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Chapter 2 A day in the life of …Reading(教学设计)Teaching plan for Reading of Chapter2 in Oxford English 8APart I. Analysis of the teaching materialThis lesson is a reading passage. It plays a very important role in this book .This is a passage about f ire. It’s the first natural element, later , the students will learn another three natural elements. Then the students must learn the first element well, It’s better for them to understand later modules well. I think this part offers a necessary and import ant topic for the coming lesson. In this lesson, I’ll help the students to get some knowledge about fire and fire rules and some items connected with them. According to the students’ English level and the demands of the New Standard English, I made the following teaching goals.1. Language targetEnable the students to grasp the five senses, the new words and phases in the reading passage and the general ideas of the passage.2. Ability goals.Enable the students to grasp the ways to guess the meaning of the new words by reading the words around them.. Improve the students’ reading ability. Enable the students to use the new language and to express their own ideas about fire and fire rules.3. Emotion goalsEnable the students to realize the importance of the safety, try to learn how to protect themselves in danger. Enable the students to have the ability and ideas to help each other to solve some problems.4. Teaching important points and difficult pointsThe new words in the text and the general ideas of the story. Using the new items to solve some problems. Grasp the fire rules. Improve the students’ abilities.Part II. Analysis of the studentsThe students in Grade 8 have the ability to complete tasks by cooperating with one another, They can work together to solve some troubles and they can share the pleasure of learning English. As junior middle school students, they can’t keep their attention for a long time. Then I will use , some games, some competition, some real objects etc. to attract their attention. During the period of learning English, they have the enthusiasm andinterest to take part in the class activities English teaching should face all the students, to some students who are poor at English, I’ll give them some easy jobs and let the bett er students help them so that all the students can experience the pleasure of success. Let the students grasp the fire rules, it’s better for them to protect themselves.Part III. Analysis of the contents.Language knowledge: the new words and phrasesLanguage skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing abilitiesEmotions and attitudes: Make the students learn how to protect themselves and love our life.Learning strategies: Learner-centered method. Learning by doing.Cultural awareness: Let the students know more about the fire and the fire rules. Extend their knowledge.Part IV. Teaching methods ,learning methods and teaching aidsAs we know, it’s the best way for the junior students to learn English mainly by doing. So with the help of the multi-medi a, I’ll use the task-based teaching approach together with the communicative teaching method and the situational teaching method and intensive reading, extensive reading methods. The students can learn in a more interesting and easier way. I’ll organize en ough activities for the students to learn by group work, pair work, team work, competition ,etc. These activities can cultivate the students’ sense of unity and cooperation. I’ll use the learner-centered method .I’ll act as a director while the students act as the real master of the class. I’ll try to use some encouraging and polite remarks such as “well done”, “you did a good job”, etc. to help every student make a progress in my class. Let the students enjoy the process of learning English. I’ll pay atten tion to both the formative assessment and the summative assessment. The students can get comprehensive language using skills by autonomic learning, cooperating, exploring, etc.Part V. Teaching procedures.Step 1. pre- reading1. Introduce the five senses.Show the students a part of a film about fire disaster to attract the students attention and lead in the new lesson. Show the students pictures and present the five senses by using the multi-media and real objects. Ask some questions about the senses. Play a game to make the class more interesting.2. Present the “the window of the brain” by using some pictures . I can use some beautiful pictures to let the students value our senses. Show some more pictures to show which animal can help us if we lose sight to lead inthe article.Step 2. While-reading1. John and his dog had an accident. They were in danger. Do you know what happened to them? Were they safe at last? Let’s look at the story. Divide the article into three parts and ask some questions about the story by using wh- questions . Present the first paragraph by listening to the tape and answer the questions. The second paragraph by using intensive reading .The third one by using the extensive reading method. Try to make students understand new words and phrases in different ways. The students can use different reading methods to improve their reading ability. They can do some exercises to consolidate the new words and phrases.2. Let the students discuss what John and his “eyes” did in the fire dra ma in groups. The students can work together to solve the problems and at the same time make the students know the fire safety precaution and love our friend –dog.3. Do Exercise E in Page 19 about the fire rules.Step 3 Post readingDivide the students into groups and let the students cooperate to complete the task—What should we do if there is a fire in our school or in our home? Let one student in each group write down their report on a big piece of paper and have a competition to choose the best fire rules. The students can finish the task by autonomic learning, exploring, and cooperating to train the students’ comprehensive language using skill.Part VI. Blackboard design.Blackboard design plays an important part in the English teaching. It is easier for the students to understand the lesson and remember the key points.Part VII. Reflection of the teachingThe students in my class can’t have enough time and chances to express their ideas thoroughly because there are many students . Then I use the situational teaching method and task-based teaching approach so that the students can understand the important and difficult points more easily and quickly. The students can complete the task by cooperating, exploring ,etc. and the same time to learn the knowledge .The students can learn English better in a limited time, and I can extend the knowledge out of the class, to extend the students’ vision and use English in the daily life.。
