4 waiting for a call 综合英语1第三版.pptVIP

Unit 7 Waiting for a Call Teaching Objectives 1. Functions: Expressing wishes regrets 2. Grammatical points: Verb + object + prep. phrase, e.g. Thank you for your letter. Review: could not have done something; must have done something. 3. Vocabulary: count, smash, hurt somebody to do..., shiny, care, relent, filthy, smug, ask something/much/a lot of somebody (c.f. ask somebody for something), mind (v; n), keep doing..., excuse, by... Waiting for a Call In what cases do you wait for a call? Conversation 1 1. What is the relationship between Jane and Sam? They are special friends. 2. Are they boyfriend and girlfriend to each other? Yes. Conversation 1 3. How is their relationship now? Steady anr just beginning?How do you know? Probably just beginning yet. Jane failed to recognize Sam’s voice; She’s very careful, not to be abrupt or intrusive; She keeps asking if she is bothering Sam; etc. Conversation 1 4. Who’s more aware of “face”, Sam or Jane, and why? Jane is more aware of face. She asks more questions, and explains several times about why she wants to make the phone call, even though she wishes she could talk more by phone. Conversation 1 ring sb. up: make a phone call to sb.Mary didnt ring me up last night. Cf. ring up ???ring ???call ???phoneRing: When you ring someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone. You can say that someone rings a place.I rang Aunt Jane this evening.You must ring the hospital at once.Ring up: In conversation, people often use ring up, instead of ring. There is no difference in meaning. Note that you do not use to after ring or ring up.He had rung up Emily and told her all about it. Conversation 1 Call: American speakers do not say that one person rings another. The word they use is a call. Some British speakers also say call.Phone: When you phone someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone. You can also phone a place. Note that you do not use to after phon