Unit 9 Technology

Teaching Aims and Demands

Words and Phrases

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Spoken English:

Agreement and disagreement:

Absolutely

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

That’s a good point.

That’s just how I see it.

That’s worth thinking about.

I disagree. /Well, yes, but …

I’m afraid I don’t agree.

You can’t be serious.

I would have to disagree with that.

I would have to disagree with that.

Well, I am not so sure about that.

Grammar:

The Present Continuous Passive Voice:

1．用英语描述事物正受到某种影响或某种处理――使用现在进行时被动语态（is/are being +过去分词）。例如：

New functions are being added to the phones.

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