最新人教版七年级上册英语Unit6 A day in the life阅读能力提升综合试题及答案Passage1词语运用根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。
Richard is my uncle. He 1. (work) at a radio station. He usually gets up 2. 6:00 inthe morning. Then he 3. (take) a shower and eats breakfast. He usually has eggs,4. (bread) and milk. After breakfast, he walks to work. He likes walking and thinks it is good 5. e .Richard only needs to work for 6. h a day.7. (he) radio show is from 8:30 to11:30 inthe morning. The show is 8. (fun) and relaxing. Lots of people like it. After the show, Richardcan go home 9. do what he likes. He really likes his 10. (life).1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage2Mike works very long hours every day. He usually gets up at 17:00. He has a shower and makeshis break-fast. What a funny time to make breakfast! After breakfast he practices his guitar, then heputs on his jacket and goes to work. To get to work, he takes the number 17 bus to the Star Hotel.The bus usually leaves at 19:15. He works all night. People love to listen to him! He gets home at7:00, and he watches the early morning news on TV. He goes to bed at 8:30,a tired but happy man.Can you think what his job is?( )1. How long does Mike work?A.7 hours.B.8 hours.C. All night.D. About 10 hours.( )2. He and makes his breakfast.A. get upB. takes a showerC. worksD. washes his face( )3. What does Mike do after breakfast?A. He practices his guitar.B. He puts on his clothes.C. He watches TV.D. He goes to work.( )4. Maybe he is .A. a workerB. a waiterC. a singerD. a teacher( ) 5. How does he go to work?A. By car.B. By bike.C. On foot.D. By bus.Passage3语篇填空My name is Peter. I have a 1. life. I never get up late because I have to cook breakfastby myself. After getting up, I drink some water 2. . After that, I eat a good breakfast and3.a shower quickly. My home is not far from school, so I 4. walk or ride a bike to school. Ithink it's also good 5. .On Saturday, I don't have to go to school. 6. my family are still very busy. My father 7. the violin in a school. He can play different kinds of instruments(乐器). My mother takes my 8.to the swimming club because they are learning swimming. As for my9. , it usually takes hima lot of time to do the homework at home. Do you know what10. pet dog likes doing? He always has a bath(洗澡) in the pool(水池) near our house. He is very friendly. We all like him.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage4先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Episode 1 – Getting Up[Start of story]The worst part of the day for me is definitely when I have to get up. Waking up, that I can handle. But getting up? That, I hate. The covers I have on my bedare heavy, mostly because I have a comforter as well as a light blanket. I sleep with two pillows, which for some reason have different color pillowcases. Well, at least the sheets match.I sometimes wake up before the alarm goes off. I like to keep the alarm at a low volume, with some classical music, nothing too jarring. My old roommate used to like the terrible buzzer that you find on most alarm clocks nowadays, which always used to drive me nuts. As I was saying, I sometimes wake up before the alarm, usually because of some noise outside the house—a car door slamming, an alarm going off, gunfire—well, okay, not gunfire, but man, is my neighborhood noisy! Of course, when I’m staying in a hotel, it’s usually easier to j ust get a wake up call from the hotel than set the alarm.I’m not really an early riser, so I don’t jump out of bed ready to take on the world.I get up very slowly, usually one foot on the floor at a time. Every once in awhile I’ll oversleep, but not too often. I really love the weekends, when I can sleep in. [End of story]A Day in the Life of JeffEpisode 2 – Cleaning Up[Start of story]I go into my bathroom sometime around 6:45 a.m. My sink and medicine cabinet are on the left when you enter my bathroom. The toilet is next to that, with the tub in front. Anyway, I turn on the lights, and try to find the mouthwash in the medicine cabinet. I pour a small amount into a cup, swish it around for 30 seconds, gargle, and spit. Not pleasant, but necessary. Then I get out the floss. When I’m done flossing, I pull out the toothbrush and the toothpaste. I brush and then it’s off to the shower.I pull the shower curtain aside, step into the tub, and pull the curtain back. I turn on both the hot and the cold water, looking for the perfect temperature. I lather up with soap, put some shampoo in my hair, then rinse and dry off. Now it’s shaving time. I used to own an electric razor, but I found it didn’t shave close enough. So now I’m back to the old hand razor. I lather up with shaving cream, and I start to shave. I rinse the razor and throw the disposable blades in the trash. It’s about 7:00 AM, and I’m on to breakfast.[End of story]Episode 3 – Eating Breakfast[Start of story]I walk into my kitchen and turn on the coffeemaker. I always put the coffee, filter, and water in the night before so it’s ready to go. Next, I open the door of the cupboard where the cereal is stored. I would love to have ham and eggs for breakfast every morning, or maybe a stack of waffles, but the truth is that I just don’t have the time to cook.So, I pour myself a bowl of cereal and put in a glass of skim milk, making sure I take a spoon out of the silverware tray. I go outside and pick up my newspaper, and sit down at the kitchen table. I love reading the paper in the morning, though usually I just have time to read a few of the stories. When I’ve finished my cereal, I grab a banana and maybe make a slice of toast with jam. I rinse off my breakfast dishes in the sink and put them in the dishwasher. By that time, my coffee is ready so I pour myself a cup and put the rest in a Thermos for work. [End of story]A Day in the Life of JeffEpisode 4 – Getting Dressed & Ready for Work[Start of story]I go back into my bedroom and open up my closet door. I have about 30 dress shirts, 10 pairs of pants, a half-dozen ties, and some sweaters, suit jackets, and t-shirts. I pull out a clean pair of socks and