00015自学考试英语二第一课.pdfVIP

海纳百川，有容乃大；壁立千仞，无欲则刚。——林则徐

Unit1

Thepoweroflanguage

Afamousquote

Languageisthedressofthought.——SamuelJohnson

SamuelJohnson(1709-1784),Britishmanofletters,oneofthe

th

mostoutstandingfiguresofthe18centuryinEngland.He

madelastingcontributionstoEnglishliteratureasapoet,

essayist,moralist,literarycritic,biographer,editorand

lexicographer.Johnsonhasbeendescribedas“arguablythemost

distinguishedmanoflettersinEnglishhistory”.

SpeakingActivity

MakingSuggestions

Sampledialogue

Readthefollowingconversation.Payattentiontohowthe

speakersmakesuggestions.

Steve:Hi,Jenny,wouldyouliketodosomethingwithmethis

weekend?

Jenny:Sure.Whatshallwedo?

Steve:Idon’tknow.Doyouhaveanyideas?

Jenny:Whydon’tweseeafilm?

Steve:Thatsoundsgoodtome.Whichfilmshallwesee?

海纳百川，有容乃大；壁立千仞，无欲则刚。——林则徐

Jenny:Let’sseeActionMan4.

Steve:I’drathernot.Idon’tlikeviolentfilms.Howabout

goingtoMadDoctorBrown?Ihearit’squiteafunny

film.

Jenny:OK.Let’sgoseethat.Whenisiton?

Steve:It’sat8o’clockattheRex.Shallwehaveabitetoeat

beforethefilm?

Jenny:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.Whataboutgoingtothatnew

ItalianrestaurantMichetti’s?

Steve:Greatidea!Let’smeetthereatsix.

Jenny:OK.I’llseeyouatMichetti’satsix.Bye.

Steve:Bye.

Guidedpractice

Directions:Giveyourfriendssome