warming-up activities

New Horizon English Course

Leading-in Activity

Exploring the Topic

Background Information

Watching & Brainstorming

新视野英语教程 Warming-up Activities

Warming-up Activities- leading – in

Directions:You will hear a short passage.Listen carefully and answer the following questions

1. How would you feel if you couldn’t watch TV for a week?

2. Besides watching TV, what else do you often do in your spare time?

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Suggested answer: Panic might be many people’s reaction. As forme, I would never think it would be the end of the world. Instead, I would make a scientific schedule for the week. In the first place, I’ll make good use of knowledge , such as reading my favorite novels, magazines and newspapers. In the second place, I’ll have a good rest by taking all kinds of entertainments, such as playing cards,playing ball games and cycling .


Suggested answer: Many people say they cannot imagine what life would be like without TV. However, thereare many things to do other than watch TV.For instance, we can spend more time with ourfamily members, or invite our friends to comeover and play cards, we can also help mothercook meal or even clean out our rooms. More-over, we can invite our beloved to go shoppingor go to see a film. In sum, we may find manyinteresting things to do beside watching TV.

Warming-up Activities-Exploring the Topic

Questions & Answers

1. What are the advantages of TV ?

2. Does TV do any harm to us?

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Suggested answer:There are many advantages of TV. First of all,it is a cheap way of getting information. Second,people can watch film, shows and games withoutleaving home. Third, it offers educational programs such as English learning programs.Last, people can hear news about different partsof the world. In a word, watching TV is very beneficial to us.


Suggested answer:Watching TV is very harmful to us. There are some reasons for that. The main reason is that it makespeople lazy as they stay at home watching TV all the time. What’s more, it makes people less creativebecause they just watch other people doing thingson TV. Besides, people lack communication — theyhave no time talking to friends or family members. Even worse, children are easily influenced by the violence shown on TV.

Warming-up Activities-Background Information

Gift Certificate:Gift certificate/cards can be used just like money. Many companies, stores and restaurants offer this kind of cards. In the United States, in sending gifts totheir friends, relatives and so on, some people would prefer gift certificates/cards to things like toys or flowers. In this way the recipient( 接收者 ) can use the card to buy something she or he really likes. Gift cards and Certificates can be purchased in the stores and online( 网上 ) as well.

Warming-up Activities:Watching & Brainstorming

Watch the Video and Brainstorm

New Horizon English Course

A Turn in Life

Leading-in Activity

Exploring the Topic

Background Information

Watching & Brainstorming

新视野英语教程 Warming-up Activities


Imagination:Your life will be a little different in the following week. Think carefully and answer the following questions

1. How would you feel if you couldn’t watch TV and surf online for a week?

2. How will you arrange your spare time in this week?

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Suggested answer: Panic might be many people’s reaction. As forme, I would never think it would be the end of the world. Instead, I would make a scientific schedule for the week. In the first place, I’ll make good use of knowledge , such as reading my favorite novels, magazines and newspapers. In the second place, I’ll have a good rest by taking all kinds of entertainments, such as playing cards,playing ball games and cycling .


Suggested answer: Many people say they cannot imagine what life would be like without TV. However, thereare many things to do other than watch TV.For instance, we can spend more time with ourfamily members, or invite our friends to comeover and play cards, we can also help mothercook meal or even clean out our rooms. More-over, we can invite our beloved to go shoppingor go to see a film. In sum, we may find manyinteresting things to do beside watching TV.


Questions & Answers

1. What are the advantages of TV ?

2. Does TV do any harm to us?

key

key


Suggested answer:There are many advantages of TV. First of all,it is a cheap way of getting information. Second,people can watch film, shows and games withoutleaving home. Third, it offers educational programs such as English learning programs.Last, people can hear news about different partsof the world. In a word, watching TV is very beneficial to us.


Suggested answer:Watching TV is very harmful to us. There are some reasons for that. The main reason is that it makespeople lazy as they stay at home watching TV all the time. What’s more, it makes people less creativebecause they just watch other people doing thingson TV. Besides, people lack communication — theyhave no time talking to friends or family members. Even worse, children are easily influenced by the violence shown on TV.

Warming-up Activities-Background Information

Gift Certificate:Gift certificate/cards can be used just like money. Many companies, stores and restaurants offer this kind of cards. In the United States, in sending gifts totheir friends, relatives and so on, some people would prefer gift certificates/cards to things like toys or flowers. In this way the recipient( 接收者 ) can use the card to buy something she or he really likes. Gift cards and Certificates can be purchased in the stores and online( 网上 ) as well.

