科目 英語
年級 高一
文件 high1 unit3.3.doc
標題 American English（美式英語）
章節 第三單元
關鍵詞 內容
一.教法建議
【拋磚引玉】
在過去300年左右的時間里，美國英語（American English）和英國英語（British English）都發生了很大的變化，它們的發展自然不盡相同，但二者之間區別并不是天壤之別。多數英國人和美國人可以很容易地互相聽懂，兩國的書面語言也非常近似。對于學習英語的中學生來講，了解英語單詞是美式拼寫還是英式拼寫，是美式發音還是英式發音，對知道某份書面材料到底是源出于美國還是英國是很有幫助的。從另一個角度來看，隨著我國改革開和的步伐向21世紀的縱深加快，廣播教學和錄像教學日益普及，日常生活中對美國英語的直接接觸更為廣泛。目前中學英語中錄制的各種英語教學磁帶也多屬美國英語。因而，特別注意對美語的學習，并不斷擴充富有時代特色的美語式交際英語無疑是非常必要的。本單元將給同學們打開一扇了解美式英語的窗口，那就請同學們從本單元中邊窺視它的區別點，邊欣賞它們各自的獨特魅力吧！
【指點迷津】
A.單元重點新詞讀音歸類
1.[i:]wheel reason 2.[ ]plan gas Spanish character
3.[u]cookbook 4.[ ]fall store
5.[ei]explain tape pronunciation mail 6.[au]pronounce however howl
7.[ ]European 8.[ ]Indian
9.[ ]Europe European 10.[z]reason
11.[i]difficult movie Indian direct indirect explain character pronunciation British
12.[ ]difficult pronounce however western Europe European pronunciation character holiday Britain
B.單元重點新詞透視
1.difficulty作不可數名是“困難，費力”；作可數名詞是“難事，難點，具體困境”。
測試要點：
(1)have some (no, little, much, a lot of, a great deal of )difficulty/trouble+(in)+doing在……有困難 如：They have no difficulty in talking with each other in English. 他們用英語交談毫不費勁。
(2)have some (no, little, much, a lot of, a great deal of, great )difficulty/trouble+
with+n.在……有困難 如：She has much difficulty with such a long speech.她作這樣長的一個報告有很大困難。
(3)with difficulty“困難地，費勁地”是副詞短語作狀語。He breathed with difficulty.
(4)without difficulty容易地，不費吹灰之力地
(5)in difficulty“處于困境中”是介詞短語起形容詞的作用。
注意：sth+be+difficult+to do(習慣上不用to be done)。如：This play is difficult to enjoy.欣賞這部戲劇不容易。（不用to be enjoyed）
2.plan作可數名詞是“計劃，打算，規劃，方案”。如：Fred is excited about his family’s plan for a vacation in California.弗雷德對于他一家人要到加利福尼亞去度假的計劃感到非常激動。
作及物動詞和不及物動詞。其后可跟不定式、名詞、代詞或者what引導的賓語從句。如：
He plans to go to Australia some day.他計劃有朝一日能去澳大利亞一次。
He began to plan what he would do with his Sundays.他開始計劃怎樣度過星期天。
測試要點：
(1)該詞的過去式、過去分詞和現在分詞要雙寫字母“n”。如：Have you planned your trip?你打算作一次旅行嗎？
(2)a five-year plan一個五年計劃，in a planned way有計劃地
(3)make plans for為制定計劃
(4)plan on +doing打算 如：I am planning on going to Beijing next month.我打算下個月去北京。
(5)plan ahead提前計劃
(6)在省略句中，plan后用to代替前面的賓語。如：
--Have you planned to go abroad?
