Lesson One(Self-Introduction)

nullnullnullSelf-Introduction△△Useful vocabulary&sentence patterns△Practise,practise and practise!△Listening and Speakingnullnull关于身份/职业： student, worker,OL(office lady),doctor,engineer,lawyer,etc, 2. 关于爱好： singing,dancing,writing,reading,performing, basketball,watching TV,movies etc. 3.关于家乡： Small/big city,be famous for…., be located in the N/S/M of China;nullSample One: My name is ….. ,coming from ….(your hometown).There are….people in my family:my father,my mother,my elder/little brother…. My father works in a company and my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest child in my family. I’m very fond of/interested in…. (your hobbies)And I began to learn….since…. I think …is an important part in my life,because…. nullSample Two: I am… I was born in….(your birth place),a beautiful city in ….Three months ago, I graduated from …..(senior high school) I have a happy family:my father,my mother and I. My parents are both white collar(白领),working in big companies. In my spare time, I like/enjoy singing,dancing… I used to joining in/taking part in….(some clubs or organizations) where I not only make many friends,but also improve myself. null Sample Three(To introduce your interests/hobbies) I like reading for three reasons. First of all, reading leads me into a colourful new world without the limit of time and space. Through reading, I can feel the rich cultures and civilizations in different countries,just like having a long journey to the whole world. Secondly, reading can improve myself by broadening my horizon. In the past years, most of my knowledge has been obtained from books. I have learned from many people by reading about their ideas on science, politics, life and society. null Thirdly/Lastly, reading can bridge the gap between my dream and my goal. In ordcr to succeed in the future, I must keep on reading, thinking and practising. Reading has become an important part of my life. I spend some time reading books, newspapcrs and magazines every day. nullTip 1: 讲话时声音洪亮，表情自然 Tip 2: 尽量避免明显的语法错误，多用简单句 Tip 3: 注意说话的条理性，逻辑连接词的使用必不可少，如：first of all/in the first place; secondly/next/furthermore; Thirdly/Last but not least/Finally; Tip 4: 注意肢体语言，以及与听众眼神的交流null 1. What’s your name？(English&Chinese)  2. Does your name have any special meaning？  3. Where are you come from？ 4. Introduce some special food in your hometown. Suggested answersSuggested answers1.My Chinese name is….and I also have an English name….. 2. Yes,my father/grandfather gave my name---…,which means… 3. I come from….,located in the middle part of China.It is a river city(江城),famous for Yangtze River Bridge（长江大桥） and Huanghe Tower.（黄鹤楼） 4. Wuchang fish is one of the most popular food in my hometown.As is known to us, my hometown is a river city,so there are various kinds of fishes.People cook these fishes in different ways to make them taste good. And I like eating fish,for they are not only delicious,but also good for health.VOA听写 原文VOA听写 原文This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Earlier this year, we reported on the growth of massive open online courses, or MOOCs. These higher education courses are mostly free and, so far, largely in technical areas like computer science. MOOCs are usually open to anyone and can have thousands of students around the world. Entrepreneurs and educators are studying the different business possibilities. One idea is to make money by offering credits or certificates to students willing to pay. Another is to charge employers for connecting them with students who get top scores on online tests.nullScene One（00:13:13）:Scene One（00:13:13）:[Scene: A Restaurant, Monica and Paul are eating.] Monica: Oh my God! Paul: I know, I know, I‘m such an idiot. I guess I should have caught on when she started going to the dentist(牙医) four and five times a week. I mean, how clean can teeth get? Monica: My brother's going through that right now, he's such a mess. How did you get through it? nullPaul: Well, you might try accidentally breaking something valuable of hers, say her- Monica: -leg? Paul: (laughing) That's one way! Me, I- I went for the watch. Monica: You actually broke her watch? Wow! The worst thing I ever did was, I-I shredded（撕碎） my boyfriend‘s favourite bath towel.(澡巾)VocabularyVocabulary1.在倾听Paul讲述自己被甩的经历时，Monica不时地发出Oh，my God!(天哪!)Wow!(哇!)的惊叹声。 英语口语中类似表示惊叹的句子还有很多。如果某天突然遇到多年没有音信的老友，想必你也会这样惊叹道：OMG，I didn’t expect to meet you here!(老天爷!我做梦也没想到竞在这儿遇见你!) 