Unit 1 Stating That You are out of Money
I.Objectives: Students are required to be able to 1.identify the topic of this unit; 2.describe that you are out of money 3.make and accept suggestions II.Importance and difficulties: 1.The words and phrases to describe that you are out of money 2.Language and culture points.III.Teaching methods: 1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla.
(1)What do you say when you are out of money? (2)What do you do when you are out of money? (3) Can you gue whose pockets are empty in the picture? 2.Basic listening Practice Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.3.listening in Task1: soft answers turn away wrath.Listen to the dialog and choose the best answer to each question you hear.Listen to the dialog again and answer the questions.Task 2:
Watching and observing: Listen to the paage three times.When the paage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea.When the paage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear.Write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words.When the paage is read for the third time, check what you have written.
1 Task 3: A View of the video Listen to the paage and choose the best answer to each question you hear.Listen to the paage again and answer the question.4.Speaking out Describing that you are out of money.(1) Money is the root of all evil.(2) Whether you are rich or poor, it’s nice to have money.
V.Language points: 1.special:
n.特价品 2.water: v.流口水
3.I’m dead broke. 我一个子也没有 4.to tell the truth 老实说。 5.cut coners:
节省时间 6.bulletin board 布告牌 7.student loan: 学生贷款 8.apply for
申请 9.make it 成功 10.know the rope 懂得诀窍 11 paycheck 支票 薪金
12.Looking forward to 期待 13.get laid off 被解雇
14.for the time being 暂时 15.awful
糟糕的 16 in the red
赤字 17.get by 对付过去 18.emergency 紧急情况 19.I gue
我认为 20 lay off
失业 21 crush 压垮
22 land on one’s feet突然险
VI Intensive listening
2 Listen to five dialogues and select the best answers from among the four choices given.Paage: A 20 minute speech.words and phrases: convention: furious： 会议
punchy:
简洁的
狂怒的
audience： 听众 使困惑
extra：
额外的 confuse：
Listen to the paage and fill in the blanks with no more than 3words.Homework Further listening.
Unit 2 Making the best of a bad situation I.Objectives:
Students are required to be able to 1.identify the topic of this unit;
2.Learn some useful expreions about making the best of hard times 3.expre that how to help a person keep his chin up II.Importance and difficulties: 1.The words and phrases to expre encouragement 2.Language and culture points.III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps:
1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla.
(1) Is it normal these days that life is full of frustration? (2) What kind of things frustrate you in daily life? (3) Do you know what to say in English when you know someone is in a bad situation and feeling frustrations? 2.Basic listening Practice
3 listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.3.listening in Task1: Dictation
Listen to the sentences and fill the best answer to each question you hear.Listen to the sentences again and answer the questions.Task 2:
Listen to the paage three times.When the paage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea.When the paage is read for the second time, fill in the blank with the exact words you hear.Write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words.When the paage is read for the third time, check what you have written.Task 3:Tntensive listening Listen to the paage and choose the best answer to each question you hear.Listen to the paage again and answer the question.4.Speaking out Expreing how to make the best of hard times.V.Language points: 1.ATM 自动取款机 恰好 余额 忙于 兼职 怎么会 亲身实践 令人沮丧的 候选人 激烈的 2.happen to
3.balance 4.up to
5.moonlight
6.How come 7.hands on
8.frustrating 9.candidate
10.fierce
11.Take it in stride 泰然处之 12.failure 失败
13.come through 成功 14.persist 坚持 前途 前景
4 15.prospect
16.have what it takes 具备必要条件 17.make a sale
做生意 18.get cold feet 感到害怕 19.make good 成功 20.exaggerate 夸张 21.strike out 失败 22.figure out 断定
23.stand a chance 又希望 24.break into 成功打入
25.I have a lot going for me 我有很多有利条件 26.get ahead 获得成功
27.Useful expreions (1) There is no point in crazing over spilled milk (2) That is the way the cookie crumbles (3) When life hands you lemons, make lemonade (4) When god closes a door, he opens a window.VI Intensive listening 1.Listen to five dialogues and select the best answers from among the four choices given.2.Paage: A 20 minute speech.(1) words and phrases: investment：
投资
counselor： 顾问 法律顾问
go out on one’s own: 自己创业
shrewd：
精明的
diligent：
勤奋的
in-house：
自备的
counsel：
律师
integrity： 诚实
Beyond question： 毫无疑问
lean forward：
向前倾
Prospect：
有希望的候选人
squirm： 扭动身子
5 (2) Listen to the paage and fill in the blanks with no more than 3words.Homework Further listening
Unit 3 Making Yourself Understood When Booking Accommodation I.Objectives:
Students are required to be able to 1.survive the proce of booking accommodations in English-speaking countries; 2.understand and use the language for making oneself understood when booking accommodations; 3.learn how to speak on a specific topic using these newly-acquired expreions; 4.focus on five short frequently-used oral expreions; 5.improve their listening comprehension in general.II.Importance and difficulties: 1.words and phrases eential to properly making reservations; 2.language points about booking accommodations.
