英语北师大版必修4 Unit12 Cultural Shock-Lesson 1 Visiting Britain[TY](ppt).ppt

A quiz about the UK: True or False: 1. tipping (n.) 给小费 tip (n.) 小费，小提示 leave / give a tip for waiters or drivers 2. owe (v.) Mr Green 欠了我十万元。 Mr Green owed me 100,000 yuan. owe sb an apology for … 因…欠某人一个道歉 owe …… to …… 把……归功于…… 他把自己的成就归功于努力工作。 He owes his success to hard work. 3. apologize (v.) to sb for sth apology (n.) make / offer an apology to sb for sth Teresa 为昨天上学迟到向老师道歉。 Teresa made an apology to the teacher for being late for school. = Teresa apologized to the teacher for …… 4. absorb (v.) 吸收 植物吸收阳光。 Plants absorb sunlight. 吸收（比喻义） 聪明孩子容易吸收知识。 Clever children absorb knowledge easily. 5. brief (adj.) 简要的；扼要的 他的演讲非常简要。 His speech is very brief. ★ briefly (adv.) / in brief / to be brief in short, in a word 简而言之 简而言之，她不是我喜欢的类型。 In brief, she is not my cup of tea. 6. afford to do sth 7. expectation (n.) of … 对…的期望/预料 What are your expectation of London? 今天晚上预料不会下雪。 There is no expectation of snow tonight. expect (v.) + to do 期望做某事 + sb to do 期望某人做某事 他没怎么期望获奖。 He didn’t expect to win the prize. expect sb of sth 期望从某人身上得到… 别期望从我身上得到一分钱。 Don’t expect me of any money. 8. as a result 结果 Bob没有努力学习。结果，他考试不及格。 Bob didn’t study hard. As a result, he failed. 9. at least 至少 —— at most 那座古老的建筑至少有200年历史。 That old building at least has a 200-year history. 10. get used to 习惯 你习惯新班级的生活了吗？ Have you got / been used to the life in the new class? 11. slices of a slice of meat, cake, cheese 12. advise to do / suggest doing 李老师建议我们每天都练习说英语。 Mr Li advises us to practise speaking English every day. Mr Li suggests us practising speaking English every day. 13. exchange (v.) 交换，交流，兑换 exchange … for … 以…换… 我在哪里可以把美元换成英镑？ Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds? in exchange 作为交换 14. consider (v.) + n. / doing / clause 考虑，认为 我正考虑换份工作。 I’m considering changing my job. 我认为你错了。 I consider that yo