-
第
1
课
（
2A
）
·
Do you know anyone I could
go with?
·
I like guys who
aren
’
t too serious and who
have a good sense of humor.
·
I
’
d
prefer someone I have something in common with -
who I can talk to
easily.
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·
A
friend
can
mean
anything
from
a
casual
acquaintance
to
someone
you
’
ve
known your whole life.
·
Building
friendships is a lifelong,but worthwhile, job.
have to have
friends
√
People
use
the
word
“
friend
”
in
a
variety
of
ways.
A
friend
can
mean
anything
from
a
casual
acquaintance
to
someone
you
’
ve
known
your
whole
life.
Whoever
they
are
,friends
are
an important
part
of
life
at
every
stage.
They
provide
companionship
and
emotional
support.
Of
all
our
relationships,
friendships
are the most voluntary ,we choose our
friends.
Making new
friends
It
’
s easy to stay
in a circle of friends
you
’
re comfortable with. But
as
you get older , friendships may be
lost-people move away or you just lose
track of them. Building friendships is
a lifelong,but worthwhile, job. New
friendships can bring opportunities to
experience new things.
A few
pointers for making new friends:
·
reach
out
to
others.
Try
to
be
open
to
new
experiences
and
relationships.
·
participate
in
classes,clubs,or
volunteer
organizations
.
These
activities
will bring you into contact with people
who share similar interests.
·
stick with it - even if you
feel uncomfortable . It takes time to build
friendships.
Keeping friends
Whether
friendships
are
old
or
new
,you
can
’
t
neglect
them
if
you
want
them
to last. Even thought
it
’
s sometimes hard to spend
time together , it
’
s
important to
keep in touch .
Two other keys
are
flexibility and respect. Be
understanding when plans change. If you
find yourselves fighting , try to
look
at things from the other
person
’
s point of
view.
Some tips for keeping
friends:
·
be a
good listener. Don
’
t be
judgmental and don
’
t offer
advice unless
you
’
re
asked.
·
respect
the other person
’
s opinion,
even when you don
’
t
agree.
·
never
break a confidence . Your friends need to know
they can trust you .
·
be supportive of you
friends. It
’
s important to
love them despite their
faults!
A
1.
You have to
know someone a long time to be a friend.
False.
2.
Friends are more important than family.
Not given.
3.
New friendships allow you to learn new
things. True .
4.
When you make
new friends , old friends will be jealous. Not
given.
5.
It
’
s important to
give your friends respect and support. True.
6.
You should always offer advice to your
friends. False .
( When you
Lost track of
someone
,
can
’
t locate
him or her.
失去联系
When
you
Reach out to
people,you
try to
connect with
them.
接触、联系
If
you
Stick with
something,
you
continue to do
it .
继续做
When you
Keep in touch
,you
communicate with
someone .
保持联络
If you
Break a confidence
,you
depend on
someone.
失去信心
)
第
2
课
2A
阅读
比较级
·
Flight attendants get tired of traveling
.
·
Being
a
good
worker
is
sometimes
less
important
than
making
sure
that
people
know
you
’
re a good worker
.
·
People
who
find
things
to
complain
about
are
a
lot
less
popular
than
people
who find things to
praise.
第
3
课
阅读
·
India, people nod and
shake their heads in different ways depending on
where they come from.
·
You
have
to
know
where
a
person
is
from
to
understand
if
they
are
indicating
“
yes
”
or
“
no
”
.
第
4
课
3A
Daily round-up
（每日不断发生的事）
Divers
hit the jackpot!
While
divers were working (work)off the coast of Florida
, they discovered
(discover) a
shipwreck containing gold worth $$2 million . The
divers were
filming (film)a show about
the coral reef when they found (find) the
gold.
Four-legged
Customers
As
a
woman
was
walking
(walk)
her
pet
poodle
down
the
street
,
a
hair
stylist
noticed
(notice)
them
through
the
window
and
suddenly
had
(have)
a
great
idea.