除此之外，还可以用Wow!(哇!)，或用I can’t believe it!(真叫人难以置信!)My goodness!(天哪!)Oh，that's incredible!(哦，简直不可思议!)What a surprise!(真出人意料!) 等等来表达惊讶的心情。null 2.女友跟别人好上了，自己却浑然不知。Paul说：I'm such an idiot．(我真是个大白痴。)Monica由此想起了哥哥Ross由于跟同性恋的妻子分手而整日魂不守舍，便说：My brother's going through that right now，he's such a mess．(我哥哥正被此事所扰，他真是不可救药的大笨蛋。) 3.mess一词在此并不是指我们通常所理解的脏或乱的状态，而是形容某个人是不可救药的傻瓜或笨蛋。比如说：Honey，I can never follow what you really mean．I‘m a mess．意思是说：亲爱的，我总不能领会你的本意，我好笨啊!Scene Two(00:14:48)Scene Two(00:14:48)Chandler: Look, Ross, you gotta understand, between us we haven't had a relationship that has lasted longer than a Mento. You, however have had the love of a woman for four years. Four years of closeness and sharing at the end of which she ripped your heart out, and that is why we don't do it! I don't think that was my point! nullRoss: You know what the scariest part is? What if there's only one woman for everybody, y'know? I mean what if you get one woman- and that's it? Unfortunately in my case, there was only one woman- for her... Joey: What are you talking about? ‘One woman’? That‘s like saying there’s only one flavor(口味) of ice cream for you. Let me tell you something, Ross. There's lots of flavors out there. VocabularyVocabulary1. Chandler想规劝Ress放弃婚姻的念头，因为：Four years of closeness and sharing at the end ofwhich she ripped your heart out．．．(四年之中你们亲亲密密，有福同享，有难同当，可到头来她却让你如此心碎……)英语中我们通常也用break one's heart来表示“令某人心碎”。但相对而言，rip one's heart out所表示的程度更强烈些。nullHeart一词非常活用，它能跟其他词构成多种常用的表达方式。如果有人跟你说：You know what?Yesterday I witnessed a car accident，and my heart was in my mouth when I saw the bloody scene． 如果你想夸赞一个人有一副好心肠，可以说：You've got a heart of gold．反之则为：You've got a heart of stone．(你真是铁石心肠。)相互钟情的男女都会彼此wear their heart on their sleeve(流露爱意)null2. Ross担心：What if there‘s only one woman for everybody?为打消Ross的顾虑，Joey说：What are you talking about?One woman?That’s like saying there‘s only one flavor of ice cream for you．Lemme(Let me) tell you something．Ross．There’s lots of flavors out there． Joey想通过冰激凌这个比喻来让Ross明白男人不能在一棵树上吊死，Scene Three(00:24:30)Scene Three(00:24:30)[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, everyone is sitting around the kitchen table. Rachel's credit cards are spread out on the table along with a pair of scissors.] Rachel: Oh God, come on you guys, is this really necessary? I mean, I can stop charging anytime I want. Monica: C'mon, you can't live off your parents your whole life. Rachel: I know that. That's why I was getting married. Phoebe: Give her a break, it's hard being on your own for the first time. Rachel: Thank you.VocabularyVocabulary1.一直依赖父母生活的Rachel并不想马上自立，为此Monica鼓励她把信用卡都毁掉以便独立：come on，you can’t live off your parents your whole life． PS:美国人有强烈的独立精神。他们通常不仰仗个人的社会背景或家庭出身去获得成功。如果靠我们中国人所说的 “走后门” pull some strings，来出人头地定会遭到多数美国人的鄙夷，因为他们坚信个人的学识(knowledge)、智慧(wisdom)、创造精神(creativity)以及良好的品性(moral character)才是成功必不可少的条件。null2.尽管大家再三给Rachel加油鼓劲，她仍然犹豫不决。这时Phoebe说道：Give her a break，it's hard being on your own for the first time．(别逼她了。你们第一次独立的时候不也费了好大的劲。) break用作名词时会使很多人联想英语课堂上老师常说的一句话：Time is up．Let‘s have a break．意思是说：本堂课结束了，课间休息一下吧。break在此的意思为“课间休息”，“间歇，停顿”。比如说现在很多公司都给员工提供tea break(用茶休息时间)；电视台靠break for the commercial(插播商业广告的间歇)盈利；考试之后都会听到学生说类似的话：老师帮帮忙让我过了吧，否则我就得重读二年级了。这句话用英文表达就是：Give me a break and pass me，or else I’ll have to be a sophomore（大学二年级） again． nullRhythm Of Rain 雨中的旋律 nullListen to the rhythm of the falling rain Telling me just what a fool I've been I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain And let me be alone again The only girl I care about has gone away Looking for a brand new start But little does she know That when she left that day Along with her she took my heart Rain, please tell me now does that seem fair For her to steal my heart away when she don't care I can't love another when my heart's somewhere Far away/ The only girl I care about has gone away Looking for a brand new start nullBut little does she know that when she left that day Along with her she took my heart/ Rain, please tell me now does that seem fair For her to steal my heart away when she don't care I can't love another when my heart's somewhere Far away Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain Telling me just what a fool I've been I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain And let me be alone again Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain...... Listen to the falling rain Listen to the falling rain Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain null