剑桥国际英语教程第三级

1SNAPSHOTSource:WeeklyWorldNewsInyouropinion,whichofthequalitiesabovearemostimportanttolookforinapartner?Arethereotherimportantqualitiesmissingfromthelists?Howdopeoplemeettheirpartnersinyourcountry?2CONVERSATIONIlikeguyswho...AListenandpractice.Chris:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Kim:Actually,Idon’t....DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowith?Chris:Hmm.Whatkindofguysdoyoulike?Kim:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,someonelikeyou.Chris:OK.Uh,whatelse?Kim:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalktoeasily.Chris:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?Kim:No,Idon’tthinkso.Chris:OK,I’llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.BListentoChrisandKimdiscussBobaftertheymetforcoffee.HowdidKimlikehim?2That’swhatfriendsarefor!inNorthAmericaLoveandMarriageWhatmenlookforinapartner•leadershipqualities•earningspotential•asenseofhumor•intelligence•jobskills•success•physicalattractiveness•warmthandaffection•homemakingability•fashionsense•socialskills•sensitivityWhatwomenlookforinapartner2271_FLTRP_SB3_U01_P03.0212/22/061:04PMPage2That’swhatfriendsarefor!•33GRAMMARFOCUSAPairworkMatchtheinformationincolumnsAandB.Thenrewriteeachpairtoformonesentence.Usearelativepronounifnecessary.AB1.Idon’twanttohaveapartner.......a.Thesepeopleareorganizedandintelligent.2.I’dliketomeetpeople........b.Thispersonhasgoodleadershipqualities.3.I’dpreferaroommate.......c.Thesepeoplehaveagoodsenseofhumor.4.Idon’tliketobewithpeople.......d.Ihavenothingincommonwiththisperson.5.Iwanttodiscussmyproblemswithfriends.......e.Thesepeoplearewarmandsensitive.6.I’dratherhaveaboss.......f.Idon’tfeelcomfortablearoundthesepeople.7.I’dprefertohaveteachers.......g.Thispersonisquietandconsiderate.BPairworkCompletethesentencesincolumnAwithyourowninformation.Thencomparewithapartner.Doyouandyourpartnerhavesimilaropinions?4WORDPOWERPersonalitiesAMatchthewordswiththedefinitions.Thendecidewhichwordsarepositiveandwhicharenegative.WritePorNnexttoeachword.........1.sociable......a.apersonwhowon’tacceptotherpeople’sdifferences........2.intolerant........b.someonewhodoesn’tlikegivingthingstopeople;ungenerous........3.modest........c.someonewhoexpressesaveryhighopinionofhim-orherself........4.temperamental.......d.someonewhoishelpfulandencouraging........5.egotistical........e.apersonwhodoesn’tdowhatheorshepromised........6.easygoing........f.apersonwhoenjoysbeingwithotherpeople........7.stingy........g.apersonwhohasunpredictableorirregularmoods........8.unreliable........h.apersonwhodoesn’tworrymuchorgetangryeasily........9.supportive........i.someonewhodoesn’tbragabouthisorheraccomplishmentsBPairworkCanyourememberthedefinitions?Taketurnstalkingabouttheadjectives.“Asociablepersonissomeonewho...”CPairworkThinkofatleastthreeadjectivestodescribeyourself.Thentellapartner.RelativepronounsRelativepronounsassubjectsIlikeguys.Theyaren’ttooserious.→Ilikeguyswho/thataren’ttooserious.Ilikeguys.Theyhaveagoodsenseofhumor.→Ilikeguyswho/thathaveagoodsenseofhumor.RelativepronounsasobjectsI’dprefersomeone.Icantalktohimeasily.→I’dprefersomeone(who/that)Icantalktoeasily.I’dprefersomeone.Ihavefunwithhim.→I’dprefersomeone(who/that)Ihavefunwith.fPd1.Idon’twanttohaveapartnerwhoIhavenothingincommonwith.2271_FLTRP_SB3_U01_P03.0212/22/0612:12PMPage34•Unit15LISTENINGWhataretheylike?AListentoconversationsthatdescribethreepeople.Arethedescriptionspositive(P)ornegative(N)?Check(✓)thebox.BListenagain.Writetwoadjectivesforeachpersoninthechart.6DISCUSSIONIdealpeopleAGroupworkWhatistheidealparent,friend,orpartnerlike?Whatisonequalityeachshouldhaveandonequalityeachshouldnothave?Completethechart.BGroupworkTaketurnsdescribingyour“idealpeople.”Trytoagreeonthetwomostimportantqualitiesforaparent,afriend,andapartner.A:Ithinktheidealparentissomeonewhoiseasygoing.B:Iagree.Theidealparentissomeonewhodoesn’tgetupseteasilyandwhoisn’ttemperamental.C:Oh,I’mnotsureIagree....7WRITINGAboutabestfriendAPairworkTalkaboutyourbestfriend.Thenwriteaparagraph.BPairworkExchangeparagraphsandfollowthesesteps:1.First,readyourpartner’sparagraphforcontent.Askfollow-upquestionsforfurtherinformation.Makenotes.2.Next,givesuggestionsabouthowtheparagraphcouldbeimproved.3.Thenrewriteyourparagraphtoincludeyourpartner’ssuggestions.4.Finally,checkyourparagraphforspelling,punctuation,andgrammar.Mybestfriendissomeonewhoissensitiveaboutmyfeelings.She’sapersonwhoisverysupportiveandalwayslistenstomyproblems....1.AndreaPN2.JamesPN3.Mr.JohnsonPN................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Thispersonshouldbe...Thispersonshouldnotbe...TheidealparentTheidealfriendTheidealpartner................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................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