Section I Listening and Conversation
Section II Reading Comprehension
Section III Writing and Translating
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Unit 2 Giving Thanks and
Expressing Regret
Section I
Listening and Conversation
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Section I
Listening and Conversation
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice for better use
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Pre-class Work
2,Revision
3,Warming up for the new class
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1,Pre-class Work
? Collect some post cards,gift
cards,congratulation cards,
and apology card.
? Write down all the
expressions and patterns to
give thanks,congratulations
and to express regrets
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3,Warming up for the new class
1) Present your collections
2) Teacher’s comment and put the collections
into a data bank for students’ reference
3) New materials presentation
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Sample1 A Gift Card
Dear Joyce,
The roses are from our own garden,We
send them to you with love,Hope you enjoy
their beauty and sweet smile,
Best regards,
Yours
Mary Kent
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Sample 2 Reply to the gift sender
Dear Mary,
The roses you sent me yesterday are right
near me on the table,Some of them opened this
morning,The flowers are so lovely and sweet that
they make me feel much better,It was really
very thoughtful of you,Thank you ever so much.
Most appreciatively,
Joyce Lamb
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Sample 3 A congratulation card
Dear Mr,Alright,
Congratulations on your being named this
year’s Outstanding Manager,I once visited one
of your branches and was very much impressed,
I am sure you deserve this honor,And I feel so
happy for you.
Best wishes for your even greater success
to you in the coming new year!
Sincerely,
John Black next
Sample 4 A Thank-you Letter
Dear Mrs,Green,
My daughter has written to me that you have
been very kind to her during her stay in New York.
My husband and I deeply appreciate your courtesy,
and we do hope you’ll come to stay together with us
for a few days when you are in Beijing,
Thank you for you many kindness to Lin Fang.
Sincerely yours,
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Sample 5 A greeting card
Dear Mr,Li,
Greetings from Washington State! I have very
good news to tell you,With your kind help,I have
very good news to tell you,With your kind help,I
have been accepted to the University of Hawaii,I
really don’t know how to express my thanks to you,
Now I’m working hard and also studying Chinese
whenever possible because I’m certain I’ll visit China
and even work there again.
Thank you so much for all you have given me,
Your Friend
Stella next
Sample 6 An apology card
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday was inexcusable,and I
must tell you how sorry I am,If you are unable to
forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do
want you to know how much I regret the incident,I
hope you will someday be able to forgive me for
ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common sense
in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know what to
say to you now,Please accept my most humble apology.
Yours,
Li Jing
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Part II Putting in use
1,Divide the students into groups
2,Practice
Work in groups and practice sample dialogues 1
Thank You for the Beautiful Flowers and
dialogue 2 Congratulations for the Promotion
3,Actout
Work in groups to 1) understand the short
dialogues on Page 19 of the Textbook 2) to act out
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Part III Further Practice
1,Furthering and Practicing
2,commenting
3,Completing
4,Responding
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1,Furthering and Practicing
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Each group chooses one
of the situations to
further the dialogue
act out before the class
2,commenting
? The fellow students to make comments on
the performance and the appropriateness of
their English;
? The teacher summarizes this part.
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3,Completing
Work in groups to complete by filling
in the blanks on Page 20 of the Textbook
(Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher
checks the answers in class.
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4,Responding
Practice Exercise 2 on Page 21 of the
Textbook orally, With teacher’s situations
in Chinese,give the English equivalent,the
whole class work together
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The script for the dialogue
? You,您好，安娜！谢谢你的贺卡。你真是个有心人。
? Anne,Oh,nice to meet you here,Chen,
Congratulations again!
? You,谢谢。这是我的第一个学位，我非常珍惜。多亏
了你的帮助。
? Anne,It’s my pleasure.
? You,你的确对我帮助极大，安娜。我希望有朝一日能
报答你。
? Anne,Don’t mention it,Chen,You are my best
friend,you know.
? You,你真好，亲爱的。顺便问一下，你周五能来参加
我的毕业典礼吗？
? Anne,Is it on Friday? Oh,I’m sorry I can’t
make it,I have a meeting to attend that day.
