A New English Course I Unit 7

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A New English Course (I) Unit 7
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• 1). ???????????,?????????,??????????
• 2). ?????????,??????,??????,????????
• 3). ????????, ????????

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• 1) LSP the attributive clauses introduced by
  that and who(m).(? that?who, whom???????)
• 2) Dialogue I II some conversational strategies
  in initiating and transiting a topic.
  (????????????????)
• 3) Reading I II exposition. (???)

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???? (Teaching Aims)

• To review grammar
• the infinitive preceded by a wh- word used as the
  object
• the infinitive used as a postponed object in the
  pattern It takes (so much time) to do something.
• the bare infinitive used as the object complement
• the ing participle used as the object in the
  pattern Would you mind ?
• To be able to identify the type of writing of
  Reading I
• To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I,
  Reading I II
• To be familiar with some conversational
  strategies.
• Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich
  students vocabulary.
• Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions,
  role play and interaction activities to help to
  develop the students oral communicative
  abilities.
• Do some other after-class exercises including
  listening, retelling, reading and writing to
  improve students comprehensive skills.

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???? (Teaching Contents)

• Language Structures Practice
• Dialogue I Dialogue II
• Reading I Reading II
• Assignments

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???? (Time Allocation)

• Language Structures Practice ( 1 hour )
• Dialogue I Dialogue II ( 2 hours )
• Text I Text II ( 2 hours )
• Assignments ( 1 hour )

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1st session

• Language Structure Practice
• LSP I
• Asking for information about what to do
• Expressing gratitude
• Listening to the dialogue and fill in the
  gaps of the given examples.
• A Do you know / Could you tell me what to say to
  a person on his birthday in English?
• B (Yes. You say Happy birthday and many happy
  returns of the day!)
• A Im so glad to know the right thing to say.
  Thank you for telling me.
• B (Not at all.)

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Practice

• Substitution practice
• Language points
• Xerox machine n. ?????(????), ?????
• ask for leave of absence ??

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More cues for practice

• Do you know/ Would you mind telling me
• what to say to a couple on their wedding
  anniversary?
• what to say to the person at his/her departure
  for London?
• when to say To your health!/ Bottoms up!
  Cheers!/ Let me take a toast!
  Congratulations!
• how to adjust the temperature on this air
  conditioner? Use this drinking water dispenser?
• which bus to take to go to the Hankou railway
  station? the mall, Chicony? the East Lake Park
• who to see if I want to borrow the latest issue
  of Beijing Review? make a copy of this tape?
• where to exchange some US dollars? enjoy pizza?

• Answers
• Have a happy anniversary!
• A pleasant journey! A good trip!
• At a dinner party. On ones commencement (????)/
  promotion/ success.
• Use the remote control device/ controller.
• Press the red button for hot water and the blue
  one for cold water.
• Bus No. 519.
• Bus No. 715.
• Trolley-bus No. 1.
• The librarian in the Reading-room.
• The young man in the Language Lab.
• At Bank of China.
• At the Pizzahut.

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LSP II

• Asking for and giving information about the
  length of time needed for an action
• Listening to the dialogue and fill in the gaps of
  the given examples.
• A Are we early enough to catch the 930 train?
• B No. (Im afraid) its too late to do that.
• A How long will it take us to go to the station?
• B (About forty-five minutes, I think.)
• Substitution practice

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More cues for practice

• Its adj. enough infinitive
• He will be quick enough to finish the decoration
  work in 3 days
• John is smart enough to solve the problem in 5
  minutes.
• It is light enough to play chess.
• He was fool enough to agree.

• Its too adj. infinitive
• Never too late to learn.
• The new teacher is too inexperienced to manage
  the class well.
• She is too emotional to hold her tears back .
• Its too risky to spend all your money on stocks.

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LSP III

• Listening to the dialogue and fill in the gaps of
  the given examples.
• A (What can you see in a busy street?)
• B Oh, I can see buses come and go busily and
  sometimes I can see a pedestrian jaywalk.
• A (Do you hear anything in the street?)
• B Yes, I can hear the bus engines purr and
  sometimes I can hear an ambulance sound its
  siren.
• Substitution practice

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Language points

• Traffic on the street
• truck ???? trolley-bus ?? double decker
  bus ??????
• taxi, taxicab ????, ???? tramcar, streetcar
  ??, ????
• trolleybus ???? underground, tube, subway ??
  coach, motor coach, bus ???
• (?????? http//www.hao360.com/page/details_word
  s.asp?id5143 )

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More cues for practice

• What can you see in a park
• birds fly in the sky
• fish swim in the ponds
• people take photos/ play chess/ do shadow boxing/
  dance/ go fishing
• children play games/ hide-and-seek/
  rope-skipping/ rubber band skipping// play on the
  swing/ see-saw/ slide// ride wooden horses/
  tricycles// fly kite/ go roller skating
• women knit/ watch their children in the sun