--Yes, I’ve planned to.（省去了go to abroad）
3.medicine作不可數名詞是“醫學，醫術，內科學”。雖然可作可數名詞“藥”，但通常指口服的藥，不加-s。
測試要點：
(1)給某人一些藥give sb some medicine
(2)吃藥/服藥take/have some medicine
(3)學醫study medicine
(4)medicine的形容詞為medical“醫學的，醫術的，醫療上的，醫療界的”。如：a medical college醫學院，free medical service
4.British不列顛的，不列顛人的，英國的，英國人的 如：the British Museum大不列顛博物館
He is German, but his wife is British.他是德國人，他的妻子是英國人。
Britain不列顛（英格蘭、威爾士和蘇格蘭的總稱） 英國的全稱：the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國
5.however作連詞和副詞，意思是“然而，可是，盡管如此，無論如何，不管怎樣”。
測試要點：
(1)常把however置于句首，句子使用倒裝結構，即把后部的形容詞和副詞直接跟在however之后。如：She always goes swimming, however cold it is不管天氣多么冷，她總是去游泳。
However hard the work may be, we must finish it on time .無論這工作多么難，我們必須按時完成。
(2)however作副詞時是插入語，可放在句首、句中或句末，往往用逗號和其它部分隔開。如：
However, we still look into the matter later.不過我們以后要調查這件事。
He was ill, however, he decided to go.他病了，然而他仍決定要去。
(3)He said that it was so, he was mistaken, however.他是這樣說的，可是他錯了。
6.movie“電影，電影院”，常用于美國英語中，英國英語中。如：
a movie fan電影迷，a movie star電影明星，a movie house電影院，moviegoers�？措娪罢�，go to the movies=go to the cinema=go to see a film去看電影
7.mail是美國英語作名詞是“郵政，郵遞，郵件”，英國英語用post。作動詞是“郵寄”。如：
測試要點：
(1)by mail通過郵寄 如：I sent her a dictionary by mail.我寄給了她一本字典。
(2)作不可數名詞時常和a lot of , much, a large amount of連用，表示大量的信件。如：
There was much mail last week.上周郵件很多。
(3)作可數名詞時常與定冠詞the連用。如：
The ship sank and the mails were lost .船沉了，郵件全丟失了。
(4)作及物動詞用，如：He mailed /posted a parcel last month.他上個月寄了那個包裹。
8.reason作可數名詞是“理由，原因，道理”。如：
These are our reasons for doing it .這就是我們干此事的理由。
You have no reasons to get angry.你沒有道理生氣。
作不可數名詞是“理智，理性，理解力，情理”。如：
There is a great deal of reason in his advice.他的勸告中有許多道理。
作動詞是“推理，推論，評理”。如：
reason with sb for/against為了贊成或反對……和某人評理。
測試要點：
(1)the reason作主語其后的表語從句中用that連接。如：The reason why we are late is that our car did not come.那就是我們要你來的原因。（注意不要選why）
(2)the reason后的定語從句的連接詞可以是why, that或者省略。如：That’s one of the reasons (why, that, ×)I asked you to come .那就是我要你來的原因。
(3)reason的形容詞為reasonable。如：His words sound reasonable.他的話聽起來有道理。
（注意不要用reasonably,因為sound為系動詞要求形容詞作表語。）
9.explain作及物動詞和不及物動詞是“解釋；說明”。其名詞為explanation.
測試要點：
(1)explain后不能緊接雙賓語，應用：explain sth to sb。如：She explained the reason to ne carefully.她認真地向我解釋了原因。（注意不要用：explain sb sth）
(2)explain后可以接that, how, why等引起的從句。如：
Please explain to me how this sentence is read .請給我解釋一下這個句子怎么讀。（不要用：explain me how …）
(3)注意explain和explanation在拼寫上的變化很大。
(4)explain oneself交待清楚。如：She was made to explain herself at the meeting .會上要求她交待清楚。
10.character作可數名詞是“漢字，字體；小說或者戲劇中的人物角色”。作不可數名詞是“性格、品質、性質、特征”。
測試要點：
(1)in character在性格上 The twins are different in character.那對雙胞胎的性格不一樣。
(2)She is a woman of a firm character.=She is firm in character.她是個意志堅強的人。
(3)She is a woman of character.她是個有個性的人。
`C.單元重點詞組掃瞄
1.(1)have some (no, little, much, a lot of , a great deal of )difficulty/trouble+(in)+doing在……有困難 如：They have little difficulty in mailing the letter. 他們向國外寄這封信毫不費勁。
(2)have some (no, little, much, a lot of, a great deal of ,great) difficulty/trouble+with+n.在……有困難如 She has lots of difficulty with her geography.她學習地理有很大的困難。
2.ask sb for sth向某人要某物，向某人詢問某事。如：
He entered, asked for a coffee and sat down.
A student asks his or her parents for money and clothing.
