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1、Module Seven Products and ServicesNew Words and Expressions adjust dst vt 调整,调节,使适合 agree on gri: n 对意见一致 broadband br:dbnd n 宽带 burglar b:gl n 盗窃 charge t:d vt 指控,充电,收费 circle s:kl n 圆圈 vt 画圈,环绕 clientele .klaintel n 客户 courier company kuri 快递公司 curriculum krikjulm n 课程 dial-up connection 拨号连接New W

2、ords and Expressions diameter daimit n 直径 domotics n 智能多媒体 facilities fsilitiz n 设施,工具 filing cabinet 档案柜 fire brigade 消防队 homeowner humun n 房主 inflatable infleitbl adj 可充气的 ISP=Internet Service Provider 互联网服务供应商 landline lndlain n 陆上电线 submarine sbmri:n 潜水艇 New Words and Expressions LCD=Liquid Crys

3、tal Display 液晶显示器 maintain meintein vt 维持,维修,保养 maintenance meintinns n 维修,维护,维持 non-peak 非高峰期 overall uvr:l adj 全部的,总体的 penalty penlti n 处罚,罚款 per annum pr nm adv 每年 proximity prksimiti n 接近 running costs 运转费 scanner 扫描仪 service user 服务用户New Words and Expressions skype n 语音即时聊天软件 testimonial .testi

4、munil n 证明书,推荐书 tuition fee 学费 underwater nd.w:t adj 水下的,在水中生长的 value for money 性价比 weigh wei vt 称重,重达 PDA=Personal Digital Assistant 个人数字助理 edge ed n 边缘,边 LED=Light Electronic Display 大型电子显示屏 Fiji fi:di: n 斐济7.1 Products and services 产品与服务产品与服务 Focus 学习重点学习重点 熟悉相关词汇 学会介绍一种产品或者一项服务 练习在听力和阅读过程中寻找相关信息

5、 掌握形容词的比较级和最高级 1. Work in pairs. Read the customer testimonials from a product brochure. Then read the brochure and dicide which features the two customers are referring to. 2. Finish exercise 2. testimonials 推荐书； 证明书； 鉴定书； 表扬信 brochure 小册子；册子；宣传小册子 feature 特征，特点 refer to 指的是 Smart Homes: The Future

6、 is Here These days, most houses have appliances (家用电器；用具；器具；设备) that contain some level of remote control (遥控器；摇控). In the future, with our unique (唯一的，仅有的； 独一无二的，独特的； 不平常的，特别的； 超绝 ) ResidentIntel domotics system (家庭自动化系统 ), you can extend this remote control to all parts of your home. With the Res

7、identIntel system installed (设置；安顿；安置；任命), your home could contain several computers, some built into the walls, enabling you, the homeowner, to control applications in one room, from any other room in the house. ResidentIntel makes your home life easier and more convenient (便利的；方便的). Personalised S

8、paces (个性化空间 ) Our system can actually recogsise (认出；承认；识别；认可) the person who enters the room, and adjust (改变以适应，调整，校正 ) the heating and lighting settings (供热供电设置) to that persons personal preferences(个人偏好 ). It can even turn on (打开) your favourite music. You simply wear a badge(徽章) so that the syst

9、em can identify (识别；认出；确定；辨认) you. Our more sophisticated (复杂的) systems can identify you from your movements, body temperature and other characteristics (动作，举动；体温；其他特点 ). Money-saving Intelligence ResidentIntel takes advantage of (利用) cheaper, non-peak electricity rates (非高峰用电率 ), and give choices f

10、or comfort (舒适), safety (安全) and energy conservation (节能). Our system is the most advanced on the market and guarantees (保证 ) you savings(储蓄； 节约( saving的名词复数 ) ；存款). Home Security (居住安全；家庭安防) When you are away (离开), on holiday (度假), for example, our system can switch lights on and off, making the ho

11、use look occupied (已占用的，在使用的，无空闲的 ) to potential burglars (潜在的夜贼). And when there is an emergency (紧急情况； 突发事件； 非常时刻 ), the system can call the police or fire brigade (消防队；救火队). Total Control And you can even control the system when you are out of the house. Just call using your cell phone or an ordi

