新概念2第15课

1、Lesson 15. Good News,Good news,Bad news,Kofi Atta Annan,潘基文,New words,they are general secretaries.,Do you know them?,The party secretary/ The secretary of China,secretary n. 秘书 secret n 秘密 tell /keep a secret adja secret marriage a secretary of state 国家秘书长,nervous adj. 精神紧张的 nerve 神经 be nervous abo

2、ut /of worried：为以后的事情担心 upset:不安的 irritable 易怒的,nervous,eg.The boy feels nervous because of the exam.,afford v. 负担得起 afford sth. afford money/time -I can afford five yuan./I can afford the book. afford to do sth. -I can afford to buy the book.,(1).afford sb. a help (offer),The boy was affording a he

3、lp to the girl.,afford用法,weak adj. 弱的 in a weak voice interrupt v. 插话，打断 (n.)interruption It is impolite to interrupt others .,weak(弱的) （sick/low/dull）,身体 声音 视力 智力 学习能力,Weak health,Weak/low voice,Eg. You are weak and not fit to command an army,a weak mind(低能),he is weak in mathematics.,Strong（强的）(go

4、od/loud/great),He has a strong/healthy body,Great mind,Hawking has a great/strong mind but a weak body.,interrupt 同义词：disrupt,（2）make a break in 同义词（disrupt, break up, cut off） We interrupt the program for the following reasons.,（1）interfere in someone elses activity,(n. interruption),Theyre/look ti

5、red,What do they look?,What do they look today?,angry,cold,thirsty,hungry,terrible,busy,How do you feel today?,tired,horrible,happy,sad,bad,strange,good,afraid,young,cold,hot,hungry,Enjoy the story and find out,1.Who is Mr. Harmsworth? 2.How does the writer feel today? 3.What did Mr. Harmsworth say

6、about the business?,a businessman/a boss,nervous,surprised,The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm coul

7、d not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. Mr. Harmsworth, I said in a weak voice. Dont interrupt, he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra 2.Change them into Direct Speech.,Time limits:5mins,Discussion:,What do you think of the writer?,Key structure(直接引语与间接引语的转换),I am busy ,he said. Mr. Jones will see you now she said. I broke that plate, he said.,He said that he was busy. He told me that he was busy.,She said that Mr.Jones would see you now