课件49张PPT。Unit 1
Living well To practice the ability to get the main information and memorize numbers by listening a interview with a blind people.
To learn to offer congratulations and best wishes
To consider ways that public buildings can be made more accessible to people with walking difficulties by learning “A letter to an architect”Listening and speakingLead inMount Kilimanjaro (乞力马扎罗山) in AfricaMount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world, and some say, the most beautiful place on the earth. It is a mountain where you can hike for more than 90 kilometers, gain 4000 meters in altitude, traverse rain forest, moorland, alpine desert, snow fields and ice cliffs, all virtually on the equator! A truly unforgettable and fascinating adventure. 乞力马扎罗山位于坦桑尼亚的东北部。海拔五千八百多米,是非洲第一高峰,素有“非洲屋脊”之称。“乞力马扎罗”的意思是“光辉的山”。山顶中年冰雪覆盖,所以又有“赤道雪峰”之称。乞力马扎罗山四周都是山林,那里生活着众多哺乳动物,其中一些还是濒于灭绝的种类。What kind of difficulty do you think
weak-sighted or blind people would
have climbing a mountain?Barry Minto has just made a successful climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Listen to him being interviewed on the radio and write down why Barry and his team did the climb and why Joan, the interviewer, describes Barry’s plan for next climbing as “amazing”.Barry and his team wanted to ________
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Joan thinks Barry’s plan is amazing because ___________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ prove that they could achieve whatever they decided to do and at the same time raise money for people with weak sight. after climbing one difficult mountain he wants to climb an even more difficult one.Listen again and complete the notes below.Interview with Barry MintoAge of the weak-sighted and blind climbersAge of the sighted companionsHeight of Mount Kilimajaro16-19 years old.25-45 years old.5,900 metres.n. 同伴,伙伴Number in the disabled group
Number of the disabled who reached the top of the mountain
Number in the sighted group
Number of the sighted who reached the top129157Number of the days to climb the mountain
Number of the days to come down the mountain5 days2 daysListen to the latter part of Barry’s story where Joan congratulates Barry and wishes him future success, then complete the sentences.Barry: Of the 12 poor-sighted and blind climbers, 9 made it to the top. Of the 15 sighted climbers, 7 did.
Joan: __________!
…Well doneJoan: How long did it take you?
Barry: _________ to go up and _____ to come down.
Joan: Well, Barry, I’m _________ admiration for you and your ___________.
_________________________?Five daystwofull of companionsWhat do you plan to do nextBarry: Oh, I’m going to university next year, but my next climbing ambition is to go up Mount Qomolangma one day.
Joan: ___________.
I wish you ____________________
________, Barry.Amazing every success in the futureWishes & Congratulations Congratulations.
All the best.
I’m proud of you.
I wish your success.
Good luck.
Well done.
I’m very impressed by your performance.
You have my best wishes.I’m very pleased for you.
I hope it goes well for you.
That’s wonderful/ amazing.
I want to express my sincere congratulations on…congratulate vt. 祝贺;庆幸
congratulation n. 祝贺,恭喜
(常用复数形式:Congratulations! )
常用搭配:
congratulate sb. on (doing) sth.
向某人祝贺
congratulations to sb. on (doing) sth.
因为某事向某人祝贺e.g. He sent them an email,
congratulating them on their success.
他发了一封电子邮件,祝贺他们成
功。
I came to congratulate you on getting
the first place the National Maths
Olympic Competition.
我来祝贺你在全国奥数比赛上获得第
一名。congratulate和celebrate的区别:
这两个动词都有“庆祝,祝贺”的意思。
congratulate指对他人祝贺为目的,希望他人幸福或走运。
celebrate通常指举行盛大隆重的仪式庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或某件事情,多暗示节日般的欢乐场面。
e.g. We congratulated him on his birthday
and had a party to celebrate it. A: This letter has just arrived. It’s about
my exam.
B: Well, open it.
A: It says I’ve passed it!