underwear, and then decide which shirt I’m going to wear today. I’m terrible at color coordinating, so I usually bring my wife in at this point to help match my shirt and pants. I put on my belt with the silver buckle and polish my shoes. I put my cell phone and car keys in my front pocket, and my wallet in the back one.I put on my glasses and check myself in the mirror to make sure I look okay, and then go into the home office to get my bag. I used to carry a more traditional briefcase, but now I just use my computer bag to hold my laptop and my papers. Now it’s back into the kitchen to grab my Thermos on the way out the door. Ilock the door and then hurry to my car in the garage. I’m usually running late and today is no exception![End of story]Episode 5 – The Commute to Work[Start of story]I open my car door and throw my briefcase in the back seat, and get comfortable for my drive. I put my coffee mug into the cup holder, put the keys in the ignition, find the gas pedal, and start the car. My wife drove the car last night, so I haveto re-adjust the rear view mirror and the side mirrors. I turn on the radio to listen to the drive time traffic report. I take the transmission out of park and into reverse, back out into the driveway into the street, close the garage door, and put the car into drive. I used to drive a stick shift, but as I get older, I like my automatic transmission more and more.I usually take the freeway to the office, so I get on the onramp for the freeway and drive to where I have to get off. My office is only a few miles from the exit. I pull into the parking garage, swiping my key card to get in. I park, grab my briefcase and coffee, and head toward the elevator. And that only took 40 minutes![End of story]A Day in the Life of JeffEpisode 6 – At My Desk, on Break, and at Lunch[Start of story]On the way to the office, I was thinking about what I have on my agenda today. When I get to my desk, there is a stack of new memos and papers in my inbox. When I turn on my computer, I see at least two-dozen emails I need to go through. Just as I start in on the email, my phone rings. It’s my project manager, Julie, asking me to come in for a conference call with our head office. I don’t get back to my desk for nearly two hours. By that time, I was ready for a break.At 10:30, I head down to the break room and get some hot water at the water cooler to make some tea. There were a couple of other people on break, having snacks out of the vending machine and reading the new notices on the bulletin board. I run into Sam, one of my friends at work, and we chat a little before going back to work.Before long, it’s time for lunch. I usually bring my lunch with me to work and eatit at my desk. If I don’t have time to pack a lunch, I sometimes go across the street for some take-out. The only trouble is, it’s always so busy during the lunch hour and I always have to stand in line. That’s usually a pain. On Fridays, I usually go out to lunch with a few friends from work. On casual Fridays, we can kick back a little and take it easy.[End of Story]Episode 7 – The Commute Home and Running Errands[Start of story]It’s five o’clock and it’s quitting time. I put a few files into my bag, grab my mug, and say goodnight to the rest of the people in my area. I go to the parking garage and get into my car. I signal my turn onto the street and drive toward the freeway onramp. I merge as best as I can onto the freeway, which is always a bit of a hassle at this hour. Traffic is stop-and-go all the way from downtown. I hear on the radio that there’s a stalled car in fast lane near La Brea, backing up traffic all the way to Hoover. I decide to get off the freeway and to take surface streets for the rest of the trip.I need to make a stop on the way home. I know that the fridge is empty, so I decide to stop by the market. I get there and I pick up some French bread, a bag of apples, a few bananas, some pasta, tomato sauce, and a cooked chicken. Luckily, they have a lot of checkout stands open, and I get through the line pretty quickly. I thank the cashier and the bagger and push my cart to my car. I open the trunk and load everything up. Just then my wife calls me on my cell phone. She was going to be a little late getting home and asks me to make something for dinner. Tonight, I will be the cook.[End of story]A Day in the Life of JeffEpisode 8 – Making and Eating Dinner, and Washing Up[Start of story]When I get home, I start on dinner right away. I clean off the kitchen counter after putting away the groceries and decide to make pasta. I preheat the oven to 375 to bake the bread and to keep the chicken hot until my wife gets home. I put some water in a pan and turn the burner on high. When the water starts boiling, I put in the pasta and decide to make a salad. Just then, my wife opens the back door and yells, ―I’m home!‖ She comes into the kitchen, and helps with chopping the tomatoes to add to the sauce. She stirs the sauce until it’s done, while I finish tossing the salad.I get out the place mats and napkins to set the table. I also make sure that there is a spoon, knife, fork, and plate for each of us. About 15 minutes later, we sit down at the table in the dining room and talk about our long day. My wife says she’ll do the dishes, since I cooked, b ut of course I help out by drying them. First, I put some of the leftovers in a Tupperware container and some in plastic wrap and the rest in aluminum foil. Then I dry the pans, plates, glasses, and silverware.