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1 浙江广播电视大学 英语专业（开放本科） 《高级日常英语》单元辅导（3） Unit 5 and Unit 6 Unit 5  Community: a group of people living together and /or united by shared interests, religion, nationality,etc 社区/社会/ a community may be in a town or in the country, might be a housing estate, a rural, a village , a block of flats, a suburban road or a seaside resort. e.g. The Chinese community in America/the black community Community center for meeting, entertainment, party … Community primary school\middle school\university Community news service center Community gymnasium  Facilities in community Park, hospital, supermarket, bank, library, bus stop , police station,middle school,kindergarten,… Listen and try to get the following information: First ad: A type of room: ____________ Location:___________ Price: _________ Reason for not accepting: _________ Second Ad: A type of room: ____________ Location:___________ Price: _________ First ad: A type of room: one bedroom Location:near transportation, centrally located Price: $ 850 including utilities Reason for not accepting: I can’t afford to pay that much. Second Ad: A type of room: one-bedroom Location: on Oak Street, off Washington, near the park Price: $650 a month Reason for accepting: I’d rather have my own place.  Now write down the questions asked by Debbie:  I’m calling….. Is it…..?  I’d rather …., How…

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2  Do you happen to know how …..?  What ….?  How soon …..? Accept or not ? Why? for the time being: at this time studio apartment:(Am.E) a single room plus or including a small bathroom and kitchen What information mentioned?  A type of flat  Facilities inside the flat  Public transportation  Which floor  Time for being available work out answers  Text Sentence pattern:  Could you tell me …  Do you happen to know …  I’d rather / I’d rather not …  Accommodation : rooms for living in, lodging  Accommodation to let: columns in the local newspapers which give information about the houses for rent.  tenant: the person who rent the house.  work out: calculate sth  Maximum: greatest amount  Minimum: smallest amount  utility: public utility refers to gas, natural gas, electricity, heating, water etc. Requirements for renting a house  facilities outside such as post office, supermarket, bank, school, park , vegetable market , bus stop  facilities inside : furnished or not, decorated it or not, any electric appliance  rent, including utilities （公共事业费）such as gas, electricity, water, central heating  types of house （flat, bedsit, bungalow）  location  size Activity 1: Gao Bin’s requirement  Type of house: a house or flat shared with other tenants  acilities inside: furnished room, central heating with cooking facilities  facilities outside: near bus stops  rent: 200 plus bills or 250 including bills Activity 2

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3 task 1  put a tick beside the statements which are true  The person making the call speaks first.  The person answering the call speaks first.  The person answering the call asks what the caller wants. 4. The person answering the call simply states his /her name and/or number. 5. The person making the calls states his /her business. 6. The person making the call waits for the other person to ask him/her what he/she wants. Activity 2: T 2 work out questions  age of house How old is the house? \How many year has the house been built?  Size of house How large\big is the house? \how many rooms in it?  Other people living there Do I have to share with others?\ how many people live in the house?  The facilities Do you have any facilities inside the house, such as central heating, washing machine, telephone, cooking facilities?  The furniture Is the room furnished or not? Are there any TV set in the room?  Facilities in the area Are there any supermarket, post office, bank around\nearby?  Distance from city centre. Is the house far from the city centre/how far is it from the city centre?  Chinese shops or restaurants nearby. Are there any Chinese shops or restaurants nearby?  facilities in the community center chess room, fit room, reading room, leisure bar, clinic, …  Phone bill included in rent? Is the phone bill included in rent? How much do I have to pay for rent? How much do you charge for it?  The exact location Where is it located? Is it near downtown\zhejiang University? Public transportation  Is public transportation very convenient?  Is there any bus to city center?  Are there any convenient bus stops nearby?  payment  Can I pay by divided payments分期付款?  How much is the first payment? Sentence pattern  Would you like to make an appointment with  I’m not used to …  that sounds reasonable.\ it sounds ideal\perfect.  Would two o’clock suit you?

