BECPPT教学课件

1、7.1 Products and servicesREADING: a product brochure testimonial: a formal written statement about the quality of sthThe catalogue is full of testimonials from satisfied customers. brochure: a small magazine or book containing pictures and information about sth or advertising sth第1页/共22页Smart Homes:

2、 The Future is Here remote control: the ability to operate a machine from a distance using radio or electrical signals It works by remote control. (also informal remote, zapper) a device that allows you to operate a television, etc. from a distance I cant find the remote control. remote: (from sth)

3、far away from other communities, houses, etc; isolated a remote region, village, farmhouse第2页/共22页 ResidentIntel domotics install: to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used Hes getting a phone installed tomorrow. Ill need some help installing the software. recognise: sb/sth

4、(by / from sth) to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them, because you have seen or heard them or it before I recognized him as soon as he came in the room. I recognized her by her red hair. Do you recognize this tune?第3页/共22页 adjust: sth (to sth) to change sth slightly to make it m

5、ore suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better This button is for adjusting the volume. The brakes need to be adjusted. (to sth / to doing sth) (yourself to sth) to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think It took several seconds for his eyes to adj

6、ust to the dark. Youll quickly adjust yourself to student life. 第4页/共22页 sophisticated: (of a machine, system, etc.) clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented highly sophisticated computer systems Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time. cheaper, non-pea

7、k electricity rates rate: a fixed amount of money that is charged or paid for sth advertising / insurance / postal rates We offer special reduced rates for students.第5页/共22页 switch lights on and off switch sth off / on to turn a light, machine, etc. off/on by pressing a button or switch Please switc

8、h the lights off as you leave. look occupied occupied: being used by sb. This table is already occupied. burglar: a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal burglary fire brigade: 消防队第6页/共22页GRAMMAR: Comparatives and superlatives Forming comparatives and superlatives第7页/共22页 How to u

9、se comparatives and superlativesComparatives Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with “than”, or you can use a conjunction like “but”. Jiro is taller than Yukio. Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller.Superlatives Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Super

10、lative sentences usually use “the”, because there is only one superlative. Masami is the tallest in the class. Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is the tallest.第8页/共22页LISTENING: Hotels of the future rather: used to mean fairly or to some degree, often when you are expressing slight crit

11、icism, disappointment or surprise Youve done rather badly in the test. This hotel is rather more expensive than that. The exercise was rather too difficult. exclusive clientele clientele: all the customers or clients of a shop/store, restaurant, organization, etc an international clientele第9页/共22页 a

12、ssume: to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it I am assuming that the present situation is going to continue. It is reasonable to assume (that) the economy will continue to improve. It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work. family holiday budget第10页/共

13、22页 accommodate: to provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. The aircraft is capable of accommodating 28 passengers. estimate: sth (at sth) to form an idea of the cost, size, value etc. of sth, but without calculating it exactly The satellite

14、will cost an estimated 400 million. The deal is estimated to be worth around $1.5 million. We estimated (that) it would cost about 4 000. It is estimated (that) the project will last four years.第11页/共22页READING: Choosing a business school第12页/共22页 proximity: (of sb/sth) (to sb/sth) (formal) the stat

15、e of being near sb/sth in distance or timea house in the proximity of (= near) the motorwayThe proximity of the college to London makes it very popular.The area has a number of schools in close proximity to each other. flexibility flexible: (approving) able to change to suit new conditions or situat

16、ionsflexible working hours第13页/共22页 curriculum: (plural curricula or curriculums) the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc the school curriculum (BrE) Spanish is on the curriculum. (AmE) Spanish is in the curriculum. per annum: for each year 第14页/共22页7.

17、2 Orders and contractsVOCABULARY: Shapes and sizestriangletriangularsquaresquarerectanglerectangularovalovalcirclecircularsemicirclesemicircular第15页/共22页 LCD: Liquid Crystal Display monitor: a television screen used to show particular kinds of information; a screen that shows information from a comp

18、uter LCD monitor: 液晶显示器 inch: (plural: inches); abbreviation or symbol: in or 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 ft 12”0.3048 m 1 yd 30.9144 m 1 mile1760 yd 1.6093 km 第16页/共22页LISTENING: Making an order cabinet: a piece of furniture with doors, drawers and/or shelves, that is used for storing or showing things The

19、china was displayed in a glass cabinet. (usually the Cabinet) a group of the most important government ministers, or ADVISERS to a president, responsible for advising and deciding on government policy a cabinet minister the shadow Cabinet第17页/共22页 fit: to be the right shape and size for sb/sth Id like to have a desk in the room but it wont fit. I tried the dress on but it didnt fit. dimension: a measurement in s