新视界大学英语综合教程2 unit5.ppt

1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * Language in Use 3 Quitters don’t find it easy to stay in the same job. 4 I am not finding it easy to get used to my new PC. Quitters have a hard / difficult time staying in the same job. Quitters don’t have an easy time staying in the same job. I am having a hard / difficult time getting used to my new PC. I am not having an easy time getting used to my new PC. Language in Use 5 It was tough for her to accept that she would never be an Olympic athlete. 6 He found it quite easy to find a new job. She had a hard / difficult time accepting that she could never be an Olympic athlete. She didn’t have an easy time accepting that she could never be an Olympic athlete. He had an easy time finding a new job. He didn’t have a hard /difficult time finding a new job. Language in Use There’s no point in being a damn fool about it. There’s no point (in) doing … ? Look at the sentence from the passage. There’s no point (in) doing something is a common informal way of suggesting that there is no good reason to do something. Language in Use 1 Don’t write too much on this topic, it would be a waste of time. 2 I wouldn’t speak to your friends about this problem, they wouldn’t understand. 3 You can keep on applying for this job, but you won’t get it. There’s no point (in) writing too much on this topic. There was no point (in) speaking to your friends about this problem because they wouldn’t understand. Now rewrite the sentences using There’s no point (in) doing something. There’s no point (in) keeping on applying for this job as you won’t get it. Language in Use 4 Don’t get angry about this, it won’t do you any good. 5 If you try to phone, you won’t get through because the line’s down. 6 You sho