《基础英语阅读》Book 3 Unit 6电子教案 (二)

UnitSix

I.Objective

令Tolearnhowtoorganizeanargumentativepieceofwritinganddevelopideas;

令Tolistentoandreadsomematerialsaboutreadingsoastolearnsomeusefulwordsand

expressionsrelated.

II.TeachingEmphasis:

1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;

2.Newwordsandexpressions:

shelter,endupwith,engross,browsing,retire,indulgent,beckon,telloff,tuck,discreet,

poverty-stricken,anosefor,persevere,flick

III.TeachingMethods:presentation;questions;discussion

IV.TeachingTool:multi-medium.

V.CheckingMethods:examination;questions;discussion;homework

VI.TeachingProcedures:(7periods)

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whataresomanygirlsqueuingupfor?

Theyarequeuingtogetintothebrandsaleforbargains.

2.WhydidthegirlstrugglewhenshefoundthePucciboots?

Becausesheknewshedidn'tneedil,butshecouldn'tresistthetemptationofitslowprice.

Discussion:

Somepeoplehavethesameshoppingexperienceasthegirlinthemovieclip.Whatsuggestions

willyougivethemtogetridoftheirimpulsivebuyingbehaviour?Thisisanopenquestion.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyour

reasons.

Readingmakethafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.

—FrancisBacon

Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.

—FrancisBacon

Booksaretomankindwhatmemoryistotheindividual.

—JohnLubbock

Peopledie,butbooksneverdie.Nomanandnoforcecanabolishmemory.

一FranklinRoosevelt

Booksarethequietestandmostconstantoffriends;theyarethemostaccessibleandwisestof

counselors;andthemostpatientofteachers.

—C.W.Eliot

Ifwellused,booksarethebestofallthings;ifabused,amongtheworst.

—R.W.Emerson

Thereadingofallgoodbooksislikeaconversationwiththefinestmenofpastcenturies.

—ReneDescartes

Readingisnotmerelysympathizingandunderstanding;itisalsocriticizingandjudging.

一VirginiaWoolf

ListeningInandSpeakingOut

1.Notes

2.Listening

3.SpeakingPractice

1.Notes

1.Internetmarketing-alsoknownasdigitalmarketing,webmarketing,onlinemarketing,or

e-marketing,isthemarketingofproductsorservicesovertheInternet.Itisconsideredtobe

broadinscopebecauseitnotonlyreferstomarketingontheInternet,butalsoincludes

marketingdoneviae-mailandwirelessmedia.

2.comics—agraphicmediuminwhichimagesconveyasequentialnarrative

3.dissertation-atreatiseadvancinganewpointofviewresultingfromresearch,usuallya

requirementforanadvancedacademicdegree

4.caterto-provideallthethingsthatareneededorwanted

5.collectible-worthcollecting

6.ISBN-TheInternationalStandardBookNumber(ISBN)isauniquenumericcommercial

bookidentifierdevelopedbytheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO).Since1

January,2007,ISBNshavecontained13digits.

7.auction——Anauctionisaprocessofbuyingandsellinggoodsorservicesbyofferingthem

upforbid,takingbids,andthensellingtheitemtothehighestbidder.

2.Listening

Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

I.Whydopeopleregardbooksasoneofthebestthingsthattheycanpossessorgifttotheir

lovedones?

Becauseeveryperson,fromasmallchildtoanoldadult,findsafriendinbooks.

2.Dopeoplegetmuchopportunitytospendtimeinbookstoreslately?Whyorwhynot?

No,becausepeopletodayhavebusyschedulelifestyles.

3.Whattypesofbookscanpeoplebuyfromonlinebookstores?

Peoplecanbuyalltypesofbooksfromonlinebookstores,fromfictiontonon-fiction,fromcomics

toaward-winningworks.

4.Howistheexperienceofbuyingbooksonline?Why?

Buyingbooksonlineisafunandchallengingexperiencebecausetherearetoomanyonline

bookstorestochoosefromwithtoomanybooks.

5.Doalltheonlinebookstoressharethesamecharacters?Ifnot,whataretheirdifferences?

No.Theysellbooksofdifferentcategoriesandcatertodifferentpeoplewithdifierentneedsand

interests.

