课件11张PPT。Unit 4Using languageHere is a letter of invitation. Read it carefully and imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give a speech.ReadingAnswer the following questions1. What have you won?
2. What is the speaking competition about?
3. How did they decide the winner of the competition?
4. What will the new park be opened for?
5. What will they invite you to do? When?
6. Can you take your family and friends along that day?Language studyhonour：n. 光荣；尊敬；尊重
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.
It was a great honour to be invited here today.
vt. 尊敬；给予表扬
The President honoured us with a personal visit.
He has been honoured for his scientific work. express： vt. 表达,表示 Learning to express oneself well is an important part of education.
I can't express how grateful I am.
n. 快车；快递
Is this an express?
I want to send the letter by express. judge：vt. 断定,判断
I judge him to be about 40.
We judge that he is the best candidate.
n. 裁判员；法官
He is a national grade swimming judge.Now prepare a short speech, in which you should:
Thank those who worked hard to rescue survivors and
list some of the things the workers did to help them;
Thank those who worked hard to build a new city;
Thank the visitors for listening to your speech.Speaking I would like to express my thanks to … who ….
Here, I wish to express my thanks to the great
efforts …
I’d also like to thank …
No words are strong enough to express our …
It was terrible when …
It seemed as if ….
I remember …
I felt …
Not long after that …
Luckily, … San FranciscoListeningInformation about San Francisco
San Francisco lies in northern California and is surrounded on three sides by water. At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906, the city was shaken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of the city was destroyed and a large number of buildings were burnt. The number of people who lost homes reached as many as 250,000. About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires. The man was sleeping downstairs when the
earthquake happened.
2. Many huge buildings were shaking –
bricks were falling.
3. A lot of people were buried under the ruins.
4. Some cows were killed in the fire.
5. He felt safer because he go away easily.Listen to the tape and then tell whether the following are true or false.FTTFF
