Title: Teaching Plan (U.1 of B.V.NCE)
1Teaching Plan (U.1 of B.V.NCE)
2I. Objectives Students will be able to 1.
grasp the main idea and structure of the
text 2. understand the value of reading and
learn from the writer one of the best ways in
reading 3. learn a few useful writing techniques
such as using a mixture of long and short
sentences, simple and complex structures, various
openers, as well as the proper deployment of
details 4. master the key language points and
grammatical structures in the text 5. conduct a
series of reading, listening, speaking and
writing activities related to the theme of the
unit.
3Time Allotment
4- I.Pre-reading tasks
- A.topics for oral presentation (ppt)
- Reading Makes A Success
- The Value Of Reading
- The Book J Am Most Interested In.
- . B.Questions and Answers
- 1. Do you think reading is important in life?
- why or why not?
- . 2. Are you an ardent lover of reading? If so,
how - did you develop a passion for reading?
- . 3. What are favorite books? Why do they appeal
to you? - . 4.Could you name a book or two that greatly
- influenced your thinking ? Explain briefly.
5IV. While-reading tasks 1.Q. Why does the
writer choose the title One Writers Beginnings
, How about if the title were My Beginnings or
his Writers Beginnings
1.
Cultural Notes
6- Cultural Notes
- 1. Noah Webster (1758-1843) a US educator and
author, best known for his American Dictionary of
the English Language (1828). He also helped to
establish standard American spelling of English
with The Elementary Spelling Book (1783). His
name is now used on many dictionaries published
by different US companies.
7- 2. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) an English writer
of novels who combined great writing with the
ability to write popular stories full of
interesting characters. His many books are mostly
about life in Victorian England and often
describe the harsh conditions in which poor
people lived. His early novels, which include
Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, were written in
parts for magazines. His later books include
David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Great
Expectations
8- 3. Walter Scott (1771-1832) a Scottish author
and poet. Most of his poetry and his historical
novels are based on the traditions and history of
Scotland, especially the border region. His most
famous poems include The Lay of the Last Minstrel
and The Lady of the Lake, and his best known
novels include Waverley, Rob Roy and Ivanhoe. All
were extremely popular during his life and
influenced many writers in Britain and Europe.
9- 4. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) a Scottish
writer of novels. He is best known for his famous
children's adventure stories Treasure Island and
Kidnapped, but he also wrote poetry for children
and the well-known adult psychological novel The
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. Because of
poor health Stevenson went to live on the island
of Samoa in the Pacific for the last few years of
his life. -
10- 5. Jane Eyre a novel (1847) by Charlotte Bronte.
Jane Eyre is a private teacher for the daughter
of Edward Rochester. Jane and Mr Rochester fall
in love and are about to marry when she discovers
that he already has a wife, who is mentally ill.
Years later the lovers meet again and marry,
although Rochester has by this time been badly
injured in a fire. The novel is still popular,
mainly for the contrast in character between Jane
and Rochester. -
11- 6. Trilby a novel written by George Louis
Palmella Busson Du Maurier (1834-1896), English
artist and writer, born in Paris. In 1858 he
began to work as a graphic artist. His
caricatures for Punch, Once a Week, and The
Cornhill Magazine, in which he satirized the
middle and upper classes, are of historical value
in portraying the fashionable social life of his
time. He illustrated works by the English
novelists William Makepeace Thackeray, George
Meredith, etc. -
12- 7. The Woman in White a novel written by
(William) Wilkie Collins (1824-1889), English
writer, often regarded as the originator of
detective fiction. He was born in London.
Unsuccessful at business and law, he preferred to
write. In 1851 he began a close association with
Charles Dickens, with whom he collaborated on the
novel No Thoroughfare (1867). Collins's mystery
thriller The Woman in White (1860) and the
detective story The Moonstone (1868), which first
appeared in periodicals edited by Dickens, are
considered masterpieces of their respective
genres -
13- 8. Green Mansions a novel written by William
Henry Hudson who was an English
novelist,naturalist, and ornithologist. The
novel's title refers to a forest where the
protagonist encounters a tiny girl of the woods,
a figure symbolic of the wilderness's unsullied
beauty. The book is for- - ward-looking in its ecological warning against
civilization's impact on nature. Both his
fictionaland nonfictional writings reflect a
romantic regard for nature and its inhabitants.