6.Whataretheadvantagesofonlinebookstoresthattraditionalbookstoresdonotpossess?

Onlinebookstoresmakebuyingbooksconvenientandhelptheircustomerstosavemoneyand

time.

3.SpeakingPractice

Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.

Foryourreference

Thekeypoints:

-theappearanceofonlinebookstores

-theexperienceofbuyingbooksonline

-differenceamongonlinebookstores

-advantagesofbuyingbooksonline

Discussandcommentontheeffectivenessofeachother'soralpresentation.

Workinpairsandtaketurnstoaskandgiveanswersaboutthefollowingtopics:

a.Doyoulikebuyingbooksonline?Whyorwhynot?

b.Whichdoyouprefer,tobuybooksonlineortobuybooksinarealbookstore?Why?

c.Pleaserecommendanonlinebookshoptoyourclassmates.Stateasmanyreasonsas

possibleforyourrecommendation.

Text

1.TextI

(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions

(2)GeneralReading

(3)Background

(4)Text

(5)CommentsontheText

(6)Exercises

2.TextII

TextIOnBuyingBooks

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

Beforeyoureadthetext,thinkaboutthetitleandtickoffthestatementswhichyouthinkare

likelytotellthecontentofthetext.

Doyoulikevisitingbookshops?

Whatisusuallyyourpurposeinvisitingabookshop,tobuybooksorjusttobrowseamongthem?

Whichdoyouprefertovisit,abookshopwithopenshelvesoronewithclosedshelves?

Canyoubrowsethroughbooksifthebookshophasclosedshelves?

Whathelpdoyouwanttogetfromabookshopassistant?

2.GeneralReading

Gooverthetextrapidlyandpickoutthewordsorthesentenceineachparagraphwhich

bestsumsupthemainideaoftheparagraph.

Para.1—thefirstsentence

Para.2—thefirstsentence

Para.3—thefirstsentence

Para.4—thefirstsentence

3.Background

1.dust-jacket

Thedust-jacket(sometimesbookjacket,dustwrapperordustcover)ofabookisthedetachable

outercover,usuallymadeofpaperandprintedwithtextandillustrations.Thisoutercoverhas

foldedflapsthatholdittothefrontandbackbookcovers.

2.brass-rubbing

BrassrubbingwasoriginallyalargelyBritishenthusiasmforreproducingontopapermonumental

brasses-commemorativebrassplaquesfoundinchurches,usuallyoriginallyonthefloor,from

betweenthe13thand16thcenturies.Brassrubbingsarecreatedbylayingasheetofpaperontop

ofabrassandrubbingthepaperwithgraphite,wax,orchalk,aprocesssimilartorubbingapencil

overapieceofpaperplacedontopofacoin.

4.Text

Wordsandphrases:

(1)shelter:n.[uncountable]protectionfromdangerorfromwind,rain,hotsun,etc.

e.g.Theystoodundertheshelterofahugetreewhenitpouredwithrainlastnight.

Provisionofshelterwastheirmainconcernforthedisastervictims.

(2)unaware:a.notnoticingorrealizingwhatishappening

e.g.Shewascompletelyunawareoftherebeinganythingextraordinary.

Mikeseemsunawareofthetroublehe'scausing.

(3)surroundings:n.[plural]theobjects,buildings,naturalthings,etc.thatarearoundapersonor

thingataparticulartime

e.g.Thepolicemanswitchedonthelightandexaminedhissurroundings.

Theprotectivecolorofsomeplantsandanimalschangeswiththeirsurroundings.

(4)irresistible:a.soattractiveanddesirablethatonecannotpreventhimselffromwantingit;too

strongorpowerfultobestoppedorprevented

e.g.Thestrivingforpeaceandcooperation,andthepromotionofdevelopmenthavebecome

irresistiblehistoricaltrends.

Boththepresentationandvarietyofgoodsforsalemakeshoppingirresistible.

(5)endupwith:finishwiththepossessionofsomeoneorsomethingorinthecompanyof

someoneorsomething

e.g.Weendupwithnothingafteralltheseyears,andthat'syourfault.

IthoughtmydatewaswithSally,butIendedupwithhertwinsister.

(6)engrossed:a.givingormarkedbycompleteattentionto

e.g.Myfatherwasdeeplyengrossedinthebookforthewholenight.

