大學(xué)英語聽說3教案

1、大學(xué)英語聽說3 教案College English (Listening and Speaking) 田Unit 1 ReservationsI . New Words and Expressions1. double room 雙人間single room 單人間2. be full up: to be completely full. eg: The bus is full up.be booked up eg: The hotel is booked up.3. guesthouse: a private house where visitors may stay and have me

2、als for 陰禰館4. reserve: prearrange/book to keep something( hotel room, etc.) for a customer. reservation: Have you made the flight reservations yet?5. inn: a small, usually an old hotel which also serves food and drinkJ、旅館客棧6. bad language: words generally considered impolite and rud街言穢語7. operator n

3、接線員 總機(jī) reception desk接待處 information desk 總臺 月艮務(wù)臺8. turn down: refuse 拒絕 I applied for the job but they turned me down.9. deceive: v. cheat 欺騙n . Language and Culture Notes1. Long-haired rock musiciansProfessional musicians who play rock music and who wear long hair. “ Rock music” is a style of musi

4、c which dominated popular music in the West in the mid 1950s. It started from about 1955 in the United States and evolvable from a broad field of cultures and musical traditions, including gospel music, the blues, country bad Western music and popular music of Asia, Africa and Latin America during t

5、he mid and late 1960s. A major rock music style is“ rock and roll ” which originated in theUnited States in the 1950s, and came largely from music of the American South.2. The band used bad language The band members used words generally considered impolite and rude, which offended other guests stayi

6、ng in the hotel. That osne of the reasonswhy the hotel manager refuses to accept the band s reservation.3. -it s shortce for me, too.News of the important meeting was given to the woman just a short time ago, which made it impossible for her to make an appointment with Marcel well in advance. It s r

7、ather urgent that she have her hair done properly for the meeting. Here, the expression “ short notice ” refers to “ information that something will soon happen. We can also say “ amoment snotice, w” hich indicates that something will happen immediately. m . Oral PracticeMaking ReservationsSituation

8、s:1. Two of your friends are coming to visit your city. They ask you to reserve a hotel room for them. Call the hotel and make a reservation.2. You want to take your two friends to a local hotel. Call and book a table at the restaurant.IV. useful expressions1 .For CustomersI d like to book/make a re

9、servation for a double room/ a single room for Friday night.I d like to have a double room for three nights, from Mahrc8 to 10.Can I have a room facing the courtyard?If I cancel the reservation, can I have refund of my deposit?Do you have any seats left for the concert on Sunday night?Could you let

10、me know if there s a cancellation?2 .For Reservation ClerksWould you like a single or double room?How many nights will you be staying? /How long are you planning to stay?If you cancel your reservation within a week, your deposit is fully refundable. We only charge a small amount of processing fee.I

11、m sorry but we boreokaelld up. / I m afraid we have no vacancies on that day. We have some seats left in the balcony. How many do you want?Could you give me your name and phone number, please?Unit 2 Animals and PetI . Language and Culture Notes1. RottweilerA breed of large, strong and intelligent do

12、gs with black hair bad tail to dark brown markings, often used for police work, with a reputation for ferocity. Its name comes from Rottwell, the name of a town in the southwest of Germany.2. Siberian tigers tigers of a large and endangered species with long thick hai, usually found in the southeast

13、 of Siberia (a vast region of Russia) and the northeast of China.3. NanhuiOne of the suburban districts in Shanghai, on the east side of Huangpu River. The district was originally a country set up in 1726 with a population of over 700,000. It is one of the areas famed for fish and rice on the south

14、side of the Yangtze. Luchaogang port, which lies in the southeastend of Nanhui, is the gateway of Shanghai to the sea.n . Oral Practice1 .Pair WorkMake short conversations of your own based on the given lead. Try to use in your conversations structures that contain“asas" where necessary.2 . Ret

15、ellingWork in pairs and take turns to retell a story you felt excited about. You may use the following questions as guidelines:1) Where did the story take place?2) What happened to you?3) Why you felt excited? Unit 3 Age I . Listening Practice1. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.Now, the VOA

16、 Special English program, Words and Their Stories.A person nsame is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions. To better understand what I mean, sit back and listen. You might even want to geta cup of Joe, I mean, a cup of coffee.One day, an average Joe wa

