English in Daily Life
Contents of the book :
Unit 1 The Family
Unit 2 The Home
Unit 3 Daily Routines
Unit 4 Getting around
Unit 5 Local Community
Unit 6 Life and Relationships
Unit 7 Health
Unit 8 People
Teaching Aims and Demands :
It aims to introduce the learners to the basic language skills necessary for daily life contexts . The focus is predominary on the listening and speaking skills required in informal situations , like chatting with friends , family members and neighbours . There are also short reading and listening activities . They are
designed to reinforce the students' listening and speaking skills .
Teaching Methods and Study Suggestions : The book emphasized the tutor , guide and study . The teacher help the students solve the problems which they have met in the course of studying , and help them finish the assessments of all kinds of language skills . On the other hand , the students study it by themselves , they can study according to autonomous learning , group learning and the activities taught by the teacher .
Ways of Examinations :
It consists of listening , speaking , written exercises and a composition .
Unit 1 The Family
Teaching Aims : give the introduction of the book , to master the knowledge of making conversition of introduction , and describe appearances and personality and write about oneself .
Importance and Difficulty : terms of address , present simple , ( esp. be , have )
Teaching Methods and Study Suggestions:Students read through every activity, and to do some listening exercise , while studying , find out the difficuly, there 's time , do the exercises in the workbook. Let the students do the written or listening exercises in their spare time .
Teaching Periods : 50 * 4
Teaching Procedures :
1 . Common Greetings
This is ...
Hi !
Hello !
How do you do ?
It's good to meet you .
Pleased to meet you .
I'm glad to meet you .
Welcome to ...
How are you ?
Good morning / afternoon / evening .
2 . Terms of Address
Some grown-ups may insist that children use their titles ( Mr./ Mrs./ Miss./ Ms., etc .), but others are happy to be called by their first names .
3 . Clothes Vocabulary
coat shoes trousers skirt shirt trainers sweatshirt jeans sweater cardigan pants
blouse
dress
shorts
sneakers
jacket
sun hat
cap tee shirt
vest
4 . American English and British English
AE BE Chinese
pants trousers 长裤
suspenders braces sneakers trainers vest waistcoat underwear/ shorts pants 5. Patterns and Designs
checked , spotted , flowered ...
with a geometric design
plain striped with an abstract design
with stats on it
a flowered dress
吊带
运动鞋
马甲
短裤
a blouse with a geometric pattern on it
Who is the man wearing the grey sweater ?
Who is the man in the grey swerter ?
6 . Hair Styles
The girl with short , curly hair ...
The man with a crew cut ...
The woman with a bun ...
plaits , medium length , wavy hair , long , straight hair , a pony tail , short hair and a frige .
Who is the lady who has long dark hair ?
Who is the lady with long dark hair ?
7. Relationship Terms
mother , father , son , daughter , sister , brother, aunt , uncle , grandmother , grandson , ex-husband , cousin , step- mother , father-in-law , natural mother , step-son , sister-in-law , niece , nephew , fiancee , fiance.
8 .Making Coversation
It's really depressing , isn't it ?
Structurally , it is a question, but in fact , Helen is asking for confirmation of something she already knows . She is \" making conversation \" or \" chatting \" , as we often do with members of our family and people we know well .
9 . Tell \" positive \" from \" negative \"
positive words : protective , funny , easy-going , patient , close , amusing , confident .
negative words : aggressive , lenient , spoiled , selfish , irresponsible , anti- social , shy .
10 . Use \" still \"
Notice how the word still is used to emphasise the fact of continuation of something which was true in the past .
She had a great sense of humour and is very amusing .
I loved reading when I was a child and still enjoy good books now.
Unit 2 The Home
Teaching Aims : to give instructions , describe things and write messages.
Teaching Importance and Difficulty : imperatives ( pos , neg ); present simple ; should ; for + NP .
Teaching Methods and Study Suggestions : The learners must do and learn , taking an active part in the tasks and practising the language skills of speaking and listening and writing . They must spend a lot of time after class , such as do exercises or search the information from the internet .
Teaching Periods : 50 * 4
Teaching Procedures :
1 .Types of Home
house , flats , room , dormitory , castle , apartment , cottages , bungalows , bedsits , hall of residence .
2 . Your Home
a . How many rooms are there in addtion to the kitchen and bathroom ?
b . Do you have your own room or do you share a room ?
c . What do you do there , apart from sleeping ?
d . Does each room in your home have a specific function or does one room serve several functions ?
Notice that we use \" stem + ing \" for the activities . In the context , this stem + ing form functions as a noun . We can say :
The kitchen is for food preparation .
or
The kitchen is for preparing food .
3 . Names of the Rooms
bedroom , cupboard , bathroom , cloakroom , study , kitchen , dining room , sitting room .
4 . Showing Someone around
Would you like me to show you around ?
Let's start with the ...
Let's move on to ...
Here we are : the ...
Shall we move on ?
This is ...
5 . Naming Your Home Electric Appliances
washing machine , electric rice cooker , microwave oven , video recorder , hair dryer , electric razor , iron , food mixer / blender , vacuum cleaner .
6 .Writing Instructions
In basic , written instructions , you simply use the stem form of the verb . It is very important to be clear though . Spoken instructions are often more complicated because they are often not well-planned .
Use first before the first instruction and then or next before the instructions that follows . Can you add a warning ( Don' t ...) ?
Unit 3 Daily Routines
Teaching Aims : describing household routines , comparing routines , expressing preferences , complaining , planning finances , giving / responding to orders .