Warming-up Activities:Watching & Brainstorming

Watch the Video and Brainstorm

Text A

The Great TV Turn-off

新视野英语教程 Section A Text A

New words

Text Reading

Main Ideas

Text Structure

Exercises

Summary

Phrases

to be continued

新视野英语教程 Section A New words

• turn-off• impress• diary• dentist• librarian • project• warn• touch• blank

• cruel• anyway• blow• dust• shelf• neglect• downtown• handle• besides

• yard• sale• chocolate• faithful• go without• as/so long as• draw a blank• get /be tired of • in the habit of

•blow…off• get around to• break down• check out• not … any longer

/no longer• clean out• set up• turn on

新视野英语教程 Section A New words

新视野英语教程 Section A : Text Reading

The Great TV Turn-off

1. My mother gave me the bad news on Monday morning.

2. “No television this week, Teddy,” she said with a smile, “We’re taking part in the library’s Great TV Turn-off.”

3. “We’re what?” I asked. I was not impressed.

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4. “It’s an experiment,” my mother said,“to see what families do when there’s no TV to watch. We’re all supposed to keep a diary of what it’s like to go without TV for a week.”

5. “Couldn’t we do some other kind of experiment? I’d rather find out how long I can take being at the dentist’s, as long as I can watch TV while I’m there.”

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6. “Sorry, Ted,” my mother said. “The librarians are very interested in the results of this project.”

7. I watched sadly as my mother put a sign on the TV that warned, “DO NOT WATCH THIS TV IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE.”

8. I valued my life plenty, so I don’t touch the TV when I came home from school that day.

9. That night, I went to bed early and opened the diary my mother had given me to write in. What else was there to do?

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10.Monday: I’m drawing a blank! This just seems cruel.

11.There wasn’t a whole lot to write in my diary the next day either, but I did it anyway.

12. Tuesday: Got tired of staring at DO NOT WATCH TV sign. Went outside. Found some old boards and built a house with Dan and Ray. After supper, I cleaned my room without being asked. I must be going mad.

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13. By Wednesday, I was in the habit of writing in my diary.

14. Wednesday: Blew the dust off some old games on the shelf. Invited Dan and Ray to come over and play them.

15. Thursday: I got around to working on a painting I had been neglecting. It’s actually starting to look pretty good.

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16.Friday: Broke down and walked downtown to that place---the library. Checked out two mysteries.

17. Saturday: I don’t think I can handle this any longer! Tell me, what is there to do on a Saturday morning besides watching TV?

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18.Late Saturday: Finally found something to do---cleaned out my room. My mother said it was okay to set up a yard sale outside. I sold almost all of my old things!

19. Sunday: Took the money from the yard sale downtown. Bought two model planes and two mysteries. Later, I helped my mother make a chocolate cake, and ate some while reading the mysteries.

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20. Monday: Your faithful diary—writer has amazed himself! My mother just reminded me that this is the end of the Great TV Turn-off. I don’t think I’ll turn on the TV today, though---I’ve got this mystery I want to finish reading.

21. Maybe the Great TV Turn-off has changed me. I might watch TV tomorrow--- or I might not. I might just find something better to do.

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新视野英语教程 Section A : Main Idea

Text A is a story about an experiment to see what families do when there’s no TV to watch. Ted, the hero( 主人公 )of the story, must have been used to watching TV. So at the beginning of the Great TV Turn-off, he does not know what else to do. But in the end he is glad to find that there are many other better things to do than watching TV.

What is the text mainly about?

1. How is the text organized?

For detailsFor details

新视野英语教程 Section A : Structure

2. Look for the words or sentences which signal a change in Ted’s attitude toward watching TV.

How is the text organized?

For detailsFor details

新视野英语教程 Section A : Structure

Part one:(Para.1-2)Introduction to the topic of the passage: no TV to watch

Part two:(Para.3-10)Ted’s strong opposition to the idea of turning off TV for a Week.

Part three(Para.11-17)Ted’s struggle between the idea of watching TV and that of doing sth. else.

Part Four(Para.18-21)Ted’s realization that besides TV there is sth. better to do.

新视野英语教程 Section A : Main Idea and Structure

Part two: Ted was strongly against the idea of turning off TV for a Week.Para.3: I was not impressed.Para.5: I’d rather find out how long I can take being at the dentist’s, as long as I can watch TV while I’m here.Para.7: I watched sadly…Para.10: This just seems cruel.

The words or sentences which signal a change in Ted’s attitude toward watching TV.

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Part one: Ted got the bad the news that his family were taking part in the library’s Great TV Turn-off.

新视野英语教程 Section A : Main Idea and Structure

Part four : Ted has come to realize that besides TV there is sth. better to doPara.20 I don’t think I’ll turn on the TV today…Para.21 I might just find sth. better to do.

