1、Unit 9 the risks of life,Listening & Speaking,Making offers: Would you like ?Do you want ?Tea? Shall I ?May I ?Can I ? Let me Would you like me ? I should very much appreciate it if you allow me to ?,Listening & Speaking,Responding to offers: Yes please.Thank you./ Thanks. Oh, thank you, that would
2、be great.That would be lovely.Thats very kind of you. 3. No, thank you./ No, thanks.,Listening & Speaking,Common expressions of making offers： Is there anything else you would like me to do? If I can be of any help, please dont hesitate to let me know. If it would be of any help, I could park the ca
3、r for you. Would you like any help to call a taxi? Could I turn on the light for you? Ill post the letter for you if you like. Let me give you a hand with the dishes. If you like I could carry the suitcase for you. Shall I help you to prepare the dinner? Do you want me to make coffee for you?,Listen
4、ing & Speaking,Common responses to offers： I would be extremely grateful if you could. That would be very kind of you. Thank you. Thats great. Thank you. Youve done me a favor. Thank you all the same. I really appreciate your help. I dont know what I would have done without your help. Youre so consi
5、derate. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks. Thats very kind of you, but I think I can manage. No, its all right. Thank you.,Listening & Speaking,Listen to Conversation One on P134 and answer questions on P133. Listen to Conversation Two and answer questions on P134. Read Conversation One and Con
6、versation Two aloud. Make similar ones with the words in the substitute boxes. Role Play:A student worries too much about her English study and cant sleep well, she goes to her advisor for help.,Listening & Speaking,Make your own dialogue: Listen to the conversation and fill in As words: A: 8734059
7、B: May I speak to Dr. Thomas Nelson? A: Speaking. May I ask whos calling? B: This is Lee Ting, secretary at the Deans Office. A: _ B: Im calling to inform you about some changes in our arrangements for next week. A: _ B: The first change is that the seminar will be moved to the law school Auditorium
8、. The time will be 3:00 pm on Monday A: _,Listening & Speaking,B: I want to know if you have any special needs for facilities for your presentation. A: _ B: Ok, overhead projector, or PowerPoint projector. What about audio equipment? Do you want me to arrange a wireless microphone for you? A: _ B: S
9、ure, well put a microphone on the podium. Oh, and finally, the field visit has been cancelled owing to your time constraints. A: _,Listening & Speaking,B: In that case, should I tell the Dean that you had really hoped to see the lab? A: _ B: Sure, Ill let him know this first thing when he returns to
10、 the office.Listen to Conversation Two and make your own dialogue based on the situations given: Your roommate Mary is out, but her father calls to say that he is coming to visit this weekend and asks Mary to meet him at the railway station at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, you receive the call and offer
11、 to take the message.,Text: The Risks of Life,New words venture take a risk/risks at risk: in danger e.g. You really are at risk if you do not wear a seat-belt. risk: v. to place sth. in danger e.g. Firefighters risk their lives to save people and their property. 2. disorder: a situation things or p
12、eople are untidyin order - in disordere.g. Everything was in disorder, but nothing seemed to be stolen.,Text: The Risks of Life,3. alter: change sth. or make sth. change e.g. Its still the same book. Only the cover has been altered.You can alter appearance of a room by moving the furniture. 4. infec
13、tious: an infectious illness can be passed from one person to anotherhigh infectiousn. infection v. infect: to give sb. a disease 5. exception: sb. or sth. that is not included in a general statementwith the exception of: apart frome.g. Everyone was tired, with the exception of John.,Text: The Risks
14、 of Life,6. overweight: over- is a prefix before a noun, a verb, an adjective with the meaning of “ too much“.over-active; over-careful; over-confidence; overtime; over-emphasize; over-crowded 7. celebrate: 1) to do sth. special for a particular event or occasione.g. We celebrated the New Year with
15、a party.2) to praise sb. in speech or writing e.g. She was celebrated as one of the best dancers. adj. celebrated: famous,Text: The Risks of Life,8. fortune: 1) a large amount of money2) chance, good lucke.g. fortune smiles on sb.: sb. is very lucky, everything is good for sb.adj. fortunate 9. inher
16、it: pass down from one generation to the next inherit sth. from sb.: e.g. He has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle.,Text: The Risks of Life,10. anticipate: 1) to expect sth. to happen e.g. Sales are better than anticipated. 2) to be ready for sth. before it happens e.g. A good waiter can antic
17、ipate a customers needs. n. anticipation 11. reduce: to make sth. smaller or less e.g. We must reduce our spending by 15%. n. reduction 12. evident: obvious self-evident: clearly true and needing no more proof,Text: The Risks of Life,13. assume: to suppose e.g. It may be safely assumed that there is
18、 no animal life on Mars. 14. individual: adj. single or personal n. a single person n. individuality: the quality which makes sb. or sth. different from all others e.g. Her work shows great individuality. 15. alike: alike adj. & adv. e.g. The two office buildings are alike in size and shape. He trea
19、ts everyone alike. 16. despite: prep. in spite of e.g. Despite the differences in their ages, they are close friends.,Text: The Risks of Life,17. guarantee: promise sth. will happen, make sth. certain; protect sth./sb. e.g. The manufacturers guarantee the watch for 3 years. guarantee.from / against
20、e.g. His insurance guaranteed him against / from money loss in case of fire. 18. for better or worse: whatever happens e.g. He promised to be with her, for better or worse. 19. make sure: to be certain, to be sure e.g. Please make sure that the house is properly locked.,Text: The Risks of Life,20. m
21、ake sense: to make sth. reasonable e.g. This message doesnt make sense. 21. on the other hand on the one hand . on the other ( hand ) . e.g. On the one hand, we are good friends ; on the other, we are rivals.,Text: The Risks of Life,Pre-reading tasks:List three things that you can do to keep fit or live longer.,Text: The Risks of Life,