[End of story]Episode 9 – Relaxing, the Mail, and the Trash[Start of story]With the dinner dishes done, my wife and I each sit down on the couch to chill out and watch the national news which comes on at 6:30. During the newscast, I sort through the day’s mail. Most of i t is junk mail and bills. There are also several fliers for houses for sale in the area. I check the front stoop and see that there are no packages.I like to watch TV and my wife likes to watch reality shows. One thing I hate is having to watch all of the commercials, so I turn the sound down when they come on. After the show is over, I thumb through the latest issue of the Atlantic Monthly, while my wife reads a novel by her favorite mystery writer.At around 9, I remember that tomorrow is trash day, so I take the kitchen garbage out and dump the recycling bins as well. I roll the trash container out to the street ready for the garbage trucks, which come by early in the morning. [End of story]A Day in the Life of JeffEpisode 10 – Getting Ready for Bed and Going to Sleep[Start of story]At 10:30, I decide to get ready for bed. When I was little, my mother would read me a bedtime story. I’m looking forward to having that ritual with my own kids someday.I go into the bathroom and turn on the tap. I wash my face, and dry it with my towel. I floss and brush my teeth. I have to admit that by this time, I’m beat, and so is my wife. She cleans up when I’ve finished up.In the meantime, I walk into the bedroom and get undressed. I put my dirty clothes in the hamper and I put on my pajamas. Wearing my slippers, I go into the kitchen to get a glass of water to put next to the bed in case I need it during the night. I pull back the covers, fluff my pillow, and climb into bed. I set my alarm clock for 6:15, and turn off the overhead light. I lay my head down and pull up the covers, kissing my wife goodnight. Some nights I have trouble falling asleep, but tonight, I didn’t need to count any sheep. I nod off right away and before long, I’m fast asleep.[End of story]。
人教版七年级上册英语Unit6 A day in the life阅读能力提升综合试题及答案（二）Passage1短文填空。
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。
每空只能填写一个单词，每词限用一次。
方框中有两个词是多余的。
Hello, everyone! My name is Ling-ling, an American 1 . Jenny and Cindy are my good 2 , and we are also in the same school. Jenny and I 3 in Class Six, Grade Seven, but Cindy is in Class Ten, Grade Seven. All of us get up at half 4 six in the morning and get to school at a quarter to eight. Jenny and I have English at nine o'clock in the morning and Cindy 5 English at ten o'clock. Do you know English is my 6 subject? Jenny and Cindy like Chinese very much. We all like having history and geography. We have 7 at school. For lunch, we usually have rice, 68 and chicken.In the afternoon, at two o'clock we have art in our art classroom. 9 school we often play sports, and we all like to play 10 . Sometimes we play the guitar and the violin. But we never watch TV because it is bad for eyes. We usually do our homework together in my home.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Passage2完形填空It's Friday evening. Mom comes to Lily's room and says,“Lily, your room is in a mess(杂乱). Can you 1 it, please?”But Lily doesn’t 2 to do that. Mom says,“Lily, you must clean 3 room on weekends.”The next day is 4 . Lily gets up and draws some red spots(斑点) on her face.“Good,”she says,“I 5 sick(生病的).”When Mom comes in, Lily 6 Mom. Mom looks at the spots and 7 ,“You have to stay in bed(卧床休息), Lily.”Lily stays in bed all the weekend. Then she says,“I'm 8 now.”But Mom says,“No, you're not. I can still 9some spots. You can't get out of 10 !”Lily has to stay in bed 11 days. Then she asks,“Can I get out of bed now?” 12 Mom says no. Lily looks at her 13 . It's really in a mess. She doesn't like it now. So Lily 14 cleans her room! “Lily,”Mom says,“I can’t see your spots. And your room is 15 . Are you OK?”And Lily says,“Yes! I love my clean room!”( )1. A. take B. buy C. sell D. clean( )2. A. need B. want C. have D. help( )3. A. his B. her C. your D. their( )4. A. Saturday B. Sunday C. Monday D. Tuesday( )5. A. look B. sound C. get D. make( )6. A. thanks B. teaches C. tells D. talks( )7. A. says B. asks C. plays D. walks( )8. A. fat B. fine C. late D. short( )9. A. draw B. watch C. meet D. see( )10. A. desk B. sofa C. bed D. chair( )11. A. after B. in C. with D. for( )12. A. And B. But C. Or D. So( )13. A. room B. box C. store D. bag( )14. A. only B. really C. early D. quickly( )5. A. small B. big C. tidy D. oldPassage3Scott is an English boy. He is in Shanghai with his parents now. They work in Shanghai, and Scott studies Chinese and kung fu in Shanghai.He is in No.6 Middle School. He gets up early and exercises for half an hour every day. He is never late for school. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He usually helps us with our English, and we usually help him with his Chinese. He practices Chinese kung fu after school in a club. Some-times he helps his mother clean the rooms on weekends.He likes Chinese food very much. He thinks lots of Chinese food tastes good. He has lots of friends here. He is friendly to us and we like to play with him.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
【2024秋季】最新人教版七年级上册英语第六单元Unit6《Day in the Life》课文翻译UNIT 6第六单元A Day in the Life一天的生活BIG Question How can you make good use of your time?大问题：你如何充分利用你的时间？In this unit, you will:在本单元中，你将：1. tell the time in English.用英语报时。
2. ask about daily routines using what time and when.用“几点”和“什么时候”询问日常作息。
3. learn about different people's routines.了解不同人的作息。
4. explore how to make good use of time.探讨如何充分利用时间。
Look and share:看并分享：1. What do you see in the photo?你在照片中看到了什么？2. How long do you study every day?你每天学习多长时间？3. What do you do every day?你每天做什么？SECTION AA节How do you spend your school day?你如何度过你的学校日？1a. Match the clocks with the times.1a. 将时钟与时间匹配。
one forty-five a quarter to two1:45 一点四十五分six fifteen. a quarter past six.6:15 六点十五分eight. eight o'clock.8:00 八点整four thirty. half past four4:30 四点半1b. Listen to the first conversation and tick Peter's activities this morning.1b. 听第一段对话并勾选Peter今天早上的活动。
《A Day in the Life 》说课稿尊敬的各位评委、老师：大家好！今天我说课的题目是《A Day in the Life 》。
下面我将从教材分析、学情分析、教学目标、教学重难点、教法与学法、教学过程、教学反思等几个方面来展开我的说课。
一、教材分析《A Day in the Life 》是一篇与日常生活相关的英语文本。
它以生动的语言和清晰的结构描述了一个人一天的活动，包括早晨起床、洗漱、吃早餐、上班/上学、午餐、下午的活动、晚餐以及晚上的休息等。
这篇文章不仅能够帮助学生提高英语语言能力，还能让他们了解不同文化背景下人们的日常生活方式。
教材在编排上，通过丰富的词汇、多样的句型和贴近生活的场景，引导学生逐步掌握英语的语言知识和运用技巧。
同时，文中的插图和配套练习也有助于增强学生的学习兴趣和理解能力。
二、学情分析本次授课的对象是具体年级的学生，他们已经具备了一定的英语基础知识，如基本的词汇、简单的句型和一些语法知识。
但是，在语言的综合运用和阅读理解方面，还需要进一步的提高。
这个阶段的学生思维活跃，对新鲜事物充满好奇心，喜欢通过各种方式展示自己。
在教学中，可以充分利用他们的这些特点，设计多样化的教学活动，激发他们的学习积极性。
三、教学目标基于对教材和学情的分析，我将本节课的教学目标设定为以下三个方面：1、知识目标学生能够掌握文中的重点词汇，如“wake up”“get dressed”“have breakfast”等。
学生能够理解并运用文中的关键句型，如“I usually get up at”“After that, I”2、能力目标能够运用所学词汇和句型描述自己的一天。
提高学生的阅读理解能力，培养他们从文中获取关键信息的能力。
3、情感目标让学生感受英语学习的乐趣，增强学习英语的自信心。
引导学生养成良好的生活习惯，珍惜每一天的时光。
四、教学重难点1、教学重点掌握文中的重点词汇和句型。
理解文章的主要内容，能够准确回答与文章相关的问题。
个人&世界像我这种类型的人，其发展的转折点在于，自己的主要兴趣逐渐远远的摆脱了短暂的和仅仅作为个人的方面，而转向从思想上去掌握事物。
从思想上去把握这个个人以外的世界，总是作为一种有意或无意的意识浮现在我的眼前。
－爱因斯坦外语是个人通向世界的桥梁；语言则是把握世界的个人思想的载体。