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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
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1,Match after you listen
? With the given diagram,listen to a dialogue,
match the information in Column A with
the choices in Column B.
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2,Judge after you listen
Listen to a dialogue,make a choice
from A,B,C or D to each of the questions
given on the blackboard.
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3,Make after you learn
? Make a dialogue of your
own to express thanks,
congratulations or regret
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4,Self-assessment and
Teacher’s Guidance
? Check the answers to 1 and 2,give
brief explanations; Score your own
papers,and hand them in.
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5,Assignment
? Workbook P 19— 1-6
? Read fluently the passage on page 28 of your
Textbook and try to understand it as possible as you
can by using a dictionary,
? Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism from 8 to 14
and Passage 2
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
Part I Leading in
Part II Comprehension and Practicing
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
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1,Revision
? Recite the seven practical sentences for
tourism and the others repeat.
? Answer teacher’s questions according
to Passage for tourism.
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2,Warming up for the new class
? Work in groups to create situations to
express thanks
? Teacher’s comments on the importance
of writing a thank-you note and how to
write it
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Part II Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Commenting
3,Retelling
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1,Checking and Explaining
? True or false questions according to the
passage on page 28 of the Textbook New
Practical English
? Answer questions in details according to the
passage on page 12 of the Textbook New
Practical English.
? Possible difficult words,phrases & sentences
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Possible difficult words
instance n,example,fact,etc,supporting a general truth例证，实例
e.g,This is only one instance out of many.
meantime adv,(during) the same time when something else is going on与此同时
e.g,How can one feel stressed and relaxed in the meantime?
generous adj,given freely,noble-minded,plentiful慷慨的，大方的
e.g,He is always generous with his money.
sincerely adv,out of one’s heart,in a genuine manner,not pretentiously真诚地
e.g,She smiled so sincerelythat I couldn’t refuse her.
attach v,fasten or join one thing to another带着，附上，系上
e.g,Please attach labels to your luggage.
gratitude n,thankfulness,being grateful感激，谢意
e.g,My gratitude to my teacher is beyond words.
vivid adj,lively and clear栩栩如生的，生动的
e.g,She gave a vivid description of the event.
custom n,generally accepted behavior among members of a social group习俗，
e.g,It’s our custom to stand up when the national anthem is played.
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Possible difficult sentences
heart-warming (Para,4),is a compound
adjective,made up of a noun and a verb’s
presenting participle
e.g,thank-giving,peace-loving; stamp-collecting;
English-speaking; job-hunting; mountain-climbing
e.g,I enjoy my job in the lab,which consists mainly of
data-collecting and data-analyzing.
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Possible difficult sentences
(Para,1) Of course,it is not just when you leave that you can
get a thank-you note.
当然,得到感谢信不光是在你要离别的时候。
It is not … that …,it is the negative for of emphatic structure that
emphasizes the clause just when you leave
Of course,it is not just what you say that is important.
(Para,2) and my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to
your family.
我和我的妻子向您及全家致以我们最真心的问候。
This is one of the usual closing sentences used in thank-you letters,Other
similar expressions can be:
They ask me to pass their sincere gratitude to you.
I’d like to express our hearty thanks to you on behalf of all my friends.
All my class join me in sending their best regards to you.
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2,commenting
A thank-you note should be written promptly after you have
received a gift or been invited to a party,People are always
delighted to know you value their hospitality and good will,The
note needs not to be long,but the language must be sincere and
naturally intimate.
At the end of the note you’d better sign your name,Whether
your handwriting is beautiful or not,sign it personally,If the note
is typewritten,type your name in parentheses,The signed name
could be the first name or pet name,while the typed one is usually
in full.
for example,Your friend
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Part III Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
? Do exercise 6 on page 27 of the Textbook
? Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English
sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by
simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
? Do excises 8 on page 29 of the textbook
? Write a summary of the passage.
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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
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1,Translating
? Remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in
the passage they have learned and translate the following
sentences into Chinese orally.
– More and more students would send a bunch of flowers or a
greeting card to their teachers on Teachers’ Day.
– I don’t like the traditional custom of giving money as a New
Year’s gift.
