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《掌握英語》是廣東省教學(xué)教材研究室組織編寫的《掌握學(xué)習(xí)指導(dǎo)叢書》之一。本書是根據(jù)人民教育出版社2003年重新修訂的并經(jīng)全國中小學(xué)教材審定委員會審查通過的全日制普通高級中學(xué)教科書（必修）《英語》（Senior English for China Student’s Book），并參照了九年義務(wù)教育、高級中學(xué)《英語課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)》的要求編寫的。目的是積極貫徹新課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)精神，通過圍繞課本內(nèi)容補(bǔ)充大量的相關(guān)材料幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)和訓(xùn)練，達(dá)到開拓學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)視野，豐富學(xué)生的知識面，幫助他們掌握教學(xué)內(nèi)容，提高學(xué)習(xí)成效的目的。
本書共四冊，每學(xué)期一冊。每冊按課本單元編寫，每單元由兩大板塊組成：Language Focus和Integrating skills。 Language Focus 有Word study和 Grammar兩部分。該板塊主要是圍繞單元的語言知識進(jìn)行解釋與擴(kuò)充，鞏固和提高，其中的Self-taught旨在啟迪學(xué)生的思維，發(fā)展學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)策略。Integrating skills由Listening and talking 和Reading and writing兩大部分組成。該板塊的內(nèi)容與話題相關(guān)，并注重情景設(shè)置，配有不同形式的聽、讀材料和訓(xùn)練，以及說、寫活動任務(wù)。目的是在大量的內(nèi)容相關(guān)、循環(huán)反復(fù)的訓(xùn)練中培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的綜合運(yùn)用語言的能力。本書構(gòu)思新穎，用英語編寫，有一定的廣度和難度，并積極體現(xiàn)新課標(biāo)精神。
《掌握英語》是由黃志紅組織，肖鵬老師構(gòu)思，編寫組集體討論，最后分工編寫而成的。參加編寫的人員有：第十三、十六、十七、十八、十九和第二十二單元：由肖鵬和沈益共同編寫，第十四、十五單元：由王曉賢老師編寫；第二十、二十一單元：由鎮(zhèn)祝桂老師編寫。
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Unit 13
Healthy eating
Part I
Language Focus
A. Word Study
A1: Topic words
As we know, different countries have different eating habits. It is said that Chinese food is the healthiest food in the world. But bad food and bad eating habits will make you weak or sick. If you have no time to cook your own meals, you will have to buy them. So it is important for us to know what food is good and what is not. Please write out names of food in the right places.
Healthy food
Junk food
A2:
Tips for word study
In this unit we’ll meet a lot of words connecting with food. When we talk about vegetables, we, of course, speak of fibre, Vitamin C and some other nutrients contained in them. When we have a talk about food like meat and fish, we’ll surely mention calorie, fat and protein etc. in it.
Exercise
A) Read the following sentences very carefully and write out the suitable word according to the meaning of each sentence.
1. A __________ is a person who never eats meat or fish.
2. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many __________.
3. The word “__________” is relating to milk or products made using milk.
4. __________ is something consists of the parts of plants or seeds that your body cannot digest.
5. ___________ is a food in the form of a thick, slightly sour liquid that is made by adding bacteria to milk.
6. ___________ is a simple meal that is quick to cook and eat.
7. __________ is something in meat, cheese, and butter which forms an energy stored in your body.
B) Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box above the following sentences. Each word can only be used once.
bacon, bar, bean, dairy, lettuce, mineral, muscle, nutrient, peel, product, snack, soft, spoonful, stir, strong, vitamins, vegetarian, yoghurt,
1. My younger brother prefers _________ drinks to __________ drinks. And he never drinks wine at parties with his friends.
2. In winter, people in this cold and faraway town can only get ________ in stead of fresh pork.
3. As is known to all, some special __________ are found in eggs, meat and ______ products.
4. Hey, you cannot drink the water of the river directly. I have got two bottles of ___________ water here and you can have one.
5. It is good for you to drink a tin of _______ milk before you go to bed. You can also have some fresh dairy __________ delivered by the farm.
6. –What can I do for you, young man?
– Three _______ of chocolate, please.
7. I know ___________ is not so healthy and is less _________, but I’ve been as busy as a bee these days and have no time to cook.
8. Miss Alice is a ___________ and never touches meat in her meals. She prefers to have plenty of ___________ and __________ instead.
9. First put a _____________ of sugar into the coffee and then __________ it with a stick.
10. Combine nuts, sugar, and orange ________ in a small bowl and the mixture will taste wonderful.
B. Grammar
B1: Useful Phrases
1. ought to:
a) to indicate duty or obligation
1) You use ought to to say that you think it is normally right to do a particular thing or behave in a particular way, especially when giving or asking for advice or opinions.
2) You’ve got a very good position in the company. You ought to take care of it.
3) Do you think I ought to stay with him?
b) to express probability or expectation
1) You ought to finish this by Friday.
2) You ought to ask a lawyer for advice.
3) I realize I ought to have told you about it.
2. plenty of: a lot of; many; much; a great deal of; a number of
1) If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it, often more than it is needed.
2) There is still plenty of time to take Jill out for pizza.
3) Michael was so thirsty that he drank plenty of water when he caught sight of a tap in the corner of the hall.
3. keep up with: to remain informed; to compete with;
1) If someone or something keeps up with another person or thing, the first one moves, progresses, or increases as fast as the second.
2) She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her…
3) She did not bother to keep up with the news.
4) Things are changing so fast that it’s hard to keep up with them.
4. short of: not enough; not much / many
1) If you are short of something or if something is short, you do not have enough of it.
2) His father’s illness left the family short of money.
3) At that time he was rich and probably never went short of anything.
5. now and then: now and again; occasionally; on and off; sometimes
1) If you say that something happens now and then or every now and again, you mean that it happens sometimes but not very often or regularly.
2) My father has a collection of magazines to which I return every now and then.
3) Judy works far from home, and she needs to go to see her mother now and then.
6. roll up: to fold something around itself to make the shape of a ball or tube, or to make a piece of clothing shorter
1) If you roll up your sleeves or trouser legs, you fold the ends back several times, making them shorter.
2) Walking in the surf, she had to roll her pants up to her knees.
3) That shop assistant is rolling up the purchases into a sheet of paper.
