Transcript 高级英语（2）

高级英语（2）
Unit
1
A fresh start
江西电大 胡江萍
2012年7月23日
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Ⅰ. Grammar and listening(3--25)
Ⅱ. Text：Life Changing Days (26—31)
Ⅲ. Reading and listening(32—46)
Ⅳ. Grammar(47—61)
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(62—71)
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (72-79)
Ⅶ. Writing(80-96)
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（1）
• Warm-up topics:
• 1、 Look at the photos. How different are the two
people? Talk about them using the adjectives in
the following：
• appearance:
sporty, cute, untidy, slim, plain,
sloppy, well-groomed
• clothes: professional, casual, smart, trendy,
scruffy, unfashionable, elegant
• personality:
good-natured, serious, ambitious,
fun-loving, self-conscious, reserved, outgoing
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（2）
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Read about Colin and complete the texts with possible time
expressions ：
• Before：1）__In__ May, Colin was studying
business administration at college. He was
outgoing with a laid-back attitude to life –
and a motorbike and clothes to match.
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He 2） __always__ dressed casually, with
a black leather biker's jacket being the
number one item in his wardrobe.
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He hadn‘t been to the hairdresser’s （3）
_for_ two years, and because of his hectic
social life in the house he shared with college
friends, he'd stopped playing football
and wasn't feeling very fit.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（3）
• After - six months later:
• Colin's worked for a large company (4) _for_ three
months and has changed dramatically both in terms
of his appearance and personality. He's bought
some smart clothes and is sporting a new hairstyle
to go with his new professional look. He doesn't go
out very (5）_often_ but he’s been working out a lot
（6） _since__ he graduated, and the effects are
already beginning to show. He（7）_still_ shares a
flat with a friend but is thinking of buying his own.
He sold his motorbike two months （8）ago__ and
bought a small car - but he still loves his biker's
jacket.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（4）
• Language notes:
1. He was outgoing with a laid-back
attitude to life – and a motorbike and
clothes to match.
• 这里是说科 林以前过的是一种懒散的生活。laidback
用来描述 人的生活态度，意思是"懒散的，
悠闲自在的"。 后面的a motorbike and clothes
to match 省略了主谓 语。完整的句子是He had
a motorbike and clothes to match the
laid-back attitude to life.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（5）
• 2. Colin's worked for a large company for
three months and has changed dramatically
both in terms of his appearance and
personality.
in terms of: 就而论；在方面
如：In terms of money, he's quite rich, but
not in terms of happiness.
句意：科林为一家大公司工作 3个月了，他
在外表和性格两方面有了很大变化。
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（6）
• 3. He's bought some smart clothes and
is sporting a new hairstyle to go with his
new professional look.
to go with： 与相配
如：Do you think this hat would go
with my new dress?
sport：这里用作动词，表示“夸 张炫耀地穿
戴”。
如：She showed up at the party
sporting a bright red hat.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（7）
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3. Find an example for each meaning of these
tenses in the texts about Colin.
一般现在时:
1. 习惯和日常行为: He doesn‘t go out very often.
2. 客观存在或现时存在的状态: He still shares a flat with
a friend.
3. 经常存在的状态: He still loves his biker's jacket.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（8）
• 现在进行时 :
• 1 . 正在进行的动作: –
• 2. 一直或反复发生的行为:
He is thinking of buying his own flat.
He is sporting a new hairstyle.
• 3. 变化和发展: The effects are beginning
to show.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（9）
• 一般过去时:
• 发生在过去的动作:
• He always dressed casually.
• He sold his motorbike two months ago.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（10）
• 过去进行时:
• 1. 过去某个时间段内进行的动作:
• Last May, Colin was studying business
administration.
• 2. 和过去某个动作同时进行的动作或行为:
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Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（11）
• 现在完成时:
• 1. 从过去一直持续到现在的动作或状态:
Colin's worked for a large company for
three months.
• 2. 过去已经完成但对现在还有影响的动作:
He's bought some smart clothes.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（12）
• 现在完成进行时 :
• 强调从过去一直持续到现在的动作的持续性:
He's been working out a lot.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（13）
• 过去完成时:
• 在过去已经完成的动作中较早发生的那
一个:
He hadn't been to the hairdresser's
for two years.
He'd stopped playing football.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（14）
4. Look at these sentences. In which can the
Present Perfect Continuous replace the
Present Perfect? Why?