12、nary (一般；普通的；) phone, and youll be able to communicate with (交流；通话；交际；与连接) your house: make it warmer for your arrival home, turn the oven (炉；烘箱；烤箱) on or start the DVD recorder. Its the easiest way to feel in control (自我控制 ). Green Garden ResidentIntel can control (控制) watering systems for your gar

13、den and indoor plants (室内植物) so that they will receive water only when they need it. Your garden will be the most attractive (吸引人的) in your street, even when you are away on holiday. P66 Exercise 2 1 B 2 A 3 B形容词和副词的比形容词和副词的比较级和最高级较级和最高级1. 形容词和副词的级定义 形容词和副词有三个级非别为： 原级-比较级-最高级 Good-better - best fast

14、 - faster - fastest2.形容词比较级的构成1.规则形式规则形式 一般来说，单音节词及少数双音节词通过在词尾加-er, -est的方法构成比较级和最高级； 其他双音节词及多音节词通过在前面加more,most 的方法构成比较级和最高级。 如：great greater- greatest ; nice-nicer-nicest hot-hotter-hottest; busy-busier-busiest clever-cleverer-cleverest important-more important- most important2. 不规则形式不规则形式 good/we

15、ll-better-best; bad/ill-worse-worst many/much- more-most; little-less-least Grammar: Comparative and Superlatives 一般单音节词末尾加er 和 est strong - stronger - strongest 单音节词如果以e结尾，只加r 和st strange - stranger - strangest 重读闭音节单音节词如末尾只有一个辅音字母， 须先双写这个辅音字母，再加er和est sad big hot 少数以y把 y变成i，再加er和est 其他双音节和多音节词都在前面

16、加单词more和most more different most different different 二、形容词比较级或最高级的特殊形式： 1. 三个或三个以上音节的形容词只能加more和most 只能说 more beautiful而不能说beautifuller; 只能说the most beautiful而不能说beautifullest。 但是，以形容前缀un结尾的三音节形容词不适合上述情况，如unhappy,untidy，我们可以说：unhappierunhappiest, untidieruntidiest 2. 由ING分词和ED分词演变过来的形容词(包括不规则动词如know

17、known)只能加more或most来表示它们的比较级和最高级 more(most) striking, more(most) interesting, more(most) wounded, more(most)worn等。 3. 英语里有些形容词由于其词义而不可能有比较级形式 absolute fatal main right universal chief final naked utter entire foremost perfect vital eternal inevitable possible sufficient whole excellent infinite prima

18、ry supreme wooden 第二节 副词比较级和最高级的形式 副词比较级和最高级的变化形式与形容词基本上一样 一般 副词 hardharder hardest fastfaster fastest latelater latest earlyearlier earliest 特殊 副词 well better best much more most badly worse worst little less least 但是，开放类副词即以后缀ly结尾的副词不能像形容词那样加er或est，如 quickly more quickly most quickly quietly more

19、quietly most quietly 注： early中的ly不是后缀，故可以把y变i再加er和est 3.形容词比较级的用法形容词比较级的用法表示两者的比较，用表示两者的比较，用“形容词的比较级形容词的比较级than-clause”。 如如: There are fewer hours of sunlight in winter than (there are hours)in summer. She plays ping-pong better than I (do).注：注：1. 在在than-clause中，与主句相同的部分通常省略。中，与主句相同的部分通常省略。 2. 如果由如果

20、由of- 结构来表示比较范围，作表语的形容词比较结构来表示比较范围，作表语的形容词比较级前须加定冠词。级前须加定冠词。 The boy is the taller of the two. 3. 来自拉丁文的来自拉丁文的senior, junior和和superior（较好的，优（较好的，优秀的，上等的）用来构成比较级时，要用介词秀的，上等的）用来构成比较级时，要用介词to. He is two years senior to me. =He is two years older than I. 2. 表示两者以上的比较，用表示两者以上的比较，用“the+形容词形容词最高级（名词）最高级（名词）

