课件25张PPT。Listening and Speaking Suppose you have won a prize or done
something successfully, whom would you like to thank and why?I’d like to thank _________ because ______________________________________________________________________________________________.Expressing and responding to thanks.2. When you succeed in doing something, how do you feel? Tick the words which can express your feelings. Guess the meaning of the words you don’t know or ask your partner/teacher for help.
3. Listen to an award speech given by an actress when she received the Oscar for Best Actress. Note down to whom she expressed appreciation and the reasons in the following table.
Expressing Thanks1) Thank you very much for your help.2) Thank you anyway/all the same.3) That’s very kind/good of you.4) I’d like to express my gratitude/
appreciation for your kindness.5) I really appreciate it.6) I can never thank you enough for
your hospitality.1) You are welcome.2) It was nothing.3) Don’t mention it.4) It’s my pleasure.5) Forget it.6) I’m glad to be of some help.7) It was a piece of cake.Situation
1Ask one of your friends to buy a ticket for you.Say sorry, for the tickets
have been sold out.Express thanks.Model:
A: Hi, li Ming. You want to go to the film “the Tangshan Earthquake”?
B: Yeah. It’s said a wonderful film.
A: I’d like you to buy a ticket for me, will you?B: I’d love to. But I’m afraid I can’t. My ticket is the last one. The tickets have been sold out.
A: Oh, that’s too bad. Thank you all
the same.Ask your deskmate
to help you with
a math problem.Agree
happily.Say
thanks.Say
it’s easy.Situation
2A: Hello, Li Hua.
B: Hi, Wei Ming.
A: Have you finished your homework?
B: Yes.
A: Oh, this problem is rather difficult
for me. I’ve been working on it for
half an hour but still can’t work it
out. Can you help me?B: Of course.
A: I really appreciate it.
B: It was a piece of cake.Practice the dialogue.Waiter: Good evening. A table for two?
Stranger: No, thank you. But we have a
small problem. Can you help us?
Waiter: Of course. What can I do for you?Stranger: That’s very kind of you. We
are looking for a hotel. Are
there any hotels near here?
Waiter: Yes, there are some hotels in this
street. The nearest one is next to
the bank. It’s quite modern.Stranger: Thank you very much for your
help. Do you think there’re
any cheap ones nearby?
We’re leaving tomorrow
morning.Waiter: Yes. Drive west for about two
minutes and you will find a
grey building on the right hand
side. It’s a family hotel, very
comfortable, and the price is
quite reasonable. Stranger: It sounds nice. I can never
thank you enough for your
kindness.
Waiter: Forget it. Homework
Work in pairs to make a dialogue to
practise expressing and responding to
thanks. Collect some information about your favourite film.
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