1. Colin has always wanted to work in business.
2. Colin has worked for a large company for
three months.
3. Colin has been with the company for three
months.
• Keys: In sentence 2 because work is an action
that began in the past and still continues.
1 and 3 are both states.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（15）
• 5. Match sentences a and b to the
sentences above them. Explain your
decisions.
• 1. I was getting up when I heard a crash.
2. I got up when I heard a crash.
• a The noise woke me up.
• b I'd just turned the alarm clock off.
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keys: 1—b
2---a
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（16）
• 3. We lived in London for five years.
• 4 We've lived in London for five years.
a. But then we left and came to live
here.
• b But we're thinking of moving now.
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Keys: 3---a
4---b
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（17）
• 5. She's seen him twice recently.
• 6. She's been seeing him a lot recently.
a. Their relationship is getting serious.
b. Once in a club, and the second time
in a shop.
keys: 5---b
6---a
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（18）
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7. The concert started when we
arrived.
• 8. The concert had started when we
arrived. C
a. So we didn't miss anything.
b. b So we missed the first part.
keys:7---a
8---b
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（19）
• 6
Complete the text with the best forms of the verbs in
brackets.
• It's been the worst day of my life. Everything went wrong from
the start. First I woke up late because I __had set__ (set) my
alarm clock for 7p.m. instead of 7a.m. When I ran out of the
house, it _was raining___ (rain) hard and I _didn’t have_ (not
have) an umbrella. I finally arrived at the office, very wet and
thirty minutes late. My boss _was standing_ (stand) by my desk.
'What have you been doing__ (do), Smith? Swimming?' he said.
I apologised and sat down. Things went from bad to worse. First
I _broke__ (break) the photocopier and then came back late
from lunch because I got lost. 'We __aren’t doing__(not do)
very well, are we, Smith?' said my boss. Then I crashed the
office computer system. That was it. My boss
_appeared__(appear) and said: 'You _haven’t made__ (not make)
a very good start, Smith. I __don’t think__ (not think) this is
the right place for you.' That was the end of my first day in my
first job. Back to the Job Centre tomorrow.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（20）
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7. Listen to two conversations about
Colin and answer the questions.
1) Who are the people and what's their
relationship to Colin?
2) Who is/isn't impressed by Colin's
appearance? Why?
3) Why do they think he has changed?
4 )Whose opinion do you agree with more?
Why?
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（21）
• Keys:
• 1. work colleagues; old friends
• 2. Kate likes his look, Jane does not;
Jack thinks he looks fitter, Dave is
not impressed with his new look.
• 3. He was putting on weight, he was
finding it difficult to find a job.
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:（22）
• 8. Listen to a conversation between Colin
and his friends, Jack and Dave. Correct
five facts in the summary and complete the
last sentence.
After Dave had called him, Colin met his two old
friends and explained why he'd changed his
look. He'd been for a job interview the week
before, and later, had heard the three
interviewers talking about him in a café. One of
the women was criticising his hairstyle. But
that wasn't what made him change his
appearance. It was because 
Ⅰ. Grammar and listening:(23)
• Keys:
• 1. Jack called him.
• 2. The job interview was a month
before.
• 3. There were two interviewers.
• 4. They were men.
• 5. He was critising his jacket.
• It was because he had seen himself in a
CCTV camera and thought he looked like a
loser.
Ⅱ. Text :Life Changing Days(1)
• Language notes:
• 1. Life Changing Days:这篇文章是由几
个广告组成。
Ⅱ. Text :Life Changing Days(2)
• 2. If you want to have a thrilling adventure,
explore a new direction or learn new skills
with the help of the experts, why not try
one of our Life Changing Days?
• why not try, Go to... 广告中常采用图片或文字
等劝说性的语言来吸引人 们的注意。
• explore:探究,探索
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with the help of: 在……帮助下
Ⅱ. Text :Life Changing Days(3)
• 3. He also gives advice about performing
live, music publishing, PR and marketing.
• live这里指“现场表 演”。
• 如：live music performance现场音乐表演。
• PR 是Public Relations的缩写，意思是"公共
关系"。
Ⅱ. Text :Life Changing Days(4)
• 4. Get key advice about clothes that flatter
your shape and colours that suit you.
flatter：v. 常用来表示 (相片,画 等的形象)比(真人,
实
物)好看”。
如： This photo flatters him. 这张照片比他本
人漂亮。
此句可译为：获取关键的意见是穿什么样的衣服可以使
你的体形比原来更好看以及什么颜色适合
你。
Ⅱ. Text :Life Changing Days(5)
• The Chopper Experience.