– During Christmas,English people always exchange cards for
seasonal greetings,
– It matters little whether the letter is long or short,What really
counts is that it is heart-warming.
– Thank you very much for your generous hospitality,We do
hope that you will come to China some day as our guests,
– We have learned a lot from your talk,and all of our class
appreciated the opportunity of communicating with you.
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2,Assignment
? Textbook page 25 Passage 1 and
Workbook page 22 1-3
? Memorize all the patterns and
expressions to express thanks,
congratulations,regret etc.
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Section III
Writing and Translating
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Section III
Writing and Translating
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
? Check the answers to comprehension exercises
on the workbook orally;
? Students’ questions found in Passage 1.
2,Warming up for new class
? Speak out the patterns and expressions;
? Put your collections into the data bank.
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Giving thanks
? I appreciate it./ I’d appreciate that.
? I want to express my appreciation to all of my friends for
their support.
? I’m very grateful to you.
? I wish to express my most sincere thanks for all the
trouble you’ve taken.
? I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your
advice.
? I ‘m thankful to you for all the beautiful gifts.
? I ‘m much obliged to you for your hospitality/ reminding/
invitation.
? Thank you very much again.
? Words cannot express how grateful/touched/ I feel at the
moment.
? It’s so good/ hind/ nice of you to offer.
? I want to thank Prof,Li for helping me in this matter,next
1,Not at all.
2,I’m happy I could do that.
3,I’m glad to be of any help.
4,It’s my pleasure.
5,It was nothing at all.
6,No trouble at all.
7,Don’t mention it.
8,No problem.
9,You are welcome,
Replying to thanks
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1,What a wonderful performance!
Congratulations!
2,I’d like to congratulate you on your
success/promotion/victory/progress.
3,Good for you!
4,Well done!
5,I fell happy for you.
6,I must congratulate you.
7,Please accept my hearty congratulations,next
Giving Congratulations
1,Sorry to telephone you so late.
2,Excuse me,may I occupy/ trouble/ interrupt you a second?
3,I wonder if you could excuse me for a short while?
4,I’m afraid I have to leave you for a minute or two.
5,I really apologize for that.
6,You must forgive me,It’s all my fault.
7,I do apologize for what I’ve done.
8,I’m awfully sorry,I didn’t mean to hurt you.
9,I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
10,It’s wrong of me to be late again.
11,How clumsy/ careless/ thoughtless/ forgetful of me,
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Making Apologies
Part II Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into
groups
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for writing
4,Simulating
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Sample 1 Greeting
Dear Jimmy,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re ill these days,
Are you down with a bad cold? Or is it because you
worked too hard? Are you feeling better now? I really
want to go and see you,but a new task my boss
assigned yesterday has prevented me from paying you
a visit,Anyway,I’ll come to you as soon as I finish it,
until then,I pray for you early recovery,
All the best,
Yours,
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Sample 2 Congratulations
Dear Daisy,
We were not exactly surprised to hear the
wonderful news of your engagement to Mike,but we
certainly are delighted,As you know,Mike’s family
and ours have been very close for many years and we
are especially devoted to him,We believe he is one
of the finest--- and now one of the luckiest--- young
men,We send you every good wish for all possible
happiness.
Yours,
Betty Hones
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Sample 3 Apology
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday is inexcusable,and I
must tell you how sorry I am,if you are unable to
forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do
want you to know how much I regret the incident,I
hope you will someday be able to forgive me for
ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common
sense in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know
what to say you now,Please accept my most humble
apology,
Yours,
David
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4,Simulating
Write an English business card according to the
information given
收信人姓名,袁帜
写信人姓名,林帆
内容,袁帜刚获得工学硕士的学位。林帆从她的朋友那
里得到消息后向她表示祝贺。这些年里，林帆见她一直
努力学习，非常钦佩。林帆相信袁帜一定会在计算机领
域取得成功。她衷心祝愿袁帜拥有更加光明幸福的未来。
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Part III,Further Practice
1,Presenting new material
2,offering situations
3,Simulating
4,Acting out and commenting
5,Writing
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Translate the following letter of apology into Chinese
Dear Mrs,White,
I just heard the awful news from my son that our dog
climbed into your back yard and did some damage to your flower
beds,At this moment,my husband is expanding the fence so the
dog will not climb over it again,I would like to talk to you at your
convenience about how I might replace the ruined plants,although
I’m sure that nothing can compensate for the destruction of your
flowers and the loss of time and effort that went into growing
them,For that,I can only offer my most genius apologies.
