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Unit 2 Friends and Family

Unit 2 Friends and Family

Unit 2 Friends and Family Lead-in I. Match the adjectives with the pictures. quiet clever strict reliable funny loud TEXT A clever 1. _______ loud 2. ____ funny 3. ____

Unit 2 Friends and Family Lead-in I. Match the adjectives with the pictures. quiet clever strict reliable funny TEXT A quiet 4. _______ reliable 5. ____ 6. strict ____ loud

Unit 2 Friends and Family Lead-in II. Work in pairs. Complete the table below with three persons you know and three adjectives from Exercise 1. And then make a conversation. TEXT A ① ② ③ ④ Person my brother Adjective quiet

Unit 2 Friends and Family Lead-in Example A: What’s your brother like? B: He’s quiet! He doesn’t say much. TEXT A When we ask about someone’s characteristic, we often use: What’s … like?

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Translation Genes are important in making us who we are. But some people believe that their character is a result of childhood experiences more than genes. TEXT A

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Translation Genes and Characters 1 What makes us the people we are? Where do we get our characteristics and habits? It is one of the oldest debates in science. Some say it is our experiences in childhood; others say it’s just the genes we get from our parents.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Translation Trent 2 People think identical twins have the same tastes and characteristics, but my brother and I are very different: I’m keen on sport and I’m really active; but he’s really quiet. He has friends, but they’re a bit strange and they always play video games together. We’re probably different because we go to different schools and my parents don’t treat us as “the twins”, as one person. Apart from our appearance, I think the only thing related to genes is having poor sight. But he wears thick glasses and I wear contact lenses!

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Translation Angela 3 Being adopted, I can’t help wondering where my character comes from. I get good grades at school and people say Chinese are good students and very hardworking. But so are my adoptive parents. My dad’s clever and mum has a clothes shop in Madrid. I’ve learnt lots from them. I sometimes get disappointed if things go bad and I get really angry. Both my parents are very calm and patient – they never shout. Maybe my anger is because of my genes – but my grandfather says it’s because I have no brothers or sisters and my parents are too liberal!

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Translation Justinia 4 Being a scientist, I obviously think genes are important – it’s how evolution works. However, genes are only a small part of who we are: we humans share 30% of our genes with bananas and 98% with chimpanzees. Genes play a part in some illnesses, but having a healthy lifestyle is more important and we learn that behaviour from our parents. Neither of my parents are scientists, but they both read a lot and, they talked to me about lots of different things. I believe my childhood experiences have had great effect on my character.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A New Words

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A I. Match the persons 1— 3 with relevant descriptions a—f. ___ c e 1. Trent a. whose parents read a lot b. whose mother is a businesswoman b f 2. Angela ___ c. wearing contact lenses d. knowing people share a lot of genes with chimpanzees e. identical to his twin brother in a d 3. Justinia ___ appearance f. of Chinese origin

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A II. Choose the best answer for each question or statement below. 1. What is the article mainly about? B A. Some oldest debates in science. . B. Three persons’ ideas on where they get their characters and habits. C. How well people can remember their childhood experiences. . D. The importance of genes in deciding a person’s character. .

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A D 2. Identical twins are usually believed to have ____. A. very different characteristics and tastes B. strange tastes and extreme characteristics C. the same hobbies and experiences D. the same tastes and characters