21、of(in)”如：如：This is the happiest day in my life. Mary is the best singer in our class. 如果形容词最高级后没有名词，要使用如果形容词最高级后没有名词，要使用of的结构的结构。 This book is the easiest of the four I have got. He reads most clearly of all the boys. 3. 表示两者是同等程度，用表示两者是同等程度，用“as+形容词原级形容词原级as”; 表示不同等程度，用表示不同等程度，用“not as(so)+形容词形容词原级

22、原级as”如：如： He is as tall as you. There are as many students in our class as in your class. Maths is as important as physics. This river isnt as/so deep as that one. I havent seen as old a car(=a car as old) as this for years. This room is not so large as that one. 注注：表示否定比较还可用表示否定比较还可用“less+形容词原级形容词原

23、级than”, 这种用法常用这种用法常用“not as/so原级原级as”所代替。所代替。 It is less cold today than (it was) yesterday. 7. The products in that shop may be _ than those in others, but _ . A. more cheap; not as good B. cheaper; not as good C. cheaper; not as better D. more cheap; not as better8. Peter is _ as Mike, I think. A.

24、 so good a studentB. a so good student C. as good a studentD. as a good student4. 加强或削弱比较等级的方法加强或削弱比较等级的方法在形容词比较级前用在形容词比较级前用much, far, a lot, a great deal, even, still, twice, three times, 25%, 3/5, a bit, a little, rather, slightly等程度状语，等程度状语，或用或用an inch, one kilo, two miles, an hour 等表示计量的程度状语。等表示

25、计量的程度状语。 This room is much brighter than that one. Im spending a lot more time on English than before. This book is even more useful than that one. The book is two inches thicker than that one. This year well produce 75% more colour TV sets than we did last year. 9. This book will cost_ than that on

26、e. A. muchB. more expensive C. expensiveD. much more10. This apple is _ than yours. A. far biggerB. more bigger C. not bigD. much more big 11. Many people think the new teaching building should have been built _. A. a few higher B. a little higher C. a bit highD. few higher5.倍数的表示，倍数的表示，数词数词timesasa

27、s如：如：This lake is three times as big as that one. Beijing is ten times as big as my hometown. This room is twice as big as mine. 数词数词timesthe size ofThis reservoir is four times the size of that one. 12. We are working in different companies, and he earns _ money as _. A. as three times; I B. so thr

28、ee times; me C. three times as; mine D. three times as much; I 13. After the new manager came, this factory produced _ goods last year as in 1991. A. twice as manyB. as twice many C. as many twice D. twice many as6.用用“比较级比较级+and+比较级比较级”的结构来表的结构来表示事物本身程度的增长，译为示事物本身程度的增长，译为“越来越越来越”The weather is getti

29、ng colder and colder.The city is becoming more and more beautiful.She felt herself becoming more and more nervous. 14. I have become _and _ in playing football. A. much; much interesting B. more; more interested C. more; more interesting D. much; more interested7. 用用“the+比较级，比较级，the +比较级比较级”的结构的结构表示

30、一方的程度随另一方的程度平行增长，表示一方的程度随另一方的程度平行增长，译为译为“越越(就就)越越如：如：The poorer the workers were, the richer the capitalists（资本家）（资本家） got. The higher the ground, the cooler the air. The more , the better. The harder you work, the more you will learn. 15.The _you work, the _ points youll get in the exams. A. few; l

31、ittleB. fewer; fewer C. less; fewerD. less; less8. more than(多过，不止多过，不止, 以上）以上）There are more than three thousand students in our college. Its more than prettyits beautiful.She more than kept her promise. (他非他非常遵守他的诺言）常遵守他的诺言）He got more than he asked for. (他得到他得到的超过了他所要求的）的超过了他所要求的）Its more blue th

32、an green.(与其说它是绿与其说它是绿的，不如说它是蓝的）的，不如说它是蓝的）9. no more than =only（仅仅；只不过）（仅仅；只不过）His entire school education added up to no more than one year.I have no more than two dollars left in my pocket. 10. not more than （不超过；顶多）（不超过；顶多）I have not more than two dollars left in my pocket.(我口袋里顶多还有两元钱）我口袋里顶多还有两元

