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Unit 8

Language Structures Structures

Dialogue I I

Dialogue II

Reading I I

Reading IIReading II

Guided Writing

Interaction ActivitiesInteraction Activities

Listening Practice

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LSP

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LSLS

1. 1. Look up the word in a dictionaryLook up the word in a dictionary that gives definitions that gives definitions in English.in English.

2. 2. Have you read all the booksHave you read all the books that you borrowed from that you borrowed from meme??

3. I’d like to see the gentleman 3. I’d like to see the gentleman who came from Germany who came from Germany yesterdayyesterday..

4. 4. What’s the name of the young manWhat’s the name of the young man (who/m) he (who/m) he introduced to us last week?introduced to us last week?

LSP

See the following sentences and find See the following sentences and find out the grammar rules they use:out the grammar rules they use:

Follow up activity

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A: Can you explain the word “ cooker” in EnglishA: Can you explain the word “ cooker” in EnglishB: B: (I’m afraid I can’t.)(I’m afraid I can’t.)A: Then look the word up in a dictionary that gives A: Then look the word up in a dictionary that gives

definitions in English.definitions in English.B: B: (( It says “ a cooker is an apparatus which is used It says “ a cooker is an apparatus which is used

for cooking food.”)for cooking food.”)

LSP

LSP ILSP I Identifying and asking Identifying and asking somebody to identify somethingsomebody to identify something

Practice following conversations:Practice following conversations:

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Please think about the following quePlease think about the following questions:stions:

1)1) What do you call a person who is in charge of or helps to What do you call a person who is in charge of or helps to

run a library?run a library?

2)2) What do you call a person who advises people about the What do you call a person who advises people about the

law and represents them in court?law and represents them in court?

3)3) What do you call a person who takes care of babies or What do you call a person who takes care of babies or

children while their parents are out?children while their parents are out?

Please think about the following quePlease think about the following questions:stions:

1)1) What do you call a person who is in charge of or helps to What do you call a person who is in charge of or helps to

run a library?run a library?

2)2) What do you call a person who advises people about the What do you call a person who advises people about the

law and represents them in court?law and represents them in court?

3)3) What do you call a person who takes care of babies or What do you call a person who takes care of babies or

children while their parents are out?children while their parents are out?

LSP

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A: Have you read all the books (that) you borrowed?A: Have you read all the books (that) you borrowed?B: B: (No. There’ s still one (that) I haven’t (No. There’ s still one (that) I haven’t read.)read.)A: Which one?A: Which one?B: B: (( The one (that) you said you didn’t like.)The one (that) you said you didn’t like.)

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LSP IILSP II Identifying the thing that somebody Identifying the thing that somebody has (not) donehas (not) done

Practice following Practice following conversations:conversations:

besides, except, except for, besides, except, except for, except (that), butexcept (that), but

都表示“除了……”，但用法有区别 Besides John, all of us passed the exam. （ John 也及格了）

All of us passed the exam except John. （ John 不及格） You can all go except Tom.

We had a very good time except for the weather.

在句首须用 except for. eg. Except for Tom, you can all go.

Except (that) 表示“只是……”，后面连接从句。

I would willingly go except that it is too far.

(to be continued)

besides, except, except for, besides, except, except for, except (that), but except (that), but

But 用作介词时，常用于 all, no, nobody, who,

where 等词后面； but 不用于句首。 There is no one here but me.

Who but Tom would have done such a thing?

All but / except the captain were rescued.

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A: I’d like to see the gentleman who came from Canada A: I’d like to see the gentleman who came from Canada yesterday.yesterday.

B: B: (You mean the Canadian engineer who’s visiting a (You mean the Canadian engineer who’s visiting a research.)research.)

A: No. I’m looking for the Canadian professor who’s A: No. I’m looking for the Canadian professor who’s teaching at Pujiang University.teaching at Pujiang University.

B: B: ( Oh, it’s professor Paul Jones. He’s in Room 812.)( Oh, it’s professor Paul Jones. He’s in Room 812.)