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A 3. What does Trent say about himself and his twin brother? C A. Both of them are really active. B. They often play video games together. . C. Both of them have poor sight. D. They go to the same school.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A 4. Which of the following words best describes Angela’s parents? B A. Strict and hard-working. B. Liberal and patient. C. Funny and noisy. D. Frustrated and hot-tempered.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A 5. According to Justinia, what has a great effect on her character? A A. Her childhood experiences. B. Bananas and Chimpanzees. C. The ambition to become a scientist. D. Genes.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A III. Check whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones. ( F) 1. Trent isn’t interested in sport. Trent is keen on sport. ( F) 2. Trent’s parents see him and his brother as one person. Trent’s parents don’t treat them as one person. ( T) 3. According to her grandfather, Angela’s parents are liberal.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A (F ) 4. Justinia doesn’t believe there is any relationship between genes and illnesses. Justinia believes genes plays a part in some illnesses. (F ) 5. Justinia’ parents are scientists. Neither of Justinia’s parents are scientists.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A I. Complete the following sentences with words from the text and then put them in order. The first letter of each word has been given to you. 1. Angela believes her c haracter _____ comes from her genes. 2. Trent and his twin brother’s appearance and elated poor sight are r_____ to genes. 3. Both genes and c______ experiences play a hildhood part in our characteristics and habits. 4. Justinia thinks that her childhood experiences have ffect had a greater e______ on her character than genes do.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A 5. Their characters are very different due to different e______. xperiences arents 6. She also admits that her adoptive p_____ influence her a lot. 3 2 1 6 4 Order: □-□-□

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A II. Complete the summary of the text with the six sentences in Exercise I. Make changes if necessary. Both genes and childhood experiences play a part in ______________________ out characteristics and habits For example, ____ Trent and ____________. his tein brother's appearance and poor sight are related ______________________ to genes but ________________ their characters are very different due ____, to different experiences ____________ Angela believes her character __________. comes from her genes but ___________ she also admits that her __________, adoptive parents influence her a lot _______ Justinia thinks _______________. that her childhood experiences have had a greater effect ______________________ on her character than genes do ______________________.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases I. Choose the correct prepositions to complete the following sentences. from (up / from) a reliable 1. Does the news come _______ source? 2. Surfing the Internet is very interesting and I learn a from lot ____ (from /in) it. of 3. Nanjing is a part ____ (above / of) Jiangsu. about 4. Please don’t talk ____ (about / on) it in front of the children. . with 5. I have very good news to share ____ ( with / to) you.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases II. Choose the appropriate words to complete the following sentences. experiences 1. Would you please tell us your ______ (experiences /experienced) in the United States? treat 2. The doctors were unable to ______ (treat / treatment) this disease. 3. We’re going on holiday soon, probably _____ (probable / probably) next month. 4. We should not judge a person by his ______(appear / appearance). appearance anger 5. “It’s a lie!” she shouted in ______ (anger / angry).

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases III. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box below. Change the form if necessary. childhood patient disappoint active adopt calm disappointed to know that she had 1. She is very ______ failed the Maths exam. was adopted as a baby, and he never knew 2. John ______ his natural parents. childhood 3. They often went to the woods in their ______ and had a happy time there.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases childhood patient disappoint active adopt calm patient 4. Helen is a good teacher. She is very ______ with her pupils. 5. Tina is an ______ member of the school’s active music club. 6. My friend Sally has the ability to keep calm ______ in an emergency (紧急情况).

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases IV. Complete the following sentences with the phrases in the box below. Change the form if necessary. play a part in learn from be keen on apart from because of 1. He ______ is keen on spicy food and the Sichuan cuisine is his favourite. 2. Income, education and occupation all play a part in a person’s drinking habit. ______ 3. The football match on Saturday was cancelled ______ bad weather. because of

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases play a part in apart from learn from because of be keen on 4. Bob, you should ______ your brother. He’s learn from found a part-time job already. 5. I have very happy news ______ to share with you. Apart from 6. ______ English, they study Russian and Spanish.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Words and Phrases V. Translate the following sentences into English with the given words or phrases. 1. 每次一有空，他就忍不住打电脑游戏。(can’t help) can’t help playing Whenever he is free, he ___________ computer games ___________. 2. 今天早晨有点儿凉，不是吗？(a bit) a bit cool this morning It’s ___________, isn’t it? 3. 许多新 作都与电脑有关。(be related to) are related to computers Many new jobs ___________.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Words and Phrases 4. 只要你够细心，情况就不会变糟。(go bad) won’t go bad Things ________ as long as you are careful enough. 5. 显然，她把我当作家人对待。(treat. . . as) Obviously, she treats me as ______________ one of the family.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure I. Complete the sentences with both, neither, all, none, or no. 1. Sally and Ginny ______ enjoy going to the cinema, both and they often go together. no 2. I have ______ brothers or sisters — I’m the only child in my family. both like playing sport, but ______ neither 3. Ralph and I ______ of us likes watching it on TV! All 4. ______ of my friends are Linkin Park fans, and we’re going to their concert in September. . 5. Jane and I are a little lazy. Neither ______ of us likes tidying up our room!