33、钱）11. no morethan (与与一样不一样不)He is no more a good player than I am.(他和我一样都不是好球员）他和我一样都不是好球员）12. not more than (没有没有那样那样)She was not more pleased than I was. (她没有我那样高兴。）她没有我那样高兴。）13. asas 达达之多之多as much as, as manyasI havent got as much money as I bought.We need as many books as possible. C9 LanguageC9

34、 Language副词比较级和最高级副词比较级和最高级 NancyMary Mary runs as fast as Nancy. Lily AliceLily dances as well as Alice.一样快一样快一样好一样好Daniel,fastHenry,wellJeff,highDebbieDaniel rides faster than Tim.TimJeff jumps higher than Jessie.Henry skis better than the one behind him.Jane dances more gracefully than Debbie.Jes

35、sieJane,gracefullyMartin is singing loudly.Sam and Amy are singing more loudly than Martin.Sandy is singing (the) most loudly of them.Martin,大大Sam and Amy,更大更大Sandy，最大最大1.Cathy,fastest2.Helen, more slowly3.Lucy, most slowly1.Cathy runs faster than Helen. 2.Helen runs more slowly than Cathy.3.Lucy ru

36、ns most slowly of the three.Making sentences观察下列句中副词的用法：观察下列句中副词的用法：1.Angela does her homework as fast as Simon.2.I dont get up as early as my mum .副词的同级比较肯定式用：副词的同级比较肯定式用：“A as + 副词原级副词原级+as B否定式用：否定式用：A not + as/so+副词原级副词原级+as B 。含义为：含义为： “A与与B一样一样， 或：或：“A与与B不一样不一样”Practise:Charlie 和和Bruce跳得一样高。跳得

37、一样高。Charlie jumps as highly as Bruce.他没我跑得快。He doesnt run as/so fast as me.翻译下列句子：翻译下列句子：Jack 和和 Franck 做作业一样细心。而做作业一样细心。而Tom 没他们细心。没他们细心。Jack does his homework as carefully asFranck. But Tom doesnt do his homework ascarefully as them.Lucy, Mary 和和Nancy是好朋友。是好朋友。Lucy表现好，表现好，MaryLucy表现更好。不过她们三个中表现更好。

38、不过她们三个中Nancy表现最好。表现最好。Lucy, Mary and Nancy are good friends.Lucy behaves well. Mary behaves betterthan Lucy. But Nancy behaves best of thethree.某些以某些以-ly结尾的词不结尾的词不副词而是形容词。副词而是形容词。e.g.友好的友好的friendly 孤独的孤独的lonely 可爱的，有趣的可爱的，有趣的lovely有希望的有希望的likely 日常的日常的daily 有生气的，活泼的有生气的，活泼的lively有些词既是形容词，也是副词。有些词既是形

39、容词，也是副词。如：如：fast, late, hard, early, long, kindly ,little, right, wrong, pretty等。等。e.g. He was late for school this morning andhe always comes late.She learns fast and she is a fast learner.副词最高级前可加副词最高级前可加the，也可不加，也可不加the.e.g. Berry sings (the) best in English of all.Who works (the) hardest in your

40、 class?当所比较的动作是相同的时候，第二个动词可以省当所比较的动作是相同的时候，第二个动词可以省不写，也可以用助动词不写，也可以用助动词do 来代替。来代替。e.g. Ben got up earlier than I (did) this morning.Lucy runs more slowly than Debbie (does).Peter did it more successfully than I (did).有些形容词加有些形容词加-ly后，含后，含与原词不同。与原词不同。hard 努力努力hardly 几乎不几乎不late迟的，晚的迟的，晚的lately 近来近来dee

41、p 深的深的deeply 深深地深深地near靠近靠近nearly差不多差不多 wide 宽宽widely广泛地广泛地 high高的高的highly高度地高度地close 靠近的靠近的closely 密切地密切地free免费的免费的freely 自由地自由地比较级比较级+and+比较级表示比较级表示 “越来越越来越” e.g. I am becoming fatter and fatter.The more you ask , the more knowledge you will get.The higher you go up ,the more difficultlyyou will b

