零起点大学英语基础教程第二册Unit 2.ppt

Unit Two Step One: Lead-in 1. English Pubs P17 “Pub” is the abbreviation of “public house”. It is a place licensed to sell both alcoholic and soft drinks. Among various kinds of drinks sold in pubs, beer is the most popular. 2. London London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the four world-class cities besides New York, Paris and Tokyo. The most famous places of interest in London are 3. New York New York is one of the commercial, financial and cultural centers of the world. 4. Means of travel: By air/ plane By bike By bus By train By sea/ ship On foot Advantages and disadvantages: Uninteresting- interesting fast- slow Inconvenient- convenient cheap- expensive Safe- dangerous enjoy more- less sightseeing Step Two: New Words Read and analyze the new words. Ocean Atlantic Indian 大西洋 Pacific Arctic 太平洋 Continents: Asia, 亚洲 Europe,欧洲 Africa, 非洲 North America北美洲 South America (Latin America), 南美洲 Oceania, 大洋洲 Antarctic 南极洲 Step Three: Grammar 1. Modal Verbs a. can/ could 表示能力(could作为can 的过去形式)、猜测、允许 b. may/ might 可以（might 作为may 的过去形式）、祝愿 c. must 1.必须，回答must引起的问题时，如果是否定的答复，一般用needn’t。 E.g.: --Must we go now? -- No, you needn’t. 2.揣测，语气比may要肯定 She must be in the office. I saw her there just now. d. should 应该 e. need 需要 2. Articles 不定冠词 a, an 泛指 定冠词 the 特指 Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. 1. Once upon __ time, __ girl called Lily lived in __ small village. 2. __ house I lived in wasn’t very big, but it was __ comfortable house. Upstairs there was__ attic(阁楼) and downstairs there was__ small bedroom and __ big room. In __ big room there were two windows and two doors. Step Four: Reading aloud: Life is Full of Steam (audio) Step Five: Dialogue 1. Listen to the recording. 2. Language points a. Any idea…? Do you