Part three: Ted is struggling between the idea of watching TV and that of doing sth. else.Para.12 Go tired of staring at DO NOT WATCH TV sign…. I must be going mad.Para.13 I was in the habit of writing in my diary.Para.16 Broke down…Para.17 I don’t think I can handle this any longer.

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拒绝电视大行动1.星期一早上，妈妈告诉我一个坏消息。2. “ 特迪，这星期不许看电视了，” 妈妈微笑着对我说 “我们要参加图书馆发起的拒绝电视大行动。”3. “我们要干吗？”我问道，我可不太喜欢这个主意。下一页上一页


4. “这是一项试验”，妈妈回答说，“目的是要了解在没有电视可看的情况下，每个家庭会做些什么事情。我们都要记录下在不看电视的这一周内所发生的一切。”5. “难道我们不能做其他的试验吗？我倒想看看只要有电视看，我能在牙医那儿呆上多久。”

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6. “ 对不起，特德，”妈妈又说道：“图书馆工作人员非常想知道这一试验的结果。”7. 我在一旁伤心地看着妈妈把“珍惜生命，请勿看电视”的警告标语贴在电视机上。8. 我非常珍惜我的生命，所以当天放学回家后，我没有碰电视机。9. 当天晚上，我早早上了床，打开妈妈给我的日记本。除此以外，我还能做什么呢？下一页上一页


10. 星期一：没啥可记。这简直太痛苦了！

11. 第二天也没多少东西可记录，但不管怎样我还是写了点。 12.星期二： “请勿看电视”的标语我都看烦了。干脆出门。找了些旧木板和丹还有雷一起搭了一所房子。吃过晚饭，我自觉的打扫了房间。我一定要疯了。下一页上一页


13.到了星期三，我已经习惯写日记了。14.星期三：把书架上的一些旧游戏的灰尘吹掉，请丹和雷过来一起玩游戏。 15.星期四：完成以前被我抛之脑后的一幅画。实际上，这幅画现在看上去挺不错的。

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16.星期五：我快崩溃了。步行去市中心的那个地方——图书馆，借了两本侦探小说。17.星期六：我想我再也坚持不下去了！告诉我，星期六早上除了看电视还能干什么呢？

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18.星期六晚些时候：终于找到事情做了——清理自己的房间。妈妈提议可以在院子里出售那些清理出来的物品。我卖掉了几乎所有的旧玩意儿！19.星期天：带着卖旧货得来得钱去市中心，买了两架航模和两本侦探小说。后来又帮妈妈做了巧克力蛋糕。然后边看侦探小说，边吃了些蛋糕。

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20.星期一：你忠实的日记作者自己也无法相信！妈妈提醒我一星期的拒绝电视大行动结束了。可我想今天我不会打开电视——因为我还想看完手头得这本侦探小说呢！21.也许这次拒绝电视大行动改变了我。我明天可能会看电视——也可能不会。我也许会找到更有意思的事情做 .

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新视野英语教程 Section A : Expressions & Patterns

Practical Expressions Functional Patterns

1. turn-off

2. be impressed (by)

4.What’s it like

5. to go without:

6. as long as

for more>>>

1. Sentence pattern for showing one’s

duty to do sth.

2. Sentence pattern for showing one’s preference

3. to keep a diary of


Practical Expressions Practical Expressions

7. to put a sign on

8. to value sth. plenty

9. to draw a blank

10. to get tire of

11. without being asked

12. to be in the habit of

14. to get around to doing sth.

18. to clean out

15. to break down

16. to check out

17. not…any longer

19. to turn on13. to blow off

活学活用B 给 A 留下了深刻的印象

The visitors are deeply impressed by the The visitors are deeply impressed by the beautiful scenes.beautiful scenes. B make/leave a deep impressionB make/leave a deep impression on A

新视野英语教程 Section A : Expressions & Patterns TextText

A be impressed (by B) (L. 4)

漂亮的风景给游客留下了深刻的印象。

to impress something in one's memory 牢记某件事

The beautiful scenes make a deep The beautiful scenes make a deep impression on the visitors.impression on the visitors.

活学活用

某人应该做某事

The motorbike The motorbike is supposed tois supposed to make make annoying noise.annoying noise. 我不该在聚会上露面。


TextText

Sb. is supposed to do sth.(L. 4)

摩托车当然会发出令人感到烦恼的噪音。

suppose [sə'pəuz] v. 推想 , 假设 , 以为 , 认

为

I'm not supposed toI'm not supposed to be at the party. be at the party.

当地警察连没找到一个这起交通事故的目击者。

活学活用

to draw a blank in doing (L.17)

[口 ] 不成功；无结果

The local police The local police drew a blank in findingdrew a blank in finding any any witness of the traffic accident.witness of the traffic accident.


