E-commerceListeningSpeakingReadingGrammarFocusPracticalWritingCultureSightseeing

ListeningTask1Listentothefivestatementstwiceandchoosetheproperanswertoeachofthestatementsyouhear.1.A.Afamoussinger.B.ToAmerica.C.BecauseIlikeit.D.WhenIamtwenty.2.A.Iwenttherebybike.B.IgothereeverySunday.C.Thereisalottosee.D.Idon’tknow.3.A.No,Iwon’t. B.Thankyou.C.Yes,Iwill. D.No,thankyou.4.A.I’mherteacher. B.Whoareyou?C.ThisisLindaspeaking. D.Howareyou?5.A.Pleasetakeaseat. B.Idon’tthinkso.C.Whynot? D.It’sverynice.Task2Listentothefiveshortdialoguestwiceandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.1.A.Hewatchesthefootballmatch.B.Hegoestothecinema.C.Heworks. D.Hestayswithfriends.2.A.Videostores. B.Videotapes. C.Watches. D.Movies.3.A.Rightnow. B.Thisweek. C.Nextweek. D.Twoweekslater.4.A.Monday. B.Tuesday. C.Wednesday. D.Thursday.5.A.Hewasquitehappy.B.Hefeltupset.C.Hedidn’tcare.D.Heseemedpleased.Task3Listentothefollowingpassagetwiceandtrytofillthemissingwordsintheblanks.

IntheUnitedStates,couplesusuallyreceivegiftsfromtheirrelativesandfriendswhentheygetmarried.Sometimesabridewill

agiftforsomethingelseifshedoesn’tfindituseful.Wegivegiftstoexpressourgoodwishesforthemarriage,butgiftsaren’t

forthemarriageitself.However,insomesocietiesgiftsareveryimportant,andthemarriageisn’tlegal

them.OnetypeofgiftiscalledBrideService.Ayounghusbandmustworkforhiswife’sfamily.Hemayworkfor

fifteenyears.Brideservicemayseemstrangetous,butitisnecessaryinsocietieswherepeopledon’thavemoneyor

thingstoexchangeatmarriage.SpeakingCommunicativeSampleReadthesamplecarefullyandthencompletethefollowingcommunicativetask.

?DialogueOneJustforaChange

DialogueTwoEveryBeginningIsDifficult

Notes

1.makeit8o’clock定在8點(diǎn)

2.login登陸

3.homepage主頁

4.TeachingAffairsOffice教務(wù)處

SomeTipsCommunicativeTaskWorkingroupsandcreatethefollowingrole-play.TheSalesManager,whohasjustattendedasalesmeetingaboutanewproduct,ismakinganappointmentwiththebosstotellhim/herabouttheresultofthemeeting.Reading

PassageA

E-commerce

Electroniccommerce,ore-commerce,hasmadeitpossibleforbusinessestodirectlyreachcustomersanywhereintheworld.EveryonehookeduptotheInternetisapotentialcustomer.Thishasnotonlychangedthewayproductsaresold,butitalsohaschangedthewayallbusinessactivitiesareconducted.E-tailisaspecificexampleofe-commerce.

Therevolutionofe-commercewasstartedbyJeffBezos,theentrepreneurofA,aclicks-and-mortarcompany.Asamatteroffact,Aisawell-knownandtrustede-tailer.E-tailiselectronicretail.ThebusinesssellsproductsovertheInternet.Themainactivityofe-commerceisbuyingandsellinggoodsandservices.Anycompanycangoonlinetosellanyproduct.

JCPenney,amajordepartmentstore,sellsproductsinstores,bymail,andonline.Thistypeofcompanyiscalledamulti-channelretailer.Itusesseveralmeanstosellproducts.Businessesoftencalltheirstoresandwarehousesbricks-and-mortar,referringtobuildingmaterials.BusinessesthatalsousetheInternetarecalledclicks-and-mortaroperations.

E-commercemakesiteasiertosendcatalogsofe-tailers’productstoconsumers.Thisisespeciallyusefulforcompaniesthatdoalotofmail-orderbusiness.PuttingcatalogsontheInternetratherthanshippingthembymailsavesalotofmoneyinprintingandmailingcosts.

