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1、新编实用英语综合教程1第2单元新编实用英语综合教程1第2单元 Unit 2 (1) Giving Thanks and Expressing Regret Teaching purposes: 1. Ss learn how to express thanks and pleasure on receiving a gift or help. 2. Ss learn how to congratulate and respond to congratulations. 3. Ss learn how to express regrets and ask for forgiveness 4. S
2、s learn how to use articles Teaching procedures: ITalking Face to Face IIBeing All Ears III. Grammar IVAssignment I. Talking face to face 1. Talking about gift. Although gift giving is a common practice in Western countries, it is also becoming more popular among the younger generation in China. Did
3、 you receive any gifts in your life? What are they? Do you usually put a gift card in the present? 2. Giving and Replying to Gift/Congratulation Cards Gift cards/notes and congratulation cards/letters are very useful for expressing thanks and good wishes on some social occasions. It is also importan
4、t for us to learn how to reply to them properly. Now lets read the following cards carefully and try to use the information to practice short dialogues. Read and translate the Thank-you Note, Congratulation Card Useful words, phrases and sentences We send them to you with love. Take care of oneself
5、Recovery = a return to good health , a strong condition Thoughtful = pay attention to the feelings of other people Thank you ever so much. Congratulations on sth Outstanding = much better than most others / excellent Branch = a part of a large organization Deserve = to have earned by ones actions De
6、serve will / ill of Gratitude = the state or feeling of being grateful / thankfulness Gratitude to / for sth. Look forward to doing something: expect Cooperation = the act of working together Ask the students to read the 4 cards. Learn the dialogues Thank you for the beautiful flowers Before we stud
7、y the dialogue I want you to think it over: If you receive a gift from others, how can you express your thankfulness? To write a note. To send an e-mail. To make a phone call. Id like you to answer the question after we learn the dialogue. Listen to the tape and read after it. Congratulations for th
8、e Promotion Promotion = advancement in rank or position I owe much to your kind help and support. = Thanks for your kind help and support. Continue = carry on 3. Ask the students to find out the different ways of expressing thankfulness. It was really very thoughtful of you. Thank you very much. Tha
9、nk you very much for your congratulation card. Please accept my deep gratitude for your help and support. And thank you very much for the roses. I owe much to your kind help and support, Mr. Black. Thanks for your kind words. More: I appreciate it. Im very grateful to you. Im thankful to you for all
10、 th is help. 4. Replying to thanks: Not at all. Its my pleasure You are welcome. 5. Do exercise 1 on page 17 orally. 6. Learn dialogue 4 in Act Out Different ways to give apologies Sorry to do sth. Sorry to telephone you so late. Im sorry. Im sorry I didnt come to your party, as I had to attend a me
11、eting yesterday. I apologize for doing sth. I apologize for playing records late at night. Forgive me. Im really sorry about sth. Forgive me. Im really sorry that your report got coffee spilled on it. I want to apologize for that. I want to apologize for that. Is there anything I can do? Im awfully
12、sorry. Im awfully sorry. I didnt mean to hurt you. Replying to Apologies Thats all right. Its OK. It doesnt matter, but see that it doesnt happen again, will you? Oh, never mind. 7. How to express congratulations in English? Do some practice 8. Group work: practice the dialogues 9. Pair work: Make s
13、hort conversations by simulating the five small dialogues. II. Being all ears Throughout this unit practice your listening comprehension on giving thanks and expressing regret. Remember to listen attentively and improve your understanding of the content to make progress in your listening ability day
14、 by day. 1. Listen and Decode 2. Listen and Respond 3. Listen and Read 4. Listen and Match 5. Listen and Conclude III. Grammar 定冠词的主要用法 1. 表示特指和第二次提到的人或物。 2. 表示世界上独一无二的事物。 3. 用在序数词、形容词最高级前面。 4. 用在江河湖海、山脉、群岛、海峡、沙漠等地理名词前。 5. 用在形容词或过去分词前表示一类人。 6. 用在表示国家和民族的形容词前表示泛指该国的人民。 7. 用在姓氏的复数前,表示该夫妇俩或全家人。 8. 乐器、通
15、讯设备前一定要加定冠词。 不用冠词的几种情况 1. 季节、节日、星期、三餐等之前,一般不加冠词。 the Spring Festival 2. 名词前有物主代词、指示代词、不定代词、名词所有格等限定词修饰时,一般不加冠词。 3. 专有名词、物质名词、抽象名词、人名、地名等名词前,一般不加。 4. 球类、棋类、学科等名称前,一般不加冠词。 5. 称呼、头衔、职务等表示抽象性质的名词前,不加冠词。 6. 在与by连用交通工具名称前不加冠词。 7. 在turn,go变成后面的名词做短语时,名词前不加冠词。但become后面的名词前一定要加冠词。 * Do “Put in Use” 1,2,3 IV.
