《英语技能拓展》-Unit 5

SectionOneSoundsofEnglish

SectionTwoLanguageBuilding

DialogueOne

DialogueTwo

SectionThreeIntensiveReading

SectionFourKnow-howSharing

SectionFiveBusinessAssignmentSectionOneSoundsofEnglishJazzChantsMoreBadLuck by

CarolynGrahamThebreadwasstale,Itwasfourdaysold.Themilkwassour.Thecoffeewascold.Thebutterwasrancid.Thesteakwastough.Theservicewasdreadful.Thewaiterwasrough.Mybillwashuge.Histipwassmall.I’msorryIwenttothatplaceatall.SectionTwoLanguageBuildingcontract

['kɔntrækt]

n.anofficialwrittenagreement合同；合约；契约accessory

[æk'sesəri]

n.anextrapieceofequipmentthatisusefulbutnotessentialorthatcanbeaddedtosomethingelseasadecoration附件；配件；附属物DialogueOneGlossarylogo

['ləugəu]n.aprinteddesignorsymbolthatacompanyoranorganizationusesasitsspecialsign（某公司或机构的）标识，标志，徽标fad

[fæd]n.somethingthatpeopleareinterestedinforonlyashortperiodoftime一时的风尚；短暂的狂热workshop

['wə:kʃɔp]n.aroomorbuildinginwhichthingsaremadeorrepairedusingtoolsormachinery车间；工场；作坊automated

['ɔ:təumeitid]a.madeautomatic;donebymachine机械化的，自动化的output

['autput]n.theamountofsomethingproducedbyaperson,machine,orindustry产量reject

['ri:dʒekt]n.somethingthatcannotbeusedorsoldbecausethereissomethingwrongwithit废品；次品HelloKitty

凯蒂猫，也叫吉蒂猫，是日本经典卡通品牌形象。信太郎在1960年成立了Sanrio公司，是凯蒂猫的创始人。Kitty猫诞生于1974年，它满足了人们对于童真的热望。依靠自身的感召力，凯蒂猫成为20到21世纪一个长盛不衰的文化符号。ProperNames&SpecificTermsFindtheInformation

I.Listentothedialogueandfindtheinformationasquicklyaspossible.1.Whatthingsdoes

SamanthaMiller’scompanywanttomake?2.Howdoesthecompanycontrolthequalityoftheproducts?3.IsSamanthaMillersatisfiedwithLiHua’scompany?Dialogue

(SamanthaMillerisvisitingtheproductionlinesofLiHua’scompany.)Hua:Ms.Miller,welcometoourcompany.Samantha:Thanks,Iamcomingforourcontract.Youknow,wewouldliketomakesomefashionaccessoriesforyoungpeople.Hua:Hmm,thingslikekeychains,plasticstationeries,watches,wallets,drawingsaregood,andtheproductsinthemselvesareverysimple.Samantha:Yes,doyouknowthepopular“HelloKitty”products?Hua:Sure.Samantha:“HelloKitty”issuccessfulbecauseofthelogo,buttheproductsareverysimple.Hua:Sowhatyouarereallytryingtosellisafad.Samantha:Yes,you’vegotit.Wouldyoupleaseshowmeyourworkshop?Hua:Thisway,please.Pleaseputonthejackets,andwatchyourstep.Samantha:Thankyou.Aretheproductionlinesfullyautomated?Hua:Well,thesetwolinesarefullyautomated.Samantha:Isee.Howdoyoucontrolthequality?Hua:Allproductshavetogothroughfivechecksinthewholemanufacturingprocess.Samantha:What’sthemonthlyoutput?Hua:Tenthousandunitspermonthnow.Butfromnextmonth,we’llbemaking15,000units.Samantha:What’syourusualpercentageofrejects?Hua:About2%innormaloperations.Samantha:That’swonderful.RightnowIamlookingatthreedifferentcompaniestoproduceourproducts.Andyourcompany,Mr.Li,seemstobethebestforwhatwewant.Hua:Ibelievewecanhaveagoodcooperation.BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandrecitetillyoucanusethemfluently.1.Iamcomingforour_______________.2.Wewouldliketomakesome______________foryoungpeople.3.Thingslikekeychains,plasticstationeries,watches,wallets,drawingsaregood,and_________________________________areverysimple.4.Whatyouarereallytryingtosellis________.5.Wouldyoupleaseshowmeyour__________?6.Pleaseputonthejackets,and_____________.7.Thesetwolinesare_____________________.8.What’sthe______________________?9.What’syourusualpercentageof__________?10.Ibelievewecanhaveagood____________.Exercises