4) The chimney rolls up smoke.* (= Thick smoke comes out of the chimney.)
5) Our football team has rolled up another victory.* (= Our football team won again.)
6) A carriage rolled up to an inn.* (= A carriage arrived at an inn in a hurry.)
B2: Useful grammatical structures
1. You ought to be careful with fruit.
A) Here “ought to” means “should”. More examples:
1) All of us ought to respect not only our own privacy, but that of others.
2) You ought not to drink so much; you are ruining yourself by drinking a lot.
3) You ought not to shout to your parents like this, instead you ought to respect them.
B) Besides the use above, the structure “ought to” is used usually with expression that you think it is a good idea or it is important for you or someone else to do a particular thing, especially when giving or asking for advice or opinion.
1) You ought to ask the policeman over there for help.
2) You ought to ask for some advice from those experts in that field.
3) you ought to go to the airport to see them off.
C) The structure “ought to have” is used with a past participle to indicate that although it was best or correct for someone to do something in the past, they did not actually do it.
1) I realize that I ought to have told you about it.
2) They ought to have gone there by car, but they went by bike.
3) Whatever reasons you might have, you ought not to have told such a lie.
D) The structure “ought to” is used to tell others politely that you must do something.
I think I ought to leave for the airport right now.
2. It’s nothing serious.
When the words “nothing, anything, everything, something” are modified by adjectives, they should be put in front of those adjectives. More examples:
1) Attention please! I have something important to tell you.
2) Those who want to go to Paris please take everything necessary with you.
3) The old lady said she had not seen anything interesting in that old town.
3. Choosing what to eat is no longer as easy as it once was.
The phrase “no longer” means “not…any longer”, but their positions in the sentences are quite different. “no longer” can only be put before the predicate or behind the predictive while part of “not…any longer” should be put at the end of the sentence.
1) Sorry. Mr. Wild has no longer worked in our company.
2) His uncle said Tommy no longer lived upstairs.
3) You are very silly and I don’t think I can stand you any longer.
4. If we want to keep up with the high pace of modern life, we had better learn to make the right choices about what and how we eat.
The phrase “keep up with” means “to compete with or to remain informed”. More examples:
1) If you want to catch up with others, you should put your whole heart into your weak subjects and work harder than before.
2)The best way to keep up with the news is to surf the internet.
3) There is so much in the fashion field that you can never find enough money to keep up with it.
The structure “had better do…” means “it is best for somebody to do…”. It is often used in its short form as “’d better do”.
1) You’d better go to see a doctor or you will suffer a lot.
2) We’d better take a bath in the sea on such a hot day.
3) We’d better learn how to face the reality in our life. In this way we can be more practical.
4) You’d better not bother your mother right now for she is too tired after a day’s work in the company.
5. Eating habits become part of who we are.
“to become part of” means “to be part of” or “to have something to do with”
1) They are very glad that the lovely puppy has become part of their life.
2) That’s a tricky plan. I don’t want to be part of it.
3) The old man was delighted that he has become part of our family.
6. Organic vegetables are vegetables that are grown without chemicals that can be harmful to human beings and the environment.
The phrase “to be harmful to” means “to do somebody / something harm” or “to do harm to somebody / something”. More examples:
1) Polluted water is not only harmful to humans but also fish and other animals.
2) Drinking too much is harmful to your health.
3) Staying up too late is harmful to your health.
7. The same goes for “crash diets” that some companies say will make us lose weight fast.
The phrase “to go for” means “it is also true”.
1) Learning Chinese is interesting . The same goes for learning English.
2) Mrs Green is kind and patient. The same goes for her husband.
3) What I have said to Mr Smith goes for you, too.
8. We ought to learn more about our body and fuel it needs to keep fit. Only in that way will we be ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.
The second sentence is an inverted one, that is, its predicate is before the subject. Why? Because the structure with “only” is put at the beginning of the sentence. More examples:
1) Only by working hard can you catch up with the others in study.
2) Only to this hospital can you send the SARS patients.
3) Only by talking to him heart-to-heart can you know what’s really in his mind..
Compare to the following sentences:
1) Only the doctor can save your kid’s life. (“The doctor” is the subject of the sentence, so the normal word order is used.)
2) Mr. Goody, my son always speaks of you before us and admires you very much. Only you can persuade him now. (“you”, of course, is the subject of the sentence.)
9. Most fruits are naturally sweet and we can eat them just the way they are - all we have to do is clean or peel them.
“just the way they are” means “to be what they are”. More examples:
1) My younger sister always leaves her quilt just the way it is after she gets up in the morning.
2) You should not remove what your father left on the table and you’d better let them just the way they are.
3) Please put the book the way it was.
The phrase “clean or peel them” is used as the predicative in the sentence. Pay attention that the word “to” in the infinitive here is left out.
1) What she has done is (to) offer you her help.
2) All they were doing was (to) try to persuade their manager.
3) All I want to say is (to)take good care of yourself.
B3: Key grammatical items
Modal Verbs (1) -had better, should and ought to
When you give advice or your opinion about something, you can use had better or had better not.
1) You had better(= You’d better) get some more information about the plan to be carried out next week.
2) That old man is carrying a lot of paper over there and you had better(=you’d better) give him a hand.
3) You had better not (=You’d better not) drink the water that is polluted.
When you are trying to advise someone about what to do or what not to do, you can use should / ought to or should not / ought not to.
1) You should / ought to pay more attention to your behavior at the meeting.
2) You should not / ought not to have left without saying goodbye to Mr. Howard.
3) You should / ought to deliver these ESL materials to the state education bureau tomorrow morning.
C: Key grammatical items & practice
C1: Suppose you are a doctor and need to give your patients advice. You need to use should, ought to, had better or their negative forms. Your advice should be based on the situation given in the sentence.
e.g.: Tom feels cold because didn’t wear enough clothes. So you said to him,
“you’d better wear enough clothes so that you won’t feel cold.” or
“you should have put on more clothes to keep warm.”
