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1、Practical English for Adult Learners (II) Unit 2 Learning Objective: l1.Oral practice : Talking about People l2. Text A: The Very Image of A Father l3. Text B : Want a Raise? Standing Tall May Help l4.Word formation : Conversion； Compound and Derivative Learning Objective: l5.Grammar: Adverbial Clau

2、ses (1) l6.Supplementary reading: Barbie Doll l7.Writing practice: Writing a Letter of Greeting l8.Proverbs I. Oral Practice lTalking about people l1. Situation background lLinda and Daisy are talking about their new boss. II. Vocabulary 词汇 l描述人的外貌和性格描述人的外貌和性格 lbody:体形体形 l short/ tall /thin/average

3、height /slim/quite big/ overweight /too fat /one metre seventy lHe is tall and thin. lShe is very slim. lShe is overweight. lGood-looking, ordinary-looking, handsome, beautiful, pretty , graceful. 2.Vocabulary词汇 lfacial expression: 面目表情 lEyes: bright blue/brown /clear black eyes lhair :black/brown/g

4、rey/short/long/ curly/wavy/straight hair l eg long black hair medium straight hair l short wavy/curly hair 2.Vocabulary词汇 l描述人的性格的形容词(褒义词 ) lkind/humor/interesting/funny/friendly/nic e/ confident/self-confident/outgoing /easy- going/intelligent/bright/clever/smart/ lquiet/calm /optimistic/ talkative

5、/ introvert 2.Vocabulary词汇 l描述人的性格的形容词(褒义词 ) lpatient/ sociable/ brave/diligent/hard- working/careful/active/reliable/ generous/ lcourteous/polite有礼貌的 lmodest谦虚的 2.Vocabulary 词汇 l描述人的性格的形容词(贬义词) lunkind / stupid/ foolish/ talkative /serious/ bad temper /shy/timid/ moody/quick-tempered/ be in bad moo

6、d l impolite / workaholic / aggressive 2.Vocabulary 词汇 l描述人的性格的形容词(贬义词) lPessimistic limpatient llazy ldishonest lassertive 独断的 lOutspoken 直率的，不客气的 3.Sentence patterns la. What does he look like? lb. Hes tall, handsome, athletic, attractive lc. Im wondering whether? ld. He looks like le. How old wou

7、ld you guess he is? lf. I think he likes black/grey/white/dark blue color, because he always wears lg. Hes kind/strict/ patient to his staff. 3.Sentence Patterns l描述人的外貌和性格的句型 lWhat does he look like? l Hes tall/short/one meters seventy/slim/quite big/average height lHes got long/short/fair/dark cur

8、ly /wavy/straight/pony hair. l He wears glasses. lHe is wearing a pair of glasses lHe is strong but a little shy. lHe has a lovely round face with big bright eyes. 4.Pair Work lWork in pairs talking about your best friend Sample for My Good friend lZhang Fang , one of my good friends, is 26 years ol

9、d. If you see a girl go together with me, who is not tall and is simply dressed, that must be Zhang Fang . lZhang Fang pays a lot of attention to his work and study, She works very hard. She teaches Chinese and math. Sample for My Good friend lHer students love her very much. We study English at BTV

10、U Chaoyang Branch together . I am not good at English. If I have some trouble learning English, he will help me. She is always kind to everyone around her. lZhang Fang is also interested in music and sports. She can play the violin. Sample for My Good friend lBadminton is her favourite sport. At wee

11、kends we often play badminton together. lI enjoy our friendship very much. My father lMy father is a middle school teacher. He is forty years old, but he is still energetic like a young man. lHe loves his work and put all his energy into his work. l Every night he is busy correcting students papers,

12、 preparing for lessons and reading books . My father lSometimes when I wake up at midnight I can see my father still working. lMy father cares for his students. He tries his best to help those who fall behind. Naturally, his students love him very much. Once my father was ill in hospital. My father

13、lMany students went to see him and give best wishes/regards to him. lI was deep moved by it. lMy father is such a person: kind-hearted and hard-working. I love my father. My mother lMy mother is a nurse. She became a nurse after she left middle school at the age of 18. She was born in 1955, and now

14、is in her fifties. lMother works very hard. Every morning she goes to work early and the last one to come back. My mother lShe provides good service to her patients . The patients and their family members are very thankful for what she did for them. Everybody says shes a good nurse. lMother is kind

15、to me. When I have some problems that I cant solve, she often gives me some advice. I respect her and will love her for ever. Introduce famous person-Yu Dan lYu Dan, a famous professor in Beijing Normal University, had already given millions of Chinese lots of wonderful lectures on CCTV. In this spe

16、cial way she introduce traditional Chinese literature to make it more popular. Her words are so interesting and humor that many people admire her very much and become her fans. In their Introduce famous person-Yu Dan lMind, professor Yu makes understand Chinese literature easy. lInfluenced by her fa

17、ther, she began to enjoy Chinese literature when she was a child. She is now a very experienced teacher, who has also published a number of books. She said to be an excellent teacher, a great lecturer and a successful writer. Language Points for Text A The Very Image of A Father lApproach 接近 lTo com

