Unit 10 Unit 10 Asking for HelpAsking for Help

New Words

*gallery [] n. 画廊naked [ ] a. 裸露的private [ ] n. （身体的）隐秘部位enroll [] vi. 使入伍unwilling [] a. 不愿意的，勉强的modern [] a. 现代的，新式的purse [] n. 钱包

Useful Expressions and Patterns

Would you mind helping me to… 你是否愿 ……帮我 Do you think you could help me with… ……你是否能帮我 We have a small/big problem. 我们有点 /大麻烦。 What can I do for you? 有什么我能帮你做的吗？ Excuse me. Can you help me? 对不起。你能帮帮我吗？ Would you please give me some advice? 你能给我点建议吗？

That’s the problem. 问题出在这儿。 I hope it works. 希望这样有作用。

Part A Listen and Repeat

Part B Listen, Repeat and Write

Part C Understand the Statements

Part D Listen and Write

Part E Conversational Practice

Part A Listen and RepeatPart A Listen and Repeat

You will hear some sentences which are already written out for you. Listen carefully and mark every case of liaison （连读） you hear. Each sentence will be read twice.

1. Where there is a will, there is a way.2. A good beginning makes a good ending.3. Art is long, life is short.4. Out of sight, out of mind.5. East or west, home is best.6. Great minds think alike.7. Time and tide wait for no man.8. Birds of a feather flock together.

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Part A Listen and RepeatPart A Listen and Repeat

Part B Listen, Repeat and Write

In this part, you are going to hear six statements and a joke three times. Repeat each statement you hear. Then listen again and write the statement down. Check your answer when you hear the statements and the joke for the third time.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Would you mind helping me to move the desk?

If you need any help, just call me.

Would you please give me a lift?

I’m afraid I have to ask for your help.

Tell them what had happen and ask them to help you.

Do you think you could help me with this math problem?

Part B Listen, Repeat and Write

7. A couple goes to an art gallery. They find a picture of a naked woman with only her privates covered with leaves. The wife doesn’t like it and moves on but the husband keeps looking.The wife asks, “What are you waiting for?”The husband replies, “Autumn.”

Part B Listen, Repeat and Write

Part C Understand the Statements

You will hear six short statements. After you hear one, read the three choices quickly and choose the one which is closest in meaning to the statement. Each statement will be spoken only once.

1. A. Bob has to wait in turn to get himself enrolled.B. In order to serve his country, he has to join the

army.C. Bob wants to do something for his motherland.

2. A. I were to refuse your help.B. You shouldn’t have refused to help.C. You should refuse the help.

3. A. It’s too bad we have so little time together. B. We shouldn’t see each other so often.C. Please don’t spend so much money.

Bob wants to enroll himself in the army so that he can serve his country.

√If I were you, I wouldn’t have refused to help.

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I wish you had more time to spend with me.

4. A. Do we have sent the flowers already ？B. Can they take the flowers home ？C. Can the flowers be delivered to them ？

5. A. Nobody is going to help him.B. Everyone has to help him though they don’t want to.C. Everyone agreed to help him.

6. A. Dorothy would be a great help to you.B. There’s no time for Dorothy to help you.C. You’ll probably finish in time to help Dorothy.

Can we have the flowers sent to their house?

No one was unwilling to help Jack.

If Dorothy helped you, you’d finish it in no time.

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Part D Listen and Write

You are going to hear two dialogues and a passage. Each of them will be read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Pay attention to the expressions and sentence structures people use when they ask for help.

Dialogue 1

Waiter: Good evening, sir, madam, a table for two? M: No, thank you. But we have a small problem.

Can you help us? Waiter: Sure. ____________________? M: We are looking for a hotel. Are there any hotels

______________? Waiter: Yes, there are some hotels in the street. The

nearest one is next to the bank. It’s ___________________.

W: Do you think there’re any _____________ ones nearby? We’re leaving tomorrow morning.

What can I do for you

near here

quite moderninexpensive

Waiter: Yes. Drive west for about two minutes and you will find a grey building on the right side. It’s a traditional family-style hotel, _____________________, and the price is quite reasonable.

W: _______________. Thank you very much for your help.

Waiter: That’s all right.

very comfortable

It sounds nice

Dialogue 1

Dialogue 2

W: Excuse me. Can you help me?M: Yes. ___________________?W: I was robbed by a man and I lost my purse

with my ID card and all my banking cards in it.M: Oh, no. That’s too bad.

_________________. Have you called the police?

W: Not yet. I don’t know the telephone number for such an emergency.

What’s the problem

I’m sorry to hear that

M: It’s 110. You make the phone call and the police will be here ____________________. Tell them what happened and try to describe

the appearance of the robber _________________________.

W: Oh, thank you very much. But there is _______________. My cell phone was in the purse when I was robbed and I can’t see a public phone near here. How can I call the police?

in just a few minutes

as clearly as possible

another problem

Dialogue 2

M: Use mine. __________.W: Oh, you are such a nice guy. Thank you,

thank you very much.M: __________. I hope you can get your purse

back soon.

Here it is

That’s OK

Dialogue 2

Passage

Mr. and Mrs. Jones came out of the cinema at 11 o’clock. When they began driving home, it was _____________. Suddenly, Mrs. Jones said, “Look, Bill. A woman is running _______________ very fast and a man’s running ________ her. Can you see them?”

quite dark

along the roadafter

Mr. Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “_______________?”

“No, thank you,” the woman said, but she did not ______________. “My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the slower one ________________ at home.”

Can we help you

stop running

washes the dishes

Passage

Part E Conversational Practice

1. Directions: You are required to work in pairs to make a dialogue for the following situation, using the words, expressions and patterns given below.

Situation: Your wallet has been stolen last week and you don’t even have money for food. Talk with your friend and borrow some money from him/her. Though your friend can not lend you much money, you still are really grateful that he/she helps.

Reference:report … to the policeI have a big problem. My wallet was stolen last week.What can I do for you then? No problem.

Part E Conversational Practice

2. Directions: It’s acting time. Play the roles for the following situation, using the words, expressions

and patterns given below.

Part E Conversational Practice

Situation: It is at your teacher’s office. You can’t sleep well at night. Talk about it with your teacher. After the teacher figures out what the problem is, he/she gives you some advice.

Reference:lose one’s temper noisy fail in exams vicious circle( 恶性循环 )

Would you please give me some advice?

I don’t know what to do. That’s the problem.

If I follow your advice… I hope it works.

Part E Conversational Practice

Fun Time

English Song: Yesterday Once More

lyrics

Fun Time

Video Clip: You’ve Got Mail

Questions:

1) They are net pals.

2) Kathleen knows she needs to be confident and to fight in order to win in the business.