Practice: a. 对一个商人来说，利润是最重要的事。To a businessman, profit is the most important thing.
b. 对我来说，一个幸福的家庭是最有价值的东西。To me, a happy family is the most valuable thing.
④. Leave an impression on/upon sb. 给某人留下印象 Leave a deep/good/nice impression on/upon sb.
Example: 一个友好的问候会使谈话有一个良好的开端。A friendly greeting will make a good beginning for a talk.
Practice: 一个幽默的句子会给一堂课增添一股活力(lively touch)。A humorous sentence will give a lively touch to the lesson. ⑤. such: 如此的,这样的
Example: Such a life may be too hard to the little girl.
Practice: a. 这样的结局对我来说是太匆忙了。Such an ending maybe too hasty to me.
b. 这样一种天气对游客来说是太热了。Such weather maybe too hot to the tourists.
⑥. Acquaint: v. make familiar with, get to know, reveal to sb. 结识，认识 Example: You should try to acquaint him with the facts of the case. Practice: a. I have become acquainted with my new duties.
b. The overseas students have make themselves acquainted with their Chinese peers.
⑦. Prefer: v. like better, would rather do 更喜欢,宁愿
Example: I prefer to have the meeting in the morning rather than in the afternoon. Practice: Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?
Passage II A Little About Me
Step 1.Warm up
First ask the students the question “If you write a short passage to introduce yourself, which aspects should be included in it?”” and then make some conclusions as follows:
Self-introduction can be made according to different requirements and should be appropriate in different situations. Generally speaking, such aspects as name, personality, interests, etc. are included.
Today we’ll read a passage concerning self-introduction from which we can get a glimpse of how to write a self-introduction.
Step 2. Step 2. Comprehension Questions (The students will be asked some compression questions after they have skimmed the passage to help them develop reading strategies.)
①. What is the author’s appearance? ②. What does the author do? ③. What are his characteristics?
④. When the author takes vacation, what will he do? Conclusion:
Explain the meaning of the text and the usage of new word and expressions to the students clearly. Let the students improve their ability of understanding through
doing exercises. The students will know more about the culture of foreign countries through the content of the text: the way in which Americans greet each other.
Section IV Trying Your Hand
Applied Writing
Translate the business cards by using translation skills; Explain grammar rules, i.e. the basic sentence structures .
Grammar: 英语的基本句型
英语五种基本句型列式如下：
基本句型一： Ｓ Ｖ （主＋谓）
基本句型二： Ｓ Ｖ Ｐ （主＋谓＋表）
基本句型三： Ｓ Ｖ Ｏ （主＋谓＋宾）
基本句型四： Ｓ Ｖ ｏ Ｏ （主＋谓＋间宾＋直宾）
基本句型五： Ｓ Ｖ Ｏ Ｃ （主＋谓＋宾＋宾补）
(一) 基本句型 一
此句型的句子有一个共同特点，即句子的谓语动词都能表达完整的意思。这类动词叫做不及物动词，后面可以跟副词、介词短语、状语从句等。
Ｓ │ Ｖ （不及物动词）
1. The sun │was shining.