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大學(xué)英語口語教案UnitOneBriefIntroductiontoCDUTPartI:WordsandExpressionsattendacollege majorin course semester freshman sophomorejunior senior graduate mathematicalbrain easy-going secondtononeburnthemidnightoil athand credithour(s)PartIISentencePatterns1.Whatcollegeareyouattending?2.Whatareyoumajoringin?/What'syourmajor?3.Whatgrade/classareyouin?4.Howmanycoursesareyoutakingthissemester?5.Manystudentsareworkingatparttimejobs.6.I'masophomoreofChengduUniversityofTechnology.7.He'sbusypreparingforclass.8.Thishasbeenahardcourseforme.9.Heseemstobegettingonverywellatschool.10.Thecostsofcollegegethighereveryyear.11.She'saneasy-goingteacher.12.AsfarasEnglishisconcerned,heissecondtonone.13.Heisburningthemidnightoil.14.There'snothingwrongwithhardwork.15.Examinationsareathand.16.Sheisatthetopofherclass.17.Howdidyougetoninyourexam?18.Sewonthefirstplaceinaspeechcontest.19.I'mtaking19credithours.20.SheisgivingmepianolessonsinexchangeforherEnglishclasses.PartIIIBriefIntroductiontoCDUTChengduUniversityofTechnology(CDUT)wasfoundedin1956.TheuniversitywascalledChengduCollegeofGeologybeforetheyear1993.InMay2001,twoothercollegesamalgamatedwiththeCDUT.ItisnowoneofSichuanMorethan25,000studentsareenrolledfull-timefortheyear2004.Thefacultynumbersoftheuniversityare2021，including2academiciansoftheChineseAcademyofScience,62doctorialtutors,126professorsand261associateprofessors.Seventy-twoofthemhavebeenawardedtheStateCouncilSpecialAllowance.CDUThas2positionsforChangjiangSpecialScholarships.Sinceitsfoundation,CDUThascompleted2200researchprojects,ofwhichover600havebeenawardedprizesatthenational,provincialandministeriallevels.Fifteenhavereceivednationalpatents.Since1992,26teachingachievementsand26textbookscompiledbyCDUTstaffhavebeenawardedprizesatthenational,provincialorministeriallevels.CDUThasexcellentinternationalreputationforitsinternationalcooperativerelationshipsandexchangeswithmorethan30universitiesoutsideofChina.Morethan2,000scholarsandexpertsfrom40countriesandregionshavevisitedCDUTtoconductresearchortolecture.StudentsfromtheUnitedStates,Australia,Germany,Austria,Korea,JapanandRussiahavestudiedatCDUTindifferentfields.Over200internationalcooperativeresearchprojectshavealreadybeencompleted.Inrecentyears,theuniversityhassuccessfullyheldseveralinternationalacademicconferences.TheCDUTmuseum,withmorethan60,000specimens,isoneofthelargestnaturalmuseumsinWesternChina.Ondisplayaremanyworldandnationalclasstreasures.TheCDUTlibraryholds1,350,000volumesand14,000kindsofelectronic-journals.Theuniversityarchiveisoneofthefirst-gradearchivesinChina’sresearchinstitutionsanduniversities,andoneofthelargestarchivesinSichuanCDUTtakesgreatprideinits65,000graduates.Mostofthemhavebecomeexperts,seniorengineers,techniciansandsupervisorsinvariousfieldsanddepartmentsaroundChina.TheCDUTcampusislocatedatthecenterofChenghuaDistrictofChengduCityneartheShanghai-ChengduFreeway.Presently,inadditiontothemaincampus,CDUThastwonon-adjacentcampuses.Withamajorcampusexpansioninprogress,thenewcampuswilloccupyanareaof133hectaresaroundthepresentmainandnorthcampuses.Thecampusexpansionwilladdanumberofresidence,teachingandresearchfacilities.Inordertoprovidethehighestqualityeducationforitsstudents,CDUTispositionedtomakeitbecomeoneofthebestuniversitiesinChinaandafamousuniversityintheworld.UnitTwoCampusandCampusLifeLocationWhereisyouruniversitylocated?OurUniversityislocatedintheeastsuburbsofChengdu/atShilidianintheeastofChengdu.ItisatthejunctionofChengdu-NanchongHighwayandthe3rdChengduRingroad.CampussceneryCanyoushowusaroundyourcampus?Ourcampusisreallybeautifulwithaclearripplinglakeinthecentersurroundedbytreesandflowersandaman-madeirrigationcanalrunningthrough.Manybuildingsstandaroundthelake,includingtheteachingbuilding,thelibraryandthemuseumofdinosaurwhichisveryfamousinourcountry.InthedormitoryIliveoncampus.Isharearoomwithsomeotherroommates.IliveinRoom1234,Dorm1.Doyouliveinaco-eddormorisitjustforgirls/boys?Doyouhaveacurfew?Whattimeisthelightout?Ihavetobeinmyroomby10:30p.m.Doyougetalongwellwithyourroommates?EatingandDrinkingWouldyouliketoeatouttonight?Whatkindofrestaurantdoyoulike?Weusuallydineintheuniversitycafeteria/canteen.Doyouhaveatablefortwo?CanIordernow?CanIordertake-outhere?It’smytreattoday./Let’sgoDutchonthis./Letmepaymyshare.RelatedWordsandExpressions:reservation,tasty,greasy,source,noodle,considerate,bathroom,bill,gymnasium,basketball,court,swimmingpool,studentunion,rent,airconditioning,laundry.DialoguesDialogue1A.：Mary,whichdormdoyoulivein?B：Iliveonthe3rdfloor.A：Really,metoo.B：I’min307.Comeandvisitsometime.Dialogue2A：Jim,we’vemissedthelunchhour.Whereareyougoingtohavelunch?B.：Ihavenoidea..A：Whynoteatouttogether?B：Well,it’sagoodideaandwecangoDutch.A.：Ok,let’sgetgoing.UnitThreeCoursesI.SentencePatternsIntroducingyourself.①Hello,mynameisLiMingandI’mstudyingeconomics.②Hi,I’mmajoringinengineering.③Mymajoriselectronics.Substituteexpressions:地質(zhì)學(xué)geology,地理學(xué)geography,旅游管理tourismmanagement資源勘探resourceprospectingandexploration，生物工程biologyengineering,材料科學(xué)與工程materialsscienceandengineering,工商管理businessadministration,信息管理informationmanagement,化工與制藥chemicalengineeringandpharmacy,應(yīng)用化學(xué)appliedchemistry,化學(xué)chemistry,土木工程civilengineering,環(huán)境工程environmentengineering,建筑學(xué)，architecture,石油工程oilengineering,信息工程informationengineering,計算機(jī)科學(xué)與技術(shù)computerscienceandtechnology,地球物理學(xué)geophysics,軟件工程softwareengineering,核工程與核技術(shù)nuclearengineeringandtechnology,地球化學(xué)geochemistry,機(jī)械制造及其自動化mechanicaldesign,manufactureandautomation,電氣工程及其自動化electricalengineeringandautomation,數(shù)學(xué)與應(yīng)用數(shù)學(xué)mathematicsandappliedmathematics人力資源管理humanresourcemanagement,土地資源管理landresourcemanagement,國際經(jīng)濟(jì)與貿(mào)易internationaleconomicsandtrade市場營銷marketing,經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)economics,會計學(xué)accounting,法學(xué)law,社會學(xué)sociology,公共事業(yè)管理scienceofpublicmanagement,政治學(xué)politicalscience,藝術(shù)設(shè)計artisticdesign,廣播電視新聞學(xué)radioandtelevisionjournalism勘察技術(shù)與工程explorationtechnologyandengineering,etc.④Iamafreshman/sophomore/junior/senior.Talkingaboutyourstudy.①IhavestudiedEnglishforabout/morethannineyears.②IstartedlearningEnglishfive/severalyearsago.③AmongallthecoursesI’vetaken,Ifoundphysicsveryinteresting/useful/quitedifficult.④Ifindadvancedmathematicsratherconfusing/difficulttounderstand/beyondme.