Step 1. Lead-in
1. Ask the students some questions about shopping.
1) Do you often go shopping?
2) If so, what do you usually buy?
2. Ask the students to make dialogues in pairs.
Situation: Now you are in a clothes shop. You are fascinated by one of the blouses. Make a dialogue between you and the shop assistant.
Step 2. Presentation and understanding
1. Ask the students the following question: If there is something wrong with the thing you have just bought, what do you usually do?
2. Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
1) What is wrong with the blouse? The color ran when she washed it.
2) What did the customer want to do with the blouse? She insisted that the shop should change the blouse for another one or give her money back.
3. Ask the students to pay attention to those sentences that express peoples' insistence.
4. Language points
1. A shop assistant in a clothes shop is speaking to a customer.
Cloth/clothes/clothing
* cloth 做衣服等用的材料。如布料、毛料、丝绸。物质名词、不可数。但和某些词构成复合形容词，作为特殊用途的一块使，是可数名词，可写为a cloth.
This piece of cloth is long enough for you to make a shirt.
The waiter dried the glass with a dirty cloth.
* clothes指具体的衣服，包括上衣、下衣、内外衣，不可作单数，不与具体数词连用，但可与many (these, a few, some)连用。
Most of her clothes were made by herself.
He wears fine clothes.
* clothing 衣服、服装的总称，集合名词，无复数形式，可说an aista suit of clothing
The orphans are well provided with food and clothing.
This shop sells men’s clothing.
2. When I washed it, the colors ran.
* The bus wasn’t running because of the snow.
* 运转、进行＝work, be in act
The machine doesn’t run properly.
Don’t touch the machine while it running.
* control, manage, organize a business, club etc. 经营，管理
Who is running the restaurant?
His father ran a bus company ten years ago.
* run across偶尔遇见
I ran across an old friend of mine this morning in the park.
* run at向。。。冲去，突然袭击、
She ran at me and grasped my hair and shoulder.
* run in 非正式访问，逮扑
He lives close by and runs in whenever he likes.
He was run in for stealing.
* run out , run out of 耗尽，用光
They have run out of their money.
Their money has run out.
* run over压过，复习
The old man was run over yesterday when he was crossing the street.
Let’s run over what we learned.
３．Of course I am not that foolish.
* that = so,
Can hard work change a person that much?
We can’t walk that far in an hour.
3. I would like to change this blouse, or else give me my money back.
* or else = otherwise, or, if not.
Hurry up, or else you will miss the train.
You must go there quickly, or else you will not be back in time.
4. If you want, you can change it for another one.
change … for
change … into
change with
You can change this old cap for a new one.
We must try our best to change our ideas into realities.
Times changed and we should change with them.
5. It’s not our fault.
* fault 过错，过失
Every man has own faults.
Children should not be blamed for the faults of their parents.
* mistake 错误，不正确的事物、行为
There are many mistakes in his composition.
It is possible for us to make mistakes occasionally.
Step 3. Dialogue practice
1. Ask the students to make dialogue in pairs.
Situation: When the customer was talking with the shop assistant, the manager of the clothes shop came in. Make a dialogue between the manager and the customer.
2. Divide the students into several groups and let them act out their own dialogues.
Step 4. Dialogue Production
Ask the students to make dialogues similar to the one in Part 1.
Situation 1: You have just bought a shirt from clothes shop. But later you find that the shirt becomes smaller. So you go to the shop again. Make a dialogue between the assistant and you.
Situation 2: You have just bought walkman in a shop. But it does not work when you get home. So you go back to shop and ask for a new one.
Step 5. Consolidation
Ask the students to retell the dialogue in pairs
Lesson 38
Step 1. Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Revise the dialogue in SB Lesson 37, paying special attention to intonation.
3. Ask the students to retell the dialogue.
Step 2. Presentation
1. Check the vocabulary.
2. Get the students to look at the picture and describe it.
3. Read the introduction aloud to the students and ask some questions. Allow the students enough time to read the passage.
4. Collect the answers:
1) He wanted to buy a suit.
2) He looked poor, and his clothes were old.
3) With a very large banknote, probably a million-pound note, for it had six zeros.
Step 3. Reading
1. Go through Ex.1. Make sure the students know what to do.
2. Ask them to read the passage carefully.
3. Let the students to work in pairs. Check their answers with the whole class.
Step 4. Language points
1. This dialogue has been written from a short story by Mark Twain.
* write from, from 出自、来自．指来源．
Our present text is written form “ A Tale of Two Cities”, a novel by Charles Dickens.
