Extensive reading
Dictation
1. There was no doubt that the house belonged to my grandfather.
2. We will look into the matter tomorrow, when the owner will be back.
3. I won’t go there if invited.
4. I’m pleased to have been of any help to you.
5. The girl was highly thought of for her good design.
Reading
What must a judge do in a trial?
What are the differences between a fact and an opinion?
Discussion
What is a fact?
What is an opinion?
It is anything that can be proved．
An opinion is what someone believe is true but has not been proved.
Task 1: Read a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a fact or an opinion?
I think it is an opinion that what is in boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other people’s ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion.
something exploded at midnight
Some German soldiers put wooden boxes in the mine;
The entrance to the mine was closed.
Task 2: Fill in the forms.
Jan Hasek
Czech Republic
a miner
April,1945
The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.
Listening
Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.
He was told to ___________
_______ put some ________
_____ onto the ship. The soldiers said that the heavy boxes _____________________
help the German
soldiers
big wooden
boxes
were full of treasure
The ship _____________. On the voyage, the ship___________ and sank. Almost _____________.
went out to sea
was attacked
everyone died
He hadto swim three kilometres before _____________ ____________.
he was saved by a German ship
___________ came to the castle with __________.
___________________ took the boxes into the castle.
She heard that a special ___________ in the castle was shown to ________________.
large boxes
The German soldiers
Many trucks
art treasure
important visitors
She heard ________________,
And she saw _________________. She found some melted pieces of something that looked like _______.
The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from ________________.
the castle was on fire
something explord
honey
the Amber Room
1. consider
(1) 考虑 consider sth. / doing sth.
We are considering going abroad.
Have you considered his decision?
Explanations
(2) 认为 consider +that-clause
consider…as/ (to be)…
They all consider that we should start now.
He is considered as / (to be) the best
player.
(3) considering 鉴于,考虑到, 就…而言
She did very well, considering his age.
(注意:此处不可以改成considered)
2. rather than 而不是
other than 除了…
(1) He would die rather than give in.
(2) He prefers to stay at home rather than go outing.
(3) What I need now is money rather than advice.
(4) Other than England, there are no other places like this.
I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。
1. The murder _______ (审讯) lasted six weeks.
2. The _______ (船员) are asked to take their positions by their captain.
3. Her _______ (女仆) helped her to dress up for the party.
4. I’ll meet you at the e_______ of the zoo tomorrow.
trial
sailors
maid
entrance
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5. After a long d_______, the bill was passed.
6. There wasn’t enough e_______ to prove his guilt.
II. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The horse was frightened by the sound of the _________ (explode).
2. Several days later, the flood water _______ (sink) and life returned to normal.
evidence
debate
explosion
sank
3. Yesterday they were invited to a _______ (form) party.
4. Your boss speaks very _______ (high) of your work.
III. 根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 老师对他评价很高，他很高兴。 (think highly of)
formal
highly
He is delighted that his teacher thinks highly of him.
2. 这是个他们相互之间常争论的问题。(debate)
3. 20世纪70年代早期人口急剧增长。(explode)
4. 这所房子有一个前门和一个后门。(entrance to)
The population exploded in the early 1970s.
This is a question that they have often debated with each other.
There is a front and a back entrance to the house.
Reading task (P45)
Task 1: Fast reading---main idea.
Why does Big Feng want to save cultural relics?
(Big Feng and his friends offer each other help whoever needs help. So Feng believes that his work to save cultural relics is a way to thank his friends.)
Task 2: Careful reading – details.
Answer the questions on Page 45.
1. What does Big Feng think about cultural relics?
He thinks that saving cultural relics is more important than writing his novels.
2. What does he do to protect the cultural relics of his hometown?
He asks the local government to protect things of cultural interest. He works very hard to save all the old building of his hometown, Tianjin.
3. What are his two successful projects?
His successful projects are:
※protecting the oldest street in Tianjin;
※persuading the city government to buy some land in the centre of the city so it could not be sold for businesses.
4. Why does he think it is more important to do this than to write novels?
He thinks that people will forget their great past if they do not preserve it.
5. It is very time-consuming and expensive for Feng Jicai to take care of cultural relics. Try to think of two other ways to help him with his projects.
◎put up posters announcing his latest campaign;
◎make speeches to support Feng Jicai;
◎go with him when he goes to meet with the local government.
What should we do protect our cultural relics?
Discussion
Do a research about one of the cultural relics in China.
Homework