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1、Unit 1,,湖南長(zhǎng)郡衛(wèi)星遠(yuǎn)程學(xué)校,2014年下學(xué)期,制作 13,Task,Helping buy an electronic dictionary,,湖南長(zhǎng)郡衛(wèi)星遠(yuǎn)程學(xué)校,2014年下學(xué)期,制作 13,What is this?,An electronic dictionary.,Free Talk,What is an electronic dictionary?Do you want to buy an electroni

2、c dictionary? Why?What’s the difference between an electronic dictionary and an ordinary dictionary?,Listening for what is most important,Skills building 1,Expressions to show what is very important: most important /si

3、gnificant a major consideration above all in particular pay attention to really,Expressions to show what is not so important: I’m less worried about … it doesn’t matter so much if / whether … less important

4、/ not as important not as significant be of little importance,If you want to buy a product,what is the most important to you? Why?,Discussion,Part A,Read the advertisements of two new electronic dictionaries. Write

5、down as much information as possible in the form that follows.,Part B,He went to a department store and asked a salesperson for more information about electronic dictionaries. Listen and complete the notes above.,Take no

6、tes of some useful information.,Mark 204D: Languages: _________________________Number of words included: ___________Weight: ___________________________Size: ________________Price: ___________

7、__________________Extra functions: __________________________________________________________ ______________________________,Chinese and English,96 grams,over 100,000,104 ×72× 15 mm,650 yuan,A

8、voice function, a search function, exam revision, radio and games, spelling check, a pronunciation guide,Stylus Pen Ⅲ:Languages: _________________________Appearance: _______________________Number of words included:

9、 ____________Weight: _______________________Price: _____________________________Extra functions: _____________________________________________________________________________,Chinese and English,like a pen,over 15

10、0,000,20 grams,A speaker and an easy-to-read screen, spelling check, pronunciation,1,200 yuan,,Part C,According to his uncle’s requirements, make a list of them in the space below. Put a cross beside the items that are n

11、ot very important.,Uncle’s requirements:Weight and size:_______________Price:_________________________Appearance: __________________Translation:_________________________________________Pronunciation:_______________

12、__Extra functions: _______________,╳,╳,╳,no more than 700 yuan,English to Chinese and Chinese to English,English,Further listening,Which type does his uncle prefer, a dictionary with English translation only ,or wi

13、th two kinds of translation? Why?2. Is his uncle willing to buy a modern one at a high price?,He prefers a dictionary with two kinds of translation, for he thinks that, it’s good for him to study English at universit

14、y.,No. He doesn’t want to spend more than 700 Yuan on it.,3. Does the function of pronunciation matter a lot according to his uncle?,Yes. He thinks that will help his son to pronounce the word correctly.,Asking for infor

15、mation by telephone,Skills building 2,What do we often say while on the phone?,Hello, this is ...Hello. Could I talk to Mr. / Miss / ..., please?Speaking.Hold on, please.I’m sorry. She / He isn’t here now. Pardon?P

16、lease wait a minute.,Be polite. Be clear and to the point. Make sure you understand what you hear, and ask for an explanation if you don’t understand something.,It is important to do the following.,Practic

17、e speaking with your partner.,Salesperson: Good morning, this is customer service department, …..Customer: Good morning. Could you please give me

18、some information about the Mark 204D electronic dictionary. I’d like to know what batteries it uses.Salesperson: Certainly. I

19、t’s rechargeable.,Customer: How long can the batteries last after they get charged?Salesperson: They can last about three months.Customer: Good. Do you have the

20、 guarantee of the dictionary?Salesperson: Sure, we do. We will repair or replace it if it stops working during normal use.,Giving advice politely,Skills bu

21、ilding 3,We need to keep two things in mind.,Express the advice in a polite way, like a suggestion not an order. Present the information clearly, simply and in the right order.,Help Gao Ming write an email to his uncle.

22、,Useful words and expressions: I would advise you to buy… I would recommend the first one to you. I think you may / could / would buy… It seems to me that … In my opinion …,When you are state the reasons t

23、o support your advice, you’d better put it in order of importance. first of all, in addition, what’s more, furthermore, besides, what comes first is…, at last / lastly, finally, to conclude, to sum up, in conclusion,

24、 in a word …,Try to cover the following aspects ofthe electronic dictionary in your e-mail. The price. The number of words included. The language. Extra functions and features. Appearance and weight. The battery

25、and the guarantee of it.,A SampleDear Uncle,I would advise you to buy Mark 204D for Xiaowen. First of all, this electronic dictionary gives you both Chinese to English and English to Chinese translation, which will he

26、lp him improve his language study. In addition, it includes a spell check function, pronunciation guide and a list of words with similar and opposite meanings. Last, it will be,convenient for him to carry because of its