综合英语教程2 nit 2 American Homes and traditional Chinese homes.pptVIP

Unit Two American Homes and Traditional Chinese Homes Learning Objectives Talking about introducing people and places Talking about housing and layout of rooms/houses Talking about privacy and individualism Talking about buying and selling houses Part 1 Communicative Activities Conversation 1 Read and study the conversation. Which short sentences will be useful in everyday informal conversation? Underline them and then compare them with your classmates. Conversation 1 Notes: Hi, folks: an informal way of greeting a group of people sort out: to select from others; to arrange (the letter), to put into good order You’re joking: a colloquial expression to show one’s doubt return address: the sender’s address printed/written in the top left corner of an envelope. You bet…: an emphatic way of saying “certainly”. Conversation 1 How to introduce? You may introduce yourself like this:-Good morning, Mrs. Black, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jane.-Let me introduce myself. My name is Mary Brown.-I dont believe weve met. Im Li Zheng.-Glad to meet you. Im Catharine Black.-Its Catharine, but please call me Kate.-Hi. Im John. Im a new comer. How to introduce? You may introduce people like this: 1. May I introduce you to Mrs. White, my English teacher? Mrs. White, this is Mrs. Brown. 2.This is Liu, the manager of our department. 3. Hi, John, this is Jane. Jane, this is John. How to respond? Common Answers:Nice to meet you, Jane.How do you do, Mrs. Brown?Pleased to meet you.Hello!Glad to meet you.Its nice to meet you.Its a pleasure to know you.Hi! Conversation 1 Cultural Information financial aid :money given or lent to students at college or university to pay for their education(经济资助） Scholarship and bursary are two different kinds of financial aid available to students in many western universities. Scholarship may be given according to the academic standing of the applicants, but bursary is often needs-based. Role play with the given information. Co