III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla.
(1)What do you think of jobs for which you have to travel most of the time? (2) Do you like to make reservations online or over the phone? (3) Is there any relation between the image of your company and the ranking of the hotel you check in?
2.Completion As you listen, complete each sentence with the miing words.3.Listening in Section one: Watching, Listening& Speaking Video Episode: I’d Like to Make a Reservation, please! (1) (2)
watch the video and then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false watch the video again and then complete the following conversation.
6 (3) After watching the video a third time, complete the following third-person account of the conversation.Section two: Intensive listening (1) Listening Focus This section focuses on becoming familiar with five short, frequently-used expreions: “How come?” “Got me” “Absolutely” “You are kidding!” Right away” (2) Mini-Dialogues Select the best answer from among the four choices given.(3) Conversation Listen to the following conversation and then, for each question below, select the best answer from among the four choices given.(4) Paage: Miracle Make-up Listen to the following paage and then, for each question below, select the best answer from among the four choices given.Section three: Time for Fun (1) Watch & Enjoy Watch a movie clip from The Age of Innocence (2) Listen & Relax Listen to the English song When You Say Nothing At All
V.Language points: 1.dial: 拨电话
2.busine conference : 商务会议 3.in all : 总共
4.wake-up call = morning call 催醒电话
5.spell: 拼写
6.Gotcha= (I have) got you！ 7.deposit: 8.in cash:
押金 以现金支付 威式信用卡 磁卡
职员，办公室人员
7 9.visa card:
10.magnetic card: 11.clerk :
12.front desk:
（宾馆）前台 13.in a minute:
立刻
14.room service:
（宾馆）客房服务 15.menu:
菜单 16.right away:
立刻，马上 17.line:
品种 18.cosmetics:
化妆品 19.miracle:
奇迹 20.guarantee:
保证 21.mirror:
镜子 22.apply:
涂，敷，抹 23.honestly:
诚实地说，坦率地说 24.nod:
点头 25.aement: 估计
26.language points for booking accommodations: Useful expreions: 1) I need a room,please.
2) Do you have a single available?
3) I’d like a double/ suite
4) Can I reserve a room?
5) Do you have a reservation for…?
6) What are the rate?
7) How do I get room service?
8) When’s checkout?
VI Homework Further listening.
Unit 4 Invitation and Gratitude I.Objectives: In this unit,you will learn different experions to: 1.invite someone to a party or to dinner
8 2.accept or decline an invitation 3.show your gratitude to others II.Importance and difficulties: 1.The words and phrases about invitation and gratitude 2.Language and cultural points.III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Encourage one or two pairs of students to act out one of the following situations.What would you say in the following situations? (1) you want to invite somebody to dinner or to a party.(2)you would like to accept an invitation.(3)you can’t accept an invitation.(4)someone has helped you.(5)someone has offered you some advice or service.(6)someone has given you a present 2.Section A :focus ----extending an invitation (1)listening activities a: Lead the students to read the new words and expreions.b: Before plaing the recording, lead and encourage the students to discu and anticipate how to extend an invitation.(2).Speaking activities a: Lead a discuion to encourage the students to anticipate what the dialogue may incude.Tell them the following dialogue is between two close friends.One has moved to a new house and wants to invite the other to a celebration party.Some useful sentences: I am calling because I want to invite you to a party.I’d like to bring you something, what would you like? Nothing , I mean , don’t bring anything.
