1、Part Three,Further Development,1. Enriching Your Word Power,2. Competing for Tourists,3. The Most Entertaining Group,4. Week-Long Holiday Project,5. Racking Your Brains,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,Enriching Your Word Power,Read the sentences in each group carefully and
2、choose either A, B or C if the underlined word in the sentence is used in the same way as in the sample sentence.,He pulled the trigger, the gun went off and I was hit in the chest.B. His theory held that political events in one place would trigger similar events in another. C. There are fears that
3、the incident may act as a trigger for further violence in the capital.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,a part of a gun which causes the gun to fire when pressed,cause something to happen or exist,an event or thing that causes something to happen,A truly funny person has a j
4、oke for every occasion,and when one is told, that triggers an entire string of jokes from that persons memory bank.,The manager interviewed a string of would-be employees. B. Steve needed some new strings for his guitar.C. The postal clerk tied my package with string.,Part Three: Further Development
5、 Enriching Your Word Power,a number of things or people coming one after another,a cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones,a thin rope or thick thread used for tying or fastening things,2. A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion, and when one is told
6、, that triggers an entire string of jokes from that persons memory bank.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,We were pronounced husband and wife.It was hard for the young child to pronounce long words.C. I dont want to listen to him pronounce on wine all night.,3. The word “red
7、” is pronounced the same as “read” in English, but the meanings are clearly different.,declare sth. about sb. or sth. officially,speak the sound of a letter or a word,give a judgment or opinion,Everything was in its proper place.B. After this event, three countries will progress to the World Cup pro
8、per.C. Youve got yourself into a proper mess there.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,4. Frequently the two meanings are very different, andone is quite proper while the second is often, but notalways, vulgar.,satisfactory; suitable,(after noun) strictly so called; in its tru
9、e form,(often of sth. unpleasant or undesirable) thorough; complete,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,If this pain doesnt go away soon, I will go mad.B. Im tired of your constant complaint, go away andleave me in peace.C. Are you going away this summer?,5. This formula appeal
10、s to the strongest of human instinctscuriosityand its popularity shows no sign of going away.,disappear; cease,depart; leave a place,spend some time somewhere else, esp. on holiday,I learned to drive when I was seventeen.B. The dog had driven the sheep into one corner of the field.C. It was hunger t
11、hat drove them to steal the bread.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,6. Modern writers are more interested in understandingthe criminals mind and what drives a person to kill.,sit in a car, bus, etc. and make it travel from one place to another,force someone or something to g
12、o somewhere,make someone feel or do something bad or unpleasant,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,After two years of medical school, I thought I knew everything.Her work has been greatly influenced by the Impressionist school of painting. C. It takes a lot of patience to scho
13、ol a dog.,7. But Britains affection for what the Americans call the “cosy” school of crime fiction has not died.,a college or university, or the time when you study there,a group of people that share an opinion or way of thinking about something,train or discipline,Part Three: Further Development En
14、riching Your Word Power,In the nursing home she will have to pay for room and board. B. Ill check the departure board for train times.C. He walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board.,8. There is range of popular board games and computer games to test your intelligence.,the meals p
15、rovided for you when you pay to stay somewhere,a flat piece of wood, plastic, card, etc., that you use for a particular purpose,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,This property is suitable for domestic or commercialuse.B. She ended up doing commercials, which ironically revive
16、d her acting career. C. I used to like their music but theyve become very commercial.,9. I saw a television commercial in which two guys began tossing cans of frozen orange juice back andforth in a juggling pattern.,relating to business,an advertisement on television or radio,more concerned with mon
17、ey than with quality,She dropped the tray with a crash. B. He dropped his voice and glanced round at the door.C. The proposal was dropped due to opposition from civil liberties groups.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,10. Even though I dropped a lot of balls at first, I wasa
18、mazed how easily I caught on.,let something fall,speak more quietly,stop doing, discussing, or continuing with something,There was bright sunlight streaming through the windows.B. She came in, rain streaming from her clothes and hair.C. Red Cross officials estimate that 20,000 refugees streamed into
19、 the city last week.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,11. Two days before Christmas, as people streamed into the auditorium, there I was, juggling on a small stage at one side of the hall.,shine or give off light,flow quickly and in great amounts,move in a continuous flow in
20、 the same direction,Ive just joined the local tennis club.B. I still have four clubs and two hearts in my hand.C. A man broke into her house and threatened to beat her with a club.,Part Three: Further Development Enriching Your Word Power,12. I bought a set of juggling clubs, and my parentsbought me
21、 a set of juggling rings.,an organization of people with a common purpose or interest who meet regularly and take part in shared activities,a playing card showing the black three-leaved sign,a heavy stick, usually thick at one end,Part Three: Further Development Competing for Tourists,Competing for