Howdoese-tailbenefityouasaconsumer?Herearetheadvantages.Convenience.Youcanshopathomewithoutgoingtothestore.TheInternetisneverclosed,soyoucanshop24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Ifyoudon’thaveaccesstotransportationandyouneedorwantanitem,youcanbuyitonline,becauseit’sconvenient.Choices.Thenumberofcompaniessellingproductsonlinegivesyoumorechoicesandletsyoucomparepriceseasier.Someonlinecompaniesallowyoutodownloadmusic,computergames,orpreviewmovietrailers.LookforWebsitesthatcompareandcontrastgoods,likeZDN.Beforebuyinganeworusedcar,theInternethasmanyusefulsitestoexploreallelementsofthetransaction.

Ontheotherhand,therearedisadvantagestoe-tail.Theseinclude:Buyingpower.It’seasytooverspend.Ifyou’renotcarefulyoucanorderthingsbymistake.Othercharges.Sincemostproductsboughtonlinearedeliveredbymail,youhavetopayshippingchargesandusuallytax.Theexchangeandreturnpoliciesmaybepricierthaninastore.Immediacy.Whileshoppingonlineisconvenient,youstillhavetowaitformostproductstobedelivered.(Unless,ofcourse,youliveinNewYorkCity.Barnes&Nobleonlinewilldeliverabookyouorderedonthesameday.)Relyingonobservation.It’shardtoknowforsurewhetheryoulikeasofaunlessyousitdownandtryit.Thesamecanbesaidforclothes,CDs,orbooks.Onlinebuyingrequiresyoutorelyonpicturesanddescriptionsinsteadofactuallytouchingthingsyourself.

NewWords

PhrasesandExpressions

hookupto連接到

multi-channel多渠道

haveaccessto有使用……的機(jī)會(huì)

returnpolicy退貨單

relyon依賴于

Note

1.clicks-and-mortar國外把那些既具有傳統(tǒng)又具有網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)的企業(yè)稱之為“網(wǎng)絡(luò)與實(shí)體”(clicks-and-mortar)，把擁有土地、廠房等資產(chǎn)的傳統(tǒng)企業(yè)稱之為“紅磚與灰泥”(brickandmortar)，而把那些正在從傳統(tǒng)向網(wǎng)絡(luò)轉(zhuǎn)化的企業(yè)稱為“紅磚到網(wǎng)絡(luò)”(brick-to-click)。

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?ReadandthinkTask1ReadthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromPassageA.1.WhoislikelytobuyproductsontheInternet?2.Whatkindofcompanyisreferredtoasa“multi-channel”company?3.Howdoese-tailbenefitcompaniesthatdoalotofmail-orderbusiness?4.Whatarethedisadvantagestoe-tail?5.Whatproblemwillonehaveifhewantstobuyclothesonline?Task2Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsfromthepassage.Don’treferbacktoituntilyouhavefinished.

Therevolutionofe-commercewasstarted______JeffBezos,theentrepreneurofA,aclicks-and-mortarcompany.______amatteroffact,Aisawell-knownandtrustede-tailer.E-tailiselectronicretail.Thebusinesssellsproducts_____theInternet.Themainactivityofe-commerceisbuyingandsellinggoodsandservices.Anycompanycangoonlinetosellanyproduct.

JCPenney,amajordepartmentstore,sellsproducts_____stores,bymail,andonline.Thistypeofcompanyiscalledamulti-channelretailer.Itusesseveralmeanstosellproducts.Businessesoftencalltheirstoresandwarehousesbricks-and-mortar,referring_______buildingmaterials.BusinessesthatalsousetheInternetarecalledclicks-and-mortaroperations.