1. Andy didn’t wash his hands before meal. So you said to him,
“________________________________________________”
2. Alice was very careless to step downstairs that way! So you said to her,
“____________________________________________________”
3. John was lack of sleep and he felt tired. So you said to him,
“____________________________________________________”
4. Kay had eaten some fruit that were not ripe. So you said to her,
“____________________________________________________”
5. Tony had got something wrong with his back. So you said to him,
“____________________________________________________”
6. Mike seldom did morning exercises last month. So you said to him,
“____________________________________________________”
7. Jane had got a high fever. So you said to her,
“____________________________________________________”
8. Mr. Smith stayed up too late last night. So you said to him,
“____________________________________________________”
C2: Fill in the blanks with the word or phrase like “had better (not)”, “should (not)”, “ought to (not)” .
1. ____________ you have come here five minutes earlier, you could meet Jimmy.
2. You _____________ go there by car or you will miss the plane.
3. We __________________ do it ourselves so that we can know what we are short of.
4. You _____________ say hello to your coach and it can make him happy.
5. They _________ go to the information office and ask them for their help in no time.
6. He _____________ go and deliver this emergency letter to the headquarter office right away.
7. You ______________ disturb your father for he has not got a good sleep these days.
8. All of you __________ help each other wherever you go. A friend indeed is a friend in need.
9. They _____________ leave that young boy alone in the woods in the night.
10. You ________________ show your pity on such a person like him.
Part II
Integrating skills
A: Listening & talking
Listen to the following passage about box lunches two times and fill in the blanks with the suitable words. The first time you should try to be familiar with the main idea of the passage, and the second time you will be given some pauses for writing the missing words.
Box Lunches: Packed for Safety!
Follow food safety basics (noted above) when you pack a lunch.
Always start with a clean lunchbox or a new ___(1)___bag. Wash your lunchbox out with soap and ______(2)_______ water after every use.
Pack a _____(3)_____ chill pack in an insulated lunch box to ___(4)____ perishable foods chilled. Those foods _______(5)_______ sandwiches or salads made with deli meat, _____(6)______ fish, hard-cooked eggs, and other foods made with ______(7) _______, poultry, fish or eggs.
If you ______(8)_______ any foods in a thermos, make ____(9)____ it has a good seal.
Keep a carried lunch or _____(10) ______ in a dark, cool, dry and clean place. The refrigerator is best if you have perishable ingredients. ______(11)_______ kids to ask their teacher if they need to find a _______(12)________ place.
Make sure to toss foods that aren't ____(13) ____ properly.
Help children ______(14) _______ to wash their hands before eating their lunch; tuck a note in the lunch box as a ______(15)_______ reminder for younger children.
Teach caution about _______(16)________ carried lunches with other children; some _____(17)________ may have allergic(過敏) reactions to come foods or ingredients.
Activities for talking
1. After listening to the passage above, discuss with your partners about how to pack a lunch box or what snacks you think will be good for you. Use your own words in discussion and use the information from the passage as much as you can.
2. Talk about your habits before your meals and share your partners with your own idea on healthy eating. More than 10 sentences should be used in your talk.
B: Reading & doing
B1: Read the passage and choose one best word from the three words given in each bracket.
ABOUT CANNED FOOD: SHELF LIFE
One of the most frequently asked questions about canned food is its shelf life and "use-by" __ 1 __ (dates / days / data). The canned food's shelf life is the length of time it stays in good condition and can be used. The codes that are __ 2 __ (placed / put / stamped) on canned food are manufacturers' codes that usually designate the date the __ 3 __ (goods / product / matter) was packaged. The codes __ 4 __ (different / vary/ come) from manufacturer to manufacturer and usually __ 5 __ (include / including / contain) coding for time and place of canning. Most manufacturers __ 6 __ (require / offer / provide) a toll-free number to call for __ 7 __ (answers / puzzles / questions) about canned food expiration dates. The following is a sample of how to read product codes.
Remember, the code stamped on the can is __ 8 __ (where / when / how) it was packaged. The general rule of thumb is that canned food has a __ 9 __ (shelf / its / lasting) life of at least two years from the date of purchase. It is recommended that all canned food be __ 10 __ (place / stored / hidden) in moderate temperatures (75° F and below).
For more information about canned food expiration dates, nutritional content of canned food and the __ 11 __ (right / exact / real) date of processing, please review the answers to our FAQs about __ 12 __ (canned / packed / frozen) food storage. For additional food safety information, please visit our branches in the cities sponsored by the National Food Processors Association.
B2: Read the following passage and choose one from A、B、C or D for each blank.
ABOUT CANNED FOOD
From artichoke hearts(朝鮮薊心) to pumpkin, there are more than 1,500 food items packaged in cans. __ 1 __ with traditional canned favorites such as tomatoes and peaches, you'll find many new and __ 2 __ specialty foods that provide endless possibilities for canned creations.
Did you know that canned food is __ 3 __ full of nutrition? In most instances, canned food is equally or even __ 4 __ nutritious than its fresh and frozen counterparts. Plus, it's available year-round __ 5 __ it can easily be added to your favorite recipes __ 6 __ a convenient meal solution. To __ 7 __ more about canned food research, recipe ideas and nutrition __ 8 __, spend some time at Mealtime. Before long, you'll __ 9 __ that canned food really is an easy way to eat __ 10 __.
1. A. Along B. Down C. Alone D. Up
2. A. excited B. exciting C. special D. adventurous
3. A. packing B. wrapped C. packed D. wrapping
4. A. much B. more C. less D. many
5. A. that B. as C. when D. so
6. A. for B. to C. at D. with
7. A. study B. take C. learn D. observe
8. A. passages B. advice C. suggestion D. information
9. A. discover B. gain C. learn D. find
10. A. wrong B. good C. right D. more
C. Reading comprehension
Dear Elisa,
You said in the letter that you cut little pieces off bars and sweets. You feel like you’re not really eating as much, but you know you end up eating a lot. It bugs your mom. And you wonder what you can do.
Well, you realize that you do have a problem and that is a good start. I would like to suggest that you should learn some different behavior techniques to help you change your eating habits.
You are correct in assuming you eat more when cutting off little pieces of food. But there is more to it. A lot of people deny they are eating much when eating small pieces. Also, this eating behavior may happen more often when you are bored, angry, tired, upset, or just because food is easily available and it's socially acceptable. To just depend on "will power" within that same food atmosphere would not help.
