Play part 2 of the interview for students to complete the table if necessary, play the cassette twice.

Do the exercise 5

Play the cassette again, pausing after each dialogue, for students to complete the Function File.

Ⅲ Pronunciation: Intonation

Do the exercise 6

Students work in pairs, making a list of the expressions for the functions a-f

Check students' answers by having them say the expressions politely

Students listen and repeat the expressions

Do the exercise 7

Tell students that the speaker, Christina, sounds rude on the cassette .Read through the four ways( a-d)of being impolite and rude

Play the cassette of the first item and look at the answer (b) with the class

Continue playing the cassette for students to match the other reasons for sounding rude with the dialogues.

Ⅳ Speaking

Do the exercise 8,

Read the Strategies with the class. Tell students to think of these things before they start the roleplays

Encourage students act out their roleplays in pairs. Asking other students to point out their impolite manners

Ⅴ Homework

1. Write a short report to describe Chinese people.

Are they open or reserved? Is formal language very

different from informal language? (Some

information may be available on the Internet).

2. Finish Ex 9 on Page 39.