This Is English1(7)  Teaching Points:  revise the language for making offers/suggestions;  study the language for criticizing;  learn the language to use on the phone;  learn how to make an appointment.

Activity 1  1.It is from Polly.  2.It is about dinner.  3.She wants her to call before six.

Language Focus(1)  1. 表达提议 Would you like +v 原形 Would you like +v 原形 Would you like to come to dinner tonight? Would you like to come to dinner tonight? Would you like to stay the night? Would you like to stay the night? 2. 提供建议 2. 提供建议 How about…? What about…? How about…? What about…? Why don’t you…? Why don’t you…?

 1.How about ten o’clock?  2.What about drinking a beer?  3.Why don’t you have a good rest?  4.Why don’t you take the tube?

How are you?  1.Fine, thank you. How are you?  2.Fine, thank you. And you?  3.Not too bad, thanks. And how are you?  4.Ok, thanks. You?  5.(I’m) all right, thanks. And you?

Activity 4 Activity 6  1.to come  2.to take  3.to walk  4.to stay  5.to have  6.to play  7.to meet  8.to rent  1.taking  2.going  3.staying  4.coming  5.having

Language Focus(2)  take 占用, 花费时间  It takes + time + to do sth.  sth. takes + time 1.It takes me two hours to do the activity. 1.It takes me two hours to do the activity. 2.To read (Reading) the book takes me a week. 2.To read (Reading) the book takes me a week. 3.How long does it take to get to your house by tube? 3.How long does it take to get to your house by tube? It takes about half an hour. It takes about half an hour.

 How long does the journey take?  The flight doesn’t take three hours. It takes two. It takes two. Activity 8 Activity 8 1.takes 1.takes 2. ￡ ￡ 65 3.city centre 3.city centre 4.10 minutes 4.10 minutes 5.fare 5.fare 6.30 minutes 6.30 minutes 7. ￡ 1 7. ￡ 1

Activity 9  PLANE  a. one hour  b. ￡ 80 return  c. ￡ 20  d. 40 minutes  e. ￡ 5  f. about one hour  g. 7 o’clock  TRAIN  h. 4 hours  i. ￡ 80 return  j. 6 o’clock

Activity 10 Activity 12  1.d  2.a  3.e  4.c  5.b  1.g  2.d  3.f  4.h  5.b  6.e  7.c  8.a

Language Focus(3)  表达批评  常用句式  too + adj. or not + adj. + enough  The kitchen is too dark.  The table is too small for ten people.  The table is not big enough for ten people.

Activity 16  1.cheap enough  2.small  3.It isn’t clean enough.  4.It isn’t light enough.  5.It isn’t big enough.  6.It’s too uncomfortable.  7.It’s not modern enough.  8.It’s too noisy.

Language Focus(4)  电话用语  接电话（ answer the phone)  Hello. （在家）  Baotou TVU.This is miss.yu speaking ( 在单位，自报家门，有时须说出姓名）

打电话 (make a phone)  先自我介绍  This is Lucy.  Hello. This is Lin Xiaoyan.  请人接听电话  Could/Can I speak to miss.yu, please?  Is Xiao Li there?  询问打电话／接电话者  Ｗ ho’s calling? (not who are you?)  Is that you, Lucy? (not are you Lucy?)  Is that Polly?

 接听找人电话  One moment, please.  Hold on, please.  Sorry, wrong number.  Sorry, he/she is not in.  Sorry, I’m afraid he/she is out.

 留口信 （请对方转达口信）  Could I leave a message, please?  主动为他人记录口信  Can I take a message? 我可以转达吗？

Activity 19  1.Good  2.Could I  3.calling  4.My  5.is  6.One  7.please  8.this is  9.speaking  10.This is

Activity 20  1.Good afternoon, could I speak to Jim Brown, please?  2.Who is calling, please?  3.My name’s…  4.One moment, please.  5.Hello, this is Jim Brown speaking.  6.Hello, Mr Brown, my name’s…I’m calling about the computer.

Activity 21  1.No. She is in a meeting./ She has a meeting.  2.No. He is in Cambridge.  3.On Friday at 5 o’clock.