外研社中职英语基础模块修订版

1、,Unit 3,My English is improving fast!,1. What are they doing? 2. How do you improve your English?,Look at the picture and discuss:,Youll be able to:,1. talk about English learning; 2. talk about language and culture.,Warming up,听录音，将下列词语与图片匹配。,Listen and match.,Key sentences:,Chinese,English,French,

2、Russian,Spanish,Warming up,English,英语,Warming up,Russian,俄语,Warming up,Chinese,汉语,Warming up,Spanish,西班牙语,Warming up,French,法语,2. Chinese has the largest number of speakers.,In the US, most people speak English.,在美国，大多数人讲英语。,讲汉语的人数最多。,Read and tick.,选出英语是主要语言的国家。,Warming up,Canada,New Zealand,Austra

3、lia,Italy,Germany,Singapore,Listening and Speaking,听录音，学习下列词语。,Listen and learn.,seem,apply for,international,must,luck,v. 似乎，好像,申请,adj. 国际的,n. 必须做的事,n. 运气,give it a try,试一试,Listen and practice.,听录音，讨论工作对英语的要求。,Bill: Hi, Sarah. You seem to be spending a lot of time studying English these days. Sarah

4、: Thats true, but I have to. Bill: Why is that? Sarah: Because Ive applied for a job in a big international company. Bill: Whats the job youve applied for? Sarah: Secretary. Bill: Is English a must for the job? Sarah: Yes. Ill have to use a lot of English if I get the job. Bill: Wish you good luck.,

5、Listening and Speaking,参考译文,比尔：嗨，萨拉。你最近似乎花了很多时间学习英 语啊。 萨拉：是的，我不得不如此。 比尔：为什么呀？ 萨拉：因为我申请了一份在一家大型跨国公司的工 作。 比尔：你申请了什么工作？ 萨拉：秘书。 比尔：做那份工作必须使用英语吗？ 萨拉：是的。如果我得到那份工作的话，我得大量 地使用英语。 比尔：祝你好运！,spend some time doing sth.表示花费一些时间做，还可以说spend some time on sth.,apply for：申请。该句包含一个定语从句youve applied for，修饰名词job，省略了关系词t

6、hat。,Listening and Speaking,Discuss and tick.,讨论并选出下列工作对英语的要求。,Linda: Leo, you speak beautiful English. Leo: Thanks. But my English used to be poor. Linda: Really? Then how did you improve it? Leo: I read English novels and English news online, listened to English songs, watched a lot of English mov

7、ies, and tried to talk with my friends in English. Linda: That sounds good! But I find it very difficult to keep it up. Leo: Yes. Its difficult at first. But after two years, I find it a lot of fun. Linda: Really? I think Ill give it a try.,Listen and practice.,Listening and Speaking,参考译文,听录音，讨论英语学习

8、方法。,琳达：利奥，你英语说得很好呀。 利奥：谢谢。我以前英语可不怎么样。 琳达：真的吗？你是怎么提高的？ 利奥：我在网上读英文小说、看英语新闻，听英文歌 曲，看很多英语电影，和我的朋友试着用英语聊 天。 琳达：听起来很棒！但我发现坚持下来很难。 利奥：是的。刚开始很难，但两年后我发现这样做充满 了乐趣。 琳达：真的吗？我想我也要试一试。,sound是感官动词，后加形容词，其他感官动词还有feel，taste，smell， look等。,Listen again and compare.,再听录音，比较英语,Listening and Speaking,学习方法。,More ways to i

9、mprove your English:,listen to English songs,read English novels,I,Leo,read English news online listened to English songs,watched a lot of English movies tried to talk with his friends in English,listen to English radio programmes read English news browse English learning websites keep a diary in En

10、glish,Reading and Writing,Read and learn.,读下文，了解英语在生活中的运用。,参考译文,15 August, 2012, Wednesday Sunny This morning I went to a hotel to visit a friend. In the lobby, I noticed a foreigner explaining something to an attendant. It seemed that they couldnt understand each other. The attendant told me that t

11、he foreigner wanted to take away a glass. But the foreigner told me that what he wanted was not the glass, but the ice in it. I explained this to the attendant. She quickly fetched a paper cup, put the ice in it and handed it to the foreigner. The foreigner took the paper cup happily and thanked us.

12、 This small incident made me realise once again that English can be useful in our daily life. It also made me feel more confident with my English.,2012年8月15日，周三 晴 今天早上我去一家宾馆看一位朋友。在大厅里，我注意到一个外国人正在向一个女服务员解释什么。他们似乎不能理解对方的意思。女服务员告诉我，那个外国人想拿走一个杯子。而那位外国人告诉我他想拿的不是杯子，而是杯子里的冰块。我把外国人的想法解释给女服务员。她很快拿来一个纸杯子，把冰块放

13、进去，递给外国人。外国人高兴地拿着杯子，并向我们表示感谢。这件小事使我再一次地意识到，英语在我们的日常生活中可能会很有用。它也使我对我的英语水平更加自信了。,explaining something to an attendant是现在分词结构作宾语补足语。,Reading and Writing,Discuss and list.,讨论并列举可能用到英语的其他情况。,1. help foreign guests find their way 2. introduce foreign guests to other people 3. translate English instruction

