Unit 1 I was pleased to see it. Module 8 On the town

dialogue n. 对话 line n. 台词，对白，线 nurse n. 保姆，护士 recite v. 背诵 role n. 角色 play the role of 扮演 … 角色 Vocabulary

row n. 一排座位 servant n. 仆人 bit n. ( 事物 ) 一部分, 一段 superb adj. 极佳的 impressed adj. 印象深刻的 front adj. 前面的

Part 1. Work in pairs and look at the photo. Talk about what can you see. It’s a photo of _______________. Romeo and Juliet

Part 2. Listen and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. accent dialogue guess line nurse recite role row seat servant voice

1.She says it’s a love story. 2.Betty is speaking lines from Shakespeare in an American accent. 3.Romeo’s friend and Juliet’s nurse. 4.They’re sitting in the back row. 5.He hopes that the actors have loud voices. Listen again and check the answers

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B Part 3. & Part 4. Listen and choose the best answer

1. was pleased to see it. 2. the fight between the two families and their servants. Part 5. Complete the sentences in your own words. 3. Juliet loves Romeo, but her father has decided she must marry someone else 4. there wasn’t time. 5. couldn’t recite more lines.

Language points 1. Well, I was pleased to see it, but three hours is a long time to stay still. be please to do sth. 表示 “ 很乐意做某事, 做某事让人感到很高兴 ” still adj. 表示 “ 静止的；不动的 ” not moving e.g. Keep still while I take a photo of you.

2. What was the best bit? the best bit 在这里表示 the best part of the play 3. superb adj. 表示 “ 极好的, 超级的 ” excellent; of the highest quality e.g. The food is superb. 4. No such luck! 没那么幸运 e.g. 没有的事 ! No such thing !

5. Did you have a good seat? seat n. 表示 “ 座位 ” seat v. 经常用被动语态 e.g. Please be seated. 请坐。 Please take / have a seat. 请坐. 6.Well, it was hard to see the play at the back It is + adj. to do something 表示 “ 做某事很 ……”

Part 6. Underline the words you expect the speaker to stress. The fight between the two families and their servants! And the actors who played the roles of Romeo and Juliet were superb! But it’s sad at the end, because Juliet loves Romeo, but her father has decided she must marry someone else. So they both decide to kill themselves.

1. understand every word you can try to guess the main ideas 2. guess the main ideas 3. read and listen to more dialogues Part 7. Think about listening to real English in films, songs or plays. Complete these sentences in your own words

4. find any chance to talk to native speakers. 5. talk to foreigners 6. communicate with foreigners and even go abroad 7. learn English at least 80 minutes every day.

► It’s hard to understand every word, but you can try to guess the main ideas. ► You can also sing English songs every day. Part 8 & Part 9 Advice about listening to real English.

► Listen to TV, radio, films or songs in English often, so real English is known to you. ► Try to talk to native speakers when you meet them.

Going over the phrases: be pleased to do sth. the best bit play the roles of … kill oneself take one’s life decide to do sth a pair of star-crossed lovers be superb be impressed no such luck 乐意做 … 最好的部分 扮演 … 角色 自杀 杀死某人 决定做 … 一对不幸的恋人 棒极了 被感动 没那么幸运

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