TextText

我一直试图通过数学考试，可每次总是失败。 I keep trying to pass the math exam but each time I draw a blank.draw a blank.

无论如何现在已经太迟了。

活学活用

anyway = anyhow (L.19)

不管怎样，无论如何

It may rain, but we shall go It may rain, but we shall go anyway.anyway.


TextText

也许会下雨 ,可我们无论如何要去。

It’s too late now, It’s too late now, anyway.anyway.

她总是主动帮父母做家务。

活学活用

without being asked (L.22) 主动地

He always offers a hand to his colleagues without being asked when they are in trouble.


TextText

当同事有困难时，他总是主动帮助他们。

She always helps her parents do the She always helps her parents do the housework housework without being asked.without being asked.

由于研究工作忙，约翰和卡罗尔的婚礼又推迟了10个星期。

活学活用

to get around to sth./ doing sth.(L.25)

找时间做 ;终于去做

Being busy with their research work, John and Carol did not get around to marrying for another ten weeks.


TextText

a yard sale (L.32)庭院旧货出售


TextText

~ sb of sb/sth:使某人回想起或意识到某人 [某事物 ]

活学活用

remind (L.36)提醒

I reminded her how much the ticket was.


TextText

我提醒她车票的价钱 . Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. 请提醒我明天给我母亲写信。

我见到他便回想起了他的哥哥 . He reminds me of his brother.


Comprehension

Vocabulary

Structure

Translation

Working with Expressions(P.67)

Translation Exercise A(P.69)

Sentence Rewriting A (P.68)

Translation Exercise B(P.69)

Sentence Rewriting B (P.68)

Using the Right Word(P.67)

Getting the Message (P.66)

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — Comprehension

1. What is the Great TV Turn-off? It is a project done by the library to see ________________________________________

Getting the MessageGetting the MessageGetting the MessageGetting the Message

Read the questions and complete the answers according to the text.

what families do when there’s no TV to watch.

2. How did Teddy like the idea at first? He________________________ . That’s why he said, “I was not impressed.”

did not like the idea at first




3. How did Teddy feel for the first three days? He felt ____________ .rather bored

4. What did Teddy do in the last four days of the project?He ________________ on Thursday, ___________________ on Friday, set up______________ on Saturday, and helped his mother__________ on Sunday.

finished a painting borrowed two books

a yard sale make a cake


5. What did he come to realize after the Great TV Turn-off was over?

He came to realize that other than to watch TV,_________________________________



there was also something better to do.

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — Vocabulary

Using the Right wordUsing the Right wordUsing the Right wordUsing the Right word

Complete the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Fill in each blank with one word only. Use the words from the word list of Text A in this unit.

1. It is not what you say but what you do that _________ people most.

2. Did you keep a _____ while you were traveling in Europe?

impresses

diary


3. Their_______ to build a big factory near the village failed because the local people were strongly against it.

4. His boss ______ him that if he was late again, he would lose his job.

5. He has no language talent at all, so learning English is a ____ thing to him.

project

warned

cruel


6. As we are developing our economy, we should not ______ protecting the environment.

7. He’ll never make a good teacher, as he doesn’t know how to ______ children.

8. His old dog is very ______ to him because it always follows him wherever he goes.

neglect

handle

faithful

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — ExpressionsExpressionsWorking with ExpressionsWorking with ExpressionsWorking with ExpressionsWorking with Expressions

Fill in the each f the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.

1. Going ______ sleep for a long time makes me feel tired.

2. Our math teacher is very nice, as he never seems tired ___ answering our questions at any time and at any place.

without

of

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — ExpressionsExpressions

3. After he lost his job, he was ____ the habit of drinking.

4. Last night the storm was so heavy that the roof of the small house was blown ____.

5. When he heard his mother had died an hour before, he broke _______ and cried in front of his own children.

in

off

down

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — ExpressionsExpressions

6. I checked___ two mysteries from the library for my son, and he finished reading them in two days!

7. Every Friday afternoon, John will clean ___ his own office so that it will look nice and clean when he comes back to work on Monday.

8. If you let work take up too much of your time, then you will never get around __ showing the people you love how much you care for them.

out

out

to

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — TranslationTranslation

Translating Translating

Translate the following into English.

As long as you get regular exercise, you will become healthy again.

1.只要你经常锻炼，你又会变的健康起来。

get regular exerciseas long as


I have always been thinking of reading a book on space, but I never seem to get around to it.

2.我一直想读一本有关太空的书，但是我好像总没时间去读。

reading a book on space

never get around to


Since the writer had bought the computer, he no longer wrote his stories with a pen.

