高教版中職英語（拓展模塊）Uint2《Communication》課件

高教版中職英語（拓展模塊）Uint2《Communication》課件高教版中職英語（拓展模塊）Uint2《Communication》課件ContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHandContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingImitatingMini-TalksActingouttheTasksStudyingEmailInformationontheInternetFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseImitatingMini-TalksActingout1)TalkingaboutabbreviationsusedforonlinechattingMike:Hi,Hilary,whoareyouchattingwith?Hilary:AboyfromHongKongnamed“Run”.ButIhavenoideaabouttheword“GNBLFY”heused.Mike:NeitherdoI.Let’smakeaguess.Hilary:Mm,letmesee.Oh,itmightmean“gotnothingbutloveforyou”.2)Talkingaboutcyberslangusedine-mailsMay:Hi,Susan!Iamreadingane-mailfromTom.Susan:Areyou?Anythingexciting?May:Idon’tknowthemeaningof“plantingstrawberries”.Susan:Oh,itcomesfromtheTaiwancampus,meaning“l(fā)overskissingeachother”.1Workinpairs.Lookatthepictureandrecitethefollowingmini-talksfortalkingaboutsomethingonline.cyberslangstrawberriesWindowonKeyWordsUnit|Two網(wǎng)絡俚語

草莓 1)Talkingaboutabbreviations3)TalkingaboutexperiencesofchattingonlineAndy:Howwasyoursummerholiday?Jasmine:Itwasgreat.IsurfedtheInternetalot.Andy:TheInternet?Soyouwereoftenonline.Jasmine:True.IspentalmostallmysparetimesurfingtheInternet.I’mabsolutelyamousepotato.It’ssoexciting.4)TalkingabouttheexperienceofgoingonlineDiana:Youreallygoonlinealot,don’tyou?EverytimeIseeyou,you’reinthemiddleofbrowsingtheInternet.Jason:Yeah,Ireallylovebrowsingit.Diana:Iamcuriousaboutthis.What’ssoexcitingaboutit?Jason:WhatIloveaboutitisthatit’ssorelaxing.Withoutgoinganywhereatall,yougettoenteracompletelydifferentworld.Youcanleaveyourownworldbehind,andgosomewherereallyvirtual.5)TalkingabouttheexperienceofsurfingtheInternetMike:Chattingonlineseemslikefun.Haveyouevertriedit?Lily:Irecentlyhave!Mike:Howdoyoufeelaboutit?Lily:Ijustloveit.It’sthemostexitingthingI’veeverdone.surfedmouse

potatobrowsingvirtualWindowonKeyWordsBackUnit|Two沖浪；上(網(wǎng))

網(wǎng)蟲瀏覽(計算機)虛擬的3)TalkingaboutexperiencesoBack2Workinpairsandperformthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.RefertotheDataBankintheWorkbookforrelevantexpressions.Back2Workinpairsandperfo3Emailsareanimportantonlinemeansofcommunication.Readthefollowingemailmessageandlearntoknowhowemailscanbeusedincommunicationandhowabbreviationsareusedinemails.3EmailsareanimportantonlBackBack4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.Unit|Two4ReadthefollowingsamplediBackUnit|TwoBackUnit|Two5ImagineyouandJanefromtheUKareclassmates.Youaretalkingaboutchattingonline.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseversionprovided.BackUnit|TwoHowinteresting!IshouldfindsometimetotryitChattingonlineseemslikefun.HaveyouevertrieditHowdoyoufeelaboutitOh,really?What’sthefunofitWow,canyounamesomeofthem5ImagineyouandJanefrom6ImagineyouandWalterarestudyinginthesameuniversity.YouaremeetinghimoncampusandyouaretalkingabouttheInternet.Playyourroleaccordingtothecluesgiveninbrackets.1Youreallygoonlinealot,don’tyou?2IreallydolovebrowsingtheInternet.3Yougettoenteracompletelydifferentworldwithoutgoinganywhereatall.4Themostinterestingthingisthatyoucandoshoppingonline.5Themoststimulatingexampleisthevirtualcarshowrooms.6Sowhatcanpeopledothere?BackUnit|Two6ImagineyouandWalteraresLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationHandlingaDialogueUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkLearningSentencesforWorkpla1Listentotentopic-relatedsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtrytorememberthem.1Listentotentopic-relatBackBack2Listenagaintotheabovesentencesrearrangedinsequence,andthenmatchthemwiththeirChinesetranslation.jcaihdgefbUnit|TwoBack2Listenagaintotheabovese3Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtranslatethemintoChineseorally.1)我的確喜歡在網(wǎng)上和朋友聊天。2)如果有人寫“4ever”，意思就是“forever”。3)現(xiàn)在我能猜出這些縮寫可能表示什么意思了。4)如果你愿意，我可以告訴你更多的東西。5)由因特網(wǎng)產(chǎn)生了“網(wǎng)群”或“網(wǎng)蟲”，這是一個用