Later, while he was
creating (create) a new line of hair care products
for
dogs and cats, he came up with
(come up with )a new slogan
:
”
Even animals
have bad hair
days!
”
Rescue
…
the
Ambulance!
An
ambulance
driver
was
having (have)
breakfast
in
a
coffee
shop
when
a
woman
hopped
(hop)into his ambulance and drove (drive)away .
The driver hurried
(hurry)to
a
phone
and
alerted
(alert)the
police.
The
carjacker
was
going(go)over
90
miles
an
hour
when
the
highway
patrol
finally
caught
up
with
(catch up with)her.
第
5
课
·
One thing
I
’
d really miss is my
mom
’
s cooking.
·
Something
I
’
d be nervous about is
making new friends, especially in a
foreign language.
·
When you visit
someone , it
’
s the custom to
bring a small gift.
·
If
you
want
to
bring
someone,
it
’
s
not
acceptable
to
arrive
without
calling
first.
第
6
课
·
Both
“
teams
”
have the help of a
designer , a handyman, and a budget of
$$1,000 .
·
“
If
you
don
’
t
want
a
project
to
last
for
months,you
need
a
game
plan.
”
Trading Spaces
√
How
fast
can
a
home
remodeling
project
be
completed
?
About
48
hours.
At
least,
that
’
s the basis
of the popular reality TV show called
Trading Spaces.
Two
sets
of
neighbors
switch
homes
for
two
days
and
redecorate
a
single
room
in
their neighbors
’
home . Both
“
teams
”
have the help of a designer , a
handyman, and a budget of $$1,000 . At
the end of the second day , the host
reveals
the
rooms
to
the
homeowners,who
usually
say
,
“
Wow!
That
’
s
great !
”
Sometimes ,however, they get upset.
Is this reality TV realistic ? Up to a
point. The designers actually get
videotapes
of
the
rooms
and
plan
out
every
step
beforehand.
Even
the
materials
are
purchased
in
advance.
“
It
’
s
the
same
at
home,
”
one
designer
said.
“
If
you
don
’
t want a project to last
for months,you need a game
plan.
”
“
Everybody thinks
Trading Spaces
is totally
real,but Trading Spaces is
totally not
real,
”
said a women who
appeared on the show,
“
If we
didn
’
t
do[something
on
camera]right,we
had
to
do
it
again
…
.You
become
an
actor.
”
So,how
happy
are
homeowners
after
their
remodeling?Generally,the
participants
are
one
couple
in
Portland,Oregon,hated
their
new
comfortable
but
cramped
family
room
was
transformed
into
a
dark
movie
theater.
But you
didn
’
t see that on the show.
“
You
didn
’
t see me
crying,
”
said
Shannon edited it out of the
show.
“
It really
was a non-functional
room,
”
said Scott Pitts.
“
All you could
do
was
watch
TV.
”
So
they
found
themselves
remodeling
their
own
space
again.
But even
though Shannon and Scott
didn
’
t like the way their
family room
turned
out,they
’
d still be on the
show ?They loved redecorating their
neighbors
’
place.
交换空间
一个家的改造工程多快能完成
?<
/p>
大约
48
小时
.
至少
,
这是一个叫做“交换空间”流<
/p>
行的真人秀电视节目的看法
.
两套房子毗邻的邻居交换住宅两天
,
并在他们邻居的家中重新装修一个单间
.
两家
都有一个设计师
,
一个杂工的
帮助
,
并且有
1000
美元的预算金
.
在第二天结束时
,
主
持人向房主展示装修后的房间
,
房主通常会说：
“哇
,
太棒了
!
”然而有时房主也会很
失望
.
这种真人电视秀现实吗
?
某种程度上
.
实际上设计师们会提前得到房间的录像并规
划好每一步
.
甚至材料也是提前购买好了的
.
“这同在家里一样
,
”
一
个设计师说
,
“如
果你不想一个工程拖
几个月
,
你需要行动策略
.
