e.g. She looks a bit like a creature from another planet. 她长得有点像外星人。 3. Each button was for a different type of food: Each button stood for a different type of food.
4. I was told it was very important to place the carton of fries with the McDonald’s name facing the customer so that they could receive the advertising message loud and clear: I was told it was very important to place the carton of fries with the McDonald’s name opposite the customer so that they could unmistakably receive the advertising message.
So that: introducing an adverbial clause of purpose
e.g. She raised her voice so that everyone could hear it. 为了让大家都能听见，她提高了嗓门。 5. If I couldn’t find the correct button on the register, a McDonald’s staff member, who was always kind to “temporary employees”, would .e and help me out. Who was always kind to” temporary employees”: a non-restrictive attributive clause introduced by “who”, modifying “a McDonald’s staff member”. Help sb. out: to help someone out of trouble.
e.g. He was obviously in some kind of trouble, but I didn’t know how I could help him out. 他显然遇到了麻烦，但我不知道该怎样帮助他摆脱困境。
Step2: Grammar Tips (20minutes)
First, ask Ss to preview the explanation and then give further study of the grammar tip. Do the exercises to check out whether Ss know the grammar well. 英语目的状语从句（The adverbial clause of purpose in English）
目的状语从句一般由so that或in order that 等引导，表示特定的目的或意图。
The teacher must speak clearly so that his students can understand well. 老师吐字清晰，学生才能理解的透彻。
They climbed to the top of the building in order that they could get a bird’s-eye view of the city. 他们爬上了楼顶，以便俯瞰整个城市。 So that结构中的that在非正式文体中可以省略。
We’ll .e at eight so (that) the meeting can be early. 我们八点来，这样可以早点开会。
注意：在表示目的的从句中一把都含有can, could, may, might, will, would等情态动词。 （见课本）
Step3: Practical Writing
祝贺信用于表达自己在得知他人学业有成，事业发展，婚姻或家庭生活美满等时感到的欣喜快慰之情。主要内容包括： 1. 传达祝贺之意和欣喜之情； 2. 解释祝贺原因； 3. 表达对未来的良好祝愿。 写祝贺信要注意以下几点： 1. 要写得及时； 2. 不需要写的太长； 3. 感情真挚热情，措辞得体，不要夸大事实。
4.
Sentence patterns for expressing congratulations in English: I congratulate you upon your success
Please allow me to congratulate you most heartily on your success in...
I’m glad to hear that you are going to graduate from the school with honor..., on which I congratulate you most heartily.
Your diligence, patience and perseverance have finally paid off.
Please accept my sincere congratulations on your success.
A sample for the writing task in this unit: Oct.26 Dear Xiao Xia, I’m so glad that you have recently found a job as assistant manager in an import and export .pany, on which I congratulate you most heartily. I remember you displayed remarkable leadership during your school days, and now your diligence, patience and perseverance have finally paid off. Please once again accept my sincere congratulations and I wish you every success in the future. Yours truly, Xiao Zhang
Period 7-8:
This is listening and speaking course.
Step 1: Brief introduction (15minutes) 1. ask where to buy certain things
2. ask for information about goods on sale 3. ask about prices 4. ask for refund
step 2:Starting Out Teaching Suggestions:
This activity can be done either in pairs or in groups. For low-level students, this activity can be carried out in pairs. The students will ask each other questions and take down notes, and then some of them will be asked to report to the class their
partner’s shopping habits. For more advanced students, this activity can be conducted in group of four to five as an interview. One student may play the role of a reporter from a certain TV station, who is doing a program on people’s shopping habits, and the other group members act as interviewees. They may be encouraged to ask questions other than those in the list.
Conduct a survey on shopping. You may ask each other the following questions: 1. where do you do your weekly shopping? May I ask why you shop there? 2. have food prices risen a lot recently? 3. how much do you spend on food every month?
4. where do you do your shopping for clothes? And why do you shop there? 5. how much do you spend on clothes ever month? 6. what has been your biggest purchase recently?
