1. Section B Period One

2. Why do you study English? Rank these reasons in the order of importance to you. ___ I want to understand English language movies. ___ I want to study in an English- speaking country. ___ It's fun to learn another language. ___ I have to! ___ I want to travel.

3. 2a Listening a. How do you spell your last name? b. Where are you from? c. Why do you want to improve your English? d. Have you ever been to an English-speaking country? e. When did you start studying English? f. How long have you been studying English?

4. Listen again. Name:_____________ Studying English for:_____________ English-speaking countries visited: _____________ When:_____________________ Reasons for learning English: _________________ Thomas Ruzic three years. the United States when he was thirteen. to travel the world.

5. Tapescript A: What was your name again? B: Thomas. Thomas Ruzic. A: How do you spell your last name? B: R-U-Z-I-C. A: You speak English very well, Thomas. How long have you been studying English?

6. B: For three years. A: Oh. Have you ever been to an English-speaking country? B: Yes, I have. I was an exchange student in the United States for three months. A: Really? When was that?

7. B: When I was thirteen. A: Why do you want to improve your English? B: I want to travel the world, and you need English to do that.

8. Pairwork Look at the questions in activity 2a and role play the interview. Answer with the information that is true for you. A: Good morning. Are you Leonardo, the new exchange student? B: Yes, I am. A: Welcome to my class. I need to ask you some questions...

9. Come to the Hilltop Language School and change your life. Here’s what two of our students said about our school.

10. When I was a your girl, all I ever wanted to do was traveling, and I decided that the best way to do this was to became a flight attendant. I’ve been a flight attendant for two years now. It's a really interesting job because I travel all over the world. I discovered that the most important requirement was to speak English well, so I studied English at 发现 要求

11. the Hilltop Language School for five years before I became a flight attendant. It was because I could speak English that I got the job. Thank you, Hilltop Language School. Mei Shan

12. I want to be a tour guide. In fact, it's all I have ever wanted to be. I want to travel, especially to English-speaking countries such as the United States and Australia. However, I know that I have to improve my English, so I've started taking lessons at the Hilltop Language School. 导游 特别地是 例如

13. The Hilltop Language School has really helped me learn English. I've been a student here for a year now, and I really love it. Maybe when I leave school I'll think about becoming an English teacher rather than a our guide! David Feng 离开 考虑 而不是

14. seem 的用法 “ 好像、似乎 ”, 其后加形容词。 He seems unhappy today. 他今天好像不高兴。 She seems sad. 她似乎很伤心。 Explanation

15. 1) seem +(to be) +n. They seem (to be) doctors. 他们好像是医生。 2) seem +(to be) + 介词 It seems like years since I last saw Mr Green. 从上次遇到格林先生, 好像与过了许多年。

16. 3) seem to do something. He seems to be happy. 他好像很高兴。 My mother seemed to know that. 我妈妈好像知道那件事。 4) It seems that + 从句 It seems that he is happy. = He seems (to be) happy. 他好像很快乐。

17. 根据句意拼写下列单词，首字母已给出。 1. —Do you know who d____________ America? —Columbus( 哥伦布 ). 2. —How many f________ languages can you speak, Lin Dong? —Two. English and Spanish. discovered foreign

18. 3. You can find many a_________ in that city, for example, the Water World and the amusement park. 4. When you are in Disneyland, you can see Disney c_________ walking around it all the time. attractions characters

19. 5. A_______ is the third season of the year. Autumn