一、教学目的和要求

1、单词和词组

四会：get together   all the best  have a word with   in other words

三会：excellent  chat  connect with   hine   wind (Vt.)   strengthen  frequently

          recover   smart  distant   lately   interrupt   remind   lack   due   income

          announce   bargain  sew   needle   thread   frequent   free of charge

二会：dial   have…on    conversation    handle (n)   directory    telephone   directory

          redirect     redirection      mobile     cordless

2、日常交际用语

       Hello, Can I speak to …;  please?  There is no…here.

       I’m sorry, I think I dialled the wrong number.

       Hello, Is that…?  I called to ask/tell you….

       Hold on , I’ll go and get…

       Please could I have a word with…?

       I’ll have to ring off now. Someone wants to use the phone.

 

二、重点与难点分析

Lesson  89

1. Would you like a word with her?   你想和他说话吗？

       like a word with sb. =have a word with sb.和某人说句话

       其中的a word  也可以用a few words代替，表示“说几句话”。

       I’d like (to have )a word with you .Are you free now?  我想和你说句话，你现在有空吗？

       Could I have a few words with you, Mr. Green?  格林先生，我可以同你讲几句话吗？

2. The speaker’s supposed to be excellent.  人们认为这位发言人很不错。

       suppose 意为“认为”“猜想”，常用于不定式复合结构( suppose sb./sth. to be) 表示“认为某人/某事如何”。

       Jenny is supposed to be the best student in our class.  珍妮被认为是我们班最好的学生。

       People in old times supposed to earth to be flat. But now we know it is round.  古时候人们认为地球是平的，我们现在知道它是圆的。

3. We must get together some other time for a chat.   我们必须见见面谈一下。

       get together  聚会，联欢。

       The students get together for an English evening. 学生们开了一次英语晚会。

4. All the best. 祝你万事如意

       是临别时表示祝愿的用语相当于All the best wishes to you.

       All the best with your family.  祝你全家好。

       All the best in your business.   祝你事业顺利。

       All the best in your new job.   祝你在新的岗位一上切顺利。

5. I’ll have to ring off now.  我得挂电话了。

       ring off把电话挂断

       After she said this, she rang off.  说完这句话，她把电话放下了。

Lesson  90

1. How a telephone works is a question which not everyone can answer.  电话是怎样工作的这个问题，并不是每个人都能回答的。

       How a telephone works是主语从句。

       以连接代词what, which, who (m)等，及连接副词when, where, why, how及连词that, whether引导的从句，可充当主语从句。

       How he became a scientist is known to us all. 他怎么成为一个科学家是人所共知的。

       Whether he will come or not is still a question. 他来不来还是个问题。

2. In those days, to make a call, you had to wind a handle at the side of your telephone. 那些日子你要打电话就得转动电话机旁的手柄。

1) make a call打电话

  make a call to sb. 给某人打电话。

2) wind (wound, wound)_v 转动（手柄），上（发条）

   Don’t wind that handle. 不要转动那手柄。

   Don’t forget to wind the alarm clock before you go to bed.  上床前，别忘了上闹钟发条。

3. The problem with electrical signals is that they get weaker and weaker as they travel along metal wires. 电信号有个难解决的问题，就是当它沿着金属导线传送时信号会变得越来越弱。

       get weaker and weaker. 变得越来越弱

       When winter is coming, the days are getting shorter and shorter. 冬天来临，白天越来越短。

4. It also shows you the caller’s telephone number in order that you recognize who it is.  它可以把呼叫人的电话号码给你显示出来，以便你认出是谁在呼叫。

       in order that相当于so that，后接目的状语从句，从句中常may, might, can, could, should等情态动词。

       In order that he could catch the early bus, I woke him up very early. 我很早就叫醒他，以便他能赶上早班车。

       in order that和so that的词义和用法相似，但前者既可以放在主句前，也可以放在主句后，而so that只能放在主句后。

       I’m making a note of it in order that (so that) it will not be forgotten. 我把这事记下来，以免忘记。

