Live Your Life in English

Teacher : GraceMarch 15, 2010

Unit 1 : Tea

Supermarket, convenience store, shopping mall

Quite (adv.)=rather, very, pretty Quiet (adj.): keep quiet in class Popular=beloved, well-liked, favorite Mainly=mostly Pack ( 打包 ) wrap ( 包裝 )

Grammar 現在進行式 =be + ving ( 現在分詞 ) We are studying English now. 現在被動式 = be + pp ( 過去分詞 ) Money is loved by everyone. English is spoken by us. Some + 物質名詞 Some tea, some bread, some water Happen to 碰巧 I happened to meet Joe this morning.

Expression Where can I get something to eat? I don’t have any particular type of car I’m looking for. How do you get to my house? Take your pick, you’ll find them in the

shelf. I want to buy 4 packs of tea, one

each with different brand.

Questions Which do you like to drink, tea or

coffee? Where can you buy some tea? What type of tea is quite popular in the supermarket? Do you have any particular type of

tea you are looking for? How does flower tea pack? What does he finally decide to buy?

Answer

I prefer tea to coffee. I can buy some tea in the supermarket.

(convenience store, shopping mall). Lipton is quite popular in this

supermarket. I can accept any particular type of tea,

but oolong (tea) is my favorite. Flower tea usually comes with tea bags. He wants to buy 4 packs, one each with

different brand.

Unit 2 : Breakfast3 meals: breakfast lunch supper

(dinner)

Food Hamburger Sandwich Omelet 蛋餅 Hot dog Pancake 薄烤餅

Bread Toast Waffle 鬆餅 Bage 貝果 Apple pie

Beverages

Cola Milk shake Black tea Green tea Coffee Milk Juice Bubble milk tea

Ingredients Bacon Sausage Chicken Ham Tuna Fish Cheese Butter

Lettuce Onion Tomato Cucumber Syrup 糖漿 Jam Jelly Shallot 青蔥

How do you like your egg? Egg yolk, egg white Poached egg Fried egg Scrambled egg Sunny-side up Soft-boiled Hard-boiled

Expressions Could you pass me ……? Here you are. Would you like …..? Sure. I’ll have….. How would you like your egg? I think I”ll have a soft-boiled one. Let’s take a walk for a change. Good choice.

Question

1. What does Rose enjoy at Mary’s shop?

2. What kind of food does she choose?3. How does she like her egg?4. How many pieces of toast does she

want?5. What does she think of coffee for

breakfast?

Answer

1. Rose enjoys her breakfast at Mary’s shop.

2. She chooses cornflakes.3. She likes her egg soft-boiled.4. She wants two slices of toast.5. (She thinks) Breakfast isn’t

breakfast without coffee.

Expressions (1~2 breakfast)

Sleep like a log Have an appetite like a bear Make yourself at home Help yourself It’s kind of you to help me. It’s important for me to know the

truth. Here’s your coffee. May I have …..?

Grammar ( 一 ) How + adj How beautiful you are﹗ What + n. What a lovely girl she is ﹗ Piping hot Wow ﹗It’s piping hot tod

ay. Freezing cold: I feel freezing cold presently A loaf of bread, a slice of meat

Grammar ( 二 ) We are just ___ for class. (in time on time) I’ll have coffee ____sugar and cream. (with without) It’s just right ____ you. (in front of in back of) How silly ___ me ！ (of for to)

Listening practice

What kind of ___ would you like? We have ___ for breakfast. How would you like your ____ ? Would you like _____? Could you pass me ____? I wear a new tie ______.

Taking a Break

Far farther farthest Far further furthest Ordinary : everyday, usual, common Take a break = take a rest Would you care for…? =Would you like….? There’s a little shop down (up) the

road.

Grammar I can’t go ____ further. (some any) An Irish coffee ___ you. (to for on) Not ___ this time of the day. (at in) She is thirsty ___ power. (for to in) It’s just ___ the corner. (at on in)

Waiting for a Table

Reserve (V) = keep, hold, book Available = unoccupied Close to = around, beside Seats next to/by the window Seats on the terrace I’d like a table for five. Husband and wife are a couple.

Ordering

I spend (time) on + Ving =It takes me (time) to + V… Look…over 瀏覽 翻閱 Take one’s time 慢慢來 不急 Start with 開始 Main course (entrée) 主菜 Menu 菜單

How would you like your steak?

How would you like done?( 你的牛排要幾分熟 ?)

=How would you like that cooked? Rare 一 ~ 三分熟 Medium-rare 三 ~ 四分熟 Medium 五分熟 Medium-well 六 ~ 七分熟 Well-done 八 ~ 全熟

Expressions ( 一 ) May I take your order? =Are you going to order now? =Are you ready to order at this

moment? What would you suggest? =Do you have any suggestions? =Do you have any recommendations? What is the special of the day? =What’s is today’s special? What are the specials?