14- 9. King Solomon's Mines a book (1885) written by
Sir H(enry) Rider Haggard (1856-1925),English
novelist, colonial administrator, and
agriculturist. Haggard's hero, Allan Quatermain
who narrates the story in the first person, and
two other Europeans travel to the remote interior
of Africa in search of a lost friend. They find
adventure, mystery, terror, and the legendary
diamond mines of King Solomon. Haggard apparently
drew inspiration for his tale from the ancient
ruins in Zimbabwe. -
15- 10. Mark Twain (1835-1910) the leading US
humorous writer of the 19th century. His real
name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He is best
known for the novels The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn (1885), but he also wrote travel books and
essays, many of them based on his experiences of
life on the Mississippi River. His other books
include the historical novels The Prince and the
Pauper (1882) and A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court (1889), and Life on the
Mississippi (1889), an account of his early life. -
16- 11. Ring Lardner full name Ringgold Wilmer
Lardner (1885-1933), American writer and
humorist, born in Niles, Michigan. From 1907 to
1919 he was a newspaper columnist and sports
reporter. He first attracted attention with a
series of humorous magazine stories about a young
baseball player, eventually published as You Know
Me, Al (1916). In Treat 'Era Rough (1918) - and The Big Town (1921), Lardner depicted the
lives of ordinary Americans with satirical humor.
17- 12. Thomas Day (1748-1789) English
philanthropist and author, born in London. Day
devoted his inherited fortune to various
philanthropies, but he is chiefly remembered for
The History of Sanford and Merton (1783-1789), a
didactic story for children exemplifying the
educational theories of French philosopher Jean
Jacques Rousseau.
18- 13. Grimm the Grimm Brothers, two 19th-century
German scholars, who were leaders in the study of
philology and folklore. Their names were Jacob
Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Karl
Grimm (1786-1859). - The Grimm brothers were attracted to old
German folktales, which they collected from many
sources and published as Household Tales (2
volumes, 1812-1815 trans. 1884). The
collection, expanded in 1857, is known as Grimm's
Fairy Tales. The brothers collaborated on
numerous other works. In 1854 they published the
first volume of the standard German dictionary,
which was completed by other scholars in 1954.
19- 14. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) Danish
author, whose 150 stories for children such as
The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, The
Snow Queen, The Red Shoes, and The Little Mermaid
established him as one of the great figures of
world literature and have been translated into
more than 80 languages and have inspired plays,
ballets, films, and works of sculpture and
painting. Born in Odense, he suffered from
poverty and neglect during his childhood, and
when he was 14 years of age he ran away to
Copenhagen. There he worked for Jonas Collin,
director of the Royal Theater, until Collin
raised money to provide him with an education. -
20- 15. All Baba in folktale, the hero of "Ali Baba
and the Forty Thieves" in the collection of
stories known in English as Arabian Nights.
According to the story, Ali Baba, a poor
woodcutter, is gathering wood in the forest when
a band of thieves approaches. He hides and
watches them enter a cave that opens when they
say the words, "Open Sesame." After they depart,
Ali Baba stands before the cave and gives the
command to his surprise, the cave opens to
reveal an enormous supply of gold and treasures.
Ali Baba packs some of the gold on his donkeys
and returns home. When his brother Qasim, a rich
but hard-hearted
21- merchant, discovers Ali Baba's new wealth, he
demands an explanation. The next day Qasim visits
the cave and greedily gathers as much treasure as
he can, but forgets the formula for leaving the
cave. He is found and killed and the thieves soon
trace him to Ali Baba. They plan to kill him too,
but Ali Baba's slave Murganah, discovers and
foils their scheme. In gratitude, Ali Baba frees
Murganah and marriesher (in some variants of the
story, he marries her to his son).