B: Congratulations! That’s wonderful!A: You may look happy, what’s up?
B: Our team just won.
A: Wow! That’s wonderful. You deserve it
after training so hard.
B: Yeah. And if we keep training like that
we should win more games.
A: I’m sure you will. Keep up the good
work.In pairs make a short dialogue in which you offer congratulations and best wishes to your partner. First read the situations below and choose one of them.Situations: Student A has just passed his/
her final exams.
Student B has just started a new
job.Student A has just won a gold medal in the city bowling competition.
Student B’s team has just won a football match.
Student A has just received his/her graduation certificate.
Student B has just invented a new computer game.Discuss in pairs. In what ways do you think the sighted climbers gave assistance to their weak-sighted or blind companions? Do you think the weak-sighted or blind climbers could have climbed the mountain without them?Reading and speakingLook at the pictures. Discuss the problems that people with walking difficulties might have in a cinema.Read the letter and list the suggestions the writer put forward. Adequate access for wheelchairs.Earphones for people who have trouble hearing.Raised seating.Toilets.Car parking.accesswheelchairhandy wideRead the text and fill in the blanks.higher setselderlyentrancesdisabledRead the letter again and in pairs discuss the questions before writing the answers.What is the purpose of the first paragraph of the letter?
Why do you think the writer numbered her suggestions and used italics?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. 3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the letter?
To finish the letter in a polite way and to put forward some reasons why the architect should consider the writer’s suggestions.The writer uses polite forms in the letter. Polite forms are used to encourage the reader to take the ideas seriously. Find the examples of the polite forms in this letter.Examples:
I hope you will not mind me writing to ask…
I wonder if…
It would be handy to have lifts…
It would help to…
This would allow hearing-impaired customers to enjoy…
So I’d like to suggest that…Perhaps there could be…
For disabled customers it would be more convenient to…
And if the doors could be opened…
Thank you for reading my letter.
I hope my suggestions will meet with your approval. In groups discuss how accessible
your community is for people with
disabilities. Then discuss ways in
which such access could be
improved. Make a list of your ideas
and think of some good reasons.I hope you will not mind me writing to ask if you have thought about the needs of disabled customers.
我希望您不介意我写信询问您是否已经考虑到残疾顾客的要求。mind表示“___________”,后面可跟名词、动词-ing形式或从句。me writing是动词-ing形式的复合结构,也可以说成____ writing。介意,反对my 【语境运用】完成下列练习。
1. Sorry, do you mind ________?
对不起,这声音影响你吗? 2. Would you mind ___________ off the
television?
您不介意我关上电视吧? 3. I like summer. I don’t mind
___________.
我喜欢夏天,我不在乎有多么热。the noiseme turninghow hot it is4. Do you mind __________________?
你不反对我开窗户吧?
5. Never mind _________
6. mind one’s own business
______________不要紧少管闲事if I open the window2. Adequate access for wheelchairs.
为乘轮椅的人提供充分的便利。
access to sth. /sb.(接近或进入某地的)方法或通路;(使用某物或接近某人的)机会或权利。
e.g. The only _________ the coffee bar is
across the square.
要到那间咖啡厅只能穿过广场。access toEvery student should _____________ a library. 每个学生都应该有使用图书馆的便利条件。have access toaccess的形容词形式是accessible ,表示“可接近的、可进入的、可使用的” 。
e.g. A manager should _______________
his/her employees.
经理应该让他的员工觉得可以接近。be accessible to3. I hope my suggestion will meet with your approval.
我希望你能赞成这些建议。
meet with sth. 遇到某事
经历某事相当于experience sth.
meet with sb. 与某人会晤;商量My uncle met with much criticism after he published his article. (翻译)
He met with the boss to discuss the pay rise. (翻译)他和老板见面,讨论涨工资问题。我叔叔发表文章后,遭到很多批评。Write a short summary of a letter to an architect. You must pay attention to the five suggestions in the passage and use polite forms in your summary.