來描述網(wǎng)絡癮君子的術語。6)我認為這些網(wǎng)絡俚語也表明了我們日常生活受

網(wǎng)絡的影響有多大。7)我喜歡網(wǎng)絡是因為它讓我放松。8)我不知道他用的“GNBLFY”這個詞的意思。9)每次我看到你，你都在瀏覽網(wǎng)頁。10)我正在看湯姆發(fā)來的電子郵件。Back3Listentotentopic-related1)Ireallyenjoychattingwithfriendsonline.2)Ifsomeonewrites“4ever”,itmeans“forever”.3)NowIcanguesswhattheseabbreviationsmightmean.4)Ifyoulike,Icantellyoumore.5)FromtheInternetcomes“@group”or“networm”,atermtodescribetheInternetaddicts.6)IthinktheInternetslangalsoshowshowmuchourdailylifeisinfluencedbytheInternet.7)WhatIloveabouttheInternetisthatitisrelaxing.8)Ihavenoideaabouttheword“GNBLFY”heused.9)EverytimeIseeyou,you’reinthemiddleofbrowsingtheInternet.10)Iamreadingane-mailfromTom.Script:Back1)IreallyenjoychattingwLinDaandJohnaretalkingaboutCollege1BBS,BBC,SBS

,whichisanopenforumforregistered2users,keepers,workers

tofreelyexpresstheiropinionsandideas.Thisseemstobeagood3channel,way,method

ofinformationexchangeamongChineseuniversitystudents.ButthenewspapersaysthatthereisoneproblemforBBS4users,keepers,holders

.Sometimesargumentsanddebatesonlinearereducedto5personal,fixed,physical

attacksandmeaninglessquarrels.4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptUnit|TwoBBS,BBC,SBSusers,keepers,workerschannel,way,methodusers,keepers,holderspersonal,fixed,physicalBackLinDaandJohnaretalkinLinDa:Isthereanythingnewinthepapertoday?John:Yes.HereisaninterestingarticleaboutCollegeBBS.LinDa:What’sthat?John:BBS,ashortformforBulletinBoardSystem.LinDa:What’sthatfor?John:CollegeBBSisanopenforumforregistereduserstofreelyexpresstheiropinionsandideas.LinDa:Thatsoundsaverygoodwayforstudentstoexchangeinformation.John:Yes,butthenewspapersaysthatthereisoneproblemforBBSkeepers.LinDa:Whatisthat?John:Sometimesargumentsanddebatesonlinearereducedtopersonalattacksandmeaninglessquarrels.LinDa:Oh,that’stoobad.Isthereanysolutiontothisproblem?John:Yes,that’swhatthearticlereallywantstoshow.LinDa:Whatmightbethesolution?John:Well,itsuggestssomeuniversitiesrequiretheuserstoproviderealnamesandcarryoutstricterwatchoverthecontentofBBSinformation.Script:Unit|TwoBackLinDa:Isthereanythingnew5Listentothedialogueagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.1)What’sthearticleaboutinthenewspaper?2)WhatdoesBBSstandfor?3)WhatisBBSgoodfor?4)WhatproblemdoesthenewspaperthinktheBBShas?5)What’sthesuggestionforsolvingtheproblem?It’saboutCollegeBBS.ItstandsforBulletinBoardSystem.It’sagoodwayforcollegestudentstoexchangeinformation.Sometimesargumentsanddebatesonlinearereducedtopersonalattacksandmeaninglessquarrels.ItissuggestedthattheusersproviderealnamesandmorestrictwatchbecarriedoutoverthecontentofBBSinformation.Unit|TwoBack5ListentothedialogueagainLinDa:Isthereanythingnewinthepapertoday?John:Yes.1_________________________________________.LinDa:What’sthat?John:BBS.Itis2___________________________________.LinDa:What’sthatfor?John:CollegeBBSisanopenforumforregistereduserstofreelyexpresstheiropinionsandideas.LinDa:

3____________________________________________________.John:Yes,butthenewspapersaysthatthereisoneproblemwithBBSkeepers.6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ThatsoundsaverygoodwayforstudentstoexchangeinformationHereisaninterestingarticleaboutCollegeBBStheshortformforBulletinBoardSystemLinDa:IsthereanythingnewLinDa:What’sthat?John:Sometimesargumentsanddebatesonlinearereducedtopersonalattacksandmeaninglessquarrels.LinDa:Oh,that’stoobad.4____________________________________?John:Yes,that’swhatthearticlereallywantstoshow.LinDa:Whatmightbethesolution?John:Well,itsuggestssome5___________________________________________________andkeepstricterwatchoverthecontent.universitiesrequirethewebuserstoprovidetheirrealnamesIsthereanysolutiontothisproblem6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BackLinDa:What’sthat?7Listentoashortspeechtwiceandduringthesecondlistening,putbackthemissingwordsintheblanks.Weliveonline.WeGoogleourquestions,Twitter(博客網(wǎng)站)ourthoughts,Flickerour1____________andevenwatch2____________onHulu(視頻網(wǎng)站).TheWebhasinventedmorethanafewwordsinour3____________:ithasbecomepartofour4______routine.Thischangewillleadtoanopportunitythatthemusic5_________hasn’tseensincetheriseoftheCD.Now,asourlivesmoveonline,ourlistening6________arefollowing.ThegrowthofonlinemusicwebsitessuchasiMeem,Pandora,andLast.fmisjustthe7_______.Welistentomusicina8__________becauseit’sconvenient—it’swherewedoeverythingelse.AndwelistenonlinebecausetheWeb9____________somethingtheiPodcan’t:10______music.newpicturestelevisionvocabularydailybusinesshabitsstartbrowserprovidesBack7Listentoashortspeechtwi8ListentotheshortspeechagainandmatchtheinformationinColumnAwiththechoicesinColumnB.8ListentotheshortspeechaBackBack9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheshortspeechinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1)WhatcanwedoontheWebinourdailyroutine?2)WhatisthenewlisteninghabitwehavedevelopedsincetheriseoftheWeb?3)Whydowelistentomusicinabrowser?4)WhydoweprefertolistentothemusicontheWebinsteadofusinganiPod?Weexchangequestions,expressthoughts,seepictures,andevenwatchTV.Welistentomusicinabrowser.Becauseitisconvenient.

BecausetheWebprovidesnewmusic.GeneralideaUnit|TwoBack9WriteoutthegeneralideaoWeliveonline.WeexchangequestionsonGoogle,expressthoughtsonTwitter,andseepicturesonFlicker.WeevenwatchtelevisiononHulu.TheWebhasincreasedourvocabularyandbecomepartofourdailyroutine.Welistentomusicinabrowserbecauseit’sconvenient.Wealsodoeverythingelseinabrowser.AndtheWebprovidessomethingtheiPodcan’t:newmusic.Generalidea:BackWeliveonline.WeexchangPracticingAppliedWritingWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarPracticingAppliedWritingWrit1Readthefollowingsamplesofemailandlearntowriteyourown.1ReadthefollowingsamplesoBackBack2TranslatethefollowingemailintoChinese,usingtheDataBankintheWorkbookforreferencewhennecessary.Back2Translatethefollowingemai3WriteanemailnoticeaccordingtotheinformationgiveninChinese.Back3WriteanemailnoticeaccordNounClausesBackNounClausesBackthatglobalwarmingisaseriousworldproblem為that引導的賓語從句Howwecangetridofpoverty為how引導的主語從句Wherehehadescapedfrom為where引導的主語從句whenworldpeacewillbecomeareality為when引導的賓語從句thatthedetectivehimselfwasthethief為that引導的主語從句thathestudyart為that引導的賓語從句1)Theministersagreethatglobalwarmingisaseriousworldproblem.2)Howwecangetridofpovertyisabigproblem.3)Wherehehadescapedfrompuzzledme.4)Everyonewonderswhenworldpeacewillbecomeareality.5)Ithappenedthatthedetectivehimselfwasthethief.6)John’sparentsinsistedthathestudyart.4Pointoutthesubordinateclauseandthefunctionitservesineachofthefollowingcomplexsentences.Unit|Twothatglobalwarmingisaserio4Pointoutthesubordinateclauseandthefunctionitservesineachofthefollowingcomplexsentences.7)Myquestioniswhowillmarryapoormanlikeme.8)Hetoldmewhichsubjecthelikedbest.9)Heisdoubtfulhowtheworkcanbefinishedthisweek.10)Thepointiswhetherweoughttorecommendhim.11)ItisevidentthatMr.Browndoesn’tunderstandyou.12)Whetherhehassignedthecontractornotdoesn’tmatter.whowillmarryapoormanlikeme為who引導的表語從句whichsubjecthelikedbest為which引導的賓語從句howtheworkcanbefinishedthisweek為how引導的賓語從句whetherweoughttorecommendhim為whether引導的表語從句thatMr.Browndoesn’tunderstandyou為that引導的主語從句whetherhehassignedthecontractornot為whether引導的主語從句Back4Pointoutthesubordinateclwhatitwasthepurposeofourvisit→whatthepurposeofourvisitwas.wheredoyouwanttogo→whereyouwanttogo.whatdidIintend→whatIintendedtodo.whatdoesapatienttelladoctor→Whatapatienttellsadoctor.Thejobmarketischangingisobvious.→Itisobviousthatthejobmarketischanging.1)Mymothertoldmewhatitwasthepurposeofourvisit.2)Tellthetaxidriverwheredoyouwanttogo.3)HeaskedmewhatdidIintendtodoaftergraduation?4)Whatdoesapatienttelladoctorisconfidential.5)Thejobmarketischangingisobvious.5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.Unit|Twowhatitwasthepurposeofour6)Ithasbeenprovedwhatthebrainsofmenandwomenarenotentirelythesame.7)ThequestionisthatwhetherAmericanandEuropeancompaniesunderstandtheRussianbusinessenvironment.8)Nooneknowsthattheexperimentwillsucceedornot.9)TherearetworeasonsbecauseIdonotwanttogoouttonight.10)Iaskedhershehadanyroomstorent.Ithasbeenprovedthatthebrainsofmenandwomenarenotentirelythesame.去掉thatthat→whetherbecause→why