⑤ThemostusefulcourseI’vetakeniscomputerscience.⑥ThemostdifficultcourseI’vetakenisadvancedmaths.Substituteexpression:psychology,politics,physics,electronics,architecture,computerscience,geology,statistics,collegeEnglish,economics,etc.⑦Ithinkagoodpronunciationisnecessary/important/essential.⑧IthinkthemostimportantthingIhavelearntatuniversityislearningtogetalongwithpeople/learningskillsIneedtogetajob/learningtothinkonmyown/findingoutwhatIamgoodat/developinggoodcommunicationskillsII.Conversations1.A:Idon’tthinkwe’vemet.MynameisSarah.I’mafreshman.B:Hello,I’mLinda.I’mnew,too.A:I’mstudyingaccounting.Howaboutyou?B:I’mmajoringinmarketing.A:Nicetomeetyou.B:Nicetomeetyou,too.2.A;Hi,longtimenosee!B:Hi,howhaveyoubeen?A:Great.Andyou?B:I’mdoingokay.Yousee,wehavealotofmorefreetimetodowhatweareinterestedin.Whatsubjecthaveyouenjoyedthemost?A:Maths.Thereasonisrathersimple.Theteacherishumorous,andhecanmakesuchboringthingsinteresting.Allofusliketoattendhisclass.B:Youaresolucky.SinceyouaregoodatEnglish,IwonderifyoucouldtellmehowtoimprovemyoralEnglish.A:Mm.DoyouoftenspeakEnglishwithyourfriends?B:Iwantedto,butI’mafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseIdon’twanttoloseface,sosometimesIjustgiveup.A:Iguessspeakinginaforeignlanguageisn’teasy.Youmustbewillingtomakesomeerrorsatthebeginning.B:YoumeanIshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.A:That’sright.B:Isee.Thankyou.III.PresentationAtagatheringoffreshmen,WangHuiandXuLinaretalkingabouttheirstudy.Hello,mynameisWangHui.IcomefromWuhan.I’mafreshmanatCDUTandIspecializeinManagementEngineering.I’dliketobeamarketingmanageraftergraduation.I’vetakencomputerscienceasmyoptionalsubject,forit’sveryimportantinanyfield.Itwillhelpmeinmycareerinthefuture.Socomputerscienceismyfavoritesubject.Hi,mynameisXuLin.I’manelectronicsmajor.IstartedlearningEnglishseveralyearsagobutIstillcan’tspeakmuchEnglish.IfeelnervouswheneverIspeak.AndeverytimeIopenmymouthIseemtomakeerrors.IdecidedtoovercomemyshynessandtolearnEnglishbyspeakingasmuchasIcan.UnitFourJoiningaClubI.KeywordsDramaSociety戲劇社EnglishClub英語俱樂部MovieClub電影社團(tuán)AerobicClub健美操社團(tuán)PoetryClub詩社BasketballClub籃球社FootballClub足球社BadmintonSociety羽毛球協(xié)會GuitarClub吉他社團(tuán)ScienceClub科學(xué)社FineArtsSociety美術(shù)協(xié)會II.SentencePatternsIhavebeenthinkingofjoiningaclub.我一直在想加入一個社團(tuán)。I’mamemberoftheEnglishclub.我是英語俱樂部的一名成員。MyroommateisveryactiveintheCollectorsAssociation.我的室友在收藏協(xié)會很活躍。Howmanypeoplearethereinyourclub?你們社團(tuán)有多少人？Whatkindofactivitiesdoesyourcluborganize?你們社團(tuán)組織什么樣的活動？Theclubsandsocietiesarerecruitingnewmembersthisweek.這周俱樂部和社團(tuán)都要招新成員。TheDramaSocietyisoneofthemostpopularsocietiesinouruniversity.話劇社是我們學(xué)校最受歡迎的社團(tuán)之一。IwonderifIcouldmeetacharminggirlinthatclub.我想我會不會在那個社團(tuán)遇到一個迷人的女生。Ifailedtopaymydues.我欠繳社費(fèi)了。III.DialogueHi,LiuMing.Whatluckrunningintoyouhere?Hi.Areyoualsolookingattheclubrecruitingnotice?Yes,I’mthinkingofjoiningone.Hey,whydon’twejoinaclubtogether?HowabouttheGuitarClub?Mm…butI’mnotintoGuitaratall.NeitheramI,butdon’tyouthinkitwillattractthegirl’sattentiontocarryaguitaronthecampus？