chapter5_cnn_subway_etiquette.ppt

1、CNN video “Subway etiquette”New Yorkers get training on how to be polite on public transportation,Chen Rongxin Foreign language department SUMC,Subway etiquette: Brainstorming,Give an example by your own experience to show what you know about etiquette. In your own eyes, how can you act like a gentl

2、eman in your school life?,Etiquette: the formal rules of proper (social) behaviour礼节，礼仪,medical/teacher/legal etiquette: 医学界、教师、法律界的行为规范,Subway etiquette: Bad manners,Pushing and shoving in bus, cinema, dining-hall, etc. Gum-chewing, smoking, littering, spitting in public place such as classroom, le

3、cture-hall. Graffiti(drawings or writing on a wall, esp.of a rude, humorous, or political nature).the mens toilet is full of the usual graffiti.,Subway etiquette: Good manners,Words you can use: courteous/polite, courtesy/politeness, civil/civility, friendly, hospitable/hospitality, considerate, tho

4、ughtful, etc. List what we call good manners in society, family or school. (each member is required to contribute two kinds of good manners to your team),Subway etiquette: vocabularies,2. civility:,1. courteous:,adj. polite and kind; showing good manners and respect for others 有礼貌的,e.g. What weve as

5、ked our employees to do is to be courteous.,Discourteous, -opposite; courtesy (polite behaviour), discourtesy, -opposite,(An act of) politeness and good manners 礼貌, 客气;彬彬有礼的行为 incivility,e.g. Sometimes the battle for civility requires a little incivility.,有时为争取礼貌行为需要作出一点点不礼貌的行为。,Subway etiquette: vo

6、cabularies,reciprocate,to give or do something in return 报答,酬答。,e.g. If you project kindness and politeness to people, they will reciprocate the same.,reciprocal,Adj. given and received in return; exchanged between two nations or groups . Mutual 相互的，互惠的,e.g. A reciprocal trade agreement has been mad

7、e between China and the U.S,Subway etiquette: vocabularies,3. graffiti:,Drawings or writing on a wall, esp. of a rude, humorous, or political nature 乱涂乱抹，涂鸦,graffiti-ridden:,full of graffiti 充斥的,e.g. The mens toilet is full of the usual graffiti. (is graffiti driven),e.g. The graffiti-driven subway

8、in 90s in New York city can not be seen since the city campaigned against graffiti at that time.,Subway etiquette: vocabularies,5. Gum-chewing,Thank you for your awareness in keeping these floors GUMFRESS.,4. shove: 推挤，推撞,There are a lot of pushing and shoving in buses especially in big city.,Subway

9、 etiquette: vocabularies,Grand Central Station 纽约一地铁站名 N.Y.C transit authority 纽约市公共交通运输局 enforcer 实施者, 执行者 Impose (on) 把强加于 Feature 是的特色 Monumental 巨大的 scrimmage 扭打,混战,争球 Rugby scrimmage 橄榄球中的争球,指互不相让, 扭打成一片. Panhandling 在街上行讨 Crime-ridden 犯罪猖獗的,Subway etiquette: exercisescomprehension questions,1.

10、 Why did New York City start politeness training? To teach New Yorkers manners and make travel on the subway less hectic. 2. What do the subway workers do? They are courteous to riders and ask them to step aside to let passengers out. 3. Why did the city paint orange boxes in the subway stations? To

11、 keep people from blocking the doors of the subway. 4. Do the subway workers think the politeness training will work? Yes. They are optimistic and think people are generally nice.,Subway etiquette: Assignment,As China continues to modernize, many good traditions have been left at the roadside with the rubbish, while some less agreeable practices have been kept, such as rude behaviors, impolite or anti-social acts, which are long-standing problems in China. 1. Take some examples of rude behaviors, impolite or an