“发生”，但它们在用法上是有区别的。

happen 往往指偶然的、未能预见的客观情况的发生； take place 主要指经过酝酿的事情的发生，没有“偶然”的含义。如：

An accident happened in front of the park

yesterday.

Great changes took place in my home tow

n in the past five years.       

happen & take place

此外， take place 还可以表示“举行”。如：The concert will take place next week.

【运用】根据句意用 happen 或 take place

的适当形式填空。(1) 第 30 届奥运会于 2012 年在伦敦举行。 The 30th Olympic Games ___________ in

London in 2012.

(2) 刚才发生了一起交通事故。 A traffic accident ___________ just now.happened

took place

3. These rules are important because we

should make sure that both guests and

hosts are comfortable at the table.

make sure 意为“确保；设法保证”，其后 常接由介词 of 引导的短语或 that 引导的从 句。 e.g. Make sure that you turn off the lights

when you leave the classroom.

离开教室时务必把灯关了。

【运用】请根据汉语意思补全英语句子，每空词数不限。(1) 在你给老师看之前，请再确认一下你

的答案。 Please _____________ your answer b

efore you show it to the teacher.

(2) 我能确保他今天回来。I _______________ that he will come b

ack today.can make sure

make sure of 

C. Your class is planning a talk

about other aspects of good

manners. Work in pairs. Make

a plan and create your own

web page.

How many parts should your talk

include and what are they?

1. Purpose

2. Time and place

3. Content

4. Conclusion

… is/ are going to hold a talk on …

The purpose of the talk is to teach …

about …

It will take place at/ in … at … on…

When you …, you should …

You should not …

It is impolite to …

Always remember to …

The following expressions may be

very useful in your talk.

1. 本次比赛的目的是选出更优秀的选手。_________________________ is _____

_____ better players.

2. 我们的家乡已经发生了巨变。Great changes ________________ in

our hometown.

根据汉语意思完成下列句子。

The purpose of this match

to choose

have taken place

3. 你们必须把这些规则记在心里。You must ______________________.

4. 从某人的盘子上方伸过挟菜是不礼貌的。______________________ someone’s plate.

5. 我们应该确保主客双方在餐桌上很舒服。We _________________ that ___________

_______________________ at the table.

keep these rules in mind

It’s impolite to reach over

should make sure both guests

and hosts are comfortable

Review all the new words and language points in this unit.