Chapter1 Body language From Shiyan Public School

Language

Language 零冠词 article(冠词): a, an, the A. Zero article article(冠词): a, an, the Some nouns about places, travel and meals do not have articles(a, an, the) in front of them when we use these nouns in special expressions.

Language 零冠词 A. Zero article Places: It’s Saturday morning. They are at work. Travel: I want to go by train from Shenzhen to Guangzhou. Meals: She wanted to have lunch with me.

Language 零冠词 A. Zero article Places: college, university, Here are some other words used in this way. Places: college, university, hospital, home, bed Travel: by bus/car/train/underground/ ferry/plane, on foot Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper, dinner

He will leave school next year. There is a school near our new flat. 当一些名词(school,car,bed,breakfast…)不是用于固定词组中，它们需要冠词： He will leave school next year. There is a school near our new flat. She ususlly travels by car. She bought a car and the car is very good. He sometimes has breakfast in bed. The breakfast here costs ￥12.

4. a hotel 1. plane 5. breakfast 2. hospital 6. the swimming Work in pairs. Mr Young is talking to a customer, Pam. Complete their conversation with the words in the box, with or without articles as necessary. 4. a hotel 5. breakfast 6. the swimming pool 1. plane 2. hospital 3. a university

B. Asking questions with What kind/sort of We ask questions with What kind/sort of when we want more information about something. Mr Young: Body language is important,too. Simon: What kind/sort of language is that?

B. Asking questions with What kind/sort of Mr Young went to a shop to buy some ice cream. He had this conversation with Wendy, the shop assistant. Read it and work in pairs to make similar conversations using the words on the right and kind or sort.

Mr Young Wendy ice cream chocolate, vanilla chocolate plain, milk soya milk sweet, plain rice white, brown bulbs 100-watt, 60-watt

MR YOUNG I’d like some ice cream, please. WENDY What sort of ice cream would you like? MR YOUNG What kind have you got? WENDY Chocolate or vanilla(香草). MR YOUNG Chocolate, please.