U3-SpeakingATalkATalkTimeTimeWealreadyknowtworulesaboutsentencesstress:•Stressnouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbsandnumbers.•Donotstresswordslikea,the,isandhaveexceptforspecialreasons.Hereisathirdrule:•Giveextrastresstothemostimportantwordinthesentences.You,thespeaker,mustdecidewhatthemostimportantwordis.ATalkATalkTimeTimeA1Readtheconversationbelowandpracticeitinpairs.Giveextrastresstothewordsincolour.•Amy:Whatdoyouthinkofcomputers,Frank?Aretheyclevererthanhumanbeings?•Frank:No,Idon’tthinkso.•Amy:Whynot?Computerscandoalotofthings?•Frank:Maybe,buthumanbeingscreatedcomputers!•Amy:That’strue.ATalkATalkTimeTimeA2Readtheconversationbelowanddrawacirclearoundthewordsyouwouldgiveextrastressto.Thenpracticeitinpairs.•Frank:Whichkindofcomputersarebetter,desktopsorlaptops?•Amy:Laptops,Ithink.•Frank:Why?•Amy:Laptopsarelighter.They’reeasiertocarryaroundthandesktops！•Frank:Yes,butdesktopsareoftencheaperthanlaptops.AndIdon’treallyhavemuchmoney.•Amy:Well,thenadesktopisprobablyabetterchoiceforyou.•Maybe,buthumanbeingscreatedcomputers!•creatv.创造，创建，形成•discoverv.发现（本来存在但不为人知的东西）•inventv.发明（原来没有的事物）•findv.找到（具体的人或物，强调结果）•findout发现，查明（理由，原因等抽象概念）U3-WritingAnemailaboutAnemailaboutmonitorsmonitorsTopOfficefoundthattheydidnothaveanyC4091monitors,soTomGreen,asalesman,wroteanemailtoMabelWang.LookatthetableandcompleteTom’semailtoMabel.C4091C4095Howbig17inches19inchesHowheavy5kg4kgHowmuch￥1200￥1298Howmanywehavesoldthismonth3850C4091C4095Howbig17inches19inchesHowheavy5kg4kgHowmuch￥1200￥1298Howmanywehavesoldthismonth3850To:MableWangFrom:TomGreenDearMswang,YouorderedaC4091monitoryesterday.Iamafraidwedonothaveanynow.However,wehaveanothermodel–theC4095.TheC4095isa19-inchmonitor,soitisbiggerthantheC4091._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________WouldyouliketoorderaC4095?Ilookforwardtoyourreply.Bestwishes,TomGreenbigexpensivelightpopularTheC4095weighs4kg,soitislighterthantheC4091.TheC4095weighs4kg,soitislighterthantheC4091.TheC4095costs1,298yuan,soitisalittlemoreexpensiveTheC4095costs1,298yuan,soitisalittlemoreexpensivethantheC4091.Wehavesold50C4095monitorsand38thantheC4091.Wehavesold50C4095monitorsand38C4091monitorsthismonth,sotheC4095ismorepopularC4091monitorsthismonth,sotheC4095ismorepopularthantheC4091.thantheC4091.C4091DiscussionDiscussionWhyMableWangprefersC4091?C4095cheap,clear,new,beautiful,powerful,…1.Iamafraidwedonothaveanynow.•afraidadj.担心的，害怕的•beafraidof+n./V-ing•Mostanimalsareafraidoffire.•Sheisafraidofansweringthisquestion.•beafraid(that)+句子表示“很抱歉，很遗憾”•I’mafraidthatIcan’thelpyou.2.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.•lookforwardto+n./V-ing期望，盼望…•Iamlookingforwardtothespecialbirthdaypresents.•Welookforwardtoseeingyouagain.
