大学实用英语(2)教案Unit2

Part I Speaking

1. Lead-in

【Directions】Ask students to read these sentences in the language bank.

Greeting guests

May I help you? 我能为您效劳吗？

A table for how many, sir? 先生，您要一张几个人的桌子？

How many people (are there) in your party? 你们一行几个人？

Do you have a reservation? 您预定了吗？

Escorting the guest

Follow me, please. 请跟我来。

This way, please. 这边请。

Which table do you prefer? 您喜欢哪张桌子？

Enjoy your stay! 祝您用餐快乐！

How do you like your roast beef, rare, medium or well-done? 你们要的烤牛肉是半熟的、适中的、还是熟透的？Taking the order

May I take your order now? 您现在点菜吗？

Are you ready to order? 您现在可以点菜了吗？

What would you like to drink, beer or whisky?想喝点什么，啤酒还是威士忌？

Would you like a beer, sir? 要杯啤酒吗，先生？

May I repeat your order now?我可以重复一下您点的菜吗？

Would you like anything else?还要别的吗？

Thanking the guest

Thank you very much, sir. 非常感谢您，先生。

Hope to see you again, sir.希望再次见到您，先生。

Have a good night, sir. 晚安，先生。

Presenting the guest’s check

Of course, wait a moment, please. 当然可以，请稍等。

This is your bill, sir. 这是您的账单，先生。

This is your change. Thank you. 这是找您的钱，谢谢。

Ordering dishes

May I have a look at the menu/wine-list? 请给我看看菜谱/酒水单。

What is the specialty of this restaurant? 这个餐馆的招牌菜是什么？

I would like something light. 我想吃些清淡的东西。

What do you recommend? 有什么菜可以推荐一下吗？

The steak sounds good to me. 听起来牛排不错。

I want chicken in sweet and sour sauce/sea cucumber/lobster/Chinese mushroom/sweet soup balls.

我想要糖醋鸡块/海参/龙虾/香菇/汤圆。

What is today’ s special? 今天的特色菜是什么？

Paying for bill

Could I have the check, please? 我要结账。

The bill (check), please. 劳驾，结账。

Keep the change. 不用找零钱了。

2. Further practice

【Directions】Ask students to work in pairs to make up dialogues.

Activity1: Work in pairs. Work in pairs. Suppose you and one of your friends go to a restaurant. A waitress is serving you. You and your friends order some dishes. Make a dialogue.

Activity2: Work in pairs. Please make up your own dialogues based on the following situations, and you may refer to the sentences in Language bank.

Situation 1: You are at a restaurant. You want to pay for the bill.

Situation 2: Your family wants to eat at a restaurant on the coming weekend. Call a restaurant and make a reservation.

Part II Reading

1. Lead-in

【Directions】Learn the background knowledge

Housing Situation in America

Housing has been the biggest bill for a family in these days. Every year the price to rent a single apartment rises. The landlords have to keep raising the cost in order to pay the taxes and mortgage that are imposed on them. Failing to meet their obligations will result in the loss of their buildings.

People in necessity can not rent these apartments because they do not have a good income. The price to rent an apartment in most cities now reaches 600 hundred dollars every month with only one bedroom. Families that can not afford an apartment by themselves sometimes share with cousins, brothers, aunts, and uncles. It is not unusual to see more than ten people living in a small room together. At night two or three people may sleep in one bed. Those who do not have a bed sleep on sofa or on the floor. When all these people sleep together, they do not receive enough oxygen. They are exposed to carbon dioxide (二氧化碳)that can cause serious illness to them. Worst of all, some people can not get a place to sleep at all. They sleep under boxes, in cars, and in abandoned houses and buildings where women and children can get raped. They do not have heat to help them survive in the cold temperature. The broken houses often do not have a good roof to prevent them from raining.

Many children live in the streets. Those kids who do not have any kind of support from anybody just have to find a way to survive. They are causing serious security problems. They do not go to school, nor get a basic family instruction. They are in the streets involved in crime, robbery and many other dishonest activities.

Food and Drink in the United States

People eat not only food such as corn, hamburgers, and pizza with their hands but also food with a knife and fork. Not all people like cheese burger or pizza. Some people do not like the idea of eating these foods. Some do not eat meat or cheese for religious or personal reasons. In some cultures, people never eat meat and diary products at the same meal. In other cultures, pepperoni (意大利重辣硬香肠), which contains pork, may not be an acceptable food.

When you are invited to someone’s house for dinner but you don’t like some of the food, it is all right not to eat it. But you should try not to draw attention to the fact that you are avoiding certain food.If possible, try to eat at least a little of everything served. It is also OK to eat one or two servings of the foods you like, and leave the others on your plate.

Some people are worried about their health because studies have shown that the fat in eggs, bacon (熏咸肉) and buttered toast contributes to heart disease. But there is a more likely reason people don’t eat breakfast any more: they would rather skip breakfast and sleep fifteen minutes later.

2. Learn the new words and phrases in the text A

【Directions】Ask students to read these new words and phrases. Then practice each word and phrase by making up a sentence. (注：*表示B级词汇；★表示A级词汇；◆表示超纲词汇)

*rent v. to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else 租;租借

e.g. Many students have to rent a house when they graduate because they can’t afford to buy one.

很多学生毕业时不得不租房住，因为他们买不起房子。

This room rents at ￥500 a month.这间房屋以每月500元的租金出租。

*Apartment n. (often pl.) a room, esp. a large of splendid one 公寓住宅;单元住宅;房间

e.g. I have an apartment in the downtown in Jinan city. 我在济南市中心有一套房子。

He dreamed that one day he would have an apartment of his own.