• Chopper： 是一个俚语，是“直升飞机”
的意
思。对应的正式表达就是文中稍
后出现的helicopter。
Ⅱ. Text :Life Changing Days(6)
• the flight counts towards a helicopter
pilot's licence.
• count towards：这里意思是“计入，算在
内“。
这句话的意思是：练习部分的飞行计入取得
直升飞机驾 驶员执照所需的
飞行里程。
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (1)
• Read the text of Life Changing Days
again, Look at the layout, headings and
photos and answer the following
questions:
• 1. What kind of text is it, eg an article,
an advert, a brochure? Why?
• 2 What do you think it will be about?
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (2)
• Keys:
• 1. an advert — it uses persuasive
language such as why not try, Go
to and photos that make it look
interesting and exciting.
• 2. Exciting adventures you can have.
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (3)
• 3. The sentences below begin each paragraph of
the text. Guess what the paragraphs will be about.
• 1) Have you ever dreamt of winning Pop Idol
or writing a Top Ten hit?
• 2) Would you like to fly like a bird?
• 3) Do you scream when you see a spider or
faint if you see a snake?
• 4) Why not go on a mission and learn what it
takes to be a secret agent?
• 5) Do you want to find a new look that's
just right for you?
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (4)
• 4. Match two of the phrases in the box to
each topic sentence in Exercise 3. What
more can you say about each paragraph now?
air traffic control flatter your shape
demo CD phobia hands-on experience
creepy crawly unarmed combat
accessories
performing live
surveillance cameras
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (5)
• Keys:
• air traffic control
hands-on experience
• flatter your shape
accessories
• demo CD
performing live
• phobia
• unarmed combat
creepy crawly
surveillance cameras
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (6)
• 5. Read the text and complete it with
topic sentences from Exercise 3.
How much did you guess about each
paragraph?
• Keys:
• A-3; B-1; C-4; D-5; E-2
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (7)
• 6. Find acronyms 1-3 in the text. What
do they stand for? Use the context
and match them to a-c.
• 1 EMI
a. a government intelligence
agency
• 2 CAA
b. an aviation association
• 3 MI5
c. a recording company
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keys: 1-c; 2-b; 3-a
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (8)
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TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
Reading skills: 阅读技巧
利用阅读技巧提高阅读效率：
a 利用图片和标题确定文章类型，猜测文
章内容。
• b 通过主题句猜测文章大意。
• c 通过上下文理解缩略语等文化信息，猜
测这些词语指
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (9)
• 7. Read Train Your Brain and decide how
each point helps you to read more
efficiently. Match the points to
Exercises 2-6.
Keys:
A-2; b-3; c-6
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (10)
• Language notes:
• 1、She now has 'itchy feet'.
• itchy feet：这个短语表达某人有去旅
行的强烈渴望。
• 2、pay attention to: 注意， 重视
• 3、 On the whole：总的看来;基本上
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (11)
• 8、Read the profiles. Use the advice in Train
Your Brain and follow the instructions in
points 1） and 2）.
• 1） Finish the topic sentences with your ideas
and read them to the class. Decide whose
sentence is the best and why.
• 2） Look at the acronyms in blue and guess
what they refer to.
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (12)
• Keys:
• 1. Ginny is 21 and leads a busy and
adventurous life. Hugo's 20 and used
to work behind the bar in a music club.
• 2. From the text, we know that IBM is a
multinational and that the UN is
an organisation which uses
voluntary workers.
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (13)
• 9. Listen to the Profile. Ginny and Hugo each did a
Life Changing Day. Use their profiles in Exercise
8 and discuss which ones they did. Think about
the points below. Then listen and check.
• their strengths, weaknesses, skills,
qualities, problems
• the courses they would enjoy and/or
learn from
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (14)
• 10. Listen again. Are the statements true (T),
false (F) or is there no information (NI)?
1. Ginny paid for the experience herself.
2. It was exactly how she'd imagined it.
3. She was very good at handling the controls.
4. Hugo went to live in Africa when he was five.
5. He clearly remembers how he was
traumatised.
