1、How to express dissatifaction,1.Im not very happy with my weight. Its half a pound more than last week. 2.Im not satisfied with. 3.I m sorry to say that Im not satisfied with your work. 4.Im not happy with Johns answer. 5.They are displeased because none of them has got a train ticket. 6.Im deeply d
2、issatified with the sort of service Im getting at the hotel. 7. I was quite unhappy with the way he dealt with the matter.,How to express disapproval/disagreement,1.Well, Im afraid I cant see your point. In my opinion. 2. I cant say I share your view of education. 3.I see what you mean, but we must
3、take everything into account. 4.Do you really think Johns view is acceptable? 5.I cant agree that television is a terrible invention. 6.The more money you have, the better your life will be.Thats not the way I see it. 7.Well, in fact, young people dont have too much freedom.,How to express your ange
4、r,I cant stand to hear those dogs barking. I just cant bear your smoking here everyday. She just cant bear to be laughed at. I simply cant stand his arrogance(傲慢,自负). I really cant put up with so many inconviences.,I really hate anyone listening while Im telephoning. Im disgusted at/by /with what we
5、 saw. I m disgusted with those who often get angry with others. Im disgusted. How could you be so rude to me! It makes my blood boil. He is always hostile to me. Look at those people who spit everywhere. It makes me sick.,Conversation,A:Hi, Peter, walking your dog again? B:Rose, her names Rose! Have
6、nt I told you before? A:Oh, yes. .Very good. Er . she looks like a good dog, but the dogs in my neighbourhood are very noisy. I simply cant bear to hear them barking all day long. B: Oh, do they often bark? Um . I think . A: You know, Peter, Ive always wondered why on earth people like keeping pets.
7、 B:Well, I guess, pets . especially dogs . they keep you company, dont they? They are like your friends.,A:Come on, Peter, they are animals after all, and Id prefer to spend time with human friends. B:No,no,no, pets are not ordinary animals because they communicate with you, just like your human fri
8、ends. A:I dont believe a word of it. Animals are animals. You expect them to understand you? Never! B:So you believe human beings understand each other? How many of us understand each other, have you asked yourself? A:You are a real pessimist, I must say.,B: Me, a pessimist? Are you joking? I love l
9、ife, not just our own life, but the life of animals, of my pets. Let me tell you the truth, I also keep a dozen of goldfish, a couple of birds, and Im going to keep a cat soon. A:Oh, really? That should really keep you busy. But, man, have you ever heard of the saying“life is short?“ Spending too mu
10、ch on those things certainly wont make the best of your life. B:“Life is short!“ What a pessimist you are! Ha,ha,ha .,Communication,Discuss the following questions. 1.What is the most striking characteristic? The most striking feature is the aimlessness of the conversation. 2.What do they communicat
11、e actually? The two men are not engaged in exchange of information. but hey are sharing a lot of old, common knowledge.for example, . 3.Would they be happy with “more content“? yes. the conversation will be more meaningful with more content.,4.If so, what are they likely to talk about? A lot of poss
12、ibilities, such as their families, sports, news, business and so on. 5.What motivates the two men to continue their conversation? For the sharing understanding of emotional needs of human beings.people talk to each other not necessarily for wanting to know someting new about othe people, place or th
13、ings of other people.this is why the conversation between the two men sounds fragmented, drifting, and pointless to the audience.,Study the following cartoon. What comment do you want to make?Or can you tell a story about it?,A gentleman has a fall. He snap his aspiration by seeking pleasure. He wal
14、ks his dog every day . He loves his dogs more than he loves his family. He does nothing except for walking his dog all day.,A gentleman has a fall. Animals are cleverer than human beings. Animals have become the owners of human beings. Animals hate human beings because they are tortured(折磨) every da