3.那位作家自从买了电脑后，就再也不用用笔写小说了。

write…with a pen no longer


The school has set up some new rules that everybody must follow.

4. 学校制定了一些新的规章制度，人人必须遵守。

set upmust follow


我们都要记录下在不看电视的这一周内所发生的一切。

1. We’re all supposed to keep a diary of what it’s like to go without TV for a week.

Translate the following into Chinese.

我倒想看看只要有电视看，我能在牙医那儿呆上多久。

2. I’d rather find out how long I can take being at the dentist’s, as long as I can watch TV while I’m there


我非常珍惜我的生命，所以当天放学回家后，我没有碰电视机。

3. valued my life plenty, so I didn’t touch the

TV when I came home from school that

day.


没啥可记。这简直太痛苦了！

4. I’m drawing a blank! This just seems cruel.


新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — SummarySummary

Using Topic-related TermsUsing Topic-related TermsUsing Topic-related TermsUsing Topic-related Terms

to be continued

All of the following underlined words and expressions are related to ways of spending one’s spare time. Read them closely and then use them to complete the passage that deals with the negative effects of TV.

• … keep a diary of what it’s like to go without TV for a week.

• Invited Dan and Roy to come over and play

them..

• What else was there to do ?

• Checked out two mysteries.

• Finally found something to do — cleaned

out my room.

• I got around to working on a painting I had

been neglecting.



Today,TV has become so popular that we can

hardly imagine ____________ to go without it.

We just don’t know ________ we can do besides

watching TV. We seldom go to the library to

________ books. Nor do we invite friends to

________ and play games. We hardly

___________ helping mother cook a meal or

even ___________ our own rooms. So it’s time

for us to say “ No” to TV now.

what it’s like

what else

check out

come over

get around to

cleaning out

Section B Section B Ahead of the Ahead of the GameGame

Contents

PassagePassage

Reading Reading ComprehensionComprehension

Exercises Exercises Text BText B

New WordsNew WordsWhich kind Which kind

of people will of people will you choose you choose for your date?for your date?

Which Which factors will factors will you think you think about at the about at the first time?first time?

Lead-inLead-in

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Part I Reading Comprehension

• Section I True or False• 1. Because of losing self-confidence,

the author’s friend broke up with his girlfriend.

• 2. He believed that good hair was very important in building a good relationship with women.

• 3. During his dates, he used many ways to hide his thinning top, such as walking the dog, playing in the park and going to a cinema.


4. The author liked going out for a delicious dinner very much.

• 5. The author’s friend was chosen to enjoy a wonderful cooking and he couldn’t wear a hat into the restaurant.

• 6. Eventually, the friend decided to give up this opportunity to the restaurant.

• 7. In fact, this good opportunity is given by the author in order to help his friend regain the confidence.


• Section I True or False• 1. Because of losing self-confidence,

the author’s friend broke up with his girlfriend.

• 2. He believed that good hair was very important in building a good relationship with women.

• 3. During his dates, he used many ways to hide his thinning top, such as walking the dog, playing in the park and going to a cinema.

F

T

F


4. The author liked going out for a delicious dinner very much.

• 5. The author’s friend was choosen to enjoy a wonderful cooking and he couldn’t wear a hat into the restaurant.

• 6. Eventually, the friend decided to give up this opportunity to the restaurant.

• 7. In fact, this good opportunity is given by the author in order to help his friend regain the confidence.

F

T

F

T

Contents

PassagePassage






Lead-inLead-in


Part II New Words

ahead sufferparticularlyrelationshippreviousconvincecapsunnydeliciousdisappointlocatecongratulation

atmosphereenclosedelightbareall-too-familiarglowdistancefavorite (favourite BrE)dialconfidentlyhesitatesight

•Section I Pronunciation

Part II New Words

ahead ofsuffer frombe concerned aboutbe concerned aboutlose touch with lose touch with someonesomeonefrom abovefrom abovethe ticket tothe ticket toask someone outask someone outwork outwork outspend… onspend… on

think out loudthink out loud(think aloud)(think aloud)take ontake onland on land on from a distancefrom a distancebe dressed (up) be dressed (up) to the ninesto the ninesin/within sightin/within sightbe in lovebe in loveever sinceever since

•Section I Pronunciation

Part II New Words• Section II Usage• 1. ahead • Eg: He kept his gaze fixed on the car ahead.• Have you got any plan for the summer vacation

ahead? • ahead of: ① （在空间或时间上比某人 / 物）更前 / 早 • Eg: London is about five hours ahead of New York. • 伦敦时间比纽约早五小时左右 . • ahead of schedule: 提前 • ② 比 ... 更先进 ; 领先 • Eg: She was always well ahead of the rest of the

class. • 她在班上总是遥遥领先 .