－so_so? 上一篇: Bush Plan Shows U.S. Is Not Ready for Deadly Flu 下一篇: Family Album USA (about 38,738 Words) ?A Day in the Life of a Typical American White Collar Worker (about 6,055 Words) so_so @ 2005-10-08 23:46A Day in the Life of a Typical American White Collar WorkerSituation 1 Getting Up in the Morning(The alarm clock rings.)Catherine: Honey, it's seven o'clock. Time to get up.James: Okay, just a few more minutes.Catherine: No. You told me to make sure you were up by seven.James: I know but I can sleep till seven-thirty if I don't take a shower.Catherine: James, you know that's impossible. You have a meeting with your boss and later with an important client.James: Christ, I almost forgot. That's what happens when I don't get enough sleep.Catherine: Enough sleep? You went to bed at ten. That's nine hours.James: Do you have to be right all the time? But you are right; I'm getting up.Catherine: Jump in the shower, that will make you feel better. And I'll make a pot of strong coffee, but what do you want for breakfast?James: Something simple. How about a bagel and cream cheese.Catherine: No problem. It'll be ready before you are.James: Don't be so sure.Catherine: Why wouldn't I be? You haven't beaten me yet.James: True. But there's a first time for everything.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 2 BreakfastJames: Ah... The coffee smells great. Is that bagel ready? I'm starving.Catherine: It's ready just like it always is and just like I told you it would be.James: What would I do without you? You're the best. (Takes a sip of coffee.) And this coffee is pretty good, too.Catherine: We both know you just like me for my cooking.James: That's not so. In fact, I'm the one who made dinner of the last two nights.Catherine: Oh yeah. I guess that means it's my turn tonight.James: Only if you want to. I don't mind cooking once a day, especially when the weather is nice / and I can barbecue.Catherine: Okay, but let's get back to breakfast; can I get you anything else?James: A little more coffee would [will] be great, with a little more sugar in it this time, please.Catherine: Sure. Do you want another bagel or some fruit?James: No, thanks. I'm just not that hungry in the morning. You know that.Catherine: I know, but I was reading in a magazine that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.James: I've heard that too, but I just can't force myself to eat when I'm not hungry.Catherine: Why don't I pack you a snack for later in the morning? You could eat it around ten when you get hungry.James: That's a great idea. I always regret not eating breakfast right at ten o'clock.Catherine: What shall I make?James: How about a beer?Catherine: James, be serious.James: Okay, how about an apple and some cheese?Catherine: That's better. Just give me a minute to get it packed.James: Take your time. I'm still early.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 3 Driving to WorkCatherine: Here it is James. Now get going, I don't want you to be late.James: Thanks, dear. I'll be home a little late tonight. Remember the client.Catherine: Okay, but call if you are going to be home after ten.James: I will. Bye.Catherine: Bye.(James gets in the car and leaves for work. He turns on the news.)News: ...and there was an accident on highway 99. A truck turned over blocking westbound traffic for about two miles. Drivers on highway 99 west might want to take local road to work this morning. The current time is seven forty-three on this sunny morning, and the temperature is seventy-six degrees. The weather forecast for late today is mostly sunny, with some clouds forming in the afternoon and a slight chance of showers in the early evening. We'll keep you updated with more traffic and weather throughout the day, but now let's enjoy forty-five minutes of commercial-free rock and roll.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 4 The Gas StationJames: Damn, I'm almost out of gas.(James pulls into a gas station.)Attendant: What can I do for you?James: Fill it up with unleaded, please. And can you check the oil, too?Attendant: Sure, pal.(He opens the hood and checks the oil.)Attendant: You're about a quart low, shall I put a quart in for you?James: Please.Attendant: You know, you could really use a new set of tires. The ones you have are badly worn. I could do that for you right now; it wouldn't take more than thirty minutes.James: And the price?Attendant: Well... that depends on how good a set of tires you want.James: No. I'm late for work anyway. I'll just take the gas and oil today. How much will that be?Attendant: Let's see. Forteen for the gas / and two-fifty for the oil / makes sisteen dollars and fifty cents.James: Do you take credit cards?Attendant: Only Visa and Master Card, not American Express.James: Fine, here's my Visa.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 5 Arriving at WorkSteve: Good morning, James. You're early. What's up?James: Morning, Steve. Early is right. I've got two important meetings today; one with the boss and one with a client. You're pretty early yourself, something important?Steve: Yeah, I'm meeting a client, too. Someone from a big computer company.I think their headquarters are in Taiwan, but this guy runs the New York office.James: Wang Computers. That's my client, too. But I think the owner is a Chinese-American; I'm not sure if they even have an office in TaiWan. I guess we're working on this account together.Steve: Good. To tell you the truth / I was a little scared. The account is really big; it's just too much work for one man. Say, what time do you meet with the boss, Mr. Barnes?James: Ten-thirty, Why?Steve: I was right. We are on this account together. I'm scheduled to meet with Mr. Barnes at ten-thirty, too.James: Well then, partner, let's get busy preparing something for the meeting. Steve: Good idea. Where should we begin?James: I don't know about you / but I always begin big projects by going to the bathroom, and then with a hot cup of coffee. Can you wait for me?Steve: Just hurry. I'll get the coffee ready.James: That sounds like an excellent plan.