课件24张PPT。 Discuss the problems that people with walking difficulties might have in a cinema.1. Who wrote the letter?
2. Who is the receiver?
3. Read the letter and list the suggestions the
writer put forward.A Letter To An ArchitectReading (Look at the words in italics at the beginning of
each of the numbered paragraphs for the answer.)Task1Task 2 Read the text and choose the best answer.From the text we know that Alice Major
advised the architect to consider ____ things.
A Two B. three C. four D. five
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 thanD D 3. What does “hearing–impaired” mean?
A. 耳聋的 B. 耳鸣的 C. 耳聪的 D. 耳障的
4. Which of the following is WRONG?
A. The buttons in the lift should be easy for
people in wheelchairs to reach.
B. There should be earphones beside some
seats in a special area.
C. There should be toilets for the disabled
near to the cinema.
D. Car parking spaces for the disabled and
elderly should be close to the entrance or
exit. D B 5. 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 disabled people
D. all of aboveD The buttons in the lift should be easy for
people in wheelchairs to reach.
2) There should be earphones beside some
seats in a special area.
3) There should be toilets for the disabled
near the entrance to the cinema.
4) There should be car parking spaces for the
disabled and elderly.TFTTTask 3: True or false?Task 4: Discuss the three questions
on Page 8What is the purpose of the first paragraph
of the letter?
2. Why do you think the writer numbered
her suggestions and used italics?
3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?To tell the reader the purpose of the letter.The writer has used numbers and a title in
italics for each paragraph to organize the
ideas and to make it easier for the reader
to understand and remember the five
suggestions. What is the purpose of the first paragraph
of the letter?2. Why do you think the writer numbered
her suggestions and used italics?3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?To finish the letter in a polite way and
to put forward some reasons why the
architect should consider the writer’s
suggestions.Task 5 The writer uses polite forms in the
letter. Underline the examples of the
polite forms in this letter. I hope you will not mind me writing to ask …
I wonder if ... .
It would be handy to have lifts…
It would be help to fit sets …
I’d like to suggest that…
I hope my suggestions will …
…in particular = particularly尤其, 特别(用于
强调程度, 补充前面所讲的事情)
especially 特别; 尤其(只能放在句首或句中,
不能放在句末)
specially 特意地; 专门地 It was a good concert -- I enjoyed the last
song in particular.2) He came earlier specially to find a seat in
the front.3) It’s very cold here, especially in winter.Language Pointsbe particular about / over My niece cares more for new clothes than
anything else in the world, so she is very
_____ about what she wears.
A. special B. strict
C. especial D. particular 对……挑剔的DI have some difficulty in speaking English.
There is some difficulty in speaking English.have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有麻烦
have a hard time (in) doing sth. 做某事很艰难
have an easy time (in) doing sth. 做某事轻而易举
have fun (in) doing sth. 做某事很开心2. have little/ some/ great trouble (in) doing
sth. = have little/ some/ great trouble with sth3. This will allow hearing –impaired customers
to enjoy the company of their hearing friends…
company 集体名词, “同伴、陪伴”
enjoy the company 享受由……的陪伴的乐趣1) 可数名词: firms 公司
2) keep company with …/keep sb. company
陪伴某人
in company with sb. 与……一同, 一起 4. elder 和 older 的区别elder: 只用于人, 多指兄弟姐妹之间年龄较
大的, 只用作定语, 不能和 than 连用。older: 可用于人或物, 用于人时, 指实际年龄
较大的; 用于物时, 指”较旧的”, 可用作定语,
也可与than连用。 选词填空(elder, older)
He will get thinner when he gets _______.
My _______ daughter is at university now
but the other is still at high school.
(3) My younger son is five and my _______ son
is nine.
(4) My brother is two years ______ than me.olderelderelderolderYou can come here to ask me ____ if you
have any questions.
A. at one time B. at a time
C. at any time D. all the time
2. Nuclear energy can be used to _____
electricity.
A. producing B. produce
C. be produce D. Being producedExercises CB3. Jenny refused to act as a beggar in the
play because she was afraid of _____.
A. making fun of B. laughing at
C. being made fun of D. being laughed
4. –Ken, why do you look so tired?
--I ____ myself ____ the climate since I
came here.
A. hadn’t adapted; to B. haven’t adapted; to
C. don’t adapt; from D. didn’t adapt; fromCB5. Sally worked late in the evening to finish her
report ____ her boss could read it next morning.
so that B. because C. before D. or else
6. He has devoted himself ____ mankind.
A. to benefit B. benefiting
C. to benefiting D. benefited
7. Tom kept quiet about the accident _____
lose his job.
A. so not as to B. so as to not
C. so as not to D. not so as to CCAa. 我希望您不要介意我写信询问您是否
已考虑到残疾顾客的需要。
b. 尤其是我想知道您是否已经考虑了下面的事:Translation I hope you will not mind me writing to
ask if you have thought about the needs
of disabled customers.In particular I wonder if you have considred the following things:c. 在电影院的所有角落都装配上电梯那将
会是方便的。
d. 如果厕所的门能设计成向外开,残疾人是会
很高兴的。
It would be handy to have lifts to all
parts of the cinema.If the doors could be opened outwards,
disabled customers would be very happy. e. 所有的座位都配上耳机, 而不是少数的几个
座位, 那会很有助益。
f. 所以, 我想建议影院的后排座位应该比前排
的座位高些, 这样的话, 每个人都能很容易地
观看到银幕。I would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them.So I’d like to suggest that the seats at the
back should be placed higher than those
at the front so that everyone can see the
screen easily.g. 残疾人应当和健全人有同样的机会来欣赏
电影, 同时能保持自己的尊严。Disabled people should have the same
opportunities as able-bodied people to
enjoy the cinema and to do so with dignity.HomeworkSurf the Internet to find more
information of the solutions of
how to help the disabled.