Unit3TaskWritingaformalletterSkillsbuilding1:

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Youwillbedividedintoseveralgroupsoften.Thefirststudentwillwhisperasentencetothesecondstudentandthenthesecondtothethirduntilthesentenceispassedtothelaststudentinthegroups.Onlytwominuteswillbegiventoyou.Thelaststudentineachgroupwillreporttheinformationtothewholeclass.Thegroupscomingupwiththecorrectanswerwin.Trytofindwhatmistakeseachgrouphasmadeandanalysewhatkindofmistakestheyare.Hereisthesentence:MrsSmith’shenslaidmanyeggslastyear.

Listentotheconversationandunderlinetheplaceswhereyouthinkmistakesmightoccur.Answers:8cm--18cm2.perweek—everyday3.not劃去4.45-year-old—35-year-old5.three—two6.14—187.55—608.5%--85%9.185,000—85,000Step1:confirminginformationDiscussionWhatdoesGMstandfor?

WhatisGMfood????Isitthesameasnaturalfood?Listeningpractice:ListentothetapeanddotheexercisesinPartAandPartBonP53.Answers:A:2.fatter—faster3.keep——don’’thelpkeep4.moreexpensive—cheaper5.is^a—not6.betterthan——thesameas7.are^given—not8.cheaper——moreexpensive9.are^kept——not10.wouldnotpay—don’tmindpayingB.Skillsbuilding2:conductingadiscussionWhatwouldyousayifyouwanttoknowmyopinionsonthispicture?Ifyouhavedifferentopinionsonthepicture,whatwouldyousay?Pleasethinkofdifferentwaystoaskforopinionsandintroducenewideas.Step2:reportingbacktoasciencejournalListthethingsaboutGMfood.Groupwork:Tellwhatquestionsyoumayaskabouteachheadingandaddasixthheading.Writedownyourquestionsandapossibleheadingintheform.Addmorequestionstotheheadingsyousuggest.1.SafetyofGMfoodDoyouthinkitissafeforpeopletohaveGMfood?2.PossiblesideeffectsArethereanysideeffectsifpeoplehaveGMfood?3.TastecomparedwithnormalfoodDoesittastethesameas/nicerthannaturalfood?4.CostDoyouagreethatGMfoodismoreexpensivethannaturalfood?5.NeedforgovernmentcontrolDoyouthinkthegovernmentshoulddosomethingtoensureitssafety?Ifso,whatshouldbedone?6.PopularityforbuyersWillyouorwillyounotbuttheGMfood?Skillsbuilding3:writingaformalletteraformalletteranaddressadatethereceiver’’snamejobtitleandaddressaformalgreetingaformalendingthesignatureIamwritingtomake……Iurgeyoutoseek…Usefulexpressions:Step3:writingaletteraboutGMfoodSample:youraddress——101HighStreetthedate——1May,2005MrFrankBrown—receiver’’snamePublicRelationsManager——jobtitleSafewayLaboratories--receiver’’saddress305QueensDriveLiverpoolDearMrBrown,--formalgreetingIamwritingtocomplain……practiceimmediately.Yourssincerely,---formalendingJimDavidson——signatureJimDavidson——yournameLanguagepoints1.costn.[U]theamountofmoneyneededtobuy,doormakesomething:Formanyparents,twosalariesareessentialtocoverthecostof(=payfor)schoolfees.對于許多父父母來說,兩份薪水水支付上學學的費用是很基本的的.pluralnounthecostofsomething:Weneedtocutouradvertisingcosts.我們需要削削減我們的的廣告費用用.n.[SorU]somethingwhichisgiven,neededorlostinordertoobtainaparticularthing:Heearnedalotofmoneybutatthecostofhishealth.他掙了很多多錢,卻以以犧牲了自自己的健康康為代價.v.[T]cost,cost"Howmuchdoesthisbookcost(=Whatisthepriceofthisbook)?"這本書值多多少錢?[+twoobjects]Thetripwillcostyou$1000.這次旅行將將會花費你你1000美元.costly:adj.expensive:昂貴貴的acostlyitem2.lookforwardto:[+ingformofv./n.]Shewaslookingforwardtoseeingthegrandchildrenagain.她盼望著再再次看到她她的孫子孫孫女們.帶todoing的常用結結構1.動詞詞+介詞to+動名名詞admittodoingsth承承認做做了某事(2)applytodoingsth適適用于于做某事(3)objecttodoingsth反反對對做某事(4)seetodoingsth負負責做做某事(5)sticktodoingsth堅堅持持做某事(6)taketodoingsth喜喜歡上上做某事，，逐漸習慣做做某事2.動詞詞+賓語+介詞to+動名詞詞applyoneselftodoingsth專專心致力于于做某事(2)devotesth/oneselftodoingsth把…獻給/獻身身于做某事事(3)limitsthtodoingsth把把…限限制在做某某事的范圍圍內(4)reducesbtodoingsth使使某某人淪為做做某事(5)giveone’’slifetodoingsth獻獻身于做做某事(6)payattentiontodoingsth注注意做某事事(7)setone’smindtodoingsth決決心做某事(8)addictoneselftodoing沉沉溺溺于做某事3.be+形容詞詞+介詞to+動名詞beequaltodoingsth能能勝勝任做某事beusedtodoingsth習習慣慣于做某事beopposedtodoingsth反反對做某事事bereducedtodoingsth 使某某人淪為做某某事bedevotedtodoingsth獻獻身身、致力于做做某事belimitedtodoingsth把把…限制在做做某事的范圍圍內3.majority:n.1)[S]thelargernumberorpartofsomething:[C]inanelection,thedifferenceinthenumberofvotesbetweenthewinningpersonorgroupandtheonethatcomessecond:Themajorityoftheemployeeshaveuniversitydegrees.大部分雇員有有大學文憑.TheSocialistswonbyanarrow/largemajority.社會主義者以以大部獲勝.4.conclude:v.[IorT]toendaspeech,meetingorpieceofwriting:[T]tojudgeordecidesomethingaftersomeconsideration:[+that][T]tocompleteanofficialagreementortask,orarrangeabusinessdealSheconcludedthespeechbyremindingusofourresponsibility.她通過使我們們想起我們的的責任結束了了演講.Thejuryconcludedfromtheevidencethatthedefendantwasinnocent.陪審團從證據據得出結論這這個被告是清清白的.conclusion:n.相關短語：reach/cometo/drawaconclusion得得出結論5.urge:v.[IorT][+toinfinitive][+that]Lawyerswillurgetheparentstotakefurtherlegalaction.律師們將會催催促這些父母母采取進一步步的行動.Investigatorsurgedthatsafetyproceduresatthesiteshouldbeimproved.調查人員催促促這個地方的的安全措施應應該被改進.NOTE:urge后的的賓語從句中中動詞要用虛虛擬語氣，即（should）+動詞原原形。其它類類似的詞有：suggest,advise,propose,ask,demand,require,request,insist,order等。6.seek:v.[T]sought,soughtFORMALtotrytofindorgetsomething,especiallysomethingwhichisnotaphysicalobject:2)toaskforadvice,help,approval,permission,etc:Areyouactivelyseekingjobs?你在積極地尋尋找工作?嗎嗎Legaladviceshouldbesoughtbeforeyoutakeanyfurtheraction.在你采取進一一步的行動前前你應該尋求求法律上的建議.v.[I+toinfinitive]sought,soughtFORMALtotryorattempt:Theysoughttoreassurethepublic.他們試圖使公公眾放心.7.practice:(1)n.[U]actionratherthanthou