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure None of the students in this class is musical, and 6. ______ all they ______ get nervous when singing. Both of Helen’s parents are doctors and they 7. ______ work in the same hospital. 8. I wish I could offer you some cake, but there’s ______ none left.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure 1. 动名词做表语 要点：动名词表 示主语的内容， 主语、表语可互 换位置。 ① … the only thing related to genes is having poor sight. …… 唯一与基因相关的是我们俩的视 力都不好 。 ② The happiest thing for me is winning a basketball match. 赢得篮球比赛是我最开心的事。 ① 他的 作是教英语。 His job is teaching English.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure 2. 现在分词短语 作原因状语 要点：其逻辑主 语必须与谓语动 词的逻辑主语一 致。 ① Being adopted, I can’t help wondering where my character comes from. 作为被收养的（孩子），我不禁想要知 道我的性格从何而来。 ② Having worked all day, I am tired now. 因为我已 作了一天，所有现在很累。 ③ 作为一个新员 ，我常向老员 学习。 Being a new employee, I often learn from old employees.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure 3. 名词同位语 要点：同位语与 被它限定的词的 格需一致，且常 紧挨在一起。 ① We humans share 30% of our gens with bananas. 我们人类有30%的基因与香蕉是一样的 。 ② His brother John is a world-famous musician. 他的弟弟约翰是位世界闻名的音乐家。 ③ 我们中国人为此而自豪。 We Chinese are proud of it.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure ① … having a healthy lifestyle is more important. 4. 动名词做主语 ……有健康的生活方式更加重要 。 要点：单个动名 ② Speaking English is easy for me. 词结构做主语 说英语对我来说很容易。 时，谓语动词 ③ 记住所有单词是很难的。 用单数。 Remembering all the words is very difficult.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text A Grammar and Structure 5. Neither of … 要点：neither of 为否定代词，意 为“两者都不”， 谓语动词用单、 复数均可 。 ① Neither of my parents are scientists. 我的父母都不是科学家。 ② Neither of us can make up our minds. 我们俩都定不下来。 ③ 我的两个姐妹都不喝咖啡。 Neither of my sisters drinks/drink coffee.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Background information Instant Messaging 即时通讯（简称IM） 是一种基于互联网的即时交流消息的业务，代表有： 百度Hi、MSN、QQ等。 TEXT A

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Translation The Internet has changed the way people make friends and maintain friendships. However, it’s worth thinking about the question: what does “friend” mean in cyberspace?

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Translation Give Me My Space 1 To begin, let me just say that I DON’T hate the Internet. Honestly, I really don’t! I use the Internet every day — at work and in my free time. Generally speaking, I see the Internet as a good thing. However, there also lots of things about it that worry me and the biggest concern I have is the way it has affected how people maintain their friendships these days.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Translation If one more person asks me if I’m on a particular social networking site, I’ll scream! I’m endlessly getting invited to join and I have had a look at friends’ profiles, but the whole thing just depresses me. To begin with, there’s too much information there. Why should I care which online group some distant friend has joined? Or who has become “friends” with who? And what does “friend” mean in cyberspace anyway? I know one guy who struggles with face-to-face conversations, 2

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Translation yet who has over 500 “friends” online. Added to this is the fact that I believe in privacy. I don’t want every aspect of my private life stuck on the Web for everyone to see. 3 Then, of course, there all the sites that help you track down people you went to school with. Hasn’t anyone realized that there’s a reason why people lose touch? People drift apart because they don’t have enough in common to make it worth staying in touch!

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Translation I don’t see why I should get back in touch with someone I last saw twenty years ago, when I could go out and make new friends. 4 Now, you might think I’m a little bit oldfashioned, but I actually already have the mobile numbers and email addresses of my closest friends. I don’t need to go through a third-party site to contact them all or to arrange when to go out.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B Translation I know this might shock you, but I actually like talking to my friends, really TALKING, not “chatting” or “Instant Messaging”! I like the sound of other humans — and I’d rather meet people in the real world than in cyberspace any day!