Lesson 91

1. you can take it with you whenever you go … 无论你走到哪儿…，你都可以带着它。

       whenever是连词，意为“无论何地”，“不管…在哪里”…引起让步状语从句

       We found people friendly whenever we went. 不管我们走到哪里，我们发现人们都很友好。

       Whenever he goes, I’ll go with him. 不论他走到哪里，我都跟他走。

2. In other words, you can walk to a distant part of the office or factory to check the information about a product without putting the phone down. 换句话说，你可以走到远离办公室或工厂的地方去核查资料，而无须把电话机放下。

       1) in other words意为“换句话说”相当于that is to say

         This kind of phone is cordless, in other words, it has no cords or wires.  这种电话是“无绳的”，换句话说，电话上没有导线。

       2) record  v /rik„d/ v记录，录音

       Listen to the speaker and record what he says. 听演说者讲，把他的话录下来。

       Who holds the record of the high jump? 谁是跳高记录的保持者？

       Play some records of dance music. 请播忙乱一些舞蹈单位的唱片。

3. However, you do have to remember their names. 但是，你务必要记住别人的姓名才行啊

       句中的do是助动词，用在肯定句或祈使句中表示强调。

       Do come and see me next week! 下周一定要来看我啊！

       We do need some mobile phones. 我们的确需要一些移动式电话。

4. Will you be able to bring along the new model telephone you were talking about?  你能否把你们在谈论的新式电话机带来？

       短语bring along意为“带来”

       Please bring along your dictionary here next time. 下次请把你的字典带到这儿来

       bring about  引起、实现、造成

       He brought about a quarrel between his parents. 他在父母间惹起了一场争吵。

       Seeing you brought back many memories. 看到你使我想起了许多往事。

       bring up提出，抚养

       Tom was brought up by his aunt. 汤姆是由姑姑养大。

 

三、同步测试

Ⅰ、单项选择

1. In the text the author doesn’t mention ______.

       A. the working principles of telephones and great advances in telephone equipment.

       B. the earliest telephones and the first telephone directory

       C. the telephone in the office

       D. who invented telephones

2. Which signal can travel the longest distance?

       A. Sound  signals         B. Light signals      C. Electrical signals              D. Language signals

3. Telephone directories have got a history of more than ______.

       A. 100 years          B. 90 years           C. 80 years            D. 70 years

4. The word “frequently ” means ______.

       A. often          B. seldom              C. ever           D. never

5. You have given me so much help, and this is ______ you should get in return.

       A. why          B. that            C. what          D. how

6. You have no idea ______ worried I was.

       A. what         B. whether             C. why           D. how

7. The question is ______ we shall go there so early tomorrow.

       A. if              B. whether             C. where        D. when

8.  ______team will win the match is still unknown.

       A. whether            B. why           C. how           D. which

9. Is ______ you told me really true?

       A. what          B. that           C. when         D. where

10. You should work tonight ______ watching TV.

       A. instead of         B. so that              C. in case              D. even of

11. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ______ of smell.

       A. sense                B. strength             C. skill           D. degree

12. He went to bed drunk, and when he woke he woke up he found that he still ______ except.

       A. had no nothing         B. put on nothing           C. dress nothing        D. had nothing on

13. He failed ______ carelessness.

       A. because             B. due for      C. due to        D. for

14. The new highway will ______ the city to several towns in the country.

       A. connect             B. join            C. unite          D. put

15. In came a dirty-looking woman ______ a baby ______ her arms.

       A. having; on         B. with; on            C. with; in             D. had; at

 

参考答案：

Ⅰ、1.D         2.B         3.A         4.A         5.C         6.D         7.B         8.D         9.A         10.A              11.A        12.D              13.C              14.B        15.C

 

A

       People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on Earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.

       In China and Japan, for example, the arrival of the New Year is more important then a person’s birthday. So, everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year’s Day, instead of on their birthdays.

       In Brazil the special birthday food isn’t cake, but special candies. In China, it’s long noodles-for long life. In Iceland, pancakes with candies rolled inside them are served on birthdays.

