(共31张PPT)
Look at the information form of Mary Lennon. If you are going to have an interview with her, what questions will you ask her
Name Mary Lennon
Age 90 years old
Birth place England
Job silent movie actress
In the 1930s make films in America
Try to predict the answers to the following questions.
When did she first go to America
How old was she
How did she get there
What did she do in New York
How did she get from New York to California
Where did she stop on the way
What did she think of Los Angeles
When did she first go to America
2. How old was she
3. How did she get there
In 1934.
19.
By ship.
Listen to the dialogue between Mary Lennon and the Interviewer. Check the answers to the questions in Activity 1.
4. What did she do in New York
She met a lot of people and went to some parties.
Chicago.
It was too hot.
5. How did she get from New York to California
6. Where did she stop on the way
7. What did she think of Los Angeles
By train.
Match the questions and answers.
1. Where were you born
2. When did you go to America
3. Were you sick
4. How did you get to California
5. Were you and your friends bored
6. Did your friends go to California with you
(a) When I was 19.
(b) No, I wasn’t.
(c) By train.
(d) In London.
(e) No, they didn’t.
(f) Yes, we were.
Listen to the dialogue again, and complete each of the sentences.
Interviewer: ______, did you enjoy making films
Mary Lennon: ______! It was good fun! Sometimes we made three films in a week.
Tell me
Oh yes
Interviewer: _________! Weren’t you bored
Mary Lennon: _________! It was great fun.
Interviewer: ___________ But weren’t you tired
Goodness
Not at all
Is that right
Mary Lennon: _________! We were exhausted. We had to get up at 4 am and we didn’t go to bed until midnight.
Interviewer: ________. That’s a long time.
Mary Lennon: __________! It takes a long time to make a film.
Definitely
Oh, I see
Absolutely
Interviewer
Tell me…
Is that right
Oh, I see.
Goodness!
Mary Lennon
Oh yes!
Not at all!
Absolutely!
Definitely!
Read these expressions and answer the questions.
Why does the interviewer use these expressions Is it possible for her to do the interview without them
It is not necessary for the interviewer
To use the expressions, but the first is a friendly way of introducing a question, while the other three are ways of responding to Mary Lennon’s answers and showing interest in what she is saying.
2. What do Mary Lennon’s expressions
tell you
She’s very enthusiastic.
Recall the conversation and fill in expressions.
I: ________, Mary, where were you born
M: I was born in London.
I: ________ And when did you go to America
M: In 1934, when I was 19 years old, I went to New York.
Tell me
Really
I: ____________ Did you travel by plane
M: By plane No, _____________! We traveled by ship!
I: _________!
of course not
Goodness
Is that right
Complete each sentence with one of the expressions.
I: _______, did you enjoy making films
M: _______! It was good fun! Sometimes we made three films in a week.
I: _________! Weren’t you bored
M: _________! It was good fun.
Tell me
Oh yes
Goodness
I=Interviewer M=Miss O’Dell
Not at all
I: ___________ But weren’t you tired
M: _________! We were exhausted. We had to get up at 4 am and we didn’t go to bed until midnight.
I: ________. That’s a long time.
M: __________! It takes a long time to make a film.
Is that right
Definitely
Oh, I see
Absolutely
1. What are the main differences between a magnetically levitated train and an ordinary train
It is faster, less noisy and uses less energy.
2. What are the advantages of traveling on a Maglev train
You travel very quickly and quietly. The train uses less energy.
Some new words and phrases
magnetically (adv.)有磁性地
levitate (v.) 使……飘荡
levitation (n.) 升空飘荡之力
chancellor (n.) 德国、奥地利等国
的总理,首相
a high-speed train 高速列车
the opening ceremony of…
……的开幕式
the maglev=magnetically levitated train 磁悬浮列车
2. Traveling at a speed of over 400 kilometers per hour…
at a speed of… 以……的速度
reach a speed of… 达到……速度
reach a speed up to… 高达……的速度
1) Traveling ___________ over 400 kilometres per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes.
at a speed of
2) On November 12, 2003, the maglev _________________ 502 kilometres per hour.
3) The maglev can _________________ 502 kilometres per hour.
reached a speed of
reach a speed up to
3. …and the German chancellor attended the opening ceremony of the train service.
辨析attend, join, take part in
attend: 指出席、参加某一活动,强调出席者不起积极作用,主要指参加会议、上学、参加典礼、听演讲等。
join: 指参加某一团体或组织, 成为其中一员, 指参加活动时一般用 join in。
take part in: 指参加活动,并在其中起积
极作用。
1) He didn’t ______ school yesterday.
2) When did you ____ the Communist Party
3) Every four years, athletes from different countries __________ the Olympic Games.
4) Please ____ us __ singing, will you
attend
join
take part in
join
in
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of the Maglev – the fastest train in the world
Finish TASK on P30 according to the instructions and summarize.