大学英语口语教程Holiday

1、42holiday421. 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 unitaims of the unit42 work in pairs discussing the following questions, and then share your answers with the w

2、hole 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 holidaytopic holiday42 present continuous for future arrangements以现在进行式表示未

3、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 tomor

4、row afternoon.holiday key structureskey structures421. 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(

5、the most important occasion (here, christmas day)holiday key wordskey words42 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 morn

6、ing. (they have made this arrangement with the airline)holiday key structureskey structures42 it is not always necessary to state it is not always necessary to state whom the arrangement is with. for whom the arrangement is with. for example, tim says:example, tim says:so what are we all doing at ch

7、ristmas?im popping over to poland for a few days.im looking forward to a nice cozy christmas.holiday key structureskey structures42 alice and helen understand that alice and helen understand that tim is talking about arrangements, tim is talking about arrangements, even though he does not say who ev

8、en though he does not say who the arrangements are with.the arrangements are with.present continuous for things which present continuous for things which you are about to start doing you are about to start doing 以现在以现在进行式表示即将从事之动作进行式表示即将从事之动作 holiday key structureskey structures42 english speakers o

9、ften use the english speakers often use the present continuous tense to talk present continuous tense to talk about things they are about to about things they are about to start doing. this is especially start doing. this is especially common with verbs of movement, common with verbs of movement, su

10、ch as go, come, leave etc.such as go, come, leave etc.im goingim going to bed now - goodnight. to bed now - goodnight.will you help me finish the housework? will you help me finish the housework? - sorry, i cant, - sorry, i cant, im leavingim leaving for work for work now.now.holiday key structuresk

11、ey structures42 time expressions time expressions 表达时间表达时间 time expressions time expressions are often (but not always) used when present are often (but not always) used when present continuous is used to talk about future continuous is used to talk about future arrangements.arrangements.im workingi

12、m working over the new year. over the new year.they they are flying are flying to new york tomorrow morning.to new york tomorrow morning.so what so what areare we all we all doingdoing at christmas? at christmas?im poppingim popping over to poland for a few days. over to poland for a few days.im goi

13、ngim going to bed now to bed nowholiday key structureskey structures42 dialogue 1 holiday plandialogue 1 holiday planhelen:helen: so what are we all doing at christmas? tim, youve so what are we all doing at christmas? tim, youve got a few days off work, havent you?got a few days off work, havent yo

14、u?tim:tim: indeed i have helen, and im popping over to poland for indeed i have helen, and im popping over to poland for a few days. im looking forward to a nice cosy a few days. im looking forward to a nice cosy christmas. fancy joining me?christmas. fancy joining me?helen:helen: ive already been i

15、nvited, thank you very much. ive already been invited, thank you very much. michal and i had quite a long chinwag the other day. itd michal and i had quite a long chinwag the other day. itd be nice to see him but ive already made plans. im be nice to see him but ive already made plans. im spending c

16、hristmas and new year with my mum and spending christmas and new year with my mum and dad, and alice, it would be really nice if you could join dad, and alice, it would be really nice if you could join us.us.alice:alice: thanks helen, id love to. but you know im working thanks helen, id love to. but

17、 you know im working over the new year, so ill have to come back before you over the new year, so ill have to come back before you do.do.tim:tim: yeah, but at least you wont be on your own for the yeah, but at least you wont be on your own for the main event.main event.holiday dialogues related to t

18、he topicsdialogues related to the topics42 dialogue 2dialogue 2 whens the big holiday period in beijing? whens the big holiday period in beijing?a:a: whens the big holiday period in beijing? whens the big holiday period in beijing?b:b: we have a big holiday in october. october 1st is we have a big h

19、oliday in october. october 1st is national day. we usually get a few days for national day. we usually get a few days for vacation. sometimes, we even get a week.vacation. sometimes, we even get a week.a:a: that sounds good. that sounds good.b:b: it is. and we also have the new year and spring it is

20、. and we also have the new year and spring festival holidays early in the year.festival holidays early in the year.a:a: that must be busy. that must be busy.b:b: it is. the train stations and the airports are it is. the train stations and the airports are really busy.really busy.holiday dialogues re

21、lated to the topicsdialogues related to the topics42 notes: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 holi

22、days 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 topicsdialogues related to the topics42holidaypictures related to the topicpictures related to the topic42 the national holiday is coming. liu jing is planning about go