22- 16. Aesop (620?-560? B.C.)" ancient Greek writer
of fables, who is supposed to have been a freed
slave from Thrace. His name became attached to a
collection of beast fables long transmitted
through oral tradition. The beast fables are part
of the common culture of the Indo-European - peoples and constitute perhaps the most widely
read collection of fables in world literature.
23- 17. Robin Hood a character in traditional
British stories, who is said to have lived in
Sherwood Forest near Nottingham during the rule
of King Richard I (1189-1199). His companions
(usually called his Merry Men) included Friar
Tuck, Little John and Will Scarlet, and his lover
was Maid - Marian. Together they robbed rich people and gave
money to poor people, and their enemy was the
Sheriff of Nottingham. There is no evidence that
Robin Hood ever existed but there are many
stories about him and many films have been made
about his adventures. In these he is often shown
wearing clothes made of a material called Lincoln
green, and holding a bow.
24- 18. King Arthur (5th or 6th century) a king of
England who led the Britons in battles against
the Saxons. There are many stories about King
Arthur, e.g. that he pulled his sword Excalibur
from a stone, and that he sat with his knights at
a Round Table. Nobody knows if the stories are
true but they are very popular and have been used
in poems, plays and films.
25- 19. St. George a national saint of England. Many
people believe he was a Christian martyr (person
who is killed because of his or her religious
beliefs) in the third century. According to
legend, he killed a dragon to save a woman. He is
often shown in pictures fighting the dragon - 20. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Saint, in French,
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), called the Maid
Orléans, national heroine and patron saint of
France, who united the nation at a critical hour
and decisively turned the Hundred Years' War in
France's favor. Although Joan had united the
French behind Charles and had put an end to
English dreams of hegemony over France,
26- Charles opposed any further campaigns against the
English. Therefore, it was without royal support
that Joan conducted (1430) a military operation
against the English at Compiègne, near Paris, She
was captured by Burgundian soldiers, who sold her
to their English allies. The English then turned
her over to an ecclesiastical court at Rouen to
be tried for heresy and sorcery. After 14 months
of interrogation, she was accused of wrongdoing
in wearing masculine dress and of heresy for
believing she was directly responsible to God
rather than to the Roman Catholic Church. The
court condemned her to death. On May 30, 1431,
Joan was burned at the stake in the Old Market
Square at Rouen. -
27- 21. The Pilgrim's Progress a religious novel
written between 1678 and 1684 by John Bunyan. It
is an allegory ( a story in which the characters
and events are symbols representing other things,
such as truths, fears and human qualities) about
a man's journey through life to heaven, The man,
whose name is Christian, meets many symbolic
difficulties on the way, including the Slough of
Despond, Vanity Fair and Giant Despair. He
finally reaches heaven, and his wife and children
follow him. -
28- 22. Gulliver's Travels a novel (1726) by
Jonathan Swift in which he attacked the British
attitude of his time towards religion, science,
the law, etc., using satire. Samuel Gulliver, an
English traveler, visits strange lands, including
Lilliput, where the people are all tiny,
Brobdingnag, where the people are all giants,
and the country of the Houyhnlmms and the Yahoos,
where the horses are wise and the humans are
stupid and cruel.
29- 23. Walter Crane (1845-1915) an English artist
and member of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His
colorful book illustrations had a strong
influence on the development of children's books.
30 31- I cannot live without books. Thomas
Jefferson - The book to read is not the one which thinks for
you, but the one which makes you think.
James McCosh - Outside of a dog a book is man's best. Inside of
a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho
Marx
32- A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Chinese Proverb - Anyone who has a library and a garden wants for
nothing. Cicero - Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good
life. Mortimer J. Adler
33- He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
John Milton - Be as careful of the books you read, as of the
company you keep, for your habits and character
will be as much influenced by the former as the
latter. Paxton Hood
34- Except a living man, there is nothing more
wonderful than a book. Charles
Kingsley - To acquire the habit of reading is to construct
for yourself a refuge from almost all of the
miseries of life. W. Somerset
Maugham - Never read a book through merely because you have
begun it. John Witherspoon
35- A good book is the best of friends, the same
today and forever. Martin Tupper - Wherever they burn books they will also, in the
end, burn human beings. Heinrich Heine
- Books are the quietest and most constant of
friends they are the most accessible and wisest
of counsellors, and the most patient of
teachers. Charles W. Eliot
36- A library is a hospital for the mind.