14、s or public signs 4. 5. 6. 7.,Share your stories.,讲述你生活中运用英语的故事。,Reading and Writing,Reading and Writing,参考译文,Read and learn.,读下文，了解身势语的不同含义。,When class was over yesterday, my friends and I got together to talk about where to go for dinner. I mentioned a small but cozy restaurant near our school, an

15、d most of my friends agreed with me. Our new friend, Raj, also smiled, but he shook his head at the same time. We asked again, “Do you like the restaurant?” Raj smiled and shook his head again. At last we became a little bit annoyed and asked him where exactly he wanted to go. Raj said that he liked

16、 our idea. “But why do you shake your head?” I asked. Raj laughed and said, “In India, shaking the head means yes.”,昨天下课后，我和朋友在一起讨论去哪儿吃晚饭。我提到了我们学校附近的一家很舒适的小餐馆，绝大多数朋友都同意我的提议。我们的新朋友拉杰也笑了，但他同时又摇了摇头。我们又问他；“你喜欢那家餐馆吗？”拉杰笑了笑，又摇了摇头。最终，我们有点生气了，问他到底想去哪儿。拉杰说他很喜欢我们的主意。“但你为什么摇头呢？”我问道。“在印度，摇头是同意的意思。” 拉杰笑着说。,shaki

17、ng the head是动名词短语，在该句中作主语。,Discuss and fill.,讨论以下身势语在不同文化中的,Reading and Writing,含义，并填表。,1. In India, it means “agree with others”. 2. In many other countries, it means “disagree” or “no”.,1. In the US, it means “OK”. 2. In Latin America, its rude. 3. In Japan, it means “money”.,Reading and Writing,参

18、考译文,Read and learn.,读下文，了解中西方不同的文化现象。,Chinese people tend to avoid “4” because it sounds like the word “death”, while Westerners do not like “13”, considering it unlucky. In China, “6” is a lucky number. However, in some Western cultures, it is simply a number.,中国人尽量避免“4”这个数字，因为它读起来像“死”这个字。与此同时，西方人不

19、喜欢“13”这个数字，认为它不吉利。在中国，“6”是个幸运数字。然而，在一些西方文化中，它仅仅是个数字。,Reading and Writing,参考译文,In some Western countries, people try to avoid a black cat. If they see a black cat walking in front of them, they think it will bring them bad luck. However, in China, a black cat just means it is black, one of the colour

20、s.,在一些西方国家，人们试图避免见到黑色的猫。假如他们见到有只黑猫从自己面前走过，他们会认为它会给自己带来厄运。然而，在中国，黑色的猫仅仅说明它是黑色的，不过是颜色的一种罢了。,Reading and Writing,参考译文,In Western countries, white symbolises pure, clean and honest qualities. When Westerners hold weddings, the bride usually wears a white dress. In China, however, red is usually connecte

21、d with such joyful occasions as festivals and weddings. But, nowadays, many Chinese brides also wear white dresses on their weddings for a change.,在西方国家，白色象征纯洁，干净和诚实的品质。西方人举办婚礼时，新娘通常会穿白色的礼服。然而在中国，红色通常和诸如节日和婚礼这些喜庆的场合联系在一起。但如今，很多中国新娘也在她们的婚礼上穿白色婚纱来改变一下（传统的婚纱颜色）。,Think and discuss.,思考并讨论中西方文化还有,Reading

22、and Writing,哪些不同。,1. Im too shy to speak English in front of other people. 2. My pronunciation is poor. 3. Im poor at grammar. 4. 5. 6.,More Activities,Discuss and list.,讨论并列举学英语时遇到的困难及其原因。,Make a report.,汇报讨论结果，并提供相应的解决办法。,More Activities,For example: The most common difficulty we find in English l

23、earning is that we are too shy to speak it. To solve the problem, we should be more confident. We should not be afraid of making mistakes,Around the World,参考译文,Language is a living thing. It keeps changing all the time. In many countries, the old now cant understand the young. In fact, this is happe

24、ning in every country, especially on the Internet. Can you understand these things? OMG (oh my god), IC (I see), ASAP (as soon as possible) and FYI (for your information). Nowadays these terms are not only used on the Internet, but also in short text messages.,语言是有生命的。它总是在不断变化着。在许多国家，年长者不能理解年轻人。实际上，

25、这种现象发生在每个国家，特别是在网络上。你能理解这些事情吗？OMD是由oh my god（我的天呀）的每个词的第一个字母缩写而成，IC是与它有相同发音的I see（我明白了，我懂了）的缩写，ASAP是由as soon as possible （越快越好）每个词的第一个字母缩写而成，而FYI是由for your information（供你参考）每个词的第一个字母缩写而成。现今，这些术语不仅仅用在因特网上，而且也用在短信上。,There are some fun riddles in English. Try to give an answer to each of the following

26、riddles and then check whether youre right. “I begin with T and end with T, and I am full of T. What am I?” “Why is smiles the longest English word?” “Why is heat faster than cold?” “What day of the week is the best for having fried foods?”,Around the World,参考译文,英语中有一些有趣的谜语。试着给出以下谜语的答案，然后检查你是否猜对了。 “我以T开头，以T结尾，我浑身都是T。我是谁？” “为什么smiles这个词是最长的英语单词？” “为什么热比冷快？” “一周的星期几是吃油炸食品的最好的日子？”,teapot Because there is a mile between two “s”. Because you can catch a cold, but you cant catch a heat. Friday,Fun Time,Proverbs,where,/w/,Where there is a will, there is a way.,you,/j/,Choose an au