18、e near or nearer, as in space or time:接 近：靠近或靠得更近,如在空间或 时间上： lSpring approaches. 春天近了 lThe time is approaching when we must be on board. l我们上船的时间快到了。 II. Text lText A l The Very Image of a Father lText B lWant a Raise? Standing Tall May Help Text A The Very Image of a Father Before reading lDo you k

19、now when is Fathers day? The third Sunday in June. lWhat do you think a father should be like? Lets read the text carefully to see the writers opinion about the image of a father. Language points for Text A The Very Image of A Father lAs, while ,when 区别 lI slipped on the ice as I ran home. l我跑回家时在冰上

20、滑了一跤 lWhen he entered the room, we were having English lessons. lWhile we were having English lessons, he entered. Language points for Text A The Very Image of A Father lLet s be real about it. l 让我们现实一些吧。 lgrow up : 长大 lget divorced 离婚 llive up to: 符合，不辜负 la role model 一个角色偶像 lfoster child: 收养的孩子 L

21、anguage points for Text A The Very Image of A Father lLook like, Be like , take after区别 lto look like （外表）长的像（外表）长的像 lto be like （性格或行为上）像（性格或行为上）像 lTo take after（与家中年长的人性格、长相）像（与家中年长的人性格、长相）像 lHe takes after his father. They are both very musical. lHe looks like her mum. They have the same eyes lHe

22、s like his mother, always rushing around. Language points for Text A The Very Image of A Father lImpact : The effect or impression of one thing on another 影响：一个事物对另一个事物的影 响或印象 lTo have an effect or impact on sth . l对产生影响 lParents have an impact on their children. Fathers Day: 父亲节 l1909年就开始有人建议确定父亲节。

23、据 说第一个提出这种建议的是华盛顿的约 翰布鲁斯多德夫人。多德夫人的母亲早 亡，其父独自一人承担起抚养教育孩子的 重任，把他们全部培养成人。 Fathers Day: 父亲节 l1909年，多德夫人感念父亲养育之恩， 准备为他举行庆祝活动，同时，想到所有 的父亲对家庭和社会的贡献，于是给当地 一家教士协会写信，建议把6月的第三个 星期日定为父亲节。该协会将建议提交会 员讨论，获得了通过。1910年6月，人们 便在此庆祝了第一个父亲节。当时，凡是 父亲已故的人都佩戴一朵白玫瑰，父亲在 世的人则佩戴红玫瑰。 Fathers Day: 父亲节 l这种习俗一直流传至今。但是开始时父亲 节的日期各不相同

24、，而且有的地方用蒲公 英作为父亲节的象征，有的地方则用衬有 一片绿叶的白丁香作为父亲节的象征。直 到1934年6月，美国国会才统一规定6月 的第三个星期日为父亲节。 Notes to the Text A lMy father image was Harold, who was in his twenties when I was 10 years old. l我的父亲榜样是二十多岁的哈罗得，而我 才十岁。Who引导的是一个非限定性定语 从句，对主句作进一步的解释。 Notes to the Text A lHe fills you with the memories that never l

25、eave you when you grow up. 对他永不 消失的记忆伴你成长。that从句后引导的 是一个定语从句,修饰memories。 Notes to the Text A lWhat made him my role model was that he knew my darkest secretseven my real father didnt knowand he told me things not other person would tell a little boy. l 我视他为我的偶像是因为是他知道我最不为 人知的秘密甚至我的亲生父亲都不知道他 也让我知道一些别

26、人不会告诉一个小孩子的事 情。What引导的是一个主语从句，紧接其后 的是一个由that引导的定语从句。he told me things not other person would tell a little boy. “things”后面是一省略了关系代词that的定语从 句。 Notes to the Text A lHe always called me “Kiddo” , a name I call people I like to this day. a name I call people I like to this day. 此句中包含两个 省略了关系代词的定语从句。一个是

27、a name 后面省略关系代词that的定语从句， 另一个是people后面省略关系代词that （who）的定语从句。 Notes to the Text A lJoe DiMaggio（1914-19991）和Lou Gehrig（1903-1941）都曾是美国著名的 棒球明星；乔 刘易斯，美国著名的空手 道武师，李小龙的弟子。 Notes to the Text A lThat is the reason a father role model is so important to a boy or a girl.这是一个 父亲角色榜为什么对男孩和女孩如此重要 的原因。Reason后wh

28、y(引导的定语从句) 省略。 Notes to the Text A lI guess the reason I am writing all this is that I think there should be a Fathers Day when everyone honors the person who had a lifelong impact on him. 我猜我写所有这些的原因是我觉 得应该有一个父亲节，这个节日是每一个人对 影响其一生的人表示他的崇敬。Reason后 why(引导的定语从句)省略（同注解）。Is 后接 表语从句。以when引导的时间状语从句中含有 一个以w

29、ho引导的定语从句。 Notes to the Text BNotes to the Text B lWant a raise? Standing tall may help lno one could argue that height is an essential ability required for job performance nor a bona fide occupational qualification.没有人认为高度是工作表现必 备的一项基本能力或者是所谓的职业资格。 That引导的是宾语从句，修饰argue。 required for job performance