Anonymous - Books are not made for furniture, but there is
nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a
house. Henry Ward Beecher - Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the
body. Richard Steele - I divide all readers into two classes Those who
read to remember and those who read to forget.
William Phelps
37- If we encounter a man of rare
- intellect, we should ask him what
- books he reads. Ralph Waldo
Emerson - In a very real sense, people who have read good
literature have lived more than people who cannot
or will not read. S. I. Hayakawa
- The more that you read, the more things you
will know. - The more that you learn, the more places
you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
-
38- Readers may be divided into four classes 1.)
Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return
it in nearly the same state, only a little
dirtied. 2.) Sand-glasses, who retain nothing
and are content to get through a book for the
sake of getting through the time. 3.)
Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what
they read. 4.) Mogul diamonds, equally rare and
valuable, who profit by what they read, and
enable others to profit by it also.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
39- The best effect of any book is that it excites
the reader to self activity. Thomas
Carlyle - T'is the good reader that makes the good book.
Ralph Waldo Emerson - To acquire the habit of reading is to construct
for yourself a refuge from almost all the
miseries of life. W. Somerset Maugham
40- To read without reflecting is like eating without
digesting. Edmund Burke - We shouldn't teach great books we should teach a
love of reading. - B. F. Skinner
- The end of reading is not more books but more
life. Holbrook Jackson - Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is
transitory, the other perpetual.
Socrates -
41- Some books are to be tasted, others to be
swallowed, and some few are to be chewed and
digested. Francis Bacon - We are drowning in information but starved for
knowledge. John Naisbitt - Words are the voice of the heart.
Confucius - We read to know we are not alone. C.S.
Lewis
42- The books that help you the most are those which
make you think the most. Theodore Parker
- Knowledge is knowing... or knowing where to find
out. Alvin Toffler - An investment in knowledge always pays the best
interest. Benjamin Franklin - Learning is weightless, a treasure you can always
carry easily. Chinese Proverb
43- The things I want to know are in books my best
friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't
read. Abraham Lincoln - What a school thinks about its library is a
measure of what it thinks about education.
Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of
44- 2.The structure of the text
- Part One Paras 1and 2
- the main idea Weltys mother read to her when
she was very young and developed in her a strong
love for books. - presentation Details are presented first and
then a result is shown( The last 2 sentences of
the second para. tells us that she developed a
very strong passion for reading books).
45- Part Two Paras 3 to 11
- the main idea Weltys parents did all they could
- to help her start reading on her own, thus
further - stimulating her interest in reading.
- Presentation Pay attention to para 3 which
carries the main of this part, that is, the
purpose of her parentseffort.( Her poor parents
tried their best or as the writer says in line 70
They must sacrificed to to choose right books
to make sure their children could enjoy a good
future.
46- Mini-task
- a).Q What have your parents done to you to make
sure you will have a good future? - b) Q Would you tell us a very good gift you have
ever got and why. - c).In this part, quite a few books and writers
are mentioned. T may ask Ss how many or how much
they have read or known them. - d), In this part, the writer, as a child, divided
the books in her family into 4 categories. Have
Ss find out what they are. ( they are books for
the whole family fathers books mothers books
and the writers own books) -
47- Part Three Paras 12 and 13
- the main idea Reading has enabled Welty to hear
a voice when reading or writing, which is very
helpful in her writing career. - Presentation In this part, the writer tells what
she thinks is the best way in reading. Can you
get it?( It is implied in the topic sentence 1st
sentence of para 12 Ever since I was first read
to, then started reading to myself, there has
never been a line read that I did not hear.
Thats why the writer says in line - 80 that while she read books she located herself
in these pages.)