IV.Listentothefollowingsentencesaboutproductsandfillintheblanksbyusingthewordsorphrasesyouhear.1.Thismodeloftypewriteris______________formiddleschoolstudents.2.Thismachinewillpaybackyour__________in6months.3.Thismaterialhasadurableand____________surface.4.Thiskindof__________________ispracticalandeconomicalfortheneedsofyourcompany.5.Theseitemsaremost__________inourmarket.6.Asourproductshaveallthefeaturesyouneedandis20%cheaper__________________thatJapanesemade,Istrongly______________ittoyou.7.Therehavebeen_______________inourmarketforthiskindoftoy.8.Wehavethepleasureinrecommendingyouthegoods_______________________yousend.9.The________________ofthiskindofvariablespeedbicycleis30Km/h.10.Byvirtueofits______________,thisproductisoftensoldoutinmanyareas.SectionTwoLanguageBuildingconsult

[kən'sʌlt]v.togotosomebodyforinformationoradvice咨询；请教recognition

[,rekəɡ'niʃn]n.theactofidentifyingwhatsomethingis

识别indicate

['indikeit]v.toshowthatsomethingistrueorexists表明；标示；显示DialogueTwoGlossaryimpressive

[im'presiv]a.evokingadmirationthroughsize,quality,orskill:grand,imposing,orawesome令人赞叹的；令人敬佩的megapixel

[megə'piksəl]n.onemillionpixels,usedasameasureoftheresolutionindigitalcameras百万像素slot

[slɔt]n.alongnarrowopening,intowhichyouputorfitsomething

（投放或插入东西的）窄缝，扁口Nokia诺基亚（Nokia）公司成立于1865年，经历一个半世纪的发展后，成为世界上最大的通讯设备供应商。诺基亚是移动通信的全球领先者。Gome

国美电器是中国的一家连锁型家电销售企业，也是中国大陆最大的家电零售连锁企业之一。3G

第三代移动通信技术（3rd-generation，3G），是指支持高速数据传输的蜂窝移动通讯技术。RDSRadioDataSystem，无线数据广播系统，是英国BBC广播公司开发的一种特殊的无线电广播。ProperNames&SpecificTermsTableTalkI.GroupWorkIfyouwanttobuyamobilephone,youwillfocusondifferentthingsaboutit.Lookatthefollowingchartindicatingdifferentaspects.Doyousharethesameopinionwiththem?Saysomethingaboutyourownmobilephonetoyourclassmates.Dialogue

(WangXuegangisconsultingsomeinformationaboutNokiaN97inGome.)Xuegang:Canyoushowmethemodel?Ihaven’tseenthismodelbefore.Salesman:Noproblem.Hereyouare.Xuegang:Ah,yes,thisisthemodelIwasinterestedin.Salesman:It’stheNokiaN97.Abrand-newmodel.Xuegang:Ilikeitsbigscreen.It’saloteasiertoreadmessagesthanmine.Salesman:Also,thehandwritingrecognitionisfantastic!Xuegang:That’sreallyusefulforme,becauseItypeveryslow.Whatabouttheservicelife?Salesman:Ourtestsindicatethatthismodelhasaservicelifeofatleast50,000hours.Xuegang:That’simpressive.Anyotherfunctions?Salesman:Yeah,itsfunctionsarereallypowerful,suchas3G,a3.2megapixelcamera,videorecording,musicplayer,FMradiowithRDS,memorycardslot…Xuegang:Itseemsthatthere’snothingimpossiblewithit.Salesman:Ican’tagreemore!It’sthemagicofscienceandtechnology.Xuegang:WhathappensifsomethinggoeswrongwhenI’musingit?Salesman:Ifthatweretohappen,justcontactournearestagentandthey’llcheckforyouimmediately.Xuegang:Isee.Doyouofferdiscountsforalargepurchases?Salesman:Yes,wedoindeed.Ourusualfigureisaround5%,butthatdependsonthesizeoftheorder.Xuegang:Yes,ofcourse.Well,thankyouverymuch.Salesman:Notatall,Ihopeweshallbehearingfromyouveryshortly.Xuegang:Iexpectyouwill.BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandrecitetillyoucanusethemfluently.1.Thisisthe_____________Iwasinterestedin.2.It’stheNokiaN97.A________________model.3.Thehandwritingrecognitionis_____________!4.Whataboutthe__________________?5.That’s______________.6.Its______________arereallypowerful.7.Itseemsthatthere’s______________withit.8.Ican’t___________________!9.Doyouoffer______________foralargepurchases?10.Ihopeweshallbe________________youveryshortly.SectionThreeIntensiveReadingsponge