yes,that’sprettycool.Thenwhatarewewaitingfor?Let’sapplyfortheGuitarClub.UnitFiveEntertainmentItgoeswithoutsayingthatworkwithoutrestwilldoharmtopeople'shealth.Inotherwords,wehadbettertakesufficientrecreationtorelaxafterwork.Thereisnodoubtthatthereareanumberofamusements,suchasplayingballgames,collectingstamps,fishing,gardening,skatingandsoon.Whichonedoyouprefer?A.MusicI.Possiblequestions:1.Doyoulikesingingsongs?2.Doyoulikemusic?3.Whatkindofsongsdoyoulikethebest?4.Whattypesofmusicdoyouknow?5.Whattypesofmusicdoyouliketolistento?II.Usefulwords:Musictypes:rockmusicjazzmusicrapmusicclassicalmusiccountrymusicpopularmusicNewagemusicelectronicmusicfolkmusicdiscomusicwesternmusicMusicinstruments:pipeviolinflutedrumguitarpianoorganhornmouthorganWordsaboutmusic:femalesingermalesingerbandKaraokecomposerbeautifulboringhorribleinterestinglivelylonelyloudnicestrangerelaxingnothingspecialterribleIII.Usefulsentencepatterns:1.So,who’syourfavorite…?2.Andwhat’syourfavorite…?3.That’seasy.It’s…4.Letmethink.Iguessit’s…5.It’shardtosay,butIguessit’s…6.Ireallydon’thaveone.7.Thisisgreat!Ilovethiskindofmusic.8.Thisisgoodmusic.9.ThismusicisOK,butit’snotmyfavorite.10.Idon’tlikethiskindofmusicverymuch.11.Ihatethiskindofmusic.IV.Furtherquestions:1.Doyoufeelthatmusicisimportant?Inwhatways?2.Doyouenjoymusic?Whatparticularkindofmusicdoyouprefer?3.Inyouropinion,whoisthegreatestsingerintheworld?4.Doyouenjoydancing?Whatkindofdancingdoyouenjoythemost?5.Doyouprefermodernmusicoverclassic?6.Whatisyourfavoritemusicalinstrument?7.Whichmusicalgroupsareyourfavorites?8.Whoisthegreatestmusicalperformerofalltimes?V.Apassageaboutmusic:Asyouexploremusic,youwillfindmuchmusicwhichtellsofinterestingplacesandexcitingthingstodo.Youwillfindmusicwhichexpressesfeelingsthatareofyourown.Musicisanexpressionofthepeople.Asyouexplore,youwillfindmusicofpeopleatwork,atplay,andinworship.Youwillfindmusicexpressesloveofcountry,loveofnature,andloveofhome.Musiccansuggestactivitiesandfeelingswhichweallshare.Wecanenjoyplayingandsingingmusic,dancingandlisteningtothemusicofthepeopleandtheartistsofdifferenttimesandplaces.B.SportsI.Possiblequestions:1.Doyoulikesports?Whatkindofgamesdoyouoftenplay?II.Usefulwords:tabletennis basketball race joggingswimming dash diving cyclingboxing football chess soccerskiing shooting skating badmintonjudo wrestling hurdling Marathonweightlifting gymnastics golf team-sportsindividualsports outdoorgames indoorgamesIII.Usefulsentencepatterns:1.PersonallyIthinkit’sbarbaric.2.Youhavetobeincrediblyfitifyouwanttobegoodatit.3.Ithinkit’sterrific.4.Ican’tseethepointofitatall.5.Itrequiresalotofskill.6.Ican’tstandit.7.It’smyfavoritesport.8.Therulesaretoocomplicated.9.It’squitehard,butverystimulating.10.I’venevertriedit.11.Ifinditfartoocompetitive.12.I’mnotverykeenonit.IV.Furtherquestions:Whydopeopleplaygames?meetingpeople; physicalskill; mentalskill;keepingfit;usingupexcessenergy; slimming;takingrisks;competitiveness; physicalcontact; financial gain;makingfriends;health; cooperationwithothers;……C.InternetI.Possiblequestions:1.DoyoulikesurfingontheInternet?2.DoyouthinkInternetplaysanimportantpartinyourdailylife?II.Usefulwords:Internetaddictse-mail surflogonto unpredictable real-lifetelecommuter communicate relationshiponline cyber-interaction keep-up-withabuse orderfood manage-moneytakedatain commercials(n.) click-on-the-mouseenterpassword