The proverb comes from the intellect, and the intellect from the proverb.
2. Some of the language and expressions are a little different from modern English.
* a little = a bit有点．但是not a bit = not at all; not a little = very much.
They are not a bit tired. 他们一点也不累．
They are not a little tired.他们非常累．
3. The dialogue takes place at a tailor’s shop.
* take place发生、举行。不及物动词，无被动与态。
The meeting took place last week.
When did the second World War take place?
* take one’s place就座、就位
While I was wondering this, our head teacher took his place.
The meeting will begin, place take your places.
* take the place of 代替
Who will take the place of Mr. Wang?
Bamboo will take the place of wood.
4. No matter, Tod, show him the cheapest.
* matter = be important, 要紧、有关系，常用于疑问、否定、条件结构。
It doesn’t matter if I miss the train, because there is another later.
What does it matter to you?
* no matter = it doesn’t matter.但no matter how( when, what, where, weather) 引导让步状语从句。
No matter it rains or not, we will set off tomorrow morning.
No matter when you call on me, you are welcome.
*the matter 常与不定代此anything/something/nothing等连用，意思是不是“有问题、有毛病”。若要表示“某人／某事出了毛病、有问题”则在anything the matter 后加with sb./sth.
--- I heard he fell off the ladder. Is anything the matter with him?
--- Nothing the matter.
--- Is there anything the matter?
--- Of course, there is something matter.
5. You may find these rather expensive.
* rather/fairly
１． 均作副词，“相当地”的意思。Fairly 语气较弱，含积极肯定的意思，常与褒义词连用；rather 语气较强，含消极否定的意思，常与贬意词连用。
２． 修饰可数名词单数时，rather 可放在a之前或之后；fairly只能放在a之前。即rather a good teacher, a rather good teacher. rairly a good teacher.
３． rather 可以和too和比较级连用，而fairly则不能。
The question was fairly difficult, but most of us could answer it.
The question was rather difficult; few of us could answer it.
The animal is rather too clever to be caught by the hunter.
The apple id rather higher for us to reach .
* would rather … than 宁愿。。。而不愿，与其。。。不如。
I would rather stay at home than go to see the film.
He is rather wise than honest.
* would rather+that-后用虚拟语气，
I rather you went home now.
We rather the teacher hadn’t done that.
* would rather do sth. = would prefer to do sth.
Would you rather stay at home or go to the cinema?
6. Ah, here is the thing I am after.
* be after = want sth./ try to gain sth.想得到某物
Jim is after another job.
Don’t marry her; she is only after your money.
* run after/search after 追求／追捕，搜寻
The policemen are after the thief.
The dog is after the cat.
* run after sb.追踪某人／ be in search of 寻找／ search for = look for寻找
search … for 搜查 ．．． 寻找
The film fans ran after the film star from city to city.
The soldiers are searching for the signs of the enemy.
７. Do me the favor to put on the shirt, and this suit.
* do sb. a favor/ do a favor for sb.帮某人一个忙，给某人做件事
Would you do me a favor? Would you do a favor for me?
Do me the favor to turn off the radio.
Would you do me the favor to close the window?
1. I will drop in and leave the new dress.
* drop in: visit unexpectedly or informally顺便拜访
Drop in and see me when you are next in Beijing.
He often drops in for coffee.
He often drops in at my place on his way home.
We dropped in on our teacher when we went to town.
* call on = drop in on 拜访某人
call at = drop on at 拜访某地
2. One moment, let me show you out.
show sb. out 送某人出去，
show sb. in领某人进去
show sb. round领某人参观
3. pleasant/pleasing/pleased
* pleasant令人愉快的，合意的．可表示＂好玩，好意，舒服，和蔼，有风趣＂．主语常为客观事物＼场景＼天气，指人时常指自然的吸引力；pleasing含有＂有意取悦对方＂的意思； pleased 对．．．感到愉快； pleasure 名词，愉快，高兴．
He felt pleased whit what you told him.
We had a pleasant party on the pleasant night.
The hostess was quite pleasant to the visitors.
The view from the window is very pleasant.
11. change
* take or put in lace of another or others 更换
He changed his clothes before he went out.
He changed into his working clothes.
Haven’t you changed your mind?
Would you mind changing it for a larger one?
* exchange 兑换
Can you change this five-pound note?
Where can I change US dollars for RMB money?
* make or become different 改变，变化
The wind has changed from north to east.
He was pleased to find his hometown greatly changed when he returned from abroad.
* changed condition, difference变化（c,n）
Great changes have taken place in country in the past few years.
