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Unit 1 Living Green
Reading & Interacting
I.
Understanding the Text
1. Text
Organization
Parts
Paragraphs
Main Ideas
The writer and her family wanted to
slow
Part One
Paras. 1-4
things down and decided tomove to a
property
that was off the grid.
Living off the grid, the writer’s
family had
Part Two
Paras.
5-10
to deal with a lot of big
challenges,and yet
meanwhile gained
many benefits.
Conclusion: Going off
the grid was a great
Part Three
Para. 11
experience for the
writer’sfamily.
2.
Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the
main ideas
Key: the countryside, off
the grid, utilities, generating, hauling, the
adjustment, the importance of
conservation, how to live green
2.2 Digging into detail
1. Her daughter wanted a horse. Her
husband wanted property. Her son wanted a
dirt bike. Thewriter herself wanted her
family to be more self-sufficient.
2.
The property was off the grid. It was actually not
connected to any
utilities
—
power, water or a sewer
system.
3. They generated electricity
by wind and solar power, and stored it in 16 golf
cart batteries. Waterhad to be hauled
in from a nearby town and stored in two
tanks located on the property.
4. In her view, one of the greatest
benefits was teaching her children the
importance of conservation.
5. Other changes included reducing the
amount of trash by recycling and
composting, growing theirown organic
vegetables and reusing things that they
would normally toss away.
2.3 Understanding difficult sentences
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Epressions
1.
Key:
1. whatsoever
2. available
3. slow down
4. is familiar with
5. put
in
6. organic
7. Self-
sufficient
8. set about
9.
agent
10. utilities
11.
system
12. learned of
13. ins and outs
14.
accomplish
1.2
1. consist of
2. tossed
3.
overall 4. hauling 5. went out 6. in use
1.3
1. If you’re
in business long enough, it’s
inevitabl
e you will meet
with/face/encounter setbacks.
2. Hydroelectric power plants generate
electricity in a much cleaner way than
coal-fired ones.
3. Knowing
the proper way to do laundry will help you avoid
shrinking your
sweaters and dyeing your
white socks pink.
4. We really
appreciate the invitationto your party, but my
elderly mother
lives with us and
wedon’t like to leave her alone in the
evenings.
5. The hotel is OK
but could make some adjustments to live up to its
5-star
rating.
6. Most of us
take electricity for granted. But do you know that
about 1.5
billion people in this
worldhave no access to electrical power?
2. Usage
3.
Sentence Patterns
3.1
1. It
was the day before yesterday that they set out. /
It was they that set
out theday
beforeyesterday.
2. It was by the
roadside that I found the lost wallet. / It was I
that/who
found the lost wallet by
theroadside. /It was the lost wallet that I found
by
the roadside.
3. It was
not until he got everything ready for the
eperiment that Xiao Wang
left the lab.
3.2
1. It took
my parents half an hour to finally find their way
back to the hotel.
/ It took half an
hourfor my parents to finally find their way back
to the
hotel.
2. It took us
almost two hours to work out this difficult math
problem. / It
took almost two hoursfor
us to work out this difficult math problem.
3. It will take us more than three
months to accomplish this art project. / It
will take more thanthree months for us
to accomplish this art project.
4. Comprehensive Practice
4.1 Cloze
4.2 Translation
1. Jack is so diligent a student that
he never goes anywhere without a book.
2. This is an outline of my paper; any
of your suggestions will be truly
appreciated.
3. Whether
you’re buying or renting, you’ll need to be fully
aware what kind
of property best
suitsyou and your lifestyle.
4. It is
dangerous to ride a bicycle on an icy road, so we
have to use the
brake to slow it down.
5. If we put all our energy and effort
into this project, we will definitely
accomplish it in a few moremonths.
6. I am thinking about moving to a
three-bedroom house located near the town
center. In addition,it is within
walking distance to the train station.
7. A lot of the things we take for
granted as trash, such as newspapers,
magazines, old computersand cellphones,
can actually be recycled or reused in
one way or another.
8.
—
What questions can I ask
when inquiring about a job
—
You may ask if the position
is still available and how long you have to wait
before getting toknow if you will be
given an interview.
