(共25张PPT)
1) About 80 percent of web traffic is in English.
2) But this percentage is going down.
3) In 5 years, the number of Internet users rose from 600,000 to 40 million.
1. Read the following sentences.
4) Two percent of the total population of
China have access to the Internet,
compared with 45 percent in the USA
and 15 percent in Japan.
6) The average time the Chinese people
spend online is 17 hours per week.
5) In China, the number of Internet
users was 55 million in 2002, which
rose to 125 million in 2003.
Population In 1978 In 2003 Percentage of increase
Total 2,500,000 3,800,000
School kids 450,000 90%
52%
855,000
2. Now describe the growth of Li Kang’s
hometown. Use the expressions for
describing percentage and numbers.
JH students 420,000 790,000
SH students 380,000 70%
in-service
learners 79,000 180,000
88%
646,000
128%
Useful phrases and sentence patterns
compared with(与……比较)
make up (组成);
The chart shows statistics relating to…
We can see from these numbers that…
judging by these figures;
From this, we can conclude that…
Its situation has been growing increasingly severe in spite of the fact that…
What is shown in the table that dramatic changes have taken place …
There are two reasons for these changes.
From the analyses made above, we may come to the conclusion that…
According to the figures in the table, there was an obvious growth in the number of … sth. increased rapidly;
sth. was on the rise;
sth. dropped sharply;
sth. has been rising ever since.
The statistics of rise and fall seem to exist in isolation but closely related to one another.
Write a short passage according to the
statistics above. You can begin like this:
In Li Kang’s hometown education has grown rapidly.
We can take school kids for example.
The number of school kids in 2003 reached 855,000. The percentage of increase is pared with JH students, SH students have a low percentage increase, which is 70%. The number of in-service learners is from 79,000 in 1978 to 180,000 in 2003.
In the table, percentage of increase of in-service learners is the highest. From the analyses made above, we may come to the conclusion that people’s living standards in Li Kang’ hometown have been constantly improved between in 1978 and 2003.
1. Look at these words and expressions for shopping.
Good morning, sir/madam…
How can I help you What can I do
for you
What kind of (mobile phone) would
you like/are you looking for
I think/In my opinion/ If you want my
personal opinion…
But I should tell you…
How would you like to pay
Would you like a bag /Would you like
me to wrap it up
If you need any help, don’t hesitate to
call us.
Thank you very much./ Thank you for shopping here.
See you again soon, I hope. /Come back soon.
Li Ping wants to buy a short-wave radio to listen to English programs. He doesn’t know much about short-wave radios. He has only 150 yuan with him but he wants a radio with good quality. The shop assistant gives him some advice and helps him choose a Panda radio.
Please make up a dialogue using
the above phrases and sentence patterns.
Shop assistant: Good morning, sir.
What can I do for you
Li Ping: _____________a short-
wave radio.
Shop assistant: ____________short-wave
radio would you like
I’d like to buy
What kind of
Li Ping: I want to have a radio with
good quality. Can you
__________ some good
radios
Shop assistant: Of course, how would you
like to pay
Li Ping: I have only 150 yuan.
Shop assistant: How about this one It
______you 158 yuan.
recommend
costs
Li Ping: _____________, it looks
pretty, but I don’t like
the color. Will you show
me another
Shop assistant: Would you like this Panda
radio It’s not expensive,
and do you like the colour
Li Ping: In that case, I will take
this one.
In my opinion
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