Unit 2 English Around the World

Look at the following picture, and try to find what the man wants to do?

What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom? Why can’t he find it? toilet

Listen and read Warming up

toilet Why can’t he find it? A bathroom or a toilet?

Warming up What does bathroom mean in American English and British English? BE: A room there is a bath. AE: A room with a toilet.

landlady Mr Brown a woman who owns and rents houses.

Can you guess the relationship between them?

The landlady asked Mr. Brown: 1 __________________peg. 2 __________________ 3_____________________________ stand. 4______________ if he came back after midnight. 5_______________9 o ’ clock in the evening. 6_____________ after 9 ’ clock in the evening. 7_______________________________________ 8__________________________ 9___________________________ 10____________________ to put his coat on a to take off the shoes. to put the umbrella in the umbrella to lock the door to be quiet after not to shower not to smoke in the bathroom. to speak quietly on the phone. to turn down the radio. to return the key of the front door. on page 9

Tape scripts (material for listening) It’s that woman. She drives me crazy. It all started right from the very first day, I would say from the very first evening when I set foot into the house. “Good evening, Mr. Brown,could you please put your coat on a peg? – Oh no, not there, in the closet,please. Yes,thank you, and oh,your shoes, could you please take them off? Thank you. And eh, your umbrella, yes, could you please put your umbrella in the umbrella stand? Oh no, not there,here! Please don’t forget. The key of the front door,here you are, and remember, if you come home after midnight,please lock the door. Good night! Oh Mr. Brown,would you please be quiet after nine o’clock in the evening?”

And that was only the beginning. “ Mr.Brown, don’t shower after nine,” she shouted. She would walk past my door and say : “ Mr. Brown,would you please remember not to smoke in the bathroom? Could you walk the dog, please? Will you turn down your radio, please? Please, Mr. Brown, could you speak quietly on the phone?” It was terrible. Oh, I couldn‘t have stayed there for another week, for sure. And then there was this letter. “Dear Mr. Brown,” it said, “ could you please return the key to the front door? And one more question. Can you help me find a new tenant （房客） for my flat?”

Speaking: (listen and read) Emily asked Karen _____________________________________. The teacher asked Karen and Emily ________________________________________ Karen told the teacher that Emily had asked her __________________________________ to tell her how to pronounce “kilometre”. what her question was. how to pronounce “ kilomtre”.

Ms Smith told Harry ______________________________________ ____________________ Harry asked Ms Smith________________________________ He also asked her ___________________________________ Ms Smith told Harry not ________________________________ ________ ________ to talk those two pizzas to Mr thompson on Broad Street, Number 12. to spell that name. to repeat the address. to forget to buy her some ketchup on her way back.

Make up another dialogue, using the following. Can you spell that, please? Could you repeat that, please? What do you mean by…? Could you speak a bit slowly, please? I beg your pardon? How do you say… in English? How do you pronounce…?

A: Excuse me, Can you tell me, how do you say in English that I like this flower more than that one? Prettier? B: Oh, sorry. Could you repeat it? A: Can you tell me how to say in English that I like this flower more than that one? Prettier? B: Ha-Ha. You say prettier when you talk about girls. Just say more beautiful. A: What? Could you speak a bit slowly? B: Just say more beautiful. A: Oh, Yeah. I thought it was something like that. T: A and B, do you have a problem? B: It ’ s nothing. A asked me to tell her how to say more and most beautiful. of speaking on page 9

Homework: Review Reading