Studentstendtoneglectschoolworkoncetheygetengrossedinactivitiesasonline

gaming.

(7)dash:v.goorrunsomewhereveryquickly

e.g.Imustdashupstairsandrunacombthroughmyhairsincethepartyistobeginvery

soon.

Thesecretarydashedintoheroffice,grabbedherbag,andranoutagain.

(8)wander:v.walkslowlyacrossoraroundanarea,usuallywithoutacleardirectionorpurpose

e.g.Thosewhodonothaverelativestoreturntoarelefttowanderthestreetsandsleep

rough.

Hetoldusthatwecouldwanderaroundatwill.

(9)toone'sheart'scontent:asmuchasonelikesorwants,toone'sentiresatisfactionandwithout

limitation

e.g.Shetookrefugeinthelibrary,whereshecouldreadtoherheart'scontent.

Sincewedidn'thavetoputonafalsefront,wecouldlaughabouttheincidenttoour

heart'scontent.

(10)approach:v.movetowardsornearerto,getcloserto

e.g.Youmustapproachthebirdveryquietlyoritwillflyaway.

Aspeopleapproacholdage,theirenergiesmaydiminish.

(11)inevitable:a.certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoid

e.g.Borrowingwordisaninevitablelinguisticphenomenonincommunicationbetween

differentcultures.

Stressisinevitableandnoonecaneverbestress-free.

(12)remain:v.stayinthesameplacewithoutmovingaway

e.g.Toeveryone'sgreatsurprise,suchahealthypersonshouldremaininthehospitalfora

solidmonth.

Thesoldierswereinstructedtoremainwheretheywere.

(13)browse:v.lookthroughthepagesofabook,magazine,etc.withoutaparticularpurpose,just

lookingatthemostinterestingparts

e.g.Whydon'lyousitdownatthattableandbrowsethroughthepaper?

Peoplecanbrowsetheclassifiedadvertisementsinthenewspaperforsome

information.

(14)section:n.oneofthepartsthatsomethingsuchasanobjectorplaceisdividedinto

e.g.Thissectionofthemarkethasslowlydeclinedinimportance.

Youwillfindthatbookinthehistoricalsectionofthelibrary.

(15)retire:v.goawaytoaquietplace

e.g.EisenhowerlefttheWhiteHouseandretiredtohisfarminGettysburg.

Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleretiretothecountry,wheretheycanenjoypeaceand

freshair.

(16)discreetly:ad.doingorsayinginapoliteandcarefulwaytoavoidembarrassingoroffending

someone

e.g.Itookthephone,andshewentdiscreetlyintothelivingroom.

Theywereallproudstudents,sotheteacherdiditdiscreetly.

(17)variety:n.thingsofthesametypethataredifferentfromeachotherinsomeway

e.g.Theguestsfromtheneighbourhoodareamazedbythevarietyofplantsintheregion.

Manhadachievedaremarkableunderstandingofawidevarietyofnaturalphenomena.

(18)vaguely:ad.notclearlyorexactly

e.g.Thenamesoundedvaguelyfamiliartoher.

Hewondereduneasilywhatitmeant,andbegantofeelvaguelyapprehensive.

(19)illustrate:v.makethemeaningofsomethingclearerbygivingexamples

e.g.Letmegiveanexampletoillustratethepoint.

Icancitequiteafewinstancestoillustrate.

(20)apartfrom:exceptfor

e.g.Apartfromafewwords,heknowsnothingaboutChinese.

Apartfromthelittleinfectionhehadcaughtinhishometown,hishealthwassound.

(21)indulgent:a.willingtoallowsomeone,especiallyachild,todoorhavewhatevertheywant,

evenifthisisnotgoodforthem

e.g.Weallthinkheistooindulgentwithhischildren.

Mr.Greenisindulgentofothers,shortcomings.

(22)obtain:v.getorachievewhatonewants,especiallythroughhisowneffort,skill,orwork

e.g.Youwillneedtoobtainpermissionfromtheprincipal.

Theperfectbodyhasalwaysbeendifficulttoobtain.

(23)dismayed:a.worried,disappointed,andupsetwhensomethingunpleasanthappens

e.g.Theyweredismayedthatthedemonstrationhadbeenallowedtotakeplace.

