课前一问:
录音中Mary 本月迟到了几次?
为什么会迟到?
3.11原文核对:
A :You are late again,Mary. You have been late three times this month.
B:I 'm really sorry, Mr Smith. The traffic has been bad lately.
A:Do you catch a taxi to work everyday?
B:Yes, when the traffic is ok, it only takes 20 minutes.But when there are traffic jams, it can take 40 or even 50 minutes.
答案:three times , traffic jams.
Topic :TIME
(1) 口语词组:
traffic jam = congestion交通堵塞
(2)口语词汇:
appointment 与date 的区别
date 指约会。
口语化
You wanna date me ?
约么
Blind date :
A:相亲 ; B : 约会。
Appointment则是
一般正式的商务或者要事的会谈
I have an important appointment with my boss.
口语问一问:
1. Have you ever been late for work or for an appointment before? How did you feel about it?
2. Why is being late not good?
It made me miss something important .
(1)It's impolite.
(2)it shows no respect for other people’s time.Being late also shows no concern for others.
3. Does bad traffic condition cause people from your place to be late for work? share something about it.
it shouldn’t always be an excuse.
Proverb :
Time wasted is money wasted.
浪费时间就是浪费金钱。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Give up your bad habits:
(3) 口语知识
in time
on time
time
(1)time表次数,可数名词
I have been there for several times.
(2)In time:及时
She will be very angry if you don’t apologize time.
(3)on time 准时
Please be here on time.
4.近义词辨析:take, cost,spend
it can take 40 or even 50 minutes.
这儿 take 是什么意思呢?
I love you:找出主谓宾?
区别1 :
虽然三者均可表示“花费”,但所用主语不同:take 的主语可以是事或物(包括形式主语 it),也可以是人;spend 的主语只能是人,不能是事或物;cost 的主语通常是事或物(包括形式主语 it),不能是人
区别 2 :take 的宾语通常是时间,cost 的宾语通常是钱,而 spend 的宾语则可以是时间或钱。
基本句型:
sth costs (sb) money 某物花某人多少钱
it costs (sb) money to do sth 做某事花某人多少钱
sb spends time (money) on sth 某人在某一方面花多少钱
sb spends time (money) in [on] doing sth 某人在做某事方面花多少钱
it takes sb time (money) to do sth = it takes time (money) for sb to do sth 做某事花某人多少时间或钱
作业:翻译 :这台手机花了我 500美金。
我花了3000元去购物。
学好英语至少得花1年。
答案:1.This cell phone cost me 500$.
2.I spent 3000 yuan (on) shopping .
3.It will take at least 1 year