[spʌndʒ]n.apieceofartificialornaturalmaterialthatissoftandlightandfullofholesandcanholdwatereasily,usedforwashingorcleaning（或天然或人造、擦洗物品用的）海绵块artificial

[,a:ti'fiʃəl]a.madeorproducedtocopysomethingnatural;notreal人工的；人造的；假的cellulose

['seljuləus]n.anaturalsubstancethatformsthecellwallsofallplantsandtreesandisusedinmakingplastics,paper,etc.纤维素Glossarystiff

[stif]a.firmanddifficulttobendormove不易弯曲（或活动）的；硬的softener

['sɔfnə]n.adevicethatisusedwithchemicalstomakehardwatersoft（硬水）软化器jelly

['dʒeli]n.acoldsweettransparentfoodmadefromgelatin,sugarandfruitjuice,thatshakeswhenitismoved果冻mold

[məuld]n.acontainerthatyoupourasoftliquidorsubstanceinto,whichthenbecomessolidinthesameshapeasthecontainer,forexamplewhenitiscooledorcooked模具；铸模sodium

['səudiəm]n.achemicalelement.Sodiumisasoftsilver-whitemetalthatisfoundnaturallyonlyincompounds,suchassalt.钠sulphate

['sʌlfeit]n.acompoundofsulphuricacidandachemicalelement硫酸盐crystal

['kristl]n.asmallpieceofasubstancewithmanyevensides,thatisformednaturallywhenthesubstancebecomessolid结晶；晶体characteristic

[,kæriktə'ristik]a.verytypicalofsomethingorofsomebody’scharacter典型的；独特的；特有的pore

[pɔ:]n.oneoftheverysmallholesinyourskinthatsweatcanpassthrough;oneofthesimilarsmallholesinthesurfaceofaplantorarock（皮肤上的）毛孔；（植物的）气孔；孔隙coarse

[kɔ:s]a.consistingofrelativelylargepieces;notfine粗的；不精制的monitor

['mɔnitə]v.towatchandchecksomethingoveraperiodoftimeinordertoseehowitdevelops,sothatyoucanmakeanynecessarychanges监视；检查；跟踪调查leather

['leðə(r)]n.materialmadebyremovingthehairorfurfromanimalskinsandpreservingtheskinsusingspecialprocesses皮革elegant

['eliɡənt]a.ofclothes,placesandthingsattractiveanddesignedwell（衣服、地方及物品）漂亮雅致的；陈设讲究的；精美的trap

[træp]v.toholdfastorpreventfrommoving困住；限制perspiration

[,pə:spə'reiʃən]n.dropsofliquidthatformonyourskinwhenyouarehot汗；汗珠kangaroo

[,kæŋgə'ru:]n.alargeAustraliananimalwithastrongtailandbacklegs,thatmovesbyjumping袋鼠（产于澳大利亚）shark

['ʃa:k]n.alargeseafishwithverysharpteethandapointedfinonitsback鲨鱼cure

[kjuə]v.totreatwithsmoke,salt,etc.inordertopreserveit（用熏、腌等方法）加工贮藏hide

[haid]n.ananimal’sskin,especiallywhenitisboughtorsoldorusedforleather（尤指买卖或用作皮革的）皮，毛皮decay

[di'kei]n.theprocessorresultofbeingdestroyedbynaturalcausesorbynotbeingcaredfor(=ofdecaying)腐烂；腐朽solution

[sə'lu:ʃn]n.aliquidinwhichsomethingisdissolved

溶液lime

[laim]n.awhitesubstanceobtainedbyheatinglimestone,usedinbuildingmaterialsandtohelpplantsgrow石灰scrape

[skreip]v.toremovesomethingfromasurfacebymovingsomethingsharpandhardlikeaknifeacrossit刮掉；削去tan

[tæn]v.tomakeanimalskinintoleatherbytreatingitwithchemicals鞣（革）；硝（皮）bark

[ba:k]n.theoutercoveringofatree树皮bleach

[bli:tʃ]v.tomakesomethingwhiteorpalebyachemicalprocessorbytheeffectofsunlight;tobecomewhiteorpaleinthisway（使）漂白，晒白，退色，变白dye

[dai]v.tochangethecolourofsomething,especiallybyusingaspecialliquidorsubstance给……染色；染sole

