2023年高级休闲英语第单元辅导课程补充材料.docx

More pract i ce with the videoVideo 1Video 1Shop p i ng a nd cult u r ethe tex tthe tex tFo c us q u e s tion s for. W h at are four impo r ta n t t hin g s th a t th e British li k e v er y much?1 . What four differen t phras e s do we use in the tex t for say i ng that p e opl e like so methi n g ver y much?Tex tYo u can te 1 1 a lot a b o u t a cu 1 ture simply by 1o oking a t or din ary p e o p 1 e d o ing their ordi nary s h opping. What do you think t h es e se c t i ons of a large retail pa r k or h yp e r ma r k e t - te 1 1 u s a bo u t Britain?Yes, Britain is a c ount r y where p eo p le ar e v ery conce r ne d a b ou t their home an d makin g it a s comfo r tab 1 e as p o s s i bl e .T h at hom e will alm o st c e rtainly h a v e a gard e n .And a cat or a dog or a bird o r some fi s h.A great deal of the wor k d o ne in the home i n term s of ho me improvem e nt wi 1 1 be do it y o urself o r diy a s it is usua 1 ly cal 1 ed.12. t o sow1 3. sei ling pet food14. money1 5. f u rn i tur e in a pac k that you p ut toget h er yo u r s elfT op i c s fo r further d i scussionsame w ay as w e ha v esame w ay as w e ha v e1. A na 1 y s e Ch i nese cul t u r e in th e don e for Britain.2. . What is one b a s ic diff ere n c e be t ween Brit i s h and C h i nes e ur b an h ou s ing, and what ca n it tell us ab o ut the two c u 1 ture s ?3. How can you use t he te r ms “ indivi d ual ism” and “ c ol 1 ectivi s m“ to de s c r i b e th e d i fferences b e twe e n Chi nese a nd B r i tis h hom e s?4. What are the s i mi la r iti e sbetw een Br i t i s han dChinese a t t it u des re g ard i ngtheh omeand shopping?5. .1 n what dir e c tio n doyouthink t h ing swillc hange in China r e gar d i nghousing i ny o ur lifet i me?6. Is t here a diffe r e nee bet ween t o wn and c ountr y c on c e r ning a ttitudes to g a r de n i ng?7. . W h a t do you think abo u t theB riti s h att i tudet owards pet s ? Compare it t o t he Chi n e se.8. Wh a t i s the Chin e s e atti tude toward sdiy? Doyou t h in k thi s wil 1 chang e ?The fo 1 low i ng dial o g u e s are t a k en f r om L i stening & Speaki n g Course (in t ermediate) ( 2)Tasks:Sc a n the f o 1 lowing di a logu e s and try to find wh a t to say i f you want t o :1. Know about the o pe n i ng tim e of a department s tore.2 . Know about the pl a c e for shop ping.3 . Know ab o ut t he pr i ce f or somethi n g.4 . Draw a tt e ntio n from the s h op assist a n ts.5 . Of f er y our help to customer s a s a shop a s s i s t an t .6 . Know where a specific departm e nt is loc a ted.Dialo g ue 1ma n : What time d o t h e se stores c los e ?w o man ：Most o f t hem close at six.man: How about Aron ' s mu s ic shop?woman: I think that' s ope n until nine.Dialogue 2woman 1: Wh e r e d o you do y our sho p p i ng?woman-2 ： D o you me a n clothes shopping o r fo o d s hopping?woman-1： Your c 1 o thes s h opp i ng.w o man 2: I g en e r ally go t o D a mon d ' s dep art merit s t ore.Dialogue 3ma n -1: Wher e did y ou buy tha t sweate r ?man 2: I bo u g ht i t at Dam o nd, s department store.man- 1 ： How much did it c o st?man-2: It was t wenty-t h r e e dolla r s or some t hing 1 ike th a t .Dialogue 4salesm a n: Do y ou need any help?ma n : Yes. I'm look ing fo r pan t s.salesma n : What' s yo u r size?man: Thir t y wai s t and t h irty-si x ins e am.Dialogue 5worn a n : Ex c use me, could you help me?s a 1 e sm a n: C e r tain 1 y, what d o y ou need?worn a n： I m lo o k ing f or a blouse, si z e 10.s a 1 esman: T h e re are sev e ra 1 ove r h ere. Coul dy ou come t his way?Di a lo g ue 5man: Pardo n me, where are the d ressin g r o oms?sale s