You stated that it bugs your mom, but you didn't say how you feel. Most people feel guilty about eating "forbidden foods" such as cakes, cookies and sweets. Because they feel bad after the first piece, they eat more because eating is pleasurable and gives comfort. They express the attitude of "Well, as long as I had one piece, I might as well have more because I blew my diet anyway. I'll just start my diet again tomorrow."
The most successful long term changes in eating habits result from using right behavior techniques. First, you need to know what environmental and mental factors cause your current eating habit. Is food placed in your kitchen within your sight and reach? What time of day are you more likely to eat little pieces of food? What room are you in when eating? Are you standing, sitting or lying down? Are you alone? Does your eating accompany another activity like watching television? What is your mood? Are you actually feeling hungry or are you eating for some other reasons?
The answers to these questions would help you identify the environment in which you eat inappropriately. This record would also reveal your other food habits. Once identified, you can change your food environment to change your eating habits. A dietitian would be able to give you meaningful suggestions in steps to achieve a change. Also, alternative activities need to be planned by you so that when you are tired, angry or upset, you can do something other than eat.
Yours,
Orin
C1: Try your best to choose the right words underlined in the passage to fill in the blanks according to the meaning of each following sentence.
1. If you __________ something that has been out of sight, you uncover it so that people can see it.
2. If you ______________ something, you state that it is not true.
3. If one thing is an _____________ to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
4. If someone or something _________ you, they worry you or make you angry.
5. The word “________________” means concerned with protection of the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals.
6. If you ____________ something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way.
7. A study of the British diet has ___________ that a growing number of people are overweight.
8. The government has ______________ that the police had driven away all the people with force, who were against the act passed, were marching towards the City Hall the other day.
9. To tell you the truth, I did it only to ____________ my parents.
10. The police report ____________ that Jack Error was arrested for robbing a small bank in the town of a lot of money.
11. These letters _____________ him to be an honest man.
12. _______________ groups plan to stage public protests during the conference.
C2: Read the passage above carefully again, and answer the following questions.
1. What did Elisa say in her letter to Orin?
A. She admits she has eaten too much though she cut her food in small pieces.
B. She says she’s eaten less than before for she has cut her food into small pieces.
C. What she has done on her diet is the same as most people have done.
D. She has changed her eating habits completely after the writer’s suggestion.
2. What is “will power” mentioned in the passage?
A. Anger and sadness.
B. Happiness and tiredness.
C. Self control power.
D. Environment and atmosphere.
3. What do most people feel after they eat some “forbidden food”?
A. They feel bad because the food is polluted and it cannot be eaten.
B. They feel guilty because the food will make them heavier and heavier.
C. They feel very happy because the food is good for health.
D. They feel sad because they are not allowed to eat such food.
4. Why does the writer raise so many questions to Elisa in Paragraph 4?
A. Just ask Elisa to answer all these questions as soon as possible.
B. Just remind Elisa of getting all the food out of her sight.
C. Just remind Elisa to get rid of all her bad eating habits.
D. Just tell Elisa where and when she can eat what she likes.
D: Writing
The following passage is adapted from a magazine, written by a college student. Try to write a reply to this student in about 150 words and tell her / him how to be on a healthy diet.
Dear Orin,
I am a college freshman and I recently started working out a few times a week. I'm also trying to eat healthier food, but I find it difficult to do this because I am on a 2-meal/day dining plan. So, I usually skip breakfast and have a large lunch and dinner. I may have an afternoon or midnight snack. I know I should be having more smaller meals throughout the day, but that is not possible when on a meal plan. Do you have any suggestions?
Also, what’s your option about eating in a school cafeteria? I'm bored of turkey sandwiches, salads and cereal!
Yours,
Weight
Unit 14
Festivals
Part I
Language Focus
A: Word Study
Topic words
Learn the following words shown in the two diagrams which include many of the words in this unit.
Diagram 1
This diagram shows us words concerning with different aspects about festivals.
KKii
Diagram 2: Verbs + nouns(objects)
verbs objects verbs objects verbs objects
honor the ancestor solve the problem celebrate the cycle of life
light the candle choose the date build unity/community/nation/
future
salute to the dead respect life and nature share our hopes for the happy future
enjoy the spirit of a holiday
Exercise
A) Fill in the blanks with proper words from the diagrams above. The first letter has been given.
1. The ways of Christmas celebration in Canada are s_________ to those of other countries.
2. Nowadays holidays are becoming c___________, as the business world all aim at the chance of selling things in the holidays.
3. When we learn different festivals of different counties, we should first understand and r_________ their cultures.
4. It has been proved that teachers should try to make students s__________ the problems on their own.
5. National Day and Labour Day are two of China’s m___________ festivals, when people can have a 7-day holiday in each.
6. If you don’t believe in anything, it means you have no f____________.
7. World Water Day is a r___________ that people need to love water, save water, and use water properly.
8. Dragon Boat Festival was originally celebrated to h___________ Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese statesman and poet.
9. Rows of lighted lamps are s____________ of India’s festival Diwali.
B) Fill in the blanks with purpose, theme, crimes, destruction, arguments, and unity.
Let’s create some holidays of our own. The p___________ of our holiday creation is to make our life better.
First, Peace Day. The t____________ of it is “No fighting or c___________ are allowed. Second, Nature Day, we’ll try to realize the aim of no pollution or d_____________ of nature. Third, Friendship Day, we’ll reduce a____________ or fights to the minimum (最小值).
In all, we will try to build a society of u_________, friendship, peace and health.
B: Grammar
B1: Useful phrases
1. make a decision: decide, settle, or give a judgment (裁決) or solution to something or a problem
1) Darling, it’s up to you to make a decision on how we should have Valentine’s Day.
2) The government has made a decision to arrange those senior army men to spend Ederly Day in Hawaii.
3) We are facing with serious situations. It’s high time that we should make a decision.
2. have … in common: share…by two or more people or things
1) Most religious holidays have something in common, that is, they were originally celebrated to worship gods or buddhas.
2) They are brothers, but they have little in common.
3) American English and British English have much in common.
3. believe in: have trust in, or feel sure of the value or worth of
1) Diwali is a five day Hindu festival which people in India celebrate, as they believe in Laksmi, goddess of wealth.
2) Generally speaking, parents are your first teachers whom you believe in most.
3) I dare say he is lying. He is the last person who I believe in in our circle.
