Section B

Period One

Why do you study English? Rank these r

easons in the order of importance to you.

___ I want to understand English language movies.

___ I want to study in an English-speaking country.

___ It's fun to learn another language.

___ I have to!

___ I want to travel.

2a Listening

a. How do you spell your last name?

b. Where are you from?

c. Why do you want to improve your English?

d. Have you ever been to an English-speaking country?

e. When did you start studying English?

f. How long have you been studying English?

Listen again.

Name:_____________

Studying English for:_____________

English-speaking countries visited:

_____________

When:_____________________

Reasons for learning English: _________________

Thomas Ruzic

three years.

the United States

when he was thirteen.

to travel the world.

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A: What was your name again?

B: Thomas. Thomas Ruzic.

A: How do you spell your last name?

B: R-U-Z-I-C.

A: You speak English very well,

Thomas. How long have you been

studying English?

B: For three years.

A: Oh. Have you ever been to an

English-speaking country?

B: Yes, I have. I was an exchange

student in the United States for

three months.

A: Really? When was that?

B: When I was thirteen.

A: Why do you want to improve your

English?

B: I want to travel the world, and you

need English to do that.

Pairwork Look at the questions in activity 2a and role play the interview. Answer with the information that is true for you.

A: Good morning. Are you Leonardo, the new exchange student?

B: Yes, I am. A: Welcome to my class. I need to ask yo

u some questions...

Come to the Hilltop Language School and change your life.

Here’s what two of our students said about our school.

When I was a your girl, all I

ever wanted to do was

traveling, and I decided that

the best way to do this was to

became a flight attendant. I’ve been a flight

attendant for two years now. It's a really

interesting job because I travel all over the

world. I discovered that the most

important requirement was to speak

English well, so I studied English at

发现要求

the Hilltop Language School for five

years before I became a flight

attendant. It was because I could speak

English that I got the job. Thank you,

Hilltop Language School.

Mei Shan

I want to be a tour guide. In

fact, it's all I have ever wanted

to be. I want to travel, especially

to English-speaking countries

such as the United States and Australia.

However, I know that I have to improve

my English, so I've started taking lessons

at the Hilltop Language School.

导游

特别地是

例如

The Hilltop Language School has really

helped me learn English. I've been a

student here for a year now, and I really

love it. Maybe when I leave school I'll

think about becoming an English

teacher rather than a our guide!

David Feng

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考虑

而不是

seem 的用法“ 好像、似乎” , 其后加形容词。He seems unhappy today.

他今天好像不高兴。She seems sad.

她似乎很伤心。

Explanation

1) seem +(to be) +n.

They seem (to be) doctors. 他们好像是医生。 2) seem +(to be) + 介词 It seems like years since I last saw Mr

Green.

从上次遇到格林先生 , 好像与过了许多年。

3) seem to do something.

He seems to be happy. 他好像很高兴。 My mother seemed to know that.

我妈妈好像知道那件事。 4) It seems that + 从句 It seems that he is happy.

= He seems (to be) happy. 他好像很快乐。

根据句意拼写下列单词，首字母已给出。

1. —Do you know who d____________

America?

—Columbus(哥伦布 ).

2. —How many f________ languages can you

speak, Lin Dong?

—Two. English and Spanish.

discovered

foreign

3. You can find many a_________ in that

city, for example, the Water World and

the amusement park.

4. When you are in Disneyland, you can

see Disney c_________ walking around

it all the time.

attractions

characters

5. A_______ is the third season of the

year.

Autumn

Thanks for

listening!