       In Great Britain, a birthday is all-day celebration.        At school, the birthday kid is lifted up and “bumped” by his classmates. This means the person is lifted by the ankles and arms and bumped on the ground, once for each year and once for growth. In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is raised and lowered while sitting in a chair.

       In Holland, children not only get gifts, but they give things out, too. It’s customary to give cakes, cookies, and candies to your classmates and teacher on your birthday.

       In Mexico ,it’s good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So it’s not unusual to be awakened at midnight by friends singing birthday sons.

       In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn. The birthday is also a religious event, so prayers and blessings must be said before dawn. And the birthday person gets to stay home from school that day.

       In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. It stands for how long the birthday person will live. If it goes out early, it’s bad luck. Another Thai custom involves buying live fish and birds. The birthday person frees the animals, which brings luck.

       In Nigeria, people don’t celebrate individual birthdays. Instead, everyone in a certain age group celebrates together on a certain day.

       In may countries, birthday customs are changing. Old customs are giving way to Western style birthdays, complete with candle-topped cakes. But one thing never changes-Birthdays are special days for everyone!

       1. It’s a custom to lift and lower the birthday person in a chair in ______.

              A. Britain        B. Israel         C. Britain and Israel                     D. Israel and Thailand

       2. In Mexico the birthday greetings are usually given at midnight because _____.

              A. birthday celebrations must begin before dawn

              B. the birthday person must be awakened at midnight

              C. prayers must be said before dawn

              D. it will cause good things to happen to the birthday person

       3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

              A. In Western countries people eat a candle-topped cake at the end of the birthday party.

              B. In Western countries a birthday cake is always prepared for a birthday person.

              C. Every Japanese adds a year to their ages on New Year’s Day.

              D. More and more people celebrate their birthdays in Western style.

       4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

              A. In Thailand people give fish and birds to the birthday person as gifts.

              B. In Holland people give gifts to unbirthday persons.

              C. In Nigeria people who were born in the dame period may celebrate their birthdays on the dame day.

              D. In Thailand a candle will be lighted on the birthday night.

       5. How many countries are mentioned in this passage?

              A. Eight.         B. Nine.          C. Ten.           D. Eleven

keys:

1. B        2.D         3.A         4.C         5.D

 

B

       The subject of this year’s Kunming International Expo（博览会）is “man and nature walking hand in hand into the 21^st Century”. When the UK was asked to take pare, it seemed natural to build a garden. Now the British Garden will be a central part when Expo opens on May1.

       David Patterson, the Curator（馆长）of the Department of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, is leading the team now putting the finishing touches to the garden. The Royal Botanic Gardens were chosen for a very good reason. They have the largest collection of Chinese plants in the world outside China.

       “Ever since people in Britain started gardening for pleasure they have used Chinese plants, ” Patterson told English Corner. “There are probably Chinese flowers in nearly every garden in Britain. This is a good chance to give something back.”

      The garden has been carefully designed to mix traditional British skills with the local Chinese environment. David Patterson describes the garden as “formal but gentle”. It contains a raised flower bed, a summer house and a lot of local trees. The garden is contained behind a wall of local, yellow stone . It is intended to be a place of serious thinking and quiet enjoyment.

       “You could say that we’ve painted a picture, ” said David Patterson.” And we have designed the garden to continue for a long time, so that the people of Kunming will be able to enjoy it long after the Expo is over.”

       1. Visitors to the Kunming International Expo will most probably feel ______.

              A. man is the master of nature                   B. man quite agrees with nature

              C. nature is a helping hand to man        D. China has a long history of gardening

       2. The underlined expression “putting the finishing touches to the garden” here means ______.

              A. starting building the garden

              B. examining the main body of the garden

              C. doing the last part of the work to the garden

              D. completing the design of the garden

       3. In the British Garden you will feel ______.

              A. nothing familiar         B. everything British             C. excited and noisy

              D. quiet and happy

       4. The passage is mainly ______.

              A. an introduction to the British Garden

              B. an explanation of the design of the British Garden

              C. a high praise for the Chinese gardening

              D. a short talk on this year’s Kunming International Expo

keys:

1. B        2.C         3.D         4.A