• What can you hear in a park
• kindergarten children sing nursery rhymes
• young people speak English at the English corner
• children frolic on the lawn
• students read aloud under the tree
• people chat here and there
• musicians play the violin or the accordion
• birds sing on the trees

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LSP IV

• Listening to the dialogue and fill in the gaps of
  the given examples.
• A Its getting quite late now, isnt it?
• B (Yes, it is.)
• A Would you mind telling me the time? My watch
  has stopped.
• B Certainly. // Certainly not. / Of course not.
  / Not at all. // (Its twenty-two minutes past
  five.)
• Substitution practice

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More cues for practice

• Would you mind doing ?
• The bus is stuffy. You want to open the window.
• It is very hot. You want to turn on the
  air-conditioner.
• You are invited to a friends party. You want to
  smoke.
• You want to invite a girl to dance with you at a
  ball.

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Dialogues

• Dialogue I

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I. Introductory questions

• 1. How do you usually go to school/ work/ go
  shopping? By bus, bike, taxi, car, trolley bus or
  just on foot?
• 2. What is the most popular/ widely used vehicle
  in China? Is there any difference between big
  cities and countryside in China?
• 3. What is the most popular/ widely used vehicle
  in America? What is the difference between China
  and America?
• II. Listening to the dialogue.

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III. Comprehension questions

• What does it mean when one says that cycling is a
  way of life in China?
• (Bicycle has been an indispensable vehicle for
  common Chinese. The populous country produced 78
  million bicycles last year, about one third of
  the global total. In 2002, every Chinese urban
  family owned an average of 1.4 bicycles.)
• What role does the motor wheel play in American
  life?
• What are some major reasons why American choose
  to own a car?

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IV. Language appreciation

• this is no exaggeration. ????. ???????.
• e.g. This is no exaggeration to say hes the most
  generous person Ive ever met.
• ?????????????????.
• (???? exaggerate v. ??, ?? understatement n.
  ???, ??????)
• kingdom of bicycles ?????
• e.g. China, known as " kingdom of bicycles" with
  the largest cycling population in the world,
• is in thirst of an Olympic cycling title.
• kingdom of table tennis ?????
• Do in China as the Chinese do. ????
• ??? Do in Rome as Romans do. While in Rome,
  do as Romans do

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V. Words and Expressions

• for a change for the sake of variety ?????
• e.g. When hes thirsty he always drinks cola, but
  this time he chose mineral water for a change.
• do ones bit do ones share of the work that
  needs to be done ???????
• e.g. We can finish this job on time if everyone
  does his bit.
• ??????????, ??????????.
• in charge of ??/??????
• e.g. The chief engineer was in charge of
  directing the building of the subway.
• ?????????????????
• be reduced to doing ???????(??/???)???
• e.g. Eventually the master was reduced to begging
  on the street.
• ?????????????.

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• Assignments
• exercise in WB
• review LSP and Dialogue I
• preview Dialogue II

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2nd session

• VI. Conversational strategies

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VI. Conversational strategies

• 1. How to initiate a topic and steer the
  conversation into desired directions.
• (??????????????????.)
• A I heard about China being a Kingdom of
  bicycle. (or As is known to all/ I have been
  told that, China is a Kingdom of bicycle.)
• B Yes, for many of us, cycling has become a way
  of life.
• B Its said that the United States is a country
  driven by automobile engine, and Americans are a
  people on the wheel.
• A Thats no exaggeration.
• B But I heard city public transport in your
  country is not very convenient.
• A Thats true.

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VI. Conversational strategies

• Practice with the following cues
• A four-storey students cafeteria has been built
  on our campus.
• A new plastic racetrack is being built on our
  campus.
• Jenny has made a new friend on the net.
• Our dean will give a speech on the commencement
  tomorrow morning.

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VI. Conversational strategies

• 2. Expressing ones attitude or opinion on a
  certain topic.
• A. Showing agreement
• (1) A Yes, this is exactly what I felt during
  my first two months here.
• (2) A Absolutely.
• (3) A Thats no exaggeration.
• (4) A Thats true.
• (5) A Thats exactly what was on my mind.

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VI. Conversational strategies

• Additional expressions
• I agree (with you.)
• Youre/ Thats right.
• No doubt about it.
• I think so, too.
• I feel the same way.
• Thats just/ exactly what I was thinking.
• I cant agree with you more.
• You took the words right out of my mouth!
  (less formal)

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VI. Conversational strategies

• B. Showing disagreement or expressing different
  opinions
• (1) A I wouldnt consider that a healthy
  attitude.
• (2) A No, Im serious. I dont mean we should
  give up automobiles altogether for bicycles.
• What Im saying here is that we should discourage
  the use of

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VI. Conversational strategies

• Additional expressions
• I disagree.
• I dont think so.
• I wish I could agree with you, but
• I dont want to argue with you about that,
  but
• I wouldnt say that.
• I wouldnt go as far as that.
• I wouldnt go so far as to say that.