22、Tourists,You are the manager of a recreation center and are competing with other recreation centers in order to receive groups of foreign tourists on a regular basis. The tourists are young couples with or without a child. They would spend about one week at your center. Describe the facilities avail
23、able that make your center particularly attractive and the activities you can arrange for these tourists.,Part Three: Further Development Competing for Tourists, tours to places of interests tours to local schools, market, community centers arts tours discover food fun classes of Chinese calligraphy
24、, medicine and acupuncture childcare medical center sports facilities,Suggestions,Sample,Part Three: Further Development Competing for Tourists,1. A two-day-tour to scenic spots: We will have a packaged tour to some beautiful places like “Thousand Island Lake”, “Tianmu River Rafting”, “the West Lake
25、”, etc. 2. Arts activities, such as Calligraphy Tour, Beijing Opera Night, Fun in Acrobatics,Sample,To be continued,Part Three: Further Development Competing for Tourists,3. Knowing-More-about-Society-Tour: going to the countryside , visiting a silk factory, visiting a museum, watching a fashion sho
26、w, visiting historic sights 4. Fun in food: cooking lessons, cooking competitions, enjoying healthy food with Chinese herbal medicine 5. Miscellaneous activities: playing mahjong (with masters or skilled players available for help), playing board games, playing cards, various sorts of ball games, ka
27、raoke, swimming and dancing,Back to the topic,Part Three: Further Development The Most Entertaining Group,The Most Entertaining Group,Work in groups to prepare something that will entertain or amuse your classmates, for example: a joke, riddle, song, magic tricks, mime, skit, etc. Present what your
28、group has prepared for your class. Then vote for the most entertaining group.,Sample,Part Three: Further Development The Most Entertaining Group,“How is the business?” asked Mike, as he walked into his friends dress shop.“Terrible,” complained John. “Business is awful. Yesterday I only sold one dres
29、s, and today it was even worse.”“How could it be even worse?” asked Mike.“Today the customer returned the dress she bought yesterday.”,Bad or Worse,Joke 1,Sample,To be continued,Part Three: Further Development The Most Entertaining Group,Some businessmen were talking excitedly about advertising on T
30、V. As none of them had ever done it before, everyone had his point of view. At this moment, Mr. Grey arrived. Mr. Grey was a car dealer and he had once made an advertisement.“What are you talking about?” Mr. Grey asked.,The Effectiveness of Advertisement,“Does advertisement work or not?” one of the
31、businessmen asked.“Oh, yes, it works very fast,” Mr. Grey said. “I once advertised for my watch-dog and offered a reward of $100.”“Did you get the dog back?”“No, but that very night three of my cars were stolen.”,Joke 2,To be continued,Part Three: Further Development The Most Entertaining Group,Two
32、people can play this game but it is better with more people. Ask one person to move away so that the rest of you can decide on which verb you are going to choose. Lets suppose you choose “sing”. The other person can then return; he or she asks questions, replacing the verb with the word “teapot”. Yo
33、u answer them but avoid using the verb you have chosen.,Game: Teapot,To be continued,Part Three: Further Development The Most Entertaining Group,Friends: Do you teapot in the bath?You: Yes, sometimes. Friends: Do you teapot during meals?You: No, not usually. Friends: Do you enjoy teapotting?You: Yes
34、. Friends: Do other people enjoy your teapotting?You: They pretend they dont. But Im sure they do really!,For example:,Back to the topic,Part Three: Further Development Week-Long Holiday Project,Week-Long Holiday Project,With the coming week-long holiday, the College Student Union is offering grants
35、 up to 2,000 yuan for students participation in any feasible projects that will use their academic knowledge and bring certain kinds of profit. Students are encouraged to apply for the grants in groups of 5.,Part Three: Further Development Week-Long Holiday Project,Week-Long Holiday Project,1) name
36、of your project; 2) people involved and their responsibilities; 3) project target; 4) research methods and steps; 5) budget; 6) further actions.,Discuss with your group members about your plan and come up with a written application letter which should include at least,Sample,Part Three: Further Deve
37、lopment Week-Long Holiday Project,Project Name: Dandelion (蒲公英) People: David Project Manager Overall charge Mary Researcher Questionnaire designer James Researcher Public relations Cheryl Computer technician Data management John Treasurer Financial management Project Target: Find new customers and
38、raise the sales volume of New College English.,Application Letter,Sample,To be continued,Part Three: Further Development Week-Long Holiday Project,Research methods and steps: 1. Design questionnaires and interview 1,000 officeworkers and other people who are studying Englishby themselves; 2. Check t
39、he interview results and decide the potentialcustomers; 3. Organize events in public libraries demonstratingfeatures of the book for those potential customers; 4. Provide demo classes. Budget: 500 yuan stationery400 yuan photocopies of questionnaire700 yuan rent for public events400 yuan public rela
40、tions,To be continued,Part Three: Further Development Week-Long Holiday Project,Further actions: If we successfully get the grants, we will organize campus tours and classroom demonstrations of the use of New College English. The potential customers will have opportunities to attend the class and us
41、e its online courseware which will be available to all users of New College English. We will hold Q&A meetings regularly with experienced English teachers and answer any questions our users may have during their self-study.,Back to the topic,Part Three: Further Development Racking Your Brains,Rackin
42、g Your Brains,Try to solve the following riddles.,1. What animal carries two hills on its back?,Camel,Your age,2. What goes up but never comes down?,Part Three: Further Development Racking Your Brains,4. A bird am I and a male,On my head there is a crown,With many coins on may tail.,A towel,A peacock,3. What gets wet as it dries?,Part Three: Further Development Racking Your Brains,Go to Part 4,End of Part 3,Have someone throw it to you.,5. The longer it stands, the lower it grows.,A candle,6. Whats the best wayto catch a fish?,
