Unit Three

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Unit Three
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Practice Convert the following sentences into
passive voice orally. Someone says
Professor Bao will come to see Liu and Zhen in
their dorm this afternoon. Their room looks a
bit dirty and untidy. They will give the room a
good clean in the morning. They have to throw
away the old newspapers and put everything in
order. Besides, they have to take down the old
posters from the wall and put up some new ones.
They will make their room neat and tidy and
leave a good impression on the professor.
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• Practice
• Most environmental problems exist because
  adequate measures for preventing them( ) taken
  in the past.
• Was not B. were not C. were not being D. being
  not
• 2. The patient looks as is she ( ).
• A. had recovered B. had been recovered
• C. Recovered D. recovers
• 3.Economic uncertainty, of course, is precisely
  why commodity
• A
  B C
• futures market is existed.
• D

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• Practice
• 4. Gone the Chinese people were in
  great lack of food, money, comfort and enough
  housing.
• A.The days when B. are the days when
• C. have the days when D. the days have when
• 5. All the machines by the end of the
  following week.
• A. Will be repaired B. were
  repaired
• C. Will have been repaired D. would be
  repaired
• 6. I dont remember a chance to try this
  method.
• having been given B. to have been given
• C. having given D. to have given

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Practice 7. They found the lecture hard
. A. To be understand B. to
understand C. For understanding D. to have
been understood 8. He with Prof. Smith
at least four times in the past few years. A. has
been seen met B. was seen to
meet C. had seen meeting D.
has been seen meeting 9. She was made wait for
over an hour in the rain because of the
A B
C delay of the
train. D
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1. conscientious careful to do everything that it
is your job or duty to do A conscientious
teacher may feel inclined to take work home. a
conscientious and hard-working student conscienti
ously adverb conscientiousness noun
e.g. his conscientiousness and loyalty to the
company
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Language Structure
Practice 3-A Expressing sympathy disagreement
A (Poor Tom! Lots of people make fun of him.) B
Why do they do that? A (Because he walks with a
limp.) B well, I don't think anybody should be
made fun of because of his physical handicap.
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• physical handicap
• turn down
• turn sb. Down To reject sb. ????
• e.g. We politely turned down the invitation.
• 3. hoarse voice
• a low rough voice
• 4. shabby clothes
• clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad
  condition because they have been used for a long
  time

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• a modern sewerage system
• sewer ???,??????,????
• sewerage ????
• 2. renovate the stadium
• to repair a building or old furniture so that it
  is in good condition again
• e.g. The hotel has been renovated and
  redecorated.
• NOUN renovation

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Dialogue I
Farewell to Rude Manners
Think it

• When someone treats you rudely, what is your
  response?
• What do you choose, to be a completely civil
  person or just be polite when it is needed?

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Dialogue I
Farewell to Rude Manners
Questions

• According to A and B, what usually happens when
  the bus is late? Is it very crowded?
• Does what A and B describe in the dialogue often
  happen in the city where you are?
• What kind of behaviour is considered as uncivil?
  Can you list some other examples?

Browse through the text, try to answer following
questions.
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Dialogue I
Farewell to Rude Manners
Read
Please read the dialogue loudly with feeling
and expression.
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Dialogue I
Farewell to Rude Manners
Retell
Try to retell the content of the dialogue,
following cues may help you. A and B are
commenting on some unpleasant daily occurrences
in pubic places. 1. A tells B about his personal
experience at a bus stop .. 2. B in turn tells A
about what he saw on the bus .. 3. A and B talk
about what young people should do and should not
do.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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Youre not bothered by rude people with their
rough behaviour
?Bother 1.WORRY e.g. Being in a crowd really
bothers me. It was very noisy, but that didn't
bother me. It really bothered me that he'd
forgotten my birthday. 2. DISTURB OR ANGER e.g.
Sorry to bother you, but Mr. Grey is on the
line. Cliff didn't want to bother himself
with masses of detail. Danny, don't bother
Ellen while she's reading. Would it
bother you if I put on some music? 3.CAUSE
PAIN e.g. My back's been bothering
me. 4.FRIGHTEN e.g. Don't worry, my dog won't
bother you. If he starts bothering you, let me
know.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
1
Youre not bothered by rude people with their
rough behaviour
?rough ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ????? 1.NOT
SMOOTH opposite smooth e.g. Her hands were
rough from hard work. 2.NOT EXACT synonym
approximate e.g. Could you give me a rough idea
what time you'll be home? a rough estimate
of the cost 3. DIFFICULT synonym tough e.g. The
first year was rough, but things have gotten
better. My boyfriend and I were going
through a rough time. 4. NOT GENTLE opposite
gentle e.g. Rugby is a very rough sport.
Don't be too rough - she's only little.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
2
With no order, and in a near-riot.