”
“所有人认为交
换空间是完全真实的
,
但是它不是
,<
/p>
”
一个在节目中出现的女人说
,
“如果我们
（被相机录下来的某事）
做得不对<
/p>
,
我们就不得不重新再做一次……你成
为
一个表演者
.
”
因此
,
房主在他们的房间被改造后有多开心
?
一般来说
,
参与者很兴奋<
/p>
.
但是波兰的一
对夫妇
< br>,Oregon,
讨厌他们的新房间
.
< br>他们尽管狭小但舒适的家庭房间被改造成一个
黑暗的影院
.
但是你不会在电视节目中看到（房主的不满）
.
“你不会看到我哭泣
,
”
S
hannon Pitts
说
.
他们将
这些从节目中剪辑掉了
.
“这真的是个毫无用处的房间
,
”
Scott Pitts
说
.
< br>“所有你能做的只有看电视
.
”
因此他们发现他们再一次重塑了自己的空间
.
但是即使
Shannon
和
Scott
不喜欢他们的家庭间被改造的方式
,
他们依然再次出现
在电视节目中
.
为什么
?
他们喜
欢装修他们邻居的房间
.
The
participants of the show get assistance from
experts. T
The projects
sometimes take months to complete. F
Many participants
redecorate their homes after the show.
NG
The people who appear on
the show are actors. F
Reality shows
aren
’
t always entirely
honest. T
The Pitts are no longer friends with
their neighbors. NG
第
7
课
被动语态
The World we
live in
2A
VOTE FOR ROBERTA CHANG ` CITY
COUNCIL
Roberta Chang will
clean up Cradville !
Have
you noticed these problems in our city
?
·
The air is
being polluted by fumes from cars and
trucks.
·
Our city streets are being
damaged as a result of heavy traffic.
·
Our fresh
water supply is being depleted through overuse by
people who
don
’
t
conserve.
阅读
·
Kiribati
consists
of
33
islands
scattered
across
3,860
kilometers
(2,400
miles) of the Pacific
Ocean near the equator.
第
8
课
阅读
Learning
styles
HAVE
YOU
EVER
HAD
TROUBLE
LEARNING
SOMETHING?
DID
YOU
OVERCOME
THE
PROBLEM?
HOW?
Have
you
ever
sat
in
class
wondering
if
you
would
ever
grasp
the
information
that was being taught? Maybe the
presentation didn
’
t fit your
learning
style.
你
是否曾经坐在教室里
,
怀疑自己是否掌握了老师教授你的知识<
/p>
?
答案也许是老师的
讲课方式不适和你<
/p>
.
Our
minds
and
bodies
gather
information
in
different
ways
and
from
all
around
us : seeing, hearing,
and doing. Then our brains process that
information,
organizing
it
and
making
connections
to
things
we
already
know.
This
process
can also work in
different ways: Do we think in pictures or words?
Do we
remember details or the big
picture?
When we're trying
to learn, it helps to know how our brain works.
How do we
best gather and organize the
information? Different people have different
learning styles. For example, one
person might struggle with written
information
but
understand
it
immediately
in
an
illustration.
Another
person
might have problems
with the picture, but not the written
texts.
Psychologists have
identified seven basic learning styles:
1-LINGUISTIC: These people learn by
using language - listening, reading,
speaking and writing.
2-LOGICAL:
These
people
learn
by
applying
formulas
and
scientific
principles.
3-VISUAL: These
people learn by seeing what they are learning.
4-MUSICAL: Instead of finding music a
distraction, these people learn well
when information is presented through
music.
5-KINESTHETIC: Movement and
physical activities help these people learn.
6-INTRAPERSONAL: These
people
learn best if they
associate
new information
directly with their own experiences.
7-INTERPERSONAL: These people learn
well by working with others.
Y
ou
will
often
encounter
situations
that
do
not
match
your
strongest
learning
style. if u know
what your strengths are, you can develop
strategies to
balance your wicknesses,
for a more successful learning
experience.
A
1.
Grasp understand
2.
The big
picture a general view of a
situation
3.
Gather pick up or
collect
4.
Struggle try hard to do
something
5.