48- V. Writing Technique
- Inversion or shift of part of a sentence for the
sake of emphasis. Exs - 1. that any room in my house, or to be read to
( L.1) - 2.Here to help us grow up arguing around the
dining room table were( L.29) - 3.In the library inside the bookcase were
books(L.32) - 4.To both my parents I owe my early acquaintance
with a beloved Mark Twain ( L.40) - 5. but of him no mention is made on the
title page of this book (L.47) - 6. Whether I am right to trust so far I dont
know. ( L.106) - 7. My own words, when I am at work on a
storythat I hear when I read in books. ( L.109)
49- V. Have Ss paraphrase some sentences
- 1.It was my ambitionbefore I brought her butter.
( L.9) - 2. I was ready for them, committed to. ( L20 )
- 3. But though it must have been something of a
strain on his salary. ( L.23 ) - 4. those were the volumes that in time united us
all, parents and children. ( L.42 ) - 5. anger and rescue allotted to the rich and
the poor respectively. ( L.51 ) - 6.I live in gratitude to my parents for
initiating me by way of the alphabet. ( L.92 ) - 7.Whether I am right to trust so far I dont
know. (106)
50- VI. Have Ss understand and practice some key and
active language points - A. presentation by teachers
- 1.tick make light, regularly repeated sounds
put a small mark against (names, figures, etc.)
to show that sth. is correct - Exs While we waited the taxi's meter kept
ticking away - Tick the sentence that best describes your
feelings. - n.
- Exs The ticks made us all dose off in such a
stuffy day. - Put a tick in a box next to your answer.
51- 2.rhythm regular successions of weak and strong
stresses, accents,sounds of movements (in speech,
music, dancing, etc.) - Exs Sleeping pills upset the normal rhythms of
sleep. - Children began to move together to the rhythm of
the music. - in rhythm
- Ex The young mother was rocking the cradle in
rhythm. - 3.churn move sth. energetically in different
directions - Exs The fish churned (up) the water when we
threw into food. - The village woman churned the milk until it
turned into butter.
52- 4.sob draw in breath sharply and
irregularly from sorrow or pain, esp. while
crying make a sound like that of sobbing - ExsI found her sobbing in the bedroom
because she'd broken her favorite doll. - What can be worse than this? She sobbed.
- n. act or sound of sobbing
- Exs I could feel mother controlling her sobs
from the next room. - Her body shook with sobs.
- 5.read off finish reading ( off in this phrase
means an arranged event is stopped or given up in
advance) - Exs The football has been called off this
afternoon because of snow. - His hockey match was rained off ( stopped
because of rain )
53- 6.carry off to deal successfully with sth.
difficult to win a prize - Ex Exs Its a demanding role, but Im sure
shell be able to carry it off. - At last weeks Oscars, a small number
of films carried off nearly all the prizes. - 7. illiterate (sb.)unable to read or write with
little or no education - Exs Exs It is reported that a surprising
percentage of the population in the town are
illiterate. - They know nothing and they need nothing they
are completely illiterate. - She has to teach a class of illiterates.
- 8.strain pressure caused by a difficult situation
- Exs This war will still put a great strain on
the economy - I dont think our relationship can
stand the strain of another move. - All that lifting is putting his back
under severe strain. - v. T try hard to do sth.
- Exs Exs I strained to hear what they were
saying. - I could not keep up with him, without
straining myself. - He strained his eyes (tried very hard to
see ) in the dim light.
54- 9.order/send away for write to a person or an
organization asking them to send sth. to you - Exs Ive sent away for details of their
holiday packages. - Some are used to ordering away for what
they need online. - 10. sink into indulge in, be absorbed into
- Exs As the months went by, he sank into a
deep depression. - She was furious with her boss and sank into
fantasies of revenge. - 11 11.elope (of a woman) run away from home
with a lover, usually to get married - Exs Asher parents didn't allow her to
get married, she decided to elope with her
lover. - It turned out that she eloped with her tutor.
- 12. discourse communicate in speeches or writing
- Exs Civilized discourse between the
two countries has become impossible. - We rarely entered into discourse
about anything more interesting than the weather.
55- 13. respectively separately or in turn, and in
the order mentioned - Exs In the 200 meters, Lily and Sarah came first
and third respectively (Lily won the race and
Sarah was third). - Their sons, Henry and Ben, were three and six
respectively. - 14. moral that which a story, event or
experience teaches (followed by of/to) standards
of behavior, principles of right and wrong (used
in plural) - Exs The moral of / to the story is that
honesty is always the - best policy.
