Unit 7 Socialising

Unit 7 Socialising

I. Which of the following statements are true for you? Tick (√) them. Unit 7 Socialising Lead-in I. Which of the following statements are true for you? Tick (√) them. 1. I once did something embarrassing in public. 2. I usually shake hands with people I meet for the first time. 3. I can easily start a conversation with others. 4. I am always punctual (守时的) if invited to someone’s home for dinner. 5. I am willing to share my happiness and sorrow with my parents and friends. 6. I am always optimistic (乐观的) even if the situation is really bad. 7. I think everyone deserves to be respected no matter what they think or say.

Unit 7 Socialising Lead-in II. Work in pairs. Talk with your partner about the statements above. Example A: I usually shake hands with people I meet for the first time. B: It’s not really my kind of thing. I think only businessmen do that. When expressing that we don’t like certain ideas, we often use: It’s not really my kind of thing. I don’t really feel like it. It sounds too weird for me.

Background Information Unit 7 Socialising Text A Background Information Gerald Ratner 杰拉尔德·拉特纳 杰拉尔德·拉特纳曾经是在全英国范围内拥有2500家商店的成功低端珠宝商拉特纳斯集团的CEO。1991年，当面对英国董事学会的五千名会员进行“私人” 演讲时，他开玩笑说自己的产品 “是垃圾”。这让公司的股价狂跌，市值损失了5亿英镑。

Background Information Unit 7 Socialising Text A Background Information Dixie Chicks 南方小鸡 “南方小鸡”乐队成立于1989年得克萨斯州达拉斯，最初由4四名女团员组成。在一名团员离团、招募新主唱以及小幅修改了歌曲之后，1998年，“南方小鸡”在乡村与流行音乐领域获得了大规模的成功 。截至2009年，南方小鸡已获得了13座格莱美奖。

Background Information Unit 7 Socialising Text A Background Information George Bush 乔治·布什 乔治·沃克·布什为美国第43任总统。布什在2001年1月20日就职，并且在2004年的选举中击败民主党参选人约翰·克里当选连任。在担任总统之前，布什于1995年至2000年间担任第46任的德州州长。布什家族很早就开始投入共和党以及美国政治，布什的父亲是之前曾担任第41任总统的乔治·赫伯特·沃克·布什，他的弟弟杰布·布什也曾是佛罗里达州的州长，由于与父亲同样都是美国总统，因此又常被称为小布什以区别，而他父亲就被称为老布什。在美国在线于2005年举办的票选活动《最伟大的美国人》中，布什被选为美国最伟大的人物第六位。

Background Information Unit 7 Socialising Text A Background Information Iraq War 伊拉克战争 伊拉克战争，又称美伊战争，是以英美军队为主的联合部队在2003年3月20日对伊拉克发动的军事行动，美国以伊拉克藏有大规模杀伤性武器并暗中支持恐怖分子为由，绕开联合国安理会，单方面对伊拉克实施军事打击。到2010年8月美国战斗部队撤出伊拉克为止，历时7年多，美方最终没有找到所谓的 大规模杀伤性武器。2011年12月18日，美军全部撤出。 由于伊拉克战争使用了大量的美国的新型武器，加上美军使用的武器费用非常的高昂，这场战争也被称谓烧钱的战争。

Unit 7 Socialising Text A Translation Everyone makes mistakes, and some of them are really embarrassing. Have you ever put your foot in it? TEXT A

Watch What You Say! Text A Translation Unit 7 Socialising Text A Translation Watch What You Say! 1 We have probably all had moments when we have said the wrong thing. There was the time at university when I met a friend in a coffee bar after class and immediately started complaining about our tutor, who was called Dr Gray. I was going on and on about how miserable she was —strict, boring, unfriendly — and my friend wasn’t really saying much. After a minute or two, she interrupted me and said, “Um, I think I should introduce you.” She then turned to this other student who I hadn’t really noticed up till then and said, “This is Tracy. Tracy Gray”!

Unit 7 Socialising Text A Translation 2 Fortunately, the result of putting my foot in it was only an awkward moment. Maybe my friends thought a little less of me, maybe they thought I was a fool, but no real harm was done. The same is not true for everyone.

Unit 7 Socialising Text A Translation 3 Take Gerald Ratner. He was the owner of a chain of shops that sold cheap jewellery. In a semi-private meeting with some fellow businessmen, he joked about the quality of some of his products. He said some products were “cheaper than a sandwich, but probably wouldn’t last as long”. Unsurprisingly, when his customers heard about the jokes they didn’t see the funny side and the share price of the company crashed. Shortly after that the company was taken over by a rival.

Unit 7 Socialising Text A Translation 4 In some ways, Ratner could be seen as a victim of a globalised, 24-hour news culture. He was with people he was at ease with — you could even call them friends. However, there just happened to be a journalist there and soon his comments were being broadcast around the country and then the whole world.

Unit 7 Socialising Text A Translation 5 These days, people in the public eye have to be careful about every single thing they say or do — even when they are miles away from home. The Dixie Chicks, who were the most popular band in America at the time, lost millions of dollars in sales because of a casual remark they made about the US President, George Bush. While on tour in the UK, they said that the Iraq war had made them feel ashamed to come from the same state as the President — Texas. A comment, which would have passed unnoticed in previous times, was heard by their fans back in the States. They saw it as unpatriotic and stopped buying the band’s records in protest.

Unit 7 Socialising Translation 6 Such incidents can damage relationships between people and even destroy business deals and careers. All I can say is that you need to watch what you say!

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Text A I. Match the names (1—4) with their identities (a—d). Unit 7 Socialising I. Match the names (1—4) with their identities (a—d). __ 1. Tracy Gray __ 2. Gerald Ratner __ 3. The Dixie Chicks __ 4. George Bush a. former US President b. a relative of the tutor’s c. a popular band in the US d. the owner of a chain of shops b d c a

Text A I. Choose the best answer to each question below. Unit 7 Socialising I. Choose the best answer to each question below. 1. What did the writer say to a friend in a coffee bar? A. Everyone had moments of saying the wrong thing. B. How unfriendly the waiters were in that bar. C. How miserable Dr Gray was. D. How boring the school was. C

Text A Unit 7 Socialising 2. Why did the writer feel awkward after the friend introduced Tracy Gray? A. Tracy was the type of person that the writer didn’t like at all. B. It was impolite to have ignored the lady. C. Tracy didn’t understand what the writer was talking about at all. D. Tracy was a relative of the person who had been complained about. D

Text A Unit 7 Socialising 3. What was the result of Gerald Ratner’s joke about the quality of his products? A. The customers were encouraged to buy more of the products. B. His fellow businessmen felt more at ease with him. C. The company was taken over by a rival after its share price crashed. D. He became famous for telling good jokes. 4. Where did the Dixie Chicks make the wrong remark? A. In Texas. B. In the UK. C. In Washington. D. In Iraq. C B

Text A Unit 7 Socialising 5. What did the fans think about the Dixie Chicks’ comment on George Bush? A. They saw it as unpatriotic. B. They were afraid that it might cause a war. C. They were sad to know that the band came from Texas. D. They found it lacking in passion. 6. What can we learn from this article? A. Never speak ill of others. B. Your friends may betray you. C. We need to be careful about what we say. D. Never make any remarks about a leader. A C

Text A Unit 7 Socialising III. Check whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones. ( ) 1. Dr Gray was the writer’s tutor. ( ) 2. Serious harm was done when the author put his foot in it. T F Fortunately, the result of putting his foot in it was only an awkward moment and no serious harm was done.