42、reathe.The harder he worked, the more he got.“the more., the more.”句型常表示“越越”是一个复合句,其中前面的句子是状语句,后面句子是主句。the用在形容词或副词的较前,more代表形容词或副词的比较级。例如 The more he gets, the more he wants. 他越来越贪。 The more she learns, the more she wants to learn. 她越学越想学。“the more., the more.”句型,主从句的时态常用一般现在时或一般过去时。例如:The higher th

43、e ground is, the thinner the air becomes. 离地面越高,空气就越稀薄。The harder he worked, the more he got. 他工作越努力,得到的就越多。 若主句的谓语动词用一般将来时若主句的谓语动词用一般将来时,从句的谓语动词要从句的谓语动词要一般现在时表示将来。一般现在时表示将来。例如例如:The harder you work, the greater progress you will make. 你越用功你越用功,进步就越大。进步就越大。The longer the war lasts, the more people t

44、here will suffer. 战争持续得越久战争持续得越久,那里的人们受难就越多。那里的人们受难就越多。若比较级作表语且不位于句首时若比较级作表语且不位于句首时,可以不用可以不用the。例如例如:When we are more in danger, we should be braver. 越是危险越是危险,我们越应勇敢。我们越应勇敢。在这种句型中在这种句型中,主句在程度上随着从句变化而变化主句在程度上随着从句变化而变化,常把常把被强调部分提前。被强调部分提前。例如例如:The faster you run, the better it will be. 你跑得越快你跑得越快越好。越好

45、。这种句型的特点是前后都可以有所省略。特别是这种句型的特点是前后都可以有所省略。特别是语、俗语语、俗语,只要意义明确只要意义明确,越简练越好。越简练越好。例如例如: The more , the better.多多益善。多多益善。 The sooner, the better. 越早越好。越早越好。这种句型中的比较部分通常是状语、宾语、表语这种句型中的比较部分通常是状语、宾语、表语,可以是主语。可以是主语。例如例如: The more English you practise, the better your English is.你练习英语越多你练习英语越多,你的英语就越你的英语就越好。好。

46、 The busier he is, the happier he feels. 他越他越忙越高兴。忙越高兴。 The more air there is inside the tyre, the greater pressure there is in it. 轮胎里空气越多轮胎里空气越多,承受的压力就越大。承受的压力就越大。若表示若表示“越越越不越不”时时,常用常用“the more.,the less.”句型。句型。例如例如:The more she flatters me, the less I like her. 她越逢迎我她越逢迎我,我越不喜欢她。我越不喜欢她。若表示若表示“越不越

47、不就越就越”时时,常用常用“the less.,the more.”句型。句型。例如例如:The less he worried, the better he worked. 他越不烦恼他越不烦恼,工作就干得越好。工作就干得越好。副词级前可用副词级前可用much, a little , a bit,even, far等来修饰。等来修饰。There is no school tomorrow .You cansleep a little/ a bit longer. He plays much better than I. She can type it much more quickly. M

48、ichael writes even more beautifully thanusual today.说明比较范围时，注意介词的使用说明比较范围时，注意介词的使用.副词最高级副词最高级of all（或用（或用in引导的引导的语）。语）。 所有人中，Catherine唱得最好。Catherine sings best of all.所有男生中，他跑的最快。Of all the boys，he runs fastest. 班上Mark学习最努力。Mark studies hardest in his class.A+行为动词行为动词+(倍数倍数)+副词比较级副词比较级+than+B” 表示表示:

49、“A比比B几倍几倍”或或“A是是B的的几倍几倍”。e.g. Shelly跑步比我快两倍，是我的三倍。跑步比我快两倍，是我的三倍。Shelly runs two times faster than I. AndShelly runs three times as fast as I do.“A+行为动词行为动词+副词比较级副词比较级+than+ anyother+单数名词单数名词(+介词短语介词短语)” 表示：表示：“A比同一范围的任何一个人比同一范围的任何一个人/物物都都” 含义是含义是“A最最”e.g. Mike gets to school earlier than anyother st