30、为过去分词短 语，作定语，修饰ability。 Notes to the Text BNotes to the Text B lDaniel Cable, a business professor at the University of North Carolina, analyzed results of four large-scale studies in the United States and Britain that followed thousands of participants from childhood to adulthood, examining details

31、 of their work and personal lives. lDaniel Cable，北卡罗来那大学的商业教授分 析了美国和英国四次大规模研究的结果，此 研究跟踪的是数千位参与者的童年和成年， 并有对他们的工作和个人生活的详细调查。 that引导的是定语从句，修饰studies。 examining details of their work and personal lives是现在分词短语做状语。 Notes to the Text BNotes to the Text B lWere talking about literally hundreds of thousands

32、of dollars of earnings advantage that a tall person enjoys l我们说的是一个高个儿享有多挣数十万 的优势。that引导的是定语从句，修饰 advantage。 III. Word FormationIII. Word Formation构词法构词法 lPrefix of “re” 前缀: lRetell l recover lReform lReplace lrebirth IV. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses l1.时间(time): when ,whenever ,while, as, before afte

33、r, since ,as soon as, hardly.when, until (till). lWhenever I met with any difficulty, he came to help me l2.地点(place )where ,wherever lWhere there is a will, there is a way. IV. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses l3.原因(reason) : because since, as ,for . lAs there is no answer, I wrote again. lSince we have

34、no money, we cant buy it. l4.目的(purpose): that, so that, in order that lBring the picture closer that I can see it better. l5. 结果(result): so that, sothat suchthat lHe had overslept, so that he was late for work. V. Exercise l1.Write the words from the box 选词填空 l1) recommendation, l2) recall l3) rec

35、overed l4) replace l5) reaction l6) resist, l7) reform l8) rearrangement V. Exercise l3.用单词的正确形式填空 real adj. reality n. l(1) What was the reason for your absence? l(2) She believes in the of fairies. l(Keys: real reality) V. Exercise l3.用单词的正确形式填空 die v. dead adj. death n. l(1) He in the World War I

36、I. l(2) The defeat meant the of all my hopes. l(3) Our old dog has been for years. l(Keys: died death dead) V. Exercise l3.用单词的正确形式填空 3)Image n. imagine v imagination n. l(1) I can the scene clearly in my mind. (2) The ghost you saw is only your . l(3)According to the Bible, man was made in the of G

37、od. l(keys: imagine imagination image) V. Exercise l3.用单词的正确形式填空 4) Beautiful adj. beauty n. l(1) That apple is a real . l(2) The soup was really_. l(keys: beauty beautiful) V. Exercise l3.用单词的正确形式填空 5)think v. thought n. thinker n. l(1) I it will rain. l(2) Give his offer plenty of before you accep

38、t it. l(3) He is regarded as a great . l( Keys: think thought thinker) V. Exercise l3用单词的正确形式填空 l6)honor v. honorable adj. l(1) It is my to be invited. l(2) The deceased was an man. l(keys: honor honorable) V. Exercise l4.选词填空选词填空 lgrow up experience dress l get fill impact l1) He on a small farm. l

39、 2) Johns the best person to this vacancy. l 3) The whole family is a Christmas tree in the garden. l(keys: grew up, fill in ,dressed up) V. Exercise l 4.选词填空选词填空 l4)Journey by camel was quite an . l 5) The incident had a strong on the residents. l 6) Youll never her to agree. l(keys: experience imp

40、act get ) V. Exercise l5.把下列句子翻译成中文 l1) Wait until you are called. 一直等到叫你。 l2)You shouldnt get angry just because some people speak ill of you. l你不应该生气只因为有人说你不好的话。 l3)Take your umbrella in case it rains. l 带把雨伞以免被雨淋着。 V. Exercise l5.把下列句子翻译成中文 l4)Youre able to go wherever you like. 你想去哪就去哪。 l5)As al

41、l the seats were full he stood up. l他站着是因为所有的座位都满了。 V. Exercise 6.把下列句子翻译成英文 l1) 我正在想别的事情。(think about) I am thinking about other people. l2) 他是我一生的朋友。 (lifelong) He is my lifelong friend. l3.什么时候我才能找出时间享受长途旅行呢？ (whenever) Can I enjoy long journey whenever I have free time. V. Exercise l6.把下列句子翻译成英文

42、 l4) 那个孩子举止像个成人。(grown-up) The child is just like grown-up. l5) 考试逼近使她不安。(approach) The examination is approaching. She is worried about it. English letter-writingEnglish letter-writing : : lA Letter of Greeting问候信 英文问候信的写法：分正式和非正式两种，英文问候信的写法：分正式和非正式两种， 本课讲非正式问候信的写法。此类信函一本课讲非正式问候信的写法。此类信函一 般以问候语开场，般以问候语开场， 可表示对未来的祝福，可表示对未来的祝福， 如有不能赴约或赠送礼物的情况，也要在如有不能赴约或赠送礼物的情况，也要在 信中说明，信的最后可再次向朋友表达你信中