Distraction something that takes
attention away
6.
Associate show one thing is
connected to another
第
9
课
At
your service 7A
1.
Jennifer has
broken up with
her
boyfriend-again!
一刀两断
Meanings - End a romantic
relationship
2.
Kevin
came up with
a great idea for our class reunion.
突然有
Meanings -
think of something;develop an idea
3.
I
’
m not
looking forward to
typing my
essay . Maybe I
’
ll get it
done
professionally.
期盼
Meanings-
be excited for something to happen
4.
My doctor says
I
’
m overweight. I should
cut down on
fatty foods.
减
Meanings -
reduce the quantity of something
5.
Rob
can
’
t
keep
up
with
the
students
in
his
Mandarin
class.
He
should
get
a tutor.
赶得上
Meanings - keep pace with someone or
something
6.
I can
’
t
put up with
the noise on my
street! I
’
ll have to move.
忍受
容忍
Meanings - tolerate something you
don
’
t like it.
7.
My girlfriend
doesn
’
t
get along
with
her roommate . They
‘
re always
fighting .
合得来
相处
Meanings -
have a good relationship with someone
8.
Bill
can
’
t
take care
of
his own finances. He has an
accountant manage
his money.
照顾
Meanings-
be responsible for something
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·
And,
what
’
s worse ,most people
have resigned themselves to a life of
forgetting.
Improve your memory, improve your life
√
Mark began to introduce the guest
speaker to the audience, but then he
paused in horror. He had forgotten her
name.
Barbara
hid
her
jewelry
when
she
went
on
vacation.
When
she
came
back,
she
couldn
’
t remember
where she
’
d put
it.
you
’
ve had experiences like
people have. And ,what
’
s
worst ,most
people have resigned
themselves to a life of forgetting.
They
’
re unaware
of a simple but important fact: Memory
can be developed .If you
’
ll
just
accept that fact,this book will
show you how.
,
relax.
If
you
’
re
overanxious
about
remembering
something,
you
’
ll
forget
it. Relaxing will
enhance your awareness and ability to
concentrate..Take
deep breaths and tell
yourself that you have all the time in the world
to
remember.
,
avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself
that your memory is
bad,
your mind will
come to
believe it and you won
’
t
remember things. When
you
forget
something,
don
’
t
say,
“
Gee,
I
need
to
have
my
brain
rewired(
重
装电线
< br>).
”
--Jokes
like
this
are
negative
and
will
have
a
negative
effect
on
you and
your
improve
your
memory,
you
’
ll
need
to
take
an
active
role.
Like
your
body,
your
memory
can
be
strengthened
through
exercise.
Look
for
opportunities
to
exercise your example, if
you
’
re learning a language,
try to actively
remember irregular
verbs.
may
also
want
to
make
associations,
or
links,
between
what
you
’
re
trying
to remember and
things you already know. For example, if you need
to catch
a plane at 2:., you can
imagine a plane in your mind and notice that it
has
two wings. Two wings =2:00. You are
now ten times more likely to remember
the take-off time.
A
3-your mind
believes what you tell it ,so be positive about
your memory.
4-if you train
your memory actively ,you
’
ll
be more likely to remember
things.
1-although we all forget
things,there are ways to improve our
memory.
5-learning
to
mentally
connect
pieces
of
information
can
help
you
remembering
them.
2-we forget things more easily when
we
’
re worried about
remembering them.
第
10
课
3A
介词
1.
Rock music has been
popular for more than 50 years.
The
Beatles
were
a
well-known
English
band
in
the
1960s.
They
performed
together
for
ten
years-
from
1960
to
1970.
In
2003,
the
Beatles
released
another
album,
even
though
two
of
the
o
riginal
members
had
already
died.
The
album
was
recorded
in
19
69,
nearly
40
years
ago.
2.
In
2003,
the
United
States
launched
two
Mars
exploration
spacec
raft.
Their
mission,
which
lased
for
more
than
a
year,
was
to
gather
information
about
the
rocks,
soil,
and
atmosphere
on
M