Step 4 Language points

　　1. What’s on? = What performance are planned? People use this expression to refer the fixed, pre-planned entertainment, like films, TV programs, concerts and performances. 如:

　　What’s on at the cinema this evening? There isn’t anything good on.

　　on 正在進行或發生

　　The fright was still on.

　　Is there anything on tomorrow?

　　The light in his room is still on.

　　There is a new film on at cinema.

　　on 在…… 進行之中. 相相當于類似的形容詞的用法.

　　They are on a friendly visit to China.

　　They are on their holiday.

　　The workers are on strike.

　　He left for Shanghai on business.

　　on 即將發生

　　there is nothing on this afternoon. So let’s go out.

　　Have you got anything on tonight?

　　on 依據,根據.

　　Slave owners in the south and rich people in big cities grew rich on the work of slaves.

　　People in the south live on rice.

　　That idea is not based on facts.

　　on 以 …… 方式, 通過.

　　They talked on the telephone.

　　I heard the news on the radio.

　　They left on an early train.

　　She cut her finger on a knife.

　　on 在 ….. 后立即

　　on hearing about the idea, I decided against it.

　　On arriving there, we all set out to work.

　　She decided to stay on the second thought.

　　on 的其一些用法

　　Have you got any money on/about/with you.

　　He is on China Daily. = He works for China daily.

　　Do you know the tall girl on the Chinese team?

　　That is a county town on the Changjiang River.

　　2. They are said to be very good.

　　* sb. is said Inf.

　　It is said that-.

　　People say that-. 它們表達的意思相同, 可以互換,表示 “ 據說, 聽說” 之意思.

　　People/They say there are many monkeys in the forest.

　　It’s said that he had punished another wonderful book this year.

　　They say/It’s said that he ‘s in fact from Canada.

　　Many monkeys are said to be in the forest.

　　Step 5. Dialogue Drills

　　1. Play the tape the thirst time for the students to repeat after.

　　2. Let the students practice the dialogue in pairs, and then encourage them to act it out.