• violent outburst of lawlessness by the people in
  a district
• e.g. The police put down a riot by force during
  the election.
• police in bullet-proof vests and carrying
  riot shields
• 2. An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or
  passions.
• e.g. a riot of emotion
• 3. a riot of colour
• something with many different bright colours
• e.g. The garden is a riot of colour in spring.

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Dialogue I
Language Points
3
You have to fight your way in and fight your way
out when..
Phrase expansion the families of those who
fought in the war rebel forces fighting against
the Russians They fought for control of the
islands. He had to fight several other applicants
for the job. She fought her way back into the
first team. Two guys were fighting with each
other in the street. They were fighting over a
girl. They're fighting about who should do the
dishes. We fought our way through the crowd. He's
rich now, but he had to fight tooth and nail for
it. She looked away, fighting back her tears We
left them to fight it out .
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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At the bus terminal there was a big crowd.
n.   ??????? Please wait for me at the bus
terminal. ???????????? I'll keep with you to the
bus terminal. ???????????? station, stop, termi
nal ????????????station ????,???????????stop
 ???????,????????terminal ??????????????(?)??
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Dialogue I
Language Points
5
The waiting crowd turned into a charging mob.
Turn into 1.  Caterpillars turn into
butterflies. ?????????? 2.  Out of work for
almost a year now, Mrs. Johnson is one of the
thousands of unemployed in New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut who have seen weeks turn into
months with still no job on the horizon.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????
????,???????? 3.  A flicker of interest soon turn
into the burning flames of desire.
???????????????????
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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The waiting crowd turned into a charging mob.
mob 1. a large noisy crowd, especially one that
is angry and violent e.g. a mob of a few hundred
demonstrators They were immediately surrounded by
the mob. 2. informal a group of people of the
same type synonym gang mob of e.g. The usual
mob of teenagers were standing on the
corner. charge To attack violently e.g. The
troops charged the enemy line. the
wounded lion suddenly charged at me.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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fell down in this mad scramble.
noun an unceremonious (rude, impolite,uncivilize
d)scuffle or struggle. e.g. There was a scramble
for the best seats. verb To struggle or
contend frantically in order to get
something e.g. scrambled for the best seats.
the players scrambled for / to get possession
of the ball. Children scrambled for the
coins that were thrown to them.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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Next to the seats reserved for the old and weak
1.  He still reserved his opinion on some points.
??????,??????????? 2.  Please reserve a seat for
me. ?????????? 3.  As I require money quickly I
must draw on my reserve. ???????,???????? 4.  The
ultimate reserve was a source of his fascination
and his power. ?????????????????????? 5.  He
spoke with reserve. ??????
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Dialogue I
Language Points
8
Next to the seats reserved for the old and weak
keep, retain, reserve, preserve, conserve, withhol
d ????????,?????keep ????,?????????????retai
n ??????reserve ????,????????????????????prese
rve ????????????????conserve ?????????,????????
???withhold ?????,??????
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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The seats were occupied by two robust young men
who totally ignored her presence.
Robust a robust person is strong and healthy
e.g. a robust man of six feet four ignore e.g.
You can't ignore the fact that many criminals
never go to prison. The phone rang, but
she ignored it. Sam rudely ignored the
question. noun ignorance lack of knowledge or
information about something Excuse my ignorance,
but how does it actually work?
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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Those young men were too preoccupied with
themselves.
thinking about something a lot, with the result
that you do not pay attention to other
things e.g. What's wrong with Cindy? She seems a
little preoccupied. preoccupied with He's
completely preoccupied with all the wedding
preparations at the moment.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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Its time we bade farewell to all rude manners.
Bid 1. to offer to pay a particular price for
goods, especially in an auction e.g. She bid 100
for a Victorian chair. The two men ended up
bidding against each other at the auction. 2. to
offer to do work or provide services for a
specific price, in competition with other
offers Three firms bid for the contract on the
new buildings. 3. Bid farewell say goodbye to
also say farewell to sb./sth
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Dialogue I
Language Points
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Socialist moral standards ought to be passed down
from
Phrase expand I'll pass the information on to our
sales department. They've passed the enquiry
over to the police. (Give information) She passed
with flying colours (got very high marks) . I'm
afraid I'll have to pass on that offer of coffee.
(not accept an invitation) One catches the virus
and they pass it on to the rest. Any increase in
our costs will have to be passed on to the
consumer. This is the second time I've been
passed over for promotion (someone else has been
given a higher job instead of me) . I don't think
you should pass up the opportunity to go to
university.( to not make use of a chance)
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Dialogue I
Farewell to Rude Manners
Discussion
The root of rude manners in our country
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Dictation