17、s walking down the street. An average Joe is a common person either male or female. This average Joe was lost. Heiid not know Jack about where he was going. By this, I mean he did not know anything about where to find things in the city.So average Joe askedJohn Q. Public for directions to the neares

18、t bank. John Q.Public is also a common person - male or female.“Jeez Louise, ” said John Q. Public. This is an expression of surprise.“ Jeez Lodon t you know that all banks are closed today?isItSaturday. ”“For Pete ssake, ” said average Joe. Thiis also an expression used to show a feeling like surpr

19、ise or disappointment.“ ForPete ssake, I do not believe you, ” said average Joe. He was being a doubting Thomas , someone who does not believe anything he is told.At that moment, Joe Blow was walking down the street with a woman. Joe Blow is also an expression for a common man. Now this Joe Blow was

20、 not walking next to a plain Jane . A plain Jane is a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty. She is simply plain. No, the woman with Joe Blow was a real Sheila - a beautiful woman.Average Joe asked the woman if all banks were closed on Saturday. “ No way, Jose,” she answered. This is a way of saying“

21、 no. ” “ No way, Jose. Many banks areopen on Saturdays. ”Average Joe did not know either of these two people from Adam . That is, he did not know them at all. But he followed their directions to the nearest bank.When he arrived, he walked to the desk of the chief bank employee. Now this man was a tr

22、ueJack of all trades . He knew how to do everything.“ I m here to withdraw some money so I can pay my taxesUtoncle Sam, ” said average Joe. Uncle Sam represents the United States government. The banker produced some papers and told average Joelton sign hJisohn Hancock at the bottom. A John Hancock i

23、s a person ' s signed nasihgnatiure. Historically, John Hancock was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence. Hancock had a beautiful signature and signed his name larger than all the others.As average Joe left the bank he began to sing. But sadly, average Joe was not

24、a good singer. He was aJohnny One Note . He could only sing one note.This VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories, was written by Jill Moss. I m FaLitehpidus.2. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.Americans often use ex

25、pressions about animals.In 2008, the main candidates for president each used this expression: "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig. " This means that it is a waste of time to change something from ugly or unpleasant-looking to beautiful.There are other expressions about im

26、proving a pig's appearance, like this one:A" hog in a silk waistcoat is still a hog." Hogs are similar to pigs, only bigger. Americans use many other expressions about pigs, hogs and female hogs called sows. Like this one: " You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. &qu

27、ot; This means you cannot create something valuable from something that has no value.“In a pig's eye ” is another unusual expression. It means something that is not so, or will never happen. Then there is the expressioncasting pearls b“efore swine. ”Unit 4 Personal BudgetsI . New Words and Expre

28、ssions1. personal budget 個(gè)人預(yù)算make a budget 作預(yù)算month-by-month budget a.(ad.)逐月 的預(yù)算 monthly budget 月預(yù)算2. run out of money 花光 be short of money 缺錢 cut down on expense 削減開支3. conduct a survey進(jìn)行民意調(diào)查4. be on sale 促銷 ,減價(jià)5. plain a. common, average普通的 般的 樸素的6. burglary n. 入室盜竊7. financial consultant 經(jīng)濟(jì)顧問8.

29、breadwinner 養(yǎng)活家人的人9.overdraft n. 透支(的款項(xiàng))n . Background InformationAbout stores and goods1 .Thrift store: a store selling second-hand clothes and other goods, usu. to collect funds for churches or charitable institutions. 一種以麻禾為目的的二手貨商店，也是 慈善機(jī)構(gòu)用于銷售捐贈品的商店。他們收集舊貨，把舊貨翻新整理,然后出售,所以，在這樣的商店買的東西比普通商店的便宜很多。此外

30、美國還有很多折扣商店(rebate store)。折扣商店通常設(shè)在房租低廉的地區(qū)。這里沒有什么額外服務(wù)，但是商品價(jià)格要比其他地方低20-25%。折扣商店主要出售家用電器產(chǎn)品，顧客可以先從商品目錄中選擇商品，然后填表、付款，等服務(wù)員叫到名字時(shí)前去領(lǐng)貨。如果到多數(shù)折扣商店買攝影材料、家庭用品、書籍、唱片及其他非私人用品，可以省點(diǎn)錢。還有一種叫“跳瘙市場” (fleamarket), 是很多經(jīng)營舊貨的小業(yè)主在固定地點(diǎn)有規(guī)律的聚集銷售的地方。如果你仔細(xì)挑選的話，也能找到物美價(jià)廉的商品。如果你是在flea market 買東西的話，討價(jià)還價(jià)用Could you give me a better pric

