UNIT 2 Self-Introduction
Integrated Skills Development
Dialogues
A. I'm from South Africa
Lizzy is in her classroom. She shares a desk with Wu Yong, a boy student.
Today is the first day of the new term. Now the two students are introducing themselves to each other.
Lizzy: Hello. May I introduce myself? My name is Lizzy. I'm from South Africa.
Wu: Oh, hello, Lizzy. Glad to know you. I'm Wu Yong. I'm the monitor of the class.
Lizzy: Glad to meet you, Wu. I'm lucky to have you as my deskmate.
Wu: I'm lucky, too. Please don't hesitate to let me know whenever you need help.
Lizzy: I will. Thank you, Wu.
B. Could I Join the Club?
Mr. Smith wants to become a member of the football club of the school. He is talking with Mr. Chen, the person in charge of the club.
Smith: Good afternoon. I'm Simon Smith. I'm a guest professor of this technical school.
Chen: Hello, Prof. Smith. Pleased to meet you. What can I do for you?
Smith: I like football very much. I want to become a member of the club.
Chen: It's our honor to have you here. Prof. Smith. But could you please tell me something about yourself? I have to fill in the form and put it into our file.
Smith: Sure. I'm an American, but my father is an Englishman and my mother is a Canadian. I'm 196 cm tall and I weigh 90 kg. And... Oh, I'm in good health and can run very fast.
Chen: Good, Prof. Smith. You really look a qualified member. Welcome to our club.
Passage
Professor Waters Introduces Herself
Professor Waters begins her first class. She introduces herself to her students.
Good morning, everyone! This is our first lesson and I'd like to introduce myself to you. You know, I'm from the United States. Actually I was born in England and then my family moved to the States when I was a little girl. You can see that I have brown curly hair and blue eyes. I'm 170 cm tall and perhaps a little bit overweight. I like Chinese culture so much that my hobbies are Chinese painting and Beijing Opera. I enjoy Chinese food and I'm also quite skilled in using chopsticks. I would like to be your friend not only in class, but also after class. Oh, my name is Helen Waters. Please call me Helen. Now, do you have any more questions about me?
New Words and Expressions
actually
ad. 事实上，实际上
bit
n. 一点儿，一些
born
a. 出生的，出生
charge
n. 负责
chopsticks
n. 筷子
club
n. 俱乐部
culture
n. 文化
deskmate
n. 同桌的同学
file
n. 卷宗，档案
form
n. 表格
health
n. 健康
hesitate
V. 犹豫，踌躇
hobby
n. 业余爱好
lucky
a. 幸运的，有幸的
monitor
n. 班长
opera
n. 歌剧
overweight
a. 超重
painting
n. 绘画
perhaps
ad. 也许，可能
qualified
a. 合格的，有资格的
share
V. 分享，共有
whenever
ad. 无论何时，每当
football club
足球俱乐部
guest professor
客座教授
fill in form
填表
put into file
存档
in good health
身体健康
be skilled in doing sth.
熟练做某事，擅长做某事
It's our honor to have you here.
很荣幸能请你来。
Merry Learning
A Riddle
What has three hands and can tell the time?
(A clock)
Phonetics
e在词首的读音：
end ever engine
enemy exercise
ear enjoy enough
English examination
even evening
Pronunciation and Intonation
A: Hello. May I speak to Alice Weaver, please?
B: Yes. This is Alice.
A: Hi, Alice, this is Fred. Would you like to go to a movie tonight?
B: Thanks, I'd love to. And I haven't been to a movie for a long time.
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