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A cold welcome
1. warm up
2. New words
3. Text
4. Grammar
Warm up --你不了解你的身体
-- 俚语
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1. an arm and a leg
最早出现于二战后的美国,因为战争很多士兵失去了手臂和腿,为了保卫世界和平,很多士兵付出了相当大的代价。
引申:为获得某物而付出很大的代价,也比喻某样东西很昂贵,要花费很多钱。
The car costs him an arm and a leg.
昂贵的
全神贯注地听
2. all ears
When the boss mentioned the pay(工资,薪酬), Reina was all ears.
all ears主要用于日常口语,因对某事感兴趣而聚精会神的听.
别再指责我;别再对我指手画脚
3. get off my back
I am tired of your criticism(批评)。 Get off my back.
我已经听够你的批评了。别再烦我了。
老手;有经验的人
4. old hand
After driving for 3 years, Lucy is an old hand.
受冷遇;被冷落
5. cold shoulder
I hope Lily would come to the cinema with me, but I just got the cold shoulder.
我希望Lily可以和我一起去电影院,但是她对我不理不睬。
旅游的渴望
6. itchy foot
It's been five years since I tralled abroad. I'm getting itchy feet.
itchy 发痒的
Free Talk
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1. Do you like New Year's Day?
2. What do you do on new years day?
Chinese people usually ... to celebrate the New Year.
1.___________________________________________
2.___________________________________________
3.___________________________________________
4.___________________________________________
5.___________________________________________
have a big dinner
get together
enjoy the evening shows
count down
make and eat dumplings
How do Americans celebrate the New year?
in the church ; bless ; pray
Text
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Listen and answer
What are these people doing in the text?
They are waiting for the coming of new year.
时间的重要性
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large ________of people had ________ under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute ________ did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone ________, ‘It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock ________ to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to _______