Unit 2

7. The purpose is to check the sound level. 我们来做一个声音测试。 the purpose is to do sth. 目的是做某 事 e.g. The purpose is to get the main
idea of the article.
目的是为了了解文章大意。
a) In a book about the history of radio. b) In the life story of a famous radio presenter. c) In a room on how radio works.
1 The writer met ________________ a radio manager in a radio station. 2 The manager asked why he wanted a job _______. in radio 3 At the age of four, the writer __________ sat close to ________________________, the radio in the living room listening to his favorite programmes.
3. I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favorite programmes and to the voices of my favorite presenters. 我紧挨着客厅的收音机坐着，听我最喜欢的节 目和最喜欢的主持人的声音。 (listening…presenters)在句中做状语，表 示伴随。my favorite programmes和the voice of my favorite programmes并列做 listening to 的宾语，and后面省略了 listening。
2. I sat close to the radio in the living room. 我紧挨着客厅的收音机坐着。 close to 临近，靠近 sit close to sth. 坐在…的旁边 e.g. Take away the box close to the desk. 把那个盒子放在靠近桌子的地方。
giving backgrouቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱd information
• important events in the past • background information
__________________________________________ I first appeared on TV at the age of thirteen. A __________________________________________ television presenter stopped me in the street, __________________________________________ and started to interview me… __________________________________________ __________________________________________
4 At the age of nine, he asked for part-time jobs in _________________. small radio stations 5 As he grew older, he learnt about Internet radio ____________.
5. At the age of nine, I asked for parttime jobs in small radio stations. 九岁的时候，我去小电台找过兼职工作。 ask for 要，寻求 e.g. 琳达征求我的意见。 Linda asked for my suggestion. at the age of 在几岁时 e.g. At the age of five he showed great interest in the music. 他在五岁时显示出对音乐的兴趣。
When you read a story, it is important to understand the order in which different events happen. You may find it useful to draw a timeline and write notes about each event.
Smart expressions
向下看着某人 坐在……的旁边 客厅里 我最喜欢的节目 亲自 在……几岁时 兼职工作 了解 一周一次 look down at sb. sit close to in the living room my favourite programmes in person at the age of part-time jobs learn about once a week
宾语从句的时态
1.当主句是现在时态时，从句可以根据实 际情况选择不同时态。 现在时包括一般现在时、现在进行时、 一般将来时和现在完成时。 e.g. He tells us that he will go shopping later. I don’t know why you were surprised.
Is there a radio station at your school?
When does the radio station start working?
What kind of programme do you like best?
What do you think of the radio station at school?
I have always loved the radio. I still remember, when I was four years old, I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favorite programmes and to the voices of my favorite presenters.
6 This was how the writer’s ___________________ first real job in radios began.
article, at the age of, in person, listener, purpose, seem, studio Peter (1) seems _____ to be very happy with his new job. He works in the (2) studio _____ of a local radio station. He is lucky that (3) at the age of only twenty he is doing ___________ something he loves and has a real (4) purpose _______. Every morning when he starts work,
1. The radio manager looked down at me. 播音主任低头看着我问道。 look down at sb. 向下看着某人 e.g. Tom, look down at the river. See all those boats and ships? 汤姆，看下面的河。看到那些大大小小的 船只吗？
6. I did this by looking out of the window. 根据观察窗外的情况得到。 look out of the window 向窗外看 by doing sth. 通过做某事 e.g. I learned English by reading magazines. 我通过读杂志学习英语。
prepare a programme do research by doing sth. look out of the window Come with me. a glass wall sound check radio presenters the same question 我的第一份真正意义上 my first real job 的工作 准备节目 做研究 通过做某事 向窗外看 跟我来。 玻璃墙 声音测试 电台主播 同样的问题
3. 当宾语从句为客观事实、客观真理
时，要用一般现在时。
e.g. He told me that the earth goes
round the sun.
“How old are you?” The manager looked at me. “Fifteen,” I said. “And you want a job in radio? Shouldn’t you be at school?” he asked. describing an important event in the past
article, at the age of, in person, listener, purpose, seem, studio he does a sound check and then he looks articles to for interesting newspaper (5) ______ talk about on the show. The (6) _______ listeners can phone in to talk to Peter or they can send emails to ask him to play their favorite songs. At the end of the show, he closes down all the equipment and goes home.