4. as well (as) : in addition (to); too; together with
1) The most popular food on Thanksgiving Day is roast turkey, as well as corn, cranberries, and pumpkin pie and so on.
2) Mid-autumn Festival is a time for family reunion, as well as a day to celebrate harvesting.
3) Before the Spring Festival, people give their houses a thorough cleaning, prepare for gifts and lucky money, as well as children’s Sunday best and everyone’s delicious food.
5. keep …alive: keep…living or in existence
1) Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in many parts of China, so that Chinese traditional festivals will be kept alive.
2) An old woman from Shanxi went to many countries to teach Chinese paper cut. She said, “I can cut all kinds of features. I just want to keep our ancestors’ paper cutting skills alive, and spread it to all over the world.”
3) We have to make measures to keep the wild animals alive.
6. play tricks on: to deceive someone as a joke
1) On April Fool’s Day, people play tricks on each other, which might lead to some unexpected results.
2) The naughty boy played a trick on his teacher by hiding a toy snake into the drawer.
3) I am serious. Don’t play silly tricks on me.
7. be taken in: to be deceived by someone
1) I reminded myself on the early morning of April Fools’ Day, “Never be taken in anyway today”.
2) I came to know that I had been taken in after I paid for the second-hand car.
3) Don’t be taken in by their promises.
8. in one’s opinion: from one’s own point of view
1) In my opinion, cultures of one country influence those of another.
2) ― What’s is the possible result of their football game in your opinion, Jim?
― I guess Class One will win, as in the last game they won Class Three by 2 goals ahead.
3). I like the dress, but in my mother’s opinion, it is not a nice fit.
9. dress up: put on special clothes
1) People who will take part in the parade have already dressed up.
2) On Halloween, some people dressed up to frighten others as a joke.
3) We all will have to dress up for the opening ceremony of the school sports meet.
B2: Useful grammatical structures
1. I don’t think it’s necessary to create a nature day in our village.
1) I don’t think it’s going to rain tomorrow, as we’ll have an outing.
2) We don’t believe that the world is created by God.
3) They didn’t think it was safe to put so much money in the case.
2. Kwanzaa was born in 1966, when people created a new festival so that African-Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.
1) Race Unity Day (the second Sunday in June or sometimes the Saturday before it) is celebrated so that the USA would have no racial prejudice (偏見).
2) People even travel hundreds of thousands of kilometers to their home towns, so that they could get together with their families and friends during the Spring Festival.
3) I wore my glasses so that I could see the blackboard clearly.
3. The people who created Kwanzaa liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that they used them to write the seven Principles of Kwanzaa.
1) The Harry Potter stories are so interesting that I always forget my meals or sleep when I read them.
2) There are so many festivals all over the world that I can’t tell the exact dates of them.
3) I’ve been to the museum so many times that I can describe every exhibit in it.
4. Earth Day is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in and that we should learn to respect life and nature.
1) He said that it was another victory, and that he would try even harder next time.
2) We believed that we would have our salary raised, and that we might have to do heavier work in the future.
3) He promised that he would try every effort to help, and that he would be my lifelong friend.
5. The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for “first fruit” in Swahili, the largest language in Africa.
1) Earth Day is celebrated on March 21, the first day of spring.
2) People all over China celebrate the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year.
3) Have you heard about Kwanzaa, a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans?
B3: Key grammatical items
Modal Verbs (2) -must, have to and have got to
1. “Must” helps to express the speaker’s determination or ideas. It means that one wants to do something or is sure of doing something. “Mustn’t” consists of(包含) the meaning of “be not permitted” or “be forbidden”. The negative answer to the question “Must …?” is “needn’t” or “not have to”, but not “mustn’t”.
2. “Have to” means “need to do something or be forced to do something”. You may not be willingly doing it, but you are obliged to do it or responsible to do it.
3. “Have got to” has the same meaning as “have to”, but it’s more colloquial.
e.g. 1) We must remember our past and build our future.
2) We have to build our loves, think for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
3) －I’ve got to leave now. It’s late already.
－Oh, really? Must you leave so soon?
C: Key grammatical items & practice
C1: Complete the following sentences by choosing the suitable phrases from the above ones.
1. All the people, including the emperor and the prime minister, ______________ by the two weavers who promised to make the emperor’s magic new clothes.
2. The fox _______________ on the crow in order to get the meat from her mouth.
3. The doctor gave the patient who had serious heart trouble a heart transplant (移植) so as to ______________. And it was successful.
4. She used to say she didn’t __________ marriage, but now she’s changed her mind.
5. My grandpa has finally ___________ to retire next month.
6. John said at the meeting, “________, we should create our own Music Festival.”
7. The little boys and girls are ___________ as rabbits, pandas, and pigs in the play.
8. The Spring Festival is a time for relaxation, family reunion, _______ seeing off the old year and welcoming a new year.
C2: Fill in the following sentences with the correct forms of the model verbs “have to” and “must”.
1. I am so sorry for being late, because I ___________ go to the police station to report the car accident I met with on my way here.
2.- Must I go to work tomorrow earlier than usual?
- No, you ___________.
3. Tom, you __________ play computer games so often, as you are going to have your final exams soon.
4. The teacher calls on us to take part in the coming sports meet. Everybody _________ join in an event, as this is the school rule.
5. We ___________ take measures to get rid of robberies and thefts in our city.
6. The boss had one strict rule. He said that all the workers _________ come to work on time.
7. He ____________ support seven people. He is the only bread earner （經(jīng)濟(jì)支柱）in his family.
8. We __________ use the office phone for private calls.
C3: Complete the following sentences.
1) They celebrate festivals ______________________________________. (目的是將自己國家的歷史和文化保存下來)
2) People in the country seem to be so interested in traditional festivals ___________________
_____________________________________________ (結(jié)果農(nóng)村的節(jié)日氣氛顯得更濃厚些). (氣氛:atmosphere)
3). _________________________________________________________ (我認(rèn)為他不會出席) the meeting of next week.
4). They all agreed that festival presentations in tourist resorts should be planned, _________ ______________________________________________________ (并且他們應(yīng)該展現(xiàn)出原貌).(原貌: original form)
Part II
Integrating skills
A: Listening and speaking
A1: Listen to the tape once and fill in the missing words.