15、y.,哈罗德品特简介,哈罗德品特(1930-2008),是一位英国剧作家及剧场导演,他的著作包括舞台剧、广播、电视及电影作品。品特的早期作品经常被人们归入荒诞派戏剧。他也是2005年诺贝尔文学奖的获得者。 戏剧成就哈罗德品特出生在伦敦一个犹太裁缝家庭,在反犹主义思潮的影响下,走上戏剧之路。除了撰写舞台剧剧本,品特还为广播剧、电影和电视剧撰写过剧本,也是导演和演员,获得过两次奥斯卡获提名和七次英国电影学院奖提名。2005年,他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。 品特的语言技巧、冷峻的解剖风格影响了整整一代英国戏剧家。诺贝尔文学奖对他的评价是“他改变了20世纪戏剧舞台的面貌”。这位戏剧先锋同时又是崇尚人权和反战
16、的作家,生命的最后几年一直致力于此。 不过哈罗德品特在中国,比较广为人知的作品还是他参与编剧的电影法国中尉的女人。此外,品特还分别在巴拿马裁缝和曼斯菲尔德庄园这样的电影里演过一个跑龙套角色。,Discuss the following questions,1.In what ways can dogs be helpful to human being? keep sb. company; hunting;guiding; looking after the house; help police break a case 2.Why do people want to keep dogs as
17、 pets? keep them company; looking after a dog teach their pups a sense of responsibility; loving and watching pets 3.Do you suppose that a dog can understand its owner? And are there any other animals that can understand their owners and become good friends of human beings?,4.If you have a dog, what
18、 kind of dog do you like to have? choose appropriate expressions from below. docile(easily trained/controlled); obedient(willing to do what one is told to do服从的,听话的); submissive(服从的;听话的); faithful(); agressive(好攻击的); fierce(violent and angry); atrocious(cruel),Notes,1.a set of sounds:the spoken form
19、 of human language 2.from the order in which they are placed:by different arrangement in which these sounds are placed , human beings are able to know what these sounds mean. this expression refers to the sentence structure and the word order in human language. 3.a set of marks: the written language
20、 4.our other senses: our other faculties(身体机能) to “smell, taste,and touch” in addion to “ see and hear“ 5.teach their pups: teach thier children. “Pup“ means a young animal, such as a young dog. the dog narrator uses dogs language to refer to human children. 6. to fit in with: to be accepted by,word
21、 study,1.be aware of a.Being aware of the risk,we gave up the project. b.Being aware of his mistakes, he apologized to us and asked for our forgiveness. c.Teachers must be aware of the difficulties students face when studying.,2.vary from.to a.The message conveyed by the same gesture may vary from c
22、ulture to culture. b.The income varies from person to person in the company.It depends on each ones performance rather than his age. c.The meaning of smiles often varies from culture to culture.,3.end up a.I was often told by my father that if I didnt work hard, I would end up a failure in my life.
23、b.We are not surprised that he has finally ended up a burglar. c.Because of the poor management, the project finally ended up a wreck. d. But many of us end up with jobs like that. 但大多数人最后找到就是那样的工作。 e.Be careful, you could end up by getting hurt. 当心,你可能最终会伤到自己的。 f.How does the story end up? 这个故事是怎么结
24、尾的? g.If you dont work hard, youll end up nowhere. 如不努力工作,你就一事无成。,4.force on a.In the old days women, as the weak gender, had to put up with any inequalities forced upon them. b.As an independent country, China will not accept any unfair treaties forced upon her. c.Some students complained about the
25、 excessive(过多的) homework forced upon them.,5.desperate(极度渴望的) a.Old people usually live alone in their homes, so they are in desperate need of companionship. b.The young woman is going to have another baby because her only son is in desperate need of companionship. c.The psychiatrist saikaitrist(精神病
26、医生)said thatnothing was wrong with the patient.He was just in desperate need of companionship.,panionship a.The lonely man starved for companionship . 那个孤独的人渴望有人陪伴。 b.Companionship of a high order is powerful to develop character. 高层次的交友对于性情的培养特别有力。 c. They usually get very interested in the opposit
27、e sex early in life , because they need love and companionship . 他们早年总是对异性非常感兴趣,因为他们需要爱和友谊。,Tramslation,1.At first ,he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing. 2. Sometimes it is not easy to pick out an acquaintance in the crowd. 3.Some convenience foods can fit in with the
28、current trend of healthy eating. 4.Your carlessness might put us into danger. 5.He tried to force his opinion on us, but we didnt accept it. 6.They spent hours working out the result of the survey. Or: It was hours before they worked out the result of the survey. 7.If you cant make it this way, youcan try doing it another way. 8.Her illness kept her off work for several weeks.,