- Most of the Chinese fables carry some
morals. - It is certainly not true that all young
people have no morals. - adj. concerning principles of right and wrong
good and virtuous - Ex Those who campaign against the death penalty
believe they are on a moral crusade.
56- 15.engrave cut or carve (lines, words, designs,
etc.) on a hard surface impress deeply (on the
memory or mind) - Exs Terrible memory was engraved on her mind.
- He engraved the silver plate with the date they
married on. - Some tourists like to engrave their names on
trees or something in a new place - 16. tatter in very bad condition because parts
oe it have been torn - Exs The broken photo is just a symbol of my torn
and tattered past. - n. The strong wind has blown our flags into
tatters. - 17. lay in obtain or store
- Exs Wed better lay in plenty of food in case
were cut off when it snows.
57- 18. legend old story handed down from the
past, esp. one of doubtful truth famous person - Exs Have you read the legend of King Arthur and
the Knights of the Round Table? - Legend has it that he always wore his boots in
bed. - She was a legend in her own lifetime.
- 19. flank place at the side of or on either side
of - Exs The altar was flanked by two Christmas
trees. - We could see him taking a walk in the prison
grounds sometimes, flanked by two guards. - n
- Exs A small group of houses clings to the
eastern flank of the mountain. - They decided to attack the enemy's exposed right
flank.
58- 20. go through fire and water face great
hardship and danger - Exs Doctors and nurses went through fire
and water - to save SARS patients
- The police went through fire and water to
secure the - local people.
- 21 measure a way of judging
- Ex Tests are not an accurate measure of
performance. - 22. initiate give (sb.) elementary instruction
(used in the patterninitiate sb. into) set
(sth.) working - Exs The teacher initiated his students into
the study of - the traffic problem of the city.
- The government has recently initiated a
massive new house-building program.
59- 23. via, through
- Exs He contacted me by way of email.
- Why don't you travel to London by way of Paris?
- 24. inward deep in mind or soul situated
within, inner - Exs He never revealed his inward
feelings. - His latest CD gives us a thoughtful and inward
- interpretation of the music.the inward organs of
- the human body
- 25. reside live be present
- Exs All full time students must reside in
university halls of residence. - The power to sack employees resides in the Board
of Directors.
60- B. presentation by students find the
definitions of the following and demonstrate
their correct usages in class - 1. give sb. no peace 2. ambition
- 3. expressive 4. all the while
- 5. stay on 6. allot 7.illustration
- 8. not hold a candle to
- 9. in gratitude to 10. by way of
61- VII. Post- reading tasks
- 1. Have Ss do some after-text exercises
- 2.Check on Ss home reading of Text B
- 3.Guide Ss through Reading Strategy
- 4.Have Ss role-play based on the following
story - Directions Read following story and have Ss
solve the puzzle - Who Is The Most Intelligent Candidate?
62- The story
- The residents of the village are going to make a
very - important decision, which will affect their
future greatly. The - head of their village, a wise old man, is to
retire soon. In the past - 50 years, his management has helped the
residents enjoy an - above-the-average life. Their residence is like
a garden and - every family has a 2-storied house. No one is
worried about - food and clothing and every school-age child is
having a merry - school life. Now they are anxious to get a
person to take the position - and this man should be, if not wiser, as
intelligent as the old head. - Three young men are now under consideration, but
who is the best - ? 3 days ago, the village council decided to
assign each of the three - 100, and asked them to bring back whatever they
think the - most useful for the future development of the
village. Today they
63- have come back with their best choice. All the
residents are assembled - at the village hall. They will hear the three
candidates reasons for their - choices and make their final decision.
-
- participants and tasks
- Three students are supposed to be candidates
A,B, and C. Other students, hearing their reasons
.will decide on the best candidate. -
- Cand. A Ive got a design of a new model. Im
sure. - Cand. B Ive bought some seeds of a new breed
of . I have - confidence that with them,
- Cand. C Ive brought back some newly published
books on. - With the instructions and experiences we get from
them, I firmly believe that. - Residents A,B,C,D,
-
64- 5. Writing task
- Directions For this part, you are required to
write a composition of no less than 150 words on
the topic The Importance of Literature Reading
It should be finished in no more than 30 minutes.
