(共23张PPT)
Unit1 Using Language
Speaking and Reading
A LETTER TO AN ARCHITECT
Learning goals (学习目标)
1.I can master the structure,main ideas and some details of the text by reading the text and doing the reading exercises. At the same time I can learn to respect and care about the disabled.
2.I am able to talk about the difficulties that disabled people will meet in a cinema. I can express my opinion about the new playground in a polite way by using the sentences from the text.
Check your answers (课前预习检测)
architect mind sb doing sth handy
in particular adequate access unattractive
fit hearing-impaired company rather than
row basement outwards reserve exit
meet with approval able-bodied dignity
profits wheelchair path blind track braille
earphone ramp
适当的通道
n.\vt 陪伴
盲道
盲文
n. 陪伴
Reading - Free talk
1.Do you like going to cinema to watch movie
2.How do you like the cinemas in Changzhi Are they comfortable and convenient for all people
beautiful ,clean, modern, crowded ,well-equipped, comfortable...
3.What problems might disabled people might have in a cinema
Although government has built ramp(坡道),blind track,toilet for the disabled in some public places, the disabled still have lots of difficulties when going out. Public facilities(设施) still need to be improved.
A LETTER TO AN ARCHITECT
Ms L Sanders
Chief architect
Cinema Designs
Alice Major
Give suggestions about design of a new cinema
Reading
Task1--Skimming:Read the letter and find out the main idea for each part.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
To tell the readers the purpose of the letter---to give advice to the architect of the cinema
To give suggestions on different aspects for the disabled people.
State the reasons why the architect should consider the writer’s suggestions.
p.1
p.2-6
p.7
Task 2--Scanning
1.From the text we know that Alice Major advised the architect to consider( )things.
A.Two
B.Three
C.four
D.five
Reading
细节题
2.If the lifts are at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive areas, this will make disabled people feel they are( ) other customers.
A.more important than
B.as important as
C.twice as important as
D.less important than.
P1...this makes them feel they are not as important as other customers
3.Which of the following is not true
A.The buttons in the lift should be easy for people.
B.There should be earphones beside some seats in a special area.
C.There should be toilets for the disabled near the entrance to the cinema.
D.There should be car parking spaces for the disabled and elderly.
p.3 It would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them.
4.The writer wrote the letter to( )
A.Remind the architect of the disabled
B.Protect the rights of the disabled
C.Show the attitude of being treated equally to the able-bodied people.
D.All of above.
写作意图、目的、态度推断题
Item Suggestions
Adequate ______ to the cinema 1. It would be ______ to have lifts to all parts of the cinema.
2.The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in __________ to reach, and the doors be ____ enough to enter.
access
a wheelchair
handy
wide
Read the text and fill in the blanks.
Task 3--Careful Reading
Earphones 3.It would help to fit _____ of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them.
Seating 4.The seats at the back be placed _______ than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily.
higher
sets
Toilets 5.There should be toilets for the disabled near the _________ to the cinema.
Car parking 6.There have to be car parking spaces especially for _______ and _______ drivers.
elderly
entrances
disabled
1.I hope you will not mind me (writing to ask if you...)
2.I wonder if you have considered...
3.It would be handy to have...(to all parts of the cinema.)
4.I’d like to suggest that...
5.Perhaps there could be...( a space at the end of each row for people in wheelchairs)
6.For disabled customers it would be more convenient to...(place the toilets near the entrance to the cinema)
Express your suggestions in polite forms
Task4:Speaking practise
What suggestions do you have for the new playground Give your suggetions to the architect using the polite forms.
1.layout(布局)
2.facilities(设施)
3.special needs of the disabled
What are your suggetions for the new playgound
water dispensers
clothes hanger
warning-sign in big size
toilet
hand-washing basin
bench
fitness equipment
* Men are born equal.
* Everyone should have the same right.
* Let’s build a barrier-free world for the disabled.
A letter of suggestion
Homework: Writing
1.Write a letter to the architect of the playgroud to give your suggestion.
2. You shoud use the polite form and the form of the letter.
3.You can refer to the tip of letter form on your handout.
The Heading
The Greeting
The body
The complimentary close
The signature line
Form of A Letter
A sample of a letter of suggestion
Ms.Pei Sun Lei
Chief architect Huafeng street
school playground design Luzhou district
211 WeiYuanmen Road
Yuquan County
18 March,200_
Dear Mr Xue,
I learn from the local news that...
Thank you for
attending this class