behookedon worldwideInter-nuts informationbankIII.Usefulsentencepatterns:1.TheInternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.2.OntheInternet,wecanlearnnewsbothathomeandabroadandallkindsofotherinformationaswell.3.Wecanalsosendmessagesbye-mail,makephonecalls,gotonetschool,readvariouskindsofbooksandlearnforeignlanguagesbyourselves.4.Besides,wecanenjoymusic,watchsportsmatchesandplaychessorcards.5.OntheInternet,wecanevendoshopping,haveachatwithothersandmakefriendswiththem.6.Theinternethasmadeourlifemorecolorful.7.OntheInternet,therearenetschools,whichpeoplecangointostayingathome.8.Whentiredofworking,weenjoymusicandmovies,watchsportsmatchesorplaygameswithotherfriendsonline.9.WiththeInternet,peoplehaveenjoyedmoreandmorecolorfullife.IV.Furtherquestions:1.WhatcanyougetfromInternet?2.DoyouthinkthatInternethasaneffectonyourstudy?Goodeffectorbadeffect?Why?3.Doyoupreferareallifeoravirtuallife?UnitSixChinesetraditionalcustomsI.Wordsandexpressionsfestival celebratethelunarcalendar ceremonytradition traditionalfestsII.Sentencepattern1.TherearemanyfolkcustomsandperformancesinthefestivalcelebrationsandcompetitionsheldonChineseNewYearandotherfestivals.2.Thesetraditionalcustomshavebeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThemostcommonoftheseinChineseNewYearareperhapsthedragondanceandliondance.3.DragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,andtogetherwithChineseNewYearandMid-AutumnFestivalformsoneofthethreemajorChineseholidays4.Thefestival(ChineseNewYear)actuallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYear'sDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.5.OfallthemajorholidayscelebratedinChina,BoatFestivalhasthelongesthistory.6.ThemostpopulardishduringDragonBoatFestivalistzungtzu,originallymadetofeedthefishesintheriver,thustheywon'teatthebodyofChuYuan.III.SampledialogueA:DoyoufindthatWesterncultureinfluencedusheavily?Now,peopleareengagedinWesternfestivalverymuch,suchastheChristmasandtheValentineDay.B:Yes.Butwehavestillkeptvariouscustomsandactivitiesaccompanyingtraditionalfestsandcelebrations.Theyarestillveryimportant,especiallyChineseNewYear,DragonBoatFestivalandMid-AutumnFestival.A:ThesefestivalsusuallysymbolizedspecialChinesetraditionsandvalues,suchasharmony,luckandfamilyreunion.B:Youareright.Youknow,onthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar,themoonisfullanditistimefortheChinesepeopletomarktheirMoonFestival,ortheMid-AutumnFestival.Theroundshapesymbolizesfamilyreunion.Thereforethedayisaholidayforfamilymemberstogettogether.A:ThisNewYearFestival,Ihadletofffire-crackers.Traditionally,fire-crackersservetodriveawaytheevilspiritsandtogreetthearrivalofthenewyear.B:Ilikeplayingfire-crackers,too.And,tocelebrateDragonFestival,wewillrowdragonboatsandbeforethattherewillbeaceremonyforsupplicatingtheGodofWatertopreventdisasterandbringfortune.A:Yes,Iknow.Ibelievenotonlymembersoftheoldergeneration,buttheyoungerarenotwillingtoseethesecustomsfadingdown.UnitSevenTravelingUsefulSentencesandExpressions:It’sapeakseasonfortourismnow. 現(xiàn)在是旅游旺季。What’sthedeparturetimeofthemorningflight? 上午的航班幾點(diǎn)起飛？Morning/eveningtrain早/晚班火車,atimetable時刻表Theeconomyticketshavebeenfullybooked. 經(jīng)濟(jì)艙機(jī)票都已定光了。