LSP

LSP IIILSP III

Identifying the person one wants to Identifying the person one wants to seesee


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A: What’s the name of the young man (whom) Lu A: What’s the name of the young man (whom) Lu introduced us to last week?introduced us to last week?

B: B: (Paul White.)(Paul White.)A: Is he the writer (whom) they invited to attend a A: Is he the writer (whom) they invited to attend a

conference?conference?B: B: (No, I don’t think so. Mr. White is the English (No, I don’t think so. Mr. White is the English

journalist Jin asked to come to our party.)journalist Jin asked to come to our party.)

LSP

LSP IVLSP IV Identifying people Identifying people


Unit 8Dialogue IDialogue I D I

Listening to the recording and answer the Listening to the recording and answer the questions on specific details of this dialoguequestions on specific details of this dialogue

1) Where have the tremendous changes taken place in China?

2) What was the life of Chinese farmers like in the past?

3) What amazed Dan last week?

4) How did the people in the coastal areas get wealthy?

5) What are the changes to the farmers as their living conditions improved?

6) What block did the farmers in Huaxi Village meet in using internet?

Changes in the Lives of Chinese FarmersChanges in the Lives of Chinese Farmers

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Dialogue IDialogue I

D I

Browse through the text and find out Browse through the text and find out sentences using following conversational sentences using following conversational strategiesstrategies

How to initiate a topic by greeting(How to initiate a topic by greeting( 通过问候、打招呼通过问候、打招呼引起话题引起话题 ))

How to initiate a topic by asking for general impression How to initiate a topic by asking for general impression (( 通过询问大体印象引起话题通过询问大体印象引起话题 ))

How to direct the conversation into the desired How to direct the conversation into the desired direction.direction.


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How to initiate a topic by greeting.How to initiate a topic by greeting.How to initiate a topic by greeting.How to initiate a topic by greeting.

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A: Hi, Weiwei!B:Hi, Dan, how are you doing? I haven’t seen you around lately.( Long time no see.)A:I was out of town. I visited Huaxi Village in Jiangsu Province last week and was amazed by the living conditions of the farmers there.

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How to initiate a topic by asking for general impressionHow to initiate a topic by asking for general impressionHow to initiate a topic by asking for general impressionHow to initiate a topic by asking for general impression

D I

B:How much do you know about China before?A:My grandfather worked in a Chinese hospital... yes, he told me that...

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How to direct the conversation into the desired direction.How to direct the conversation into the desired direction.How to direct the conversation into the desired direction.How to direct the conversation into the desired direction.

D I

A:I was out of town. I visited Huaxi Village in Jiangsu Province last week and was amazed by the living conditions of the farmers there.

B:Yes, tremendous changes have occurred in China’s rural areas, particularly in the coastal provinces.

A:I’ve heard a lot about the improved lives of the urban population in China, but I didn’t expect to see such great changes in the lives of Chinese farmers.

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RetellingRetelling

• A foreigner visited a modern Chinese village.• A contrast was recognized in the lives of

Chinese farmers between• Amazing changes have occurred in this village

in the wake of the national economic reform.• There is an increasing demand for information

and higher education.• The changing concepts of farming and

‘farmer’.

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D I

Read the dialogue loudly in pairs Read the dialogue loudly in pairs and find out useful expressions of and find out useful expressions of the text.the text.


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D I

Language Appreciation:Language Appreciation:

1 . Rows upon rows of houses:e.g. rows upon rows of books/ desks/ bookshelves/ bikes/ sodiers--two or three-storeyed houses 2,3 层楼的房子

2. brand-name clothesbrand-name cars/ computer furniture


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D I

Language Point:Language Point:3. a national drive for economic reform: 全国推行经济改革Similar expression ： the policy of reform and opening to the outside

world

4. You get what you put in. 种瓜得瓜种豆得豆Similar expression ： As you sow, so will you reap. You must reap what you have sown. As you make the bed, so you must lie on it.