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B I. Choose the best answer to each question or statement below. 1. Which of the following statements best describes how the writer feels about the Internet? B A. He can’t stand it. B. He’s got serious doubts about it. C. He can’t live without it. D. He can’t accept it.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B 2. How does the writer feel when he gets invited to join social networking sites? A A. It drives him mad. B. He’s pleased to be asked to join. C. He feels quite guilty. D. He gets confused about the invitations.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B 3. How does the writer explain the fact that some people have so many online friends? B A. They must be really popular. B. It helps them feel more important. C. Communicating online is better than talking faceto-face. D. It’s fashionable to have so many online friends.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B 4. The writer doesn’t want to see old school friends again because ____. B A. it’s too much effort to find out where they are now B. he feels they wouldn’t have much to talk about C. they prefer to contact him online D. they may remind him of the unpleasant school days

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B 5. The writer thinks he might shock some people B because ____. A. he doesn’t know how to use Instant Messenger B. he’d rather communicate with people in the real world than in cyberspace C. he’s so talkative D. he has so many online friends

Unit 2 Friends and Family Text B II. Tick (√) the writer’s opinions according to the text. □ 1. Generally speaking, the Internet is a negative thing. √ □ 2. It’s depressing to look at friends’ profiles online. √ □ 3. There is no reason to put every aspect of your private life online. √ □ 4. It’s unnecessary to get back in touch with each other when friends drift apart. √ □ 5. Communicating face to face with friends is better than contacting each other online.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Warming Up I. Use the extra information in 1— 5 to guess the Chinese meanings of the words in green. 1. Little Johnnie is not up yet; he can’t be playing 起床 outside. ______ 2. I’m afraid something urgent has come up; I won’t be able to see you tonight. ______ 紧急的 3. I tried calling six times, but the line was always busy. ______ 电话线路 4. Matt! Can I call you back later? I’m having dinner. ______ 回电 5. The number I had was for the wrong person, but she was helpful and put me through to the right department. ______ 接通

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Listening I. Friends Listen to five questions. Choose the best answer for each question. Each question will be spoken twice. . 1. √A. No, she’s out. B. Yes, please. C. It’s fine. D. Come on. 2. A. I don’t know. 3. B. You’re welcome. √C. Yes, please ask him to call me back. D. Where is it? 3. A. That’s all right. √B. Yes, speaking. C. Well done. D. Look up! Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Listening 4. √A. No problem. C. Yes, it is. B. This way, please. D. No, please take it down. 5. A. It’s very nice of you. C. Ok, I’ll take it. √B. R-O-S-S-I, Rossi. D. Bless you. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Familty Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Listening II. Listen to a conversation. Choose the best answer for each question below. The conversation will be spoken twice. 1. Who is probably the man? A. Neil. √B. Neil’s father. C. Neil’s English teacher. D. A stranger to Neil. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Listening 2. What is Neil doing? A. He is talking on the phone. √B. He is sleeping. C. He is coming back home. D. He is playing outside. 3. What’s the most important information from Brendan? √A. The meeting time is changed to seven o’clock. B. Neil is very lazy. C. Neil should remember her phone number. D. She will call back. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Listening 4. When does Brenda probably make the phone call? A. At four. B. At eight C. At ten. √D. At twelve. 5. What is the possible relationship between Brendan and Neil? √A. Friends. B. Doctor and patient. C. Mother and son. D. Sales person and client. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Familty Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Listening Communication Strategy When we answer the phone, we often explain where people are. A: Is Neil there? B: No, he's not up yet.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Developing Conversations Asking for people and explaining where they are I. Match the sentences 1— 5 with the responses a —e.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 1. Calling Friends Developing Conversations d 1. Hello, could I speak to John Waterman? ___ b 2. Would you tell her Tom Gray called? a 3. Could you give her a message, please? ___ 3 e 4. Could you tell her to give Doug a call when she ___ 2 gets back ? 5 c 5. I’ll tell her the message when she comes back. ___ 4 a. Yes, of course. What’s the message? b. I’d be glad to. c. Thank you very much. d. I’m afraid he’s not here. e. Sure. Does she have your number?

