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.