English in Daily Life

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

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