Carving pumpkins into jack- o'lanterns is a Halloween custom ____________ to Ireland. The Irish people carved frightening faces out of turnips, beets or _____________ representing "Jack of the Lantern". When the Irish brought their customs to the _____________, they carved faces on pumpkins. Today jack-o' lanterns _____________ of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting, if they ________ and say: " _________________!"
A2: The story you’re going to listen to is about the ancient New Year.
1) Listen to the monologue to get the main idea of it. Tick the following items mentioned in the passage.
1. the oldest holiday ( ) 2. The Old Chinese new year ( )
3. the beginning of spring( ) 4. buying presents for friends and relatives ( )
5. early Egyptians ( ) 6. Roman Senate(參議院)( )
7. an 11-day celebration ( ) 8. the weather conditions of 2000 years B.C.( )
9. Julius Caesar( )
2) Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. When was first ancient New Year celebrated?
2. What did people think of the beginning of spring?
3. Who kept changing the Roman calendar?
4. What did the Roman Senate do to set the calendar right?
A3: Listening comprehension
1) First listening: Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct choice to answer the following questions.
1. Why does Jack know so much about Teachers’ Day in different countries?
A. He is writing a report. B. His father is a teacher.
C. He wants to be a teacher after graduation.
2. Which country/countries has/have Teachers’ Day on September 5th?
A. America. B. India and Korea C. The USSR and Sudan(蘇丹).
3. When is the USSR Teachers’ Day?
A. June 12th. B. January 16th. C. On the first Sunday in October.
4. What can you know from the dialogue?
A. The ways of celebrating Teachers’ Day in different countries are completely different.
B. Different countries have much in common in celebrating Teachers’ Day.
C. Only some Asian countries celebrate Teachers’ Day.
2) Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks in the chart below.
Country Teachers’ Day Other Descriptions
America September 28th It is the ___________ of Chinese ancient philosopher Confucious (孔子).
Thailand January 16th Teachers _______________ work on that day.
___________ June 12th /
Hungary __________ /
Many of
these
countries
/ The government and the whole society show their _________, __________ and _________ to teachers and education.
A4: Oral practice:
Work in pairs to describe how you celebrate your Spring Festival in your home town.
B: Reading & doing
B1: Read the following passages carefully and choose the proper words to fill in the blanks.
The History of Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to __1__ (honour/amaze/satisfy) Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and __2__ (money/marriage/education). The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia. The lives of young boys and girls were strictly __3__(united/separate/equal). However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing (抓鬮). On the __4__ (end/ eve/beginning) of the festival of Lupercalia, the names of Roman girls were written on __5__ (loafs/piles/pieces) of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and they would then be __6__ (partners/enemies/ pioneers) for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children __7__ (held/remained/lasted) a whole year, and often, they would __8__ ( pull/draw/fall) in love and would later marry.
B2: Read the following passages carefully and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Spring Festival
In China, the Spring Festival is the most important and __1__ of all Chinese festivals. Since 1949, the Spring Festival has become a __2__ holiday which is celebrated throughout the country for at __3__ a week. It is important as a family holiday, and on the eve of the Spring Festival, the whole family __4__ for a big meal. The principle ritual (典禮) activity during the festival is __5__ as "New Year's Visiting" wherein relatives and __6__ go to each other's houses and give greetings. Spring Festival carnivals (歡慶會) are different __7__ place to place, offering lantern and flower displays and the even more popular Lion and Dragon Dances. __8__ to Christmas in the Western countries, Spring Festival is the most celebrated festival in China.
C: Read comprehension
Read the following passage carefully and do the following exercises.
FLAG DAY in the USA: JUNE 14
The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America's birthday, but the idea of celebrating the Flag Day firstly began in 1885. A Wisconsin Public School teacher, called BJ Cigrand, made his pupils celebrate June 14 as 'Flag Birthday'. He advocated the celebration of June 14 as 'Flag Birthday', or 'Flag Day'.
On June 14, 1889, a kindergarten teacher in New York City planned some ceremonies for his school children. His idea of celebrating Flag Day was later agreed by the State Board of Education of New York. On June 14, 1891, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia held a Flag Day celebration, and on June 14 of the following year, the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution, observed Flag Day.
With the idea expanding, on May 8th,1893, Public Schools of Philadelphia directed that Flag Day exercises be held on June 14, 1893 in Independence Square. School children were gathered together, each carrying a small Flag, and patriotic(愛國的) songs were sung and addresses were given.
On June 14th, 1894, the first general public school children's celebration of Flag Day in Chicago was held in Douglas, Garfield, Humboldt, Lincoln, and Washington Parks, with more than 300,000 children participating.
Adults, too, participated in patriotic programs. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, delivered a 1914 Flag Day address in which he repeated words he said the flag had spoken to him that morning: "I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself."
Inspired by these state and local celebrations, Flag Day - the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 - was officially established on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in all kinds of communities for years after that. It was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress announcing June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
C1: Match the words and phrases on the left with their meaning on the right.
1.observe A. move forward and backward, or from side to side
2.expand B. set up
3.participate C. make sb. feel that they want to do sth. and can do it
4.swing D. celebrate
5.inspire E. become larger, unfold or spread out
6.establish F. write one’s name
7.sign G. take part in
C2: Read the passage again and decide if the following sentences are true or false. Write a “T” if the sentence is true. If it is false, write an “F” and correct it.
1. America’s birthday and Flag Day are on the same day.
2. Flag Day came from the state of Wisconsin, 1885.
3. The State Board of Education did favour the idea of the kindergarten teacher.
4. The first celebration of Flag Day in Chicago was carried out in private schools in 1894.
5. F. K. Lane gave a speech to adults, in which he expressed his love to the flag.
6. The act of Congress for the National Flag Day was passed long before August 3rd,1949.
D: Reading & writing
Ming Hua got an e-mail from Abby, her pen pal in the USA, after Thanksgiving Day. Suppose you are Ming Hua. Please write back to Abby after you read the e-mail below.
Dear Ming Hua,
For the whole week, I have been having my Thanksgiving Day with my parents. Now let me tell you something about Thanksgiving Day in America.－one of our national festivals.
