unit1 A Letter To An Architect

1、.Unit I Living Well Unit I Living Well - using language- using languageA Letter To An Architect .Look at the pictures.Discuss the problems that people with walking difficulties sometimes have in a cinema.How can we help people with disabilities in a cinema?* People who are hearing-impaired* People w

2、ho are weak-sighted or blind* People who are in wheelchairs.escalators Solutions :People in wheelchairsdrive-in theater【百度搜索百度搜索】http:/ people .Elderly or disabled people by car.Reading .Fast-reading Whats the architects name?2. Whats the writers name ?.Fast Reading3.What is the theme of this passag

3、e?_ for easy use of the cinema by _ people.suggestionsdisabled.4. How many suggestions does the writer put forward? What are they?Five.LiftsEarphonesSeatsToiletsCar parkingSuggestions to the architect.Careful reading:. True or false? 1) The buttons in the lift should be easy for people in wheelchair

4、s to reach. 2) There should be earphones beside some seats in a special area. 3) There should be toilets for the disabled near the entrance to the cinema. 4) There should be car parking spaces for the disabled and elderly.T TF FT TT TThere should be earphones to all seats. 1. Why do you think the wr

5、iter has 1. Why do you think the writer has numbered her suggestions and numbered her suggestions and used used italicsitalics? ?To organize the ideas and attract the readers attention, who will realize these are important information. 2. What is the purpose of the last 2. What is the purpose of the

6、 last paragraphparagraph? To finish the letter in a polite way and to put forward some reasons why the architect should consider about the writers suggestions. If her suggestions are taken, many people will benefit and the cinema will be praised.the form of a suggestion letterHeadingGreeting, Body:

7、1st part:2nd part:3rd part: Complimentary close(结束语结束语),Signaturethe purposesuggestionsask the receiver to consider the suggestions and take them.polite forms in the letterI hope you will not mind me writing I wonder if . It would be handy to have liftsIt would help to fixId like to suggest thatPerh

8、aps there could be It would be more convenient toIf the doors could be , disabled people would beI hope my suggestions will meet with.Writing taskA new supermarket will be constructed near our school. Considering the present supermarkets are not very accessible to people in wheelchairs, you are to w

9、rite a letter to the architect and suggest ways. A letter to an architectDear Mr Smith,1 Width of aisles(走道走道). 2 Height of shelves. 3 Lifts to other floors. 4 Car parking. .Dear Mr Smith, I read in the newspaper that you are the architect to design the new supermarket near our school. I hope _ (你不会

10、介意我写信询问您是否已考虑你不会介意我写信询问您是否已考虑) the matter of easy access to the supermarket by people in wheelchairs. you will not mind me wirting to ask if you have considered.1 Width of aisles(走道走道). _ (这样会很方便这样会很方便) to make aisles wide enough to allow wheelchairs to pass through. In some supermarkets the aisles

11、are so narrow that a person in a wheelchair can not move along them easily.It would be handy.2 Height of shelves. People in wheelchairs are not able to reach the top shelves in most supermarkets. So _ (我想建议我想建议) that the daily necessities be placed low enough so that people in wheelchairs dont have

12、to ask other shoppers to help them. Id like to suggest .3 Lifts to other floors. Lifts to other floors _ (可以，能够可以，能够)in places that are easily accessible to people in wheelchairs. The buttons in the lifts _(应该是应该是) easy for them to reach and the doors be wide enough.could beshould be4 Car parking. I

13、f the reserved(预留的预留的) car spaces could be close to the shop entrance or exit, people in wheelchairs _ very happy. This would allow them to get inside in comfort.would be. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope my suggestions (您能赞成我的您能赞成我的建议建议) _. Disabled people should have the same opportunities

14、to shop independently and they should be able to do so with dignity. Yours sincerely, Judia would meet with your approval Language pointsLanguage points. mind sb/sbs doing sth think about the needs of disabled customs in particular wonder if the following thingsPara1.be particular about / over My ni