• Two millionA American women enter the work
  force every year. The new workers include all
  ages and backgrounds teenagers, college
  graduates, young housewives, society women and
  older women who have lost their husbands.
  Altogether, more than half the eighty-four
  million women in the United States are now
  employed or seeking employment. Although most of
  them are still holding tightly to the womanly
  jobs such as nursing, teaching, and office work,
  a growing number of pioneers are venturing into
  other fields. They run business they manage
  farms they become astronauts, carpenters,
  layers, truck or taxi-drivers, coal miners, or
  politicians. They join the army or the navy. So
  far no woman has become president of the country
  but that might happen, as indeed it has happened
  in other nations.

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Dialogue I
Farewell to Rude Manners
Role-play
A Retired Teachers Impressions
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Role-play
Language Points
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In China while some people are imbued with .
be imbued with Imbue v.  ?? ,???He managed to
imbue his employees with team spirit. ????????????
?? ???You should imbue your children with
ambition to succeed ?????????????????? be imbued
with His work is imbued with the evolutionary
spirit. ???????????????He is imbued with the
self-criticism. ???????????



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Role-play
Language Points
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taken out sightseeing once in a while.
Once in a while now and then occasionally ????
??? 1.Once in a while, if a late story is so
important it cannot be passed up, an attempt is
made to insert it during the broadcast.
??????????????,????,???????????????? 2. We went
to see our English teacher once in a while.
??????????????



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Role-play
Language Points
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He cites to him some examples of peoples good
service
Cite vt.  1.?? The lawyer cited a previous
case to support his argument. ??????????????????
It's no use citing the Bible to somebody who
doesn't believe in God. ??????????????????



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Role-play
Language Points
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He cites to him some examples of peoples good
service

• 2.??He was cited for contempt of court.
• ???????????
• 3.??The soldier was cited by the king for his
  bravery.
• ????????????????
• 4.?(?)To illstrate the theory in question, we
  can cite many examples.?????????????,??????????

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spelling

• 1.announce 2. sufficient 3. definition
• 4.immediate 5.appreciate 6.academic
• 7.accuracy 8. separate 9.existence
• 10.mental 11. various 12. challenge

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Dictation

• Travelling by air can be enjoyable, but it is
  often frightening and strange the first time. I
  took my little boy, Douglas, for his first flight
  last month. When we arrived at the airport, he
  wanted to know why the official weighed the
  luggage. Then he wondered why he needed a
  passport. He didnt understand what the security
  check was for. Then he asked where the air
  stewardess was. When he saw the plane, he
  couldnt understand how it could fly in the air.
  Of course, he wanted to see how the captain
  worked and where he sat. he soon got bored and
  started asking when the plane would land. What a
  lot of questions! I was very pleased when we
  finally landed.

