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课件网) L40 Food and Talk -CONTENTS- Listening Practice 1 Words & Phrases 2 Grammar 3 Exercise & Homework 4 Listening Practice 1 Presentation Last week, I went to a dinner party. I was asked by the hostess to sit beside an unsmiling lady. I tried to make conversation with her, I asked her several questions, but she didn’t pay any attention to me. I was so embarrassed that I didn’t enjoy my dinner. Do you want to know why Let’s Listen! Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to 1._____ next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even 2. _____up when I 3. ____my seat beside her. Her eyes were 4. _____ on her plate and in a short time, she was busy 5. _____. I 6. _____ to make conversation. ‘A new play is 7. _____ to ‘The Globe’ soon,’ I 8. _____. ‘Will you be 9. _____it ’ ‘No,’ she 10. _____. ‘Will you be 11._____ your holidays abroad this year ’ I asked. ‘No,’ she answered. ‘Will you be 12._____ in England ’ I asked. ‘No,’ she answered. In despair, I asked her whether she was13. _____ her dinner. ‘Young man,’ she answered, ‘if you14. _____ more and 15._____less, we would both 16._____ our dinner!’ Listening Practice Summary writing Answer these questions. 1. Where did the writer sit at the dinner party 2. Did he try to make conversation or not Was she busy eating or not (but) 3. Did he talk about the new play at ‘The Globe’ or not Did he talk about the holidays or not (and) 4. Did she answer his questions briefly or not 5. Did he ask her if she was enjoying her dinner or not What did she answer (Then…and) Keys 1.The writer sat next to Mrs. Rumbold at the dinner party. 2.He tried to make conversation but she was busy eating. 3.He talked about the new play at ‘The Globe’ and the holidays. 4.She answered his questions briefly. 5.Then he asked if she was enjoying her dinner and she answered, ‘If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner.’ Words&Phrases 2 hostess / h st s/ n.女主人 unsmiling / n'sma l / adj. 不笑的，严肃的 tight /ta t/ adj.紧身的 fix /f ks/ v.凝视 globe /gl b/ n.地球，地球仪 despair /d 'spe / n.绝望 New words My word transformation hostess—host unsmiling—smiling—smile tight—tighten loose—loosen fix—fixed repair mend globe—global—globalize—globalization despair—despairing—despairingly 一、根据句意和汉语提示用适当形式填空 1.It is rude to interrupt the _____.（谈话） 2.In_____,he asked the police for help.（绝望） 3.The lady was uncomfortable in her _____ boots.（紧身的） 4.Her eyes were _____ on the gun.（凝视） 5.It seems that he _____ the life in the big city.（享受） 6.He is_____ a soldier and a poet.（二者） 7.Don’t joke with the _____ person.（严肃） conversation despair tight fixed enjoyed both unsmiling Exercise - I 三、单项选择 1. Annie asked me to sit _____to her in the exam. A. behind B. far C. near D. next 2. The students stood still with their ey ... ...
