选修7-unit1-using language

1、精选课件Reading, speaking and writing 精选课件精选课件 1). What is the purpose of the first paragraph of the letter? To tell the reader the purpose of the letter.1. Answer the following questions.精选课件 2). Why do you think the writer has numbered her suggestions and used italics? To organize the ideas and to mak

2、e it easier for the reader to understand and remember the five suggestions.精选课件 3). What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the letter? To finish the letter in a polite way and to put forward some reasons why the architect should consider the writers suggestions.精选课件2. Read the text and fill in

3、 the blanks.ItemSuggestionsAdequate _ to the cinema It would be _ to have lifts to all parts of the cinema. The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in _ to reach, and the doors be wide enough to enter.accesswheelchairhandy精选课件Earphones It would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats

4、, not just to some of them.SeatingThe seats at the back be placed _ than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily. higher 精选课件ToiletsThere should be toilets for the disabled near the _ to the cinema.Car parkingThere have to be car parking spaces especially for the disabled and _

5、.elderlyentrance精选课件 Task 3 Read the text and choose the best answer From the text we know that Alice Major advised the architect to consider _ things. Two B. three C. four D. five2. If the lifts are at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive areas, this will make disabled people feel they are

6、_ other customers. More important than As important as Twice as important as Less important than DD精选课件 3. What does “ hearing impaired” mean ? 耳聋的耳聋的 B. 耳鸣的耳鸣的C. 耳聪的耳聪的D. 耳障的耳障的 Which of the following is not true ? The buttons in the lift should be easy for people in wheelchairs to reach.B. There s

7、hould be earphones beside some seats in a special area.C. There should be toilets for the disabled near the entrance to the cinema.D. There should be car parking spaces for the the disabled and elderly.DB精选课件 5. The writer wrote the letter to _ Remind the architect of the disabled Protect the rights

8、 of the disabled Show the attitude of being treated equally to the able-bodied peopleA.All of aboveD精选课件1. the seats at the back of the cinema should be placed higher than the ones at the front so that everyone, whether they are short or tall, can see the screen easily. 影院后排的座位应该比前排的高，影院后排的座位应该比前排的高

9、，这样每个人这样每个人无论高矮，都能很容无论高矮，都能很容易地看到银幕。易地看到银幕。精选课件点拨点拨 该句包含一个该句包含一个so that引导的目引导的目的状语从句的状语从句, 且在该从句中含有一个且在该从句中含有一个whether引导的让步状语从句。该句引导的让步状语从句。该句中的中的at the front为后置定语修饰为后置定语修饰the ones。精选课件2. Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with d

10、ignity.残疾人应当与健全人一样有同样的机会残疾人应当与健全人一样有同样的机会欣赏电影欣赏电影, 同时能保持自己的尊严。同时能保持自己的尊严。able-bodied是由是由 “形容词形容词+名词名词+ed”构构成的复合形容词。成的复合形容词。类似的例子还有：类似的例子还有：one-eyed 独眼的独眼的 kind-hearted 好心的好心的round-faced 圆脸的圆脸的 long-armed 长臂的长臂的精选课件3.resign (from) v 辞职辞职,辞去辞去(工作工作,职位等职位等)翻译翻译:他不会从政界隐退他不会从政界隐退.He will not resign from

11、politics.三年后他辞去了校长的职务三年后他辞去了校长的职务.He resigned as headmaster three years later .4.assistance 协助，援助协助，援助n. assistant 助手，助理助手，助理v. assist 帮助，援助帮助，援助 assist sb. with/in sth. 或或assist sb. in doing sth.精选课件5. congratulate vt.祝贺，庆贺祝贺，庆贺 congratulate sb. on sth.n. congratulation 祝贺祝贺(常用复数常用复数)congratulation

12、s to sb on sth比较：比较： celebrate vt. 庆祝，祝贺庆祝，祝贺celebrate sth.n. celebration 庆贺庆贺用用congratulate和和celebrate填空填空 James Jane on her success.2) Ill my mothers birthday tomorrowcongratulatedcelebrate精选课件6. graduation n. 毕业，毕业典礼毕业，毕业典礼 e.g. Next year you will graduate from No.2 Middle school.vt. graduate (fr

13、om)（从（从）毕业）毕业 7. certificate n. 证书证书e.g. a birth certificate a teachers certificate明年你将从二中毕业明年你将从二中毕业精选课件8. Access to the cinema for people in wheelchairs and those who have difficulty walking. 1) access n. 接近接近; 进入进入; 使用使用;通道通道 accessible adj. 可接近的可接近的; 可进入的可进入的; 可使用的可使用的常用常用be accessible to 可接近可接近

14、的的; 可进入可进入/使用使用.的的access to (接近接近/进入某地的进入某地的)通路通路/方法方法e.g. The only access to the farmhouse is crossingthe fields.(使用某物使用某物/ 接近某人的接近某人的) 机会机会/权利权利e.g. Only the high officials have access to thebuilding.精选课件have / gain /get access to 获得获得/拥有接近拥有接近/ 进入的权利进入的权利(机会机会) have no access to 学生必须有机会使用好的学习资源学生