6. He didn't overcome his fear immediately.
keys:1-F; 2-NI; 3-NI; 4-F; 5-F; 6-T
Ⅲ. Reading and Listening (15)
• Think about these questions.
• 1.Which Life Changing Day would you like
to do? Why?
• Think of four people you know well.
Which experience would you recommend
to each friend? Why?
Ⅳ. Grammar (1)
• 1. Listen to three people talking about their family history.
Complete the table.
1. family originally from
2. emigrated to
3. date of emigration
4. reason
5. life now
Patricia
David
James
Ireland
Argentina
1850s
Potato
famine
Poland
The USA
1936
England
Spain
Early 1980s
Difficult to
earn a living in
Parents hated
Poland.
wet weather.
They live on a
farm and breed
cattle. Still
celebrate Irish
holidays
Still observe
Polish
customs and
eat Polish
food.
England's cold,
Relaxed, happy
Ⅳ. Grammar (2)
• 2. Look at the title of the quiz and the
photos. Think about the questions.
• What do you know about the events
shown?
• When and where do you think they
happened?
Ⅳ. Grammar (3)
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3. Complete the quiz with a/an, the or ø and choose the
correct answers. Then listen and check.
Millions of people throughout history have
migrated from one country or continent to
another and created the world we know
today. how much do you know about them?
1. Over forty percent of _the__
population of Argentina are _the__
descendants of _a__ immigrants
from which country?
a Italy b Spain c Portugal
Ⅳ. Grammar (4)
2. British people who emigrated to Australia in the 1950s are
called ___ £10 poms. Pom stands for Prisoner of Her Majesty
because the original eighteenth century immigrants had
been_b__
a. servants of the Queen.
b. transported convicts.
c. sent by the Queen.
3. The Gold Rush in 1849 attracted 100,000 immigrants to _the__ state
of
a. Florida.
B. Texas.
C. California.
4. The largest Japanese population in _the__ world outside Japan lives in
which city?
a. San Francisco
b. São Paulo
c. Paris
Ⅳ. Grammar (5)
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5. In August 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth,
England to _the__ coast of North America, where they founded
_the__ town of
a Boston. b Plymouth. c New York.
6. In the eighteenth century, _a__ thief who stole ___ bread or _an_
apple in England could be transported for life to which country?
a. Australia b. Africa c. India
• 7. In the last few years, ___ immigration to Britain has
averaged how many people a year?
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a 35,000
b 158,000
c 250,000
• 8. The second largest Oktoberfest worldwide takes place in
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Blumenau, _a_ small city in the south of Brazil. The city was
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founded by immigrants from which country?
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a Hungary b Greece c Germany
Ⅳ. Grammar (6)
• Work it out
• Which article (a/an, the or zero article - ø) do we
use
• 1. when something is one of many?
• 2. when we mention something for the first time?
• 3. in general statements with
a. plural countable nouns?
b. uncountable nouns?
• 4. when we know which thing or person it is because
a. it is mentioned for the second time?
b. it is unique?
c. it refers to something specific?
Ⅳ. Grammar (7)
• 3. Look at the underlined phrases in sentences a-g
and answer questions 1-4.
• A. But we still observe Polish customs at home.
• B. Life was very hard and over one million people left
Ireland then.
• C. More than half of the population live in the capital,
Buenos Aires.
• D. Mum was working in a local restaurant.
• E. The restaurant belonged to her family.
• F. I am a descendant of an Irish family.
• g. My grandmother is still the head of the family.