Text A Unit 7 Socialising ( ) 3. There was no journalist present when Gerald Ratner joked about the quality of his products. ( ) 4. The Dixie Chicks’ fans stopped buying the band’s records in protest. F There just happened to be a journalist there when Gerald Ratner joked about the quality of his products. T

Text A Unit 7 Socialising I. Complete the following sentences with words or phrases from the text and then put them in order. 1. A businessman named Gerald Ratner ___________ the quality of his products in a semiprivate meeting with some friends. 2. The company _______________ by a rival in the end. 3. There happened to be _____________ in the meeting. 4. The _____________ destroyed the customers’ trust in the quality of the products. 5. Gerald Ratner’s remarks _______________ around the world. joked about was taken over a journalist jokes / remarks were broadcast Order: □-□-□-□-□ 1 3 5 4 2

Unit 7 Socialising Text A II. Write a summary of Gerald Ratner’s story, using the five sentences above. Make changes if necessary. A businessman named Gerald Ratner joked about the quality of his products in a semi-private meeting with some friends, but there happened to be a journalist there, so his remarks were broadcast around the world. The jokes destroyed the customers’ trust in the quality of the products, and the company was taken over by a rival in the end. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tip You may need to use but, so, and to make your summary more fluent.

Text A Words and Phrases Unit 7 Socialising Text A Words and Phrases I. Complete the following sentences with correct prepositions. 1. David is so upset. What happened _________ him? 2. She has nothing to complain __________, does she? 3. News that he broke the world record was quickly broadcast __________ the country. 4. They are careful ___________ what they eat and exercise regularly. 5. The word “write” has the same pronunciation __________ the word “right”. to about around with as

Text A Words and Phrases Unit 7 Socialising Text A Words and Phrases II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the given words. 1. _______________ (unsurprising), computers and modern technology have transformed the world into a global village. 2. He looked out of the window every morning and saw nothing but ___________ (misery) weather and storms. 3. The shop _________ (own) is good at communicating with customers. 4. ___________ (short) after she recovered from the illness, she lost her job and had to go through another difficulty in life. 5. _____________ (fortune), everything worked out all right in the end. Unsurprisingly miserable owner Shortly Fortunately

damage awkward interrupt previous immediate Unit 7 Socialising Text A Words and Phrases III. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box below. Change the form if necessary. damage awkward interrupt previous immediate 1. Cultural communication between the two countries _________________ by some misunderstanding. 2. He was there the _________ day, but he is gone now. 3. There was a(n) __________ moment when she didn’t know whether to shake hands with him or kiss his cheek. 4. The incident not only destroyed Simon’s family life, but also ____________ his political career. 5. When the fire alarm rang, they left the office ____________. was interrupted previous awkward damaged immediately

Text A Words and Phrases at ease put one’s foot in it think less of Unit 7 Socialising Text A Words and Phrases IV. Complete the following sentences with the phrases in the box below. Change the form if necessary. at ease put one’s foot in it think less of joke about on tour 1. I know you ______________ him now, after that embarrassing incident. 2. The band is currently ___________ in Europe, which started two days after the release of the album. 3. In general, people will feel __________ in a familiar situation. 4. I _____________ when I asked how his wife was — I didn’t know they had divorced. 5. We ____________ our bad luck, and that made us stop feeling so sad. think less of on tour at ease put my foot in it joked about

Text A Words and Phrases Unit 7 Socialising Text A Words and Phrases V. Translate the following sentences into English with the given words or phrases. 1. 直到那时我才注意到了跟前的这位女士。(up till then) I ________________________________________. hadn’t noticed the lady in front of me up till then 2. 我昨天碰巧在图书馆遇到了我的导师。(happen to) I ________________________________ yestersay. happened to meet my tutor in the library

Text A Words and Phrases 3. 他们认为这个作家不爱国，于是就停止购买他的书以示抗议。(in protest) Unit 7 Socialising Text A Words and Phrases 3. 他们认为这个作家不爱国，于是就停止购买他的书以示抗议。(in protest) They saw the writer as unpatriotic and ____________ ____________________. 4. 听说他的悲惨遭遇，我的确非常难过。(hear about) I was very sad indeed _________________________ 5. 在这个全球化的新闻环境中，那些公众瞩目的人物需要注意每一个细节。(in the public eye) In this globalised news culture, __________________ ___________________________________________. stopped buying his books in protest to hear about his miserable experiences people in the public eye have to be careful about every detail

Text A Grammar and Structure Unit 7 Socialising Text A Grammar and Structure I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the given words, using the passive voice. 1. Jack often acted foolishly, so sometimes he ______________ (laugh) at by others. 2. Up till now, a lot of new buildings ________________ (put up) in our city. 3. When rock and roll ____________ (play), people often get excited. 4. Forget about the apples. They _______________ (eat) up by those boys. 5. If you invite a journalist to the meeting, every detail ______________ (broadcast) around the country tomorrow morning. was laughed have been put up is played have been eaten will be broadcast

Text A Text A Grammar and Structure Unit 7 Socialising Text A Text A Grammar and Structure II. Study the patterns in the boxes below and then translate the following sentences. ① Fortunately, the result of putting my foot in it was only an awkward moment. (para. 2) 幸运的是，我说错话的后果只是当时一阵尴尬而已。 ② Luckily, he didn’t say anything wrong in front of the public. 所幸，他在公共场合没有说错任何话。 ③ 显然，他们在这个聚会上很自在。 Obviously/Apparently, they were at ease at this party. 1. 副词做句 首状语 要点：表示 评注全句的 副词做状语 时通常置 于句首。

Text A Text A Grammar and Structure Unit 7 Socialising Text A Text A Grammar and Structure ① … some products were “cheaper than a sandwich, but probably wouldn’t last as long”. (para. 3) 一些商品“比三明治还便宜，但使用寿命或许还没有三明治的保质期长”。 ② Jim is taller than Jack, but doesn’t seem as strong. 吉姆比杰克高，但是看上去没有杰克那么强壮。 ③ 她和他一样富裕，但没有他幸运。 She is as rich as him, but not as lucky. 2. as … as 结构中的 省略 要点：若用来 比较的双方在 前半句中已经 明确出现，则 第二个as连同 其后内容可以 一并省略。

Text A Text A Grammar and Structure Unit 7 Socialising Text A Text A Grammar and Structure 2. there be 结构的谓语 要点：there be 结构的谓语可 由“半助动词+ 不定式”充当， 常见的有 happen to, appear to, seem to 等。 ① … there just happened to be a journalist … (para. 4) 碰巧有一位记者。 ② There seems to be something wrong. 好像有什么不对的地方。 ③ 这两件事之间似乎没有关联。 There appears to be no relationship between the two things.

