Communicative Tasks : Task 1 Key for reference: close Lu: Hi! John. Glad to see you here. John: Hi! Lu. I'm crazy about parties, you see. There are so many people here. And I've made a lot of new friends. Lu: Speaking of parties, did you find any difference between the Chinese parties and American ones? John: Yes, quite a lot. For one thing, we have more parties in the United States. And they are less formal. People come and go whenever they wish. They may attend several parties the same evening. Lu: We also dream of having more parties. But we always have piles of school work to do. John: That explains why you Chinese students always get good marks in exams. ... and for another thing, in my country, we drink tons of beer at parties. We have keg parties in almost all the universities. Lu: What are keg parties? John: K-E-G, keg. It's a small kind of barrel containing beer. We play drinking games at keg parties. They are magnets for freshmen and underage drinkers. There are many tragic stories of young people who drank too much one night. Lu: What a shame! In China, college students are discouraged from drinking. If such things happen, they may be kicked out of school. And I heard that some universities in your county are trying to ban alcohol abuse. John: Yes, the authorities have become aware of the seriousness of alcohol abuse on campus and they are taking actions. But some students feel rules are made to be broken.

Topic: Party etiquette Roles: Lu - a Chinese student 　　　John - an American student Situation: You meet John, an American student, at a party hosted by the International Students' Organization. And you talk about the differences between party etiquette in China and the USA. Tips: drinks (beer, champagne, but no stronger drinks) meet a lot of people formal / informal be crazy about / dream of What is the difference between ... Did you find any difference between... We have more...

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