31、e? 如果原本一個(gè)20 美金的手表，對方愿意讓價(jià)，告訴你說, “ 1d5ollars, final price. 意思就是” “ 15美金，最低價(jià)?！比绻偻職r(jià)，他就會來這么一句，"Take it, or leave it.就是我們常說 的，要就拿走，不要就算了。”在thrift store, rebate store或者flea market精心挑 選 ,有可能買到物美價(jià)廉的商品。2 . Shopping mall 一般指位于城市繁華鬧市的步行購物街，在北京和上海，王府井和南京路都可以算得上是shopping mall 了。在美國也有一些mall 是在不太繁華但交通便利的地方。

32、說到購物的場所，可以說是五花八門了，在美國，大型的購物場所首推商業(yè)中心(Market )。所謂商業(yè)中心,是由數(shù)百家專業(yè)商店聚集在一起組成的，它是美國郊區(qū)生活的一大特色，特點(diǎn)是都設(shè)有供顧客使用的大型停車場。 商業(yè)中心內(nèi)除了專業(yè)商店外，往往還有百貨公司的分店。目前美國新開的商業(yè)中心內(nèi)常有圈起來的林蔭道，并且舉辦各種娛樂節(jié)目，頗似舊日的市鎮(zhèn)廣場。中國現(xiàn)在的超級市場(Supermarket )也是來源于美國的。它是美國最大眾化的商店， 人們可以隨意選擇自己所需要的食品及其他商品，然后到出口處計(jì)價(jià)。這些市場貨色多時(shí)可達(dá)8000 種。在那里不僅可以買到普通商品，還可買到許多美國特產(chǎn)。超級市場多由各公司組成

33、，分別在同一商場內(nèi)經(jīng)營，互相競爭。場外有停車場，門前備有輕便手推車。百貨商店 (department store )比起超級市場更有氣派，里面的商品價(jià)格也隨之抬高。 這里有寬大的店堂和彬彬有禮的售貨員，有些百貨商店在自動電梯旁專設(shè)一位店員，笑容可掬地迎接每一位顧客。百貨商店出售的商品可多達(dá)16 萬種。多數(shù)百貨公司樓下入口處附近設(shè)有問詢處。電梯附近有介紹每層樓商品的說明。有的百貨公司采取“自助式 ”， 顧客自己選好所需要的商品，拿到收款柜臺去付款。還有一種門面較小的商店叫fancy shop。它的規(guī)格較高：顧客進(jìn)門，服務(wù)員殷勤迎接，甚至茶點(diǎn)相待。如在服裝店中，有專門的模特兒身著各式服裝，幫助顧客

34、選購。但這種商店的商品價(jià)格比其他店要高出幾十倍甚至上百倍。Outlet 是一種特殊的購物場所，名品折扣商店。Outlet 一般位于郊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū),很多很多的各種品質(zhì)精良的名牌的過季商品在那里出售。Outlet的規(guī)模十分之大， 商品的包裝較差, 也沒有很好的服務(wù),但是商品的質(zhì)量非常好, 而且價(jià)格十分的便宜。Garden sell 夏天的時(shí)候，把家里不用的東西擺在自家院子里出售，價(jià)格相當(dāng)便宜。主人會在之前幾天手寫廣告貼在附近的電線桿或墻上。Farm market地頭市場。大概每周有一次，主要賣homemade或現(xiàn)場加工的東西，主要是手工制品。3 .降價(jià)出售”除了用on sale這個(gè)短語之外還可以用 on

35、 discount來表示。在店里如何辨別哪些商品是打折呢？一般說來，商品旁寫著sale, on discount或 promotion 就是告訴顧客這種商品是折價(jià)出售的。如果商品旁標(biāo)明是20% off是什么意思呢？對了，就是我們說的“打 8 折。 ”那么 “ 7折 ”當(dāng)然就是30% off 啦。如果你買的是打折商品，一般的商家都會提前告訴你No refund for discountgoods意思就是 特價(jià)商品，恕不退換?！彼砸⌒睦?。4 . I cut coupons out of the newspaper.當(dāng)你隨意翻開一本美國雜志時(shí), 一定會發(fā)現(xiàn)一些花花綠綠的優(yōu)惠券,這就是coupon

