OralEnglish&CriticalThinkingByKerryZhouReviewofUnit2•Describingplaces–TravelAgency—tourismline–Talkingaboutyourhometown–Describingweather•ClassActivitiesDescribingplacesTasks•Workinpairs,studentstaketurnstochooseonepictureoutofthefouranddescribethecitythepicturebelongsto.•Trytodescribethelocation,weather,possiblehistoryyouknowaboutandfamousplacestovisit,etc..•TrytodescribewiththefollowinglanguagepointsLanguagebank•Describingplaces–…knownfor/famousfor…–Importantas…–Youaresuretohaveheardabout….–Youcanfind…/see….–Youhaveneverseensomany../somuch…/such…–Whencomingto…,you’llnoticethat….–Lotsoftouristswanttosee…–Lotsofourvisitorslikesittingonthebeach/haveatryofthefood…–It’sjustaplacewhereyoucan…–Thepeoplewholivethereare….Languagebank•Recommendingplaces–Themostfascinatingpartofthecityis…–Byfar,themostexcitingbuildinginthecityis…–Ifyouhavetime,itiswellworthgoingto….–Doyoulikeskating/boating…?Thenyoumustsee…–Ifyou’relookingfor…,thenyoumustgoto…–Ifyou’reinterestedinhistory/arts/music…,thenyoumustsee…Wuhan•LocatedincentralChina,Wuhan,thecapitalofHubeiProvince,servesasthepolitical,economicandculturalcenteroftheprovince.TheYangtze,World'sthirdlongestriveranditslargesttributaryHanshuimeetinWuhanandcutthecityintothreepartsofHankou,HanyangandWuchang,namely,ThreetownsofWuhan.•TheEastLakeistheprideandjoyofthepeopleofWuhan.Millionsofresidentsheregetalotoffunoutofgoingforawalkalongthelakesideinspring,swimminginsummer,appreciatingsweetlaurelinautumnandadmiringplum(梅花)inwinter.•YellowCraneTowerisoneofthethreemostfamoustowersonthesouthbankoftheYangtzeRiver.Firstbuiltin223AD,thetowerhasahistoryofover1700years.Itisnotonlyanimportantscenicspot,butalsoasymbolofpipingtimesofpeaceinpeople'sminds.ScholarsinthepastdynastieswrotehundredsofpoemsandscoresofwritingsinpraiseofthemagnificentYellowCraneTower.Unit3What’sHeLike?•WordinUse–“鸡同鸭讲”•OralPractice–Describingpeople•CriticalThinking•Topicforcriticalthinkingandgroupdiscussion6/27/2020WordsforToday•Chicken•Duck6/27/2020Chicken•chicken一词大家可能都熟悉,但你知道chicken还有胆小的意思吗?•1.Youchicken.–chicken有“胆小鬼”的意思,相当于Youcoward.•2.Hey!Don’tchickenout!–chicken有“胆小鬼”的意思,chickenout指的是因害怕而决定不做某事,常用来指某人到关键时刻临阵脱逃或退缩。–例如:IhadanappointmenttoseethedentistbutIchickenedoutatthelastmoment.(我已经预约了牙医,到时候却不敢去了。)–你和好友去玩过山车,票都买好了,但他却临阵退缩不敢玩了,这时你就可以说:Hey!Don’tchickenout!(嘿!不要退缩了!)•3.Don’tbesochicken!–Comeon,youareaman/beaman.Don’tbesochicken!–Peter,don’tbesochicken,justfollowme!6/27/2020Duck•Whatwereyoudoingjustnow?Youducked.•(为躲闪或躲避打击)忽地低下头,忽地弯下身(或弯腰);–IduckedwhenIsawtherockfalling.–当我看见石头落下时我忽地低下头–Hedidn'tduckfastenoughtoavoidtherock.–他躲避不及,被石块打中。–Heduckedoutthebacktoavoidthereporters.–他迅速离开后面以便回避记者。6/27/2020DescribingPeople’sAppearance6/27/2020Describingpeople’sphysicalappearance•Myfatherhasaroundface,withchubby1cheeksandadroopy2moustache.•Mymotherhasamorepointedfaceandastraightnose.•Myyoungersisterismorelikemyfather.Shehasanoval3faceandanupturnednose.•Myoldersisterislikeamodel.Shehasaslimfigureandaslender4waist.Shehasalovelycomplexionandbeautifulsleek5,shoulderlengthhair,andshe’salwaysimmaculatelygroomed.Ifeelsoordinarynexttoher.•I’vegotcoarse6hairandratherbroadhips,butshealwayssaysIlooknice.1.fatinapleasantandattractiveway2.longandhangingdownheavily3.shapedlikeanegg4.attractivelyslim(aratherformal,poeticword)5.smoothandshiny6.rough,andnotsmoothorsoft6/27/2020•Sometimeswordsareveryrestrictedinwhattheycancollocatewith.Thecoloradjectivesblonde,gingerandauburnareonlyusedofpeople'shair(not,forexample,theirclothesorotherobjects).•Whenawordhasrestrictedcollocations,makeaspecialnoteinyourvocabularynotebook.LanguageBank•Build–stocky,slim,skinny,plump,heavily-built,well-built,ofaveragebuild•Face–round,oval,square,withscars/wrinkles/freckles…•Complexion–afair/darkcomplexion,rosycheeks,sun-tanned,pale..•Facialfeatures–highcheek-boned,thick/thinlips,aflat/pointednose,ahigh/narrowforehead,square-jawed,bushyeyebrows•Hair–thick/thinhair,bald,straight,curly,wavy,tieone’shairinaponytail,haveacrewcut•Clothes–casual,shabby,neatandtidy,messy6/27/2020DescribingPeople’sCharacterTraits•Task1–Watchthevideoclipandtrytoobservethedistinctcharactertraitsofthesixmaincharactersintheshow,trytodescribeyourfavoriteoneortwoofthemwithyourpartner.THEACTORSLanguageBank•Describingpersonalities–active/passive,aggressive,assertive,–broadminded/narrow-minded,careful/careless,–cheerful,confident,clumsy/crafty,energetic,friendly,–gentle,generous,good-natured,hard-working/lazy,–impulsive,practical,sensible,sensitive,strong-minded,–single-minded,self-controlled,moody,modest,tolerant,–tough,trusting,shy,stubborn,reliable,intelligent,well-organized–Avoidpublicityandattention,alwaysspeakone’smind–Bewell-likedforgreatsenseofhumor–Bealwaysbrimmingwithnewideas–Beahardworkerandgreatcompanion–Hisfamilyandbelovedonesarethemostimportanttohim.MonicaAneatfreak,Monicaisfondofcleaning.Sheispicky.Sheisferociouslycompetitive,energetic.MonicaGellar-Monicawasteasedwhenshewasinhighschoolforbeingoverweight…However,nowahead-chefatatoprestaurant,shehaslostallherexcessiveweight,andjustwantst