Sincerely,
Marry Green
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Special Days
? 元旦 (1.1) New Year's Day
? 春节 (1.22) Spring Festival
? 情人节 (2.14) Valentine‘s Day
? 妇女节 (3.8) Women’s Day
? 复活节 (4.4) Easter
? 愚人节 (4.1) April Fools' Day
? 母亲节 (5.9) Mother's Day
? 劳动节 (5.1) May Day
? 儿童节 (6.1) International
Children‘s Day
? 父亲节 (6.20) Father's Day
? 教师节 (9.10) Teachers’ Day
? 中秋节 (9.28) Festival of
Lanterns
? 国庆节 (10.1)
? 感恩节 (11.27) Thanksgiving
Day
? 万圣节 (10.31) Halloween
? 圣诞节 (12.25) Christmas Day
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Special cards
? Sweetheart card,
? Friendship card,
? Affection Card,
? Congratulation Card,
? Invitation Card,
? Wedding card
? Apology card
? Greeting card,
? Thanks card，
? Graduation Card
? Congratulation Card
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3,Simulating
? Work in groups to choose one of the
situations to either write a letter or
make a card to express their thanks,
congratulations regret or apology.
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5,Writing
Write a short passage of
about 100 words to tell a story
or about an event related to
the picture given,Some useful
words and phrases have been
provided to help,The passage
may begin with,Tomorrow
will be Thanksgiving Day,
Sally is going…”
? thank one’s dentist,Mr,Milton;
? look very beautiful;
? very kind and helpful;
? put the pot into a small box with a
ribbon;
? go to the dentist for an aching tooth;
? attach a thank-you note;
? break Mr,Milton’s coffee pot by
accident;
? very happy to accept her gift
? choose to by a new coffee pot
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Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning Articles
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
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1,Checking
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?Read their passage
?Teacher comments
and points out the
grammatical errors
2,Applying
1) Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks.
2) Correct the errors in the following sentences.
3) Translate the following sentences into English,
paying attention to the use of Articles.
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1) Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks
? This is _______ Xinghai Park,and Mr,Chen is ________ director of
__________ park.
? a,x/a/a b,a/a/the c,the/x/the d,x/the(x)/the
? His plane is due at 10 in Paris,Look,______ plane is now at ______
airport.
? a,a/the b,the/the c,the/an d,a/an
? Jenny is _____ university student,and she is _____ honest girl.
? a/an b,an/a c,the/a d,an/the
? Let’s give the patient ____ hand,_____ car is waiting for us outside.
? a,a/The/the b,a/The/an c,the/A/an d,the/A/the
? Is this _____apple tree? No,it is _____ orange tree.
? a,an/the b,the/the c,an/an d,the/an back
2) Correct the errors in the following sentences
A,On the Sunday morning I usually do housework at the home.
B,My friend comes from a north of country.
C,Mary is the good player of the two.
D,The hospital bought a X-ray machine a day before yesterday.
E,A hour is the short time to spend in an university library.
F,In fact,it was a most exciting game of an year.
G,There is a exciting pop music concert on the TV.
H,These football stars are the very popular in whole country.
I,In United States,people attach much importance to words on a
thank-you card.
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3) Translate the following sentences into
English,paying attention to the use of Articles
a,我有一套关于英语学习的光盘，对我很有帮助。
b,李向一家旅行社递交了求职申请。
c,她喜欢喝果汁，但是这只杯子里的果汁太甜了。
d,她是系里唯一的一位喜欢弹钢琴的女孩子。
e,这是一部二手车。但是这部车的车况很好。
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5,Assignment
? Write a thank-you note to our present
football coach ARIE HAAN.
? Write an apology note to your teacher for
your having violating school regulations.