16、 Assignment 1. Pair work: Make up dialogues for expressing thanks, congratulations or regrets referring to the dialogues in the Workbook. 2. Preview Passage I and the exercises. Unit 2 Different Attitudes towards Gift -Giving Teaching purposes: 1. Let the students know the gift culture 2. The studen
17、ts should know the cultural differences in expressing thanks and apologies. 3. Learn some useful expressions and sentences structures Teaching procedures: I. Check the homework II. Passage I III. Assignment I. Check the homework II. Passage I: Different Attitudes towards Gift -Giving 1. Question dis
18、cuss What do you usually send as a gift? For example: in Valentines Day : flower / chocolate / ring / diamond in Mothers Day (the second Sunday of May) in Fathers Day (the third Sunday of June) When do people give gifts to others in China? To celebrate a festival (spring festival) On special occasio
19、ns Get help from others Ingratiate sb. 2.The new words in exercise 4. appreciate: V.= to be thankful or grateful for your help attitude: n. = a way of feeling or thinking about someone or something towards/ to sth towards life convey: V. = to make known ones greeting / ones feeling desire: n. = a st
20、rong hope or wish & V. a strong illustrate: explain through examples, pictures the problem ; your point offer : V. & n.= to provide; give universal: adj. = widespread; general language universe (miss spelling) vary V. = become, cause to be different fromto from area to area / from person to person 3
21、. Skim and answer What kind of gifts do American people prefer to receive ? Gifts made by the givers themselves. Then how about Japanese people? Japanese people care more about the value of the gifts. How the text is organized? Para.1 Topic Para.2 Customs in Japan Para.3 Customs in USA 4. Summarize
22、the different attitudes held by Japanese and Americans towards gift-giving by completing the table below. 5. Detail study of the passage Key words ,expressions & difficult sentences gift giving: here is a compound adjective, made up of a noun and a verbs present participle. It could also be a gerund
23、 form. The relationship between the two parts is that of verb-object (warm the heart). Similar structures are: thanks-giving, peace-loving, stamp-collecting, English-speaking, job-hunting, mountain-climbing. Peoples attitudes towards gift giving may vary from country to country, even though the desi
24、re to convey a feeling of friendship is often universal. (Para. 1) Analysis: even though is a conjunction, leading a concessive clause, so that a contrast is made between vary from country to country and universal. * even if, even though 表示“即使”,“纵使”之意。 even if: used for emphasizing that although som
25、ething may happen or may be true, another situation remains the same even though: used for introducing a fact that makes the main statement in your sentence very surprising 这两个复合连词的意思基本相同。它们常可互换使用,但意义有细微差别。 even if引导的让步从句含有强烈的假定性,而even though引导让步状语句时,是以从句的内容为先决条件的,也就是说,说话人肯定了从句的事实。 Even if he is poo
26、r, she loves him. (=He may be poor, yet she loves him.) 即使他很穷,但她还是爱他。 Even though he is poor, she loves him. (=He is poor, yet she loves him. ) 尽管他很穷,但她还是爱她。 Here is: 这里有 Practice: 这儿有一本对你学英语很有帮助的书。 Here is a book to help you with your English learning. It is not unusual: 并不罕见 a . 在英国用谈论天气作为引子开始交谈并不
27、罕见。 It is not unusual in England to begin a conversation by talking about the weather. b. It is not unusual in China to give respect to the old. tend: be likely to tend to do sth. substantial: adj. large enough to be satisfactory a meal However, at least in the typical Japanese style, it is not requ
28、ired to attach a thank-you note or card to the gift. (Para. 2) Analysis: a. The conjunct however is used to denote contrast to what is said before. b. It is a formal subject of the main sentence, and the actual subject is the infinitive phrase to attach a thank-you note or card to the gift. c. at le
29、ast 至少 at first起初 at last最后 at hand手头 at once马上 attach: fasten or join one thing to another be attached to = to be fond of gratitude: the state or feeling of being grateful to / for very: use for giving force to an expression In contrast, you are likely to get more cards than gifts in the United Sta
30、tes. (Para. 3) Analysis: a. In contrast is used to make a statement different from the previous one; 正相反 b. Likely means “可能” in Chinese; c. More cards than gifts makes comparison between the two objects of get. In general, American people dont care very much whether the gift is expensive or not. (P
31、ara. 3) Analysis: a. care here is the same as care about, meaning feel interested, sorry or anxious. b. Whether introduces an object clause. It can be replaced with “if ”, but the or not will not be used in that case. . whether与if当是否讲时的区别是:在引导宾语从句时两者可以互换,但在引导主语从句、表语从句和同位语从句以及介词后面的宾语从句或后面紧跟or not时通常只
