哈工大研究生英语外教班复习资料.ppt

关于英文考试 1 a guiding principle for learning english 2 meet a foreigner 3 Coach Carter 4 American Culture 5 24 vocabulary 6 Business letter 7 Iron charpens Iron Resorts: places where people can go for a vacation, with hotels, swimming pools, etc. Country inns: small hotels– often in old houses- in areas outside cities. Luxurious: very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive. Lift Tickets: Tickets that snow skiers have paid to ride up the mountains. Antique :a piece of furniture, jewelry, etc., that is old and usually valuable and rare.. Sledding: Using a vehicle that slides over snow, often used b y children Sleigh rides: Trips in a vehicle used for traveling on snow, pulled by horses Writing a Personal Letter Dear ‘first name” Introductory sentence. Close with a phrase like “Can’t wait to see you” or some other friendly sentence. A final good-bye such as “Best wishes”, “Love”, “All the best”, “Your friend”. Speed Dating: an event at which each participant converses individually with all the prospective partners for a few minutes in order to select those with whom dates are desired. Inappropriate Topics for Discussion in the West: Age Religion Politics Sex Salary Cost of expensive or personal items Odd Man Out Depressed Low Have the blues Calm Stressed Angry Anxious Nervous Relaxed Happy Secure Tired Vocabulary Influence: have effect on Soothing: gentle Irritable: angry The Blues: a feeling of sadness or depression Comfort Foods: foods that make you feel happier Vocabulary # 1 Cramped: having very little space, too small Dingy: dark and unattractive Shabby: old and in poor condition Spacious: large, with lots of extra room Lesson 5 Sender’s Address (often in letterhead; if not it is written first without the sender’s name). Date Inside Address (Write to a specific person at the firm to which you are writing). Salutation (Use the same name as inside address, and title). Use a colon. Body Closing (use a comma. L