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Oxford English Senior High 3A
Chapter Two
Wang Hongming
Yancheng No.1 High School
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Jet-boating
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Hiking
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Bungee-jumping
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White-water rafting
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Can you predict what might be talked about in
this chapter?
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Skimming
How can we deduce the letter is a friendly
letter?
From the greeting and ending
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Scanning
1. Malaysia
2. nine miles
3. A luxurious hotel
4. On the north coast
5. Danny
6. Paragliding
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Choose the best answersRead the contexts (the
words before and after them).

• If someone is annoying(Line 32), they make
  you feel_______.
• A.angry with them
• B.sorry for them
• C.that they are very clever
• D.that you are very young

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2. In Line 42, the word force could best be
replaced by______. A.rope
B.power C.parachute D.boat

3.In Line 43, the word float could best be
replaced by_____. A.lying on the water
B.hanging C.flying through the sea D.jumping
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4. The word excursion (Line 47) is closest
in meaning to______. A.run B.
trip C.exhibition D. car

• 5. If an animal is tame (Line 52), it is______.
• A.dangerous B.sleeping or unconscious
• C.in a cage D.not wild or fierce

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Synopsis

• 1.Line 14
• 2.Line 518
• 3.Line 1924
• 4.Line 25--32

• 5.Line 3337
• 6.Line 3846
• 7.Line 4752
• 8.Line 53--56

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Further understanding
Choose the best answer 1.In the cutting about
Penang, the writers main purpose is to
______. A.explain the size and shape of Penang
clearly B.persuade tourists not to spoil
Penang C.make Penang sound very attractive to
visitors D.describe the geography and buildings
of Penang
Why should we choose C instead of D ?
uncrowded beautiful historic
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2.In the cutting about the Sayang, the writer is
trying to say that the facilities at the hotel
______. A.are more luxurious than any other hotel
in Penang B.used to be excellent, but are now
worse C.used to be very good, and are now even
better D.used to be rather poor, but now they are
very good
Give your reasons
The addition of the new Garden Wing has
increased the already excellent range of
facilities.
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3.Karen and her mother decided to try
paragliding because they______. A. wanted to
prove that women were as brave as men B.felt
sorry for Danny and his father C.enjoyed trying
new sports and activities D.thought it was a very
suitable activity for women
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4.At the end of the letter, karen mentions her
tennis lesson to______. A.stress that she is
learning to play properly B.show that she is
worried about her friend C.explain why she must
stop writing now D.show that she is still doing
her homework
Why should we choose C ?
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Find the phrasal verbs on the left in the
passage,andthen match them with the meanings on
the right.
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• 1.get out of(L 28)
• 2.take up(L29)
• 3.put up with(L36)
• 4.put on(L38)
• 5.put off(L39)
• 6.get on with(L46)
• 7.get over(L55)
• 8.get together(L56)

• a. get dressed in
• b. meet,be with
• c. delay,wait or postpone
• d. recover from,overcome
• e. leave(a vehicle)
• f. feel happy to be with
• g. start doing(an activity)
• h. suffer,not mind sth

g
h
a
c
f
d
b
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get out of take up put up with put on
put off get on with get over get together
Thanks for your letter.Im glad to hear that you
have ________badminton.Its my favorite sport.We
must ___________soon and have a game. My
outdoor-activities holiday was great fun.(The
food wasnt very good, but we__________it.) The
other boys in my group were very
friendly.I_________all of them very well. I
wanted to _________my fear of heights, so one day
we went rock-climbing. We drove in a van to near
a mountain.We__________the van and walked to the
bottom.Then we _________our climbing equipment
very carefully.I was scared,but I could
not_______my turn,because everyone was
waiting..
taken up
get together
put up with
got on with
get over
got out of
put on
put off
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Scan the text to find words with these meanings
1.cookingthe food from a particular
country 2.to be appointed to a better, more
superior job 3.a person who teaches you how to
play a sport 4.a big piece of material, round in
shape, with long thin ropes,which holds you up
in the air. 5.little things you buy to remind
you of a visit to a place
cuisine (Line 16)
promoted (Line 22)
coach (Line 30)
parachute (Line 39)
souvenirs (Line 56)
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What inferences can we make from the passage?
Choose the best answer to each of these
statements.
1.We can infer that Sandra_____ Karen and
her parents. A knows little about B is
very close to
2.We can infer that Karens parents_____. A are
rather poor B are not poor
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3.We can infer that Karens brother Danny is

_____ than Karen. A older
B younger
4.We can infer that Karens mother_____. A always
follows her husbands orders B follows her own
ideas
5.We can infer that Sandra often_____ Karens
family. A telephones B writes to
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The Great Wall
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Terra Cotta Warriors
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Oriental Tower
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Li River
Elephant Trunk Mountain
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Statue of liberty
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Eiffel Tower
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Pyramids
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The Opera House of Sydney
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London Tower Bridge
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Discussion
Where would you like to go for a holiday? Why
do you make such a choice?
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Writing
When you reply to a letter, you must respond to
all the points the other writer makes. If you
have to do this task in an exam. A Read the
letter very carefully. Underline all the
points you must respond to in your reply. B
Plan your letter carefully.Include the points
in A, and then add more ideas and details.
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You have recently received this letter from your
Aunt in Canada.Reply to her letter with about
150 words. Sign your letter Alex.
Dear Alex, I had a letter from your mother a few
days ago, but she didnt give me much news about
you. She said you went on an ecology summer camp.
What is that?They didnt have such things when I
was young. Was it a holiday or to learn
something?I was sorry to hear that you had hurt
your knee. I hope it is better now. I know your
birthday is coming soon, so I am enclosing a
cheque for you to buy a computer. Write soon
with all your news, and tell me what you decided
to do with the computer. I want you to use it
for your studies. With lots of love Aunt
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Thank you !
So long!