Text A immediately ad. 立即 I came here immediately after having supper. Unit 7 Socialising Text A immediately ad. 立即 I came here immediately after having supper. 我一吃完晚饭就来这里了。 immediate a. 立即的；直接的 He wants an immediate reply. 他要求立即得到答复。 The immediate cause of death is unknown. 造成死亡的直接原因不明。 Text

His tutor says she is making good progress. 他的导师说她进步很大。 Unit 7 Socialising tutor n. 助教，导师 His tutor says she is making good progress. 他的导师说她进步很大。 Text

Text A miserable a. 令人不愉快的；悲惨的 Unit 7 Socialising Text A miserable a. 令人不愉快的；悲惨的 The miserable weather these days has made her depressed. 这些天糟糕的天气让她很沮丧。 The disaster had led to miserable memory to the local people deeply. 那场灾难给当地人留下了深刻的苦难记忆。 Text

Text A interrupt vt. 打断（某人的）讲话 Unit 7 Socialising Text A interrupt vt. 打断（某人的）讲话 Don’t interrupt the speaker now and he will answer questions later. 现在不要打断发言人的话，他稍后再回答问题。 interruption n. 中断，中止 Numerous interruptions have prevented me from finishing my work. 我屡遭搅扰以至工作未能完成。 Text

我想我们未曾彼此介绍过，因此不知您怎么称呼。 introduction n. 介绍 Unit 7 Socialising introduce vt. 介绍 I don’t think we’ve been introduced and therefore I don’t know your name. 我想我们未曾彼此介绍过，因此不知您怎么称呼。 introduction n. 介绍 It is time to make introductions all round. 是大家互相介绍的时候了。 Text

Up till then, I had only covered half the distance. 那时我才走了一半的路程。 Unit 7 Socialising up till then 直到那时 Up till then, I had only covered half the distance. 那时我才走了一半的路程。 Text

I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn’t started. Unit 7 Socialising fortunately ad. 幸运地 I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn’t started. 我迟到了，但幸运的是会议还没开始。 fortunate a. 幸运的 I was fortunate to have/in having a good teacher. 我很幸运, 有位好老师。 fortune n. 幸运 I had the good fortune to win the lottery. 我真幸运, 彩票中奖了。 Text

put one’s foot in it 失言，讲错话 Unit 7 Socialising put one’s foot in it　失言，讲错话 He put his foot in it when he remarked that his tutor was ridiculous. 他说自己的导师很荒唐，他这是讲错话了。 Text

Text A awkward a. 尴尬的；笨拙的 Unit 7 Socialising Text A awkward a. 尴尬的；笨拙的 I realized they wanted to be alone together so I felt very awkward. 我意识到了他们想单独在一起，所以觉得很尴尬。 I was always an awkward dancer. 我跳舞一向是笨手笨脚的。 Text

think less of sb. 对某人有不好的看法 Unit 7 Socialising think less of sb. 对某人有不好的看法 Would you think less of me if I didn’t go to your wedding ceremony? 如果我不参加你的婚礼，你不会对我有看法吧？ think highly of sb. 对某人高度评价 The boss seems to think highly of you. 上司似乎很器重你。 Text

They decided to give the wallet back to its owner. 他们决定将钱包物归原主。 Unit 7 Socialising owner n. 所有者 They decided to give the wallet back to its owner. 他们决定将钱包物归原主。 Text

这家连锁店起源于香港，现在在新加坡和纽约都开了分店。 We need to keep the dog on a chain. Unit 7 Socialising chain n. 连锁店；链子 The chain originated in Hong Kong and now has outlets in Singapore and New York. 这家连锁店起源于香港，现在在新加坡和纽约都开了分店。 We need to keep the dog on a chain. 我们得用链子把这狗拴住。 Text

I called her to ask if she could borrow me some jewellery. Unit 7 Socialising jewellery n. 珠宝，首饰 I called her to ask if she could borrow me some jewellery. 我打电话给她问她可不可以借给我一些首饰。 Text

一些瑜伽教练会提供私人的或是半公开的课程，教授那些需要个性化训练的学员。 Unit 7 Socialising semi-private a. 半私人的 Some yoga instructors offer private or semi-private classes for students who want more personalised training. 一些瑜伽教练会提供私人的或是半公开的课程，教授那些需要个性化训练的学员。 private a. 私人的 Text

I know him well because he was formerly my fellow worker. Unit 7 Socialising fellow a. 同事的，同行的 I know him well because he was formerly my fellow worker. 我对他很了解，因为他是我以前的同事。 fellow n. 同伴 Her fellows share her interest in computers. 她的同伴跟她一样对计算机感兴趣。 Text

There was a time when businessmen lost heart in the economy. Unit 7 Socialising businessman n. 商人 There was a time when businessmen lost heart in the economy. 有那么一段时间，商人对经济失去了信心。 Text

We were excited to hear about your promotion. 得知你晋升的消息，我们都很兴奋。 Unit 7 Socialising hear about 听说 We were excited to hear about your promotion. 得知你晋升的消息，我们都很兴奋。 Text

She joked about his moustache. 她拿他的八字胡开玩笑。 Unit 7 Socialising joke about 拿……开玩笑 She joked about his moustache. 她拿他的八字胡开玩笑。 Text

这种材料质量很差。 quality n. 质量 This material has very poor quality. Unit 7 Socialising quality n. 质量 This material has very poor quality. 这种材料质量很差。 be of poor/good/high quality 质量差/好/高　 Much of the land was of good quality. 这片地大部分质量很好。 Text

I will have two tuna fish sandwiches. 我要来两份金枪鱼三明治。 Unit 7 Socialising sandwich n. 三明治 I will have two tuna fish sandwiches. 我要来两份金枪鱼三明治。 Text

unsurprisingly ad. 并不令人惊讶地 Unit 7 Socialising unsurprisingly ad. 并不令人惊讶地 Unsurprisingly, not everyone agrees that things are better. 不出所料，并非人人都认为情况有所好转。 surprising a. 令人惊讶的 The report shows a surprising result based on those hard factual data. 根据那些可信的实际数据，这份报告得出了一个让人吃惊的结论。 Text

Share prices moved ahead today. 股票价格今日上扬。 share vt. 共同承担，分担 Unit 7 Socialising share n. 股票 Share prices moved ahead today. 股票价格今日上扬。 share vt. 共同承担，分担 You’d better find out whether they are prepared to share the cost of the trip with you. 你最好弄清楚他们是否愿意和你一起分担旅行的费用。 Text

This company has been in fashion business for years. 这家公司已在时装行业从业数年。 Unit 7 Socialising company n. 公司 This company has been in fashion business for years. 这家公司已在时装行业从业数年。 company n. 陪伴 I enjoy his company. 我喜欢和他在一起。 Text

他准确地预测到股市将跌到前所未有的最低纪录。 crash n. 坠落，撞击 Unit 7 Socialising crash vt. （股票）狂跌 He predicted correctly that share prices would crash to an all-time low. 他准确地预测到股市将跌到前所未有的最低纪录。 crash n. 坠落，撞击 The sole survivor of the plane crash was an infant. 这次坠机事故的惟一幸存者是个婴儿。 Text

事故发生后不久，二十四个警察被派往现场维持秩序。 Unit 7 Socialising shortly ad. 不久 Shortly after the accident, two dozen police were sent to the spot to keep order. 事故发生后不久，二十四个警察被派往现场维持秩序。 Text

