9 A Cold Welcome

Lesson9AColdWelcomeWarmingUpListeningComprehensionIntensiveReadingExercisesGroupDiscussionHowdoyoualwayscelebratetheNewYear?ListeningComprehensionQuestion:Whatdoes“AColdWelcome”referto?Answer:Theclockdidnotstrikeattwelvebecauseithadstopped.NewWordsandExpressionswelcome(n./v.)欢迎acoldwelcome(n.)冷遇welcome(v.)to+地点WelcometoChina.Welcomehome/back.Youarewelcome(adj.).1.你是受欢迎的.2.不用谢.Youarewelcometo+地点NewWordsandExpressionscrowd(n.)人群inthecrowd:在人群里Ispottedhiminthecrowd.acrowdofpeople:没有秩序的人群,拥挤的人群agroupofpeople:有秩序的人群alargecrowdofpeople/crowdsofpeople:人山人海crowd(v.)拥挤,挤满gather(v.)聚集peoplegather:人们聚集在一起,尤指自发性的聚集NewWordsandExpressionshand(n.)(表或机器的)指针minute/second/hourhand:分/秒/时针secondhand还有“二手的,旧的”意思waitforamoment/waitforafewseconds(secs.)secs.是seconds的缩写,在美国电影里经常能遇到shout(v.)喊叫=callout大声喊叫;cryout大声哭喊;scream尖叫PreviewQuestions1.WhendidyougototheTownHall?2.WhatwasspecialaboutWednesday?3.Wastherealargecrowd?4.Wherehadeveryonegathered?5.Whenwoulditstriketwelve?6.Atwhattimedidyouarrive?7.Whendidtheclockstop?8.Whichhanddidnotmove?OnWednesdayevening.Itwasthelastdayoftheyear.Yes,therewas.UndertheTownHallclock.Yes,theycan.11:4011:55Theminutehand.PreviewQuestions9.Didyouwaitforsomethingtohappen?10.Whatdidsomeoneshoutsuddenly?11.Whatdidyoudowhenyouheardthis?12.Whattimedidyourwatchsay?13.Whattimedidthebigclocksay?14.ItwasalreadytheNewYear,wasn’tit?15.Whatdidthebigclockrefusetodo?16.Dideverybodybegintolaugh?Yes,wedid.‘It’stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!’Ilookedatmywatch.12:0211:55Yes,itwas.Towelcomethenewyear.Yes,theydid.LanguagePointsAColdWelcome冷遇cold寒冷的;冷淡的coldfish冷漠的人英语中许多以动物代人的词,如:luckydog幸运的人Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes’time.strike(n./v.)打striketheclockListen,theclockisstriking.striketwelve数字表示敲击的次数敲门用knock,敲钟用strikebeat连续不断的打beatdrums敲鼓LanguagePointsintwentyminutes'time20分钟之后Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.atthatmoment=justthen就在那时atthemoment=now现在,此刻KeyStructuresPrepositionofTime(时间介词)at1.确切的时间(如atteno‘clock10点钟时)2.用餐时间(如atlunchtime午餐时)3.其他时刻(如atnoon中午时)4.节日(如atChristmas圣诞节时)5.年龄(如attheageof2727岁时)等KeyStructuresin1.一天中的某段时间(如intheevening在晚上)2.月份(如inMarch在三月)3.年份(in1997在1997年)4.季节(inspring在春天)5.世纪(inthe21stcentury在21世纪)6.节日(inEasterweek在复活节那一周)7.时期(intheholidays在假期里)等KeyStructureson1.星期几(如onMonday在星期一)2.一天中的某段时间(onMondaymorning星期一早晨)3.日期(onApril1st在4月1日)4.具体时间(如onthelastday在最后一天)5.周年纪念(如onyourbirthday)6.节日(如ontheChristmasDay)等KeyStructuresfrom…till/until表示一段时间.during表示“在…期间”:duringthenight,duringthewar,Hespoketwiceduringthemeeting.until表示“直到…”:Hewillnotarriveuntil10o’clock.比较:Hewillarriveby10o’clock.Assignment1.Pleasereviewallthewordsandlanguagepoints.2.Pleaserecitethislesson:AColdWelcome