[səul]n.thebottompartofashoeorsock,notincludingtheheel鞋底；袜底split

[split]v.todivide,ortomakesomethingdivide,intotwoormoreparts分开，使分开（成为几个部份）DuPontCompany

杜邦公司，于1802年在美国特拉华州创立，创始人为法国移民EluthereIreneDuPont。今天，杜邦公司名下有超过2000多种化工产品，行销150多个国家和地区，并在120个国家设有办事处、研究室、生产及加工厂，已成为世界上最具历史性、最多元化工业机构之一。ProperNames&SpecificTermsTextHowIsItMade?SpongeArtificialspongeswerefirstdevelopedbytheDuPontCompanyinthe1940s.1.Thecelluloseusedforspongesarrivesatthespongefactoryinlarge,stiffsheets.Workerstakethesheetsandsoaktheminwatermixedwithcertainchemicalsofteners.Thecellulosebecomessoftandjelly-like.2.Workerspourthematerialintoalargemold.Themoldisheated,andthecellulosemixturecooks.Asitcooks,thesodiumsulphatecrystalsmelt.Itistheirmeltingthatleavesthecharacteristicporesinthefinishedsponge.Thesizeoftheporesisdeterminedbythesizeofthesodiumsulphatecrystals.Aroughspongeusedforwashingacar,forinstance,ismadewithcoarsecrystals,whileafinespongeofthetypeusedforapplyingmakeupismadewithveryfinecrystals.3.Asthecellulosecools,itbecomesahardblock,andisreadyforcutting.Aspongemanufacturercheckstheproductforqualityatmanystepsalongthemanufacturingprocess,andmostoftheprocessismonitoredbycomputers,forexample,therawmaterial,thetemperatureofthecookingprocess,thecolorandthefinalquality.LeatherLeatherisflexiblebutstrong.Itiselegantbuthardwearing.Leatherclothesarewarmbuttheydonottrapperspiration.It’ssogoodthatmanypeopleownavarietyofleatherproducts,forexample,leathershoes,leatherbelts,leathergloves,orleatherjackets.Leatherisalsousedforhandbagsandsuitcasesandascoveringforfurniture.About500millionskinsofleatherareprocessedeachyearthroughouttheworld.Manytypesofanimalskincanbeusedtomakeleather.Thosemostcommonlyusedarefromanimalsthatalsoprovidemeat—cattle,sheepandpigs.Butgoats,deerandhorsesarealsoused,andspecialtypesofleathercanbemadefromtheskinsofsnakes,crocodiles,kangaroos,andevensharks.1.Thefirststageinpreparingleatheristhecuringofhides.Theyaresoakedinsaltwatertopreservethemfromdecay.2.Thenhidesaresoakedinasolutionoflime.Thisloosensthehairswhichcannowbescrapedoffwithaspecialmachine.3.Thehidesaresoakedagaintoremovethesaltandthelime.Theyarenowreadyfortanning.Thetraditionalmethodoftanningtakesseveralmonths.Tanningisasubstanceobtainedfromthebarkofcertaintrees.4.Theleatheristhendried,bleached,anddyed.Leathermadefromthehidesofcattleisupto10millimetersthick.Leatherofthisthicknessissometimesused—forsolesofshoes,forinstance.Butusuallyitissplitintotwoorthreelayers.LanguageandCultureTips1.Thecelluloseusedforspongesarrivesatthespongefactoryinlarge,stiffsheets.【Translation】用来做海绵块的纤维素运到海绵工厂的时候是又大又硬的薄片。【LanguageTips】usedforsponges是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰thecellulose，相当于一个定语从句（被动）whichisusedforsponges。分词短语作定语要放在被修饰的名词后面，作后置定语，其作用相当于一个定语从句。如：

The

student

dressed

in

white

is

my

daughter.

穿白色衣服的学生是我的女儿。

=The

student

who

is

dressed

in

white

is

my

daughter.LanguageandCultureTips2.Itistheirmeltingthatleavesthecharacteristicporesinthefinishedsponge.【Translation】硫酸钠晶体的熔化使得加工后的海绵里留有独特的气孔。【LanguageTips】此句中的that引导定语从句，指代melting，在从句中作主语。LanguageandCultureTips3.Aroughspongeusedforwashingacar,forinstance,ismadewithcoarsecrystals,whileafinespongeofthetypeusedforapplyingmakeupismadewithveryfinecrystals.【Translation】例如，用于洗车的粗