36、。這是商家的一種促銷手段但既然有實(shí)實(shí)在在的優(yōu)惠，當(dāng)然是不錯(cuò)的了。拿著 coupon 去消費(fèi)，一般都可以打折或是獲贈一些小禮品。只要是在美國呆過的人，都知道利用coupon來省錢的道理！那什么是double coupon呢？它是在美國 的一家很有名叫Kroger的grocery store,為了促銷，所推行的一種政策。他們宣 稱拿著50c的coupon去他們的店里買東西，就可以折價(jià)1元,折價(jià)的金額足足多了 一倍，多余的這50c是Kroger給顧客的優(yōu)惠。但是也有一些限制，例如，每張coupon 的面額不得超過75c,而且對同樣一個(gè)商品，double coupon只能使用一次。Unit. New

37、Words and Expressions奧運(yùn)村Olympic Village開幕式opening ceremony殘奧會the Paralympics頒獎臺podium奧運(yùn)火炬Olympic Torch奧運(yùn)格言O(shè)lympic Mott5 Sports組委會 organization committee閉幕式closing ceremony吉祥物mascot終生禁賽life ban奧運(yùn)標(biāo)志Olympic symbol火炬接力torch relayInternational Olympic Committee 奧運(yùn)場館群cluster奧運(yùn)會會歌OlympicAnthem奧運(yùn)會會徽Olympice

38、mblem奧運(yùn)會會歌Olympicanthem奧運(yùn)會選拔賽Olympic Trial. Background Information奧運(yùn)會選手Olympians奧運(yùn)會形象Olympic Image奧運(yùn)會代表團(tuán)Olympic Delegation1. The Olympic Green奧林匹克公園，為2008年奧運(yùn)會興建。6 / 20大學(xué)英語聽說3 教案2. green, high-tech and people friendly Olympic Game然色奧運(yùn)，科技奧運(yùn)，人文奧3. bid for the Olympic Games 申辦奧運(yùn)會4. 四大滿貫是網(wǎng)壇最引人注目的賽事澳大利亞網(wǎng)球

39、公開賽：時(shí)間在1月底至2月初。 地點(diǎn)在澳大利亞的墨爾本的 國家網(wǎng)球中心。除了最初兩周的熱身賽，這是年初幾乎是最早的、也最引人注目的硬地賽事。法國網(wǎng)球公開賽：時(shí)間在5月底至6月初 地點(diǎn)在法國首都巴黎的羅蘭.加洛斯 球場。是一年中紅土賽事的高潮也是大體的結(jié)束，此后只有零星幾個(gè)泥地賽事。溫布爾登網(wǎng)球錦標(biāo)賽：時(shí)間在6月底至7月初地點(diǎn)在倫敦的溫布爾登球場。在各種賽事中有最悠久的歷史，在一年為數(shù)不多的草地賽事中是傳統(tǒng)的象征。美國網(wǎng)球公開賽：時(shí)間在8月底至9月初 地點(diǎn)在紐約的國家網(wǎng)球中心。是美 國文化的另一種演繹。隨著網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動的發(fā)展，經(jīng)歷了草地、泥地、硬地等不同材 質(zhì)球場。以喧鬧著稱。在球場可以看見頭頂上的

40、航班來回經(jīng)過，在四大公開賽中絕無僅有。5. carpet slippers用絨氈做的室內(nèi)男用拖鞋6. the five interlocking rings on the Olympic flag. 相扣的 連結(jié)的奧運(yùn)五環(huán)代表五大洲。黃色是亞洲，黑色是非洲，藍(lán)色是歐洲，紅色是美洲，綠色是大洋洲。五環(huán)環(huán)環(huán)相扣，象征著五大洲人民的團(tuán)結(jié)，共振奧運(yùn)精神！TheOlympics five wreaths represent five greatest continents. The yellow is Asia, black is Africa continent, blue is Europe, th

