2. Can You Start It? U NIT 8

3. You will be able to: 1. talk about how to use machines. 2. use the past tense to talk about your work experience. 3. use imperative sentences to ask somebody to do something. Can You Start It?

4. Contents 1 Warming up 2 Listening and Speaking 3 Reading and Writing 5 Language in Use 10 My Progress Check 8 Around the World 4 Grammar 6 Skill Practice 7 Pronunciation Exercise 9 For Better Performance

5. Listen and match. Warming up 鼠标点击图片进入，单击空白处继续鼠标点击图片进入，单击空白处继续 remote control computer fax machine microphone photocopier printer

6. microphone n. 麦克风 Warming up

7. remote control 遥控器 Warming up

8. computer n. 电脑 Warming up

9. printer n. 打印机 Warming up

10. photocopier n. 复印机 Warming up

11. fax machine 传真机 Warming up

12. 1.Do you know how to use these devices and machines? Warming up 2. Have you ever used them? 3. Do you know any other devices and machines? Answer the questions. Key Sentences 1.I don’t know how to start the machine. 2. Look at the board. 3. I’ll have a try. 4. Is it out of order?

13. Warming up board stop stand for means backward board n. 仪表盘 stop v. 停止 stand for 表示，代表 mean v. 意思是 backward adv. 向后 forward have a try break forward adv ．向前 have a try 试一试 break v. 弄坏 Read the words and expressions and listen to the dialogue.

14. Lucy: Hi, I’m Lucy. Calvin: Hi, I’m Calvin. Lucy: I’m new here. I don’t know how to start the machine. Calvin: Don’t worry. I’ll show you. Look at the board. Lucy: OK, I can read “start / stop” on it. But what does B / F stand of ? Calvin: B means backward, F means forward. Lucy: I see. I’ll have a try. Calvin: Be careful! Oh no. You broke it. Warming up Read the words and expressions and listen to the dialogue.

15. 1. Does Lucy know how to use the machine? No, she doesn’t. 2. Does Calvin know how to use the machine? Yes, he does. 3. What does Lucy want to do after Calvin shows her how to use the machine? She wants to have a try. Listen again and answer the questions. Warming up

16. Listening and Speaking give somebody a hand 给予某人帮助 out of order （机器等）失灵， 出故障 problem n. 问题 fix v. 修理 push v. 推 printer n. 打印机 Learn these words and expressions. button n. 按钮 remove v. 移走 on the left 在左边

17. Susan: Can you give me a hand? Bill: Sure. What’s the problem? Susan: The printer is jammed. Could you help me fix it? Bill: Oh no. Is it out of order again? Don’t worry, I’ll show you how to fix it. First open the door. Then push the blue button and remove the paper. Susan: The blue button? Bill: Yes, the blue button on the left. Susan: Oh, I see it. That’s easy. Thanks. Listening and Speaking Listen to the dialogue and repeat. Learning Tips: 我们在练习听力时，要注意 一句话中的关键词， 比如动词、 形容词、名词等，它们一般含有 该句的主要信息。听出这些词后， 理解整句就会变得简单得多。例 如这篇对话中的 jammed, show, fix, open, push, remove 等词就很关键。

18. Decide true ( T ) or false ( F ). 1. The printer is broken again. 2. Susan asks Bill for help. 3. Bill fixes the printer for Susan. [] [ [ ] ]T T T 4. The right button is blue. []F 5. Susan thinks it easy to fix the printer. []T Listening and Speaking

19. Example: A: Can you give me a hand? B: What’s the problem? A: I can’t start / stop the computer. B: Let me have a look. Oh, it’s easy. Just push the ON / OFF button here. Pair work. Follow the example to tell each other to start / stop a television, mobile phone, DVD, etc. Listening and Speaking

20. model n. 型号 button n. 按钮 size n. 尺寸 secondhand adj. 二手的 brand n. 牌子 Learn the words. Listening and Speaking

21. Alice: Hi, Mike. You’ve got a new laptop? Mike: No, it’s not mine. It’s my father’s. Alice: It looks nice. What’s the 1)________? Mike: Lenovo. Alice: Mm! Is it a new 2)________. Mike: Yes. It’s a good 3)________, neither too big nor too small. It’s OK! Alice: I like the black colour. Where is the power? Mike: The START 4)________ is here. Alice: I’ve just bought a 5)___________ laptop. Sometimes it suddenly stops working. What should I do? Mike: That’s easy. Press the RESET button, and it will start working again. brand size button secondhand Then listen and complete the dialogue. model Listening and Speaking

22. Listen again and tick the right information. Listening and Speaking Mike’s Father’s Laptop BrandModelSizeColour IBM secondhand new Lenovo Toshiba old small OK √ big black grey red √ √ √ √

23. Example: Student A: It’s a small machine. You can make a phone call with it. Others: It’s a mobile phone. Language Tips: Press the button, and it starts playing music. Push the START button, and it takes pictures. It can download music from the Internet. I talk to friends far away with it. I record the teacher’s lecture with it. I receive and send pictures with it. Group work. One student describes a machine and the others guess what it is. Listening and Speaking

24. Reading and Writing excited adj. 兴奋的 luckily adj. 幸运地 make a mistake 犯错误 pay attention to 注意 Read the words and expressions. Which ones do you know? feel sorry for 为 …… 感到痛心／难过 break down （机器等）失灵，出故障 in the future 未来 function n. 功能

25. Read the text with these questions in mind. 1. What did Mr. Brown show Tony on his first day at work? Reading and Writing 2. What happened while Tony was using the machine?