Expressions ( 二 ) I used to look over the headlines in the

morning. There are 10 dishes in the feast. I’d like to start with the chicken. What is your house specialty? What is our main course today? What would you like for dessert?

Food ( 一 )

Meat beef ( 牛肉 ) chicken ( 雞肉 ) mutton ( 羊肉 ) pork ( 豬肉 ) lamb ( 小羊肉 ) veal ( 小牛肉 )

Vegetable broccoli ( 青菜花 ) carrot ( 紅蘿蔔 ) potato ( 馬鈴薯 ) cauliflower ( 花椰菜 ) spin

ach ( 菠菜 )

Food ( 二 )

Seafood fish( 魚 ): cod( 鱈魚 ) salmon ( 鮭魚 ) trout ( 鱒

魚 ) sea bass ( 鱸魚 ) sole ( 比目魚 ) prawn/shrimp ( 蝦子 ) (prawn 英式英語， shrimp 美式英語 )

scallop ( 扇貝 干貝 ) mussel ( 貽貝 淡菜 ) crab ( 螃蟹 ) lobster ( 龍蝦 )

1~8 Check, please Waiter (waitress) 服務生 Restroom (bathroom) 洗手間 Altogether = totally, wholly 全部 Come to 總共 Change (pocket money, allowance) 零用錢 On your right-hand side 在你的右手邊 =On your right

Expression

Keep the change By the way At the end On the right

More information Bill (greenback) 紙鈔 Coin 硬幣 Dollar (buck) 元 Half-dollar 五角硬幣 Dime 十分硬幣 Nickle 五分錢鎳幣 Quarter 二十五分硬幣 Penny 一分錢硬幣

Expression

Check, please. =Could I have the bill? =Could I have the check? =I’d like the check, please?

How much does it come to? =How much is it?

Keep the change.

Separate checks, please.

Go Dutch. All together.

The bill came to…. That’ll be …… Your total (amount)

is…..

Number

One, two,…. First, second,…. Hundred Thousand Million Billion

How much do you have? 45 元 = forty-five dollars 25.38 元 =twenty-five thirty-eight dollars 130 元 = one hundred and thirty dollars 4,860 元 = four thousand eight hundred and

sixty dollars 57,365 元 = fifty-seven thousand three hund

red and sixty-five dollars 3,887,595 元 = three million eight hundred

and eighty-seven thousand five hundred and ninety-five dollars

Tableware Knife ( 刀子 ) Spoon ( 湯匙 ) Fork ( 叉子 ) Butter knife( 奶油抹刀 ) Water glass( 水杯 ) Red wine glass( 紅酒

杯 )

Bread plate( 麵包盤 ) Service/dinner pla

te ( 餐盤 ) Soup bowl ( 湯碗 ) Napkin ( 餐巾紙 ) Chopsticks ( 筷子 )

Cooking Bake 烤 Fry 煎、炒 Deep-fry 油炸 Grill 在架上烤 Marinate 醃 Stew 燉 Simmer 溫火慢煮 Steam 蒸

A bag of potatoes( 袋 ) A box of chocolates( 盒 )

A bouquet of roses( 束 ) A can of soup( 罐 ) A carton of grapes( 箱 ) A dozen of eggs( 打 )

A loaf of bread( 條 ) A gallon of water( 加侖 ) A liter of wine( 公升 ) Three ounces of beef

( 盎司 ) One pound of meat

( 磅 ) A quart of milk( 夸脫 )

Wine tasting

Color 觀察色澤 Swirl 搖晃酒杯 Smell 聞酒 Taste 品嚐 Savor 回味

Unit 3 : Looking Good Formal dress ( 正式服裝 ) Business attire ( 半正式服裝 ) Business casual ( 商務休閒服 ) Casual clothes ( 休閒服 ) Costume (戲服 ) Icing on the cake (錦上添花 )John got a promotion and a raise at the same ti

me, it is really an icing on the cake.

Figure Attractive Charming Chubby Cute Pretty Good-

looking Handsome

Fat Heavy Overweight Short (Tall) Slender Slim (Thin) Beautiful

(Ugly)

Clothing

Men’s wear : suit, shirt, necktie, pants

(trousers), belt, shoes, socks. Women’s wear: dress, blouse, skirt, ring, necklace,

bracelet, high heels, stockings.

Material

Cotton Wool Nylon Polyester Leather Silk

Try on Clothes

Pick out To be made of To be made from Try on Dressing room (fitting room) How does it fit? I’ll take it = I’ll buy it.

Useful expressions Come back to see us To have … on special Is this color you have in mind? It isn’t the right size. Let me have a look The price tag says…. What size do you wear?

Test one

Write 2 kinds of food 1. seafood 2. vegetables 3. meat. How to say those money? 1. 65 元 2. 130 元 3. 739 元 4. 1340 元 5. 21765 元