41、e red is America, the green is Oceania. Five wreaths button up mutually, symbolizing the five greatest continents people's incorporation, resonance the Olympics spirit!m . Oral Practice1. Pair Work Situations:1) Exchange information with a classmate on your sports, teams and players.2) You misse

42、d a game on TV. Ask a friend about the result and other details you want to know about the game.Talking About Sports, Teams and PlayersYou can use the following sentences and structures:What' s your favorite sports? /What sports do you like best?What position /place does he play on the team? My

43、favorite sports to play /watch areI ' m a big sports fan. I watch all kinds of sports, especially tennis. Talking About a GameWhich teams are playing?Which team do you think will win? What was the score?The score was The home team was leading at half-time by a score of 47 to 43. It was a very cl

44、ose match.What a perfect shot/ goal!2. RetellingRecount the conversation “ DoYou Like Sports? ”in your own words. Work in pairs.Unit 6 TransportationI . New Words and Expressions1. definitely ad. 明確地清楚地2. tunneln. 隧道3. commute v. 往返于兩地4. relatively ad. 比較而言相對地5. magnetically activated 靠磁力推動的6. behin

45、d the times 過時(shí) 落伍7. update v. 更新8. shuttle n. 穿梭運(yùn)輸9. accommodate v. 容納10. refuel v. 加油11. in that case if so, if that is the case, under the circumstance12. fare(s) n. 費(fèi)用 票價(jià)13. waterproof a. 防水的14. dissatisfied a. 不滿意的15. infrastructure n. 基礎(chǔ)(結(jié)構(gòu))16. alternative n. 替代物 可選擇的東西n . Language and Culture

46、Notes1. airplanes use a lot of theirfuel just getting into the air.Airplanes use much fuel to produce power to get them into the air whether it is for a long flight or a short one. On a short trip it seems a lot of waste of energy. What more, the burned fuel will get into cause air pollution.2. a do

47、uble yellow lineTwo parallel yellow lines to indicate“ No parking ” in the UK. In the USA, it is asingle yellow line.3. a car parkAn open ground reserved for parking. The American term for this is a parking lot. A fee is required for parking your car there.4. speed limitThere is a maximum speed limi

48、t on the roads in Britain and many other countries.Along the roads signs are placed to notify drivers at what speed they can drive. Speed limit varies fro, 80 mph on the highway to about 30 mph on a country road. Drivers who fail to observe the speed limit will be fined I they are caught by a traffi

49、c policeman.m . Oral Practice1. Pair WorkThe phrase in that case means "if so; if that is the case; under the circumstance It is often used together with “ will have to ” or “ must” et,c. Now use this expression to respond to the following situations according to the models.1) A: I m sorry, pro

50、fessor, but I haven t finished my paper.8: In that case, I ve have to fail you/ I ll give you another day/ you ll hav to my office before Friday.2)A: I m working early tomorrow morning.9: In that case, you lhl ave to get up early/ set the alarm clock/ go to bed early tonight / ask someone to wake yo

51、u up early.2. RetellingRecount the converstaion “ Is This Your Car? ” in your own words. Work in pairs.Unit 7 ComparisonsI . Background Information1. kiwi fruit 獼猴桃 kiwi-fruit 可以用來形容甜美的女生1962 年 ,一個(gè)叫Frieda Caplan 的美國女士經(jīng)營的一家公司(Produce Specialties, Inc. ，現(xiàn)名Frieda Inc.),應(yīng)客戶要求，開始從新西蘭進(jìn)口殊猴桃。因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)的美國人對稱猴桃還比較

52、陌生， 第一批 1000 只獼猴桃，Caplan 用了數(shù)月才售完。有水果商建議Caplan 采用新西蘭特有的 Kiwi 鳥來命名該水果，因?yàn)镵iwi 鳥也有類似獼猴桃那樣毛茸茸的羽毛，顏色也相差不遠(yuǎn)。 Kiwi 鳥是尾巴翅膀極短不會飛的鳥，非常珍貴，只在新西蘭僻靜的叢林里才能見到， 所以成為新西蘭的國鳥。Kiwi 鳥為新西蘭人驕傲，新西蘭人也自稱為Kiwi 。 于是 Caplan 就將這個(gè)主意告訴了新西蘭的種植商，他們當(dāng)然高興，于是命名為Kiwifruit ， 聽上去倒是象新西蘭土生土長的水果了。 也有人認(rèn)為此名在五十年代就開始用了。而在美國出版的WEBSTE RS 英文大詞典上，標(biāo)出 Kiw

