饭店英语unit19.pptVIP

Unit 19 Shopping Shopping I. Discovering Language 1. They’re my father and mother. 2. I looked for it here and there. 3. There is a football under it. 4. There are some books on the desk. 5. Here is a letter for you. 6. Where are your brother and sister? Shopping Word Reference: scenery n.景色 souvenir n.纪念品 jade n.玉 embroidery n.刺绣品 antique n.古董 terra-cotta soldier 兵马俑 Yangtze 长江 reputation n.声誉 Three Gorges Stones 三峡石刻 turquoise stone 绿松石 the four treasures in the study 文房四宝 lacquer ware 漆器 clay figurine 泥塑 Yangtze valley 长江流域 candidate n.候选人 receipt n.发票，收据 customs n.海关 From Chongqing to Shanghai, the world’s 3rd largest river Yangtze covers an area of around 1.8million square kilometers. Not only it features extraordinary scenery, but also it carries a long history and rich unique local products, crafted or natural. Many of these products could be ideal choice of souvenirs and gifts for foreign visitors. Usually, westerners are more keen on those “typical” Chinese goods, such as silk, tea, jade, embroidery, porcelain, carpet, cloisonné and antiques, etc. But now, more and more people come to China for more general stuff. Some people visit China just for shopping, from clothing to bathroom paper rolls. Some people we know spent thousands of US dollars and shipped life-sized terra-cotta soldiers back home. Many of the items along the Yangtze have won high reputations, such as bamboo crafted items and Shu style embroidery in Chongqing; colorful Three Gorges Stones in the Yangtze Three Gorges; turquoise stone in Wuhan; Jingdezhen porcelain; Maofeng tea and four treasures of the Chinese study in Huangshan; lacquer ware in Jingzhou and Yangzhou; silk in Suzhou, Zh