Thefirstclass頭等艙，businessclass公務(wù)艙，CanIcheckinhere？ 我能在這里辦理登機(jī)手續(xù)嗎？Informationdesk問訊處，airportfee機(jī)場費(fèi)，securitycheck安全檢查IsitpossibletostopoveratNingbo? 中途會在寧波停留嗎？One-wayticket單程票，round-tripticket往返票，throughticket通票Boardingpass（card）登機(jī)牌，carry-on手提小件行李，overweight超重，paylocker（投幣式）存放行李箱I’dliketohaveaberth(臥鋪)ontomorrow’sspecialexpresstoChengdu.我想要一張明天開往成都的特快臥鋪票。Non-stop/directtrain直達(dá)列車，expresstrain快車（普快），high-speedtrain高速火車I’dlikethebottomberthandIhopeitfacestheengine.我想要下鋪，我還希望它能面向火車頭。baggage行李，luggagerack行李架，upperberth上鋪，middleberth中鋪，smokingcar吸煙車廂，sleepingcar臥鋪車廂，softsleeper軟臥車廂，hardsleeper硬臥車廂，hard-seatcoach硬座車廂WheredoIhavetotransfertogotoShanghai? 我應(yīng)該在哪里換乘去上海？Ilovetositbythewindow. 我想要靠窗的座位。Studentscantravelhalffare. 學(xué)生半票。Languagefocus:I’dliketomakeareservationof(asingleroom)for(twonights).I’dliketobooka(table)for(tonight).Travelinghelpsustobroadenourminds/increaseourknowledge/identifyourselveswithnature.Travelingenablesustoseenewplaces/meetnewfriends/learnaboutdifferentcultures.Thankstomodernmeansoftransportation,itispossibletotravelacrossthecountry/abroad.…impressesmemost/ismostunforgettable/leavethedeepestimpressiononmymind.Ilikevisitingsmallvillages/hikinginthemountains/goingtoseasideresorts.SomeScenicSpots:InSichuan:DuFuThatchedCottage杜甫草堂，ChengduWuhouTemple成都武侯祠，TombofWangJian王建墓，River-ViewingTowerPark望江樓，PreciousLightMonastery寶光寺，SanxingduiMuseum廣漢三星堆，DujiangyanIrrigationSystem都江堰，Mt.Qingcheng青城山，TheGiantBuddhaofLeshan樂山大佛，Mt.Emei峨眉山，JiuzhaigouNationalPark九寨溝AroundChina:TheGreatWall長城，theForbiddenCity紫禁城，TerraCottaWarriors兵馬俑，WestLake西湖，GardensinSuzhou蘇州園林，StoneForest石林，theYellowMountain黃山Dialogues:AskingfortouristinformationA:ThisismyfirsttriptoChengdu,andI’dliketoseesomeofthecity’ssights.B:Willyoubeherelong?A:OnlythreedaysonbusinesssoIwon’thavealotoftime.B:TherearemanytouristattractionsinChengdu.A:Doyouhavesomeinformationonthese?B:LetmegiveyousomeBrochurestolookover.InquiringforSightseeingProgramsA:Doyouhavecitytours?B:Yes,wedo.Wehaveahalfdaytourandfulldaytour.Whichonedoyouprefer?A:Whatisthescheduleofyourhalfdaytour?B:Itsetsoutat8:30a.m.andreturnstothehotelat1:30p.m.A:Itsoundsgood.I’lltakethehalfdaytour.InquiringforfamouslocalproductsA:What’sthiscityfamousfor?B:Teaandsilk.A:Wherecanwehavethefamoustea?B:Preferablyatlargedepartmentstores.A:Thanksalot.TakingGroupPhotosA:Excuseme,couldyoupleasetakeaphotoofallofus?B:Sure,butI’mnotverygoodatpicture-taking.A:Allyouhavetodoisfocususandpressthebutton.B:Allright.Saycheese!A:Welldone.Thankyouverymuch.B:Youarewelcome.Ihopeit’llcomeoutwell.A:I’msureitwill.OverviewoftheGreatWallA:HaveyoueverbeentotheGreatWall?B:No,Ihaven’t.NextmonthI’mgoingtogotoBeijingandclimbtheGreatWall.A:I’llbeyourguidetoshowyoutheGreatWall.B:Itisverykindofyou.A:ItisunthinkablethatyoushouldcometoBeijingandshouldn’tseetheGreatWall–asunthinkableasgoingtoEgyptandnotseeingthepyramids.B:That’strue.SomanyvisitorsfeeltheymustclimbtheGreatWall.A:Itisoneoftheonlytwoman-madestructureswhichwereseenwithnakedeyesbyUSAstronautNeilArmstrongallthewayfromouterspacewhenhewasonhiswaytothemoon.UnitEightClimateandWeatherI.QuestionsfordiscussionDoyouliketheclimateofthecitywhereyoulive?Whyorwhynot?What’stheweatherlikenow?What