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 6 Planning for the MeetingJames: I'm back.Steve: Here is your coffee. You feeling better?James: I feel like a Champ. Where should we begin?Steve: As always, it's best to begin at the beginning. What have you prepared for your meeting with Wang?James: Basically, I just have an outline of a presentation of our company's new software. I think our product is high quality and that the people from Wang will realize that once they hear a description of it.Steve: Well James, that is a little too simple. We know the product is good, but we have to convince them of that too. Luckily, I put together a vedio presentationon my notebook computer using our software. If they like the presentation, and I am confident they will, then that automatically means that they like our company's product.James: Steve, that's why you are at the top of sales. You think of everything in advance. I'm really just a computer software engineer; I can make this stuff but I can't sell it.Steve: Of course you can't. That's why Mr. Barnes put us together. I'll take care of selling the software, and you can answer any tough technical question that the people from Wang might ask. I'm as bad at science as you are at sales.James: Steve, you're too modest. You're great at sales, but I know you know something about computers too. I still remember when we first started working here; you taught me a thing or two about Apple Macintosh computers.Steve: Sure I know about Macs, but that's just because I used one all through college. Plus, any dummy can use a Mac.James: I couldn't.Steve: Not at first. But after about three days, you were already better than me.James: Okay, okay. So I'm a computer nerd.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 7 The SecretarySteve: I'll call my secretary and have her make copies of your outline.James: Are you sure that's okay? I mean, she doesn't really work for me. What if she gets angry.Steve: No problem. She works for me, and you and I are working on this project together. Watch and learn. (Steve picks up the phone.) Lisa, could you come in here please?Lisa: I can but I won't. It's only eight fifty-five and I don't start work until nine o'clock.James: Well, Steve, I guess she knows who's the boss.Steve: Very funny. We'll just have to wait for five minutes, That's all.James: Whatever you say.(At two minutes after nine o'clock.)Steve: Lisa, do you think you could come in here now?Lisa: Of course, Mr. Dawson; I'll be right in. (Lisa comes into the office.) What do you need, sir?Steve: Could you make Mr. Goddard here about twenty copies of his outline.Lisa: Why, doesn't he have a secretary?Steve: (A little angry.) Of course he does, but we're working on a project together and I would really appreciate it if you would just cooperate with me right now.Lisa: All right, all right. You don't have to get mad. Did you say ten or twenty copies?James: Actually, ten will be fine. It's a small group today.Steve: But I said twenty, so make it twenty.Lisa: Yes, sir, Mr. Dawson.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 8 Meeting the Boss(Mr. Barnes calls Steve on the intraoffice phone)Mr. Barnes: Dawson?Steve: Yes, this is he.Mr. Barnes: Contact Goddard and come up to my office immediately. I want to [wanna] go over today's meeting in advance.Steve: Mr. Goddard is with me now; we'll come up right away. (Steve to James.) Well, that was the old man; It's show time. And he sounds a little nervous, which means we have to be even more careful.James: I'll be extremely careful. I just don't want him to yell at me again. I'm an engineer, not a secretary.Steve: Be careful. Lisa might hear you. Anyway, let's go.(Steve and James go up to Mr. Barnes' office and his secretary sends them in. They knock on the door.)Mr. Barnes: Come in.James: Good morning, sir.Steve: Good morning, Mr. Barnes. How are you?Mr. Barnes: I'll be a lot better after this meeting is over. I hope you two have done your homework / because this is a huge deal. If we can convince Wang / about our company / then larger computer firms will follow. I don't have to tell either of you that could mean millions of dollars. I'm counting on you.Steve: Don't worry, Mr. Barnes. Sir, you can depend on us. Isn't that [Is not] right, James?James: Yes, I think, I mean of course you can.Mr. Barnes: I had better be able to. And if you two do / a good job, I won't forget it when it comes time for promotions either. I put you on this assignment / because you are my two best men; I know you won't disappoint me. Well, let's hear about your ideas for the presentation. Goddard, would you like to start?James: I think it might be best to let Mr. Dawson begin; he is the expert at sales.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 9 Going to LunchSteve: Wow, that went pretty well. Mr. Barnes was easy today.James: Easy on you maybe. I don't think he likes me.Steve: Don't be ridiculous. He likes you, but he's a businessman like me / and so I know how to talk to him.James: I'm not so sure.Steve: Well, I'm sure that I'm hungry. Why don't we continue talking over lunch?James: That sounds great; I'm starving.(They walk outside the building to a restaurant.)Steve: Do you like Italian food? This place is terrific.James: Like it? I love it. Let's go in.(They sit down and look at the menu for a while, then the waitress comes.)Steve: What are your specials today?Waitress: Today we have roasted lamb and vegetable lasagna, I highly recommend the lasagna.James: The lasagna sounds good; I'll have that.Waitress: And you, sir?Steve: No. No vegetables for me. I want some meat. I'll try the lamb, please.Waitress: Also an excellent choice. Would you care for anything to [the] drink?Steve: Yes, I'll have a double martini.James: Steve, what about the meeting?Steve: Oh. Yes. Better make that / a mineral water.James: I'll have some lemonade, please. And could you bring us some bread to start.Waitress: Of course, I'll be right back with that.James: I like this place. They have really good service.Steve: Just follow me and you won't go wrong.James: Not with restaurants, at least.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 10 The MeetingSteve: Good afternoon, gentlemen. Today my colleague, Mr. Goddard and I will be introducing you to a revolutionary new software program. It combines all the functions of various other programs -- word processing, translating, financial management, graphic design / and more -- into one. I will be leading the first partof the presentation, while Mr. Goddard will be answering technical questions at the end.Mr. Wang: I have a question from the beginning.Steve: Yes. Please go ahead.Mr. Wang: I'm wondering about the price of your program. In other words, will it be cheaper to buy your product, or / should we just buy all {of} the others separately?Steve: I'm glad you asked that question, Mr. Wang. I was going to save this part until the end of the meeting, but since you asked / I will tell you. Our program is on average forty percent less expensive than it would be to buy the programs it replaces separately.Mr. Wang: And what about after-service and upgrades?Steve: All our products are guaranteed for one year. As for upgrades, they will also be free for one year and can be downloaded / from the internet.Mr. Wang: I am also curious about compatibility with Apple computers. Do you have a separate product for Apple or...?Steve: Perhaps my colleague should answer that, as it is more on the techinal side.James: Mr. Wang, I developed this product to work on both PC's and Macs. I assume your company is mainly interested in the PC version, but I assure you Mac users will have no problems with our product either.Mr. Wang: That's what I was afraid of. I want Mac users to have problems. Otherwise / they'll keep buying from Apple / and not / from my company.Steve: I apologize, sir, but I cannot help you with that.