Hewasastonished,butbynomeansdismayed.

(24)beckon:v.makeasignaltosomeonewithyourhand,toshowthatyouwantthemtocome

towardsyouortofollowyou

e.g.Shebeckonedtohimandhewentintoheroffice.

Icouldseemyhusbandbeckoningme.

(25)tuck:v.putsomethingintoasmallspace,especiallyinordertoprotect,hide,carry,orholdit

e.g.Hetooktheglassesoffandtuckedtheminhispocket.

Tuckabagofraisinsinyourpurseorbagforaneasysnack.

(26)tempt:v.attractandmakesb.wantsomething,eventhoughitmaybewrongorharmful

e.g.Nothingcantemptmetodosuchathing.

Ishouldn'lhaveletyoutemptmeintotalkingoftheolddays.

(27)delighted:a.verypleasedandhappy

e.g.Iamverydelightedtohearthenewsofyoursuccess.

Helookedatthehonestparents,withtheirdelightedchildrenlaughingandclapping

theirhands.

Notes

1.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.

youmightendupwitharatherdullbook.

...youmaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis...

Mayisusedtoexpresspossibility

e.g.Theymaybesittinginapublichouse.

Buttheymaybeontheirwaytothetheatre.

Theymayneverhaveintendedtoturnupattheparty.

Theymightnothave,buttheysoundedsokeen.

Theymaynotcome.

Theymightnotcome,butIthinktheywill.

Endupwithorinsomething

getsomethingorgetintosomestateeventhoughonedidnotoriginallyintendtogel/getintoit

e.g.Hemeanttopaintaportraitforher,butheendedupwithonlyasketch.

Don'tloafawayyourtime,oryou'llendupinfailure.

2.Whateverthereason^youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.

Whatever—Itdoesn'tmatterwhat(ornomatterwhat);Idon'tcarewhat

Whateverthereason—Whateverthereasonitmaybe

e.g.Dowhatyouthinkisright,whatevertheymaysay.

Whateverthetime,Iamtoowideawaketogotobedyet.

3・...mustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment...

Book-sellersmustbebothlong-sufferingandindulgent.

1)Mustintheabovesentencesexpressesobligation.

e.g.Theseticketsareusedones.Youmustpaythefullfare.

Ifyoudon'tpaythefine,Imustwritedownyournameandaddress.

2)Mustcanalsobeusedtoexpresslogicalprobability.

e.g.Peoplewhotravelfirstclasseverydaymustbecomfortablyoff.

Heisbothcompetentandwell-read.Hemustbeadmiredbyhisstudents.

3)Thepastformofmustinthismeaningismusthave+-edparticiple.

e.g.Thegroundiswet.Itmusthaverainedlastnight.

Shemusthaveworkedveryhard.Nowsheisoneofthetopstudentsinourclass.

4)Thenegativeformofmustinthismeaningisexpressedbycani

e.g.Shemustbemistaken.Thatcan'tbetrue.

Hemustbeherbrother.Hecan7betheonlychild.

5)Thenegativeformofmusthave+-edparticipleisexpressedbycan'thave+-ed

participle.

e.g.Shecan?hcivelostherwaybecauseshehasamap.

Ican'thavesentthelettertothewrongaddress.Irememberwritingthecorrect

address.

Anappointmentisanarrangementforameetingatanagreedtimeand/orplace.Youmaymakean

appointment(与人约会)，keepanappointmentorbreakanappointment(失约).

long-suffering:patientinspiteofdifficulty有耐

indulgent:treatingpeoplewithspecialkindness宽容

4.andmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment...

...andleftthedelightedstudenttocontinuehisreading.

Throughcommonusage,some-ingand-edparticipleshavecometobeusedasregular

adjectives.Theyhaveallthecharacteristicsofadjectives,thustheycanbeusedattributivelyor

predicatively;theycanbemodifiedbyadverbslikevery,too,quite;theircomparativeisformed

byaddingmoreandtheirsuperlativebyaddingmost.

e.g.Hetoldusaveryamusingstory.

Henryisthemostpromisingstudentinourclass.

Heistootiredtofallasleepeasily.

