1、UNIT 6 Shopping,PartA_1,Getting Information In everyday life we have to deal with many kinds of situations that require us to obtain information from others. Different ways can be used to ask for information from different people. Listen to the conversations and write down answers to the questions.,
2、Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_p1,1.He wants to know where he can buy a good painting.,_,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_p2,2.He found out how much the dress cost as well aswhere he could buy it.,Communicative Fun
3、ction,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_p3,3.She suggests that the man buy a tie for his cousin.,_,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_Script,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_Script,Communicative Funct
4、ion,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_Script,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_2,Recognizing Prices There are different ways to say prices in English. For example, $9.40 can be said “nine dollars and forty cents”, or “nine dollars forty”, or s
5、imply “nine forty”. In this part you will hear all three ways of saying prices.Listen to the conversations and write down the prices in the blanks.,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p1,1.$20.50.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Stra
6、tegy,PartA_2_p2,2.$50.95.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p3,3.$175.40.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p4,4.$50.80.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p5,5.$594.,_,Not
7、es,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening
8、 Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_3,Useful Expressions for Getting Information 1. Could you tell me .? 2. I wonder if you could tell me . Id like to know
9、something about I was wondering if you could help me. Id like to know . Excuse me, do you happen to know .?,Notes,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_3,6. I hope you dont mind my asking, but Id like to know . Would you mind telling me more about .? What I want to know
10、is I dont quite understand why ,Notes,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_4,1. In most cases if people need some information from others, they can ask directly. Most people are very polite when they ask a stranger about something. They ask by saying “Excuse me, could y
11、ou ?” “I wonder if you could tell me ” “Could you tell me ?” Between friends, it is quite all right to say simply “Tell me ” or use the question words “what”, “where”, “when”, “how”, etc. to get the information they need. However, people should avoid trying to get information that is considered priv
12、ate. 2. gallery: a place for showing or selling works of art,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,Notes,PartB_1_1,Here are some useful sentences and structures that you might find handy in discussing the questions in Pair Work:I seldom go shopping. It takes too much time.I on
13、ly shop for daily necessities, such as toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper / tissue, cleansing cream, soap, shampoo, washing powder .I like music / books so sometimes I go to campus bookstores to look for my favorite CDs / the recent bestsellers.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,P
14、air Work,Language Focus,PartB_1_1,I usually do my grocery shopping at large supermarkets / campus stores / shop nearby since they often have good buys / it saves time.I enjoy shopping at supermarkets. I love to see shelf on shelf stacked with all kinds of delicious / nice things.Supermarkets are so
15、convenient. You can get almost everything you want in a big supermarket. I hate shopping in a supermarket. Its always so crowded / The quality of goods is questionable / not so good / not guaranteed.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1_1,I like going s
16、hopping in big department stores downtown because I think they offer a better selection.I think price / color / style / quality is the most important.I dont go in for / cant afford brand-name products. They are too expensive for me.I like to wear brand-name clothes, shoes, glasses, etc. They make me
17、 feel good and confident.Brand-name products are of good quality, but theyre very expensive.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1_2,Questions for Discussion Do you enjoy shopping? Why or why not? What do you usually buy when you go shopping? Where do yo
18、u usually go shopping, supermarkets or department stores? Downtown or in campus stores? When you buy a dress or coat, which do you give first priority to: price, quality, style or brand name? Do you enjoy bargaining? Are you good at it? Are you interested in brand-name products? Why or why not?,Pair
19、 Work,Language Focus,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_1_2_demo,Pair Work,Language Focus,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,2. What do you usually buy when you go shopping?Im a computer major and Im a big fan of DIY. So whenever I go shopping, I like to shop fo
20、r the computer parts, like CPU, hard disk, memory chip and motherboard. Before I make the final purchase, I would compare the prices and functions of these computer parts. For example, I upgraded my computer recently with a brand-new hard disk that I had bought during my last weeks shopping.,PartB_1
21、_2_demo2,Pair Work,Language Focus,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,6. Are you interested in brand-name products? Why or why not?Im interested in certain name brands and products under such brands. A name brand is usually a symbol of quality and value. Nike, Coca Cola and Motorola,
22、to name just a few, are such brand names. When you buy a product, you want good quality and value for your money. The easiest way to assure you will have them is to choose a name brand.,PartB_2_1,1. escalator n. moving stairs 自动扶梯,电梯 2. fashionable a. stylish 时髦的 3. medium a. of middle size 中号（尺码）的
23、4. fit v. to be the right size or shape (for) 适合 5. charge n. on credit 记账 6. womens wear a section in a department storewhere womens clothes aredisplayed and sold 女子服装部,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,PartB_2_1,7. be cra
24、zy about be very keen on or interested in醉心于，着迷 8. price tag a label on which the price of goodsis written 价格标签 9. on sale at reduced prices 减价出售 10. fitting room a place in a store for customers totry on clothes they intend to buy 试衣室 11. a good deal a bargain 便宜的东西,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Ta
25、sks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,PartB_2_2,1. Background informationIn the West people do not usually “bargain” over prices. Instead, they shop around to find the store which offers the item and quality they want at the lowest price. Prices may differ fr