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 11 With a Co-WorkerLarry: Steve, James, how did the presentation go?Steve: Don't ask.James: Oh, it wasn't that bad. Steve did really well; I think they are sold.Steve: They were until you told them that we were making the same product fortheir competitors. You never tell them that.James: I am sorry, but I cannot lie just to make a sale. Maybe that's why I'm terrible at sales.Steve: Yeah, that's right. From now on you just stick to designing and programming, and leave the selling to me.Larry: Don't be too hard on him, Steve. Mr. Wang might appreciate his honesty. Even if you have lied to him, he's a smart guy, especially when it comes to computers, and he probably would have known anyway. Now he knows you guys and our company are honest; we'll just see what happens.James: True. And besides, Apple is really a tiny company when compared to all these PC giants. I don't think Mr. Wang feels threatened by them.Steve: I am sure we'll know soon enough.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 12 Backing the Boss's OfficeMr. Barnes: (Seeming quite upset) I hope you two know what you have done.James: I'm sorry, Mr. Barnes. It was all my fault. Steve was doing just fine until I opened my big mouth. I take full responsibility.Steve: Yes, sir. I told him to keep quiet about that Mac stuff / and just let me do the talking.Mr. Barnes: Is that so?James: Yes, sir.Mr. Barnes: (Now seeming quite happy) Well, that's interesting since Mr. Wang has [is] just signed a contract to order fifty-thousand units. Good job, Goddard. He said he was impressed both by your technical knowledge / and your honesty. As for you Dawson, we'll talk tomorrow; right now, I'm too happy to think about anything negative.Steve: But, Mr. Barnes, sir.Mr. Barnes: That will be all.James: Come on, Steve. You can only make it worse by talking now. Good-bye, Mr. Barnes, and thank you.Mr. Barnes: No, thank you, Goddard. You did a fine job today. This company needs more men like you. We may be talking about a promotion soon. Now get out {of} here.James/Steve: Yes, sir. Good-bye.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 13 In the Parking LotSteve: James, wait. I really want to say I'm sorry for my behavior before.James: Don't mention it.Steve: No, really, I did a rotten thing back there and I just wanted to apologize.James: Forget about it. You are under a lot of pressure over the last few weeks, I know how important this project was to you.Steve: Yeah, but it was important to you too, and I shouldn't have turned on you like that.James: Well, you may have a chance to make it up to me.Steve: How?James: If I become vice president I'll need my own good men to work for me.Steve: Would you do that for me?James: Of course I would. I've seen you work, and you're very talented. Even today you were much better prepared than I was, I just got lucky.Steve: It wasn't all luck. You have so much more technical knowledge than I do, and you're not afraid to tell the truth.James: Exactly, and that's why, like today, we make a good team. I'd hate to lose you and I know the company would too.Steve: I'm not so sure about that after hearing Mr. Barnes today.James: That's nonsense. He just tried to scare you. And besides, if he's so happy with my performance, he'll have to listen when I tell him you're one of the best men at his company.Steve: I hope you're right.James: You know I'm right. Would you like something [some] to drink?Steve: Not only would I like it, I need it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 14 In a BarBartender: What can I get for you / gentlemen tonight?James: I'd like a gin and tonic, please.Steve: Make mine a double scotch, straight up.Bartender: Did you have a rough day?Steve: I don't want to [wanna] talk about it? but let's just say you should keep the bottle close at hand.Bartender: [Now] I understand.James: Hey, where's my gin and tonic?Bartender: Okay, okey. Just give me a second here.(Bartender goes to make the drinks.)Steve: Man, I just wanted to apologize again for...James: (Cutting Steve off.) Stop. We're at a bar now, not at the office, and I don't want to talk about work. I said it was okay and I meant it. If it's really still bothering you we can talk about it on Monday.Steve: You are right. I'll shut up now.Bartender: (Returning with a drink in each hand.) Here's a gin and tonic for you, and a double scotch, straight up, for my friend who had the hard day. I hope this helps.Steve: You know it will. James, a toast to your coming promotion.James: No, you are getting ahead of yourself. First, let's drink to our successful deal today. Cheers.(They touch glasses.)Steve: Cheers, to a good day's work.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 15 Back at HomeCatherine: Wow, you're home early. It's only eight forty-five.James: Yeah, it was a strange day at the office.Catherine: Why? Did your presentation go poorly?James: No. Nothing like that. In fact, it went really well. It's just that I had some trouble with a colleague.Catherine: Who?James: Do you remember Steve Dawson?Catherine: Let me think. Didn't I meet him at the Christmas party?James: Yes. That's him.Catherine: That's right [fine]. I told you to be careful when working with him. He seems so aggressive. What did he do?James: Oh, nothing really. I just thought we were supposed to be working together, but he seemed to be working against me.Catherine: I told you to watch out for him. I remember I said...James: (Cutting her off.) Yes, you told me. But I don't want to [wanna] talk about it now. Tomorrow is Saturday and I just want to [wanna] rest. Besides, we haven't had much time together either. How was your day?Catherine: The same as always. I like teaching but sometimes the children are so wild.James: But they love you and need you, just like me.Catherine: Oh, stop. And, anyway, I don't want to [wanna] talk about my day either. Have you eaten?James: Not since lunch. You?Catherine: I was waiting for you. I thought you might be home early.James: Great. What do you want?Catherine: Let's order some Chinese food. I feel like staying at home and watching a vedio.James: Perfect.