You can write to BBC English and ask for any information you need.
注意：ask after問候，ask out邀請外出
3.more or less或多或少；大體上；差不多
The work is more or less finished.
This train arrived more or less on time.
注意：neither more or less正好，恰如其分
What you said is neither more or less.你說得恰如其分。
4.come about產生；發生=happen, take place
How did these differences come about ?
注意：come across越過，偶然碰見,come after跟蹤而來，come alive活躍起來，come along一道來，進展，come around繞道而來
5.the same as; the same…as和……一樣
At first, the language stayed the same as the language used in Britain.起初，這語言與英國使用的語言一樣。
She is the same age as you.她和你同齡。
6.a great many=a good many=a large/great number of很多，相當多的
注意該詞組修飾可數名詞，后面有無of的用法請對比下面兩句：
A great many books in the library are new.圖書室中的很多書是新的。
A great many of the books in the library are new.圖書室的書中有相當一部分是新的。
7.and so on等等
The clothes were red, green, blue, yellow and so on.
They spent their time visiting friends, reading, watching television, and so on.
注意：and so on =and so forth=etc.=and so on and so forth=and the like =and things
8.bring in引來，引進，介紹，收入，領……進來
Stick to the point;don’t bring in things that are not important.緊扣要點，不要把不重要的話題扯進來。
They started to use English, but they also brought in some words from their own languages.他們開始使用英語，但把他們自己語言中的一些詞也帶了進來。
Someone wants to see you .Shall I bring him in ?
注意：bring about帶來，造成，bring back歸還，bring up撫養，嘔吐,bring down打落，使……降低，bring out發表，拿出
9.change…into=turn…into把……變成
Please change these sentences into indirect speech.把這些句子變成間接引語。
Heat changes water into steam.加熱使水變成蒸汽。
I’d like to change these pounds into dollars.我很想把英鎊換成美元。
注意：有時change into是指發生了化學上的變化。
10.over the centuries=in the past few centuries在過去的幾個世紀中（注意句子的時態常用現在完成時）
American English has changed over the centuries, too . 在過去的幾個世紀里，美國英語也發生變化。
D.大綱規定的單元日常核心交際用語指南
如何突破語言障礙（How to smooth away the language difficulties）
1.文化背景(Culture Notes)
◆作為外語初學者，與外國人交流時，難免有聽不懂的時候。此時，最好不要啞口無言，要找一些恰當的話語使交流自然地進行，如必須把下列功能套用語熟爛于心，并朗朗上口：I beg your pardon?/Would you please repeat it ?/Could you say it more slowly and clearly?/Pardon ?/I’m sorry I know only a little English./ I’m sorry I don’t quite follow you./How do you pronounce the word ?/How do you spell your name?/What does“fall”here mean ?/I didn’t catch you./I don’t understand what you mean./May I ask a question ?Could you repeat what you said just now ?……
當對方聽到這樣的話語時，可能會換一種表達方式或附加一些解釋語言以便使你容易地接受。
◆在跨文化交際中，語言障礙只是一個方面，如對方使用的詞匯你沒有學過，對方使用的句型你沒有接觸過，對方工作的生活狀況你不了解，對方所處地域的習俗你一點不知，對方國家的文化背景、人生價值念等你一無所知，那這些都可能直接地影響著你的交際成功與否。
◆A：Please get me a drink from the fridge, Tang jing.
B：Pardon ?
A：Please--a drink--fridge.
B：What do you mean by“fridge”.
A：Oh, that’s the short form for“refrigerator”.
B：Oh, you mean“refrigerator”.
A：Yes .
B：Ok, just wait.
E.單元語法學習目標
直接引語變間接引語“四注意”
本單元是學習直接引語和間接引語，有些同學過分拘泥于那些規則，不敢變通，有時造成很大的失誤。所以建議同學們從語言實際運用的角度注意以下幾個方面：
（一）.間接引語即為賓語從句。間接引語是從直接引語轉換來的，結構上就是賓語從句�？蓮囊韵滤姆N句型去掌握。
1.直接引語是陳述句時，間接引語是由連詞that引導的賓語從句，that�？墒÷浴Ｖ骶渲械膕ay to sb.常根據需要改為tell sb。
①He said, “I’m a doctor.”→He said(that)he was a doctor.
