大学核心英语教程1_4(B).ppt

3. How do Americans usually call their friends? By their first name/given name. 4. What subjects should normally be avoided in conversations according to the passage? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) the other’s age anything concerning money the cost of personal possessions religion politics 5. The writer suggests four ways for a foreigner to avoid personal questions. They are: 1) 2) to say “ In my country that’s a strange question”, and to change the subject to something not so personal. not to answer the questions. just to say “ I don’t know”, 3) 4) 6. When one is talking to an American, what advice is useful for him? 1) The best way to address an American: 2) The best way to introduce oneself: 3) The best way to act: by the name he uses in introducing himself. use the name that one wants to be called by. just naturally. 1. What is the main idea of the passage? The title says Social Customs in America, with the key words as customs, America, etc. Yet the passage is mainly dealing with two American social customs which differ from Chinese customs. The two customs are how to address a person and what should be avoided in conversations. This part can be into divided two parts with the first two paragraphs as the introductory and the rest as the supporting. 2. How many parts can this passage be divided into? Or which part is the introductory part and which part or parts are supporting? custom two: How to have a conversation with an American. custom one: How to address a person in the U.S.A. Introductory (some different customs) 1. Americans trace their origins from so many different countries that there is a wide range of “ acceptable” social customs in America. 美国人原是来自许多不同的国家，所以美国的社交习俗的“ 可接受性” 有很大的回旋余地。 2. However, it may be helpful to have a more detailed understanding of the customs usually followed in the United States, especially of some of them which are different from Chinese customs. 然而，更多地了解一些美国常见的习俗，特别是一些与中国有差异的习俗不无好处。 3. It is easiest to decide exactly what y