Teaching Importance and Difficulty :present simple , comparative adjectives , present continutious tense + always , future simple , adv . of frequency .
Teaching Methods and Study Suggestions :Let the learners read through the contents of the text , and do some oral or listening exercises . If they find some problems , let them discuss and solve the problems or search the information on line . Tell them the ways to do .
Teaching Periods : 50 * 3
Teaching Procedures :
1 . Routine Activities
Notice the adverbial time phrase ( every day , once a week , etc. ) is placed at the end of the sentence . But , as you probably know already , one word adverbials ( like always , never , etc. ) are usually placed before the verb .
2 . Expressing Likes and Dislikes
(1) for activities I like : like + v-ing
(2) for activities I neither like nor dislike : I don' t mind + v-ing , or I don't particularly like v-ing , but I don' t dislike it neither .
(3) for activities I don' t like : I don' t like v-ing , or I can' t stand v-ing .
3 . Summary of Questions about Routines
Yes / no questions : Do you ... ?
Questions about frequency : How often ... ?
Questions about number : How many ... ?
Questions about likes / dislikes : Do you like ... ?
OR How do you feel about ?
4 . Use \" own \" and \" ever \"
Do you make your own bed ?
Do you do your own washing ?
Do you wash your own clothes ?
We use it when we guess that someone else may do the job . In other words , when we say \" Do you do your own washing ? \" , what we really mean is : \" Do you do your own washing or does someone else do it for you ? \"
Now think about the use of ever in this question :
Do you ever shop for groceries ?
If we are asking about something unusual , or which we think is not likely , we use ever . In other words , we use ever if we think the answer to the question may be never .
5 . Adverbs of Frequency
We use always to describe something that happens most often and never to describe something that does not happen at all .
The correct order is : always , usually , often , sometimes , occasionally , rarely , never .
6 . Diet
orange dough sticks
juice waffles
fresh fruit steamed buds / rolls preserved bean curd
milk cereal
eggs
bacon pickled vegetables toast
porridge marmalade
jam
coffee yoghurt
tea
7. \"Used to\" in Habit Descriptions
She used to have toast and milk .
She used to eat a quick breakfast , but these days she always eats lots .
She used to spend lots of money on lunch but these days she always skips lunch .
8 . Understand Complaints
A grumble is a small complaint . Moan is another word for a minor complaint . Squabble means a small fight or disagreement .
Squabbles are often the result of a moan or grumble !
9 . Use \" always \" in Routine Complaints
Alan's always complaining that I'm always eating.
You're always making me wait too long for my tea .
The present continuous is used with a special meaning in these sentences .It is used , with the word to strss the fact that the habit described is a rather unusual or irritating one . We often use this structure to indicate that we don't really like something that another person does . In other words , we use it to complain .
10 . The Use of \"will \"
It is used to described present routines , often to give a detail and often describe one part of a routine . It is always surounded by lots of examples of the present simple and can be placed by the present simple without any change in meaning . It is used for variety .
Unit 4 Getting Around
Teaching Aims : to ask for / giving information , completing forms , exchanging \"gossip \" , extracting inf. from ads , greetings and describing facilities .
Teaching Importance and Difficulty : imperatives , present simple , adverbial of place and comparative adjectives .
Teaching Methods and Study Suggestions : Let the students read through the text and do some written or listening exercises , then the teacher explains the difficulty , or let them search the information about the subject , or disscuss the problems they met in the course of study .
Teaching Periods : 50 * 2
Teaching Procedures :
1 . Useful Sentence Patterns
Though the content descriptions of plans can vary a lot , the sentence structures are usually similar . The major ones are :
It is ... There is ...
It has ... There are ...
You can ...
It is situated in the north west of Beijing .
It has two campuses .
There is a convenient underpass between the two campuses .
There are convenient bus stops near the campus gates .
You can choose a shop on the campus itself .
2 . Directions
a . To draw a stranger's attention , you can say : Excuse me
or Could you tell me where ...
I wonder if you can help me ...
b . To ask for directions , you can say : Could you tell me ... ?
Where is ... ?
or How can I get to ... ?
or Could you tell me how to get to ... ?
c . To give directions , you can say : Go straight ...
Go down the ...
or Take the first turning on the left ...
and Turn right / left .
d . To express thanks , you can say : Thanks a lot .
or Thank you very much ./ Thanks for your help.
or Thanks . / Thank you all the same .
e . To respond the thanks , you can say : You're welcome .
or It's my pleasure . / Don't mention it . / Not at all .
3 . A Useful Structure
It is ... / This is ... with ...
This is a building with a pavilion on the top .
a building with a ramp up to the front door
a building with tables outside
a building with plants on either side of the door
a building with sloping roof
a building with steps up to the front door
a building with chimneys
a building with a dome on the top
a building with a flat roof
a building with a cross
4 . Asking for Information
Could you spare me a minute or two ?
Can you tell me the best way to get to the hotel ?
Is there a direct bus to the hotel ?
Is the 302 bus stop easy to find ?
Then where should I get off ?
How often do the buses run ?
How long does it take ?
What is the fare if I take the ordinary bus ?
And if I take the mini-bus ?
5 . Ways of Getting around
People can go :
by bus by bike
by ship by train
by car by plane
by air on foot
by underground by trolley bus
6 . needs + stem + ing
My back type needs mending .
My brakes need repairing .
One of my spokes need replacing .
My valve needs mending .
The left pedal of my bicycle needs repairing .
English in Daily Life
高级日常英语
责任教师 :覃福香
二OO五年三月
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