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• 2. previous• ① 在先的；以前的• ② （正式）在……之前 • Eg: Previous to 1980, only a few families in

this city had computers at home.

• 1980 年之前，本市只有极少数家庭拥有电脑。• Eg: 我到达之前已有很多人等在那儿了。 • Quite a number of people had been waiting

there previous to my arrival.

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• 3. convince 使确信；使信服• convince sb (of sth) ： make sb believe 使

某人相信• Eg: 我怎样才能使你相信她很诚实呢 ?

• How can I convince you of her honesty?

• convince sb to do sth ： persuade 说服某人做某事

• Eg: 究竟警察是怎麽说服他说了实话 ?

• How could those policemen convince him to tell the truth?

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• 4. enclose• ① 附入，将某物放入…中 • Eg: With this letter I enclose a photograph. • 我随信附上一张照片。• ② 用墙 ﹑ 篱笆等围住某物• enclose sth (with sth) • Eg:The little park was enclosed on all sides with tall

apartment buildings. • 这座小公园四周环绕着高层住宅楼。• 我把你的信装在我的信里 .• I' ll enclose your letter with mine.

Part II New Words• 5. glow • ① n. 喜悦；神采飞扬 ; 柔和的光亮• Eg: The fire cast a warm glow on the walls. • 炉火映在墙上呈现一片融融红光 .• 烛光给房间营造出浪漫的气氛。• The glow of candlelight gives the room a romantic

atmosphere. • ② v. 发出光和热；发红；色彩绚丽 ~ (with sth) • Eg:A cigarette glowed in the dark. • 黑暗中有枝香烟发着光 . • The countryside glowed with autumn colours. • 郊野焕发出斑斓的秋色 .

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Ahead of the Game Ahead of the Game

1. A friend of mine was 1. A friend of mine was suffering fromsuffering from a a lack of self-confidence after the end of a lack of self-confidence after the end of a particularly difficult relationship. He particularly difficult relationship. He was a bit concerned aboutwas a bit concerned about returning to returning to the dating world, worried that he had the dating world, worried that he had ““lost his touch” withlost his touch” with women. women.

Part III Passage • concern ：① n. worry or anxiety• ~ (for/about/over sth/sb); ~ (that...) • ②v. be important to; be busy with• ~ oneself with/in/about sth • Eg: You needn’t concern yourself with this matter. • be concerned in sth: 与某事有牵连或负有责任• be concerned to do sth: 把做某事视为自己的事• be concerned with sth: 与某事有关 ; 涉及某事• as/so far as sb/sth is concerned: 就某人 / 物而言 • concerned: adj. worried, troubled• be concerned about/for sth/that...

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Ahead of the Game Ahead of the Game

1. A friend of mine was 1. A friend of mine was suffering fromsuffering from a a lack of self-confidence after the end of a lack of self-confidence after the end of a particularly difficult relationship. He particularly difficult relationship. He was a bit concerned aboutwas a bit concerned about returning to returning to the dating world, worried that he had the dating world, worried that he had ““lost his touch” withlost his touch” with women. women.

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2.2. Unfortunately, soon after ending his previous relationship, he began to lose his hair, and he saw this as a sign from above that he was supposed to be alone for the rest of his life. “Who is going to want to date a man without hair?” he said to me. He was convinced that good hair was the ticket to a successful relationship. “What will she run her fingers though now?” he asked sadly. “The skin on top of my head?”

• from above: from overhead; from the heavens; from a position of a rank higher

• Eg: I got a notice from above that new employees would have to take a computer test.

• Eg: She dreamed of a smart man last night and she saw this as a sign from above.

• Eg: He was hurt by a board which fell from above. .

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• The rhetorical device of pun ( 双关语 )• A pan is a form of speech play in which

a word or phrase unexpectedlly and simultaneiusly combines two related meanings. It can use a word or phrase that has two meanings, or words have the same sound but different meanings.

• Eg: We must hang together, or we shall all hang separately. -- Benjamin Franklin

• ahead of the game; from above

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• the ticket to: the desirable or correct thing (for a certain purpose)

• Eg: Trust in each other is the ticket to a good relationship.

• 要保持友好关系必须彼此信任。• Eg: 努力工作是事业成功的条件。 • Hard work is the ticket to success in your

career.

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3.3. When he finally started asking women out again, he only took them to locations where a cap was acceptable---playing in the park, walking the dog, or any kind of sporting event where he could successfully hide his thinning top. This worked out fine for a while, but there are only so many sporting events to go to, and only so many sunny days to walk the dog.

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• work out: develop in a specified way; turn out

• Eg: Marriage won't make everything work out right.