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Asking for people and explaining where they are II. Work in pairs. Make a conversation according to the given information. You can refer to the expressions in Exercise I. 1. Calling Friends Student A You make a phone call to C, but C is not in and B answers the phone. You leave a message. Student B You receive a phone call from A. A wants to speak to C, but C is not in and you take a message. You can start your conversation with: Hello, could I speak to. . . ?

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Asking for people and explaining where they are Sample conversation A: Hello, could I speak to Miss Davis? B: I’m afraid she’s not here now. Can I take a message? A: That’s very kind of you. Please tell her Lily called and ask her to call me back. B: Sure. Does she have your number? A: Yes. Thank you very much. B: You’re welcome. 1. Calling Friends

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Warming Up Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box below. outgoing chatty sporty bright intense bright 1. He’s very clever – just really _____. sporty 2. They’re keen on sport – just very _____. outgoing 3. She's very friendly – really _____. intense 4. He’s quite serious – quite _____. 5. He can seem quiet when you first meet him, but he’s chatty actually quite _____ and funny once you get to know him.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Listening I. Listen to a conversation. Complete the answer to each question below. The conversation will be spoken twice. 1. What did the woman do just now? phone She went out to ______ her brother as it was his ______. birthday 2. In what way is the man’s mum similar to the woman’s brother? chatty The are both very ______. 3. How does the woman get on with her brother? really well They get on _______. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Listening 4. What's the woman's brother doing in the US? studying He is ________ Medicine there. 5. What is the woman's brother like? bright He is really ______, funny and very outgoing. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family 2. My Family Listening & Speaking Listening Native Speaker English To compare a person to someone with a similar character, we often use: That’s like …

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Listening II. Listen to a conversation. Choose the best answer for each question or statement below. The conversation will be spoken twice. 1. Who is Greg? A. The man’s younger brother. B. The man’s older brother. √C. The woman’s younger brother. D. The woman’s older brother. 2. What did the woman use to do together with Greg? A. Go for a walk. √B. Play tennis. C. Play golf. D. Surf the Internet. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Listening 3. Greg has become a bit of a dropout (退学学生) because he’s _____. A. very shy B. really quiet C. quite boring √D. very lazy 4. How old is Greg? A. 7. B. 11. D. 27. √C. 17. 5. How many brothers and sisters does the man have? A. Three. B. Four. D. Six. Script √C. Five.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Developing Conversations Talking about my family I. Match question 1— 5 with responses a—e. ___ c 1. What’s she / he like? ___ 2. Do you get on well? ___ a 3. How old is she / he? ___ b 4. Do you see her / him e a lot? ___ 5. Have you got any d cousins? a. Yes, we get on quite well. b. She / He is 20. c. She / He is really lazy. d. Yeah, I’ve got a cousin named Greg. e. Yes, we see each other every weekend.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 2. My Family Developing Conversations Talking about my family II. Work in pairs. Talk about a cousin, using the five questions in Exercise I. You can start your conversation with: Have you got any cousins?

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking Developing Conversations Talking about my family Sample conversation A: Have you got any cousins? B: Yes. I’ve got a male cousin. A: How old is he? B: He is 22. A: What’s he like? B: He is friendly and funny. A: Do you see him a lot? B: Not very much. He lives far away from us. A: Do you get on well? B: Yes, we get on very well. 2. My Family

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 3. My Friends Warming Up Match words 1— 6 with their opposite meanings a—f. c _______ 1. weak a. confident a _______ 2. afraid b. strict e _______ 3. pleasing c. strong _______ 4. funny b d. boring d _______ 5. easy-going e. horrible

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking Listening I. Listen to a passage. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). The passage will be read twice. 3. My Friends ( F ) 1. Liu Bing is my mum’s teacher. ( T ) 2. She came to our house a lot when I was a kid. ( T ) 3. She’s strong and confident. ( F ) 4. She made me feel disappointed with myself. ( F ) 5. When she moved to Shanghai, I helped her find a job and a place to live. ( T ) 6. Now she’s a friend of mine. Script

