大学综合英语2-04-Part 1.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * Listening and Speaking Part I Book 2-Unit 4 Listening and Speaking Introduction of Functions Listen and Speak Try to Speak More Make Your Own Dialogue What Are They For? If You Want to Learn More Return to Menu Book 2-Unit 4 Book 2-Unit 4 Expressing possibilities and impossibilities it is possible that + clause … have more / few chances to do … have greater /less possibility to do … there is more/less probability that something will happen it is more probable to do … than … it is impossible … certainly highly/less likely to do/that … Book 2-Unit 4 A Game of Magic Is it possible that human beings will establish a settlement on the moon? Does a smoker have more risk of suffering cancer than a nonsmoker? Is it impossible that one can live longer than 48 days without eating any food? What is the probability of a snowstorm in the summer? Is it possible that computers will rule the world in the future? Is it possible that man and animals will speak the same language in the future? Which is more probable for human beings: Learning a new word every day or learning a new sentence every day? Answer the following questions in one or two sentences using the structures mentioned. Notes Book 2-Unit 4 blah … blah … blah …: (British English) An informal expression used by the speaker to omit information because he/she may think that it is boring to mention it or the listeners already know it, which is considered quite rude to use in conversation. could they: could indicates impossibility or doubt. could be a bad start: could indicates a possibility Book 2-Unit 4 1. Listen to the conversation and identify the expressions that the speakers use to show possibility and impossibility. It may not be. Well, you may have a point there. It could be a bad start. 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. b 2. Complete the tasks on page 45. 3. Look at the following pictures and discuss the questions with your partner. Is it possible that human beings will establish a settlem