? Collect some maps of streets and
buildings and the patterns and expressions
for giving directions
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Section II Reading Comprehension
Section III Writing and Translating
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Unit 2 Giving Thanks and
Expressing Regret
Section I
Listening and Conversation
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Section I
Listening and Conversation
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice for better use
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Pre-class Work
2,Revision
3,Warming up for the new class
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1,Pre-class Work
? Collect some post cards,gift
cards,congratulation cards,
and apology card.
? Write down all the
expressions and patterns to
give thanks,congratulations
and to express regrets
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3,Warming up for the new class
1) Present your collections
2) Teacher’s comment and put the collections
into a data bank for students’ reference
3) New materials presentation
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Sample1 A Gift Card
Dear Joyce,
The roses are from our own garden,We
send them to you with love,Hope you enjoy
their beauty and sweet smile,
Best regards,
Yours
Mary Kent
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Sample 2 Reply to the gift sender
Dear Mary,
The roses you sent me yesterday are right
near me on the table,Some of them opened this
morning,The flowers are so lovely and sweet that
they make me feel much better,It was really
very thoughtful of you,Thank you ever so much.
Most appreciatively,
Joyce Lamb
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Sample 3 A congratulation card
Dear Mr,Alright,
Congratulations on your being named this
year’s Outstanding Manager,I once visited one
of your branches and was very much impressed,
I am sure you deserve this honor,And I feel so
happy for you.
Best wishes for your even greater success
to you in the coming new year!
Sincerely,
John Black next
Sample 4 A Thank-you Letter
Dear Mrs,Green,
My daughter has written to me that you have
been very kind to her during her stay in New York.
My husband and I deeply appreciate your courtesy,
and we do hope you’ll come to stay together with us
for a few days when you are in Beijing,
Thank you for you many kindness to Lin Fang.
Sincerely yours,
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Sample 5 A greeting card
Dear Mr,Li,
Greetings from Washington State! I have very
good news to tell you,With your kind help,I have
very good news to tell you,With your kind help,I
have been accepted to the University of Hawaii,I
really don’t know how to express my thanks to you,
Now I’m working hard and also studying Chinese
whenever possible because I’m certain I’ll visit China
and even work there again.
Thank you so much for all you have given me,
Your Friend
Stella next
Sample 6 An apology card
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday was inexcusable,and I
must tell you how sorry I am,If you are unable to
forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do
want you to know how much I regret the incident,I
hope you will someday be able to forgive me for
ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common sense
in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know what to
say to you now,Please accept my most humble apology.
Yours,
Li Jing
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Part II Putting in use
1,Divide the students into groups
2,Practice
Work in groups and practice sample dialogues 1
Thank You for the Beautiful Flowers and
dialogue 2 Congratulations for the Promotion
3,Actout
Work in groups to 1) understand the short
dialogues on Page 19 of the Textbook 2) to act out
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Part III Further Practice
1,Furthering and Practicing
2,commenting
3,Completing
4,Responding
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1,Furthering and Practicing
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Each group chooses one
of the situations to
further the dialogue
act out before the class
2,commenting
? The fellow students to make comments on
the performance and the appropriateness of
their English;
? The teacher summarizes this part.
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3,Completing
Work in groups to complete by filling
in the blanks on Page 20 of the Textbook
(Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher
checks the answers in class.
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4,Responding
Practice Exercise 2 on Page 21 of the
Textbook orally, With teacher’s situations
in Chinese,give the English equivalent,the
whole class work together
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The script for the dialogue
? You,您好，安娜！谢谢你的贺卡。你真是个有心人。
? Anne,Oh,nice to meet you here,Chen,
Congratulations again!
? You,谢谢。这是我的第一个学位，我非常珍惜。多亏
了你的帮助。
? Anne,It’s my pleasure.
? You,你的确对我帮助极大，安娜。我希望有朝一日能
报答你。
? Anne,Don’t mention it,Chen,You are my best
friend,you know.
? You,你真好，亲爱的。顺便问一下，你周五能来参加
我的毕业典礼吗？
? Anne,Is it on Friday? Oh,I’m sorry I can’t
make it,I have a meeting to attend that day.
