大学英语口语教程Holiday.ppt

4 2 holidayholiday holiday 4 2 1. getting to know expressions related to holidays. 2. being able to talk about the topics with others in english fluently. 3.getting to grasp time expressions. holiday aims of the unit 4 2 work in pairs discussing the following questions, and then share your answers with the whole class. 1. what activities do you do to relax in your spare time? 2. what kinds of legal holidays are there in china? 3. how do you arrange your holidays? 4. do you think people need holidays? （ why？or why not?） holiday topic holiday 4 2 present continuous for future arrangements以现在进行式表示未来的安排 english speakers often use the present continuous tense (subject + be = verb- ing) to talk about future arrangements. a future arrangement is a plan that you have decided and organized with another person. im spending christmas and new year with my mum and dad. were meeting susan at 3 oclock tomorrow afternoon. holiday key structures 4 2 1. to pop over: 去某地 (to visit briefly) 2.cosy (adj): 感觉舒适(comfortable) 3.fancy joining me?: 想要一起去吗？(would you like to join me?) 4.over the new year:新年期间(for a period of time around new year) 5.to have a chinwag:聊过天(to have a chat) 6.the main event:重大活动(the most important occasion (here, christmas day) holiday key words 4 2 sometimes the arrangement is between a person and a group of people, or an organization or company: im working over the new year. (this arrangement is between alice and her employer) they are flying to new york tomorrow morning. (they have made this arrangement with the airline) holiday key structures 4 2 it is not always necessary to state whom the arrangement is with. for example, tim says: so what are we all doing at christmas? im popping over to poland for a few days. im looking forward to a nice cozy christmas. holiday key structures 4 2 alice and helen understand that tim is talking about arrangements, even though he does not say who the arrangements are with. present continuous for things which you are about to start doing 以现在 进行式表示即将从事之动作 holiday key structures 4 2 english speakers often use the present continuous tense to talk about things they are about to start doing. this is especially common with verbs of movement, such as go, come, leave etc. im going to bed now - goodnight. will you help me finish the housework? - sorry, i cant, im leaving for work now. holiday key structures 4 2 time expressions 表达时间 time expressions are often (but not always) used when present continuous is used to talk about future arrangements. im working over the new year. they are flying to new york tomorrow morning. so what are we all doing at christmas? im popping over to poland for a few days. im going to bed now holiday key structures 4 2 dialogue 1 holiday plan helen: so what are we all doing at christmas? tim, youve got a few days off work, havent you? tim: indeed i have helen, and im popping over to poland for a few days. im looking forward to a nice cosy christmas. fancy joining me? helen: ive already been invited, thank you very much. michal and i had quite a long chinwag the other day. itd be nice to see him but ive already made plans. im spending christmas and new year with my mum and dad, and alice, it would be really nice if you could join us. alice: thanks helen, id love to. but you know im working over the new year, so ill have to come back before you do. tim: yeah, but at least you wont be on your own for the main event. holiday dialogues related to the topics 4 2 dialogue 2 whens the big holiday period in beijing? a: whens the big holiday period in beijing? b: we have a big holiday in october. october 1st is national day. we usually get a few days for vacation. sometimes, we even get a week. a: that sounds good. b: it is. and we also have the new year and spring festival holidays early in the year. a: that must be busy. b: it is. the train stations and the airports are really busy. holiday dialogues related to the topics 4 2 notes: 1. if you want to ask, or talk about public/national holidays, you can say: we have a big holiday in october; what holidays do you have in america? 如果你想问或者谈论和公共节日/法定假日有 关的事情，你可以说：we have a big holiday in october (我们在十月有一个长假); what holidays do you have in america? (美国有哪些节日？) 2. you can also describe specific holidays, e.g. new year and the spring festival are big holidays. 你也可以描述具体的假日，如 new year and the spring festival are big holidays (新年和 春节是大的节日)。 holiday dialogues related to the topics 4 2holiday pictures related to the topic 4 2 the national holiday is coming. liu jing is planning about go sightseeing, while zhang hua hold different opinions about travelling on such a crowed period. try to make a dialogue with your partners. reference: liu jing: the national day is coming! zhang hua: yeah, well have a vacation for seven days. what do you plan on doing during the holiday? liu jing: i plan on going sightseeing. zhang hua: oh, gosh! there will be so many tourists during that time. why dont you change