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Unit 4《Finding your way》Study skills and Task
Study skills
英語的語調(diào)
英語中聲調(diào)的升高和降低，構(gòu)成了語調(diào)，語調(diào)是句子的語音特征。
語調(diào)可以使話語的含義明確而完整。英語語調(diào)的作用主要表現(xiàn)在兩個(gè)方面，一是說明句子中單詞或意群之間的語法關(guān)系，二是表明說話人的態(tài)度和感情。
語調(diào)的類型
英語的語調(diào)有降調(diào)、升調(diào)、升降調(diào)和降升調(diào)等。這里主要講降調(diào)和升調(diào)。
降調(diào)是英語中最常見的音調(diào)變化，表示確定和完整，主要用于陳述句、特殊疑問句、祈使句和感嘆句等句子中。降調(diào)的特點(diǎn)是從句子的第一個(gè)重讀音節(jié)開始到句子的結(jié)束，聲調(diào)采取逐步降低的趨勢，形成音調(diào)的階梯下降情況。例如：
  John swim well.
  Where do you live?
  Listhen to the teacher.
  How happy I am!
升調(diào)是英語中又一個(gè)常用的音調(diào)，表示不確定和不完整。表示一句話還沒有說完或者征求別人的意見。升調(diào)一般用于一句話的開頭、一般疑問句的結(jié)尾和選擇疑問句的前半部分。例如：
  After this month, I will work.
  Is she busy?
  Are you a student or a teacher?
前升后降：用于并列的人或物，前面用升調(diào)最后一個(gè)用降調(diào)。如：
1. There are five people in my family, they are my father, my mother and I.
2. Can you sing or dance?
Falling tone and rising tone
When we speak, we drop our tone at the end of a statement.
  There is a path between the hill.
  Pandas are cute.
When we ask a yes/no, our tone rises at the end of the question.
  Are there an lions?
  Is the zoo far away from our school?
When we ask a wh-question, our tone usually falls at the end of the question.
  What can you see across the bridge?
  How do I get there?
We make our tone rise at the end of a sentence to show surprise.
  A: The zoo is about three kilometres away from our school.
  B: Three kilometres?
Listen and pay attention to tones.
Millie: Hi, Sandy. Tomorrow is Saturday. Would you like to go and see a film?
Sandy: Yes, I'd like to. Which cinema do you want to go to?
Millie: The one at Sunshine Shopping Mall.
Sandy: Sunshine Shopping Mall?
Millie: Sure. We can go shopping there too.
Sand: Good idea. When shall we meet?
Millie: Is 2 p.m. OK?
Sandy: All right. See you then.
Read these sentences
1. What are you doing? I am dancing.
2. Is he at school now? Sorry, I don't know.
3. Can you swim? Yes, I can.
4. Can you play the guitar or the drums?
5. I can sing and dance.
6. There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Task
Warming up
Suzy's birthday is coming.
What can she do to celebrate her birthday?
Discuss
How to organize a birthday party
Where will she have the party?
When will the party start?
What will they do in the party?
Who will Suzy invite to the party?
How can she invite others?
An invitation letter
Dear friends,
I am going to have a birthday party at home this weekend. I would like to invite you to the party. It will start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 21 April. My parents will prepare plenty of food and drinks for us. We will also play some games.
I am looking forward to seeing you at the party.
Yours,
Suzy
Listen and answer
Suzy's invitation letter
Where will she have the party?
When will the party start?
Who will Suzy invite to the party?
What can they do in the party?
Language points
My parents will prepare plenty of food and drinks for us.
我的父母將為我們準(zhǔn)備足夠的食物和飲料。
prepare...for...  為…做準(zhǔn)備
He will prepare everything for us.
plenty of  “許多，足夠”，既可以修飾可數(shù)名詞，也可以修飾不可數(shù)名詞。
We do not have plenty of time to waste!
我們沒有很多時(shí)間去浪費(fèi)。
Suzy wants to show her friends how to get home in her letter. Help her complate the directions according to the map.
How to get there?
This is the way to my home. Take the underground. Get out at Exit A. Turn left and walk straight on to the traffic lights. Then cross Autumn Street and turn right. Walk across Orange Street. You will see a bank in front of you. My home is next to the bank.
How to write an invitation letter
Para. 1
  I am going to have ...
Para. 2
  Time of the party
  Place of the party
  What to do / eat at the party
  Something else about the party
Para. 3
  I hope ...
Signatture
Useful expressions
I am going to have a Christmas/birthday ... party.
I am happy to invite you to ...
It will start at noon/one o'clock/2:30 p.m. on ....
We will have a big dinner at/in ....
We will meet near/in front of/at/in ....
I am looking forward to seeing you at ....
Example
Dear friends,
I am going to have a Christmas party at home this Sunday. I am happy to invite you to the party. It will start at 5 p.m. on Sunday, 21 April. We will have a big dinner in my house. We will also play some games.
I am looking forward to seeing you at the party.
Yours,
Sally
Exercises
翻譯
1、這個(gè)周末我要在家辦個(gè)生日聚會(huì)。
2、我想要邀請(qǐng)你來我家。
3、我們將吃一頓大餐。
4、我期待能見到你。
5、這是到我家的路。
6、一直走到紅路燈，右轉(zhuǎn)。
7、過了橋，左轉(zhuǎn)。
8、你將看到一個(gè)銀行在你的前面。
選擇
1. It will start ____ 3pm, ____ Saturday.
   A. at,in   B. at,on   C.from,to
2. I have ____ books to read every day.
   A. much   B. lot of   C. plenty of
3. She has ____ money to buy a big house.
   A. few   B. lot of   C. plenty of
4. I am looking forward to ____ Shanghai.
   A. visit   B. visiting   C. visitting
5. You will see a park ____ the hotel.
   A. in the front of
   B. in the centre of
   C. in front of
6. I am happy ____ you again.
   A. seeing   B. to see   C. to seeing
7. The party will start ____ noon.
   A. in   B. on   C. at
8. Her birthday is ____ March 23rd.
   A. in   B. on   C. at
9. This is ____ the hospital.
   A. the way of
   B. the way to
   C. the way for
Homework
Write an invitation letter to your friends and give them directions to your home. Use Suzy's letter and directions as a model.