Step 3：In-class Activities Teaching Suggestions:
1. lead the students to go the New Words and Expressions
2. Play the recording once, and let the students do activity A. Then let them .pare
their choices without doing the class checking.
3. play the recording again, and let the students do Activity B. 4. check the answers together, and offer some brief explanation wherever necessary.
If the statement is false, check with the students why it is false, and ask them to provide the correction.
Step 4：Culture Notes Teaching Suggestions: 1. Ask the students to read this part on their own since the notes are mostly written
in Chinese.
2. the teacher may want to check if they have read it by asking the following
questions:
how much is the consumption tax?(5 percent of the price.) What does “XL” mean? (Extra Large)
Step 5: Speaking (10minutes)
Ask students to practice “Speaking Activities”, dialogue 2.
Unit 4 Daily Shopping
Objectives:
Speaking: Shopping experiences Grammar: The gerund in English
Practical writing: How to write an announcement
Focuses:
1. The usage of words and expressions 2. Grammar: Gerund
3. Writing: writing a note of apology
4. Listening: pay attention to the listening skills and contents.
Outline:
Period 1: Warm-up Discussion; study of words and expressions in Text A Period 2: Discussion of Text A Period 3: .prehensive Exercises
Period 4: Grammar Tips; Active Words and Vocabulary Check Period 5: Discussion of Text B and the follow-up .prehension Period 6: Practical Writing
Period 7: Starting Out & In-class Activities (Practical Listening and Speaking Course)
Period 8: Cultural Notes & After-class Activities (Practical Listening and Speaking Course)
Methods:
(8) Practice speaking and listening (9) Discussion (10) Presentation and role play (4) Exercises
Teaching Procedures
Period 1:
Step 1. Warm-up Discussion (5 minutes)
Ask the students to talk about manners and why good manners are important in our life.
Question: DO you like shopping? Why or why not?
Hint: I like because: it is a relaxing experience; it is full of pleasant surprise; it can help me keep up with the latest fashion I dislike shopping because: it is time-consuming; I’m short of money; some unexpected trouble may spoil the fun.
Step 2. Background Information (10 minutes)
A supermarket is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. It is larger in size and has a wider selection at relatively lower prices than a traditional grocery store. It typically .prises meat, produce, dairy and baked goods departments along with shelves of canned and packaged goods as well as various nonfood items such as small electrical appliances, pharmacy products, and pet supplies, etc. Customers usually put their shopping into trolleys.
Online shopping
Online shopping is the process that consumers go through to purchase products or services by the Internet Online shopping popular mainly because of its convenience and ease of se .However, with online shopping .es the risk of Internet fraud and unreliable delivery.
Step 3. Vocabulary in Text A (20 minutes)
Ask Ss to read new words and expressions by themselves and then read the new words together. Explain the important points.
1 purchase n. [C] 购买，购买的东西 vat.购买
e.g. (1) The .pany spent a lot on expansion, including the purchase of a large warehouse.
(2) Do you wish us to deliver your purchases? Purchaser n.
2. logical adj. 合乎逻辑的
The detective has to discover the murderer by logical deduction. Logic n. 逻辑
Logician n. 逻辑学家 3. enquire v. 询问
e.g. (1) I’m writing to enquire about your advertisement in The Times. 4. corner n. 角落
e.g. (1) Write your name in the top left-hand corner of the page.
(2) I think the gas station should be just around the next corner. 5. tempt vt. 诱惑，
e.g. (1) If you leave valuables in you, it will tempt thieves.
(2) The ads hope to tempt people into buying their brand of coffee. Temptation n. [U] 诱惑，诱惑物
e.g.(1) Their might be a temptation to cheat if students sit too close together. (2) I finally gave n to the temptation and had a cigarette. 6. persuade vt. 说服，使相信
e.g. (1) I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a DRINK WITH ME .
(2) Don’t let yourself be persuaded into buying things you don’t really want. Persuasion n. 说服，说服力 Persuasive adj 有说服力的
e.g. (1) After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to let us in.