5. Take advantage of the preferential policies and their favorable geographical location 利用优惠政策和有利的地理位置

6. -- be bound to: be certain, very likelye.g. it’s bound to rain soon.


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D I

Language Point:Language Point:

7. Subscribe to:e.g. subscribe to the Internet service 开通网络

8. --make one’s entry into: to enter--e.g. make a triumphant entry into the town 凯旋入城


Lead-in

Click here

Now let’s watch a video clip and please pay more attention to what the song in it is about.

the land features mentioned prominently in the song lyrics –

the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains – have

only marginal associations with the state of West Virginia,

According to a radio interview with Nivert, the road that inspired

the song is nowhere near the state. It is a road close to her

native Washington, D.C., in nearby Montgomery County,

Maryland, where Denver often visited.

What is the song about?

Lead-in

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Dialogue IIDialogue II

D II

Describing ObjectsDescribing Objects

Do exercises on P. 73 after reading Dialogue 2Do exercises on P. 73 after reading Dialogue 2

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D II

Language PointsLanguage Points

1.1. conscientious conscientious adj.adj.

1)characterized by extreme care and great effort 1)characterized by extreme care and great effort conscientious application to the work at hand conscientious application to the work at hand 2) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense 2) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense

of right and wrong of right and wrong a conscientious decision to speak out about injusticea conscientious decision to speak out about injustice conscientiously adv. conscientiousness n. conscience n.conscientiously adv. conscientiousness n. conscience n.

2. flight-bag: 2. flight-bag: 航空旅行携带的行李航空旅行携带的行李 (( 适于放在班机乘客座位适于放在班机乘客座位下的一件轻便行李下的一件轻便行李 ) )

Describing objectsDescribing objects

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D II

Language PointsLanguage Points

3. distinguish: 3. distinguish: 1) mark as different1) mark as different (from or by): (from or by): She was distinguished from the other girls by her height.She was distinguished from the other girls by her height.2)detect with the senses2)detect with the senses ：： He can distinguish the sound of piano in an orchestra.He can distinguish the sound of piano in an orchestra.3) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very 3) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very

positive sense positive sense A trunk distinguishes the elephant.A trunk distinguishes the elephant.4) [distinguish oneself] 4) [distinguish oneself] ：： He distinguished himself in battle.He distinguished himself in battle.

Synonym: discriminate differentiateSynonym: discriminate differentiate

Describing objectsDescribing objects

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D II

Practice: work in groups to discuss the following situation Practice: work in groups to discuss the following situation in English in English

You have to go to the Lost Office to find something you You have to go to the Lost Office to find something you left behind in the restaurant on the top floor.left behind in the restaurant on the top floor.

Things you may have left behind: umbrella, shopping Things you may have left behind: umbrella, shopping bag, coat, bookbag, coat, book

Describing ObjectsDescribing Objects

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Reading IReading IR I

About Maslow:About Maslow:

(April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American professor of psychology at Brandeis University and Columbia University who created Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs. He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people

Human NeedsHuman Needs

Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow

Maslow’sHierarchy of Needs

Maslow’s Theory

Maslow’s theory maintains that a person does

not feel a higher need until the needs of the

current level have been satisfied. Maslow's basic

needs are as follows:

Maslow’s Theory

“We each have a hierarchy of needs that

ranges from "lower" to "higher." As lower needs

are fulfilled there is a tendency for other, higher

needs to emerge.”

Daniels, 2004

Physiological Needs

Food

Air

Water

Clothing

Sex

Basic Human Needs

Safety Needs

Protection

Stability

Pain Avoidance

Routine/Order

Safety and Security

Social Needs

Affection

Acceptance

Inclusion

Love and Belonging

Esteem Needs Self-Respect

Self-Esteem

Respected by Others

Esteem

Self-Actualization

Achieve full potential Fulfillment

Esteem

Self-Actualization

Safety

Belonging

Physiological

Summary

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Reading IReading I

R I


Listen to the recording, consider and answer Listen to the recording, consider and answer following questionsfollowing questions

According to the Chinese, there are 4 basicAccording to the Chinese, there are 4 basicnecessities which are requisites for human necessities which are requisites for human

beings,beings,clothing, food, housing/shelter, and clothing, food, housing/shelter, and

transportation.)transportation.)