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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
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1,Match after you listen
? With the given diagram,listen to a dialogue,
match the information in Column A with
the choices in Column B.
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2,Judge after you listen
Listen to a dialogue,make a choice
from A,B,C or D to each of the questions
given on the blackboard.
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3,Make after you learn
? Make a dialogue of your
own to express thanks,
congratulations or regret
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4,Self-assessment and
Teacher’s Guidance
? Check the answers to 1 and 2,give
brief explanations; Score your own
papers,and hand them in.
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5,Assignment
? Workbook P 19— 1-6
? Read fluently the passage on page 28 of your
Textbook and try to understand it as possible as you
can by using a dictionary,
? Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism from 8 to 14
and Passage 2
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
Part I Leading in
Part II Comprehension and Practicing
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
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1,Revision
? Recite the seven practical sentences for
tourism and the others repeat.
? Answer teacher’s questions according
to Passage for tourism.
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2,Warming up for the new class
? Work in groups to create situations to
express thanks
? Teacher’s comments on the importance
of writing a thank-you note and how to
write it
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Part II Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Commenting
3,Retelling
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1,Checking and Explaining
? True or false questions according to the
passage on page 28 of the Textbook New
Practical English
? Answer questions in details according to the
passage on page 12 of the Textbook New
Practical English.
? Possible difficult words,phrases & sentences
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Possible difficult words
instance n,example,fact,etc,supporting a general truth例证，实例
e.g,This is only one instance out of many.
meantime adv,(during) the same time when something else is going on与此同时
e.g,How can one feel stressed and relaxed in the meantime?
generous adj,given freely,noble-minded,plentiful慷慨的，大方的
e.g,He is always generous with his money.
sincerely adv,out of one’s heart,in a genuine manner,not pretentiously真诚地
e.g,She smiled so sincerelythat I couldn’t refuse her.
attach v,fasten or join one thing to another带着，附上，系上
e.g,Please attach labels to your luggage.
gratitude n,thankfulness,being grateful感激，谢意
e.g,My gratitude to my teacher is beyond words.
vivid adj,lively and clear栩栩如生的，生动的
e.g,She gave a vivid description of the event.
custom n,generally accepted behavior among members of a social group习俗，
e.g,It’s our custom to stand up when the national anthem is played.
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Possible difficult sentences
heart-warming (Para,4),is a compound
adjective,made up of a noun and a verb’s
presenting participle
e.g,thank-giving,peace-loving; stamp-collecting;
English-speaking; job-hunting; mountain-climbing
e.g,I enjoy my job in the lab,which consists mainly of
data-collecting and data-analyzing.
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Possible difficult sentences
(Para,1) Of course,it is not just when you leave that you can
get a thank-you note.
当然,得到感谢信不光是在你要离别的时候。
It is not … that …,it is the negative for of emphatic structure that
emphasizes the clause just when you leave
Of course,it is not just what you say that is important.
(Para,2) and my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to
your family.
我和我的妻子向您及全家致以我们最真心的问候。
This is one of the usual closing sentences used in thank-you letters,Other
similar expressions can be:
They ask me to pass their sincere gratitude to you.
I’d like to express our hearty thanks to you on behalf of all my friends.
All my class join me in sending their best regards to you.
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2,commenting
A thank-you note should be written promptly after you have
received a gift or been invited to a party,People are always
delighted to know you value their hospitality and good will,The
note needs not to be long,but the language must be sincere and
naturally intimate.
At the end of the note you’d better sign your name,Whether
your handwriting is beautiful or not,sign it personally,If the note
is typewritten,type your name in parentheses,The signed name
could be the first name or pet name,while the typed one is usually
in full.
for example,Your friend
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Part III Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
? Do exercise 6 on page 27 of the Textbook
? Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English
sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by
simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
? Do excises 8 on page 29 of the textbook
? Write a summary of the passage.
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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
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1,Translating
? Remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in
the passage they have learned and translate the following
sentences into Chinese orally.
– More and more students would send a bunch of flowers or a
greeting card to their teachers on Teachers’ Day.
– I don’t like the traditional custom of giving money as a New
Year’s gift.