在her后加if或whether5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.Back6)Ithasbeenprovedwhatthe6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.Whatyouneedismorepractice.Whentheywillcomehasn’tbeenmadepublic.Couldyoutellmewhereyouarefrom?Weshouldfindoutwhetherthemuseumisopen.1)你需要的是更多的鍛煉。2)他們什么時候來還沒有公布。3)你可否告訴我你是哪兒的人？4)我們應該弄清楚展覽館是否開放。6Translatethefollowingsent5)問題是我們應該選擇哪條路線。6)他去北京的理由是很清楚的。7)他們小組很可能會趕到我們前頭去。8)你選擇什么課程并不重要，重要的是要找出色的教授。Thequestioniswhichrouteweshouldchoose.Thereasonwhyheisgoing/hasgonetoBeijingisveryclear.Itislikelythattheirgroupwillgetaheadofus.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatcoursesyoutake,whatmattersistofindthegreatprofessors.6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.Back5)問題是我們應該選擇哪條路線。Thequestion7Writeashortemailpassageofabout100wordstodescribethepicturebelow.Someusefulexpressionsareprovidedtohelpyou.Startthepassagewith“Emailallowspeoplearoundtheworldtocommunicatecheaply,quicklyandfrequently.”Unit|TwoBack7WriteashortemailpassageE-mailallowspeoplearoundtheworldtocommunicatecheaply,quicklyandfrequently.Nowadaysyoudon’thavetobothertogotoapostofficetosendyourletters.Someyoungpeopleevendonotknowthewordstelegramandcable.Thespeede-mailissentisenormouslyfast.Oneminuteyouwerestillwritingthemessage,thenextminuteitwouldappearinyourfriend’se-mailbox.Haveyouevertriedtocommunicatewithyourfriendsbye-mail?Ifnotyet,whynotapplyforyourowne-mailboxrightnow?Key:BackE-mailallowspeoplearounInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsInformationRelatedtoTextLanIt’snounderstatementtosaythate-mailhashadaprofoundeffectonourprofessionalandpersonallives.Peoplethousandsofmilesawayfromeachothercansendandreceivedetaileddocumentswithinmereseconds.Thisallowsustotakeonprojectsthatwouldn’thavebeenpracticalorpossibleonlyafewyearsago.Ithasbecomeroutineforustocorrespondandexchangefileswithpeopleoverseas.Theonlyobstacleisthedifferenceintimezones.Butontheotherhand,e-mailcaneatupasubstantialportionofourworkday.Mostofthetimeandeffortinvolvedisgoingthroughunsolicitedmessagesandseparatingthegoodfromthebad.Butnotallunsolicitedmessagesarespam.InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageBackIt’snounderstatementtoE-mail,aBlessingandAnnoyanceFortheblessing:E-mailisaconversationthatdoesnotrequireanimmediateresponse(likeatelephone).Ifsomeonecallsyouonthetelephone,youpickitup(unlessyouhaveananswering

machine,voicemailoryouarejustplainrude)andtheconversationbegins.Thisisaninteractiveconversation.Withe-mail,yousendamessageandthenwaitforaresponse.Theresponsemaycomeinfiveminutesoritmaycomeinfivedays.Eitherway,it’snotaninteractiveconversation.Ifahundredpeoplesendyoue-mailsinoneday,sowhat?Youdon’thavetotalkwithallonehundred.Justthinkofallthehellos,goodbyesandotherunnecessarychit-chatyoucanavoid.Withe-mail,youonlydealwiththeirmessages(whichusuallyomithellos,goodbyesandsuch)andyoudealwiththemonyourowntime.That’stheblessing.12Unit|TwoE-mail,aBlessingandAnnoyanNowforthe

annoyance:Toomanye-mailusersassumethattheminutesomeonereceivesane-mail,thepersonwillreadit.Badassumption.Ifyouscheduleameetingforanhourfromnowandsendane-mailtoeachparticipant,thechancethatalltheparticipantswillreadthatmessagewithinthehourwillbeprettysmall.Ontheotherhand,ifyouschedulethemeetingforthenextday,thechancethattheywillreadthemessagewillbeprettyhigh.Remember,e-mailisnotdesignedforimmediateresponse(that’swhyyouhaveatelephone),it’sdesignedforconvenience.Some(notall)e-mailsystemshavefeaturesthattrytocombatthisproblem.Thesefeatures(usuallycalled“notification”)willnotifyyouwhenapersonhasreceivedyoure-mailandmayalsotellyouwhenthepersonhasreadit(reallyallitcandoisassureyouthatthepersonhaslookedatthefirstscreenofthemessage—ithasnowaytoknowifthepersonhasreadthemessagewordforword).Referringbacktotheexampleinthepreviousparagraph,youcouldchecktoseewhohascheckedtheire-mailbeforethemeetingandthentelephonethosewhohavenotreadit.34Unit|TwoNowfortheannoyance:34Unit|Theyaretypicallyfoundattheendofsentencesandwillusuallyreferbacktothepreviousstatement.Attachment:SmiliesSincetherearenofacialandvoicecuestohelpe-mail,usershavecomeupwithsomethingcalled“smilies”.Theyaresimpleseriesofsymbolsthatarepieced

togetherinthee-mailtexttohelpexpressthewriter’sfeelings.Themostcommonexampleis:-)(asmilingface).Herearesomemoreexamples.ExercisesThisMeansThisMeans:-)Smilingface:-(Frown(angerordispleasure);-)Wink(lightsarcasm):-PWrysmile:-|Indifference;-}Leer:->Devilish

grin(heavysarcasm):-eDisappointment8-)Eye-glasses:-@Scream:-DShockorsurprise:-OYell:-/PerplexedBackTheyaretypicallyfoundat1.(Para.3)

Ifahundredpeoplesendyoue-mailinoneday,sowhat?Analysis:sowhat?isaninformalexpression,whichmeans“WhyshouldIcare?”Translation:如果在一天內有一百個人給你發(fā)郵件，那又怎么樣呢？Example:Sometimesitcantakealittlebitlonger,butsowhat?LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack1.(Para.3)IfahundredpeopLanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences2.(Para.3)

Justthinkofallthehellos,good-byesandotherunnecessarychit-chatyoucouldavoid.Analysis:Justisusedtomakeastatementorcommandstronger,meaninginChinese“只是，僅僅”。Translation:只要想想看，你能省掉的所有“你好”、“再見”以及其他一些沒有必要

的寒暄，這就夠了。Example:ButIbettheyworktoohard.Justthinkofalltheymiss.BackLanguagePoints1ExplanationoLanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences3.(Para.5)

Ifyouscheduleameetingforanhourfromnowandsendane-mailtoeachparticipant,thechancethatalltheparticipantswillreadthatmessagewithinthehourwillbeprettysmall.

