1. register a birth a marriage a death a company a trademark New words

2. chef a professional chef not a professional chef in other words, an amateur chef

3. Yours sincerely, Li Wei Yours faithfully,

4. These are embarrassing situations. This is an embarrassed expression. embarrass Vt.

5. 1. It embarrassed sb. to do sth. 遇见怕生人使她很尴尬。 It embarrassed her to meet strange people. 3. be embarrassed to do sth. 羞于做某事 Mary was embarrassed to tell a lie. 4. be embarrassed about/ at sth. 对 … 感到困窘 2. embarrass sb. with sth. 某事使某人尴尬 They embarrassed Premier Zhou with a question.

6. direct ory brochure

7. All the people who work in the same company are person nel. = all the staffs

8. Specific words academy Academy of Arts

9. the River Thames London Bridge the Tower of London

10. Listen and get general idea. from department length of stay Katerina Lin Xiaofang Camille

11. Good experience Bad experiece Listen to Part II. The waiter couldn’t understand her accent when she tried to order some food. Visiting the Tower of London The first time she went to and English pub. When she an English classmate where the bathroom was, she couldn’t understand his answer because of his accent. The Arts Department party She missed a boat trip because she couldn’t understand the girl who gave her directions and arrived late.

12. K: Hello, I’m Keterina from Russia. I’m in the Education Department. L: _________ I think I’ve seen you there before. My name is Lin Xiao Fang and I’m from China. This is my French friend called Camille. C: Nice to meet you, Katerina. I’m in the Art Department. How long have you been in England? K: I’ve been here for 2 months. What about you? L: Camille and I have both been here for 1 month. Everything still feels very new and different. K: I know what you mean.

13. C: So what’s your best experience so far, Katerina? K: Let me think. Oh, yes! My best experience was visiting the Tower of London. I also had my worst experience that day. C:_____________. What happened? K: I tried to order some fish and chips for lunch and that waiter couldn’t understand my accent. I felt so embarrassed. L: _____________. I had a similar bad experience. K: Really?

14. L: Yes. I asked an English classmate where the bathroom was and I couldn’t understand his answer because of his accent. I had to ask three different people before I finally ___________ where it was. C: _________ My worst experience was when I missed a boat trip on the River Thames. The girl who gave me directions was from Australia and I didn’t understand her accent very well. I got lost and ended up arriving too late. K: ______________. What’s your best experience so far?

15. C: My best experience was the Arts Department party where everyone were really friendly. Have you been to a department party yet? L: I haven’t. K: ___________. C: You should go next time. They ‘re a lot of fun! K: ______________. And your best experience, Lin Xiaofang? L: Oh, the first time I went to an English pub.