Lesson One

Communicative Functions:

Announcing newsExpressing strong emotionsPatterns:

Ⅰ．How marvellous!What a relief!Ⅱ．Congratulations!That's absolutely amazing/fantastic!Text A:The King's Broadcast Address on Outbreak of War with Germany

Phonology:Meaning and use of the rising tone(1)

Grammar:Exclamatory sentences and exclamations

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Two

Communicative Functions:

Narrating a sequence of eventsPatterns:

Ⅰ．(Pattern with)so...(Pattern with)and...(Pattern with)as soon as...Ⅱ．(Pattern with)before/after...(Pattern with)when...Text A:An American Tragedy

Phonology:Meaning and use of the rising tone(2)

Grammar:Coordination and subordination

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Three

Communicative Functions:

Making comments and giving opinionsPatterns:

Ⅰ．If you ask me,...In my opinion,...Ⅱ．I must say I don't think...I see what you mean,but I'm afraid...Text A:This Was My Mother

Phonology:The rising tone(3)

Grammar:Subordinate clauses

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Four

Communicative Functions:

Pointing out the defects of something you've boughtPoint out the features,and consequences of a projectPointing out details in picturesPatterns:

Ⅰ．(Pattern with)too...to...Ⅱ．What's the matter with...?What's wrong with...?Text A:With the Photographer

Phonology:The rising tone(4)

Grammar:Using clause to express'cause'and'result'

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Five

Communicative Funcions:

Asking for explanation and explaining by illustrationPatterns:

Ⅰ．For example...that is...Ⅱ．namely,...to be exact,...Text A:Companionship of Books

Phonology:The falling and rising tone(5)

Grammar:Ways of expressing of'addition'and'contrast'in communication

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Six

Communicative Functions:

Asking for and providing clarificationPatterns:

Ⅰ．...,I supposeⅡ．What do you mean(by...)?...,what I mean is...Text A:A Bird in Hand—What's It Worth?

Phonology:The rising tone(6)

Grammar:The subject clause and the predicative clause

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Seven

Communicative Functions:

Asking for and giving information:reinforcing an item of informationPatterns:

Ⅰ．As a matter of fact,...Ⅱ．I have to admit that...Text A:How to Read Body Language

Phonology:The rising tone(7)

Grammar:Using clauses to express'concession'

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Eight

Communicative Functions:Correcting a misunderstanding

Patterns:

Ⅰ．Please don't misunderstand meⅡ．No,I didn't mean/say thatText A:This Year It's Going To Be Different

Phonology:The Rising Tone(8)

Grammar:Using Clauses to Express"Condition"

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Nine

Communicative Functions:

Stating a cause or a resultPatterns:

Ⅰ．Why did you do it/that?Ⅱ．When you do/did...,youText A:Antonio's First Day of School

Phonology:The Rising Tone(9)

Grammar:Some More Ways of Expressing"Cause"and"Result"

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Ten

Communicative Functions:

PersuadingPatterns:

Ⅰ．Think of X.She's just...Why don't you...?Ⅱ．Have you ever thought of...ing?If I were in your position,I'dText A:It's Never Too Late for Success

Phonology:The Falling-Rising Tone(10)

Grammar:Clauses Functioning as Modification in a Sentence

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Eleven

Communicative Functions:

Making generalizationsPatterns:

Ⅰ．...generally/always/usually/normally...I generally think of them to be/as...Ⅱ．Generally speaking/Generally then...So we might say(that)Text A:The Personal Qualities of a Teacher

Phonology:The Rising-Falling Tone(11)

Grammar:A Summary of the Adverbial Clauses

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Twelve

Communicative Functions:

Speculating and hypothesizingPatterns:

Ⅰ．If I have time,I'll call him.If I had time,I'd call him.Ⅱ．He/She/It looks like...He/She/It looks/sounds as ifText A:If I Were a Freshman Again

Phonology:The Falling-Rising Tone(12)

Grammar:Ways of Expressing Hypothetical M？aning

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Thirteen

Communicative Functions:

Adding to and ReinforcingPatterns:

Ⅰ．What's more...Ⅱ．In addition,...Text A:What Are the Dolphins Saying

Phonology:The Falling-Rising Tone(13)

Grammar:Addition and Reinforcement

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

Lesson Fourteen

Communicative Functions：

Saing Aims and PurposesPatterns:

Ⅰ．What are you planning to do today?I was thinking of doing...Ⅱ．...so as to/in order to......so that/in order that...Text A:In Praise of Teachers

Phonology:The Falling-Rising Tone(14)

Grammar:Ways of Stating Purposes and Aims

Text B:Ⅰ—Ⅱ

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