1、Unit 1 New Horizon 2,By Xu Xiaomei Feb, 2009,The First Section,Todays Presentation One student reports to the whole class what she did in winter holiday and things that were very important or interesting to her during the holiday.,Useful expressions,Read the useful expressions provided for talking a
2、bout maximum quantities and try to learn them by heart. (p.7) Read the expressions provided for talking about minimum quantities and try to learn them by heart. (p.7),Model Dialogs,Watch and Listen Imitate reading the dialogs I. Maximum and minimum quantities II. Comparisons and contrasts,Key points
3、,1.The National Minimum Wage Act 国家最低工资法案 2.on official business 公差 3.senior executives 高级领导人 4.the maximum expense for lunch per-person 午餐每人最高消费 5.the per-person minimum expense for the dinner 正餐每人最低消费,6.be more time-conscious 时间意识较强 7.treat people decently 招待得好 8.do the same to sb. in return 9.the
4、 majority of people 10.the concepts of love, harmony and peace,Supplementary Material,Talking about the big event that has just happened to the university students 24th Winter Universiade opens in Harbin Universiade=the World University Games)口世界大学生运动会Its the first time that China staged such a worl
5、d-class winter games, a grand one only second to Winter Olympic Games, and also the third time in Asia after Sapporo(札幌） of Japan in 1991 and Chonju（全州） of South Korea in 1997.,A brief review of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games,Chinese President Hu Jintao said that the Beijing Olympic Games have promoted
6、the Olympic spirit of solidarity, friendship and peace. “The success of the Beijing Olympic Games is attributable to the concerted efforts (一致的）of the Chinese people and people from the rest of the world,” said Hu at a banquet for foreign leaders and international dignitaries （要人，高官）who will attend
7、the Games closing ceremony on Sunday night.,“The glory goes to the Olympic Family, to athletes who have competed hard, to volunteers from different parts of the world and to friends the world over who have been involved in the Beijing Olympic Games in various ways,“ Hu said in a toast at the banquet
8、, held in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in west Beijing. The Beijing Olympic Games are “truly exceptional Games,“ said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the Games closing ceremony staged in the National Stadium in northern Beijing on Sunday night.,Beijing Paralympics
9、end in splendor as host China looks to bright future,The Beijing Paralympic Games has been a grand festival for disabled people all around the world, said chief organizer Liu Qi at the Games closing ceremony.He said “The Paralympic Games is a grand event embodying the concepts of transcendence( 超越）,
10、 integration（完整）and equality”.,“The Paralympians have shown their positive attitude toward life, such as self-respect, self-confidence, self-improvement and self-reliance. They have sung a hymn to humanity by displaying their sporting excellence,“ he said.,Homework 1,Situational Conversations Practi
11、ce the following topics according to the situations (p.10) 1.A and B are talking credits of their universities. 2.A and B are talking about the speed limit in Beijing and New York. 3.A and B are comparing the teaching methods in China and the United States. 4.A and B are comparing Beijing and New Yo
12、rk 5.A and are contrasting Chinese and Americans attitude toward time. 6.A and B are contrasting Chinese and American food.,Homework 2,Oral Report 1.Time is money. 2.Are Chinese people time-conscious? 3.Five tips for time management,Homework 3,Todays presentation,The Second Section,I. Todays present
13、ation One student tells the class a story, the theme of which is: if you want to do sth, just do it and dont care about what others say.,II. Situational Conversations,Expressions frequently applied comparewith/to in comparison to asas similar to in contrast to different from,2.A and B are talking ab
14、out the speed limit in Beijing and New York. Beijing: There is different speed for different road. For example, for the street and road in different parts of the city, the maximum speed is 30kilometer per hour,40kilometer, 50kilometer and 70kilometer per hour. The maximum speed on the expressway is
15、120kilometer per hour.,III. Oral report,Students are asked to report to the class according to the topic they chose.,IV. Understanding a Movie Dialog,Listen and fill in the blanks. 1) upset 2) sick 3) law 4) harmless 5) break 6) replaced 7) memories 8) natural 9) birthday 10) appreciate,V. Cultural
16、Talk,Eating in America -美国主食吃什么 美国人吃午餐和吃晚餐之前通常要喝点鸡尾酒，但在加利福尼亚州，人们大都喝葡萄酒。吃主食之前，一般都要吃一盘色拉。炸蘑菇和炸洋葱圈可作为开胃食品，牛排、猪排和鸡（腿）为主食，龙虾、贝壳类动物以及各种鱼类甚至包括淡水鱼被统称为海鲜。炸土豆条是深受人们喜爱而且几乎成了必不可少的食物。另外应特别注意的一点，如有吃剩的食物，一定要打包带回家，以免浪费。,Cocktail鸡尾酒 It is quite usual to drink cocktails before lunch and dinner in America and somewhat
17、 less usual, except in California, to drink wine with a meal. You can either have a cocktail in the bar, if there is one, while you wait for a table or for friends, or you can have one served before your dinner comes. At some restaurants the waiter/waitress will come to your table as soon as you sit
18、 down to ask if you want a cocktail, and you can then drink this while deciding what to order to eat.,At others, there may be a separate cocktail waiter or waitress. In this case, you do not normally order wine from him or her but from the normal waiter- or the wine waiter is there is one. Do not he
19、sitate to order Californian wines. They can be excellent and in many parts of the country are cheap.,Salad 色拉 It is usual to have a salad with your meal, and a separate plate is provided for this purpose. The normal practice in America is to eat the salad before the main course. A wonderful American
20、 invention is the salad bar. In restaurants that have these salad bars the waiter does not bring your salad. You go to the salad bar and help yourself, usually to as much as you want. This is normally done after you have ordered your meal; you eat the salad while the main course is being cooked.,Cho
21、osing from the Menu 选菜 American menus can look rather confusing at first sight, for they may use some terms which are unfamiliar to most visitors. Here are some points which may be useful.Fried mushrooms, fried onion rings (洋葱圈) and fried zucchini (夏季产南瓜之一种:小胡瓜) are sometimes served as starters (第一道
22、菜).Potatoes most often come “French-fried“ or baked. If you order a baked potato, the waiter will ask you what you want on it. The choice is butter and/or sour cream and sometimes chives (细香葱).,Very often vegetables do not come automatically with the meal, and you have to pay extra for them. “Scrod”
23、 (小鳕鱼) and “red snapper” (啮龟,甲鱼) are all names of fish. “Seafood” means lobster (龙虾), shellfish and fish, including, funnily 有趣地, 可笑地 enough, freshwater fish! Prawns (对虾) are known as “shrimp“ (小虾). American beef is usually good and often wonderful.,American salt and pepper (胡椒粉) pots are confusing
24、until you realize that the salt pot may look like a pepper pot except that the salt pots holes are bigger. Pepper is normally black rather than white. American mustard (芥末) is mild and normally eaten with hot dogs or hamburgers rather than meat. And that stuff in a dish that looks ice cream is actua
25、lly whipped (搅拌过的) butter.,Leftovers 吃剩的食物 You have probably heard that in American restaurants, if you cant finish your meal, you can put the remains in a “doggy bag“ and take them home. This is quite true. If you leave some meat, in particular, your waiter may ask you if youd like him to put it into “a little bag“, or you can ask him to do this.,VI. Supplementary Material Topic for discussion in class,What is the eating habit of China compared to America?,Homework,Read Useful Expressions in Unit 2 Prepare Situational Conversations in Unit 2,