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Ⅳ. Grammar (8)
• 英语冠词的用法讲解
• 英语中的冠词分为不定冠词和定冠词。
• 1.不定冠词的用法
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不定冠词有两个，a 和 an。
• a用在辅音开头的单词前面;
• an用于以元音开头的单词前。
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如：a book, an apple。
Ⅳ. Grammar (9)
• 2. 定冠词的用法
• 1) 定冠词和名词连用，表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。
• 2)定冠词用于某些名词或者形容词前，表示一类人，一
个民族，阶级或阶层。
• 3) 定冠词用于第二次出现的名词之前。
• 4)定冠词用于指说话双方都知道的人或事。
• 5) 定冠词用于世界上独一无二的事物前。
• 6) 定冠词用于形容词和副词的最高级前面。
• 7)定冠词在play后和乐器连用, 如：
play the piano弹钢琴 play the flute吹长笛
Ⅳ. Grammar (10)
• 3.不用冠词的情况
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1) 表示独一无二的职务、身份前一般不用冠词。
2) 表示球类、棋类的运动项目不加冠词。如：
play football 踢足球 play chess下象棋
3) 在一日三餐名词前不用冠词。
4) 交通工具名词前不用冠词， 如：
by car坐汽车 by ship 坐船 by plane坐飞机 on foot 步行
5) 在一些地点的名词，如：bed, church, school, hospital,
home, work等。当人们去这些地方做在这些地方应该做的事
时，不加冠词。
go home回家 go to school去上学 go to church去教堂祈祷
in hospital住院 go to work上班
注：如果在上述词组前面加上定冠词the,可以表示去这些场所做其他的
事情。
如：He came to the school to speak to the headmaster.他来学
校和校长谈话。
Ⅳ. Grammar (11)
• 4. Decide which sentence in each pair is a general
statement and which refers to something
specific and complete them with the or ø.
• 1) a _The_ life of an immigrant is often very hard.
b _ ø _ life in the 21st century is changing fast.
• 2) a _ ø _ children grow up faster nowadays.
b The_ children in my street are very noisy.
• 3) a _ ø __ love makes the world go round.
b He never lost _the__ love he had for his
country.
Ⅳ. Grammar (12)
• 7. Complete the text with a, the or ø.
• The first Europeans to settle in 1_ ø __ Australia were 2 ø
__ prisoners from Britain. In 3_ ø __ 1788, the ships of
4_ the __ First Fleet took around 1,000 convicts to Botany
Bay. Twenty percent of them were 5_ ø __ women. More
than 162,000 prisoners were transported over the next
eighty years. Life in 6_ the __ new colony was extremely
hard for 7_ the __ convicts but they were not usually put in
prison. Instead, they built towns and worked on 8_ ø __
farms to feed 9_ the __ new nation. A hundred years later,
in 10_ the __ 1950s and 60s, Britons once again emigrated to
Australia, but this time as free men and women. There was a
shortage of labour so 11_ the __ Australian government
offered 12_ ø __ migration papers, temporary housing and
13__ a _ sea passage for the price of £10 14_ a __ ticket.
Around one million people accepted 15_ the __ offer, and
became '£10 poms'.
Ⅳ. Grammar (13)
• Mind the trap!
• 当prison, hospital, school这样的名词在
文中表达它们 作为一种机构的目的时，
通常前面不加冠词 。
• They were sent to prison. (目的)
• He works in the prison on the hill. (建
筑物)
Ⅳ. Grammar (14)
• 8. Complete the sentences with the or ø.
• 1) They had beautiful flowers in _ the _
church for their wedding.
• 2 )He's been in _ ø _ hospital for nearly a
week.
• 3) Can I meet you in front of _ the _ school
at four?
• 4) I went to _ ø _ church every Sunday when
I was a child.
• 5 )After I left ø __ school, I got a job.
• 6) She works in the hospital near her house.
Ⅳ. Grammar (15)
• Think about these questions.
• Why do people give up everything to
start a new life in another country?
eg to get rich, for adventure
• Would you like to emigrate one day?
If so, where to? Why?
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(1)
• 2. Cross out five nouns that don't collocate with
the verb start. Which verbs do you use them with?
• a computer a career an argument
• a rumour a business a noise
university a journey
classes
• a course a radio a fire a race
• a fight a bicycle a band school
• a hairdryer a fashion work
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(2)
• 3. Listen and complete the sentences using a phrase
from Exercise 2 in the Present Perfect.
• Rachel has started university.
• 1) Rachel
• 3）They
• 5） Mandy
2) Jack
4）Tina
6） Roger
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(3)
• 4. What do the underlined phrasal verbs have in
common? （They all have a similar meaning to start)
• 1） We set off early for the airport as we wanted to miss
the rush hour .
• 2） She always bursts into tears at the end of romantic
movies.
• 3 ）They need to take up some kind of sport to get more
exercise.
• 4） He's set up an online company and is doing very well.
• 5） I burst out laughing when I saw his new haircut. He
looked awful!
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6 ）Once the plane had taken off, she began to relax.