15、ece cares more for new clothes than anything else in the world ,so she is very _about what she wears . A. special B. strict C. especial D. particular对对挑剔的挑剔的 in particular = particularly = especially. adequate access be handy to do sth have lifts all parts of the cinema be easy for sb to do be enoug

16、h to do sth at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive places as important as.access n. 接近接近; 进入进入; 使用使用 access to 进入进入/到达到达的通路的通路/方法方法; 拥有拥有的机会的机会accessible adj. 可接近的可接近的; 可进入的可进入的; 可使用的可使用的1) Because of the snow, the village was not _ by car. acceptableB. approachableC. availableD. accessible

17、 D D2. Adequate access for wheelchairs. to:门上的钥匙门上的钥匙课文注释课文注释问题的答案问题的答案key to the door notes to the textanswer to the question密室的唯一通道密室的唯一通道塔的唯一通道塔的唯一通道have / gain no access to education.Because of the snow, the village was not _ by car. acceptableB. approachableC. availableD. accessiblehave / gain

18、no access to educationOnly the high officials have access to the building. The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in a wheelchair to reach, and the doors be wide enough to enter. 句中and连接两个并列分句，两个分句都是“主语+be+adj.(for sb)+to do”句式。此句式的用法： 形容词多为表示主语性质特征的词，如：easy,difficult, hard ,important等

19、 不定式用主动形式表_.不定式中的动词若是不及物动词，其后要加上相应的_. 当堂训练: 这个问题很难回答。_(翻译) The chair is comfortable to _ _.这把椅子坐起来很舒服。 The room is too small and it is not fit_. A. to be worked in B. to work in C. to work D. to be worked被动被动介词介词This question is easy to answer. sit onB. have trouble in doing sth fit sets of earphone

20、s to all seats allow sb to do sth hearing-impaired customers enjoy the company of sb rather than . have trouble in doing sth fit sets of earphones to all seats allow sb to do sth hearing-impaired customers enjoy the company of sb rather than . Earphones for people who have trouble hearing. 在做某事有困难 知

21、识拓展： in trouble 处于困境中 get into trouble 陷入困境 make trouble 制造麻烦 ask for trouble 自找麻have (some / much / great / little / no/any/ ) difficulty/ trouble (in) doing sth .We had no difficulty / trouble in finding his house 1) 1)我们费了好大的劲才说服她。我们费了好大的劲才说服她。2) 2) 他解这道题没有多大困难。他解这道题没有多大困难。3)3)我们毫不费劲地找到了他家我们毫不费劲地

22、找到了他家。We had great difficulty/ trouble (in) persuading her.He has little difficulty / trouble (in) working out the problem. 当堂训练: *1) Do you know the difficulty he had _ the work? A.on finishing B.to finish C. finishing D.having finishedC. This will allow hearing impaired customers to enjoy the comp

23、any of their hearing friends rather than having to sit in a special area. 1)What does the word “company”mean here?_ A.公司公司 B.伙伴伙伴 C. 陪伴陪伴 相关短语：相关短语：keep company with / = keep sb company陪伴某人陪伴某人 in company with sb 与与.一同，一起一同，一起 =together withC. raised seating be placed at the front so that at the end

24、 of each row people in wheelchairs sit next to their friends.So Id like to suggest that the seats at the back be placed higher than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily.suggest后跟一个that引导的_从句。so that引导的是一个_从句。当堂训练: Janes pale face suggested that she _ ill, and her parents sug

25、gested that she _ a medical examination. A. be; should have B. was; have C. should be; had D. was; has宾语宾语目的状语目的状语B . be convenient to do sth the entrance to the cinema in the basement. car parking be reserved for disabled and elderly drivers be close to it is adj for sb to do sth. thank you for doing sth = thanks for doing sth meet with have the same opportunities to do sth able-bodied people do sth with dignity make higher profits. approval n. 赞成，认可 me