15、必须有机会使用好的学习资源.Students must have access to good resources. 精选课件 have little/ some/ great difficulty (in) doing sth. 做做有一点一些很大的困难有一点一些很大的困难 = have little/ some/ great difficulty with sth. I have some difficulty in speaking English.译：我在说英语方面有些困难译：我在说英语方面有些困难Tips一封好的建议信：一封好的建议信： 1. 正确的写信格式。正确的写信格式。2. 清

16、楚清楚“你是谁，你写给谁看的你是谁，你写给谁看的” 。因。因为面对不同的读者你会选用不同的表为面对不同的读者你会选用不同的表达达 方式。方式。3. 写信的语气礼貌、委婉，令读者乐于写信的语气礼貌、委婉，令读者乐于 接受。例如：接受。例如： I hope you will not mind It would be handy to have lifts4. 信的结构清晰。信的结构清晰。 例如：例如： paragraph 1: why to write the letter? Paragraph 2: suggestions Paragraph 3: your suggestions expect

17、 to be taken5. 整封信的流畅性，段落之间的合理过整封信的流畅性，段落之间的合理过渡，例如：一些好的过渡句的使用。渡，例如：一些好的过渡句的使用。I wonder if you have considered the following things.6. 这样的信的重点段落应该是第二段，这样的信的重点段落应该是第二段， 给出你的建议。使用礼貌多种不同的给出你的建议。使用礼貌多种不同的 提建议的句型，例如：提建议的句型，例如： Sth. should be It would help to Id like to suggest that Perhaps there could be

18、 If, they / it7. 用清楚明了的方法列出你想到的建议。用清楚明了的方法列出你想到的建议。例如：用例如：用first, second等方式。这样等方式。这样的排列便于读者阅读或容易引起读者的排列便于读者阅读或容易引起读者的注意。的注意。8. 每条建议先把关键词或词组写出，然每条建议先把关键词或词组写出，然后再给出具体的做法。所提的建议合后再给出具体的做法。所提的建议合理，有建设性。理，有建设性。精选课件A letter of suggestion A letter of suggestion normally has five parts. 1. The Heading This

19、includes the address, line by line, with the last line being the date. Skip a line after the heading. 精选课件 2. The Greeting. The greeting always ends with a comma. The greeting should be formal, beginning with the word dear. 3. The body. It is also known as the main text. Generally speaking, the body

20、 includes精选课件 three parts. The first part (usually the first paragraph) tells the receiver that you are writing this letter to make suggestions on something, and the main part tells clearly what your suggestions are. The last part (usually the last paragraph) asks the精选课件 receiver to consider your s

21、uggestions. Dont forget to encourage the receiver to take your suggestions. Skip a line between paragraphs, especially in typed or printed copy, and also help the reader.精选课件 4. The complimentary close. This short expression is always a few words on a single line. It ends with a comma. The complimen

22、tary close begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma. 精选课件 5. The signature line. Type or print your name. The handwritten signature goes above this line and below the close. The signature line and the handwritten signature are indented to the same column as the close. The signature should

23、be written in blue or black ink. 精选课件 Skip from one to three spaces (two on a typewriter), and type in the signature line the printed name of the person signing the letter. Sign the name in the space between the close and the signature line, starting at the left edge of the signature line.精选课件The He

24、adingThe GreetingThe bodyThe complimentary closeThe signature line精选课件A sample of a letter of suggestionMr.Xue Sun LeiChief architect 18 HongyangSupermarket design Yuquan County211 Kangwei Road Yuquan County18 March,200_ Dear Mr Xue, I learn from the local news that 精选课件 you are the architect who is

25、 to design the supermarket. I am writing to ask you to consider the right of the disabled for easy access. In particular, I would like you to consider the following things:精选课件 1. Access to the supermarket for people in wheelchairs and those who have difficulty walking. The lifts should be wide enou

26、gh for the wheelchairs to move around. The entrance should be suitable for wheelchairs on the ground floor. There should be special entry for people for the blind. 精选课件2. Toilets. There should be special toilets for the disabled. The bathrooms and toilets should have doorways wide enough for a wheel

27、chair, doors that are easy to open and close, and hand-holds that the disabled can easily use.精选课件 3. Telephones should be easy for a person in a wheelchair to reach. Generally speaking, a supermarket is so big that it is difficult for one, especially one in a wheelchair to find what one needs. So t

28、elephones should be easy to reach for a person in a wheelchair so that he can call the staff for help.精选课件 4. Shelves. When people design the shelves, the disabled should be taken into consideration. Safety should come first.精选课件 Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you will consider my suggestio

29、ns. Disabled people should have the same opportunity as able-bodied people to enjoy the supermarket and they should be able to do so with dignity. It is very important to use various forms of精选课件 technology which can assist individuals with various types of disabilities to increase their mobility an

30、d independence. I am sure if you design it with good access for the disabled, the supermarket will attract more customers and people will speak highly of your design. Yours sincerely,Sunlei精选课件Wishes & congratulationsExpressionsCongratulations.All the best.Im proud of you.I wish you success.Good

31、 luck. 精选课件 Well done. Im very impressed by your performance. You have my best wishes. Im very pleased for you. I hope it goes well for you. Thats wonderful/amazing. I want to express my sincere congratulations on精选课件B: I hear youve just passed your final exams at university with a very good result. I want to express my sincere congratulations. I know h