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(4)
• Language notes:
• set off：出发， 动身；更含开始（旅行、赛跑等）的
意思
• set up：建立,创立
• bursts into：爆发成；突然……起来
• burst out：突然……起来
• burst into后面跟名词；burst out跟动词ing
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take up：拿起, 开始从事, 继续, 接纳, 吸收, 占据
taken off：起飞；脱下；离开
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(5)
• Mind the trap!
• 动词burst out 和burst into 表达同样的
意思，但是两个词组后面跟的形式不同，
如：
• She burst into tears/song/laughter.
She burst out laughing/crying.
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(6)
• 5. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of phrasal
verbs from Exercise 4.
• 1） She _burst out__crying when she got her exam results.
• 2） I've been feeling much better since I _took up___
swimming.
• 3）They __set off___ before lunch so they should be there by
now.
• 4） The plane _took off__ two hours late because of engine
trouble.
• 5 ）When he started the chorus of his Number One hit, the
audience _burst into___ song.
• 6 ）They moved to the countryside and _set up__ home in a
caravan!
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(7)
• 6. Match the two parts of the sentences and underline the
expressions with start.
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1 ) I lost my project on the computer
2) He lived in Paris when he was younger
3) Jack and I started off on the wrong foot
4) Let's make a start
5) They emigrated to Canada
a. but we're quite good friends now.
b. because they wanted to make a fresh start.
c. so I had to start from scratch.
• d. because we've got a lot of work to do.
• e. so he had a head start in our French classes.
Keys: 1-c; 2-e; 3-a; 4-d; 5-b
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(8)
• Language notes:
• 1. Jack and I started off on the wrong foot.
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杰克和
我一 开始就很不顺利。
start off : 开始。
start off on the wrong foot:是个习惯短语，意思
是“事情一开始就 很糟糕”。
• 2. They wanted to make a fresh start. 他们想要来一个全
新的开始。
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make a fresh start: 一个新的开始。
• 3. I had to start from scratch. 我得从头开始。
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start from scratch: 从头开始，白手起家。
• 4. He had a head start in our French classes.
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的 法语课上一开始就领先。
a head start: 良好的开端。
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(9)
• 7. Finish the sentences using a suitable expression
from Exercise 6.
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1) Rob and Jane decided to stop arguing and 
2) He burnt the dinner he'd cooked and had to 
3) They left half an hour before us so they 
4) When I said that he looked like his brother, I
knew I'd 
• 5）We have to finish this job by 5p.m. so why don't
we ?
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2. start from scratch.
3. had a head start
4. started off on the wrong foot
5. make a start
Ⅴ. Vocabulary and speaking(10)
• 8. Answer the questions.
• 1 )When did you last start an
argument with someone?
• 2) Would you like to start your own
business one day? What kind?
• 3) When did you last take up a new hobby
or activity? Why?
• 4) Have you ever started off on the wrong
foot with someone? How?
• 5) When did you last burst out laughing or
crying? Why?
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (1)
• 1. What skills and qualities do you need to
work on a yacht? Think of three more
for each column.
Skills: tie ropes, able to navigate,
understand rules of the sea,
understand the weather
Qualities: strong, not seasick,
team worker
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (2)
• 2. Listen and answer the questions.
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1 ) Who are the people?
2) What are they talking about?
3) Is the conversation formal or informal? Why?
4) What skills and qualities are mentioned?
5) What does Ben need to prepare before the
interview?
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (3)
• Keys:
• 1) Joe, Emma and Ben - they are friends.
• 2) Emma has seen an advert for a job
which Ben is interested in.
• 3) Informal - words such as Hi, OK, Thanks
a lot, Call me
• 4) fit, enthusiastic, young, strong
swimmers, good team players, ability to
cook, sense of humour
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5) Ben needs to prepare a CV and a
covering letter.
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (4)
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SPEAK OUT : Formal phone call 正式电话用语
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starting a call 通话开始
1. Hello, this is Emma speaking.
2. I wonder if I could speak to Ben, please.
3. I'm calling about the job advertisement.
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asking for information 询问信息
4. Would you mind telling me what the job is, please?
5. I'd like to know/Could you tell me what it says?
6. I was wondering what qualifications I need.
7. Would it be possible for you to tell me what the salary is,
please?
8. Do you think you could help me?
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ending a call 通话结束
9. Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it.
10. Please call again if you need any further information.
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (5)
• 3. Listen again and complete the Informal
column with corresponding sentences from
the conversation.