32、能用whether,而不能用if. c. in general = general speaking As a matter of fact, your gift to them would be appreciated all the more if you make it yourself instead of buying it from a store. (Para. 3) Analysis: a. All the more is used to stress the comparative degree. b. This sentence could be paraphrased l
33、ike this: In fact, people will like your gift much better if it is made by yourself rather than bought from a store. c. as a matter of fact = in fact instead of 意为“代替,而不”,后接名词、代词、动名词或介词短语。instead是副词,一般用于句末,后面不再跟其它词,用于否定前面提到的东西;instead of. 是短语介词,用于否定of后面的宾语。 on hand: available in person pigeon hole =
34、 mail box 6. Use your own words to explain the passage In Japan: Substantial and expensive Without cards Care much more about the value of the gift In USA: Give cards to others A small gift or no gift at all Care about the words on the card 7. What would you give to a Japan/ USA friend? 8. Read and
35、simulation 绘画风格可能会因各艺术家而异。 The style of paintings may vary from one artist to another. 菜肴的风味可能会因地域而异。 The flavor of dishes may vary from place to place. 这儿有一本对你学英语有帮助的书。 Here is a book to help you with your English learning. 这儿有一个改进我们服务的方法。 Here is a way to improve our service. 英国是一个遵循传统的国家。 England
36、 is a tradition observing country. 美国是一个热爱运动的国家。 The U.S. is a sports loving country. 在英国用谈论天气作引子开始交谈并不罕见。 It is not unusual in England to begin a conversation by talking about the weather. 在新加坡听人们用不同的语言交谈并不罕见。 It is not unusual in Singapore to hear people speaking in different languages. 正相反,这样做你只会
37、有更少的朋友而不是更少的敌人。 In contrast, you get fewer friends than enemies in this way. 正相反,从事这项工作你会得到更多的乐趣而不是金钱。 In contrast, you get more pleasure than money doing this job. 事实上,如果这首诗用现代英语写会容易欣赏得多。 As a matter of fact, the poem would be appreciated all the more if it is written in modern English. 事实上,如果我们的产品
38、能促销一下会令人感兴趣得多。 As a matter of fact, our product would be attractive all the more if it is given more promotion. 产品的质量看来是最基本的东西。 The quality of a product seems to be the most essential thing. 实验的结果看来是最重要的东西。 The result of the experiment seems to be the most important thing. 9. Do Ex. 1, 2, 3, 5 III.
39、Assignment 1. Recite the first paragraph of Passage I. 2. Preview Passage II and the exercises. Unit 2 Thank-you Notes Are Heart-warming Teaching purposes: 1. The ability of fast reading 2. Writing and replying to: a thank-you note a gift card a congratulation letter Teaching Procedures: I. Learn pa
40、ssage II II. Try your hands III. Applied writing IV. Assignment I. Passage II: Thank-you Notes are Heart-warming * Warm-up questions 1. Do you write a thank-you note to someone who has helped you somehow? Why or why not? 2. When you receive a thank-you note, how do you feel about it and what will yo
41、u do with it? * Read passage 2 Para. 1: What kind of writing is the author interested to improve? Para. 2: Why does Ken write a thank-you note to Mrs. Dalton? Para. 3: What do people usually attach to their gift? And Why? Para. 4: What does the author think of sending or receiving thank-you notes? 1
42、. Pick out and practice the sentences often used in a thank-you note in this passage. 2. With the help of the following blank-filling paragraph, retell the last two paragraphs WITHOUT looking back at the passage. 3. Some important sentences: (Para. 1) Im not yet very good at it, but there is one thi
43、ng I want to learn to do better. Analysis: It here refers to writing thank-you notes in the following sentence. Of course, it is not just when you leave that you can get a thank-you note. Analysis :This sentence has a negative form of emphatic structure: it is not . that emphasizing a time clause ju
44、st when you leave. And my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to your family. Analysis: This is one of the usual closing sentences used in thank-you letters. Other similar expressions can be: “They ask me to pass their sincere gratitude to you.” “Id like to express our hearty thanks to you on b
45、ehalf of all my friends.” 4. Read passage 2 and do the true or false questions II. Trying your hand The sentences used in thank-you notes: 1. I want to thank you for all the help youve given me. 2. Thank you once again for bringing this to my attention. 3. It was very kind of you to send me such a n
46、ice gift. 4. Many thanks to you for inviting us. 5. Im really very grateful to you. 6. Thank you for offering me such a nice place to stay. 7. I hope some day I will be able to pay back the hospitality I received during my stay at your home. 8. This is to thank you again for your wonderful hospitality and to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing you again