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 3. My Friends Listening II. Listen to a passage. Fill in the blanks with what you hear. The passage will be read three times. I met Nicolas while doing a summer job in England. We were 1_____ both working in this café. He was in the kitchen and I was a 2_____. waitress Our boss was a bit of an idiot (笨蛋). He was really strict – he was always 3_____ at us and was just horrible. shouting Anyway, we 4_____ to go out after work and we’d used sit and complain (抱怨) about our boss. We’d talk about the things we wished we’d 5____ to him. said Nicolas was always very funny about it.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Listening & Speaking 3. My Friends Discussion Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. Some friends last a lifetime, but often we make friends for particular reasons at particular times. Here a few of the different kinds of friends we make during our lives: the old friend, the friend of the family, the online friend and the “friend” you don’t really like very much. 1. Which kind of friend is most / least important? Why? 2. What do you talk about with each kind of friend? 3. Which kind of friend do you meet / talk to the most? 4. What other different kinds of friends can you think of?

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Reading Pie Charts Li Ming works part-time in a stationary store. The manager, Mr. Hanks, asks him to make a comparison of the sales of different types of greeting cards in the store.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Reading Greeting Cards Sales 2010

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Reading Greeting Cards Sales 2011

Unit 2 School and Studying Practical Reading I. Complete the table below with the information from the pie charts above. Birthday card 2010 41% 2011 1______ 34% 2_______ Christmas Card 16% 25% Mother’s Day card 3______ 4______ New Year card 16% 5______ 12% 6_______ Others 10% 4% Valentine card 3% 7______ Wedding card 2% 18% 15% 3% 1%

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Reading II. Answer the following questions. 1. What type of greeting cards is the most popular? Birthday card ____________________. 2. What type of greeting cards is the least popular? Wedding card ____________________. 3. What type of greeting cards increased most in sales percentage? Christmas card ____________________. 4. What type of greeting cards decreased most in sales percentage? Birthday card ____________________.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Speaking The Charts Are Very Useful Li Ming hands in the pie charts to Mr. Hanks. They are talking about the figures in the charts.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Speaking Work in pairs. Complete the conversation below and then role-play it. You may use the information from Practical Reading. Li: Mr. Hanks, here are the pie charts. Hanks: Oh, good. What’s your general impression of the figures? Li: Well, generally speaking, things didn’t change birthday card was much. In both years, the 1_______ the biggest segment (份额) and the 2______ was the smallest. wedding card Hanks: But it seems that the sales of birthday cards 3______ decreased a bit in 2011. Perhaps it’s because we raised the prices of birthday cards a bit. Which types 4_____? increased

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Speaking card increased by 9%. That’s Li: The 5 Christmas ______ a lot, isn’t it? Hanks: Yes. We had some really wonderful cards last Christmas. And this year, we’ll have some nice ones coming out, too. Li: And from that, the New Year card and the 6______ Mother’s Day card also increased in percentage. Hanks: What about the segment in white? . Valentine card It remained the Li: That’s the 7_______. 3 same in percentage. That’s 8_____ %. Hanks: Well done, Li Ming. The charts are very useful.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Writing Greeting Cards Some new greeting cards arrive at the store and Li Ming wants to choose three of them for his friends.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Writing I. Choose a proper card for each event below. Event Card Sally’s birthday is coming. 4 2 Maris and Miguel have a new baby boy. 3 Aaron gets a new job.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Writing II. Complete the following cards with the given expressions. Good luck with your new job. Happy birthday! All the best, you are all well Congratulations on your new baby boy.

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Writing Dear Sally, 1________ Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day. Best wishes, Li Ming

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Writing Dear Maria and Miguel, 2 Congratulation on your new baby boy ________________. you are all well I hope 3_________. Best regards, Li Ming

Unit 2 Friends and Family Practical Writing Dear Aaron, 4_______________. Good luck with your new job I hope everything goes well. 5______, All the best Li Ming