• 1 ) Hi, it's Emma.
• 2 ） Is Ben at home?
• 3 ） It's about this job ad.
• 4） What's the job?
• 5） What does it say?
• 6） What qualifications do I need?
• 7 ） What's the salary?
• 8 ） Can you help me?
• 9 ） You're a star! Thanks a lot.
• 10 ） Call me if you need anything else.
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (6)
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4. Complete the exchanges using Speak Out. Then listen to Ben's
conversation and check.
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1) A _ I wonder if I could __ speak to the recruitment manager, please.
B I'm sorry, I'm afraid he's not in the office at the
moment.
2) B But I'm his assistant. Can I help you?
A I'm not sure. _ I'm calling about __ the advertisement for the job
on a yacht.
3) B What would you like to know?
A _ I was wondering __ if you'd received my CV.
4) B First of all, _ would you mind __ telling me your name, please?
A No, of course not. It's Ben Harris.
5) B We've written to invite you to an interview on Friday.
A I'm sorry, I have to work then. _ Would it be possible for you to
change it?
6) A One last thing. _ Do you think you _ could tell me what the salary is,
please?
B I'm afraid I don't know. Sorry.
7) A _ Thank you very much for your help. __I really appreciate it.
B It's a pleasure. Goodbye, Benjamin.
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Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (7)
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5. Correct the two mistakes in each sentence. Use Speak Out
to help you.
• 1) Could you telling me what time would it be
convenient, please? (tell)
• 2) I wonder that you could tell me when does
the job start. (if)
• 3) I like to knowing how much it is. (know)
• 4) Would you mind to contact me when do you
know the interview dates? (contecting)
• 5) It would be possible to giving me more
information? (give)
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6) I was wonder what kind of promotion
prospects are there. (was wondering)
Ⅵ. Speaking and Listening (8)
• 6. Try to find a friend who can work in pairs with
you and role play the conversations.
1) You saw an ad for a job with a package holiday
company. Phone and ask for the information below.
•length of contract
• working hours
• country/location
• interview date
2) You work for a department store and advertised
for trainee managers. Answer the questions using
the prompts below.
• interview:
July 11th
• start 3rd August
• working hours: 9.30-5.30, five days a week
• training period: six months
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salary/holidays: £14,000 a year/four weeks
Ⅶ.writing (1)
• 1.Ryan is finishing a course in Sports Science and is looking for
his first job. How should he do this? Put steps a-f into a logical
order.
• He should
• a. research the company and the job as fully
as possible
• b. attend an interview
• c. find a job that he is qualified for
• d. write a CV
• e. look at job advertisements
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Ⅶ.writing (2)
• Language notes:
• be qualified for:有...的资格; 适于担任...
• CV: 简历（Curriculum Vitae）
Ⅶ.writing (3)
• 2. Match 1-7 with a-g to make phrases commonly used in job
advertisements and CVs.
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1) highly
2) work flexible
3) good communication
4) a competent
5) a proven
6) practical
7) a sound
a user of
b motivated
c experience of
d hours
e knowledge of
f skills
g ability to
keys: 1-b; 2-d; 3-f; 4-a; 5-g;
6-c; 7-e
Ⅶ.writing (4)
3. Read the job ad and underline key words or phrases that Ryan
should consider when he applies for the job. Justify your choices.
Fitness Instructor
Are you highly motivated, fit and outgoing? Have you got a
sound knowledge of the principles of exercise? Are you a good
communicator who can work flexible hours? Then we want you
to join our enthusiastic team.
Fitness For All is looking for an additional instructor
with fitness-related qualifications. The work involves using
computerised fitness equipment, so IT skills are desirable.
The ability to motivate individuals, create personal exercise
programmes and work unsupervised with customers is
essential.
Does this sound like you? Then send your CV, including
details of two referees to:
Serena Timms, Fitness For All, Lakeside Road,
Banktown BT2 5MS
Ⅶ.writing (5)
• 4. Cross out three items below which you don't need to
include in a CV. Explain why.