?ReadanddevelopTask3Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

previewadvantagehookuptorelyonretail

warehousedeliverinternetshipconduct1.OurEnglishclassis______onatwice-a-weekbasic.2.HongKong’sprosperity_____heavily_____foreignbusinesses.3.Allthespeakers

________to

asingleamplifier.4.The______dealerbuysatwholesaleandsellsatretail.5.Please

_______

thelessonsbeforeyournextclass.6.Theirfurniturewillstayinthe_______untiltheyhavepaidthestoragefee.7.HerOlympicexperiencegaveherabig_______overtheothercontestantsforthefinalvictory.8.Wearetoday_______youanothermachine.9.Wecan_______thegoodstoyourdoor.10.Todaymillionsofpeopleconnecttothe_____tosende-mail,visitwebsitesorstoreinformation.Task4Choosethebestitemtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.1.Itwasreportedthattheearthquakewasthemost_______tohavestruckthatareainfiftyyears.A.special B.powerful C.favorite D.exciting2.Storywritingasa_____oflivingisnoeasytask.A.means B.methods C.way D.channel3.VisitorstoChina,________thosewhoareinterestedinancientculture,oftenmakeapointofvisitingXi’an.A.specially B.especially C.special D.particular4.There’sa_______chargeof￡5addedtotheprice.A.ship B.shipment C.shipping D.shiping5.Food________aresoldinsupermarkets.

A.produces B.productivities

C.produce D.products6.Therestauranthaslostmanycustomersduetoitspoor_______.

A.service

B.serving

C.servies D.servicing7.Withitsfast________development,thecountryhasbeengettinganincreasingnumberofvisitorsfromabroad.

A.traditional B.economic

C.money D.services8.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtobe_____thinkers.

A.independent

B.independence

C.advantage

D.average9.Hehasmany_____thattakeuphisfreetime.

A.acts B.actions

C.activities D.actives10.Thecountryhasexperienced______changessincetheeconomicreform.

A.little B.directly

C.instantly D.significant

?ReadandtranslateTask5TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgivenaftereachsentence.1.他喜歡通過電子郵件而不是通過電話和同事分享信息。(ratherthan)2.實(shí)際上，我在那家知名公司找到一份工作純屬偶然。(asamatterofafact)3.學(xué)生要有使用好圖書館的便利條件。(haveaccessto)4.我們信賴他今天能完工。(relyon)5.一方面汽車有用，可另一方面它們也造成污染。(…ontheotherhand)Task6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.EveryonehookeduptotheInternetisapotentialcustomer.2.PuttingcatalogsontheInternetratherthanshippingthembymailsavesalotofmoneyinprintingandmailingcosts.3.Someonlinecompaniesallowyoutodownloadmusic,computergames,orpreviewmovietrailers.4.Sincemostproductsboughtonlinearedeliveredbymail,youhavetopayshippingchargesandusuallytax.5.Onlinebuyingrequiresyoutorelyonpicturesanddescriptionsinsteadofactuallytouchingthingsyourself.

PassageB

OnlineShoppingRevolution

Asnodoubtyouhavenoticed,onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.InthisarticleIwriteaboutthisnewrevolutionanddiscusswhetherinmyopinionthispopularityislikelytocontinueorevenincrease,orifitisjustsomesortsofshorttermfashiontrend.

Iwasintroducedtoonlineshoppingafewyearsagowhenafriendofmineadvisedmethatacertainelectricaltypecompanywasofferingtheirproductswithadiscountoftenpercent,whentheywerepurchasedonline.ThisfascinatedmeandIthenstartedtoinvestigateifthiswasatrendwhichotherretailoutletswereoffering.IfoundthatquiteafewothershadsimilaronlinediscountsandIsoonstartedtocatchtheonlineshoppingbug.

AsamanIamnotthereallyoneforshopping.IamnottryingtosuggestthatallmenhateshoppingbutIcertainlydo.Whenmywifewantstogoononeofhertripstoallofthelocalclothesandothershops,IdogowithherandattempttoshowaninterestbutintruthIcannotwaittogethome.Whenbuyingitemssuchasclothesformyself,Iofcourseprefertobuyonline.Thisiswhereonlineshoppingbecomesadreamforme.

AcoupleofyearsagoatChristmastime,ImustadmitthatIpurchasedaroundeightypercentofmypresentsonline.Thissavedmehavingtogototheshopsinthefirstplace,fightingthroughtheChristmasshoppingcrowdsandtryingtofindacarparkingspace.