②She said to me, “I’m studying English these days.”→She told me that she was studying English those days .
2.直接引語是一般問句時，間接引語是由whether(if)引導的賓語從句。主句的謂語動詞多用ask。
③She asked, “Are you preparing for it ?”→She asked whether(if)we were preparing for it .
如果問句是表示“建議”，可用動詞suggest或advise加賓語從句或適當結構來完成。
④“Shall we meet at the theatre?”he said.
→He suggested that we should meet at the theatre.
→He suggested our meeting at the theatre.
3.直接引語是特殊問句時，間接引語為原來連接代間（副詞）引導的賓語從句。
⑤He asked,“Which one do you like best？”→He asked which one I liked best .
4.直接引語為祈使句時，變成“ask /tell/order等動詞+賓詞+to不定式”。如直接引語是let引起的祈使句，改為間接引語用“should+動詞原形”。
⑥He said,“Get everything ready in two hours.”→He asked us to get everything ready in two hours.
⑦Tom said, “Let’s have a cup of coffee.”→Tom said that we should have a cup of coffee.
(二)時態轉化中的不變。
1.直接引語若表示的是客觀事實或真理，變為間接引語時時態不變。
⑧The teacher said to the pupils, “The earth is round.”→The teacher told the pupils that the earth is round.
2.當引語中有表示某一具體的過去的時間的狀語，謂語動詞的時態情況不需要作調整。
⑨My father said to me ,“I was born in 1945.”→My father told me that he was born in 1945.
(三)其它方面轉化中的不變
如直接引語要變為間接引語，轉述發生在當天、當地的事，直接引語中的come here, tomorrow, this morning, today, yesterday等不必隨著改變。
10.He said ,“I’ll come here this evening.”→He said he would come here this evening.
11.This morning he said ,“I’m leaving for Beijing tomorrow.”→This morning he said that he was leaving for Beijing tomorrow.
(四)結合實際，靈活使用。
學習語法要結合實際，提高運用語言的實際能力。直接引語變間接引語也要看情況，做到用適當的表達方式準確引述原話。請看下例：如果設A為聽者，B和C為第三者，可根據轉述者和聽者的不同，分別轉述為如下的間接引語。
12.He said,“You are in Class Two.”
→He said that I was in Class Two.(A對B、C轉述)
→He said that you were in Class Two.(B或C對A轉述)
→He said that he（he-指A）was in Class Two.(B對C或C對B轉述)
如果說話者轉述自己的話，人稱也不需變化。
13.I said to her, “I have done my best.”→I told her that I had done my best.
同時，在變化時直接引語中有多種句型時，要根據實際靈活地運用，這樣英語的表達才能更準確。
14.He said, “Will you do it ?”and I said ,“Yes .”→He asked if I would do it and I said that I would.
二.學海導航
【學法指要】
如何破解與漢語意義相反的特殊回答
請看下面兩道考題：
1.--You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?
--. How I wish to go there!
A. Yes , I have B. Yes, I haven’t C. No, I have D. No, I haven’t
2.--Please don’t make a noise.
--___.I’ll be as quiet as a mouse.
A. Yes, I won’t B. No, I won’t C. No, I will D. Yes, I will
這兩道題的答案分別為D和B。做這類題目時，首先要知道Yes后只能接肯定形式，No后只能接否定形式。如第1題中的B、C，第二題中的A、C，無論在任何情況下是不存在的；其次要知道這類題目的回答與漢語意義相反，即將Yes譯成“不”，表示反對對方觀點，“NO”譯成“是的”，表示支持對方觀點；最后根據語境揭示判斷正確答案。
與漢語意義相反的特殊回答主要出現在下面三種情況。
(一)出現在陳述部分否定，疑問部分肯定的反意問句中。例如：
1.--You won’t go there by bus, will you ?
--No, I won’t .I’ll just walk.是的，我不會，我將步行。
2.--You never fall asleep in class, do you ?
--Yes, I do sometimes.不，我有時睡。
(二)出現在否定的祈使句或陳述句的對話中。例如：
3.--Please don’t be late for class.
--No, I won’t . I will be as early as possible.是的，我不會，我要盡可能地早到
4.--I hope you weren’t ill.