50、udent in his class.= Mike gets to school earlier than (any of)the other students in his class. 迈克比他们班上任何一个其他的同学到校都早迈克比他们班上任何一个其他的同学到校都早= Mike gets to school earlier than the other students in his class. =Mike gets to school earlier than any other student in his class.= Mike gets to school earliest i

51、n his class.P67 Exercise 3 1 A-false B-true C-true 2 A-false B-true C-true 3 A-true B-false C-trueGrammar: Comparatives and superlatives 比较级和最高级比较级和最高级P67-4Hotels of the Future 1. Aisha Ghadir, of Hydro Palace Hotels, is giving an interview about a very unusual chain of hotels. Listen and decide wha

52、t makes these hotels different. 2. Listen to the interview again and complete the table. 3. Write five sentences comparing the hotels. Use the information in the table and the superlative form of these adjectives. Listening: Hotels of the future 未来的旅未来的旅馆馆 Finish P68-1,2,3Listening: Hotels of the fu

53、ture 未来的旅馆未来的旅馆P68-1,2,3P68-3 The Atlantics is the most exclusive hotel. P69-6 Reading: Choosing a business school选择商业学校选择商业学校P69 Exercise 7 Read the text quickly and find out five features in exercise 6 that are shown in the chart.P69 Exercise 7 Academic reputation of the school Attractiveness of t

54、he school building Presentation for a career in business Quality of the teaching Variety of subjects on the curriculumP69 Exercise 8 Read the text again and fill the gap.P69 Exercise 8 1 A 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 B7.2 Orders and contracts 订单与合同订单与合同 Focus 学习重点学习重点 熟悉相关词汇 学会与订单合同相关的技能 练习在阅读过程中寻找相关信

55、息 学习写电子邮件P 70 Shapes and size 形状和尺寸形状和尺寸P71-6 Making an order 6 Listen to the telephone conversation between a caller and a sales assistant in an office furniture shop. Answer the questions. 1. What does the customer want to buy? 2. What color does he want? 3. Does he buy the item?P71-6 Making an or

56、der 6 Listen to the telephone conversation between a caller and a sales assistant in an office furniture shop. Answer the questions. 1. What does the customer want to buy? A filing cabinet （档案框） 2. What color does he want? Green 3. Does he buy the item? No, he doesnt P71-7 Listen to the telephone co

57、nversation again and complete the missing information. Size: Height: Width: Depth: Number of drawers:Price: FC12W: FC12M:Colors:FC12W: FC12M: blue 746550140902red wood finishblack or grey metalListening: Making an order 下订单下订单7.2Speaking： Service providers 服务供应服务供应商商Speaking： Service providers 服务供应服

58、务供应商商 Service users Provider Landlines Broadband Technical support contractsP73 Listening： Changing ISP 变换互联变换互联网服务供应商网服务供应商Bryan Ross runs a small courier company. He currently pays between 100 and 200 each month for Internet and telephone services form NatNet. He is looking for a cheaper option. L

59、isten to Bryans telephone call to Maroon Communications and complete his notes.What do I get? Unlimited (1)_ mobiles and (2)_24-hour (3)_ no charge for (4)_Price of phone not included in package number of mobile lines (5)_calls to technical support line (6)_ guaranteed broadband (7)_broadband connec

60、tion (8)_first three months (9) _after that (10)_ contract lasts (11)_national callslandlinesbroadband connectionconnecting calls10free24 hours a daynetwork or single computer75 per month1202 yearsP73 Listening： Changing ISP 变换互联网变换互联网服务供应商服务供应商7.3P73 Writing ISP contract: Put the sentences in this

61、email from NatNet into the correct order (1-5). What is the purpose of the email? _ We look forward to your custom in the future. _ This request is now being processed. _ The contract will be cancelled at the end of the current billing period. _ You will be able to use your NatNet 24/7 until then. _ We have received a request to cancel contract number 738387. 52341P73 Writing： ISP contract