man: T h ere' sone nex tt o thesuit rac k .man： Can y o u holdthes e pack age sforme?salesman: N o , butI' 11 p utthembe hind the cashr egist e r,they' 11 be safe.Dial o gu e 7woman: Where do you k e ep the ice ere a m?cl e rk: It' sin t he froze n f o od section.woman: Where , s t h a t?clerk: It* s two a isles to t he 1 e f t o f the center of t he store.Dial o gue 8 man： I can' t find th e instan t s oup.clerk: Did you 1 o ok ne x t to the ca n ned s oup?man: I look e d t here, but there wasn' t a ny o n the s h e 1 f.clerk: Why don' t y ou t r y the spi c e sec t io n ? I t o u g ht t o be th e re.D i a 1 og u e 9man： Ca n you tell me wh ere I c an f i nd the butt e r?c 1 erk: Ye s , it' s w i th d air y go o d s i n the back o f th e st o re.Dialog u e 1 0woma n : E xcu s e me. I can' t find t he cann e d fr u i t .cl e rk: It' s in aisl e n i ne ne x t to the frui t juices.The foilo wing 1 et t ersare tak e n from p r ac t ical englis h omprehe n si v e c ou r s e 2 t a sks：It' s v e r y i mpor t an t for you t o 1 e arn t o write lettersof comp 1 aint.of comp 1 aint.T her e i s some necessary inf o rm a tion t o be in c lud e d i n such k i n d of 1 e tters, such as pu r pose( s ) for wri ting the letter, the pr o bl e m wi t h your pure h ase, the time o f y o ur pur c hase, your d issatisfaction w ith the purch a se a n d your re q u e st et c . Read t he f oil o wing t wo 1 ett e r s and try to f ind out w h at inf o rma t io n i s in c 1 u d ed in th e m. N o to that s o mo o f t h cm may no t be me n tioned a b o v e.There ar e usual 1 y s i x basic parts i n a lette r , n add res s , d a te line, salutation, bo d y, com p 1 ime n t a ry c 1 os e and si gnat u r e. Rea d t he f oil o w i n g two let t e rs an d t ry to i d e n tif y which sen ten c es c a n match t hese te r ms.24 May, 199 5D e ar s i rs,I am sorry t o h ave t o return w ith this le t ter a Richo YF-20 c am e ra I b o ught from yo u wh i 1 e I was in you r area last m o nt h . I also encl o s e the receipt.When I had the first th r ee f ilms de v el o ped, n on e o f the photo s had come out. The p r o b lem i s tha t t h e sh u tter i s not w o rk i ng p r operly. My 1 o cal earner a shop s a ys t h e me c hanism is stuck.I am r e ally a nnoy e d ato f my brother, s we d ding.this, sine e some of t h e ph o tos wereI a m sure you can appre c ia t e thatt he loss o f the ph o t o s has ca u sed m e gre a t d is a ppointmen1 n v iew of t he i nc o nve n ience that this h as c a used, and t h e dis appo i ntmen t , I feel you should not only re p a i r the cam e ra, but a 1 so comp e nsa t e me for the 1 o ss of th e photogra p hs, w h i c h were ob v i ou s 1 y o f g r eat value to me.y o u rs f a i th f u 1 ly,Wa n g Daling5 t h July, 1 9 95De a r s ir,I am writi n g to you abou t a shirt wh i c h I boug h t from y our shop whi 1e o n hoi i daythiss u miner, whenI t ookitout of the bagandexamined i t closely, I f o un dalargehole a ttheside and one buttonwa smiss i ng. asyou willrea 1i s e,Iwasextr e mely upse t to d iscovera11 this.Atyo u rprice,Iexpect to p q uali t y!I a in ret urn i ng the shir t with this 1 etter a nd 1 ook f or war d to r e c e iving a ful 1 r efund o f 12 4 Yuan.yours f a i t hf u lly,Li Min g(3 )T he follow in g dialogue is taken from Person to Per s on.T a sks:B e fo r e you re a d th e f o 1 low ing dialogue, pie ase t hink a b out w h at you n eed to sa y inthefo llowi ng s it u ations：1. When you a re t hinking o f i n viting s omebod y to som e thing o n a cert ain day；Wh e n yo u do n J t h a ve any sp e ci a 1 arra n g e m e nt s o n t h at day;2. When you w a nt t o sugg e s t doin g s ome t