Worksheet9apieceofusefultool

1、Top ic 4: A p iece of useful tool(Week 20)Task: In dividual l ong talkDescribeDescribe a a usefuluseful tooltool inin youryour home.home.You should say:What it is;What it looks like;What you usually do with it;And explain why it is useful.What s the n ame of the tool or machi ne? Whatdoes it look li

2、ke?What are the main functions of it?What do you usually do with it?What convenience does it bring to your life?What p roblems may it cause?How do you like it?Sam pie illustrati on: The types of mobile phones and releva nt vocabularyBar phoneExte nded batteryMon ternetClamshell / fliplifeBluetoothph

3、oneSpare batteryVoice promptSlid ing phoneColour scree nRoam ing serviceIn tellige nt phoneMultimedia fun cti onCall divertUltra-thin phoneMobile phoneVibrateDream phoneringtoneMuteHip phoneChord music ringtoneStan dby modeChic phonePolyphonic ringtoneOp tio nEye-catch ing phoneBuilt-in cameraShort-

4、cut iconEye-catch ing sha peBuilt-in flashAutomatic redialStylish thi n desig nP ixelSp eed dialCouldnt put itSMSVoice dialdow nMMSPo wer offMultifu nctio nalWall paperTurn onphoneGPSNo sig nalOutline:Outline:*Have a badOut of reachKeypad toneconn ecti onSIMSubscriber Releva nt vocabulary on carsAcc

5、elerator p edalManual rearSide light / parkingArm restGear shiftlightBumperAutomatic rearRear-view mirrorBrake lightNumber p lateWin dscree nBrake p edalHead lightWip erBonnet/hoodRear light / tailDoor han dleExhaust pipelightIn strume nt panelGlove p artme ntBack- up lightMilometerBoot / trunkSide

6、mirrorSteeri ng wheelHorn knob / butt onSeat beltExa mple 1The most useful tool in my life is defi nitely my mobile phone. Not on ly a muni cati on device, it is also an enterta ining gadget and work ing tool.I have a mobile phone of Nokia. It has an extremely p retty app eara nee, with roun ded cor

7、n ers, black side buttons and a sin gle n avigati on wheel. It is a slider phone, which means the keyboard slides out from undern eath.It slides open and shut with a satisfy ing click.I was en ticed by this model at first sight not only because it is suchan eye can dy, but that it has all the adva n

8、eed features Id exp ectBluetooth cap abilities. Yes, the ringtone is someth ing worth men tio ning.Its one of the clearest sounding phones I have heard.Like most young people no wadays, I am fasc in ated by the mobile phon e. It brightens up my life. With a mobilephone, I dont need an alarm clock,an

9、 MP3 p layer or a camera. Its web brows ing fun ctio n makes the in ternet accessible at your fingertips.If there was ever the greatest inven ti on in the moder n age, I thi nk it is the mobile phon e. It turns the vastworld into a tiny village and even changes peoples lifestyle. Although its said t

10、hat the Iong-termuse of mobile phones raises the risk of brain tumor, I still hang on my mobile phone. Any way its the bestand most useful gadget.Exa mple 2Being loved or hated, the car is defi nitely the greatest inven ti on in moder n times. I own a p act car of Volkswagen, which has bee n an in d

11、is pen sable part of my life.Although most of my p eers go for seda n cars, I still stick to the adva ntages of pact cars. They are more po wer-saving, sp ace-sav ing and lightsome. My car is that of sleek style. It is pain ted a stunning blaz ing copper, withcharcoal trim and chrome wheels. The des

12、ig n of the side lights is quite unique. They are called“beautyeyes”. On thewhole, it has flow ing lines and posh in terior. The cock pit is p retty traditi on al, but in strume nts are nicely pl aced. The front seats are exce ptio nally fortable, and the rear seat is roomy eno ugh for two adults wi

