英语语音基础Unit 12培训资料.ppt

Unit Twelve;;I; ; 4) I always prefer clothes made of pure silk or pure cotton. (2) No insurance companies will insure him because of his poor health. (3) Fewer and fewer young people are capable of house-keeping now. (4) I’m sure in the rural areas the air is cleaner and the sky bluer. (5) I saw the film years ago and now I seem to have forgotten all about it. ; C. Put in the missing word(s) and read the sentences aloud. 1) The water in the lake is very ____ /pj??/ and you can drink it. 2) My parents ______[?la?] me to watch TV for only an hour each day. 3) The boy has always been ______[kj??rI?s] about how life on earth began. 4) I had a truly enjoyable tour in ______ [j??r?p] last February. 5) Overly _____[taI?d] drivers can be nearly as dangerous as drunk drivers. 6) Joyce has been a good and _____[l?I?l]friend to me all these years.; Listen and practice 1. Listen to the tape and practice the conversation with a friend. A: How are you going to spend your holiday? B: I’ll be on a tour in China with friends. A: A tour in China? That sounds very unusual. B: Yes, I think it will be unusual and enjoyable. A: Good for you. I’m sure you’ll like it. B: I surely will. What about you? A: I’ll go to see my parents in February as usual. B: Do they still live in the same old place? A: No, they moved to a rural area in January. B: Did they? Why did they move there? A: Well, they are old and in poor health, you know. B: I see. I really hope they enjoy their rural life. A: Thank you, Barbara. Have a nice trip! .; 2) Read the following passage after the tape. Paul lives in a village near Mount Kenya, where you can find a lot of owls living in a forest. Paul feeds and protects the owls and turned this part of the forest into a ‘sanctuary.’ Foreign tourists come and pay to loo