Thanksgiving Day in America is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a day in each year for giving thanks to God for blessings received during the year. On this day, people give thanks with feasting (盛宴) and prayer. They eat turkey, corn, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated with big dinners and joyous reunions, with good things to eat. Thanksgiving is also a time for serious religious thinking, church services, and prayer.
The First Thanksgiving observance in America was entirely religious .The custom spread from Plymouth to other New England colonies in America after the Plymouth colonists had settled in America in 1619. The first dreadful winter in Massachusetts had killed about half the members of the colony. In 1621, the settlers expected a good corn harvest, despite poor crops of peas, wheat, and barley. Thus, in early autumn, Governor William Bradford arranged a harvest festival to give thanks to God for the progress the colony had made.
The festival lasted three days. The men of Plymouth had shot ducks, geese, and turkeys. The menu also included clams, eel and other fish, wild plums and leeks, corn bread, and watercress. The women of the settlement did cooking over outdoor fires. About 90 Indians also helped in the festival. That’s the first thanksgiving in America.
Dear Ming Hua, I am glad we can share different cultures through emails. I was told you have a similar festival- the Mid-autumn Festival. Is there anything in common? How do you celebrate it? Is there a historical story behind it? Please tell me something about it.
Best wishes to you and god bless you on a good harvesting year.
Sincerely yours,
Abby
Unit 15
The Necklace
Part I
Language Focus
A: Word Study
A1: Topic words
In this unit, we learn some words that are very frequently used in communication. Please study the words in the following two charts.
Chart 1:
Name of the play The Necklace Author Guy de Maupassant
Characters in the play Mathilde Loisel, Pierrie Loisel, Jeanne
Materials the necklaces were made of diamond, glass
Verbs in the play script recognise, accept, explain, match, marry, cost
Nouns in the play script ball, palace, franc
Nouns formed
from verbs invitation, government, description
Adjectives and adverbs in the play script valuable, pretty, worth, precious, exactly
Chart 2
Learning on plays What you think about and do with
When reading a play, you try to know about time, place, characters, scenes, lines, acting and so on
When writing a play, you need to (work out) the outline, (make up) the plots, write down the dialogue , rehearse the play and perform.
A2: Tips for word study
1. recognise: know sb. or sth. because you have seen or experienced them before
1) I could more or less recognise his handwriting although he pretended to be Jim and signed his name.
2) But for the scar (疤) on her chin, I couldn’t have recognised her as she had such strong make-ups on the face.
3) I got to know Alice in 1994, but I could hardly recognise her last week when we met. Because she had had a plastic surgery(整形手術(shù)), which made her look so different.
2. accept: receive something offered, be willing to take something offered
1) Li Ming is not ready to accept critical ideas from other people.
2) I won’t accept the gold watch given by my grandma as I don’t think she should have bought me so expensive a present.
3) She received a lot of money from the man but she didn’t accept it.
3. worth: having a certain value, especially in money
1) The drama is worth watching a second time.
2) The Museum of Fine Arts is well worth a visit.
3) We believe that our freedom is worth fighting for.
4. marry: take sb. as a husband or a wife by law
1) Dianna was married to Prince Charles，but later she could not stand his disloyalty.
2) J. K. Rowling married a second time after she became famous for her masterpieces.
3) Her father married her to a rich man with a large clothing factory.
5. explain: show the meaning of, make something clear
1) How do you explain her strange behaviour?
2) Can you explain to me how this cell phone works?.
3) The doctor explained to us why the mad man always talks to himself.
6. rehearse: practise (a play, music ,etc. ) for public performance
1) He is rehearsing his role in the play as a hero.
2) Ten minutes of performance made us keep rehearsing for many more hours.
3) When you rehearse, you also need some audience to give advice.
Tips: The noun form of rehearse is “rehearsal”.
7. exactly: completely correct, quite
1)－To be frank, do you mean that I will drive over to pick you up?
－ Exactly.
2) Her earrings look exactly the same as mine, but mine are more expensive.
3) What exactly seems to be the problem?
8. Word formation
1) v + tion, sion n eg. invite – invitation
communicate – communication, solve – solution,
pronounce – pronunciation, introduce – introduction,
prepare – preparation, impress – impression,
express – expression explain – explanation
2) v + ment n eg. govern - government
agree – agreement, announce – announcement,
move – movement, endanger – endangerment
3) adj. + ness n eg: happy – happiness
ill – illness, sad – sadness,
careless – carelessness, kind – kindness,
weak – weakness happy– happiness
4) n /v + able, ible adj eg: value - valuable
reason – reasonable, fashion – fashionable,
enjoy – enjoyable, terror – terrible,
credit – credible (可信的) depend–dependable
Exercise
A1: Review the text and fill in the blanks according to the text, using words mostly from Chart 1.
The story in “The Necklace” was set in the 19th century in France. There were three major __1__ in the story: Mathilde Loisel, Pierre Loisel and Jeanne. Mathilde’s husband Pierre got an __2__ from the __3__ to a ball. He __4__ it and decided to go there with his __5__ wife. But his wife Mathilde was worried, because she had no new dress or any __6__ to wear. Her husband spent 400 __7__ on a new dress for her, and she borrowed a diamond necklace from her good friend Jeanne, in order to __8__ her new dress. They went to the __9__ and had a good time there.
On their way back after the ball, Mathilde found the necklace was no longer __10__ her neck. They rushed back to the palace and looked for it, but couldn’t __11__ it. It was lost.
In the case, the young __12__ had to borrow a great deal of money and bought a necklace that was __13__ like Jeanne’s. It cost them 16,000 francs. So they had to work day and night to pay for the debt. After ten years of hard work, they at last paid off all the money, but Mathilde became so old a woman that Jeanne even could not __14__ her when they met.
When Jeanne heard the story, she told Mathilde that the necklace she lent her wasn’t a real __15__ necklace. It was not __16__ at all. It was __17 __ 500 francs at the most.
A2: Fill in the blanks, using words mostly from Chart 2.
Before you act a play out, you need first of all to try to know about the setting of the play. That is the __1__ when it happens and the __2__ where it happens. You are also supposed to find out how many __3__ there are in the play, and what are the relationships among these people. Then you read and recite the __4__. Keep __5__ in each scene until you are very pleased with it, and at last you act it out to the audience.
When you write a play, you need to work out an __6__, make up the __7__, write down the __8__ and rehearse the play many times, and then ask a group of people to __9__ it out, to see whether your play is attractive and practical.