Peter will take over the job as Sales Manager when Mike retires. Unit 7 Socialising take over 接管，接手 Peter will take over the job as Sales Manager when Mike retires. 迈克退休后，彼得将接管销售经理一职。 Text

She has no real rival in the field of romantic fiction. Unit 7 Socialising rival n. 竞争对手 She has no real rival in the field of romantic fiction. 她在爱情小说的写作领域没有真正的对手。 Text

在这全球化的时代，受雇于海外工作很常见。 globalisation n. 全球化 Unit 7 Socialising globalised a. 全球化的 In this globalised world, it is usual for workers to be employed overseas. 在这全球化的时代，受雇于海外工作很常见。 globalisation n. 全球化 With the birth of WTO in 1990s, economy globalisation came into a new phase. 随着20世纪90年代世界贸易组织的建立，经济全球化进入了一个新的阶段。 Text

He felt at ease and confident about the future. 他对未来感到轻松自在并且充满信心。 Unit 7 Socialising at ease 不拘束，放松 He felt at ease and confident about the future. 他对未来感到轻松自在并且充满信心。 Text

If you happen to see John, ask him to phone me. 如果你碰巧看到约翰，让他给我打个电话。 Unit 7 Socialising happen to do sth.　碰巧做某事 If you happen to see John, ask him to phone me. 如果你碰巧看到约翰，让他给我打个电话。 Text

He has worked as a journalist for ten years. 他当了10年的新闻记者。 Unit 7 Socialising journalist n. 新闻记者 He has worked as a journalist for ten years. 他当了10年的新闻记者。 journal n. 报纸，定期刊物 The Wall Street Journal 《华尔街日报》 Text

The sports event will be broadcast live on television and radio. Unit 7 Socialising broadcast vt. 播送，使广为传播 The sports event will be broadcast live on television and radio. 这场体育赛事将通过电视和广播现场直播。 Text

They wrote a letter to the media in order to arouse public attention. Unit 7 Socialising public a. 公众的 They wrote a letter to the media in order to arouse public attention. 为了引起公众的关注，他们给媒体写了一封信。 in the public eye 公众瞩目 Henry is no longer in the public eye, but we remember him well. 亨利不再公开露面了，但我们还清楚地记得他。 Text

We are the casual acquaintance of a long railway journey. Unit 7 Socialising casual a. 不经意的 We are the casual acquaintance of a long railway journey. 我们是在火车长途旅行中不经意间相识的朋友。 Text

I’d like to make a few remarks on this subject. 关于这个问题，我想讲几句。 Unit 7 Socialising remark n. 评论，言论 I’d like to make a few remarks on this subject. 关于这个问题，我想讲几句。 remark vi. 评论，谈论 “I thought it was odd,” he remarked. “我觉得很奇怪,”他说。 Text

The president gave a speech to the nation over the radio. Unit 7 Socialising president n. 总统 The president gave a speech to the nation over the radio. 总统向全国发表了广播讲话。 presidential a. 总统的 In America, presidential elections are held every four years. 美国总统选举每4年举行一次。 Text

The pop singer will begin her world tour next week. Unit 7 Socialising tour n. 巡回演出 The pop singer will begin her world tour next week. 这位流行歌手将于下星期开始她的世界巡回演出。 on tour 进行巡回（演出、比赛等） Chinese women volleyball team is currently on tour in Brazil. 中国女子排球队目前正在巴西作巡回比赛。 tour n. 旅行 tourism n. 旅游业 tourist n. 旅游者 tour guide 导游 Text

I remember you mentioned the same thing on a previous occasion. Unit 7 Socialising previous a. 以前的 I remember you mentioned the same thing on a previous occasion. 我记得你在以前某个时候提及过同一件事。 Text

People made a protest about the rise in prices. 人们对价格上涨提出抗议。 Unit 7 Socialising protest n. 抗议 People made a protest about the rise in prices. 人们对价格上涨提出抗议。 in protest (at sth.)　作为（对某事的）抗议 Workers walked to the streets in protest at the decision. 工人们走上街头，抗议这一决定。 protest vt. 抗议 He protested the decision made by the committee. 他抗议委员会做出的决议。 Text

Jackson doesn’t want to damage his reputation as a political figure. Unit 7 Socialising damage v. 损害 Jackson doesn’t want to damage his reputation as a political figure. 杰克逊不想损害自己政界名人的声誉。 damage n. 损害，损毁 The accident did a lot of damage to the car. 这一事故把汽车损坏得很厉害. Text

I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher. Unit 7 Socialising career n. 事业 I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher. 我选择继续我音乐教师的职业生涯。 Text

Background Information fancy-dress party化妆舞会 Unit 7 Socialising Text B Background Information fancy-dress party化妆舞会 　　 在化妆舞会上，人们带着面具、头饰，穿着夸张的服装。 起源：相传2500年前，爱尔兰的塞尔特人以10月31日为每年的最后一日。在新旧年交接的夜晚，死神会带着灵魂重返人间找替身以重生。为了驱赶黑夜中的游魂，塞尔特人会利用动物的头或皮毛打扮成鬼怪的模样。这就是欧美万圣节化妆舞会的由来。

Text B Background Information Facebook 脸谱网 Unit 7 Socialising Text B Background Information Facebook 脸谱网 Facebook是一个社交网络服务网站，于2004年2月4日上线，是美国排名第一的照片分享网站。创始人是1984年出生的马克·扎克伯格，哈佛大学计算机和心理学专业辍学。 　　

Text B Background Information vodka 伏特加 Unit 7 Socialising Text B Background Information vodka 伏特加 伏特加酒是俄罗斯的传统酒精饮料；伏特加酒以谷物或马铃薯为原料，经过蒸馏制成高达95度的酒精，再用蒸馏水淡化至40度到60度，并经过活性炭过滤，使酒质更加晶莹澄澈，无色且清淡爽口，使人感到不甜、不苦、不涩，只有烈焰般的刺激，形成伏特加酒独具一格的特色。因此，在各种调制鸡尾酒的基酒之中，伏特加酒是最具有灵活性、适应性和变通性的一种。

Text B Background Information cider 苹果酒 Unit 7 Socialising Text B Background Information cider 苹果酒 苹果酒（法语叫做cidre，从英语cider音译也叫“西打酒”）是世界第二大果酒，产量仅次于葡萄酒，流行于欧、美、澳等国家，是国际饮料酒市场的一大热点。苹果酒是以苹果为主要原料，经破碎，压榨，低温发酵，陈酿调配而成的果酒。 苹果酒是一种由纯果汁发酵制成的酒精饮料。除了苹果酒以外，也有梨酒，桃子酒或者其他水果制成的Cider。苹果酒酒精含量低，大约从2%—8.5%左右。苹果内主要含果糖，鼻香清新为主并略带苹果气息，入口略带甜伴随轻微果酸，果味或浓或淡。

Unit 7 Socialising Text B Translation Have you ever held a party? What was it for and how many people came? How did it went on? TEXT A

Party Animals Text B Translation Unit 7 Socialising Translation Party Animals 1 A long-awaited coming of age party turned into a nightmare when hundreds of teenagers rushed into a family home in the suburbs of the city. Invitations had gone out to about 50 friends to a fancy-dress party at Maddie Clarke’s four-storey house in a residential area of the city, but ten times that number turned up when the party was advertised on the social networking site Facebook.