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VI. Conversational strategies

• Practice with the following cues
• There is a heated debate about the method of
  Crazy English proposed by LiYang.
• Discuss whether college students should fall in
  love. (be in love, date, campus romance)
• Women have gained equal rights with men in China.
• The best way to learn English is to memorize
  English words.
• The telephone installed at students dorms has
  provided convenience and brought about
• many problems as well.

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VI. Conversational strategies

• VII. Retelling (Put the dialogue into a short
  passage)
• Sample outline
• An American talks to a Chinese friend about China
  being a Kingdom of bicycle.
• They exchange views on two kinds of wheel and two
  ways of life.
• Problems with American city public
  transportation.

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VIII. Oral practice

• Try to list the advantages and disadvantages of
  the following traffic
• bus
• taxi
• bicycle
• car
• ship
• plane
• (useful expressions
• cheap, fast, convenient, little/less
  polluted, comfortable, safe, good to health,
  enjoying the scenery expensive, time-consuming,
  polluted, feeling sick, carsick, seasick, hard to
  park, causing traffic jam, dangerous )

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Dialogue II

• Complementary expressions
• Expressing likes
• Im crazy about
• Its great, super, fantastic, terrific.
• My favorite is
• I especially like
• Expressing dislikes
• I dont particularly care for
• Im not really crazy about
• I have a dislike for
• Expressing preference
• I likebetter
• Id like to
• Id just as soon do

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More cues for practice

• getting up early in the winter
• A I loathe getting up early in the winter
  morning when its still dark.
• B Yes, so do I.
• A Its so cold, and when its dark, it makes you
  feel even colder.
• B Yes, I cant agree more.

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More cues for practice

• Assignments
• exercise in WB
• recite or retell Dialogue I
• review Dialogue II
• preview Reading I and Reading II.

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3rd session

• Readings
• Reading I My First Day at School

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Warm-up

• Before you read the text, answer the following
  questions orally.
• 1. Talk about your first day at college. How did
  you feel at that time? Did you feel confident/
• nervous/ uneasy when you have to say something
  or to perform before a crowd of people?
• (Hints proud, confident, happy, excited, shy,
  afraid, uneasy, uncertain, nervous, embarrassed)
• 2. Try to recall some interesting stories
  happened to you at primary school. The teachers
  you
• met, the new friends you made, games you played
  

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Warm-up

• About the writer
• Richard Wright
• http//www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/di
  r/wright_richard/

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Words and Expressions

• in the presence of ????(??)?? ( in sb's
  presence)
• a blank house ??? (??????,??, ????????.)
• an empty house ??? (?????????.)
• giggle, titter(grin, smile)
• giggle ???, ??, ????, ????. ?????????,????????????
  ?, ??????????.

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Words and Expressions

• titter ?????????????, ??????????????.
• e.g. She bought the dress on impulse.
  ????????????
• (???? impulsion n. ??, impulsive adj. ????
• flash through ????????, ??
• to collect ones senses to control ones
  emotion, to calm down ????, ????
• no doubt????

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Comments on the passage

• This passage is a piece of narrative writing, and
  its distinctive feature lies in writers vivid
  and impressive descriptions of the boys inner
  activities. In addition, descriptions of the
  teachers directions and classmates reactions
  all highlight the nervous and embarrassing
  atmosphere at that time.
• In order to better appreciate the writing skills,
  you are supposed to fill in the following grid by
  thinking about three questions as follows.
• What were the changes of the boys inner
  feelings?
• How did his teacher try to encourage and direct
  him?
• What were the reactions of his classmates?

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Reading II They Never Gave Me the present

• Words and Expressions
• to be at its peak ????, ??
• e.g. Sales have reached a new peak. ???????????
• to box a few ears ?????
• in a smouldering temper ???, ??
• for the present ??

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Answer the following comprehensive questions
orally (WB p63).

• Was the school popular when the author first
  attended it?
• Yes. When Loll went to the village school, it was
  at its peak.
• What kind of children went to the school?
• The school was crowded with wild boys and girls
  from miles around.
• How did the boys and girls treat Loll on his
  first day at school?
• They plucked at his scarves, spun him round like
  a top, screwed his nose and stole his potato.
• Why did they make fun of him?
• Seeing Loll just three feet tall and fatly
  wrapped in his scarves.
• Why was Loll unhappy when he returned the home?
• When Loll returned home, he felt unhappy, for he
  sat there all day without getting the present/
  the gift.
• What did the teacher actually mean when she said,
  Well, just you sit there for the present?
• She wanted Loll to sit there at the moment, right
  now.

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Comments

• The author employs some vivid verbs and
  adjectives in this passage to achieve a light and
  humorous effect, which impresses readers deeply.
  Such as
• the outlying farms, half-hidden hovels, strange
  oaths and odours, quaint garments, curious pies,
  wrap me in scarves, tie up my bootlaces, thrust a
  cap on my head, stuff a baked potato in my pocket

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Comments

• Assignments
• exercise in WB
• retell Reading I
• retell Reading II
• write a passage using at least 5 expressions from
  the text