B: Grammar
B1: Useful phrases
1. call on (upon) : visit, appeal to, invite, require
1) I will call on my customers when I go to Hangzhou on business.
2) The government has been calling on the whole nation to fight against corruption (腐敗).
3) I called on some old classmates for the classmate-gathering on the New Year’s Day.
2. pay back, pay for, pay off
(1) pay for: hand over the price of, bear the cost of
(2) pay back: return money that has been borrowed
(3) pay off: pay in full and free from obligation to
1) I paid 1800 yuan for the TV set last year, but now the price is 40 percent lower.
2) The deadline for returning me the money she borrowed is up, but she asked to delay paying it back.
3) You can pay off all the loan (貸款)to the bank at one time, although you should pay in installments(分期).
3. play a role/part in : perform (act ) a part in (a drama, a film etc.)
1) Jacky Chan has played many different roles in a lot of films.
2) In his latest film, he plays the role of a brave police officer.
3) In order to rehearse effectively, each of us should make full preparation for the role he plays.
4. at (the) most: not more than a particular amount or number
Its opposite is “at (the) least”.
1) I guess the second-hand car cost you 30,000 yuan at most.
2) I think the whole journey will take an hour at the most.
3) If you want to use an English word correctly, you will have to meet with the word for at least three times in at least three different contexts.
5. not …any more/ longer: neither, not again, not at the present time, or no longer
1) The next day I came, the poster of the name list was not there any longer. (It was no longer there.)
2) This coat doesn't fit me any more since I’ve grown a lot.
3) I didn’t wait for him any longer after I received his phone message.
6. after all: anyway, for a good reason that you should remember
1) Don’t blame (責(zé)怪) him so much for his mistakes, after all, he is a child.
2) She shouldn’t be working so hard. – She is 60, after all.
3) I don’t really care. After all, money isn’t everything.
7. day and night: for days without the difference between day and night, continuously
1) The soldiers are working day and night to rescue the people from the flood.
2) In summer it costs us a lot to have the air-conditioner on day and night.
3) The earth is spinning (轉(zhuǎn)) day and night, year in and year out.
B2: Useful grammatical structures
1. Well，I would rather not (tell you).
1) I would much rather go out for a meal than stay in and watch TV.
2) ––What was all that about?
––I’m sorry, I would rather not say anything about it.
3) He would rather play computer games at home instead of going out.
2. ––I hope you weren’t ill.
––No, Jeanne, I wasn’t ill.
1) ––This isn’t yours, is it?
––No, it isn’t mine. Maybe it’s Jean’s.
2) ––I don’t think it’ll rain today.
––No, it certainly won’t rain. Just look at the sun.
3) ––I don’t believe she has done it all by herself.
––No, she can’t have done it all by herself.
3. Do you have a friend who might lend you some jewellery?
So I called on you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery.
1) We often go to the library to borrow books and magazines.
2) I have to borrow some money. Can you lend me a little?
3) She always lends her books to those who want to borrow them.
B3: Key grammatical items
Modal Verbs (3) -must, can/could, may/might
Modal verb “must” is used to show that the speaker thinks something is very likely or certain to be true while “can” is often used for totally negative tone, or in a question expressing the speaker’s guess which needs to be conformed. “May” expresses less confirmed tone towards a statement. “Could’ and “might” are the past forms of “can” and “may”.
e.g:
1. It can’t be true, Pierre. ( totally negative tone)
2. You must be Jeanne. ( totally affirmative tone)
3. You may not know that the necklace I returned is not the one that I had borrowed.(some sort of possibility)
C: Key grammatical items and practice
C1: Complete the following sentences with the phrases above to agree with the meaning of each sentence.
1. His parents had been missing him ____________ after he went to Taiwan in 1973.
2. Gong Li _____________ in different films, including both images (形象) of country women and city girls.
3. The commander _________ the soldiers to fight bravely for the country.
4. He is not a person worthy of trust. As far as I know, he has borrowed money from a lot of friends, but has never _____it ____ as he promised, Let alone (更不要說) __________his debts.
5.That lecture-room is not big enough to hold 300 people. It has ______ 250 seats.
6. Hearing this, I _______ feel regretful ________. I don’t think it was my fault.
7. I don’t think you need to treat them with a good dinner, because you are _________ a guest.
C2: Fill in the blanks, using “can”, “may”, “must”, “could”, and “might”.
(A)
A: It’s Sunday today. It’s breakfast time. But Danes is not downstairs yet. He __1__ be sleeping, I bet.
B: No. He __2__ be sleeping, as he is an early bird. He __3__ have got up. He __4__ be out doing some running, or he __5__ be reading in the garden.
A: Let me see…. (Looking out of the window) Yeah. He is holding a book. You are smart. Call him back here for breakfast.
B: All right.
(B)
A: There is a certain Mr. Wang who asked to see Miss Li. Where is Miss Li?
B: She __1__ be in her office, as when I telephoned her 20 minutes ago, she was there.
C: She __2__ be in her office now. Her timetable shows that she goes to the airport to meet someone at 10 o’clock. It’s 10:25. She __3__have been back so early.
B: Oh, Gosh. That Mr. Wang __4__ be that new comer. Miss Li __5__ have gone to the wrong place and failed to meet him.
C. Quite reasonable. But where is Miss Li now?
B: She might be still waiting at the airport, or she __6__ be on the way back. But she should have made a telephone call anyway.
C: I’ll call her to make sure. Ask Mr. Wang to wait, will you?
Part II
Integrating skills
A: Listening and talking
A1: a) Listen to the dialogues and answer the questions in pairs.
1. What are they talking about? ___________________________
2. How many questions does Helen mention? _________________
3. What is needed when you read a play? _____________________
b) Listen to the dialogue again, filling in the blanks of the following sentences.
You should be clear about these questions when you read a play.
How many __1__ are there in the play and __2__ are they? What is the __3__between each of them? What is __4__? What is __5__?
1. _____________ 2. ______________ 3. _________________
4. _____________ 5. ______________
A2: a) Listen to the tape and make the best choice for each of the following questions.
1. Guy de Maupassant is a French writer of _________.
A. 17th century B. 19th century C. 18th century
2. When was he born?
A. In 1850.