The composition must be based on the following
outline given in Chinese. -
- 1.????????????????
- 2.???????????????????
- 3.????????
65- 1. Have Ss to prepare for the next unit
- a. preview Text A of Unit 2
- b. suggested topics (ppt) of Oral Presentation
for Text A of Unit 2 - ? Eat For Good Health
- ? The List Of Most Suitable Food For
- ? My Reasons (Not) To Go Veggie
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66Practice on
Vocabulary
67- Section A
- Directions From the four choices given under
each sentence, choose the ONE that is closest in
meaning to the underlined word or expression. - 1. Youll give your wife no peace until you
tell her the truth. - A) Your wife will not live a quiet life
- B) You and your wife will not live in peace
- C) Your wife will be kept in dark
- D) Your wife will be kept anxious
- 2. With her great voice and expressive
features, she would have made a good actress. - A) a face showing a lot of feeling,
- B) a face telling audience a lot of stories,
- C) eyes full of emotions,
- D) eyes full of affection,
- 3. There was me thinking you were out and
you were upstairs asleep in bed all the while. - A) such a long time B) all the time
- C) so soon D) all through
68- 4. Being a politician can put an enormous amount
of strain on ones family. - A) trouble B) stress C) preoccupation D)
hysteria - 5. My parents believe that I should go to a
first-rate college to study so they tried every
means to work and save money for the future. - A) to buy me into the best college.
- B) to buy various books for my future.
- C) so that in future I need not work
hard. - D) so that I can have a good future
- 6.The system was introduced to save money.
Consideration was made secondarily for any
benefit to the public. - A) Benefit to the public was to be
considered later. - B) Second consideration would be made by
public. - C) Any other benefit should come after
that to public. - D) Public interests were considered of
minor importance.
69- 7. The names of the 58000 American military
personnel who died in Vietnam are carved on the
Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Washington. - A) incised B) engraved C) printed D)
penetrated - 8 8. When I read novels, I always locate
myself in the very places, walking through
streets or along rivers, talking with people and
experiencing their life, etc. - A) imagine B) illuminate C)
believe D)comprehend - 9. The pop music of today cant hold a candle to
the great songs of the 60s and 70s. - A) cant exceed
- B) cant be appreciative to people of 60s
and 70s - C) cant be compared to
- D) cant enlighten us on
- 10. At the age of thirteen, Harry was initiated
into the art of golf by his father - A)started B) informed C) lessoned D)
instructed
70- 11. He swore that, come what may, he would never
let her know what he was doing for her sake. - A) whether she came or not B) whatever he was
offered - C) whoever comes D) whatever happens
- 12. She was furious with her boss and indulged in
rapturous fantasies of revenge. - A) drank in B) fell into C) downed in D)
sank into - 13.They were waiting to strike at the flank of
Napoleons army. - A) side B) back C) front D) rear
- 14. By the time they arrived at the house shed
worked herself up into a real state. - A) excited herself B) raised herself
- C) triggered herself D) passionated
herself - 15. The book is full of illuminating details on
the causes of the war. - A) enlightening B) lightening C) conspicuous D)
obscure
71- Section B
- Directions For each of the following sentences
there are four choices marked a, b, c and d.
