隨著全球化進程的不斷深入,世界各地人們無論是何種語言,在進行交流時,都越來越重視自己和他人的相貌描述。就中西文化而言,尤其是英語語言受眾的國家,像英國和美國,和中華文化相比,在描述人的外貌時是有很大的不同。本單元以談論人的外貌(Physical appearance)為切入點,能正確使用選擇疑問句,詢問人的外貌並進行簡單的回答,也可以使用一些句子詢問並描述人的外貌(Describe people's looks)。例如:What does he/she look like? He's really tall./She has long straight hair; He is short/tall/medium height. 這些句型在表達人的相貌時得到了很好的應用。
01學習任務書一:有關外貌描述的詞彙以及相關句型,口語表達時很受用
在熟悉這些詞彙時,教材給了我們特定的場景,地鐵站接朋友。因為不認識,所以自然地引入了詢問和簡單描述人物外貌特徵,就涉及到如下詞彙和句型。
1.[kli] curly adj.捲曲的;2.[stret] straight adj.直的;3.[t:l] tall adj.高的;4.['mi:dm] medium adj.中等的;5.[hat] height n.高度;高度;6.(be)of medium height 中等身高;7.[θn] thin adj.薄的;瘦的;8.['hevi] heavy adj.重的;[bld] build n.身材 v.建造;9.(be)of medium build 中等身材;
10.['hnsm] handsome adj.英俊的;11.['ktrs] actress n.女演員;12.['kt ] actor n.演員;行動者13.['p:sn] person n.人;14.[nz] nose n.鼻子;15.[blnd]blonde adj.金黃色的;16.[maθ]mouth n.嘴;17.[rand] round adj.圓形的;18.[fes] face n.臉;19.[a] eye n.眼睛;20.['s ] singer n.歌手;21.['ɑ:tst] artist n.藝術家。
有關外貌描述的句型:Is he tall or short? He's tall. Do they have straight or curly hair ? They have curly hair. He's thin/heavy; He has straight/curly hair. They wear glasses. He is short and heavey old man.
特殊疑問句和選擇疑問句用來描述外貌的句子。 What does your friend look like? She is tall./She is of medium height./She wears glasses. Is he tall or short? He's tall. Do they have straight or curly hair ? They have curly hair.