• 婚姻不会使一切都顺顺当当的。 • Eg: 事情将成什么样子呢？• How will things work out?

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3.3. When he finally started asking women out again, he only took them to locations where a cap was acceptable---playing in the park, walking the dog, or any kind of sporting event where he could successfully hide his thinning top. This worked out fine for a while, but there are only so many sporting events to go to, and only so many sunny days to walk the dog.

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4(1).4(1). One of the many great aspects of One of the many great aspects of my friend’s character is that he really my friend’s character is that he really loves going out for a nice dinner. Back in loves going out for a nice dinner. Back in college, we enjoyed many nights at the college, we enjoyed many nights at the most expensive restaurants in town, most expensive restaurants in town, spending too much money on bottles of spending too much money on bottles of wine and delicious food. wine and delicious food.

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4(2). Unfortunately, none of these 4(2). Unfortunately, none of these

restaurants allow caps to be worn. Hearing restaurants allow caps to be worn. Hearing

this, my friend was once again disappointed. this, my friend was once again disappointed.

Then, one day, he received a note in the mail Then, one day, he received a note in the mail

saying that he had won a free dinner for two saying that he had won a free dinner for two

at a lovely new restaurant at a lovely new restaurant located inlocated in the the

business center of town. business center of town.

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5(1). 5(1). “Congratulations!” the letter

read. “You and a guest have been chosen

to sample and enjoy our wonderful

cooking and atmosphere. Please find the

enclosed gift certificate for fifty dollars!”

My friend was delighted!

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5(2). 5(2). Jumping up and down with happiness, he thought out loud about what to wear, what to order, when to go , and…who to take. He couldn’t wear a hat into this new restaurant, and wondered if there was a woman out there who wouldn’t be disappointed by his bare head.

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6(1). 6(1). After worrying for a few

minutes, my friend shouted out, “I’m

going!” Jumping up from his seat, he

took on that all-too-familiar glow on his

face as he quickly glanced through his

address book for a possible date.

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• take on • 呈现（某种性质 ﹑ 样子等） ; 装成某事物• Eg: The relations between the two countries

would take on a new look in the 21st century. • 21 世纪，两国之间的关系会面貌一新。• 流行 ; 时髦 ; 受欢迎• 雇用某人 ; 聘用某人 • 同意与某人比赛 ; 对付某人 • 许可某人搭乘 , 许可装载某物 • 承担额外工作

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6(2). 6(2). At last, he landed on Sarah, the

woman whom he had been interested in,

from a distance, for months. He sat

down in his favorite chair, dialed her

number confidently, and asked her to

join him---she accepted without even

hesitating.

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• land on: fix one's attention on

• Eg: The teacher glanced through the name list and at last landed on George.

• 老师扫了一遍名单，最后选定了乔治。 • Eg: 搜寻了 15 分钟后，我的目光落在一个

号码上。• I landed on a number after searching for

15 minutes.

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6(2). 6(2). At last, he landed on Sarah, the

woman whom he had been interested in,

from a distance, for months. He sat

down in his favorite chair, dialed her

number confidently, and asked her to

join him---she accepted without even

hesitating.

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7. A few nights later, 7. A few nights later, dressed to the dressed to the ninesnines and without a cap and without a cap in sightin sight , he and , he and Sarah shared a perfect evening and have Sarah shared a perfect evening and have beenbeen wonderfully wonderfully in lovein love ever since. ever since.

8. That was the best fifty dollars I’ve 8. That was the best fifty dollars I’ve spent in a very long time! spent in a very long time!

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1. particularly 3. previous 5. delicious 7. delighted

2. relationship 4. convinced 6. located 8. confident

Using the Right Word

Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary. there’re more words in the list than you need.

Part IV Exercises

新视野英语教程 Section B: Exercises

Working with the expressions

Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.

1. from 3. out 5. on 7. from

2. about 4. with 6. on 8. in

新视野英语教程 Section C: Writing

Basic Writing

Practical Writing Writing Exercises

PronounsPrinciples of Pronouns in English writing:

1.代词必须清楚地指代某个成分，不能指代不明。如：Faulty: A Japanese man asks an American passengerWhether the airport has a luggage-trolley service. He wants to say that there is not only a trolley service, but That it is free!Clear: A Japanese man asks an American passengerWhether the airport has a luggage-trolley service. The American wants to say that there is not only a trolley service, but that it is free!

Section C Writing : Basic Writing Skills

to be continued

Pronouns

2. 代词也不能随意更改指代内容。如：Faulty: Everything from your sex, racial background, social class and communication style all influences his body language.

Clear: Everything from your sex, racial background, social class and communication style all influences your body language.