13、theno ugh elbow room. I have also got a quality CD p layer. It is delightful to p lay some soft music duri ng a dullride.I drive to work every morning. Although being caught by traffic con gesti on from time to time, I feel lucky notto be san dwiched in subway or bus. Any way, the car wide ns my ran

14、ge of activity. Sometimes I cruise the suburbswith my friends on weeke nds. Without worry ing about the weather or being restricted by the scheduled time of bus,we can enjoy our time to the heartscontent.What concerns me most now is the soari ng fuel p rice and limited parking pl aces. Just as the s

15、ay ing goes, youhave to pay for what you get.Top ic 4: A p iece of useful tool(Week 20)Samp le An swersImprove your an swer by read ing followi ng samp lesGen eral Questi ons:1. Who uses the tele phone most in your home? I think its me. I often chat with friends in the evenings. I like to callfrie n

16、ds to have a casual talk about sho pping, films or any thi ng in life. Its my father. Most of the ining calls in my home are for him. We allhate him talk ing bus in ess in the family time, but we have to sta nd it.2. Whats the differenee between talking on the phone and talking face to face?* Talk i

17、ng face to face is obviously more in timate, esp ecially with chummyfrie nds. Butin the morde n life, its difficult to find much time tomeet with frie nds. Talk ing on the phone bees a good alter native.3. Do you p refer to write letters or send emails?* Well, it depends on what type of in formati o

18、n I want to sen d. I ofte n sendemails to work p art ners or clie nts, because they are faster and morep roductive. But if its for old friends or family members, I prefer towrite letters. I thi nk letters exp ress emoti ons better and contain morepersonal feeli ngs.Further Discussi on:1. Do you thi

19、nk people no wadays rely too much on machi nes?* Yes, thats for sure. Machines, whatever they are, have dominated our life.We travel by car, cook with microwave ove n, and wash with washi ng machi ne.I cant imagine what a mess life would be without machines. I dont think so. Machines just aid and en

20、rich our life. I dont thinkpeoples creativity will be surpassed by machines. We can live withoutmachi nes, but it may take some time for people to get used to it.2. Do you thi nk old machi nes will be elimi nated with the app eara nee of newtech no logy? Yes. New tech no logy will defi nitely wash o

21、ut the old machi nes. Just thi nkof the old TV set, cassette recorder, and electric ove n that are wait ing tobe dis po sed of in our cellar. With the accelerated devel opment oftech no logy, old machi nes bee out of place sooner. No, I dont think so, maybe because I am a nostalgic type of person.Al

22、though new tech no logy makes multi-f unctional and fancy machi nes po ssible.I still hang on to my old ones as long as they work well. I dont carewhether its glossy looking and I am not keen on machines with over manyfun cti ons.3. What are the differe nces betwee n household machi nes and those in

23、 offices?* Talk ing face to face is obviously more in timate, esp ecially with chummy* I dont thi nk it is reas on able to blame p rivate cars for the worse ningHousehold machi nes are usually lightsome and trendy look ing to fit in thelivi ng pl aces, while the machi nes for office use focus on the

24、 durabilityand multif unction.4. What cha nges will happen to household machi nes?* They will get more en vir onmen tally frie ndly, I thi nk. Besides being power-sav ing, the machi nes will create less or eve n no no ise and p olluti on.Besides, they tend to bee easier to op erate and rep air.5. Wh

25、at do you thi nk of e-tools for muni cati on?* Like it or not, e-tools have rushed into almost every onean imp orta nt part. They are defi nitely useful and efficie nt in many ways.They have tur ned the world into a tiny village. However, while the worldshri nks, the dista nee betwee n people wide n

26、s. In many cases we are occ upiedwith talk ing with a guy on the other side of the line while ignoring theperson just sitt ing oppo site us.6. How does e-m uni cati on affect people I thi nk allof us ben efit a lot from e-m uni cati on. We talk to farawayfrie nds just like they are n ear at hand; we send faxes to ano ther countryin a few sec on ds; we watch the live sport eve nts pl ayed thousa nds ofkilometre