大学英语精读第一册 Unit 7 The Sampler.pptVIP

College English Book One Background Information Free Samples Stores use free samples as a “come-on” in competing for customers. If a store provides free samples of products, it’s likely that more people will shop there. Samples, usually of new foods and drinks, are given with the understanding that if you like them, you will buy them. It is not socially acceptable to continue to sample the same product time and time again without making a purchase. Background Information Puddings Pudding is a kind of sweet dish usually made with milk, eggs, sugar , fruit and a little flour, and served cold. Traditional Christmas pudding Traditional Christmas pudding is perfect for Christmas celebration. Its a light sponge pudding which contains mincemeat, chopped apple and mace so that the Christmassy flavor is there, plus, with an attractive arrangement of whole candied peel, it looks very pretty when its turned out. It will serve perfect for your Christmas dessert. Unit Seven: The Sampler Objectives 1. Grasp the main idea of the unit and the structure of the text. 2. Understand the author’s purpose of telling us the story. 3. Master the key language points: some words phrases as well as the sentence structures. 4. Learn some word buildings reading skills. 5. Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of this unit. Contents Introduction No one will object that helping others is a great virtue. But we should also notice that: Not everyone is ready to offer their hands when needed; Not everyone is willing to accept help from others. Introduction Look at the following pictures and think about them: Introduction Now discuss the following two questions with your classmates in two minutes: What kind of people do you think may need our help? Are you ready to offer your hand when your friends or other people are in need of help? Introduction