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3.代词应与其所替代的成分在人称和数方面保持一致，并且应当与其所指代的成分尽量保持就近位置。但当everyone等做主语时，虽然谓语动词使用单数形式，但是其相应的代词却可以既使用单数形式也可以使用复数形式。如：a)Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice. (Text B, Unit 2, Book 1)

b)Everyone is embarrassed when they make a mistake and everyone makes mistakes.(Text A, Unit 2, Book 1)


Section C : Practical Writing– Understanding and Writing Timetables/Schedule.

时刻表和日程表的写作要求 1.火车或飞机时刻表要求能看懂即可。 2.活动日程表的目的，是让有关人员清楚了解某一项活动的具体安排时间、地点以及主管人员等。在日程表的开头要用醒目的字体写明是什么活动的安排计划，然后每项中先写明具体时间，在写活动内容、地点或负责人等。排列时按时间顺序依次书写即可。 3.语言特点：不使用完整的句子而是用名词分词代替以求简练。

Sample I Sample I Sample II Sample II

Sample 1. A Flight Timetable （飞机时刻表）

Section C : Practical Writing– Understanding and Writing Timetales/Schedule.

China Southwest Airline Flight TimetableDestination weekdays departure arrival Flight Airplane time time code typeBangkok 4 07:00 08:00 SZ4407 757 1/3/5 07:28 08:35 SZ4407 757Beijing 1/5 07:10 09:30 SZ4605 737 1/2/3/4/5/6 09:00 11:10 SZ4101 757 1/2/3/4/5/6 11:00 13:10 SZ4107 757

航班的时刻表飞机飞往目的地一周内的具体日子

飞机离开时间飞机到达时间

航班代码飞机型号

Sample 2. A Visit Schedule(访问日程表 )

Section C : Practical Writing– Understanding and Writing Timetables/Schedule.

Schedule for the Visit of Mr. Smith to the Leyton Factory9:00 am Arrival9:05-9:45 am Meeting with the Overseas Sales Manager9:45-10:15 am Coffee with the Marketing Director10:15-11:45 am Demonstration of the No.4 Model11:45-12:40 am Meeting with the Managing Director 12:40-2:30 pm Lunch with the Overseas Sales Manager2:30-3:30 pm Tour of Leyton Factory3:30-4:00 pm Final Discussion with the Overseas Sales Manager4:00 pm Car to Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport6;00 pm Flight to Frankfurt, LH 1607

写明具体活动具体时间（按时间顺序写）活动内容、地点

或负责人

Section C : Practical Writing– Exercises

1. If Mr. Wilson wants to go to Bangkok, can he fly there on Tuesday? Why or why not?

Answer the following questions based on Sample 1.

1. No, he cannot. Because thee is no flight to Bangkok that day.

2. If he flies there on Friday, please state his departure time and arrival time.how long should he spend on his flight?

2. Departure time: 7:28 am; Arrival time: 8:35 am. He’ll stay on his flight for one hour and 7 minutes.


Answer the following questions based on Sample 1.

3. If Mr. Wilson wants to fly to Beijing on Monday, how Many flights can he choose?Please state the departure time and arrival time respectively for each different choice.

3. He can have three different choices: 1)departuretime: 7:10 am; arrival time:9:30 am; 2) departuretime: 9:00 am; arrival time:11:10 am; 3)departuretime: 11:10 am; arrival time: 1:10 pm


Write an English schedule for Tom according to the information given below in Chinese. some Parts of it have been done for you.

汤姆是公司销售部经理，工作繁忙，下面是他某一周的工作安排：周一上午写业务报告，下午和总经理讨论业务报告。周二上午开销售会议，下午会见销售代表。周三上午 9:30会见约翰先生，下午 4:40飞往重庆。周四上午 10点出席会议，下午 2点会见供应厂商负责人。周五商务考察重庆市场，下午 2： 45飞往上海。

Tom’s one-week schedule

Morning Afternoon

Monday _____________ Discussion business report with general manager

Tuesday _____________ Meeting sales representatives

Wednesday _____________ Flying to Chong-qing at 4:40 pm

Thursday _____________ Meeting leaders of suppliers at 2:00 pm

Friday Surveying the market in Chongqing

_____________

Writing business report

Having sales meeting

Meeting John at 9:30 am

Attending conference at

10 amFlying to Shanghai at

2:45 pm


Fill in the table by using the information given below.

Services at Holiday Inn Pudong Shanghai

Opening Hours Opening Days

Sunday Breakfast

Coffee Shop

Flanagan’s Pub

Chinese Restaurant

11:30 am

24 hours

Every Sunday

Every day

5:00 pm Every day

Every day11:00 am-5:30pm

5:00 pm-10:00 pm

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