Unit 3．感谢与道歉（Expressing thanks and making apologies）Key sentences1.Thank you very much .\Thanks a million.\A thousand thanks.2.Thank you for your help.\Thank you for everything .\I really don‟t know how to thank you.3.I‟m sorry.\I‟m awfully sorry.\I do apologize.4.I‟m terribly sorry ,I didn‟t mean it .5.Don‟t mention it.Communicative tasksTask1 Christina是你的室友，在你生日那天，她给你张罗了一个非常好的生日晚会，给了你一个很大的惊喜。
对此你感激不尽……Task2 你不小心把朋友的风筝弄坏了，你知道那只风筝花了她一天的时间才做好。
对此你诚恳地向她道歉，并重新给她做了一个。
没想到她非常喜欢你新做的这只风筝……Text Queen’s PermissionA man in a very famous restaurant started to take off (1) his jacket. On seeing this, the waiter rushed (2) over to his table and said, “I‟m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because it is not good manners (3) to do it in such a nice r estaurant.”“Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen of England gave me the permission (4) to take off my jacket here.”“The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.“Sure,” answered the man. “When I was i n England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, …Y ou may do that in the United States, but you can‟t do it here!‟ so I got the Queen‟s permission, right?”Notes:1. take off 脱下eg. Y ou‟d better take off your coat, it‟s hot outside.你最好脱掉大衣，外面热。
He took off his hat and put it on the chair.他把帽子脱下放到椅子上。
2. rush 冲向3. manners 礼节，礼貌good manners有礼貌，彬彬有礼bad manners粗鲁4. permission 允许Exercise:1. True or false statements.(1) The story happened in the UK. ( )(2) The man would listen to the headwaiter. ( )(3) It is bad manners to take off one‟s coat in public place. ( )(4) The Queen thought that American people were rude. ( )2. Retell the text.Dialogue CompletionA.Joan: Hello, Mary.Mary: Hi, Joan. How are you feeling now?Joan: Oh, much better. Thanks for ______ to see me. And thank you ______ ______ for the roses. They are so lovely!Mary: I‟m glad you like them. Y ou know they are from my own garden.Joan: Oh. So beautiful and sweet! Thanks a lot.Mary: It‟s my pleasure.B.Mr King: Excuse me, sir. I ordered the beef but you gave me the pork.Waiter: I‟m awfully ______. There must have been some mistake, I ______ apologize for giving you the wrong dish. I‟ll change it immediately for you. The beef will take 10 minutes to prepare. Would you take some free drink while waiting?Mr King: All right, then.I. listening.Write down the sentences you hear.1. Thanks a million.2.Thank you for saying that.3. I‟m really sorry! I didn‟t realize that.4. We‟re sorry. We‟ll talk more quietly.5. Please forgive me.Listen and complete the following dialogues.1. I'm really sorry, but I seem to have misplaced your scarf.Oh, that's all right.2. I really feel bad about it. Let me buy you a new one.Oh, don't be silly.3. I feel terrible, but I've just broken your ashtray.It's nothing to get upset about.4. Thank you for the wonderful meal.I'm glad you enjoyed it.5. Thank you very much.Y ou‟re welcome.Listen to the following song and fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape. Then listen to the song again and sing along.Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,telling me just what a fool I‟ve been.I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain,and let me be alone again.The only girl I care about has gone away,looking for a brand-new start.But little does she know that when left that day,along with her she took my heart.Rain, please tell me now.Does that seem fair for her to steal my heart away when she doesn‟t care?I can‟t love another when my heart‟s somewhere far away.Rain, won‟t you tell her that I love her so?Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow.Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow.Oh, listen to the falling rain, pitter-patter.II. Speaking1. Choose the best answer.1)Thank you for your invitation and the nice coffee.A. I t‟s no trouble at all.B. But the coffee was not very good.C. It was something small.D. My pleasure. I hope you‟ll come again.2) Y our spoken English is as good as native speakers‟.A. I‟m happy you understand me.B. But my English is poor.C. Thank you, but I‟m only a beginner.D. That‟s right. I‟m glad to hear that.3) Oh, I‟m sorry. I just spilled my coffee on your carpet.A. Oh, really!B. Don‟t worry about it.C. That‟s too bad.D. I‟m sorry.4) Oh, I‟m terribly sorry, Sir. Are you all right?A. I‟m sorry.B. That‟s too bad.C. I‟m all right. Don‟t worry.D. No problem.5) Will you please turn down the TV?A. I‟ll turn it down next time.B. It sounds good.C. Never mind if you turn it down.D. Sorry. I haven‟t realized you‟re sleeping.plete the dialogue by using the expressions you’ve learned.A: Excuse me, would you mind changing seats with me?B:Not at all.A:Thank you. That‟s very kind of you.B: Y ou‟re welcome.Waitress:Y es, sir?Customer:I hate to complain, but this soup is too salty.Waitress:I‟m very sorry, sir. I‟ll ask the manager to take care of this.Customer:Thank you.3.Make a dialogue.Name: Paul VictoriaPlace: at Victoria‟s birthday partyVictoria got a present from Paul on her birthday. She talked about this beautiful present with Paul and expressed her thanks to him.Job Interviewing<三 >一、An employer to a prospective employee during an interview1)What are your qualifications?2)Which school did you graduate?3)What sort of salary do you expect?4)When could you start if we need you?5)Don’t call us, we’ll call you.二、Dialogue Job Interview(About Salary)A: What is your salary at present?B: My present pay is 100,000 Yuan per year.A: What are your salary expectations now?B: I like to be paid more than that. Hopefully, 120,000Yuan per year. A: That is a little more than we had planned.B: I think you’ll find I am worth that.A: I can only offer you 110,000Yuan a year. Raises will be given after a three-month probation according to your performance. Is that satisfactory?B: Yes, it is quite reasonable.Culture TipsPersonal Honor VS Modesty个人荣誉感与谦虚谨慎中国人注重谦虚，在与人交际时，讲求“卑己尊人”，把这看作一种美德，这是一种富有中国文化特色的礼貌现象。