Text B Unit 7 Socialising Translation 2 Maddie’s mother, Janet Clarke, described the droves of teenagers who seemed to arrive out of nowhere, “It was terrible. By midnight the house and garden were packed with people. We’d asked two or three friends to help us, because we thought there might be some gatecrashers, but we didn’t have a clue that hundreds would turn up. We couldn’t do anything to stop them.”

Text B Unit 7 Socialising Translation 3 We thought we had everything under control,” added Mike Clarke, Maddie’s father. “Maddie had been given a strict limit of numbers. She’d designed the invitations herself and sent them via email, so we thought we knew exactly who was on the list. Then, without any warning, she posted the details on her Facebook page the day before the party. So, the information just spread. Within hours, half the city knew about it. ”

Unit 7 Socialising Text B Translation 4 The family had just finished decorating their property and laying out the garden but now complain of extensive damage. “By the time we’d got rid of everyone, the place looked more like a crime scene than a family home, ” Mrs Clarke said. “There was mud trodden right through the house, broken windows and cigarette burns on the furniture, and plants uprooted around the garden. I’d never seen anything like it. And the number of empty bottles was incredible. I found out later that the gatecrashers had been stopping off at the local supermarket to buy vodka and cider. ”

Unit 7 Socialising Translation 5 A neighbour called the police at about 11.30 to complain about the noise and number of teenagers hanging around near the property. A police officer who attended the scene said, “When we arrived there were teenagers still turning up and passing on the address. It took us over an hour to clear the house. I feel really sorry for the family. They tried to do the right thing, but things got out of their control. But they’re not the only victims – this cyber-gatecrashing is a growing phenomenon across the world. ”

Unit 7 Socialising Translation 6 No arrests were made but the family have been very shaken up by their experience. Maddie burst out crying when she realized her party was turning into a disaster. “I just couldn’t believe all these strangers were invading my party and creating damage. I still feel really bad about the whole thing,” she said. “I can’t stop saying sorry to mum and dad. I just wish I’d never had a party. I didn’t think putting the information on Facebook would have such a knock-on effect. I don’t think I’ll be bothering with social networking sites again.”

Unit 7 Socialising Text B suburb n. 郊区 The bombing took place in the suburb last night, leaving eleven injured. 昨天晚上在郊区发生了一起爆炸案，导致11人受伤。 urban areas 市区 There are practical differences in the family planning policy between rural and urban areas. 计划生育政策在城乡之间有所差别。 Text

Text B turn up 出现 He’s still hoping that she will turn up. 他仍在期待她的出现。 Unit 7 Socialising Text B turn up 出现 He’s still hoping that she will turn up. 他仍在期待她的出现。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising Text B describe vt. 描述 We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time. 我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。 Text

Text B not have a clue 一无所知 Unit 7 Socialising Text B not have a clue 一无所知 I don't have a clue whether he is in or not. 我不知道他在不在里面。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising Text B lay out 布置 Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out. 只有经常使用厨房的人才会懂得如何布置好厨房。 Text

Text B complain of 诉苦，投诉 Unit 7 Socialising Text B complain of 诉苦，投诉 Many people complain of the rapid pace of modern life. 许多人抱怨现代生活节奏太快。 Text

Text B extensive a. 巨大的；大量的 The flood caused extensive damage. Unit 7 Socialising Text B extensive a. 巨大的；大量的 The flood caused extensive damage. 洪水带来了巨大的破坏。 Mr Smith makes extensive use of exclusively Scottish words. 史密斯先生使用了大量苏格兰特有的词汇。 Text

Text B get rid of 摆脱 I can’t get rid of my worries. 我不能摆脱忧虑。 Unit 7 Socialising Text B get rid of 摆脱 I can’t get rid of my worries. 我不能摆脱忧虑。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising Text B furniture n. 家具 Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house. 他们家里的每件家具都和房子的风格相得益彰。 Text

Text B arrest n. 拘留，逮捕 The riot led to the arrest of three young man. Unit 7 Socialising Text B arrest n. 拘留，逮捕 The riot led to the arrest of three young man. 暴乱导致3个年轻人被捕。 arrest vt. 逮捕， 拘捕 Police arrested five young men in connection with the attack. 警方逮捕了与此次袭击有关的5名青年男子。 Text

Text B be shaken up 震惊，受惊 Unit 7 Socialising Text B be shaken up 震惊，受惊 Tom was shaken up when he was thrown twice from horse yesterday. 昨天汤姆两次从马背上被摔下来，因而受到了惊吓。 Text

Text B burst out crying 突然放声大哭 Unit 7 Socialising Text B burst out crying 突然放声大哭 Instantly the girl saw her mother, she burst out crying. 昨那女孩一看见母亲便嚎啕大哭。 burst out laughing/singing 突然笑起来/唱起来 Text

每个人都会犯错误，其中有些错误着实令人尴尬。你曾讲错过话吗？ Unit 7 Socialising 每个人都会犯错误，其中有些错误着实令人尴尬。你曾讲错过话吗？ Text

Unit 7 Socialising 小心说话 我们每个人大概都有讲错话的时候。读大学时，有一次放学后我在咖啡吧遇到了一位朋友，我就迫不及待地向他抱怨起我的导师格雷博士。我喋喋不休地抱怨她是多么地令人讨厌——严厉，无聊，不友善，而我的朋友却没接我的话。没过几分钟，她打断了我，对我说：“嗯，我想我该给你介绍一下。” 接着，她转向一位我此前一直都没注意到的同学，说：“这位是特雷丝。特雷丝·格雷。” Text

Unit 7 Socialising 幸运的是，此次讲错话的后果也只是片刻的尴尬。也许我的朋友对我有了点不太好的看法，也许他们认为我是个傻瓜，但这却没有造成真正的伤害。但并非每个人都会如此幸运。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising 以杰拉尔德·拉特纳为例。他是一家销售廉价珠宝连锁店老板。在一次与生意伙伴的半私人性质的会议上，他拿自己产品的质量开玩笑。他说，他的某些产品“比三明治还便宜，但使用寿命或许还没有三明治的保质期长”。并不令人感到惊讶的是，他的顾客听说了这个笑话，而他们未必明白它只是一个玩笑，公司的股票很快崩盘。不久后，这家公司被他的竞赛对手接管。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising 在某种程度上，拉特纳可以被看做是全球24小时新闻文化的受害者。他和他相处感觉轻松惬意的人待在一起——你甚至可以将他们称之为朋友。然而，碰巧这群人中有一个记者，很快他的评论在全国乃至全球播出。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising 现如今，公众人物要注意他们的一言一行---即便是他们远离自己国家时。南方小鸡是美国当时最流行的乐队，曾因对总统乔治·布什一些无心的评论使得他们的唱片销售损失上百万。在英国巡演时，他们说伊拉克战争让与布什同为德克萨斯州人的他们感到羞耻。这句话，如果以前说并不会引起关注，但是这次却被美国的歌迷注意到了。他们将之视为不爱国的表现，并以拒绝购买他们的唱片来表示抗议。 Text