Well, just bring yourself! I am looking forward to seeing you.
9 Section B: Focus---expreing gratitude.(1)Listening activities Listen to a short dialogue between a man and a woman, and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.(2)Speaking activities Tell the syudents that there are four people in this dialogue:the hoste and three of the guests and three of her guests.And play the recording once ,then ask the students to recall the expreions used to give good wishes to someone on his/her party.Section C: Listening Actvities: focus-----accepting an invitation and expreing gratituude.(1) listening activities a:Before playing the recording, tell the students that they are going to listen to a story.Ask them to gue what the story may be aboout according to the questions and illustrationsin activity A.b: Ask the students to retell the story in pairs..(2)Speaking activities: Read and parctice the following dialogue with your partner.Uesful sentences: I just don’t know how to thank you for it.No big deal.I really want to see Maria in person.He got the tickets for free, and then he sold them to me for 250 yuan a piece Wow, I really appreciate that.(3) Cultura notes:Some rules about invitation 4 Section D Either let the students read the paage or you read the paage to them, and then ask them some questions V.Language points: 1． aginment
2． present 3． Draft
作业 展示 草稿 提到，提及 4． Mention
5． can you make it? 你能来吗
10 6． Just take your time.不必着急 7． traffic jam 8． blow out 9． Curious 10．Fan
交通阻塞 吹熄 好奇的 影迷，球迷 赞助， 正规的，正常的 11．Sponsor 12．Regular
VI Homework：Further listening.
Unit5
Feeling Fed Up and Bored I.Objectives:
Students are required to be able to 1.identify the topic of this unit;
2.appreciate the rich variety of expreions used in such situations 3.learn how to speak on a specific topic using these newly-acquired expreions 4.focus on how to expre feeling fed up and bored when listening; 5.improve their listening comprehension in general.II.Importance and difficulties: 1.The words and phrases to expre feeling fed up and bored 2.Language and culture points.III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla.
(1)What do you say in English when you feel fed up and bored with repetition and have no interest? (2) Are there any differences between native English-speaking cultures and Chinese culture when expreing feeling fed up and bored? (3) How would you act out these differences?
11 2.Completion As you listen, complete each sentence with the miing words.3.Listening in Section one: Watching, Listening& Speaking Video Episode: I’m Bored Silly (4) (5) (6) watch the video and then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false watch the video again and then complete the following conversation.After you watch the video a third time, complete the following third-person account of the conversation.Section two: Intensive listening (5) Listening Focus This section focuses your attention on five short expreions frequently used in oral English.Match each of them with the choice on the right that has the same thing.(6) Mini-Dialogues Select the best answer from among the four choices given.(7) Conversation Listen to the following conversation and then, for each question below, select the best answer from among the four choices given.(8) Paage: Airsick Listen to the following paage and then answer each question below in no more than 3 words.Section three: Time for Fun (3) Watch & Enjoy Watch a movie clip from As good as It Gets (4) Listen & Relax Listen to the English song No Matter What.
V.Language points: 1.nothing but ＝only 2.no wonder
除….之外没有什么；只不过，仅仅 难怪，当然 把某人逼疯
最终使人无法忍受的事情 旅游
12 3.drive sb crazy
4.the last straw
5.take a trip
6.beat adj
精疲力竭的
7.I’m easy
我随便（你们怎么安排都行） 8.itinerary
路线，旅行计划 9.ancient
古老的，古代的 10.sightseeing
观光 11.promote
提拔，晋升
12.mean-looking
看上去自私的（或小气的） 13.hulking
庞大笨重的，笨拙的 14.glare
怒目而视
15.air pocket
(大气中使飞机突然下跌的)气阱 16.nausea
恶心，作呕 17.hold in
控制住 18.puke
呕吐 19.vomit
呕吐物 20.plague
瘟疫，麻烦 21.outfit
全套服装 22.compliment
恭维
23.ailment
（身体或精神）不适 24.overshoot vi 行动或讲话过火
25.Useful sentences to expre：
feeling fed up and bored: I’m bored to tears.I’m sick and tired of this.I’m fed up.
