English--描述穿着的情景用语

Unit 3

What Did the Person Look Like?

Woman: Officer! Officer!

Officer: Yes, ma

’

am.

Woman: Somebody just took my purse! My money, my credit cards__ everything

’

s gone!

Officer: All right.

Just calm down a minute.

OK. Now., what did the person look like?

Woman: He was kind of tall and thin.

Officer: About how tall was he?

Woman: Around 5

’

10

”

.

Officer: 5

’

10

”

. And how much did he weigh?

Woman: I

’

m not sure. Maybe around 140 pounds.

Officer: And about how old was he?

Woman: Oh, he was fairly young_in his mid-teens,

I think sixteen or seventeen.

Officer: And what color was his hair?

Woman: Blond, and it was long and straight.

Officer: Eyes?

Woman: I don

’

t know. It all happened so fast.

Officer: Yes, of course. What was he wearing?

Woman: Jeans and a T-shirt. Oh, and a denim vest.

Officer: Fine, and now tell me about your purse. What did it look like?

Woman: Well, it was dark brown, and it had a shoulder strap.

Officer: What was it made of?

Woman: Leather.

Officer: OK, now I

’

ll need your name and address.

Isn

’

t he the one who

…

Joan: Do you know who that guy is?

Ellen: Which one?

Joan: The one in the light slacks.

Ellen: Oh, that

’

s Bob Wilson. He

’

s the one who just moved into the penthouse apartment.

Joan: Oh, really? He looks kind of interesting. Do you know anything about him?

Ellen: Yeah, he

’

s from England. He works for British Airways.

Joan: Have you spoken to him? What

’

s he like?

Elle: He seems like a very nice guy. He

’

s very friendly and he

’

s got a good sense of humor.

Joan: Is he the one whose wife has the green V

olvo?

Ellen: Yeah, that

’

s right.

Joan: We should invite them over for coffee. Do you know if they have any children?

Ellen: No, they just got married, I think.

Joan: Well, let

’

s invite them and the Colbys over sometime this weekend.

Pattern:

The one in the light slacks( wearing light slacks; with glasses)

I have no idea.( Never saw him before in my life.)

Do you know where he

’

s from?9(what country he

’

s from? who he is?; what he does?)

What

’

s he like?

He

seems

like

a

very

outgoing

person.(

pretty

moody

woman,

an

easy(difficult)

person

to

get

along with,.. nice, outgoing sweet friendly outspoken arrogant, moody

…

1

What

’

s the person like?

V

oc:

Hard and conscientious, determined, tough and uncompromising, cherish independence, stubborn

and obstinate, poor loser, neat and well-organized, punctual, gifted, caring and kind, sincere, loyal

and

unpretentious,

down-to-earth

character,

reserved,

distant

and

aloof,

strong-willed

and

ambitious,

original

thinker,

brimming

with

new

ideas,

impulsive,

adaptable,

open

and

honest,

hate

hypocrisy,

rebellious,

indecisive,

sensitive,

generous,

intelligent,

well-mannered,

witty

and

intelligent,

efficient, considerate, sociable, enjoying entertaining, quick-witted, proud and lively,

blunt

and

forthright,

frank,

gullible,

scornful,

adventurous,

demanding,

shrewd,

arrogant,

authoritative, be good-natured and simple, calm and placid, hardworking, outgoing, self-centered,

imaginative

and

creative,

easy-going,

hesitant,

athletic,

nostalgic,

inquisitive,

helpful,

reliable,

crafty

and

cunning,

dishonest,

dignified,

ambitious,

direct

and

straightforward,

quick-witted,

alert,

kind

and

understanding,

tolerant,

na?

ve,

charming,

popular,

critical,

strong-willed,

active,

energetic, open, cheerful and friendly

How to listen to Section A

In Section A, there are 9 or 10 dialogues conducted between a man and woman. After the

dialogue, a third voice will ask one question related with it. Listeners will have to choose the best

answer

among

the

4

choices

given.

Between

the

2

questions

there

are

13

seconds

for

you

to

choose the right answer. Some points that need attention:

1.

Pay special attention to the conversation background or environment

and the contents of the conversation.

A

conversation

can

not

be

isolated

with

language

environment

and

some

necessary

information exchanged in such an environment.

For example, In a store, a shop assistant and a

customer

might

discuss

the

articles

and

prices;

In

hospital,

doctors

and

patients

might

discuss

problems of health and treatment.

In school,

teachers

and students

might

discuss

problems

of

study, exercises , homework and examinations.

At airports, clerks and passengers might discuss

problems

of

flights,

flight

number,

departure

and

arrival

time.

If

we

are

familiar

with

the

conversation

environment,

generally.

we

can

expect

and

predict

the

contents

of

the

communication. On the other hand, if we know the contents of the communication, we can infer

the relationship of the two speakers.

2.

We have to be clear about the purpose of the speakers.

A

conversation

as

a

communicative

language

is

intended

to

achieve

certain

purpose

or

aim.

For

example,

One

person

of

the

dialogue

might

seek

help,

or

offer

help;

One

might

suggest or ask for advice, and the other might agree, refuse,

support or reject. Therefore , when

you are listening, pay attention

to

the

whole situation,

understand the purpose of the speaker,

and grasp the

important

information.

3.

Understand the questions by the 3

rd

person after the conversation.

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