’stheweatherforecastfortoday?Whichseasondoyoulikebest?Why?Istheweatherforecastingimportantinmodernlife?Whyorwhynot?Doyouthinkitispossibleorimpossibletogiveaccurateweatherforecasts?II.LanguagefocusIlikethemild/warm/cool/dryclimatehere.Idislike/can’tstandthishot/humid/wet/bitterlycoldclimate.It’sfine/sunny/snowy/foggy/chillytoday.It’srainingoffandon.Astormiscomingup/buildingup/inthemaking.Therain/snowhasletup.It’sgoingtobeacolddaywithdamagingnorthwesterlywinds/hotandhumiddaywithahighof36degrees.Thetemperaturehascooledoff/soared/climbedupagain.Itseemstobeclearingup.Theweatherforecastsaysit’sgoingtobeafineday/clearandsunny/muggyandhumid…Withaknowledgeofwhattheweatherwillbelike,peoplecanbetterorganizetheirworkandmakeplansfortheday/bepreparedagainstrainorsnoworintenseheatwhentheygooutforworkortravel.Anunexpectedtyphoon/tornadomaycauseseriousdamage,floods,deaths/destroyhomes,roads,ect.III.Furtherreferencesmoisture wind overcast freezing sleet drizzlebreeze shower downpour mist thunder hurricanehail lightning damp windstorm stuffy hazycoldfront` gale scatteredshowerfrostblizzardflurryIV.Modeldialogue1A:Whatalovingweatherwe’rehaving!Niceandcool.B:Yeah,Ireallylikethiskindofweather.A:What’sthetemperaturetoday?B:About26degrees.Theweatherforecastsaysthegoodweatherislikelytolast,too.A:Ihopeso.Modeldialogue2A:It’shotandhumid,isn’tit?Icanhardlybreathe.B:Yeah.Ifeelsuffocatingtoo.A:Aresummersalwaysthishothere?It’salmostlikeinthedesert.B:Yes,especiallyinJulyandAugust.A:Well,whatdidtheweathermansay?B:Hesaidanotherheatwaveisontheway.A:Ohno!Ihopenot.B:Howaboutgoingouttothebeachtocooloff?A:Goodidea!Maybeit’stheonlyplaceforthissortofweather.UnitNineFriend-shipI.Relatedwordsandexpressionskeepfriendlyrelationsforthesakeoffriendshiphavealargecircleofacquaintancesbewellacquaintedwithbeonintimatetermswithsbhaveabosomfriendbefriendlywithgetalongwithkeep/losecontactwithsbunderstandeachotherreachanunderstandingbeanunderstandingpersonturntoone’sfriendswhenindifficultybefriendswithbreakoffalltherelationswithaneasy-goingpersonbeagood/badmixeraskforhelp/seekhelpseekcommongroundwhilereservingdifferenceshelpsboutSayings:Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.Thefallingoutoffriendsistherenewaloflove.II.PossibleQuestions1,Somepeopledon’tlikemakingfriends.Doyouthinktheywouldbehappywithoutfriends?Why?2,Doyoubelievein“l(fā)ife-long”friendships?Why/Whynot?3,Doyouthinkthatpeopleofdifferentagegroups,forexample,teenagersoradults,mighthavedifferentreasonsformakingfriends?4,Ifyouhadthechancetotravelaroundthecountry,whowouldyouprefertotravelwith,yourparentsoryourfriends?Why?5,Whatwouldyouprefer,havingmanyfriendsorjustafewclosefriends?Pleaseexplainbriefly.III.Dialogue:Q:Whatisyourbestfriend?Andhowyoumet

A:MybestfriendisMr.Sheng.Imethimin1993.Heismycolleague.WhenIcametoFoshanforthefirsttime,Ihaddifficultyinlookingformyjob.HeencouragedＡＮＤsupportedme.Wehavealotcommoninhobby,suchasplayingChinesechess,badmintonQ:Tellmethewayyoumakefriendswithothers.ＡＮＤyouthinkwhatpeopleshouldbeyourfriends?

A:Imakefriendsinmanyways,forexampleintroducingmyfriendstootherones,sometimeswithInternet.Ibelieveinthemaxim"prosperitymakesfriends,adversitytriesthem"Icangivemyfriendhelpifheneeds,butifhedidnot