1、Expressing agreementBook 1, Page 146,Why not? I couldnt agree with you more. You can say that again. You said it. Thats a good idea.,Expressing disagreement,I wouldnt say so. Its out of the question. I couldnt agree with you less. Are you absolutely sure? I wonder if theres a mistake.,direct,indirec
2、t,M: I think its high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now. W: I cant agree with you more. You see, countless innocent people are killed by drunk drivers each year. Q: What does the woman mean? Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers. She does not agree
3、with the man. Drunk drivers are not guilty. People should pay more attention to drunk driving.,W: Would you be kind enough to give me a hand? M: Sure. Why not? Q: what do you learn from this conversation? The man asked why he should offer a hand. The man was sure about the hand. The man was willing
4、to help. The man didnt like to help.,Communicative function,Listen to the dialogues, decide whether the second speaker agrees or disagrees with the first speaker. Tick the right box. Book one, page146.,Identifying numbers,时刻的读法 5:15 a quarter past five/ five fifteen 5:45 a quarter to six/ five forty
5、-five 2:00 two (oclock) (sharp) 00:25 twenty-five past midnight,年.月.日的读法,2005年: two thousand and five 1999年5月8日: May eighth nineteen ninety-nine 前天: the day before yesterday 后天: the day after tomorrow 每隔一天: every other day 两星期: fortnight 10年: a decade 100 年: a century,billion (十亿), million (百万), tho
6、usand, hundred 1,376: one thousand three hundred and seventy six 78,521,800 Telephone number 88921008: double eight nine two one double zero eight couple, dozen, daily, monthly, twice, double, triple,Numbers,分数和小数的读法 1/2 one half 1/4 one fourth 或 one quarter 3/5 three fifths 0.7: zero point seven 8.
7、7 eight point seven 4.109: four point one zero nine,Listening strategy,Listen to the tape and fill in the blank with the numbers you hear. Book one, page 33.,1. 92381 2. 2608 3. 1540 4. 75 5. 156 6. 900 7. 84,200 8. 1,735 9. 9:40 10. 5:45,Weather forecasting Book two, page 19,tornado meteorologist:
8、气象学家 prediction exceed: go beyond to some extent: in a sense guarantee: promise sth. with certainty accuracy: precision; exactness chaotic: completely disorganized 混乱的,Long sentences Weather reports predicted the first killer tornado only four minutes before it hit. But the weather service cant even guarantee the accuracy of three-day forecasts. Weather systems are so chaotic that it seems meteorology may always remain a maddeningly inexact science.,Seven, 300, 48, 800. 4,400. 10,000.four, 121, 24, four.three-day,