26、om store to store and from time to time. A name-brand blouse or shirt may cost several hundred dollars at a fashionable store but sometimes only half the price in a discount store or big chain stores.,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1
27、,Exercise 2,PartB_2_2,The price is often highest before Christmas while lowest just after Christmas or during the August sales. It is also possible to return the goods you have bought as long as you return them soon and have the receipts with you. Normally you have to explain why you want to return
28、the goods but at some shops, you do not even have to do so. “No question asked” is the policy, which is of course a way to stimulate sale. On the day after Christmas shops are usually crowded with long queues of people waiting to return the goods they have received as gifts.,Word Bank,Language and C
29、ultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_2,2. a medium Of middle size. Clothes are classified in sizes as extra large, large, medium, and small or petite. Peoples sizes in China and some Western countries are very different. An extra large in Chi
30、na will be large in America, a large will be medium, and so on. 3. fitting room Room in a clothes store where customers can try on the clothes they may want to buy. In big stores, there are rows of fitting rooms and customers are allowed to take three pieces of clothing at one time to try on.,Word B
31、ank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_2,4. Will that be cash or charge? Will you pay for the dress by cash or with your credit card? Credit cards are used very extensively in the West. Most people do not want to carry a lot o
32、f cash with them when they go shopping. They use credit cards to pay for the things they buy no matter how small the amount is.,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,Listen to the recording once and write down answers
33、 to the following questions. 1. Where did the conversation take place? In a department store.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,_,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,2. How many people spoke in the conversation? Who were they? There were four people
34、 speaking in the conversation. They were the receptionist, the salesperson, Ann and Mark.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,What did Ann and Mark want to do there? To buy a dress for Ann.,_,Exercise 1,Language and
35、 Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB_2_4,Listen to the recording once again and choose the right answers to the questions. 1. When did Ann and Mark go to the department store?a. In the morning.b. In the afternoon.c. In the evening.d. Late in t
36、he evening.,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_2_4,2. Which of the following can you infer from the conversation? a. They were regular customers of the shop. b. Mark had been to the shop before. c. Ann had been to the
37、shop before. d. Mark and Ann were not very familiar with the shop.,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_2_4,3. What did Ann seem to give first priority to in buying her dress? a. Price and style.b. Color and price.c. Sty
38、le and quality.d. Quality and material.,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_2_4,4. How many dresses did Ann try on?a. None. b. Three.c. Two. d. One.,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listen
39、ing Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_2_4,5. What can we learn from the conversation? a. Mark thought red suited Ann but blue didnt. b. Ann didnt like the white dress though it was on sale.c. Both Mark and Ann were satisfied with the blue dress.d. Both Mark and Ann preferred the fashionable
40、 red dress.,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_2_Script,Exercise 2,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_3,Listen to the conversations and repeat afte
41、r the recording. Practise the conversations with your partner, playing the role of A or B. Then create your own conversations by replacing the underlined parts with your own words.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Pair Work,PartB_3,(At the sporting goo
42、ds section of a department store) A: Here are the backpacks.1)Goodness, they have all sizes and colors!2) What do you want? B: Id like one that is 3)big enough for weekend travel home, but that I can use at school too. What about you? A: OK medium then, not too big, not too small. 4)I have a large t
43、ravel bag already, so I basically want a book bag.,Conversation 2,Pair Work,Conversation 1,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_3,B: Here are the smaller ones. What color do you like? Im getting a 5)black one. A: I want 6)something more cheerful red, I think. 7)And I want waterpr
44、oof, so my books stay dry. B: 8)Thats a really good idea. We must read the labels carefully to see the quality. A: Yes, and dont forget PRICE.9) If were going traveling, we cant spend too much. B: Color, quality and price: now lets decide.,Conversation 2,Pair Work,Conversation 1,Pre-listening Tasks,
45、Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_3,Substitution 1) My goodness / Good Heavens 2) Which do you like / What do you have in mind 3) big enough for my trip home at weekends / good for holding stuff when I go traveling 4) I only need a book bag as I already have one for traveling 5) brown / dark blue
46、,Conversation 2,Pair Work,Conversation 1,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_3,6) something bright-colored, white or pale blue 7) And a waterproof one is what I have in mind, so my books will always be dry / And I want it to be water-resistant, so it will keep my books dry 8) So
47、unds like a great idea / Thats a helpful thought / Thats very thoughtful of you 9) We have to save money for the trip were planning to take / We mustnt spend too much money on a backpack, if were going traveling,Conversation 2,Pair Work,Conversation 1,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tas
48、ks,PartB_3_b,(At a supermarket) A: 1)Oh, lets just go in the store a minute. Im hungry. B: 2)Ok, but just a snack. Im going home to eat supper. A: Lets get some milk and maybe bread. B: I dont really like milk. 3)How about a soda? A: They say 4)Coca Cola makes you fat. Milk is more healthy. B: Oh, i
49、f you want to be healthy, buy 5)yoghurt. And put back 6)those butter cookies you have in your hand.,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Pair Work,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_3_b,A: Alright. Ill get some fruit or some juice. 7)How about this bread? B: 8)It looks fresh but youll eat at home soon. A: But Im hungry now! Ill get the bread and eat it 9)at the bus stop. B: 10)Dont forget the juice. A: Ill get two: one for you, one for me. B: 11)Thanks. Now lets go.,