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education and qualifications
interests
marital status
employment history
information about your health
key skills and achievements
a personal profile
name and contact details
date of birth
names of referees and their contact details
expected
salary
Ⅶ.writing (6)
• Keys:
• marital status
• (although this can be written on a CV and may be useful
for some jobs where a married or single person is
preferable for some reason)
• information about your health
• (although, again, major information may be included if
it would affect suitability for a job; some people may write In
perfect health as part of their personal profile)
• expected salary
• (this is dependent on the job and would be better in the covering
letter or not mentioned until the interview)
Ⅶ.writing (7)
• 5. Look at Ryan's CV and number the
items from Exercise 4 in the order
that they appear in the CV.
Ⅶ.writing (8)
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1) name and contact details
2) date of birth
3) a personal profile
4) key skills and achievements
5) education and qualifications
6) employment history
7) interests
8) referees
Ⅶ.writing (9)
• 6. Put these pieces of information into the
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A) National Diploma in Sports Science, completion
date July 2007
B) Established and coordinated college selfdefence classes
C) Part-time post, from 5 to 15 hours per week
D) Worked in reception, dealing with money and
answering phone enquiries
e) Biology (A)
f) Royal Society of Arts Exercise to Music
Teachers' Award
Ⅶ.writing (10)
• Keys:
• B-A-F-E-C-D
Ⅶ.writing (11)
• 7. Think about these questions about Ryan's CV.
• 1) Why did he put the section on education and
qualifications before the one on employment?
• 2) What effect do the following verbs have on
Ryan's 'image'?
motivated, established, coordinated,
trained, upervised
• 3) Why does he avoid using 'I', eg Established and
coordinated, Trained, etc?
• 4) Are his interests relevant to the job?
• 5) Why has he chosen Mr Wells and Ms Sween as his referees?
• 6 ) How has he made his CV suit the job advertised? Circle key
words and phrases that 'match' those you underlined in the
advertisement.
Ⅶ.writing (12)
• Keys:
• 1. It could be that Ryan feels that his
education is more relevant for the job
than his work experience so it will be good
to make a favourable impression as early
as possible. He might feel he does not
have much work experience.
• 2. They make him sound more experienced and
mature.
• 3. To make it sound more objective and not
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Ⅶ.writing (13)
• 4. Yes, they are all sports and fitness related.
• 5. He has got an employer who can show that he is a
good employee, able to work unsupervised and a
course coordinator who can comment on his
fitness qualifications and skills.
• 6. enthusiastic, outgoing, excellent communication
skills, practical experience of teaching sport and
fitness, a proven ability to work without
supervision, motivated others, competent user of
Microsoft Office, trained school netball team,
answering phone enquiries, from 5 to 15 hours a
week( shows he is flexible).
Ⅶ.writing (14)
• TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
• Writing skills 写作技巧
• Writing a cV 写简历
• 1. 包括联系方式、教育背景、资格能力和工作经历
• 2. 不要写你的性格如何。
• 3. 如果你工作时间不长，就把教育背景和资格能力放
在工作经历前面。
• 4. 简历需要有个人特色，尽量多用“我”。
• 5. 使用以下动词能使人觉得你是个积极乐观的人，如
motivate, train, establish, coordinate, supervise.
• 6. 写出你所有的爱好，即使有些爱好和你应聘的工作无 关。
• 7. 推荐人可以是你的朋友和家人。
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Ⅶ.writing (15)
• 8. Read Train Your Brain. Are the
statements true (T) or false (F)?
• Keys:
1-T; 2-F; 3-T; 4-F;
5-T; 6-F; 7- F; 8-T
Ⅶ.writing (16)
• 9. Practise writing a personal profile.
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1. How did Ryan combine these sentences for his personal
profile?
I am a college leaver. I am enthusiastic and outgoing. I
have excellent communication skills. I have practical
experience of teaching sport and fitness. I can work
without supervision.
• 2. Write personal profiles using the sentences in a and b.
What jobs do you think the people are applying for?
• a. I am a school leaver. I am highly motivated and
responsible. I have experience of working with young
children. I have a working knowledge of Italian.
• B. I am a graduate. I am hard working and energetic. I have
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Ⅶ.writing (17)
• Keys:
• 1. See Personal profile on the CV.
• 2. a. Highly motivated and responsible school
leaver with practical experience of working
with young children and a sound working
knowledge of Italian. Possibly applying for a
job as an au pair/ nanny looking after an
Italian family's children.
2. b. Hard working and energetic graduate
with excellent administrative skills and a
proven ability to work under pressure. Possibly
applying for an office job in a busy company
which may involve long hours or travel.