* money in small unit零钱，找头(u.n)
Here is your change.
Sorry, I can’t change the note. I am short of change myself.
Don’t leave your change on the shop counter.
* change … into … 把．．．变成．．．
We must try our best to change our ideas into realities.
* change … for … 把．．． 换成．．．
You can change your old cap for a new one.
We will change trains at Shanghai for Nangjing.
* change with 随着．．．而变化
Times changed and we should change with them.
Step 5. Sentence study
SB Page 57. Part 3. Read the instructions and the example sentence aloud to the students, then ask the students to pick up the sentences in bold from the text and give the answers. Collect answers from the class at the end.
I apologize. = I am sorry.
Is there anything the matter? = What’s wrong?
Ah, here is the thing I am after. = Here is the suit I am looking for.
A very good choice, Sir. = You are choosing something that is just right for you, Sir.
I can wait all my life, Sir. = I don’t mind how long I wait to be paid, Sir.
I’ll drop in. = I’ll call in at the shop when I am next time.
Let me show you out. = Let me come with you to the door, open it for you and say goodbye.
Step 6. Workbook
Step 7. Consolidation
Get the students to retell the text.
Homework
Read the passage again.
Finish off the Workbook exercises.
Lesson 39 12/21/2000
Step 1. Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Get the students to tell the story of the million-pound note.
Step 2. Preparation for reading
1. Tell the students what to do: Today we going to read a story about shopping in London. Here are some questions.
2. Write the questions on the blackboard.
1) What did the lady want to buy?
2) How many shops did she go to?
3) Why did she go to so many shops?
Answers:
1) Two bottles of wine for a dinner which she was planning to cook.
2) Six.
3) She wanted to see which shops offered the best advice and service and to write a report on them in her newspaper.
Step 3. Reading
1. Get the students to read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
1) What was the woman’s job?
2) What kind of meal was she planning to cook?
3) What kind of wine would be suitable for the meal?
4) Did she receive good service in all the shops?
2. Dealing with the language points
Step 4. Oral practice and language points
1. She did up the button in such a way that one at the bottom was not done up.
* do up 系，扣，包
Do up your shoes.
Why didn’t you do all the buttons up?
He is doing up a parcel.
* do up 收拾，整理，修理，打扮
She did herself up before going to the party.
Why is he doing up her hair?
I am going to do up this room first.
2. The assistant didn’t take her seriously.
* take … seriously 认真对待
You didn’t take his advice seriously, which cost you your failure.
3. What was worse, this wine was not at all suitable for drinking aith a meal.
* what was worse更糟的是
I don’t think it will be fine tomorrow. What is worse, we may have snow .
4. Finally, he did not give her the right change, but kept back five pound.
* not … but …不是。。。而是
It was not Tom but his brother you met last night.
He did not go but stayed.
* keep back 扣下，隐瞒, 忍住，阻挡住
She couldn’t keep back her tears at the news.
I know she is keeping back something back from me.
The dikes kept back the flood
The boss kept back 50 dollars.
You are keeping back something from us.
5. it seems/looks as if……
看起来似乎．．．．．．，其中it 为无人称代词，本身并无词义．As if 引导表语从句或状语从句．
It looks as if we shall have to walk home.
It looks as if he is worrying about something.
It seemed as if the suit was made to his own measure.
* The woman loves the children as if she were their mother.
6. No matter what he is wearing, Tod, just show him the cheapest.
* no matter what/who/when/……不论什么，无论何人．．．．．．
No matter what he says, I won’t believe him.
No matter what problems you have, come to me for help.
No matter who knocks, don’t open the door.
Step 5. Practice
1. Part 4. Read the instructions aloud to the students. Explain the meaning of the new words. Do the first three orally with the whole class. Then let the students work in pairs. Check the answers with the class at the end.
2. Part 5. Explain that the students have to make sentences from the two halves and that more than one answer may be possible. Do the first sentence with whole class, then let the students work in pairs. Ask for some sentences from the class at the end of this activity.
3. Part 6. Read the instructions and go through the example sentence. Get the students to do the exercise in pairs and then check the answers at the end.
Step 9. Workbook
Ex.1. Get the students to read through the passage and discuss the answers in pairs. Then ask the students to retell the story.
Ex.2 is optional. If possible, hold a discussion with the whole class. Different views are encouraged.
Ex.3 should be done orally and the answers may be written on the Bb. Ask the students to translate the sentences into Chinese.
Ex.4 should be done in pairs and then in class. Call out pairs of Ss to read and act out the dialogue.
Homework
Finish off the Workbook exercises.