53、ifruit 一詞最早出現(xiàn)于一九六六年。不管如何，獼猴桃從此開始漸漸受歡迎，并以此名享譽(yù)世界。獼猴桃在我國已有一千三百多年的栽培歷史，早在1849 年已為外國引種。英國、美國、新西蘭等都是最早的引種國，現(xiàn)在已被引種到歐洲、美洲和澳洲。目前獼猴桃在新西蘭，意大利等國成為果品產(chǎn)業(yè)的支柱產(chǎn)業(yè)之一。2. 感恩節(jié)11 月的第四個(gè)星期四是感恩節(jié)。感恩節(jié)是美國人民獨(dú)創(chuàng)的一個(gè)古老節(jié)日，也是美國人合家歡聚的節(jié)日，因此美國人提起感恩節(jié)總是備感親切。感恩節(jié)是美國國定假日中最地道、最美國式的節(jié)日，它和早期美國歷史最為密切相關(guān)。1620 年，一些朝拜者乘坐"五月花 "號船去美洲尋求宗教自由。他們在海

54、上顛簸了兩個(gè)月之后，終于在酷寒的十一月里，在現(xiàn)在的馬莎塞州的普里茅斯登陸。在第一個(gè)冬天，半數(shù)以上的移民都死于饑餓和傳染病，活下來的人們在第一個(gè)春季即1621 年開始播種。整個(gè)夏天他們都熱切地盼望著豐收的到來，他們深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在都將取決于即將到來的收成。最后， 莊稼獲得了意外的豐收，為了感謝上帝賜予的豐收，舉行了3 天的狂歡活動。從此，這一習(xí)俗就沿續(xù)下來，并逐漸風(fēng)行各地。1863 年，美國總統(tǒng)林肯宣布每年十一月的第四個(gè)星期四為感恩節(jié)。感恩節(jié)慶祝活動便定在這一天，直到如今。屆時(shí)，家家團(tuán)聚，舉國同慶，其盛大、熱烈的情形，不亞于中國人過春節(jié)。感恩節(jié)慶祝模式許多年來從未改變。豐盛的家宴早

55、在幾個(gè)月之前就開始著手準(zhǔn)備。人們在餐桌上可以吃到蘋果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄，還有葡萄干布丁、碎肉餡餅、各種其他食物以及紅莓苔汁和鮮果汁，其中最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火雞( roast turkey )和南瓜餡餅 ( pumpkin pie ) ，這些菜一直是感恩節(jié)中最富于傳統(tǒng)和最受人喜愛的食品。人人都贊成感恩節(jié)大餐必需以烤火雞為主菜?；痣u在烘烤時(shí)要以面包作填料以吸收從中流出來的美味汁液，但烹飪技術(shù)常因家庭和地區(qū)的不同而各異，應(yīng)用什么填料也就很難求得 另外，加拿大的感恩節(jié)是在十月的第二個(gè)星期一。3. 傳統(tǒng)感恩節(jié)火雞美國人吃火雞時(shí)多數(shù)是燜烤。通常是把火雞肚子里塞上各種調(diào)料和拌好的食品，然后用燒烤

56、袋包好，整只烤出，按照食譜，一只20 磅左右的火雞要烤上4 個(gè)小時(shí)，直到火雞完全熟爛了。燒火雞的汁，會被用來制成黏稠的肉醬，伴上甜甜的紅莓果醬，作為火雞的調(diào)料。n . Oral Practice1. Communicative Function: Making ComparisonsMaking Comparisons:What s the difference between the two products?How do you compare Shanghai with Beijing?This is the most delicious ice cream I ve ever had.

57、He ears a lot of junk food and so do I/ but I don t.The two brothers are quite/ comparatively/ entire different/ don t have anything incommon.In contrast to her sister, she is shy and quite.Now use the sentences or structures above to make comparisons about something you are interested in.2. RetellingIn the two passagesyou ve heard in this unit, the speaker describes two rooms and discusses what each room tells about the person who lives in it. Retell in your own words what the speaker says about the room in Passage 1 and its occupation