Reading
& Comprehending
Reading 1
1.
Comprehension Check for Reading 1
1. F
2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F
2. Translation
Reading 2
Comprehension
Check for Reading 2
1. Currently there
are 27 million rooftop solar water heaters in
China. Nearly
4,000 Chinesecompanies
are manufacturing these devices.
2.
That is because such a device provides hot water
without consuming any fuel,
and the
cost ofinstallation is only a few hundred US
dollars, which can be
recouped by the
average house in justa few years.
3.
First, such devices cost a lot more to install in
America than in China.
Secondly, people
inAmerica live in much larger homes as compared to
those in
China. Thirdly, people in the
UStypically have water tanks in their basements
or garages.
4. Because they
would help dramatically lower energy costs and at
the same time
cut carbonemissions.
Unit 2 Tales of True Love
Reading& Interacting
I.
Understanding the Text
1. Text
Organization
Dates
Senders
Information
He was badly
homesick and bitter about his
31 days
to D-Day
Frank
absence while
theirdaughter was growing up.
He
comforted Polly over the coming assault
by saying that whateverwas to happen
28 days to D-Day
Frank
depended on God’s will, and he
encouraged
Polly totrust God.
The yard was fixed up; she missed him
badly;
17 days to D-Day
Polly
they had been
separatedfor 8 months.
He was glad that
Dee was going to her first
10 days to
D-Day
Frank
movie, and he
wantedPolly and Dee to fully
enjoy
their life during his absence.
She
wrote about her loneliness and her
9
days to D-Day
Polly
e&pectation for their reunionafter the
war.
She wrote about her being
sentimental and
1 day to D-Day
Polly
her loneliness, as
well asher confidence in
the future.
2.
Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the
main ideas
Key: Army, letters,
longings, daughter, loneliness, separation,
reunion, D-Day
2.2 Digging into detail
1. He was very bitter that he was not
going to be by her side while she grew
up.
2. He believed it was
God
’
s will whether he would
be one of the assault troops
and
whether hewould survive the fighting. What he
would do was to trust God.
3. They had
not seen each other for 8 months.
4.
Polly would take her daughter Dee to see her first
movie.
5. Polly imagined she and Frank
would listen to their favorite music together
on Sunday nights.
6. She
felt all the more sentimental but at the same time
more confident in the
future.
2.3 Understanding difficult sentences
1. B
2. A
3. B
4.
B
5. B
II. Focusing on
Language in Context
1. Key Words &
E&pressions
1.1
Key:
1.
someday
2.
correspondence
3.
dominated
4.
realization
5.
invasion
6.
bloom
7.
endure
8.
constantly
9.
retire
10.
react to
11.
sympathize
with
12.
assault
13.
exchange
14.
impressive
15. count up
1.2
1. postponed
2. of late
3. long
for
4. continually
sated for
6. on land
7. adored
8. by the
day
1.3
Key:
1.
could not bring himself to
2.
was overwhelmed by
3.
suffered /underwent a lot
of hardships
4.
was forced/had
to bow to
5.
in the growth
of
6.
long
separation from
7.
was gazing upon
8.
was filled with
2. Usage
3. Sentence
Patterns
1. Of course you all think
big. ButI
’
ll bet many of you
have no idea what you
are really
longing for.
2. The school bus driver
shouted,
“
Don
’
t
get off until the bus
stops!
”
3. I
understand the importance of developing the habit
of not putting off what
you can do
today untiltomorrow. But you know,
it
’
s always easier said than
done.
4. You may say you
enjoy being single, but I bet you will think
differently
when you finally fall
inlove.
5. Not until I e&perienced
terrible loneliness did I come to the realization
that support and sympathyfrom family
were precious.
4.
Comprehensive Practice
4.1 Cloze
4.2 Translation
1. George
longs for a chance to meet her, but he
can
’
t bring himself to tell
her about it.
2. Many smart
and capable people do not achieve a lot in their
life because
they are afraid of
thehardships they may have to endure.
3. I remember that in my childhood I
had great enjoyment in living in the
countryside where allthe flowers were
blooming in spring.