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Dialogue II
Uncertainty
Practice
Using uncertain expressions, work in pairs, take
in turns to inquire and respond to the following
topics. (Textbook Page 30.)
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When he tries to elucidate further but finds that
he cant do it i'lusideit, i'lus?.deit
(clarify, explain, illuminate) 1.?? There is
no need for him to elucidate. ??????????? I will
try to elucidate what I think the problems
are. ??????????????? 2.??Please elucidate the
reasons for your action. ????????????
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I cant make out what is crawling there on the
floor. 1. crawl along/across etc The baby
crawled across the floor. 2. if an insect crawls,
it moves using its legs crawl over/up etc There's
a bug crawling up your leg. 3. crawl into/out of
bed to get into or out of bed slowly because you
are very tired We crawled into bed at 2 am. 4. if
a vehicle crawls, it moves forward very
slowly crawl by/along etc The traffic was
crawling along.
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This is part of the interrogation. in'ter?geit, i
n'ter?.geit ( questioning, inquiry/enquiry)  
v.   ??,  ??,  ?? I decide to interrogate the
abductors. ????????????
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The windowpanes are opaque. ?u'peik
adj. antonym transparent  1.???? not
transparent This is an opaque cup.
??????????? The window is made of opaque
glass. ?????????????? 2.???obscure,
incomprehensive The report was written in long,
opaque sentences. ???????????? Their intentions
remained opaque. ????????????
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I might overlooked some corners. .?uv?'luk
vt.   ?? 1.???????????? Houses which overlook
the lake cost more. 2.???????????????? We find a
beautiful situation that can overlook the
valley. Vt. ????,??1.??????? We should not
overlook the difficulties. 2.??????????? I can't
afford to overlook such a crime.
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Call on sb. 1.?? ??????????? A certain person
called on you yesterday. 2.???????????????????
He called on the workers to fight for their
rights.
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Reading I
A Shoppers Nightmare
Think it

• Have you ever been misunderstood by others?
• What would you do if you are treated badly just
  because you are misunderstood?
• What else you can do if all the explanations seem
  useless?

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Reading I
A Shoppers Nightmare
Questions
1. Where was the birthday gift bought? 2. What
was the problem with the jumper? 3. Why did the
author go to London with her friends? 4. What
happened when the author left the store? 5. What
was the author accused of? 6. How did the author
prove that she was innocent? 7. What would have
happened to the author had it no been a clear-cut
case? 8. What was it that the author was most
unhappy about this store?
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Reading I
A Shoppers Nightmare
Retell
Cause? process ? result
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Dialogue I
Language Points
1
It would be sensible to dash into the large
department store
? sensible 1.reasonable, practical, and showing
good judgment e.g. She seems very sensible.
It's sensible to keep a note of your passport
number. 2.suitable for a particular purpose, and
practical rather than fashionable e.g. Eat a
sensible diet and exercise daily. an old
woman in sensible shoes and a neat skirt 3.
formal noticeable e.g. a sensible increase in
temperature 4. be sensible of something literary
to know or realize that something exists or is
true e.g. He was very sensible of the difficult
situation she was in.
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Reading I
Language Points
1
It would be sensible to dash into the large
department store
?dash into to go or run somewhere very
quickly e.g. Olive dashed into the room, grabbed
her bag, and ran out again.
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Reading 1
Language Points
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My arms were grabbed viciously by a stern,
bearded man..
? grab 1. to take hold of someone or something
with a sudden or violent movement synonym
snatch e.g. I grabbed my bag and ran off.
I managed to grab the gun from Bowen. 2. to get
some food or sleep quickly because you are
busy e.g. Why don't you go and grab some sleep?
Let's grab a bite to eat before we go. 3.
to take an opportunity, accept an invitation etc
immediately e.g. I think you should grab your
chance to travel while you're young. She
grabbed the opportunity to go to America.
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reading I
Language Points
2
My arms were grabbed viciously by a stern,
bearded man..
? viciously 1.violent and cruel in a way that
hurts someone physically e.g. a vicious murder
a vicious killer Keep away from that
dog, he can be vicious. 2.very unkind in a way
that is intended to hurt someone's feelings or
make their character seem bad e.g. Sarah can be
quite vicious at times. She was shocked
by the vicious tone in his voice. 3. unpleasantly
strong or severe synonym violent
viciously adverb e.g. He twisted her
arm viciously. viciousness noun
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spelling

• 1.Artificial 2. textile 3.application
• 4. nuclear technology
• 5. Scientist 6. device 7.harvest
• 8.achievement 9.hydrogen 10.radiation
• 11. cold-resistant 12.radioactive

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Dictation

• Museums are buildings where objects of particular
  interest are stored and arranged for public
  display. A museum may be concerned with almost
  any subject in history, science, or the arts.
  Some museums deal with the lives of famous
  people. These are often located in the buildings
  that used to be their homes. The rooms may be
  arranged just as they were in their lifetime.
  Other museums have models of streets and houses
  from different periods in history. Sometimes
  articles of special value or interest are loaned
  by one museum to another for a special
  exhibition. Thus, people can see the masterpieces
  of different countries without having to travel
  great distances.

