Unit3 What is in a name?,Part 1 Listening and speaking activities,1 Introduction of functions Describing Objects If you describe an object (someone or something), you say what sort of thing it is (what kind of person he or she is), or what they are like, such as its size, color or shape. You should mention some basic, striking characteristics or perhaps give some of your attitudes towards the object, or you can make a comment on it. Note: Some explanations may be necessary concerning the order of adjectives that modify a noun. The adjectives below are used to describe objects:,woolen cotton leather wooden metal glass plastic silk canvas paper nylon rubber,green red yellow blue black white pink brown purple orange grey tan(棕褐色，茶色） auburn（红褐色）,big small long short fat thin high low large tall square triangular,Material,Color,Size,You may describe objects or people like this: A: Which apple do you like? B: The red one. A: What did your father look like? B: He was short and fat. A: How old is your English teacher? B: He is middle-aged, about forty. She has short golden hair and light blue eyes. My hometown is small and clean. The landscape was easy on the eyes. The day was hot and dusty. The house was old, damp and smelly.,Talking About Jobs There are many ways of talking about ones job. The common expressions used to ask ones job are: What do you do? Whats your job? Where do you work? etc. When you talk about your job, you can use some adjectives to describe it, such as boring / lucrative（赚钱的） / interesting / decent / challenging / part-time / full-time, etc. If you want to express unemployment, you can say: Someone is dismissed /discharged / fired / sacked / laid off / out of job. The nouns below are used to show ones occupation:,Talking about Jobs If you want to know something about someones work, you may ask: Where do you work? What do you do?/What do you do for a living? What is your line of business? What is your job/occupation? What does your fathers job involve? /Whats your father? What is your routine work?/What do you do exactly every day? Could you tell me something about your job? What made you decide to become a teacher? Common Answers: I work for Anderson office. Im a tour guide. Im a doctor. Im a secretary. He is the headmaster of our school. He is a gardener. I find a part-time job in a business company. Im looking for a better job. My job doesnt require special skills. To be a housewife is so boring.,Conversation One,Ill leave you two here to do . structure Subject + leave (vt.) + sb.(pron.) + to do sth. You use the structure “ leave someone to do something“ to mean that you go away from them so that they do it on their own. grammatical points In this structure the infinitive (to do) is used as objective complement. You can leave an assistant to look after the shop. I will leave you to cook.,listening,auburn adj. Is your hair black or auburn? set n. A shampoo and set costs 8. Shes having her hair set for the party this evening. gleaming adj. cf. gleaming, glimmering, glittering e.g. gleaming white teeth glimmering n. We begin to see the glimmerings of a solution to the problem. glittering adj. A glittering career had been predicted for her in the civil service.,Tottenham are the best to see. structure subject + be(link verb) adjectiveto-infinitive You can use a to-infinitive clause after a noun group to indicate the aim or purpose of something. You can also use a to-infinitive clause after a noun group that includes an ordinal number, a superlative, or a word like “ next“, “last“, or “only“. I think the best way to travel by is on foot. She is always the last person to speak at the meeting. grammatical point The to-infinitive clause should be put after the noun group it modifies.,giggle v. n. giggle at sb. / sth. Stop giggling, children; this is a serious matter. There was a giggle from the back of the class. wiggle v. Stop wiggling and sit still. The baby was wiggling its toes. mate n. (in BrE. refers to male) He is an old mate of mine. Where are you off to, mate? -mate: companion roommate flat-mate classmate teammate playmate,hit Hes a hit with everyone. Her new film is quite a hit. swap v. n. Your book looks more interesting than mine; do you want to swap with me? As you like my dress and I like yours, shall we do a swap? apart from except apart adv. The two houses stood 500 meters apart. Apart from his nose. hes quite good-looking.,Proverb,A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔 Somebody of this type is free of responsibilities, family ties, etc. and had no wealth. (喻人既无责任，无家室，又无钱财）,Why do people change jobs? Possible reasons: For better job satisfaction For a more secure position For a higher salary For better career development prospects Having been fired Unable to get along with former co-workers To make a better living To be closer to home To be closer to friends,Pre-reading tasks,Which jobs are thought