– During Christmas,English people always exchange cards for
seasonal greetings,
– It matters little whether the letter is long or short,What really
counts is that it is heart-warming.
– Thank you very much for your generous hospitality,We do
hope that you will come to China some day as our guests,
– We have learned a lot from your talk,and all of our class
appreciated the opportunity of communicating with you.
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2,Assignment
? Textbook page 25 Passage 1 and
Workbook page 22 1-3
? Memorize all the patterns and
expressions to express thanks,
congratulations,regret etc.
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Section III
Writing and Translating
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Section III
Writing and Translating
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
? Check the answers to comprehension exercises
on the workbook orally;
? Students’ questions found in Passage 1.
2,Warming up for new class
? Speak out the patterns and expressions;
? Put your collections into the data bank.
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Giving thanks
? I appreciate it./ I’d appreciate that.
? I want to express my appreciation to all of my friends for
their support.
? I’m very grateful to you.
? I wish to express my most sincere thanks for all the
trouble you’ve taken.
? I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your
advice.
? I ‘m thankful to you for all the beautiful gifts.
? I ‘m much obliged to you for your hospitality/ reminding/
invitation.
? Thank you very much again.
? Words cannot express how grateful/touched/ I feel at the
moment.
? It’s so good/ hind/ nice of you to offer.
? I want to thank Prof,Li for helping me in this matter,next
1,Not at all.
2,I’m happy I could do that.
3,I’m glad to be of any help.
4,It’s my pleasure.
5,It was nothing at all.
6,No trouble at all.
7,Don’t mention it.
8,No problem.
9,You are welcome,
Replying to thanks
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1,What a wonderful performance!
Congratulations!
2,I’d like to congratulate you on your
success/promotion/victory/progress.
3,Good for you!
4,Well done!
5,I fell happy for you.
6,I must congratulate you.
7,Please accept my hearty congratulations,next
Giving Congratulations
1,Sorry to telephone you so late.
2,Excuse me,may I occupy/ trouble/ interrupt you a second?
3,I wonder if you could excuse me for a short while?
4,I’m afraid I have to leave you for a minute or two.
5,I really apologize for that.
6,You must forgive me,It’s all my fault.
7,I do apologize for what I’ve done.
8,I’m awfully sorry,I didn’t mean to hurt you.
9,I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
10,It’s wrong of me to be late again.
11,How clumsy/ careless/ thoughtless/ forgetful of me,
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Making Apologies
Part II Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into
groups
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for writing
4,Simulating
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Sample 1 Greeting
Dear Jimmy,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re ill these days,
Are you down with a bad cold? Or is it because you
worked too hard? Are you feeling better now? I really
want to go and see you,but a new task my boss
assigned yesterday has prevented me from paying you
a visit,Anyway,I’ll come to you as soon as I finish it,
until then,I pray for you early recovery,
All the best,
Yours,
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Sample 2 Congratulations
Dear Daisy,
We were not exactly surprised to hear the
wonderful news of your engagement to Mike,but we
certainly are delighted,As you know,Mike’s family
and ours have been very close for many years and we
are especially devoted to him,We believe he is one
of the finest--- and now one of the luckiest--- young
men,We send you every good wish for all possible
happiness.
Yours,
Betty Hones
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Sample 3 Apology
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday is inexcusable,and I
must tell you how sorry I am,if you are unable to
forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do
want you to know how much I regret the incident,I
hope you will someday be able to forgive me for
ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common
sense in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know
what to say you now,Please accept my most humble
apology,
Yours,
David
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4,Simulating
Write an English business card according to the
information given
收信人姓名,袁帜
写信人姓名,林帆
内容,袁帜刚获得工学硕士的学位。林帆从她的朋友那
里得到消息后向她表示祝贺。这些年里，林帆见她一直
努力学习，非常钦佩。林帆相信袁帜一定会在计算机领
域取得成功。她衷心祝愿袁帜拥有更加光明幸福的未来。
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Part III,Further Practice
1,Presenting new material
2,offering situations
3,Simulating
4,Acting out and commenting
5,Writing
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Translate the following letter of apology into Chinese
Dear Mrs,White,
I just heard the awful news from my son that our dog
climbed into your back yard and did some damage to your flower
beds,At this moment,my husband is expanding the fence so the
dog will not climb over it again,I would like to talk to you at your
convenience about how I might replace the ruined plants,although
I’m sure that nothing can compensate for the destruction of your
flowers and the loss of time and effort that went into growing
them,For that,I can only offer my most genius apologies.