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reading I
Language Points
2
My arms were grabbed viciously by a stern,
bearded man..
? stern serious and strict, and showing strong
disapproval of someone's behaviour e.g. sterner
penalties for drug offences stern
look/voice/expression etc e.g. 'Wait!' I shouted
in my sternest voice. stern ?sternly
adverb ?sternness noun uncountable ?
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reading I
Language Points
2
My arms were grabbed viciously by a stern,
bearded man..
? bearded beard countable 1. hair that grows
around a man's chin and cheeks 2. something
similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an
animal's chin bearded adjective
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reading I
Language Points
3
What I was accused of.
to say that you believe someone is guilty of a
crime or of doing something bad accuse somebody
of (doing) something e.g. He was accused of
murder. Smith accused her of lying. The
professor stands accused of (has been accused
of) stealing his student's ideas and publishing
them.
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Dialogue I
Language Points
4
I had always assumed that a receipt would be
assume ?'sjum vt. 1.?? Let's assume it to be
true. ?????????? We assume his guilt. ??????????
2.??They assumed their operational
positions. ???????????????
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Reading I
Language Points
4
I had always assumed that a receipt would be
3.?? I am not afraid to assume the
responsibility. ???????. 4.(????)?? She was in
arrogance to assume she would win every time.
????????,???????
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reading I
Language Points
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to prove a shoppers innocence in such cases
1.  ????????????????? Perhaps this book will
prove to be of some use to you in your studies.
2.  ????????????????? He has proved his
courage in the battle. 3.  ???????????????? The
old methods proved best after all.
4.  ????????????,???????????????????????? She
claimed that money had been wasted and our
financial difficulties seemed to prove her point.