26. My First Day at Work I’ve got a new job in a factory and started working yesterday. Everyone was very kind and friendly. Mr. Brown showed me how to start and stop the machine. The buttons on the machine had different colours, and the different letters on them showed different functions. But as it was my first day at work, I was very excited by everything I saw, so I didn’t pay enough attention to Mr. Brown’s words. Because of my carelessness, I made a mistake. I pressed the wrong button and the machine broke down. Luckily, my fellow workers helped me fix the machine and it started working again. I feel so sorry for my mistake. I will take more care at work in the future. Reading and Writing

27. Decide true ( T ) or false ( F ). 1. Tony is a new worker in the factory. 2. Tony doesn’t know how to use the machine. 3. Mr. Brown didn’t teach Tony how to use the machine. [] [ [ ] ]T T F 4. The machine broke down and the workers helped fix it. []T 5. Tony doesn’t want to use the machine in the future. []F Reading and Writing

28. Match the words with their opposite meanings. 1. start 2. forward 3. careless 4. right A. careful B. stop C. wrong D. backward Reading and Writng

29. Fill in the blanks according to the text. 1.I’ve got a new _______________ in a factory and began working yesterday. 2. The _______________ on the machine have different colours. 3. Because of my carelessness, I _______________ the wrong button and the machine broke down. 4. With the fellow workers’ help, the machine ______________ working again. 5. I feel so sorry for my _______________. job buttons pressed started mistake Reading and Writing

30. Ben: Hi, Tony. You look unhappy. What’s wrong? Tony: 1)________________________________ Ben: What happened? Tony: 2)________________________________ The machine broke down. Ben: Didn’t Mr. Brown tell you what to do? Tony: Yes, he did. But 3)________________________________ Ben: Did the workers help you fix it? Tony: Yes, they did. But 4)________________________________ Ben: Don’t worry. We all do it sometimes but be careful next time! Put the following sentences into the correct places. I didn’t pay enough attention. I still feel so sorry for my mistake. I pressed the wrong button. I made a mistake today. I pressed the wrong button. I didn’t pay enough attention. I still feel so sorry for my mistake. I made a mistake today. Reading and Writing

31. showed him how to start and stop the machine was excited and didn’t pay attention pressed the wrong button broke down helped fix the machine star ted working again Pair work. Language Tips: Reading and Writing

32. Grammar I did some shopping this morning. I got a new job in a factory last week. We saw a film yesterday. 一般过去时常 和表示过去的 时间状语连用。

33. Grammar She didn’t make mistakes in the exam. I did not press the wrong button. Did the machine break down? Did he show you around the city? 一般过去时的否定 形式是在动词前加 did ，然后再加 not ， 可以写成 did not 或 didn’t ，动词则保 持原形。一般疑问 句要在句子前面加 Did ，动词保持原 形。

34. Grammar Look at the board. Don’t worry. Pass me the book, please. 当你想请求或命令 对方做某事时，可 以使用祈使句结构。 因为是直接对对方 说，一般不用主语， 直接用动词。如我 们说 Sit down, please. 而不应说 You sit down, please.

35. 1. I _______________ (meet) Mr. White in the street last Sunday. 2. We _______________ (not have) English class yesterday. 3. _________ he ___________ (press) the wrong button on his first day at work? 4. He _______________ (order) salad and beef at the restaurant last night. 5. He _______________ (not remove) the paper from the printer yesterday. Language in Use Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words in the brackets. met did not/didn’t have Didpress ordered did not/didn’t remove

36. Complete the sentences with come, give, pass, press, start and stop. 1. Hi, Lisa. ___________ on in, please. 2. Ken, ___________ me the remote control, please. 3. My machine is out of order. ___________ me a hand, please. 4. ___________ the machine when you are ready to work. 5. ___________ the UP button if you want to move it upward. 6. ___________ the machine when something is wrong. Come pass Give Start Press Stop Language in Use

37. move it backward move it fast forward play the DVD start the DVD stop the DVD move it backward move it fast forward play the DVD start the DVD stop the DVD start the DVD play the DVD move it fast forward move it backward stop the DVD 1.Press the ON button to 2. Press the button to 3. Press the button to 4. Press the button to 5. Press the OFF button to Skill Practice Fill in the blanks with the expressions in the box.