Myfamilyevennowbuysourweeklyfoodshoppingonline.Mywifeprefersdoingthefoodshoppinginthiswayasshedoesnothavetowaittohaveheritemsscannedanddoesnothavetoputupwiththechildrenaskingiftheycanhavethisorthat.

Ibelievethatthisonlineshoppingrevolutionhasonlyjuststarted.Ithinkthatmoreandmorecompaniesaregoingtoofferthisserviceandthattheirwebsiteswillbecomeevenmoreimpressiveandeasytousefortheconsumers.PeopleespeciallywomenwillalwayslovetogoshoppingbutIthinkforcertaingoods,forexamplelargerandmoreexpensiveitems,thattheywillbemainlyboughtonline.

MylifehascertainlybeenmadealoteasierandlessstressfulthroughonlineshoppingandIwouldadviseotherpeopletogiveitago.

NewWords

PhrasesandExpressions

quiteafew相當(dāng)多的

intruth事實(shí)上，的確

acoupleof幾個(gè)

inthefirstplace首先，起初

putupwith忍受，容忍

giveitago嘗試

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?ReadandthinkTask1Choosethebestanswerforeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.1.Thefirstparagraph_______.A.introducesthetopicofthepassageB.summarizestheauthor’sonlineshoppingexperiencesC.commentsonthetrendofonlineshoppingD.explainstheauthor’sviewononlineshopping2.Theauthordidhisfirstonlineshoppingbecause_______.A.hiswifelikedtoshoponlineB.hecouldgetafavorablepriceC.hisfriendwantedtobuysomethingonlineD.itwasagreatopportunitytopurchaseatthatChristmas3.Theword“fascinate”(Para2,Line3)mostprobablymeans_______.A.tomakesomeoneconfused B.tomakesomeonesatisfiedC.tomakesomeonehappy D.tointerestsomeonealot4.Whatisthemostimportantreasonthatmakestheauthorliketoshoponline?A.Productssoldonlinearecheaper.B.Onlineshopsprovidemorechoices.C.Hehatesshoppingandonlineshoppingenableshimtoshopathome.D.Hedoesnotneedtobewithhiswife.5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlineshopping?A.Indifferent. B.Enthusiastic. C.Negative. D.Doubtful.

?ReadanddevelopTask2Matchtheexpressionsontheleftwiththedefinitionsontheright

GrammarFocusEmphasis(強(qiáng)調(diào))

?Samples

1.Whatonearthareyoutalkingabout？

2.Youshouldgoandapologizetothecustomeryourself.

3.Wedidbuyanewovenyesterday.

4.ItisJohnwho/thatoftencomeslate.

5.Itwasbecausehe’dneverhadtheopportunitythatJohnhadn’tlearnedtodrive.

6.Notuntilhegothomedidherealizethathehadlosthiskeys.

7.ThedoctorsandnursesareworkingveryveryhardtryingtofindawaytocontroltheSARSvirus.

?Notesonthesamples英語中除了用強(qiáng)調(diào)句來強(qiáng)調(diào)句子中的某一成分，如主語、賓語、狀語、表語等，還可以用某些詞匯、詞組、助動(dòng)詞、倒裝或特殊的句型等來表示。

1.用單個(gè)詞或詞組來表示強(qiáng)調(diào)的詞和詞組有：only，ever，just，alone，very，still，must，too，agreatdealof，onearth，byfar,alot等。

2.用反身代詞、助動(dòng)詞do或強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)中的it表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。

3.用倒裝或重復(fù)來表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。Task1Choosethebestanswerbelow.1.Itwaswithgreatjoy_____hereceivedthenewsthathislonglostsonwouldsoonreturnhome.

A.as B.that

C.so D.for2._______somanypeoplebeenoutofworkastoday.

A.Morethaneverbefore

B.Neverbeforehave

C.Inthepast,thereneverhave

D.Formerly,thereneverwere3.Thisis_______dictionarytheyarelookingfor.

A.thevery B.verythe

C.avery D.verya4.Inspiteofallyousay,I_______thinkIamright.

A.doreally B.didreally

C.reallydo D.reallydid5.Inmyopinion,heis_____themostimaginativeofallthecontemporarypoets.