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reading I
Language Points
6
A receipt would be enough to prove a shoppers
innocence
1.the fact of being not guilty of a
crime opposite guilt e.g. Can you prove your
innocence ? protest/maintain your innocence
(say repeatedly that you are not guilty) e.g.
The prisoners continued to protest their
innocence. 2. lack of experience of life or
knowledge of the bad things in the world e.g. In
our innocence we believed everything we were
told. the innocence of childhood innocent adj
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reading I
Language Points
7
I was furious and upset but I continued to
protest that...
? furious very angry e.g. Residents in the area
are furious at the decision. She was
furious with herself for letting things get out
of hand. Her family are furious that her
name has been published by the press. She
was absolutely furious . ? protest e.g. Thousands
of people blocked the street, protesting against
the new legislation. American English
Students protested the decision. Clive
protested that he hadn't been given enough time
to do everything. Sarah protested that she
wasn't Mick's girlfriend.
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reading I
Language Points
8
And with great reluctance,
when someone is unwilling to do something, or
when they do something slowly to show that they
are not very willing e.g. Wells finally agreed,
but with reluctance. reluctance/ reluctant
to do something e.g. a reluctance to share
information Maddox was reluctant to talk
about it. reluctantly adverb e.g.
Reluctantly, he agreed.
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reading I
Language Points
9
begging forgiveness
when someone forgives another person ask/beg/pray
etc for (somebody's) forgiveness e.g. He never
admitted his guilt or asked for
forgiveness. I've tried to forgive him for what
he said. If anything happened to the kids I'd
never forgive myself . 'I'm really sorry.' 'It's
okay, you're forgiven.' God forgives us our
sins. (forgive sb. sth.) He didn't look the sort
of man to forgive and forget (forgive someone
and no longer think about it) . Forgive me, but I
don't think that is relevant. Forgive me for
saying so , but that's nonsense. Forgive my
phoning you so late. (forgive sb. doing)
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reading I
Language Points
10
and sacked store detectives
BE informal to dismiss someone from their
job synonym fire e.g. They couldn't sack me -
I'd done nothing wrong. He was sacked from
every other job he had. He was sacked for
being drunk.
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reading I
Language Points
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Their sudden, ruthless behaviour and their
rudeness and insensitivity had left me badly
shaken.
? ruthless 1. so determined to get what you want
that you do not care if you have to hurt other
people in order to do it e.g. a ruthless dictator
They have shown a ruthless disregard for
basic human rights. 2. determined and firm when
making unpleasant decisions e.g. He ran the
company with ruthless efficiency. Throw
away clothes you don't wear - be ruthless.
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reading I
Language Points
Their sudden, ruthless behaviour and their
rudeness and insensitivity had left me badly
shaken.
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? insensitivity / insensitive (
indifference/indifferent) 1. not noticing, or not
taking the care to notice, other people's
feelings, and not realizing when they are upset
or when something that you do will upset
them e.g. One insensitive official insisted on
seeing her husband's death certificate.
She's totally insensitive to Jack's feelings. 2.
not paying attention to what is happening or to
what people are saying, and therefore not
changing your behaviour because of it Companies
that are insensitive to global changes will lose
sales. The service is insensitive to the needs of
local people.
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reading I
Language Points
if I had had a less clear-cut case or had been
in a more fragile state.
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weak, feeble, frail, fragile ??????????,??????
weak ????,????????,????????????feeble ???????,?
?????,?????????frail ?????????????fragile ??fr
ail??,????,????,??????,???????
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Reading I
A Shoppers Nightmare
Role Play
Role play the story in groups
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Reading II
A Letter of Complaint
Skimming Questions
1. On What occasions do people write letters of
complaints? 2. What did Mr. E. M. James complain
about in his letter to the Manager of the
Falstaff Restaurant? 3. What did Mr. James expect
the Manager to do concerning his complaint?
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Reading 2
Language Points
Solihull, West Midlands
1
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Reading 2
Language Points
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
2
Shakespeare's Birthplace is a carefully restored
16th century half-timbered house situated in
Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
England, where it is believed that William
Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his
childhood years. It is now a small museum open to
the public and is a popular visitor attraction,
owned and managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace
Trust. It has been referred to as "a Mecca for
all lovers of literature."
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reading I
Language Points
I am writing to make a strong complaint about
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Complainvi. k?m'plein 1. ?? ??????????? The
tourist complained that the room was too dirty.
?????????? She complained to me about his
rudeness. 2.???????????????? He will complain to
the police that I struck him. 3.?????????? The
patient is complaining of acute earache.
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reading I
Language Points
We were assured that there would be ample room
for us
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assure vt. ?'?u? 1.??? ???????,??????? Her
success as an actress was now assured.
??????????????? They tried to assure him of
their willingness to work. 2.??????????,???????
????? I can assure you that your son will be
happy here. ???????,??????????? They were
assured that everything possible was being done.
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reading I
Language Points
We were assured that there would be ample room
for us
5
assure vt.?'?u? 3.?? We book early to assure
ourselves of seats. ???????????? Nothing can
assure permanent happiness. ???????????????
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reading I
Language Points
We were assured that there would be ample room
for us
5
ample æmpl, æmp?l adj.???( ??????????????)
We have ample time. ????????? We have an
ample supply of water. ??????????
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reading I
Language Points
I am writing to make a strong complaint about
3
Complaint n. k?m'pleint 1.  I have a
complaint. ????? 2.  You have no real grounds
for complaint. ???????????? 3. She lodged a
complaint about the noise. ??????????? lodge a
claim/the protest/a complaint ????,????,??
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reading I
Language Points
Historic V.S. Historical
4
1)historic famous in history, ?????? a
event/speech/spot 2)historical belong to
history ????a people/novel/play/film/painting
trend
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reading I
Language Points
In such a charming, picturesque setting
5
picturesque .pikt??resk adj.  ???
??????????????? The place is remarkable for its
picturesque scenery. ????????,????? The castle
stands in a picturesque setting surrounded by
hills.
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reading I
Language Points
As the whole embarrassing incident was a great
disappointment to
6
n. 1. ?? The serious incident along the border
increased our fears of the war.
???????????????????? 2.??She couldn't erase
the incident from her memory. ?????????? The
police are connecting this incident with last
week's terrorist bombing. ???????????????????????
3.??The incident put a dampener on his
birthday party. ???????????????
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reading I
Language Points
As the whole embarrassing incident was a great
disappointment to
6
adj.  1.??? These diseases are incident to
childhood. ????????? 2.???There are
many evils incident to human society. ??????????