When does the fun start? It’s a pain in the neck.He’s like a broken record.I need a change of pace.What a yawner! VI Homework Further listening.
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Unit 6 Talking About Finances I.Objectives:
Students are required to be able to 1.be aware of the sensitivity of money talk in the economic world; 2.understand and use the language for talking about finances; 3.learn how to speak on a specific topic using these newly-acquired expreions 4.focus on listening to five short frequently-used oral expreion; 5.improve their listening comprehension in general.II.Importance and difficulties: 1.The words and phrases to relating to finances; 2.Language and culture points.III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla.
(1)Are you money-conscious? (2)Do you think that money is an emotional iue? (3)What’s your attitude towards money? 2.Translation Listen to each of the following expreions of Money Talk to make sure that you understand its meaning, and then translate it into Chinese.3.Listening in Section one: I need to watch my pennies Video Episode: I need to watch my pennies (7) watch the video and then check off six items that you have observed in it ,saying out loud a sentence composed for each checked item.(8) (9)
watch the video again and then decide whether each of the following statements is ture or false.watch the video again and then complete the following conversation.
14 (10) After you watch the video a third time, complete the following third-person account of the conversation.Section two: Intensive listening (9) Listening Focus This section focuses your attention on five short frequently-used oral expreion.(10) Mini-Dialogues Select the best answer from among the four choices given.(11) Conversation : Shopping at a Department Store Listen to the following conversation and then, for each question below, select the best answer from among the four choices given.(12) Paage: A Penny
Listen to the following paage and then answer each question below in no more than 3 words .Section three: Time for Fun (5) Watch & Enjoy Watch a movie clip from Erin Brockovich .(6) Listen & Relax Listen to the English song: How Can I Not Love You .
V.Language points: 1.mortgage :
2. do without : 3.fat chance : 4.lay off :
5.in the red: 抵押贷款，按揭
将就
希望太渺茫了？ 解雇.负债的，赤字的 .
6.to one’s knowledge ：据某人所知 7. put up with:
8. dilemma: 忍受，忍耐 （进退两难的）困境 （紧接上文）具体是什么？ 要看情况而定 冒险 礼券 收据，发票
15 9. Like what ?:
10.It depends:
11. take a risk :
12. gift certificate： 13.receipt：
14.write up :
开单
15. sales slip:
销货单，销货发票 16.register: 收银机 17.cashier:
收款员
18. ring up: 把什么打入收银机 19. purchase:
购得之物 20. scanner: 扫描器 21. call out:
报出 22.run up at：
（价格）为 23. mount:
增加 24. verify: 证实，核实 25. order: 定购
26.Useful expreions of Money Talk
(1) I can’t afford it :
我买不起那个
(2) We have to watch our spending: 我们必须计算着用钱
(3) I have to cut back on expenses
:我必须削减开支
(4) We’ve got to tighten our belt :
我们必须省吃俭用 (5) We have to get back to basics:
我们必须重新过俭朴的生活 (6) I’m on a strict budget：
我手头拮据 (7) What a miser/ What a Scrooge!:
好一个吝啬鬼 (8) Money is no object :
钱不成问题
(9) Money doesn’t grow on trees:
钱不是生在树上的；钱不是容易挣的 (10) You must make both ends meet:
你必须量入为出
(11) Penny-wise,pound-foolish :
小处节约，大处浪费；小事聪明，大事糊涂
VI Homework Further listening.
Unit 7 Speaking of Health I.Objectives:
Students are required to be able to 1.deepen their awarene of the inportance of health;
16 2.understand and use the language for speaking about health; 3.learn how to speak on a specific topic using these newly-acquired expreions; 4.focus on listening to five short frequently-used oral expreions; 5.improve their listening comprehension in general.II.Importance and difficulties: 1.words and phrases eential to properly speaking of health 2.language points about speaking of health.
