Unit 6 Shopping TripTeaching Objective Talk about shopping habitsGet to know the notice of a department storePart One Vocabulary1. on sale/on special: at a reduced price 特价出售These rugs have been on sale for a month.这些地毯已特价销售一个月了。
Ice cream is on special this week only. 冰淇淋特价出售,只限本周!2. a great deal: a good act of buying or selling 合算的买卖I got a great deal on this MP3.3. a real bargain/buy: something that can be or has been bought for less than its real value 廉售物,廉价买到的东西These good shoes are a real bargain at such a low price.It’s a real buy at that price!Part Two Video ReviewClerk: Looking for a TV?Emi: Yes. I need a ...Clerk: How about this one? MultiVision. Only $1,999.Emi: It‟s a little big.Clerk: Well, big is good.Emi: But...Clerk: Well, look over here. We have the Vista. It‟s on sale. Only $999.Emi: $999? That‟s kind of expensive. Do you have anything …?Clerk: Well, we have the ViewTrix4200.Emi: This is perfect! How much is this TV?Clerk: That one? The MiniView? That‟s $199.Emi: Great. I‟ll take it.Clerk: Are you sure? Let me show you a couple of others.Emi: Um…no, this is the one I want.Clerk: OK. Would you like a three-year warranty with that? It‟s a great deal…Emi: No, no warranties.Clerk: OK. How about a satellite dish or a DVD player?Emi: Um …no, just the TV.Clerk: But at least you‟ll need a TV stand. We have some great TV stands.Emi: Maybe later. Today, just the TV.Clerk: OK. Well, great. Right this way, I‟ll get one for you.Directions: Column A and B are the first and second part of six quotations. Match the first part ofeach quotation with the corresponding second part in Column B.Column A Column B1) All the glittersit will be dear to you.2) The buyer needs a hundred eyes, seldom err （v. 犯错误，出差错，作恶）.3) He who will not economize,for a small leak will sink a great ship. 4) Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap;the seller not one. 5) Beware （v. 小心，当心） of little expenses,is not gold. 6) The cautious （adj. 十分小心的） will have to agonize （v. 感到极度痛苦）.In Chinese (for reference):1) 闪光的并非都是金子。
4）不要因为贪便宜而买来不需要的东西，它会让你付出代价。
2) 买主要长千只眼，卖主一只也不用。
5）小钱也要精心管，小缝也能沉大船。
3) 平日不节俭，将来苦熬煎。
6）小心总没错。
Step 1: Exercise IV on Page 48Step 2:Supposing you are going to buy these gifts together in a downtown department store. Look at thenotice in the department store and help each other to find out whether you can buy the gifts here.If yes, which floor and counter would you go to for each gift. Use the notes if necessary.Notes:1. basement the floor below the ground floor2. china cups, plates, glasses, etc.3. cosmetics face-cream, etc., make-up4. D.I.Y. Do-it-yourself (paint, nails, etc.)5. fashion accessories gloves, handbags, etc.6. fashion fabrics cotton, silk, wool, etc., formaking clothes7. furnishings curtains and fabrics for the home8. hairdressing cutting, washing and styling hair 9. hosiery socks, stockings, etc. 10. household things for the kitchen 11. linens table clothes, bed sheets, etc. 12. pharmacy chemist’s 13. snack quick meal 14. stationery paper, envelopes, etc. 15. toilets bathroom16. toiletries things for the bathroomDirections: Discuss in groups the following questions:1) When do you often go shopping?2) What do you usually buy?3) Whom do you usually go shopping with?4) Do you prefer to shop in department stores, shopping mall, supermarkets or in small shops? Why?5) How do you shop? Do you always look for the lowest price when you shop? Why?6) How do you usually pay for your shopping?Conversational tips:●I don‟t go shopping very often, because I‟m busy with my school work.●If I want to buy something like books, flowers, or computer products, I do my shopping online.Shopping online is interesting, convenient and economical.●I often pop into the grocery near my school (on campus) to get some coffee, sugar, soap, gum, etc.It‟s only about 5 minutes‟ walk from my dorm and is quite convenient for me.●I seldom go shopping alone. My roommates/good friends and I often go to downtown shoppingcenter on Weekends. It is spacious, modern, and comfortable, and I like the atmosphere there.It is about a twenty minutes bus ride from where we live.●I know quite a few shops and stores here in Wuhan, especially the newly-opened shopping mall.On the weekends, I occasionally go shopping there.●I go shopping twice a month. I usually buy some food, such as fruit, biscuits and somebetween-meal nibbles.●I‟m fond of going shopping. Sometimes, I just browse, buy nothing, …cause I‟m only eager toknow what is the rage (流行，风靡一时).●I‟m usually not in the mood to compare the prices at different stores.●I like bargains very much because I don‟t have much money. I want to save every penny atcollege. A penny saved is a penny earned, you know.●I don‟t like bargains because most bargains are of poor quality. “The cheap are not good”, as theChinese saying goes.●I like bargains that can serve my immediate needs; however, I will pick and choose when I shop.●I usually pay for my purchases by cash.●I‟d like to pay for my purchases by bank card / debit card(储值卡), because it‟s safe andconvenient.Cultural Notes: Malls in the U.S.Malls are popular places for Americans to go. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have private security guards and sometimes even police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees. The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, 8 nightclubs, and a 7-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week. The first indoor mall in the U.S. was built in 1965 in Minnesota, but now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, eat food from all over the world, and see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily exercise from the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In a word, people can do just about everything in malls.。