--No, Jeanne, I wasn’t ill.是的，讓娜，我沒病。
(三)出現在對否定的一般疑問句的回答中。例如：
5.--Didn’t you have a good time at the meeting ?
--Yes, a very good time.不，玩得很痛快。
6.--Can’t you remember doing the silly thing ?
--Yes, I can. I regret having done it.不，我記得，干了這件事我后悔。
【針對訓練】
請根據語境提示選出正確答案。
1.--Tom doesn’t like dancing, does he ?
-- ,but he used to .
A. yes, he does B. Yes, he doesn’t C. No, he does D. No, he doesn’t
2.--The book isn’t easy for Jack to understand, is it ?
-- .His foreign language is far better than expected.
A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t C. I don’t think D. Yes, it does
3.--You didn’t go to the concert, did you ?
-- .I ought to have gone.
A. Yes, I did B. No, I didn’t C. Yes ,I didn’t D. No, I did
4.--Shouldn’t we invite more people to the dance ?
-- .A small dance is the most fun.
A. Yes, we should B. No, we should
C. Yes, we shouldn’t D. No,we shouldn’t
參考答案：1--4DABD
【妙文賞析】
A Story About Four People
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was a very important job to be done, and Everybody thought that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed（責備）Somebody when Nobody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could easily have done.
關于四個人的故事
這是一個關于“人人”“有人”“任何人”和“沒有人”四個人的故事。有一項很重要的工作要做，“人人”認為“有人”將做這項工作，“任何人”能完成這項工作，但“沒有人”做這項工作。“有人”對此生氣了，因為它是“人人”的工作。“人人”認為“任何人”能做這項工作，但“沒有人”認識到“人人”不愿做這項工作，其結果是當“沒有人”做了“任何人”能很容易完成的工作時，雖然“沒有人”責備“有人”，但“人人”卻責備“有人”。
【思維體操】
介詞用法比較精選精練
在下列每組句子的空格處填入一個正確的介詞。
1.(1)Do you know the difference the two verbs?
(2)The two words are different the Chinese meaning.
(3)The word“past”is different the word“passed”.
2.(1)Ted cut the apple half.
(2)Ted cut the apple halves.
3.(1)It’s very kind you to help me with my studies.
(2)Our neighbour is always king us .
4.(1)The teacher is writing a piece of chalk.
(2)The teacher is writing red ink.
(3)The teacher is writing a piece of paper.
(4)The teacher is writing an old friend of his.
(5)The teacher is writing a letter an old man who can’t write.
5.(1)Meat does not keep good hot weather.
(2)Our teachers are always good us students.
(3)The girl is good drawing animals.
(4)Fresh air is good your health.
6.(1)We had learned 1,000 words the end of last term.
(2)We have the final examination the end of every term.
(3)They all passed the entrance examination the end.
7.(1)The teacher is rather strict his pupils.
(2)The teacher is rather strict his work.
8.(1)Paper can be made wood.
(2)Wood can be made paper.
(3)The chairs and tables can be made wood.
(4)The football team is made twenty players and a coach.
9.(1)The children are waiting the railway station their mother.
(2)The children wait their sick mother hand and foot.
10.(1)Henry dropped in Mr Crossette yesterday evening.
(2)Henry dropped in Mr Crossette’s yesterday evening.
答案
1.between,in,from 2. in,into 3.of ,to 4. with,in,on,for 5. in,to,at,for 6.by,at,in 7.with,in 8. from,into ,of ,up 9.at,foron 10. on,at
三.智能顯示
【心中有數】
美國英語和英國英語在拼寫上的差別探微
1.詞尾-or與-our的區別就是英式拼寫為-our結尾，但美式拼寫為-or。如：
colour=color,favour=favor喜愛，labou=labor勞動，neighbour=neighbor,honour=honor
2.詞尾英式拼寫為-re，但美式拼寫為-er。如：
centre=center,metre=meter
3.詞尾英式拼寫為-ce，但美式拼寫為-se。如：
defence=defense保衛，licence=license護照，practice=practise實踐，練習
4.英式拼寫中詞尾要雙寫，但美式拼寫中不雙寫。如：
traveller=traveler,travelling=traveling,travelled=traveled
5.英式中的名詞以-se結尾，但美式中以-ze結尾。如：
organise=organize組織,realise=realize認識到
6.下面的這些難以歸類，前者為英式拼寫，后者為美式拼寫：
cheque=check支票，tyre=tire輪胎，grey=gray灰色，luggage=baggage行李，
cigarette=cigaret香煙，axe=ax斧子，plough=plow犁，programme=program節目，程序，
storey=story樓層。
【動腦動手】
從A、B、C、D中選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。
1.--What will Jimmy do next Sunday ?