38. Skill Practice Complete the dialogue with the expressions in the box. have a try broken Something must be wrong What’s wrong Steve: 1) ________________ with your bike, Ken? Ken: I don’t know. I just can’t unlock it. Steve: 2) _____________________________ with the lock, I think. Ken: But the lock is a new one. How could it be 3) ______________ so soon? Steve: Maybe just because of the rain. Wait. I’ll go and get some oil. ( Ten minutes later.) Steve: Here you are. Put several drops of oil into the lock. Now, 4) ______________. Ken: Ah, good! It works. Thank you, Steve. Steve: You’re welcome. What’s wrong Something must be wrong broken have a try

39. Follow the example and rewrite the sentences. Tom didn’t write a letter to his father last Sunday. Tom wrote a letter to his father last Sunday. 4. Tom writes a letter to his father every week. (last Sunday) Lucy didn’t take a bus to school last Friday.Lucy took a bus to school last Friday. 3. Lucy takes a bus to school every day. (last Friday) We didn’t play basketball yesterday afternoon.We played basketball yesterday afternoon. 2. We play basketball every afternoon. (yesterday afternoon) He didn’t go to work yesterday.He want to work yesterday He goes to work every day. (yesterday) Skill Practice

40. Pronunciation Exercise Listen and repeat. about down how out power thousand host know mobile over own phone 2. Please don’t close the window. 1. The house in the south is Mr Brown’s. /aʊ//aʊ/ /əʊ//əʊ/

41. 1. When was Ford Motor Company started? 2. Do you know any other car brands? Around the World

43. Around the world The Ford Motor Company was named after Henry Ford. When he started the company in 1903, he was just a young man with big dreams. Now, over one hundred years later, Ford is one of the top five companies in the car industry, and is famous all over the world. Ford is one of the largest US companies. It has produced millions of cars. Ford also owns eight of the world’s most famous car brands, such as Volvo, Lincoln, Land Rover and so on. They produce many different types of car. Some cost just a few thousand dollars but an expensive one could cost you over 200,000 dollars. Ford is also popular in China and a great number of Ford cars have been produced in China. Maybe in the years to come, you will have a car of your own. I wonder if you will choose a Ford!

44. For Better Performance Listen to the dialogues and then fill in the blanks. Jill: Hi, Jane. Would you show me how to use this MP3 player? Jane: Sure. To download some music from your PC, just press the ______________ button. There it goes! Jill: What shall I do if I want to listen to the next song? Jane: Just press the ______________ button. Jill: How can I turn up the volume? Jane: Press the + ______________. The volume will become higher. Jill: Thank you. It seems easy! Part One Part Two Jill: What is this button for? Jane: If you want to lock the other buttons, push it to the ______ side. Jill: If I want to ___________ it, what shall I do? Jane: Press the PLAY button again, and it will _______________. Jill: I see. Thanks a lot. Jane: My pleasure. PLAY FF left stop button

45. For Better Performance You’re going to print the photos from your digital camera. Put the steps in the right order. ☐ Connect your digital camera with the computer. ☐ Get your photos from the printers. ☐ Find the photos you’re going to print in the computer. ☐ Click PRINT in your computer and follow the instructions. ☐ Click the photos you want to print in the computer. 1 2 3 4 5

46. Do you know how to use the computer properly? Tick the correct instructions. 1.Turn on the host computer before turningTurn on the host computer before turning on the screen. 2. Keep away from water. 3. Touch the LCD with the finger. [] [ [ ] ]F T F 4. Place the computer near a heater. []F 5. Clean the computer screen with a dry towel. []T For Better Performance

47. Group work. Read the introduction of the mobiles. Mobile A ¥898 Large screen, one battery; With a camera and an MP3; 6 different colours Mobile C ¥763 Mirror-like screen, beautifully designed; Light, with one battery and a camera; Pink and red colours Mobile B ¥1,530 Large screen, two batteries; With WAP access, able to send and receive emails; Black and silver colours Now read the information of the customers and help them find suitable mobiles. A: a young boy who likes to take photos B: a businessman who needs to travel very often C: a young girl who likes beautiful things

48. My Progress Check Words I have learned in this unit are: backward button forward mean modelproblem board push brand excited microphone remove break fix luckily printer √ √√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ secondhandsizestop √√ function All together I know ______ words. More words I know in this unit are:____________________________ √ √

49. My Progress Check Phrases and expressions I have learned in this unit are: break down give somebody a hand make a mistake fax machine have a try feel sorry for in the future on the left √ √ √ √ √ √ √ out of order pay attention toplay the DVD √ √ stand for √ Great! Now I know ______ useful phrases and expressions. More useful phrases and expressions I know in this unit are: ___________________________________________ √ √

50. My Progress Check I can: √ √ talk about how to use machines. use the past tense to talk about my work experience. √ use imperative sentences to ask somebody to do something.

51. My Progress Check I even can: √ √ talk about how to use an MP3 player. print photos in the digital camera.