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4 Would two o’clock be all right/OK? Cosmopolitan: occurring most parts of the world negotiate: bargain Activity 3: task 3 1. Gao Bin starts the conversation by commenting on the weather. 2. Mrs. Kingsley starts the conversation by commenting on the house. 3. The houses in the area are rather old. 4. Mrs. Kingsley is a middle-aged woman. 5. Mrs. Kingsley has lived in this area for thirty year. 6. Mr.and Mrs. West lived in this area for almost forty years and moved to a smaller place a couple of years ago. 7. Though Mr.&Mrs. West have moved out, their grandson still lives here. 8. People living in this area get along with each other quite well. 9. Mr. West’s son often helps Mrs. Kingsley when she has problems. 10. Both young and old in this area often go to the park to enjoy themselves. 11. The local library not only provides people with newspapers, but also organizes the delivery of newspapers to their houses. 12. The community centre provides the service of delivering newspapers to people’s houses. 13. The newsagent’s provides the service of delivering newspapers to people’s houses. 14. There are a laundry as well as a launderette in the area. 15. Mrs. Kingsley doesn’t think Gao Bin has much money and suggests he should go to the launderette. 16. Mrs.Kingsley suggests that Gao Bin to go to launderette since she thinks that young people can make friends there. 17. Gao Bin likes the places very much and hopes that Mr. West will accept him as a tenant. 18. Mrs. Kingsley has no idea whether Gao Bin will be accepted by Mr. West. Activity three T: what do you know about Mr.West? S: Mr.west and his wife used to …., but they moved to …. Mr.West used to … T: does his son still live here? S: as far as I know (as far as I am concerned),yes. I soften see … leaving .. When … I noticed ….. playing …when I to watch the children having fun. Task 4 Many people use question-tags to open and maintain conversations with strangers or people they do not know very well. They make comments or express their own ideas in order to break the silence or make conversation. Match the statements +tags with the situations. Task 5 1. You are in a very slow queue/line-up at a supermarket.  It’s too slow, isn’t it.  The cashier should be quicker, shouldn’t she.  This is taking a long time, isn’t it?  It’s boring stand in a queue, isn’t it. 2. It’s the interval during a very amusing play in the theatre

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5  It’s a wonderful/interesting/ attractive/boring play, isn’t it?  The actors played well, didn’t they?  The music is wonderful, isn’t it? 3. You are in a flower shop where there are some very nice roses.  The roses look very beautiful, aren’t they?  These roses are very nice but they are expensive, aren’t they? 4. An old lady sits down beside you on a bench in a quiet park.  It’s lovely day/nice day, isn’t it?  The park looks beautiful, isn’t it?  The baby looks lovely, doesn’t she?  look the couple! They seem happy, don’t they? 5. You are in a very crowded waiting room at the railway station.  There are so many people, aren’t there?  it’s very stuffy in here, isn’t it?  The waiting room is too small to hold so many people, isn’t it? 6. You feel bored waiting for the machine to finish washing your clothes at the launderette.  It’s boring waiting here, isn’t it.  The machine is too slow,isn’t it.  It takes much of my time, doesn’t it?  It’s complete waste of time, isn’t it? 7. You are taking to another customer at the hairdresser’s about a very modern hairstyle in a magazine.  Oh, look, this hairstyle is very modern, isn’t it?  This hairstyle suits you, doesn’t it.  It’s very fashionable, isn’t it? 8. You notice a group of children playing happily in the park.  They are playing happily, aren’t they?  They look happy, don’t they? Activity 5 2. Vandal: sb who damage things, especially public property. 3. Scheme: is a large-scale plan or arrangement produced by a government or organization e.g. birth control ~, the state pension ~  Neighbourhood watch schemes in community (Childhood/manhood/boyhood)  What’s its aim? its aim is to reduce crime and protect people’s property. 4. shrug it off : ignore it, pay no attention to it, treat it as if it is not really important or serious 5. become involved in : take part in 6. thereby: therefore 7. deter: prevent 8. community spirit: people in community should cooperate with each other, help each other ,unite

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7 if “No”, where can he seek information from? He can phone or go to ______ 3. How much would Gao Bin have to pay to join the community centre? 4. Does the membership fee include the costs of all clubs, classes etc.? 5. Who is Dave Hamilton? 6. We can be certain that some of the clubs, societies etc. will be of no interest to Gao Bin. Which are they? ( you need not write the reasons but you should think about them!) ______________________ 7. Which clubs, societies etc. may be of interest to Gao Bin? ____________ 8. Are refreshments provided free of charge? ___________________ 9. What does GDCS stand for? ________ 10. What do you think the warden’t job is? 11. If Gao Bin wants to find out the times of the clubs etc. that he’s interested in, what should he do? 12. If Gao Bin decides to join the community centre, what does he need to do? Whenever you live, you are part of a community. It may be large or small, in a town or in the country. It might be a housing estate, a rural , a village, a block of flats, a suburban road or a seaside resort. Unfortunately, regardless of its size your community may be a likely target of the criminal.  It is easy to shrug it off and assume that it won’t happen to you Preview unit 6  Activity 2  Activity 5 Unit 6 1.Warm up exercises 2. (A1) General topic (a happy or a failed marriage) New words Several stages for relationship development (sentences for time order and expressions) Interview with questions on P.264, p. 251 New words ⚫ hung out: go around, wander ⚫ be determined to: : with one’s mind firmly made up He was determined to carry out his plan. She was a determined little girl and wanted to do everything for herself. ⚫ proposed (guess): He proposed to her and she accepted. ⚫ expect sb to do sth ⚫ break up : break a relation with the other, the relation comes to end ⚫ break off ⚫ grow further and further apart from each other ⚫ separate ⚫ divorce