What is the difference between needs and What is the difference between needs and wants?wants?

How do we differ from primitive men in our How do we differ from primitive men in our food wants?food wants?

Name 3 things that a modern house Name 3 things that a modern house contains but an ancient palace did not.contains but an ancient palace did not.

Unit 8Reading IReading I R I

Read the passage quickly and do the Read the passage quickly and do the comprehension exercised in the Workbook.comprehension exercised in the Workbook.


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Words and expressions1. to death: beyond all accepted limits eg. pain to death 痛到绝望 laugh to death freeze to death starve to death 饿死2. mal-nutrition mal- : badmaltreat malform malfunction malposition malpractice

3. live on something:continue to live; endure or last eg. People have to live on something more nourishing

than hope.

4. We could manage on a diet of one kind of meat, but… go on a diet: eat less to lose weight

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5. the same is true of …… 也是如此 , 同样如此 e.g. Smoking does harm to our health, the same is true of much

noise and light. 反之亦然 : the reverse is true of / that… …

6. …,whereas primitive man is limited in his choice to the kinds of fruit which actually grow where he lives.

7. …material comforts which were denied to the kings and queens of old.

deny sb sth; deny sth to sb

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Reading IReading IR I

Comments on the passage:Comments on the passage:

1.1. expository writing or expositionexpository writing or exposition

2.2. Distinctive feature: Distinctive feature: A. DefinitionA. Definition When we speak of a basic human need we mean When we speak of a basic human need we mean

something which is necessary to life, something that we something which is necessary to life, something that we cannot possibly do without.cannot possibly do without.

This is know as malnutrition.This is know as malnutrition. B. ComparisionB. Comparision Primitive people eat only foods which can be grown near Primitive people eat only foods which can be grown near

their homes, whereas we eat foods whcih are often grown their homes, whereas we eat foods whcih are often grown many thousands of miles away from our homes.many thousands of miles away from our homes.

Primitive people are satisfied with less variety than we are.Primitive people are satisfied with less variety than we are.


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Reading IIReading IIR II

BreadBread

Read the dialogue, try to make out the main Read the dialogue, try to make out the main idea, and answer the following questions idea, and answer the following questions

workbook : P. 74workbook : P. 74

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Reading IIReading II

R II

Words and Expressions:Words and Expressions:

BreadBread

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Guided WritingGuided Writing

GW

Learn how to write a note of thanksLearn how to write a note of thanks

December 26, 2006Dear Father, Imagine my pleasure when I returned home forthe weekend! An exquisite computer on my desk!Though not of the latest model, It’s more thanenough for me. It will not only make my studieseasier, but will save me a lot of time as well. DearFather, you are always so thoughtful. It’s indeed lucky to be your son! thanks a Million! love

Henry

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DictationDictation

Listening

Spelling (Workbook P. Spelling (Workbook P. 66 5)5)

Passage dictationPassage dictation

Listening ComprehensionListening Comprehension

Unit 8 Listening

TranslationTranslation

1.1. The police wanted to find our whether the man who The police wanted to find our whether the man who telephoned her just now was the suspect they were after.telephoned her just now was the suspect they were after.

2.2. Traffic in Shanghai is quite a serious problem. The same is Traffic in Shanghai is quite a serious problem. The same is true of other big cities in the world.true of other big cities in the world.

3.3. We have so much work to do this year that we’ll have to do We have so much work to do this year that we’ll have to do without a holiday.without a holiday.

4.4. He denied his students a chance to speak.He denied his students a chance to speak.5.5. Chinese grammar differs from Japanese grammar in many Chinese grammar differs from Japanese grammar in many

aspects.aspects.6.6. Some students are trying kill time while others feel pressed Some students are trying kill time while others feel pressed

for time. for time.

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