新概念英语第二册 Lesson40—Food and talk课件

L40 Food and Talk 1 -CONTENTS- Listening Practice 1 Words & Phrases 2 Grammar 3 Exercise & Homework 4 2 Listening Practice 1 3 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