此类事件可能破坏人人之间的关系，甚至破坏生意和摧毁职业生涯。我能说的就是请你必须注意自己的一言一行。 Unit 7 Socialising 此类事件可能破坏人人之间的关系，甚至破坏生意和摧毁职业生涯。我能说的就是请你必须注意自己的一言一行。 Text

网络帮助人们与其他人交际。但是，将你的个人信息帖在社交网站上也许会引发意料之外的结果。 Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B 网络帮助人们与其他人交际。但是，将你的个人信息帖在社交网站上也许会引发意料之外的结果。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B 超爱玩的人 当好几百个青少年闯入市郊一处民宅时，一场期待已久的舞会则变成了一场噩梦。麦迪· 克拉克住在一幢4层楼房里，她邀请了大约50位朋友来她家举行化妆舞会。 但当这场舞会在脸谱网上被广而告之之后，10倍的人出现在了舞会上。 Text

Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B 麦迪的妈妈珍妮特·克拉克描述道，这几波年青人似乎不知从哪儿就一下子冒了出来。“太糟糕了，半夜的时候，屋子、花园里到处是人。我们只好喊了两三个朋友来帮我们，因为我们想其中可能会有些不速之客，但我们完全不知道竟会来好几百人。我们没有办法阻止他们。” Text

Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B “我们本以为所有细节都在我们的控制之中”，麦迪的父亲麦克·克拉克说，“麦迪邀请的人数是受到严格限制的。她自己设计了邀请函，并通过邮件发送出去，因此我们都以为我们非常清楚那些人在邀请之列。但是，在毫无征兆的情况下，麦迪在舞会的前一天将细节贴在了她的脸谱网页上。所以，消息传了开来。几个小时内，大半个城市得知了此事。” Text

Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B 麦迪一家刚刚装修好房子，花园的布局也是最近完工的，对眼前这般大规模的破坏他们颇有怨言。“等我们清场结束后，这儿更像一个犯罪现场而不是一个家”，克拉克夫人说，“房子里到处是脚踩的泥巴，窗户破了，家具上有烟头，花园里到处是连根拔起的植物。我从未见过如此糟糕的场面。空瓶子不计其数。后来我弄清楚了，其中的伏特加和苹果酒瓶等都是那些不速之客在本地的超市买了带过来的。” Text

Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B 一个邻居在十一点半时报了警，投诉说麦迪家太过吵闹，而且房子周围有很多四处游荡的年轻人。一位到达过现场的警察说，“当我们到达时，还有很多年轻人仍在不断出现或在赶过来的路上。我们花了一个多小时才清空房子里的人。我非常同情这家人。他们本不想出错，但事态已发展到超出他们的控制范围。但他们不是唯一的受害者——这种网络不速之客逐渐成为普遍现象。” Text

Unit 7 Socialising TEXT B 警察没有逮捕任何人，但麦迪一家却受到了不小的惊吓。当麦迪意识到舞会正变成一场灾难时，她大哭起来。“我真的不敢相信，这么多陌生人闯进舞会，制造麻烦。对此，我仍感觉很难受。”她说，“我不停地对我的父母说对不起。我多么希望我从未举行过这场舞会啊。没想到把消息发布到脸谱网上会产生这样的连锁反应。我想我今后我不会在社交网站上耗费心神了。” Text

Unit 7 Socialising Text B I. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). F ( ) 1. About 50 teenagers gatecrashed Maddie’s party. ( ) 2. Maddie’s mother had made no plans to deal with gatecrashers. ( ) 3. Maddie was allowed to invite as many guests as she liked. ( ) 4. Maddie posted details of the party on Facebook. ( ) 5. Most of the damage to the property was outside the house. ( ) 6. When the police were called, the last gatecrasher had already arrived. ( ) 7. The police officer had some sympathy for the family. ( ) 8. Maddie feels guilty about what happened. F F T F F T T

Unit 7 Socialising Text B II. Match the persons (1—8) with what they might have said (a—h). ____ 1. Maddie’s parents ____ 2. police ____ 3. Maddie ____ 4. gatecrashers ____ 5. neighbours ac bh dg c f

Text B a. “What were you thinking of, putting the details on the Unit 7 Socialising Text B a. “What were you thinking of, putting the details on the site in the first place?” b. “Call for back-up. It’s like a riot, with kids all over the place.” c. “That’s the last party you’ll have under this roof!” d. “What can I do to make it up to you?” e. “If you’re still up for it, get over here now. You don’t want to miss the fun.” f. “What on earth is going on over the road? It sounds like a rock festival.” g. “It’s not my fault! I’ve never even met half of them.” h. “We’re attending more of this type of thing. The technology can get the information out there incredibly quickly.”

Listening & Speaking Warming Up Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Warming Up Which of these ways of celebrating a birthday appeal to you? Tick (√) them. having a big get-together or party with your family and friends going to a club with a group of friends going to a comfortable little restaurant with one or two close friends going shopping and spending a lot of money just staying in and pretending it’s not happening going to karaoke going out for dinner in a really good restaurant

√ Listening & Speaking Listening (7.4) Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Listening (7.4) I. Listen to a conversation. Choose the best answer to each question below. The conversation will be spoken twice. 1. What has the woman been busy doing recently? A. She has been taking exams. B. She has been preparing for the coming Friday. C. She has been travelling. D. She has been taking new courses. √ Script

√ √ Listening & Speaking Listening Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Listening 2. They’re going to celebrate _______. A. the man’s birthday B. the woman’s birthday C. the end of the school semester D. the good results in exams 3. What is Equinox? A. It’s a big Chinese restaurant. B. It’s an open square. C. It’s a disco in town. D. It’s a little bar. √ √ Script

√ √ Listening & Speaking Listening & Speaking Listening Listening Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Listening Listening 4. What does the woman think of Equinox? A. It’s great. B. It has nice music. C. It’s crowded. D. It’s too noisy. 5. They will probably ________. A. go to Equinox B. dance on the main square C. go somewhere else D. stay at home √ √ Script

Listening & Speaking Listening Native Speaker English Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Listening Native Speaker English We say we are up for something if we are keen to do it. I’ll call Sally and see if she is up for the party.

Listening & Speaking Listening (7.5) Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Listening (7.5) II. Listen to a conversation. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). The conversation will be spoken twice. ( ) 1. Rico’s is a place to eat. ( ) 2. The man thinks 60 euros for a meal is reasonable. ( ) 3. Guanabara provides nice food but no music. ( ) 4. The woman will go directly to meet the man after work. ( ) 5. The woman wants to invite a few more friends to come. T F F F T Script

Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Arranging to meet Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Developing Conversations Arranging to meet I. Complete B’s replies with an alternative suggestion (①—⑤) from Group A and an explanation (a—e) from Group B. 1. A: Shall we meet at 12.30? B: __________________ 2. A: Would it be OK to meet at the factory? 3. A: Would Thursday 19th be good for a get-together? 4. A: Do you fancy eating at The Old Mill? 5. A: How about a game of squash (壁球) after work? ⑤e d c b a

Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Arranging to meet A B Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Developing Conversations Arranging to meet ① Can we make it somewhere a bit cheaper? ② Could we make it somewhere nearer the office? ③ Any chance we can make it the following week? ④ Could we make it something a bit less strenuous (费劲的)? ⑤ Can we make it after lunch? A a. My wrist is still hurting after that accident. b. I’m a bit short of cash right now. c. We won’t have got back from holiday. d. I haven’t got the car with me today. e. I’m in a meeting until midday. B

Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Arranging to meet Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet Developing Conversations Arranging to meet II. Work in pairs. Arrange an activity with your partner. You can use the expressions in Exercise I. Student A Student B Reply with an alternative suggestion and give your reason. Suggest an activity. Agree. Suggest a meeting time and place. Reply with an alternative suggestion and give your reason. Agree.

