UnitTwo

AmericanHomesandTraditionalChineseHomesLearningObjectivesTalkingaboutintroducingpeopleandplacesTalkingabouthousingandlayoutofrooms/housesTalkingaboutprivacyandindividualismTalkingaboutbuyingandsellinghousesHowtointroduce?IntroductionYoumayintroduceyourselflikethis:

-Goodmorning,Mrs.Black,allowmetointroducemyself.MynameisJane.

-Letmeintroducemyself.MynameisMaryBrown.

-Idon'tbelievewe'vemet.I'mLiZheng.

-Gladtomeetyou.I'mCatharineBlack.

-It'sCatharine,butpleasecallmeKate.

-Hi.I'mJohn.I'manewcomer.Youmayintroducepeoplelikethis:

-MayIintroduceyoutoMrs.White,myEnglishteacher?Mrs.White,thisisMrs.Brown.-I'dlikeyoutomeetJane.

-ThisisLiu,themanagerofourdepartment.

-MeetmyfriendBaiMei.

-Hi,John,thisisJane.Jane,thisisJohn.CommonAnswers:

Nicetomeetyou,Jane.

Howdoyoudo,Mrs.Brown?

Pleasedtomeetyou.

Hello!

Gladtomeetyou.

It'snicetomeetyou.

It'sapleasuretoknowyou.

Hi!Part1CommunicativeActivitiesConversation1Readandstudytheconversation.Whichshortsentenceswillbeusefulineverydayinformalconversation?Underlinethemandthencomparethemwithyourclassmates.Hi,folks.Here'saletterforyou.You'rejoking.YoubetIdo.Conversation1Notes:Hi,folks:aninformalwayofgreetingagroupofpeoplesortout:toselectfromothers;toarrange(theletter),toputintogoodorderYou’rejoking:acolloquialexpressiontoshowone’sdoubtreturnaddress:thesender’saddressprinted/writteninthetopleftcornerofanenvelope.Youbet…:anemphaticwayofsaying“certainly”.Conversation1ReturnaddressConversation1CulturalInformationfinancialaid:moneygivenorlenttostudentsatcollegeoruniversitytopayfortheireducation(經(jīng)濟(jì)資助）TheProcessesofapplyingforfinancialaidintheWesternuniversitiesScholarshipandbursaryaretwodifferentkindsoffinancialaidavailabletostudentsinmanywesternuniversities.Scholarshipmaybegivenaccordingtotheacademicstandingoftheapplicants,butbursaryisoftenneeds-based.Role-playConversation2ReadanddiscusshowtotalktostrangersinEnglishinaninformalsituationsuchasaparty.Conversation2Role-playSupposeyouwereattheEnglishCorner,youintroduceyourselftoyourforeignteacher,andintroduceyourbestfriendtohim.Listening1Workinpairsandtrytonamethedifferentpartsinthefollowingfloorplanofastudent’sapartmentListening1Listening1Now,twostudentsTomandBarryareshownaroundbythehousemanager.Listenandnamethedifferentpartsoftheapartment.Listening1Listening1Answerthefollowingquestions:Wherearethefacilitieslocatedinthisapartment?Iftheywanttosavepower,whatshouldtheydoaboutthethermostat?Whatisyourapartmentlike?Describeitontheblackboard.Listening2Listenandcompletethetask1.Whatistheirtraditionalhouselike?2.Drawapictureintheboxbelowthatfitsthecouple’sdescription.3.Whatisthefunctionofthewallinfrontofthegateaccordingtothelocaltradition?4.Discussthedifferencesbetweenthreewords:house,home,andapartmentListening21.Whatistheirtraditionalhouselike?Listening22.Drawapictureintheboxbelowthatfitsthecouple’sdescription.Listening23.Whatisthefunctionofthewallinfrontofthegateaccordingtothelocaltradition?Listening24.Discussthedifferencesbetweenthreewords:house,home,andapartmentThethreewordsareoftenconfusing.e.g.Pleasecometomyhomeforadinner.(Infactthespeakerandhisfamilyarelivinginanapartmentinthecity.)Therefore,itismoreappropriatetosayinthiscase“Pleasecometomyapartmentforadinner.”Ahouseisabuildinginwhichpeoplelive,usuallythepeoplebelongingtoonefamily.Someone'shomeisthehouseorflatwhereonelives.Homeismostoftenusedtorefertothesocialunitformedbyafamilylivingtogether.Anapartmentisasetofroomsforlivingin,usuallyononefloorofalargebuilding.(mainlyAM;inBRIT,useflat)

Completetheblankswithhouse,homeorapartment.Iusuallyspendmyweekendputteringaroundmy________.Wouldyouliketocometomy__________foradinner?Weliveintheblockjustnexttothetrainstation.TheAmericanstudentwenttoseeLili’sparents’__________inthevillage.househousehousedoinglittlejobsaroundthehouse,nothome

aphysicallocationforeating,notaplacefortheguesttoliveashomeSheistoseewhattheresidenceislikeinthevillage.

Theyhaveasecond__________onthelake.________,andsweet__________!Thereisnoplacelike_________.Hewillbeawayfrom__________fortwoweeks.Heworksorstudiesat_______________.

HomehomehomehomehomehomeasecondplacewherethefamilycanliveThefamilymemberscanfindlovethere.aplaceoneusuallylivesashisresidenceattheplacewherehelives,worksorstudiescomfortably5.Whataretheyfor?

ActualWordsSpokenMynameisJohnSmith.Howdoyoudo?Who’sthis?IsitJack?Hello,Bill,howhaveyoubeenrecently?Mum,thisisMary,mynewclassmate.Thatisournewlibrary.ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIintroducetoyouProfessorBrown,presidentofBluevilleUniversity.FunctionsShowingsomebodyaroundthecampus.Sayingwhoyouareandgreetingpeople.Greetingoneofyourfriends.Introducinganewclassmatetoyourmother.Introducingaguestspeakertoaudienceatameeting.Tryingtoidentifysomeone.eacdfb6.MoresentencesHello!IsTomthere?…ThisisAudenspeaking.Excuseme,madam.MynameisJohnSmith.I’mfromJingleBellCompanyofBeijing.LetmeintroduceMs.JaneWalshtoyou.JaneisfromScotland…MayIpresentMr.BrownClose,managingdirectorofABCLeatherCompany?Jack,what’sthatsound?Didyouhearit?It’saprivilegetoknowyou.Who’sspeaking?IsitMary?Thisismyyoungerbrother.Hewastenyearsoldthen.He