Forestfiresareusuallycausedbysomebrokenglassandcigaretteends.

5.escapetherealitiesofeverydaylife

getawayfromwhathappenseveryday,bothpleasantandunpleasantexperiences

Escape,whosebasicmeaningis“getfree,\"keepfreefrom^^,maybeusedinvarious

contexts.

e.g.Let'sgotoaquietcornertoescapethecrowd.

Thecanaryhasescapedfromitscage.

Jack'stelephonenumberescapesmeforthemoment(i.e.,Ican'trecallit).

6.Youneedn7buyanythingyoudon'twant.

1)neednrt=don'thaveto,don'tneedto.Needn?expressesabsenceofobligation.

e.g.Youneedn7dothewholeexercisenow.Youcanfinishitathome.

Sheneedn7writetohimbecausehehasalreadyheardthenews.

2)Thepastformofneedn7isdidn7needto.

e.g.TherewereplentyofemptyseatsonthebussoIdidn'tneedtostandalltheway.

Sinceshehelpedwiththeheavybag,Ididn7needtotakeataxi.

3)Thealternativepastformofdidn'tneedto=neednrthave+-edparticiple.Itisusedwhen

anactionhasbeenunnecessarilydone.

e.g.Youneednrthaveclonethewashing-upalone.Iwouldhavehelpedyougladlyifyou

hadaskedmeto.

Theyneednrthavewaitedforusintherain.

7.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinished

browsing.

Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount,youcanwasteagreatdealoftime…

Thewordsandphrasesinitalicsare-ingparticiplesusedasnounsornounphraseswith

whichyouarefamiliar.

Hereisasummaryoftheprincipalusesofthe-ingparticiplesusedasnounsandnoun

modifiers.

1)Asthesubjectofasentence

e.g.Hersingingdelightedtheaudience.

Smokingisnotallowedinthereading-room.

2)Asthecomplementofasentence

e.g.Theonlythingthatinterestsmeissinging.

Hisjobatthattimewassellingnewspapers.

3)Astheobjectofaverb

e.g.Irememberseeinghimsomewhere.

Haveyoufinishedbrowsing?

4)Astheobjectofapreposition

e.g.Hedashedofftokeepsomeforgottenappointmentwithoutbuyingahook.

Abook-sellershouldlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.

5)Asanounmodifier

e.g.Theoldmanwithawalking-stickismyuncle.

Hestartedoffthenextmorningwithatravelling-baginonehandandapencil-thin

rolledblackumbrellaintheother.

Notethedifferenceinmeaningbetweenthe-ingparticipleusedasamodifierandtheverbal

nounin-ingusedasamodifier:

-ingparticiple

asleepingchild=achildwhoissleeping

verbalnounin-ing

areading-room=aroomforreading

Thereisahyphenbetweentheverbalnounin-ingandthenounitmodifies.Theverbalnoun

in-ingisgenerallymodifiedbyapossessiveadjective.

e.g.Doyoumindmyopeningthewindow?

ItisnouseyourtellingmenottoworryaboutPeter.

8.Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedby

Thenegativeofa/^-infinitiveisformedbyplacingnotbeforetheinfinitivesignto.

e.g.Iamsorrynottohavesaidgood-byetoCathywhensheleftShanghai.

Trynottoreadindimlight.

9.lookingforabookon,say,ancientcoins

Sayishereusedtosuggestanexample.Thephrasecanberewordedas“lookingforabook

on,farexample,ancientcoins.”

e.g.Showmeapictureof,say,theNiagaraFalls.

ShallIcometogetyouat,say,twoo'clock?

10.Expectingtohetoldoff

Expectingtobescolded

Tellsomebodyoffmeans“speaktosomebodyangrilybecausehehasdonesomethingwrong.”

e.g.Sarahtoldhersonoffforplayingtruant.

5.CommentsontheText

Thisisashort,simpleandstraightforwardpieceofpersuasivewriting.Someofthewriting

techniquesareworthstudying.

1.Thestyleisinformalanditsuggestseverydaytalk.

1)Genericyouisusedagreatdealtoshowtheinformaltone.

2)Someofthecontractedformsofspeechareused.

Examples:Youneedn'lbuyanythingyoudon'lwant.

Hecouldn'tobtainitfromthelibrary...