Listening & Speaking Warming Up Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Warming Up Put the words in the correct order to make caring messages. 1. best / them / regards / give / my ________________________________________ 2. me / her / a hug / give / from 3. them / give / my apologies / not coming / for 4. thinking / tell / I’m / of them / them 5. tell / her / not / my love / her / send / worry / and / to Give them my best regards. Give her a hug from me. Give them my apologies for not coming. Tell them I’m thinking of them. Send her my love and tell her not to worry.

Listening & Speaking Listening (7.6) F Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Listening (7.6) I. Listen to a conversation. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). The conversation will be spoken twice. F ( ) 1. The two speakers are probably talking face to face. ( ) 2. Kate fainted (晕倒) this morning when she went shopping by herself. ( ) 3. Kate hasn’t recovered yet. ( ) 4. The female speaker has a flu and has been feeling dizzy. ( ) 5. The man thought that a lot of pressure from work had made Kate faint. F F F T Script

√ √ Listening & Speaking Listening (7.7) Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Listening (7.7) II. Listen to a conversation. Choose the best answer to each question below. The conversation will be spoken twice. 1. What time did the man expect to see the woman? A. At three. B. At four. C. At five. D. At six. 2. When did Lucas’ terrifying symptoms start? A. In the middle of breakfast. B. In the middle of lunch. C. When he talked with someone from the restaurant. D. After they arrived at the hospital. √ √ Script

√ √ Listening & Speaking Listening Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Listening 3. Where will Lucas stay for the night? A. At home. B. In his grandparents’ home. C. In Rome Hospital. D. In a friend’s flat near the hospital. 4. What had the two speakers planned to do? A. See a film. B. Go to karaoke. C. Go to a concert. D. Have a drink. √ √ Script

Listening & Speaking Listening Communication Strategy Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Listening Communication Strategy We often use imperatives to ask people to pass on messages. Send her my love.

Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Showing concern Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Developing Conversations Showing concern I. Match the sentences (1—4) with the sentences (a—d) that have a similar meaning. __ 1. What’s up? __ 2. Oh, dear. __ 3. Is she all right now? __ 4. Send her my love. c a d b a. Oh, no! b. Give her a hug from me. c. What happened? d. She is all right now, though?

Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Showing concern Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Developing Conversations Showing concern II. Work in pairs. Make a conversation according to the information below, using the expressions in Exercise I. Student A Student B Explain that a friend / family member is ill, so you can’t … Show concern. Ask more about it. Comment / Ask further questions. Give more details. Pass on a caring message and end the conversation. Respond.

Listening & Speaking Warming Up Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 3. Parties Warming Up Match the sentences (1—4) with the correct type of parties / celebrations (a—d). a. wedding b. birthday party c. surprise party d. housewarming ( ) 1. We made a big cake by ourselves. After she blew out the candles, we started to sing and dance. ( ) 2. It was just great. She had no idea that the whole family was coming. She burst into tears when she walked in and saw everyone. ( ) 3. It was fun but the place was in a real mess afterwards. I’m glad we hadn’t decorated the sitting room before we invited everyone round. ( ) 4. It was quite a small get-together, just the couple, and close family and friends. The couple exchanged rings and vows (誓言). b c d a

Listening & Speaking Listening (7.8) Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 3. Parties Listening (7.8) I. Listen to a passage. Fill in the blanks with what you hear. The passage will be read three times. I adore my girlfriend but we have very different ideas about birthdays. My 1_____ celebration is something really low-key like a get-together with a bunch of friends in a cosy 2____________. But she can’t resist making a big fuss. She always goes on a shopping spree and buys me 3______________. And I have to celebrate in a big way. Last year we had a fancy-dress party. She made me 4_________ a Roman emperor and she went as Cleopatra. I spent the whole evening 5________ it wasn’t happening. I’m 40 soon and she’s already talking about a theme party, maybe a Hawaiian night or something 6________ “Pirates of the Caribbean”. I can’t wait! ideal local restaurant loads of presents dress up as pretending based on

Listening & Speaking Listening (7.9) Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 3. Parties Listening (7.9) II. Listen to a conversation. Complete the answer to each question below. The conversation will be spoken twice. 1. What is the man thinking of? He is thinking of a party for Lucy’s _____________. 2. What does the woman think the man needs to make sure? He needs to make sure that he gets the accurate _________________. 3. What does the woman think of the party that she went to last year? It was a bit of __________________. 30th birthday number of guests a disaster Script

Listening & Speaking Listening 4. Who was that party for? Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 3. Parties Listening 4. Who was that party for? It was for the woman’s ____________________. 5. What will the man probably do with Lucy? He might take her away somewhere and then just have a small _______________________. boyfriend’s cousin get-together with friends Script

Listening & Speaking Discussion Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 3. Parties Discussion Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. 1. Do you like being on your own or getting together with friends at a party? Why? 2. What kinds of parties have you been to so far? How do you feel about those parties? Can you give any examples?

A Conference Schedule Practical Reading Unit 7 Socialising Practical Reading A Conference Schedule Nancy is responsible for organising a conference whose theme is “The Internet and Sociability”. Her team has worked out a schedule.

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Reading

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Reading

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Reading I. Match the following terms with the correct Chinese translations. A — Registration B — Opening ceremony C — Invited lecture D — Keynote speech E — Parallel session F — Plenary lecture G — Excursion H — Farewell party I — Departure 1. ( ) 开幕式 2. ( ) 分组会议 3. ( ) 告别聚会 4. ( ) 报到 5. ( ) 主题演讲 6. ( ) 游览 7. ( ) 离会 8. ( ) 大会报告 9. ( ) 特邀讲座 B E H A D G I F C

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Reading II. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). ( ) 1. All those who attend the conference have to register before 19.00 on Tuesday. ( ) 2. Professor William Smith’s lecture will last more than two hours. ( ) 3. There are two keynote speeches in total during the conference. ( ) 4. Professor Wood Lam is going to give a lecture on Saturday morning. ( ) 5. Everyone is expected to be present at the jazz performance. F F T T F

A Memo Practical Writing Unit 7 Socialising Practical Writing A Memo Nancy is writing a memo inform each team member of their tasks.

