索斯比拍卖行.ppt

Unit 8
Topic: Auction
Objectives
To get to know the professional terms about auction;
To understand the process of auction;
To obtain the background knowledge of the field of auction.
Arrangement:
This unit will be taught within 8 learning hours, which will be roughly arranged as following:
Periods 1-2: Pre-reading
Periods 3-4: Text of reading 1
Periods 5-6: Exercises for Reading 1
Periods 7-8: Reading 2 & Extended Activities
Warm-Up Activities
Pre-reading questions:
What is auction in your opinion?
How is a traditional auction conducted?
Which one do you think is better, auction or ordinary sales? Name the advantages and disadvantages of both.
What do you think of auctions on the web?
Top Auctioneers in the world  Cultural Background in Reading 1
索斯比拍卖行
One of the world’s two largest auctioneers of fine arts, antiques and collectibles, offering property in over 80 collecting categories.
Top Auctioneers in the world  Cultural Background in Reading 1
克里斯第拍卖行
The world’s oldest fine arts auctioneer selling pictures, furniture, works of art, jewelry and wine. The first auction sale was done in 1766.
Auction Online Cultural Background in Reading 1
“Buy, Sell, Trade..…auction eBay is the world’s online marketplace where you can buy and sell practically anything”
Auction Online Cultural Background in Reading 1
“易趣网----交易的乐趣”
Language Points
1. The Cutting Edge in Auctions:
Cutting edge: the area of a subject or activity where the most recent changes and developments are happening 
on/ at the cutting edge
California is on the cutting edge of trends that spread nationwide.
加利福尼亚正位于席卷全国的时尚的最前沿.
New, young, Italian designers are at the cutting edge of fashion.
新出现的,年轻的,意大利的设计师引领着时装的潮流。
Language Points
2. Auctions were a relatively exotic way to …
Exotic: a. non-native; unusual 异国情调的;不寻常的
exotic clothes/flowers/food 奇装异服/奇花异草/奇食珍馐
I've seen everything there and I have eaten more exotic and wonderful dishes than you could possibly imagine.
exoti