Sincerely,
Marry Green
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Special Days
? 元旦 (1.1) New Year's Day
? 春节 (1.22) Spring Festival
? 情人节 (2.14) Valentine‘s Day
? 妇女节 (3.8) Women’s Day
? 复活节 (4.4) Easter
? 愚人节 (4.1) April Fools' Day
? 母亲节 (5.9) Mother's Day
? 劳动节 (5.1) May Day
? 儿童节 (6.1) International
Children‘s Day
? 父亲节 (6.20) Father's Day
? 教师节 (9.10) Teachers’ Day
? 中秋节 (9.28) Festival of
Lanterns
? 国庆节 (10.1)
? 感恩节 (11.27) Thanksgiving
Day
? 万圣节 (10.31) Halloween
? 圣诞节 (12.25) Christmas Day
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Special cards
? Sweetheart card,
? Friendship card,
? Affection Card,
? Congratulation Card,
? Invitation Card,
? Wedding card
? Apology card
? Greeting card,
? Thanks card，
? Graduation Card
? Congratulation Card
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3,Simulating
? Work in groups to choose one of the
situations to either write a letter or
make a card to express their thanks,
congratulations regret or apology.
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5,Writing
Write a short passage of
about 100 words to tell a story
or about an event related to
the picture given,Some useful
words and phrases have been
provided to help,The passage
may begin with,Tomorrow
will be Thanksgiving Day,
Sally is going…”
? thank one’s dentist,Mr,Milton;
? look very beautiful;
? very kind and helpful;
? put the pot into a small box with a
ribbon;
? go to the dentist for an aching tooth;
? attach a thank-you note;
? break Mr,Milton’s coffee pot by
accident;
? very happy to accept her gift
? choose to by a new coffee pot
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Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning Articles
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
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1,Checking
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?Read their passage
?Teacher comments
and points out the
grammatical errors
2,Applying
1) Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks.
2) Correct the errors in the following sentences.
3) Translate the following sentences into English,
paying attention to the use of Articles.
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1) Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks
? This is _______ Xinghai Park,and Mr,Chen is ________ director of
__________ park.
? a,x/a/a b,a/a/the c,the/x/the d,x/the(x)/the
? His plane is due at 10 in Paris,Look,______ plane is now at ______
airport.
? a,a/the b,the/the c,the/an d,a/an
? Jenny is _____ university student,and she is _____ honest girl.
? a/an b,an/a c,the/a d,an/the
? Let’s give the patient ____ hand,_____ car is waiting for us outside.
? a,a/The/the b,a/The/an c,the/A/an d,the/A/the
? Is this _____apple tree? No,it is _____ orange tree.
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2) Correct the errors in the following sentences
A,On the Sunday morning I usually do housework at the home.
B,My friend comes from a north of country.
C,Mary is the good player of the two.
D,The hospital bought a X-ray machine a day before yesterday.
E,A hour is the short time to spend in an university library.
F,In fact,it was a most exciting game of an year.
G,There is a exciting pop music concert on the TV.
H,These football stars are the very popular in whole country.
I,In United States,people attach much importance to words on a
thank-you card.
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3) Translate the following sentences into
English,paying attention to the use of Articles
a,我有一套关于英语学习的光盘，对我很有帮助。
b,李向一家旅行社递交了求职申请。
c,她喜欢喝果汁，但是这只杯子里的果汁太甜了。
d,她是系里唯一的一位喜欢弹钢琴的女孩子。
e,这是一部二手车。但是这部车的车况很好。
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5,Assignment
? Write a thank-you note to our present
football coach ARIE HAAN.
? Write an apology note to your teacher for
your having violating school regulations.
? Collect some maps of streets and
buildings and the patterns and expressions
for giving directions
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