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Guided Writing
Note accepting an invitation
A note accepting an invitation usually includes
1. appreciation of being invited 2. his / her
certainty of having a good time 3. his / her
assurance of being punctual / his / her apology
for having to be late (optional) 4. his / her
offer of help (optional) 5. his / her looking
forward to the occasion.
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Interaction Activities
Could Past Mistakes Have Been Averted

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Listening Practice
Listening Comprehension
83
Spelling
exaggerate believe robust dreadful
sensible behaviour accuse innocence
furious shoplifter reluctance receipt
84
Dictation A
Specialists in marketing have studied how to make
people buy more food in a supermarket. They do
all kinds of things that you do not even notice.
For example, the simple, ordinary food that
everybody must buy, like bread, milk, flour and
vegetable oil, is spread all over the store. You
have walk by all the more interesting things in
order to find what you need. The more expensive
food is in packages with bright-coloured
pictures. This food is placed at eye level so you
see it and want to buy it. The things that you
have to buy anyway are usually located on a
higher or lower shelf. However, candy and other
things that children like are on lower shelves.
The store has a comfortable temperature in summer
and winter, and it plays soft music. It is a
pleasant place for people to stay and spend more
money.
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Dictation B
While I was shopping in a large department store,
I stopped in the book department. I spent at
least 30 minutes there because I was looking for
a number of books which I wanted to give to
people as presents. I found quite a few of them
so I put them in a pile beside me. I was standing
there and reading the books quietly, choosing
some and putting some others back, when an
elderly lady came up to me, pushed a book at me
and said Ill take this. I replied to her,
Go ahead, madam, but you had better pay for it
first. Then I realized that because I was
standing by a great pile of books, she thought I
was a shop assistant. I was starting to explain
when she interrupted me and complained about the
service in the shop. I said nothing and walked
away.
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Listening Comprehension
1. It seems that no one liked to sit in the
smoke. 2. The best way to get rid of the smoke,
according to the old woman, was to make the
smokers ill. 3. People are not allowed to smoke
in the compartment. 4. The sharp-faced woman
thought that if they had the windows open, the
cold air would make her rheumatism and cough
worse. 5. Four people joined in the conversation.
They were the two smokers and two women.
True or False?
T
F
F
F
F
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Listening Comprehension
True or False?

• T
• It was to stop people from smoking.
• People are allowed to smoke in the compartment
  because it is a smoker.
• The cold air would result in her rheumatism and
  cough.
• Five people. They were the two smokers, two women
  and the man in the overcoat.

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Translation

• 1.The stuntmans breathtaking performance left
  the audience panic-stricken.
• 2.Since his health is deteriorating, I think that
  it is time he got out of the bad habit of
  smoking.
• 3. When Bill is preoccupied with his experiment,
  he has no idea of what is going on around him.
• 4.Tom proposed to exchange his stamp of his for
  that book of Johns, but John refused.
• 5.He accused his neighbour of playing the records
  too loudly at night.
• 6.He is not such a fool as you assume him to be.

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Translation

• On many occasions we may hear people say that men
  are superior to women. Actually this is a
  manifestation of male chauvinism.
• True, me are doing better than women in most
  fields, but this is not womens fault. The
  age-old traditions which prevent women from
  enjoying equal opportunities with men have a lot
  to do with the problem.

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Translation

• There is yet another form of invisible
  discrimination. That is the deep-rooted prejudice
  that sees ignorance as a womans virtue. But of
  course it is true that in our country womens
  status has been greatly raised in the past fifty
  years.
• A main obstacle that often holds women back is
  fear, which results from social prejudice. Fear
  keeps women from doing anything significant. To
  root out the conventional prejudices, women
  should hold to the belief that they can catch up
  with and surpass men. This belief will build up
  womens confidence, overcome their fear, and
  shatter the myth that men are superior to women.