4. The government
is sure to react to the recent growth in violent
crime.
5. Quite a lot of people can
undergo feelings of loss after they retire, and we
may help them withour care and concern.
6. They would get together exchanging
ideas and discussing the problems they
were confrontedwith when they stayed in
Silicon Valley in the 90
’
s.
7. Gazing upon the picture of her
grandson who lost his life on D-Day, the
elderly lady was filledwith sorrow.
8. Some people worry that robots may
someday become the dominating force in the
world.
Reading &
Comprehending
Reading 1
1.
Comprehension Check for Reading 1
1. F
2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. T
2. Translation
Reading 2
Comprehension
Check for Reading 2
1. Zhu convinced
her father to allow her to attend school disguised
as a young
man.
2. She
received a letter from her father requesting that
she return home
immediately. Before
parting,she invited Liang to visit her house so
that she
could arrange a marriage
between him andher sister.
3. Liang
fell critically ill soon after he visited Zhu at
her home, and passed
away within a was
because it was too late for Liang to propose to
Zhu. Her parents had arranged the
marriagebetween her daughter and another man.
Of course, it would be a fatal blow to
Liang.
4. When both Liang and Zhu were
dead, two small butterflies were seen emerging
from their grave,flying happily
together. Ever after, the two have been known
as the butterfly lovers.
Integrated Skills Practicing
Unit 3 Friendship
Reading & Interacting
I.
Understanding the Text
1.
Text Organization
1
2
3
4
1.2
Para. 1
serves as an introduction to why friendships end.
Para. 6 serves as a conclusion: Anyway,
most friendships do enrich our lives no
matter whether they are long or short.
Paragraphs
Para.
2
Para. 3
Para. 4
neglect the friendship.
Para. 5
Conflicts can also
cause the end of friendships.
Summaries
of the insights
The situations friends
face may change.
The friends themselves
may change.
One or both of the friends
might unintentionally
2. Comprehension
Check
2.1 Focusing on the main ideas
Key: insights, change, affect,
themselves, mutual, both, hurt, unintentionally,
conflicts, points
2.2
Digging into detail
1. Why do some
friendships end, no matter how much you want them
to last?
2. When you decide to relocate
for a new school or job, this
can
’
t help but
affect a friendship. Likewise, if a
friend of yours is in an accident, develops
an illness, or loses someone close,
these situations can
’
t help
but affect a
friendship. These events
can end friendships if the necessary adjustments
are
not made.
3. For
example, when one or both friends start to date or
get married, their
friendship may come
to an end. It hurts less when both friends want to
do so.
It tends to hurt most when just
one friend changes.
4. Friendship needs
regular care. Taklng a friendship for granted can
cause it
to break.
5. A blow
to a flower. If a flower gets repeatedly trampled
on, it
’
ll
eventually break. So even those amazing
close friendships need care when
conflicts arise.
2.3
Understanding difficult sentences
1. B
2. B
3.A
4.A
II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & E&pressions
1.1
Key:
1.
mystery
2.
mutual
3.
end up with
4.
venture
5.
has dated
6.
consume
7.
refer to
8.
apart
9.
e&tended
10.
survived
11.
slipped away
12.
e&posed
13.
bounce back
14.
likewise
15.
invest
1.2
1. passion
2. due to
cannot help but
5. B
3. moreover
4.
5. revive
6. As much as
7. neglected
8.
on her
own
9.
injure
1.3
Key:
1. cease to be
2. felt betrayed
3. have
been involved in
4. had been exposed to
5. Do not take on
2. Word
Formation
2.1
skilled
→
unskilled
balance
→
imbalance
sufficient
→
insufficient
agreeable
→
disagreeable
understanding
→
misunderstanding
2.2
Key:
1. unskilled
2.
disagreeable
3. misunderstanding
4. insufficient
5. imbalance
3. Sentence Patterns
3.1
1. There is no doubt he is impeccable
when it comes to honesty.
2. When it
comes to diet and exercise, we all know what to
do, but we seldom do
what we know.
3. I
’
m not good
at English, but when it comes to math, I am the
best in the
class.