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Writing Complete the memo below according to the given information. 各人负责的工作如下： Philip: 报到，餐饮，表演 Betty: 确保26日之前演讲嘉宾准备好演讲稿 Parker: 短途旅行 Carter: 现场录音、拍照 Nancy: 统筹安排，现场协调 Useful Expressions 如下 as follows 负责 be responsible for

Practical Writing Memo 1_________: Feb. 20, 2013 Date Unit 7 Socialising Practical Writing Memo 1_________: Feb. 20, 2013 2_________: All the team members 3_________: Nancy 4_________: About the Coming Conference The conference will be held from Feb. 26 to Mar. 3. Philip and Betty have worked out the schedule. Please see the attachment for details. After discussing with the general manager, I 5_________________________________: ·Philip 6______________________________________ ___________________; Date To From Subject would like to divide the task as follows is responsible for registration, meals and the jazz performance

Practical Writing ·Betty 7______________________________________ Unit 7 Socialising Practical Writing ·Betty 7______________________________________ ___________________________; ·Parker 8__________________________. 9_________ that everyone is safe and sound; ·Carter 10____________________________________. I’m responsible for overall arrangments and on-site coordination. There is still a lot of work to be done in the following days. Let’s work hard to make it an impressive conference! Attachment: 11_______________________ needs to make sure that every speaker gets their speeches ready before 26th is responsible for the excursions Make sure does recordings and take photos Conference Schedule

Talking at a Farewell Party Unit 7 Socialising Practical Speaking Talking at a Farewell Party Nancy is talking with Dr Wu Shan at the farewell party. Work in pairs. Complete the conversation below and then role-play it. You may use the information from Practical Reading and Practical Writing.

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Speaking Nancy: Your lecture is really impressive, Mr Wu. You reminded us to watch what we say and avoid putting our foot in it. I like your opinions and the examples you used. Wu Shan: 1________? Thank you. And thanks for your careful organisation. The conference went really well. Nancy: I’m 2_________ to hear this. Wu Shan: The parallel sessions were wonderful, and I heard a lot of creative ideas from the discussion. Nancy: Yes, the atmosphere was so exciting. 3_________________ the jazz performance yesterday evening? Really glad What do you think of

Practical Speaking Wu Shan: That was very good, relaxing and soothing. Unit 7 Socialising Practical Speaking Wu Shan: That was very good, relaxing and soothing. Nancy: It was a popular local band and all the music played was composed by themselves. Wu Shan: Wow, that’s brilliant! Nancy: 4___________ the meals? Did you enjoy them? Wu Shan: Yes. Since the meals were in a buffet style, I could choose whatever I wanted. The chicken and salad were really delicious, I have to say. Nancy: I like them, too. Wu Shan: By the way, I noticed that one of your guys was 5_____________ on the spot. Can you email me my photos? How about taking photos

Unit 7 Socialising Practical Speaking Nancy: Yes, my colleague 6___________ was responsible for taking photos. I’ll ask him to send yours as soon as possible. Wu Shan: 7________________. Nancy: You’re welcome. When are you leaving tomorrow? Wu Shan: Well, I’ve booked the 10 a.m. flight. Congratulations again on the successful conference! Nancy: Thank you. And I wish you 8________________. Carter Thank you a nice journey

Listening & Speaking 7.4 M: Tomorrow is your birthday, isn’t it? Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet 7.4 M: Tomorrow is your birthday, isn’t it? W: Yeah, but I have exams to take. By four o’clock Friday we’ll have finished all the exams. I can’t wait! M: So how about going out and celebrating your birthday on Friday, then? W: That sounds like an excellent idea. Do you have anywhere in mind? M: I thought that Equinox might be fun. Next Page

Listening & Speaking 7.4 W: Where’s that? Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet 7.4 W: Where’s that? M: Oh, don’t you know it? It’s the big disco on the main square in town. It’s great. W: If you like that kind of place! I have to say, it’s not my kind of thing. I can’t stand the music down there and besides – it’s full of horrible guys. Can we make it somewhere less noisy? M: Oh! I thought it was OK when I went there, but if you’d rather go somewhere else, that’s fine by me. Exercise

Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet 7.5 W: Well, personally, I’d quite like to get something to eat at some point, if that’s all right with you. M: Yeah, that sounds good. Any thoughts on where? W: Well, do you fancy eating at Rico’s? M: Oh, it’s so expensive. Last time I went there, I spent something like sixty euros. Can’t we go somewhere cheaper? W: How about that Brazilian place near the station? M: Guanabara? Yeah, that’d be fine with me. They have music later on down there, don’t they? W: Yeah, they have music after ten. Next Page

Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 1. Arranging to Meet 7.5 M: It sounds ideal. So what time do you want to meet? Shall we meet at seven? W: I’m working till six and it’d be nice if I could go home first, so could we make it a bit later, about eight? I’ll have had time to change my clothes and put on some make-up by then. M: Yeah, fine. And I’ll phone and book a table. W: OK. I’ll ring a few other people and see if anyone else is up for it. Would it be OK to meet you in Guanabara? M: OK. Brilliant. Bye. W: Bye. Exercise

Listening & Speaking 7.6 W: Hello. Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others 7.6 W: Hello. M: Oh, hi, Michelle. It’s me, Joop. Listen, I’m just ringing to say we’re not coming later. Kate isn’t feeling very well. W: Oh dear. What’s up? M: She actually fainted this morning while we were out. W: You’re joking! M: No. We were in a shop and she suddenly had a dizzy spell and then she just passed out. Next Page

Listening & Speaking 7.6 W: Oh no! Is she all right now? Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others 7.6 W: Oh no! Is she all right now? M: Yeah, she recovered quite quickly. W: It’s not this flu that’s going round, isn’t it? One of my colleagues had it recently and said it left him quite faint. M: No, I don’t think so. I think it’s because she has been under a lot of pressure at work recently. W: Well, maybe all she needs is a break. Anyway, send her my love and tell her I’m thinking of her. Exercise

Listening & Speaking 7.7 M: Hello. Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others Next Page 7.7 M: Hello. W: Hello. Nick? Hi. It’s me, Caitlin. M: Hi! Where are you? I was expecting you at 6. W: Yeah, sorry, but Lucas had some kind of reaction to something he ate. We’re in Rome Hospital. M: You’re joking! Is he all right? W: Yes, yes. He’s fine now. He’s with the nurse and they’re running some tests. M: No! What happened? W: Well, we were in the middle of lunch and he suddenly said he was feeling funny – that he was a bit short of breath – and then I noticed there were spots breaking out all round his mouth. Then his lips just started swelling up and he was really struggling to breathe.

Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 2. Caring About Others 7.7 M: That sounds terrifying. He is all right now, though? W: Yes, yes, honestly. We rushed him to the hospital – someone from the restaurant actually took us – and they dealt with him very quickly. M: Oh Caitlin. You sound so calm. It must’ve been awful. W: Well, I wasn’t at the time, but everyone’s been so good to us. Anyway, listen, they’re going to keep him in overnight – to be on the safe side. M: Oh, right. W: Sorry. I know we’re supposed to be going to the concert tonight. M: Don’t be silly! Lucas’ health is much more important than a concert. Give him a hug from me. Exercise

Unit 7 Socialising Listening & Speaking 3. Parties Exercise 7.9 M: It’s Lucy’s 30th soon. I’m thinking of throwing a surprise party for her. What do you think? W: Nice idea, but make sure you get accurate numbers of guests. I went to one last year and it was a bit of a disaster. They spent a fortune on all the preparations — you know, hiring a band, setting up a marquee, ordering loads of food. It all looked beautiful but not many people came and most of the food went to waste. But a few of the guys there were drinking quite a lot and they got argumentative. Then it got a bit out of hand and two of them started fighting. My boyfriend had to break it up and calm everyone down. Then his cousin, whose party it was, burst into tears. The poor girl looked so sad and shocked. M: Sounds awful. I think I might take Lucy away somewhere and then just have a small get-together with friends.