Fluent English-Lesson 7.ppt

Lesson 7Pushing the Envelope Name of Presenter: Bob Liu Date : 1/18-1/22, 2010 push the envelope? 7A Pronunciation for one Consonant with words beginning with same consonant Hot day Big girl: 胖女孩 Missend: 误寄,错递(邮件等) Tall lady Room make Fall road Great treat 7B US postal history7 tavern [‘t?v?:n] 小旅馆, 客栈, 酒馆 drop-off 急下降,直下降 mail carrier 邮递员 7C Vocabulary ●Addressee [,?dre’si:] n.受信人,收件人 Addresser 发件人 ● Bulk Mail批量郵件 ● Certified Mail [‘s?:tifaid]带回执的邮件， 挂号邮件 ● COD--Cash on delivery 货到付款 ● Direct mailing 直销邮递 (Flyer 飞鸟,飞行物,飞行员,(广告)传单,〈美俚〉孤注一掷 eg: They say we’ll get better result if we send these flyers directly to customer. So let’s go with direct mail) ● Junk mail 邮寄宣传品 third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident or `occupant [‘?kjup?nt] ● Postmark 邮戳 ● Parcel post [‘pɑ:s?l]包裹邮递,邮包， 邮政包裹业务 7C Vocabulary--Continued ● Priority Mail类似于快递,叫 限时专送 First-class mail 类似于平邮 ● Registered Mail 挂号邮件 ● Route 线路，航线 (uphill 上坡的; 向上的；困难的; 费力的 Eg: This route is a mail carrier’s nightmare, because there’s dog in every other yard and it’s all uphill. Eg：The last mile is all uphill. 最后一英里全是上坡路) ● Special Delivery 快递邮件 ● Surface Mail 水陆路信件； 普通邮件； 平邮； 7D English Under the Hood---Topic common tense ●When you think you know something, but you’re not completely sure, express that uncertainty by using must+verb Eg: That’s must be David (Someone told you what David looks like, and you think you recognize him.) Sarah must be hungry. ●If you feel less than 50 percent certain about something, you can use may+verb; might+verb; or could+verb Eg: Hank may be home now. We might be at the right address. ●If you are very close to sure about something(negative), use couldn’t+verb or can’t+verb Eg: Sam couldn’t be old enough to drive yet. The grass can’t be dry. (It just rained last night.) 7D English Under the Hood-continued ●If you are little less certain, then use must not+verb Eg:Troy must not be work today. (He was out sick