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8 ⚫ compatible: able to live or exist together happily or safely We are never really compatible They have nothing in common, different personality, interests, hobbies , life style ⚫ fancy: to have a liking for, wish for 喜欢,想要 e.g. I fancy a swim.我想游泳 I don’t fancy going all that way in such bad weather. 我不喜欢在这样的天气一直这样走着. ⚫ row: quarrel ⚫ sulk: be in a bad temper Stages for relationship development From the beginning of the relationship to the end of the relationship, a boy and a girl may experience several stages. ⚫ Begin to know each other ⚫ Get a better understanding of each other by dating ⚫ Be engaged ⚫ Get married ⚫ Be devoiced Interview Text 1 ⚫ When married ? ⚫ Length of marriage ⚫ How know each other? ⚫ When met for the first time? ⚫ Parents and other people’s attitudes ⚫ How about the wedding ⚫ When problem begin ⚫ What happened to marriage ⚫ Jody ‘s situation ⚫ When did you get married? ⚫ How long were you married? ⚫ How did you get to know each other? ⚫ When did you meet for the first time? ⚫ What’s your parents and other people’s attitudes? ⚫ How about the wedding? ⚫ When did the problem begin? ⚫ What happened to your marriage? ⚫ How about Jody now? text 2 ⚫ Length of marriage ⚫ General idea of marriage ⚫ What used to be before meeting Lucy ⚫ Where they met ⚫ His impression of Lucy ⚫ Parents attitudes ⚫ When engaged ⚫ Where wedding ⚫ Attitudes toward the problem

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9 ⚫ Feeling for his wife 1. Interview A: (unmarried): review Activity 3 B: (married): monologue (review Activity /T2,use expressions from T5/T6 A interview B 2. Describe Traditional Chinese wedding 3. Activity 4 4. Activity 6 When \where did you first meet each other? Mary and I were classmates at high school. I met Mary at my friend’s party. That’s about 1999. What’s your feeling for her/him? I fell in love with her at first sight. I find her attractive. I have never fancied a girl like her before. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her—at a disco party. She was so attractive that I couldn't’t take my eyes off. When did you begin to date? We began dating three weeks after we met each other. I was so excited that I asked her out two days after we met. I phoned her out the next day. We hung out together. We went to the cinema, the restaurant, to go shopping together. We spent every spare moment together. When did you get married? We got married when I was 23 and my wife was 20.. We had a , traditional Chinese wedding. We were married three years ago. Many guests attended our wedding ceremony. How long have you been married? Three years. What’s your feeling about your marriage? (negative) I’m really sad about our marriage. I think we did’t have a better understanding of each other. We were never really compatible We grew further and further apart from each other. We were arguing the whole time and were both very miserable. What’s your feeling about your marriage? (Positive) I think my wife is the best woman in the world. I feel really happy about my life with Mary. I can’t imagine life without her. I think my husband is a responsible , easy-going person. He also has a sense of humor, and always considerate This is the traditional wedding ceremony in China

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10 The wedding ceremony : be held The couple have their wedding ceremony … Gests: attend, enjoy The reverend, vicar, priest /witnesses: officiate, conduct, lead The bride: be attended/ accompanied by , wear the reception: be held When \where did she first meet each other? What’s her first feeling for him? When did they begin to date? When did they get married? Where was wedding ceremony held? What did the bride wear? How many gests attended wedding? What did she regret? What did she feel about her husband? When did they get divorced? Activity 4 Ruth made a lot of mistake in her marriage. She regret about it. She complained the following things. Listen for details. ⚫ Place of ceremony ⚫ Bride’s dress ⚫ Reception ⚫ Guests ⚫ Age for dating ⚫ Age for marriage ⚫ Quality of husband ⚫ Present situation ⚫ Plan for the future Language points ⚫ She wish she hadn’t made the above mistakes. She would say: I wish I had held wedding in a new, beautiful building. I wish …. ⚫ you must have loved your husband. You must have been terrified! I shouldn’t have asked you …. Activity 5 ⚫ officiate: conduct, lead 主持 c.f. office, official ⚫ civil : non-religious 非宗教的, 神职 Civil servant 公务员 Sweep sb off one’s feet: to cause sb to fall suddenly in love with one Activity 7: Express your plans and Hopes ⚫ Would like : to express desires or wishes rather than plans ⚫ hoping to : suggests that a plan is still not fixed, it has to be finalized ⚫ planning to : indicates that the plans are still happening . It is more definite than hopping to do something but the plan is not yet completely fixed