3)Thefirstpersonpronounisusedtoexpressthewriter'spersonalopinionandtomake

hissubjectiveassertions.

Example:Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themain

attractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodo

this.

4)Somelooselystructuredsentencesareused.

Example:Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookon,say,ancientcoinsand

tocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabook

aboutbrass-rubbing—somethingwhichhadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouup

tillthen.

2.Sentencelengthisvaried-shortandsimplesentencesoftenwordsorlesseachareset

againstfairlylongandcomplicatedconstructions.

Examples:

Paragraph3isagoodillustrationofthis.

Sentence1.—shortandsimpleinstructure4.—veryshortandsimple

2.—longandcomplex5.—ofmediumlengthandcomplex

3.—fairlylongandcomplex

Whatisnoteworthyinthisparagraphaswellasinthewholetextisthatwhenthewriter

wishestomakeanimportantpoint,heusesashortsentenceandwhenheis

illustratingorexplainingthesepointsheemployslongerandmorecomplicated

sentences.

3.Asubjectivepointofviewisadopted.Thepassageiswrittenfromthepointofviewof

thebook-loverwhohasalimitedpursewithunlimitedinterestsratherthanthebookseller

who,ofcourse,wishestosellasmanybooksinasshortatimeaspossible.

Examples:

Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting...

...theassistantshouldretirediscreetly...

Book-sellersmustbebothlong-sufferingandindulgent.

Hevividlyillustrateshisideaofaperfectbook-sellerintheamusinganecdotewhichends

withthebook-seller'sremark“Iputitthereincaseanyonewastemptedtobuyit.”

4.Thesubjectisdirectlyestablishedatthebeginningofthepassagetodrawthereader

intotheessay.

Thefirstsentenceimmediatelyestablishesthetheme-whytimespentinabookshop

canbemostenjoyable?Thenthewriterelaboratesonthisby:

1)describinghoweasyitistobecomeabsorbedinevenanunplannedvisittoa

bookshop.(Para.1)

2)givingreasonsforsuchabsorptionandsuggestinghowtheassistantsshouldbehave.

(Para.2)

3)warningagainstthedangersofbuyingonimpulse—thatis,anunplannedpurchaseof

somethingthathasjusthappenedtocatchyoureye.(Para.3)

4)tellingananecdotewhichillustrateshowaperfectbook-sellershouldbehave.

Theparagraphsfollowonlogicallyandcohesivelyfrombeginningtoend.

6.Exercises

Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.

1.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedust-jacketisirresistible,althoughthismethod

ofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,...

Yourwishtoreachforabookwithalovelycoverissostrongandpowerfulthatyouareincapable

ofresistingit,althoughthismethodofselectingabookisnotrecommended...

2.Yousoonbecomeengrossedinsomebookorother,...

Youaresoonabsorbedinabook.../Soonyougiveallyourattentiontoabookandforget

everythingelse...

3.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.

Youcanmoveaboutfromoneplacetoanotheruntilyouarecompletelysatisfied./Youcanmove

aboutinashoplikethisforaslongasyouwant.

4.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.

Anassistantshouldremainrelativelyinconspicuousuntilyouhavefinishedlookingatthebooks/

reading.

5....somethingwhichhadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouuptillthen.

...somethinginwhichyouhadpreviouslyonlyhadaslightinterest.

6.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount,youcan...

...Inadditiontogettinglargebillsforthebooks,youcan...

7....hewasdismayedtofindthebookmissingfromitsusualplaceandwasabouttoleavewhen

henoticedtheowneroftheshopbeckoningtohim.

...hewasverydisappointedtofindthatthebookwasnotintheplacewhereitwasusuallyputand

wasonthepointofleaving;justthenhesawtheowneroftheshopsignallingtohim.

8.Expectingtobetoldoff,hewenttowardshim.

Thinkingthathewouldbescolded/rebuked,hewentuptohim.

TextIIOnlineShopping

Notes

1.palpable

capableofbeingperceivedbythesensesorthemind;especiallycapableofbeinghandledor

touchedorfell

2.e-commerce

Electroniccommerce,alsoknownase-commoreCommerce,consistsofthebuyingand

sellingofproductsorservicesoverelectronicsyst