[英语学习]新编英语教程第一册第5单元.ppt

Dialogue II D II Useful expressions opera n. dramatic composition with music, in which the words are sung; dramatic works of this kind as entertainment drama n. play for the theatre, radio or TV theatre n. dramatic literature or art, the writing and acting of plays; a building or place with a stage where plays and shows are performed costume n. a style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period, or people, often worn in a play. keen adj. eager, anxious to do things e.g. She was very keen on the handsome young boy. a keen chess player Reporting, Part I Dialogue II D II Practice: You go into a shop, and see an English-speaking tourist obviously having some difficulty reading the Chinese labels, and trying to understand the shop assistant, who doesn’t speak any English. You go and help her/him. (This could be in a foodshop, a chemist’s, a clothes shop, etc. Use your imagination.) Reporting, Part I Reading I R I The Weather Introduction Britain is an island country and the surrounding sea gives England a varied climate. We never know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It can be sunny one day and rainy the next. As we have such a variable climate changing from day to day, it is difficult to predict the weather. In general we have warm summers and cool winters. Reading I R I Go over the text in 3 minutes and answer the questions on specific details of this text What’s the most interesting topic of conversation in England? Why do you think it is interesting to the English people? What words and expressions will you use if it is good weather? How will you reply when someone says to you “Nasty day, isn’t it?”, if you don’t think it is nasty? Do you think the two people talking about a rainy day really remember the year when it happened? What does the writer say is the important rule that one gets from the two conversations given in the text? Why do you think the writer suggests that you should learn the two conve