hing;When you s ugge s t a possi b le t ime for me e t i ng.Are y ou d o ing an y t h ing t o night?3. u s an: He 1 lo.Mich a el： Hi, Susan. It' s me, Mi c ha e 1 .S u s a n:0h, hi, M i chae 1 . How' r e you d oing?Michael： Oh, n ot bad. Sa y , are you do i n g any t hing Satu r d a y night?Susa n :No, n o th i ng s p ecia 1 . Why?M i cha e 1 :Well, do y o u feel like going t o that new disco?Susan： Oh, that, s a ter r i fi c i dea.M i chae I :Gr e a t . What a bout h a v ing a pi z za fir s t?Sus a n:Su r e , wh y not? Whe r e do y ou wa n t to meet?Michael :Wh y don' t I p i ck you up a t you r h o use?S u s a n:0K . What tim e ?Mich a e 1 ： Is seven o ' c 1 ock ok?S u sa n ： Fine. Well, see yo u a t seven.Micha e 1： Right. So long for now.Susan:Bye.The following te x t is t ak e n from Oral Wor k shop： Repro due t i on.T a sks:B e f ore you read the t e xt, think about the foil owing questi o ns：1. Wh en s p ring festival c ele b r ated?2. . What do p eople us u a 1 1 y do on Christm a s d ay?3. . D o yo u also cel e brate C h ris t mas? I f s o , in wh a t w ays?4. Do yousend Ch r i stmas ca r ds t o y our f r iends?5. What do you th i nk is the b es t way to s e nd your season g r e eting s t o your friends?Re a d the text and t r y t o find ans wer s t o the folio wing q uesti o n s:1. H o w man y p eop 1 e a r e there in the s t ory? W h at' s the i r r e latio n ship?2. Was Mrs Smi t h bu s y tw o w e eks be f or e C hristmas? Wh a t d o yo u t h ink she was busy with?3. W h at did she buy o no da y ?4. What did s he a sk h er hus band to do w i th t he Christm a s ca r ds s he had bought?5. Why d i d M r Smith lea v e the 1 i v i n g-room and go to his st u d y with o ut s ayi ng a wo rd?6. Wha t did she think M r Sm i th wa s g o ing to do?7. D id she s h ow her an g e r ?8. What d i d M r Smith d o a min u te lat er?9. When w e re the Christm a s cards bou g ht?1 0 . How did Mr S mi th e xplain to h i s wife?After r ea d ing the text, disc u s s wi t h y ou r fr i e nds ab o ut the fol 1 owing t o pic：You will r e member th a t in t he pre v i o us series English In Dai 1 y L ife we to 1 d you that 6 7 % of all ac comm o d a t io n i n B ri t a in i s o w ner-occupied - t h at mea n s t h at th e person who 1 ives in th e h o us e own s the hou s e. This makes th e a ver a go p e rson whatwe call house p r o ud- th e y wantthe irhouse to look an d fee 1as attrac t i ve andcom f ortabl e aspossible. Bu t not on 1 ya tt r a cti v e andc o m f ortabl e-they like to arrange a nd dec o rate th e ir h ome s in such awaythat i t looks differe n t fr o m other people' s, re f 1 e cts t heir indi v idual char a cters.To help y ou do this i n Brita i n there are many 1 a r ge shops or even shoppi n g centre s tha t will se 1 1 you a 1 1 th e things you n e ed. This is part of t h e hyp e rmarke t t ha t we showed y o u in the p ro g r a mmc a b o ut s hops in the previo u s series. Thi s is where you will c ome if y ou want to buy be d r o om f u rnit u r e . T h er e are d o u b 1 e b e ds and singl e beds, and these bun k b eds are p opu 1 ar i f y ou hav e t wo s mal 1 chil d ren and n ot m u ch spa c e . A s w e 1 1 as the bed i t se 1 f, y o u can bu y use f ul storage cup b oards like th e s e f o r spare blanke t s and s heets, and a ward robe for you r clo t hes to f i t th e s i ze of yo u r b e droom.beds i de c u pboar d s arcu s e f u 1 for putt i n g a read i ng lamp on, an d of c ourse a d ressi n g t able i s impo r tant, with a nice big mirror for doing your hair a nd p u t t i ng o n the make-up. A c he s t of drawers. AI s i t a good p ractice f or f riends t o se n d e a ch ot h er