III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla. (1)Are you health-conscious? (2) Do you know the difinition of health established by the World Health Oraganization(WHO)? (3) To what extent is your health in your own hands? 2.Completion Listen to each of the expreions and drawing on the claifications A-D below, insert the appropriate letter beside each expreion.3.Listening in Section one: Watching, Listening& Speaking Video Episode:Keep Regular Hours (11) watch the video and then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false (12) watch the video again and then complete the following conversation.Section two: Intensive listening (13) Mini-Dialogues Select the best answer from among the four choices given.(14) Conversation: In the Emergency Room Listen to the following conversation and then, for each question below, select the best answer from among the four choices given.(15) Paage: Who’s deaf?
17 Listen to the following paage twice and then answer each question below in no more than 3 words.Section three: Time for Fun (7) Watch & Enjoy Watch a movie clip from Mona Lisa Smile (8) Listen & Relax Listen to a short eay, which is full of meaning ,and read along.V.Language points: 1.what brings you here?
2.I didn’t sleep a wink last night.
3.supervisor
4.can’t help but
5.prolong
6.manage stre
7.integrate
8.keep regular hours
9.resume
10.prescription
11.throw
12.light-headed
13.dizzy
14.influenza
15.food poisoning
16.run some tests
17.concerned
18.severity
19.sure enough
20.chop
21.stew
VI Homework Further listening.
你哪不舒服？ 昨晚整夜没有合眼
主管人 不得不 延长
拖延 调节压力 整合
同化 过有规律的生活 继续 处方 呕吐
头晕的，晕眩的 头晕目眩的 流感 食物中毒 做一些化验
担心的
严重性 果然，确实 剁
炖肉
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Unit 8 Expreing Congratulations &Making Toasts
I.Objectives:
Students are required to be able to 1.appreciate the social implixations of expreing congratulations and making toasts; 2.understand and use the language appropriate for expreing congratulations and making toasts; 3.learn how to speak on a specific topic using these newly-acquired expreions; 4.focus on listening to five short frequently-used oral expreions; 5.improve their listening comprehension in general.II.Importance and difficulties: 1.The words and phrases to expre congratulations and make toasts; 2.Language and culture points.III.Teaching methods:
1.Multi-media 2.Discuion
IV.Teaching-steps: 1.Lead-in
Ask the students to work in pairs, then discu the following questions and then share your answers with the whole cla.
(1)When do people expre congratulations? Can you make a couple of such occasion? (2) Are there any cultural differences in terms of drinking toasts? (3)Which do you prefer, making friends before doing busine or making friends after doing busine? 2.Recognition Listen and repeat each of the expreions used for giving congratulations and making toasts.3.Listening in Section one: Watching, Listening& Speaking Video Episode: Congratulations! Bottoms up!
(13) watch the video and then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false (14) watch the video again and then complete the conversation.Section two: Intensive listening (16) Listening Focus This section focuses your attention on an aspect of authentic, day-to-day English: congratulations
19 (17) Mini-Dialogues Select the best answer from among the four choices given.(18) Conversation: Accepting an Invitation to a Party Listen to the conversation and then, for each question below, select the best answer from among the four choices given.(19) Paage: First Busine Leon
Listen to the following paage twice and then answer each question below in no more than 3 words.Section three: Time for Fun (9) Watch & Enjoy Watch a movie clip from Just Like Heaven (10) Listen & Relax Listen to the joke and read aloud.
V.Language points: 1. promotion
提升
2. when in Rome , do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗 3. sauce
调味汁
4. exquisitely
精致地
5. chopsticks
筷子
6. spicy
辛辣的
7. steamed fish
清蒸鱼
8. partial
偏爱的
9. This one’s on me
这顿饭我请 10.split the bill
平摊账单 11. sweater
针织上衣 12.side dish
配菜 13.If that doesn’t work out
如果那样不行 14.casual
非正式的，不拘礼节的 15.puzzle
使困惑 16.obedient
服从的，顺从的 17.bruised
鼻青脸肿的
20 18.battered
19.winded
重伤的
气急的，呼吸急促的
VI Homework Further listening.
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