Choose the ONE answer that best completes the
sentence. - 16. Hurry up and you might catch them in the
______ of their tea. - A) time B) middle C) occasion D) event
- 17. The university has already ______ honorary
degrees on several successive politicians and
businessmen. - A) conferred B) allocated C) rewarded D)
granted - 18. This is the only newspaper that insistently
______ the right of teenagers to have their say. - A) conflicted B) championed C) combated D)
competed - 19. As a teacher, you could expect to be paid
______ between 50,000 to 80,000. - A) somewhere B) anywhere C) something D)
anything - 20. He ______ through four or five newspapers,
trying to find the article. - A) worked B) went C) flipped D) riffled
72- 21. They were so ______ with what they were
doing that they didnt hear me come in. - A) engrossed B) fascinated C) willed D)
intensified - 22.The symptoms of the rare disease include a
_____ for sweet foods. - A) craze B) craving C) crawl D) crane
- 23. Her talent might have lain ______ had it not
been for her aunts encouragement. - A) intact B) lifeless D) inactive D)
dormant - 24. She was lulled to sleep by the gentle
______ of the boat in the water. - A) movement B) rhythm, C) note D) rock
- 25. The wife was given specific instructions on
how to cope with conceivable problem that might
______ during his absence. - A) come up B) pick up
- C) come out D) pick out
73- 26.. Although she had only rehearsed the part a
few times, she ______ it off beyond all
expectations. - A) gave B) presented C) carried D)
performed - 27.The soldier found himself ______ a hero when
he returned to his village. - A) somehow like B) someway as
- C) something of D) somewhat of
- 28. Its very important to play the game ______
and not make trouble for anyone. - A) in the right spirit B) by great emotions
- C) with a good heart D) on the correct
principle - 29. The prisoners were kept on ______
allowance of food and insufficient time for
sheep. - A) few B) little C) short D) thin
- 30. Those who campaign against the death penalty
believe they are on a ______ crusade. - A) secondary B) ambitious C) legendary D)
moral
74- 31. Voters in three states were given the
opportunity to make English the language of
official ______ in those states. - A) interlocutor B) discourse
- C) encyclopedia D) cricket
- 32.For many ______ people, television is the one
means of getting news. - A) illegible B) illiterate C) illegitimate D)
illegal - 33. He ______ working in the office with long
tours overseas. - A) alternated B) ticked C) flanked D)
flecked - 34. David wasnt able to finish the task within
the ______ time. - A) donated B) allotted
- C) distributed D) subscribed
- 35. I got a few ______ of paint on the window
when I was painting the frames. - A) flecks B) freaks C) flasks D) freckles
75- 36. His success was in some ______ due to his
being in the right place at the right time. - A) degree B) extent C) measure D) scale
- 37. Over the 8 years, Chinese people went through
______ to defeat the Japanese aggressors. - A) thick and thin B) mountain and
river - C) a thousand and one way D) fire and water
- 38. He did everything he could to restore his
______ reputation but to little avail. - A) tattered B) tattooed C)
tethered D) terrace - 39. He was the star at the party he entertained
us by reciting his poems with beautiful ______. - A) cadences B) rhythms C) beats D)
tempos - 40. The rugs are still produced, but they are a
little too ______ for western tastes. - A) expressive B) garish C) innocuous D)
straight
76- 41. Obviously you came here intending to _____
in America and you will need a work visa. - A) reprimand B) resettle
- C) reprieve D) reside
- 42. Low earners will pay only half the charge
but high earners will have to pay full ______. - A) mark B) price
- C) whack D) cost
- 43. She came out with some ______story about not
having enough money to go and see her father who
was seriously ill. - A) weeping B) saddened
- C) sobbing D) tragic
- 44.The need for secrecy is ______ to the need to
take immediate action. - A) superior B) secondary
- C) superb D) priority
- 45.In her speech she presented a(an) ______
argument for increasing taxes. - A) authoritative B) sedative
- C) influential D) potent
77- 46. When animals have more food, they generally
______ faster. - A) multiply B) intensity C) expand D)
escalate - 47. They showed great ______ for the cause of
helping deprived children. - A) ardent B) ardor C) arbiter D) arbor
- 48. The Home Office must weed out ______ from
such highly sensitive jobs. - A) proponents B) guerillas C)
subversives D) rebels - 49. They ______ in (at/over) their victory
after so many years of hardships and
difficulties. - A) overjoyed B) gloated C) elated D)
exulted - 50. He had an actors typically ______
features, which enabled him to act roles of - different backgrounds.
- A) malleable B) changeable C)
conceivable D) manageable - key
78- Key
- D A B B D D B A C D
- D D A A A B C A B D
- A B D B A C C A C D
- B B A B A C D A A A
- D C C B D A B C D A