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 16 Getting up in the Morning(The alarm goes off but James is already up.)James: Catherine, are you going to sleep all day or do I get some breakfast?Catherine: Ah... What are you doing up so early? You never get up before me!James: I'm so excited about the deal with Wang yesterday / that I'm actually looking forward to going to work.Catherine: James honey, It is so nice to see you happy about your job. I know how long you have been waiting for some recognition from your boss. And look, now your honesty and hard work are paying off.James: Well, are you just going to lie in bed? Why don't you make some eggs, toast and coffee while I take a shower?Catherine: All right, all right, I'm getting up.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 17 BreakfastCatherine: Are two eggs going to be enough?James: Plenty [Pleny]. I wouldn't mind another cup of coffee, though.Catherine: You should eat a little more. It looks like you are going to have a big day at the office.James: You may be right. But I can't really think of food right now, I've got too many other things on my mind.Catherine: I just don't want you to run out of energy today.James: Don't worry. I'll stop off on the way to the office at Dunkin Donuts and pick up a few donuts in case I get hungry between now and lunch.Catherine: Oh, James! Donuts? Why don't you eat a more nutritious breakfast? You are not a college kid anymore.James: You're right, but the fact is I love donuts; always have, always will. Well, I should get going. I want to get to the office a little early today, I have to figure out a way to smooth things out between Steve and Mr. Barnes.Catherine: Okay, honey. Have a good day. Ah... What time will you be home?James: I have a feeling Mr. Barnes is planning to take us out to dinner tonight to celebrate yesterday's deal.Catherine: Would it do any good for me to ask you not to drink too much at the dinner tonight?James: Probably not.Catherine: Hn... I didn't think so, but you know I had to ask anyway.James: Don't worry honey. If I drink tonight I'll take a texi home.Catherine: Okay. Have a good day. I'll see you tonight.James: See you tonight.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 18 At Dunkin Donuts(James enters Dunkin Donuts.)Clerk: Good morning. Welcome to Dunkin Donuts.James: Good morning. Are the donuts fresh this morning?Clerk: Yes sir, we made them about an hour ago.James: Good. In that case I'd better pick up a few for the rest of guys at the office. Do you have a special if I order more than a dozen?Clerk: As a matter of fact, we are having a September special. For every dozen donuts you order we'll give you a thirteenth donut free.James: In that case, give me a dozen chocolate and a dozen jelly filled?Clerk: Yes sir, here you are. Will that be all?James: Also, would you fill my thermos up with coffee? We have a coffee machine at the office, but it's not as good as your coffee.Clerk: There you are, sir. Two dozen donuts / and one thermos of coffee. That will be six dollars and seventy-five cents.James: All I have is a fifty dollar bill. Can you make change this early in the morning?Clerk: No problem. Here is your change. Have a nice day.James: Thanks. You too.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 19 At the Office(When James arrives at the office his secretary is already there.)James: Good morning, Stacy.Stacy: Good morning, Mr. Goddard. Mr. Barnes asked to see as soon as you got in.James: Did he say what it is about?Stacy: No, but he said to ask you to come up to his office as soon as you arrive.I assume it's about the Wang account.James: I'm sure you are right. Thank you, Stacy. By the way, I brought some donuts. Feel free to help yourself.Stacy: Mr. Goddard! You know I'm trying to watch my weight.James: I forgot. Anyway, why don't you put them out so everyone in the office can help themselves.Stacy: What's the special occasion? I don't recall you ever bringing donuts for everyone before.James: Let's just say that I'm in a good mood today. Well, I'd better get up to Mr. Barnes' office. Wish me luck.Stacy: Good luck!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Situation 20 Mr. Barnes' Office(James knocks on Mr. Barnes' door and enters his office.)James: You asked for me, sir?Mr. Barnes: Ah, Goddard. Good, come right in. Listen, I want to ask your opinion about a few things. First, let me tell you again how pleased I am at the way you handled the Wang account. As you know this is a huge account / and it's going to require its own management team.James: Thank you, sir.Mr. Barnes: Wang computers wants us to not only develop a new set of software for the new operating system we are designing for them, but they also wants us to develop new marketing strategies for this system. Something similar to what Apple did with their new line of Macintosh computers. That was a brilliant marketing idea to build the processor right into the monitor. And you know how successful they were in developing great advertising for their new products.James: Yes sir. Apple was able to regain their share of the market with the combination of a great product and good advertising.Mr. Barnes: Well, Goddard. I need the team that can do the same thing for us and Wang computers. I am thinking of making you the man in charge of putting this team together and managing it. Do you think you could handle an assignment like that?James: Do you mean that I could choose my own team?Mr. Barnes: With my approval of course.James: Yes sir. I think with the right people working with me, that I can make the most of our partnership with Wang computers.Mr. Barnes: Good. That's what I wanted to hear. I am promoting you to the Executive Director in charge of the Wang account. Now, you are going to need a good assistant. Do you have anyone in mind?James: Yes sir, I do. Steve Dawson.Mr. Barnes: Dawson!? From what I saw at the meeting yesterday, he didn't seem to。
