新概念英语第3册第2课.pptVIP

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one Lecturer: Patience Wang New words and expressions Read the new words and expressions on page 18. Listening Listen to the tape once and then answer the questions below. What woke the vicar up? What was the time? How many times did the clock strike? Where did the vicar go? What did he take with him? Whom did he see in the clock tower? What did Bill Wilkins say he was trying to do? What did the vicar offer the grocer? Listening comprehension Choose the correct answers to the following questions. 1. The church clock did not work because_ _. it was too expensive to repair (b) it disturbed the vicar’s sleep Bill Wilkins only worked at night the bell had been out of order for many years 2. The vicar was surprised to see Bill Wilkins in the clock tower because_. (a) Bill Wilkins had been hoping to surprise him (b) it was an unusual time and place to find him (c) he had expected to find a figure (d) the clock had struck thirteen times Listening comprehension 3. The vicar offered Bill Wilkins a cup of tea because__. (a) he thought that Bill Wilkins was thirsty (b) thanks to him, the clock would now strike once an hour (c) he was grateful for the trouble Bill Wilkins had taken (d) he was pleased to have been woken up for nothing out of order out of order (of a machine) not working correctly 有毛病，出故障 e.g. 电话坏了。 The phone is out of order. (2) not arranged correctly or neatly 安排不当；不整洁 e.g.我检查过案卷，其中有些未按顺序编排。 I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order. take the trouble to do sth. take the trouble to do sth. (to do sth. even though it involves effort or difficult)不辞辛劳地做；不厌其烦地做 e.g. 她嫌麻烦，甚至连我的姓名如何拼写都不想搞清楚。 She didn’t even take the trouble to find out how to spell my name. Thirteen equals one Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has