Analysis:Thisisacomplexsentence.Thesubjectandthepredicateofthemainclausearethechanceandwillbeprettysmall,withathat-clausetomodifythechance;Ifyouscheduleameetingforanhourfromnowandsendane-mailtoeachparticipantisanadverbialclauseofcondition.Translation:如果你計劃從現(xiàn)在起的一小時后開一個會，然后給每一位與會的人

發(fā)一封電子郵件，所有與會的人都能在一小時內讀到該郵件的機率

是很小的。Example:Ifwedecidetoworkovertimethisevening,thechancethatwewillgotothecinemawillbeverysmall.BackLanguagePoints1Explanationo4.(Para.6)

Referringbacktotheexampleinthepreviousparagraph,youcouldchecktoseewhohascheckedtheire-mailbeforethemeetingandthentelephonethosewhohavenotreadit.

Analysis:

Referringbacktoisapresentparticiplephraseusedasanadverbialofcondition.Translation:回到上一段中提到的例子來說，你可以復核一下，了解誰在會議

開始前檢視過郵件，然后你可以給沒有查看過郵件的人打電話。Example:HavingplayedStarWarsonthecomputerforthreehours,Michaelcouldnotfinishhispaperintime.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBackUnit|Two4.(Para.6)ReferringbacktoLanguagePoints2ImportantWords1.blessing:

n.somethinggoodthatyouhaveorthathappensandimprovesyourlife,helpsyouinsomeway,ormakesyouhappy祝福，賜福e.g.

Thedishwasherhasbeenarealblessing!HasherIQbeenaburdenasmuchasablessing?BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords2.plain

a.(informal)usedtoemphasizeanadjective,usuallyonereferringtoabadquality完全（的）地，全然（的）地

e.g.It’sjustplaincrazytospendallyourpayassoonasyougetit.Itwasjustplainstupidtogivehimyouraddress.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords3.chit-chat

n.conversationaboutthingsthatarenotveryimportant閑談，聊天e.g.

Let’stakeElizabethandherchit-chatclubasanexample.Gottime?Canwehavealittlechit-chat?BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords4.schedule

v.toplanthatsomethingwillhappenataparticulartime安排時間e.g.

Orifyoumissexercisingregularly,scheduleaonce-a-weekpowerwalk.HerfirstalbumisscheduledforreleaseinSeptember.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords5.design

v.toplanordevelopsomethingforaspecificpurpose設計

e.g.Theseexercisesaredesignedtostrengthenmuscles.Thebookisdesignedasareferencemanual.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWor6.featuren.apartofsomethingthatyounoticebecauseitseemsimportant,interesting,ortypical特點，特寫e.g.Airbagsareastandardfeatureinmostnewcars.AnimportantfeatureofVanGogh’spaintingsistheirbrightcolors.LanguagePoints2ImportantWordsBack6.featureLanguagePoints2ImpLanguagePoints2ImportantWords7.combat

v.totrytostopsomethingbadfromhappeningorgettingworse,usedespeciallyinnewsreports反對，斗爭e.g.Tocombatinflation,thegovernmentraisedinterestrates.Chinahascompleteditspreparationstocombatbirdflu.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords8.notify

v.toformallyorofficiallytellsomeoneaboutsomething通知e.g.Youwillbenotifiedofanychangesinthesystem.InAugustwewerenotifiedthatourarticlehadbeenrejected.notification:

n.informingbywords通知e.g.Youshouldreceivenotificationoftheresultswithinaweek.WereceivedofficialnotificationthatHarrywasmissing.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords9.assure

v.totellsomeonethatsomethingwilldefinitelyhappenorisdefinitelytruesothattheyarelessworried保證，確保e.g.Herdoctorhasassuredusthatshe’llbefine.Iassureyouthatwouldneverhappenagain.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWorLanguagePoints2ImportantWords10.cue

n.anactionoreventthatisasignalforsomethingelsetohappen

暗示，信號e.g.Oursuccesswasthecueforothercompaniestopressaheadwithnewinvestment.Ithinkthat’smycuetoexplainwhyI’mhere.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWor1)What’sthedifferencebetweenane-mailconversationandatelephoneconversation?2)What’stheblessingofe-mail?3)Whatise-maildesignedfor?4)What’stheannoyanceofe-mail?5)Whataresmilies?Ane-mailconversationdoesnotrequireanimmediateresponse,butatelephoneconversationdoes.Withe-mail,youonlydealwith