gree t ing cards d u r i ng i mporta n t fest iva 1 s? What k i nd of people woul d you sen d ca r ds to? giv e you r reaso n s.Christmas Card sI t was t wo w e ek s be f ore Ch r i s tmas, and Mr s Smith was very bu s y. She b ou g ht a lot o f Ch r i s tmas card s to send to her frie n ds and to her husband' s frie n d s, a nd p u t t h em o n the t a ble in the li v ing-room. Then, when her husb a nd came home f r o m wo r k, she sa i d to hi m, “ he r e ar e the Chri s tm a s c a rd s fo r our friends, a nd h e r e are some stamps, a pen and our bo o k of ad dres s es. Will you please wri t e t he cards w h i 1 e i am cookin g the dinner?”Mr Sm i t h did n ot say anyt h i ng, but walked out of the liv i ng-room a nd wen t to his study. Mrs Smith wa s very ang r y w ith him, but did n ot say a n y thing ci t her.Then a m i n ute lat e rhe cam e b ack with a b ox full o f Chris t mas cards. All o f t hem had a d dresse s and s t amps o n them.“ These a re from last year,“ he s aid, “ I f orgot t o p o st th e m. ”The f ollow i n g passages a re taken f rom pra c tic a 1 E n gl i shCompr e he n s i v e Cours e 1.Tasks:Invit a t i onc ard s ca n b e wri t teneith er infor ma 1styleor i ninfo rma 1 s t yle, whic h islargelydeci ded b y w h o m yo u ' 11 send t he c a rd t o and wh a t occas ions they are for. Read th e foil o w i n g c a r d and decide wh e t h erit' sfo r mal o r informal. Give y o urrea sons.Mra n d Mrs Robe r tS mi threque s tt he pleasureofMr a nd Mr s Ge o rg e Ma i lerCom p any a t d i nner at the Faculty C 1 ubon F r i dayM a rch 26th, at se v e n o' clock p. m.2 1 Sh o w La n eMarch 20th, 1994Task:0 n most occasio n s, a n i n vi t ation card ma y r e qu i re a r epi y . It i s th e r e fore v ery impo r t a n t t o learn how t o write a r ep 1 y to an i n v itation. Note that a formal invitatio n w ill r e quire a f o rmal r e p ly and a n informal i n v it a t i o n w ill re q uire an in for ma 1 rep ly.Scan the f ollowin g two repli e s and tell wh i ch oneis to ac c e pt an dwhich o ne i s tod e cli n e the i n v itation . m ar k thekey words.Re a dt hefol 1 owing tworeplie s and tr y toi d ent i fywhat arethe key wor d s,which mak ethe rep ly s o undf ormalorin f ormal.Re p 1 y 1Mr and Mrs Geo r ge Maile rA c ce p t with pl e a s ure Mr and Mr s Prbe r t Smith, s kin d invitation to dinner on Friday, M a r ch 26 t h, at s e ve n o' clock17 B utte r Pl a ceMar c h 22 ndReply 2M r a nd Mrs Geo rge Mail e rMr s Robert, an d r eMr s Robert, an d r eP r e se n t t he i r com p 1 iment s t o Mr and grel that a p r ev i ous enga g ement p r eve n t s them f rom a c c epting the kind i nvitat i on t o cl i n n er on F r i day, Ma r ch 26 th1 7 B u tter Pla c eMa r c h 22nd1 lows y ou t o keep your s h i rts and un d erclo t hes ne a t an d tidy.One o f the a d vant a ges of the hype r marke t i s tha t the 1 a y out o f the s tore a How s you t o wan d er a r oun d a t leisur e , c ompa ringth e diff erent mo d el s . Y ou w o n 'tbe pe s tere d bys omeon econ ti nuall y asking youwhat youwan t. But if youdo n e edan y he1 p in making yourchoic e , ther e will bea kn owl e dgeab1 eshop ass ista n tto give youinfo rination and a d vice. You don, t buy a new bed ora w a rdrobe eve r y day, an d s o you wa n t to m a ke s ur e you get val u e f or in o n e y.Thisyou c an do by wal k ing arou n d andseei n g e verythi n ga nd comp ari n g thep ric e s withg oods inoth e r s t o r es. Weca 1 1this “sh o p pi ng arou nd”.S hoppin g arou n d i s v e r yimportant to make suret h at you get the be st bar gain.What i s in s ide a house is very i mporta n t, but for ma ny Bri t is h people s om