--He plans_____fishing.
A. to go B. to go to C. going D. going to
2.--How about going for swimming this Sunday ?
--_____very much.
A. I’ll like it B. I’d like C. I’ll like to D. I’d like to
3.Tom is strong,_______his brother is weak.
A. when B. though C. however D. while
4.I don’t know how the result comes____.
A. about B. on C. out D. over
5.MissShut, who teaches us ____English language, is _____European.
A. the ;an B. the; a C. 不填；an D.不填；a
6.She didn’t find the word____to pronounce.
A. easily B. is easily C. easy D. to be easy
7.I’m going to buy the same dictionary ____you bought .
A. like B. as C. that D. if
8.--Shall I explain it again ?
--Yes, Please. I couldn’t quite what you said.
A. agree with B. know about C. think of D. follow
9.Could you ___how to use the new computer ?
A. explain me B. explain to me C. explain for me D. talk to me
10._____he was interested in medicine, but now he wants to practise____.
A. First;drawing B. At first;drawing C. First;to draw D. At first,;to draw
11.In our hometown, people grow wheat, rice ,cotton,____.
A. and so on B. on and on C. for example D. so far
12.The English_____their language with them when the travelled to other countries.
A. brought B. carried C. took D. taught
13.Have you any trouble _____this problem ?
A. in B. of C. with D. to do
14.It takes ____hard work to finish the experiment.
A. a great many B. a good many C. a number of D. a lot of
15._____English is a bit more difficult to master than _____English.
A. Speaking;writing B. Speaking;written
C. Spoken;writing D. Spoken;written
【答案與簡析】1.選A。plan to do“打算干”和go fishing“去釣魚”的結合。2.選D。當接受別人的邀請時常用：I’d like/love to。意思是“很樂意”。3.選D。因為是兩個不同對象比較，while含有對比性。4.選A。 5.選B。6.選C。句型為：find+…+形容詞+to do。形容詞作賓語補足語。7.選B。the same…as“和……一樣”（暗指同一類），the same…that“和……一樣”（暗指同一個）。8.選D。從再需要解釋可知是用follow表示“明白，聽懂”。9.B。explain sth to sb。10.選B。first“首選”，at first“起初，開始時”，practise+-ing。11.A。and so on =etc.=and so forth。12.選C。bring去帶……，carry運載……，take隨身攜帶。13.選C。have…trouble/difficulty+(in)+ing=have…trouble/difficulty+with+名詞�！霸凇欣щy”。該句型中習慣上不用to do。14.選D。A、B、C都修飾可數名詞。D可修飾可數和不可數名詞。15.選D。spoken Enlish口語英語，written English書面英語。
【創新園地】
用間接引語將下列對話改寫成短文。開關已給出，請續寫。（Y--Yang Mei;S--Sara）
Y：Good morning, Sara. I’m Yang Mei.
S：Good morning, Yang Mei. Nice to meet you.
Y：Now we are in the same class. I come from China. I just learned a little English. I have some problems in pronouncing some of the words in English.
S：No, you are doing well. I can follow you.
Y：Thank you.
S：What are you going to do at the weekend ?
Y：I’m going to see a film. Will you go with me ?
S：Yes, with pleasure.
Sara and Yang Mei were new students in the same class at school in America. Before class they had a talk. First, they said“Hi”…
請同學們寫完后，把你的答案反饋給我們。
SEFS1A
Unit 3
創新園地答案
Sara and Yang Mei were new students in the same class at school in America. Before class they had a talk, First they said“Hi”to each other. Then Yang Mei told Sara she came from China and she knew only a little English. She also said she had some problems in pronouncing some of the words in English. Sara said Yang Mei was doing fine and she could understand what she said. Yang Mei was thankful. Sara asked what she was going to do at the weekend. Yang Mei was going to see a film and asked Sara to go together.