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Unit 9 the risks of life

Unit 9 the risks of life. Listening & Speaking. Making offers: Would you like …? Do you want …? Tea? Shall I …? May I …? Can I …? Let me … Would you like me …? I should very much appreciate it if you allow me to …?. Listening & Speaking.

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Unit 9 the risks of life

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  1. Unit 9the risks of life

  2. Listening & Speaking • Making offers: • Would you like …? Do you want …? Tea? • Shall I …? May I …? Can I …? • Let me … Would you like me …? • I should very much appreciate it if you allow me to …?

  3. Listening & Speaking • Responding to offers: • Yes please. Thank you./ Thanks. • Oh, thank you, that would be great. That would be lovely. That’s very kind of you. 3. No, thank you./ No, thanks.

  4. Listening & Speaking Common expressions of making offers： Is there anything else you would like me to do? If I can be of any help, please don't hesitate to let me know. If it would be of any help, I could park the car for you. Would you like any help to call a taxi? Could I turn on the light for you? I'll post the letter for you if you like. Let me give you a hand with the dishes. If you like I could carry the suitcase for you. Shall I help you to prepare the dinner? Do you want me to make coffee for you?

  5. Listening & Speaking Common responses to offers： I would be extremely grateful if you could. That would be very kind of you. Thank you. That's great. Thank you. You've done me a favor. Thank you all the same. I really appreciate your help. I don't know what I would have done without your help. You're so considerate. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks. That's very kind of you, but I think I can manage. No, it's all right. Thank you.

  6. Listening & Speaking • Listen to Conversation Oneon P134 and answer questions on P133. • Listen to Conversation Twoand answer questions on P134. • Read Conversation One and Conversation Two aloud. Make similar ones with the words in the substitute boxes. • Role Play: A student worries too much about her English study and can’t sleep well, she goes to her advisor for help.

  7. Listening & Speaking • Make your own dialogue: Listen to the conversation and fill in A’s words: A: 8734059 B: May I speak to Dr. Thomas Nelson? A: Speaking. May I ask who’s calling? B: This is Lee Ting, secretary at the Dean’s Office. A: _________________________________________ B: I’m calling to inform you about some changes in our arrangements for next week. A: _________________________________________ B: The first change is that the seminar will be moved to the law school Auditorium. The time will be 3:00 pm on Monday A: ____________________________________

  8. Listening & Speaking B: I want to know if you have any special needs for facilities for your presentation. A: ___________________________________________ B: Ok, overhead projector, or PowerPoint projector. What about audio equipment? Do you want me to arrange a wireless microphone for you? A: _________________________________________ B: Sure, we’ll put a microphone on the podium. Oh, and finally, the field visit has been cancelled owing to your time constraints. A: _________________________________________

  9. Listening & Speaking B: In that case, should I tell the Dean that you had really hoped to see the lab? A: _________________________________________ B: Sure, I’ll let him know this first thing when he returns to the office. Listen to Conversation Twoand make your own dialogue based on the situations given: Your roommate Mary is out, but her father calls to say that he is coming to visit this weekend and asks Mary to meet him at the railway station at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, you receive the call and offer to take the message.

  10. Text: The Risks of Life New words & phrases: 1. risk: possibility of bad result; venture •take a risk/risks •at risk: in danger e.g. You really are at risk if you do not wear a seat-belt. risk: v. to place sth. in danger e.g. Firefighters risk their lives to save people and their property. 2. disorder: a situation things or people are untidy •in order ---- in disorder e.g. Everything was in disorder, but nothing seemed to be stolen.

  11. Text: The Risks of Life 3. alter: change sth. or make sth. change e.g. It’s still the same book. Only the cover has been altered. You can alter appearance of a room by moving the furniture. 4. infectious: an infectious illness can be passed from one person to another •high infectious •n. infection v. infect: to give sb. a disease 5. exception: sb. or sth. that is not included in a general statement •with the exception of: apart from e.g. Everyone was tired, with the exception of John.

  12. Text: The Risks of Life 6. overweight: over- is a prefix before a noun, a verb, an adjective with the meaning of " too much". over-active; over-careful; over-confidence; overtime; over-emphasize; over-crowded 7. celebrate: 1) to do sth. special for a particular event or occasion e.g. We celebrated the New Year with a party. 2) to praise sb. in speech or writing e.g. She was celebrated as one of the best dancers. adj. celebrated: famous

  13. Text: The Risks of Life 8. fortune: 1) a large amount of money 2) chance, good luck e.g. fortune smiles on sb.: sb. is very lucky, everything is good for sb. adj. fortunate 9. inherit: pass down from one generation to the next inherit sth. from sb.: e.g. He has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle.

  14. Text: The Risks of Life 10. anticipate: 1) to expect sth. to happen e.g. Sales are better than anticipated. 2) to be ready for sth. before it happens e.g. A good waiter can anticipate a customer’s needs. n. anticipation 11. reduce: to make sth. smaller or less e.g. We must reduce our spending by 15%. n. reduction 12. evident: obvious •self-evident: clearly true and needing no more proof

  15. Text: The Risks of Life 13. assume: to suppose e.g. It may be safely assumed that there is no animal life on Mars. 14. individual: adj. single or personal n. a single person n. individuality: the quality which makes sb. or sth. different from all others e.g. Her work shows great individuality. 15. alike: alike adj. & adv. e.g. The two office buildings are alike in size and shape. He treats everyone alike. 16. despite: prep. in spite of e.g. Despite the differences in their ages, they are close friends.

  16. Text: The Risks of Life 17. guarantee: promise sth. will happen, make sth. certain; protect sth./sb. e.g. The manufacturers guarantee the watch for 3 years. •guarantee...from / against e.g. His insurance guaranteed him against / from money loss in case of fire. 18. for better or worse: whatever happens e.g. He promised to be with her, for better or worse. 19. make sure: to be certain, to be sure e.g. Please make sure that the house is properly locked.

  17. Text: The Risks of Life 20. make sense: to make sth. reasonable e.g. This message doesn't make sense. 21. on the other hand on the one hand ... on the other ( hand ) ... e.g. On the one hand, we are good friends ; on the other, we are rivals.

  18. Text: The Risks of Life Pre-reading tasks: List three things that you can do to keep fit or live longer.

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