新思维高职高专英语综合教程（第二册）教学课件作者甘利unit5.pptVIP

Unit FiveCulture and Communication Contents Section One Sounds of English Section Two Language Building Dialogue One Dialogue Two Section Three Intensive Reading Section Four Know-how Sharing Section Five Information Exchanging Section One Sounds of English A Special Washing Machine Mrs. March: Does this shop sell washing machines? Mrs. Shaw: Yes. This is the newest, washing machine, madam. Mrs. March: Is it Swedish? Mrs. Shaw: No, madam. It’s English. Mrs. March: Please show me how it washes. Mrs. Shaw: Shall I give you a demonstration? Here are some sheets and shirts. You put them in the machine. You shut the door. And you push this button. Mrs. March: The machine shouldn’t shake like that, should it? Mrs. Shaw: Washing machines always shake , madam. Ah! It’s finished now. Mrs. March: But the sheets have shrunk, and so have the shirts. Mrs. Shaw: Do you wish to buy this machine, madam? Mrs. March: I’m not sure. Section Two Language Building vary [ve?ri] v. of a group of similar things to be different from each other in size, shape, etc. （大小、形状等）相异，不同，有别 civil [sivl] a. involving personal legal matters 民事的 porcelain [p?:s?lin] n. a hard white shiny substance made by baking clay and used for making delicate cups, plates and ornaments; objects that are made of this 瓷；瓷器 giggle [gigl] v. to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous （因感到有趣、窘迫或紧张而）格格地笑；傻笑 rub off to remove something or to be removed by rubbing （被）擦掉，抹掉 Proper Names Specific Terms Polterabend 闹婚。德国婚宴仪式上，宾客们向新婚夫妇表示祝贺的方式是砸盘摔碗。他们认为这样可以帮助新婚夫妇除去烦恼、迎来甜蜜，在漫长的生活道路上，形影相伴、白头偕老。 Las Vegas 拉斯维加斯 I. Listen to the dialogue and find the information as quickly as possible. 1. Who had the longest wedding ceremony? How long did it last? 2. What will the bride wear during the wedding ceremony in the US? Dialogue Olga: I had two wedding days! In Germany everybody must have a civil ceremony, and a lot of couples choose to have a church wedding as well. In the evening we had the Polterabend.