A.inall B.atbest

C.forall D.byfarTask2CompletethefollowingsentencesbyputtingtheChineseintoEnglish.1.Itis______________(正是從太陽那里)thatwegetlightandheat.2.Itwas________________(正是停電沒有燈光的時(shí)候)thataccidenthadoccurred.3.Hesaidthathewouldcomeand_____________(他果真來了).4.Heis___________________(正是警方在尋找的人).5.Seldom___________________(他上班很少遲到).PracticalWriting

RegistrationForms

TheRegistrationformisanofficiallistorrecordcontaininga“summary”ofrelatedinformationaboutaperson.Besuretofilloutallsectionsinfull.

Sample

?Notesonthesample注冊(cè)表或登記表是日常開會(huì)、參加活動(dòng)或登記住宿時(shí)所需要填寫的一種表格。填寫內(nèi)容一般比較簡(jiǎn)單，包括填寫人的姓名、地址、電話、出生年月等個(gè)人信息，如:

Title：稱呼，即稱先生、小姐，還是夫人，據(jù)此能確定填表人的性別。

Familyname(Surname)：姓

Givenname(Firstname)：名

Dateofbirth：出生年月，按日、月、年的順序填寫。

Homeaddress：家庭地址。從門牌號(hào)碼、街道名、城市名、國家名到郵政編碼，按順序依次填寫。

Countryofbirth：出生國，即在哪個(gè)國家出生。

Nationality：國籍，即現(xiàn)在是哪個(gè)國家的公民。注意：此處應(yīng)用國名的形容詞形式，如：British，Chinese，F(xiàn)rench，Spanish，而不是Britain，China，F(xiàn)rance，Spain。Task1FillinthefollowingregistrationformaccordingtoinformationgivenbelowinChinese.袁正義先生準(zhǔn)備報(bào)名參加9月19日-21日召開的國際貿(mào)易研討會(huì)(symposium)。他的地址是北京清華路269號(hào)。電傳因?yàn)槭菚?huì)員，他只需要支付30美元的會(huì)務(wù)費(fèi)。他準(zhǔn)備周六下午到達(dá)，參加周日的研討會(huì)。Task2Thefollowingisaregistrationform.Readitandthencompletethesentencesthatfollow.

WebsterUniversityRegistrationForm

Summer,20101.Whofilledouttheform?Mr.___________filleditout.2.Henrylivesat______________________________________.3.WhenyouareinNewYorkandHenryisatschool,pleasedial__________________ifyouwanttotalktohim.4.IfyouareinChinaandHenryisathome,pleasedial__________whenyouwanttotalktohim.5.IfyouwanttoreachHenrybycomputer,use___________________.CultureSightseeing

ColorCoded

There’salotmoretocolorthanyou’dimagine.Itcanaffectourmood,influenceussubconsciouslyandevenhelpuschangeourmindsaboutthings.Butwhatdothedifferentcolorsmean?

Redisassociatedwithlove,dangerandexcitement.It’ssaidtomakepeoplehungry,whichiswhysomanyrestaurantsuseitintheirlogos.Tabloidnewspapersandcelebritymagazinesalsouseredontheirfrontcoverstomakethestoriesseemmoreexciting.CompanieswithredintheirlogosincludeMcDonald’s,BurgerKing,TheSun,andHello.

Greenisconsideredanaturalcolorandisoneoftheeasiestforoureyestoprocess,soittendstorelaxus.Thisiswhymanyhospitalsaregreen,andwhyguestswhoareabouttoappearonaTVprogrammewaitinthe“greenroom”.CompanieswithgreenintheirlogosincludeAstonMartin,Starbucks,RolexandCarlsberg.

Blueimpliessecurity,steadfastnessanddependability.It’sconsidereda“trustworthy”color,whichiswhybusinesspeopleoftenwearbluesuitstoimportantmeetings,andwhysomanybanksareblue.CompanieswithblueintheirlogosincludeFacebook,Barclays,MySpace,Twitter,SkypeandPayPal.

Yellowisacheerful,brightcolorthatattractspeopl