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Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures

1. 用坚定的表情使他们安定下来 fix them with a firm look 2. 成为杰出的老师 make an outstanding teacher 3. 勉强度日 get by 4. 不可能,根本谈不上 out of the question 5. 班上的其余人 /全班 the rest of the class / the whole class

6. 例如 for instance/example 7. 患有…病 be diagnosed with 8. 在某方面有经验 have experience in… 9. 在班上捣蛋 act up in class 10. 过多的精力 excess energy

11. 超出某人的控制 beyond one’s control 12. early on rebel be fed up with to a large extent pave the way major in land a job as… pay off take offzxxk

do wrong to sb 冤枉人 reflect on oneself 反省 be ignorant of 不知道 13. 把…踢出去 kick sb out of … 不知道 have no idea 就我而言 as far as I am concerned 14. regular bus service 班车 be dressed in… be lost to…. Be seated! on the coast of…. Z,x,xk

make the most/best of ..= make full use of… try one’s fortune/luck 碰运气 seek one’s fortune 寻找发财的机会 be short of 缺乏 be short for 是…的缩写 in short 简言之zx/xk

1.emotional -------- Emotional 2.what is… ---------- Definition 3.other than ---------except/ but 4.strike you suddenly--- getting struck suddenly 5.例如 ----- like，such as, for example 6.blowing ------Blowing 7.feel guilty ----- a feeling/sense of guilt 8.lonely ----- lonely 9.better choices ------ Choose/ Eat 10.most importantly ----- Above all

1. a naturally occurring hormone---- occurs naturally 2. Your brain should produce more in the evening to make you sleepy -----More melatonin in the evening makes you sleepy 3. stay awake ---- make you awake 4. aspects 方面 5. natural----- natural 6. Approaches/ Solutions to doing ( ways to do sth ) 7. remove ---- take off 8. during short winter days---- in winter 9. turn off your television ---instead of watching TV 10. don’t read from… ---- avoid reading from…

1.should doctors lie … ?---- Lie or not 2.different opinions/viewpoints/attitudes 3.in favor of 4. do want to be told---- insist on 5. supporting 6. leading to / resulting in / causing 7. killing 8. reasons against lying 9. cope/deal with------handle/approach 10. feel cheated

Unique cultures of the following countries: Brainstorming Unique cultures of the following countries: France, Britain, India and Australia.

France? Grape wine

France? Fashion show

France? The Triumphal Arch

Britain? Big Ben Stonehenge

Britain? Shakespeare

India? dancing

Bollywood

Project Is Australia really a sporting nation?

How is information organized in the article? Structure analysis How is information organized in the article? 1-3 Part 1(para _____ ) Part 2(Para_____ ) Part 3(Para____ ) Australians’ absolute love of sports and perfect factors for being a great sporting nation 4-7 some popular sports 8-9 coming to a conclusion that Australia is a sporting nation by presenting the outstanding performance at the Olympic Games.

Part 1 climate sun shines space weather conditions spare time What factors help make Australia a sporting nation? sun shines space weather conditions spare time

Popular sports in Australia Para 4 Part 2 Swimming and surfing Para 5 tennis Popular sports in Australia Para 6 Rugby, soccer and football Para 7 cricket

Water sport Fill in the table swimming; surfing; Sport Examples Why popular Water sport Most of the population live near the coast swimming; surfing; 2. a country with many beaches easy to reach

Ball Games tennis, 1. well-equipped facilities cricket, rugby, soccer, football 1. well-equipped facilities 2. after-school lessons are given 3. encouragement from parents and teachers

A tennis court with lighting facilities

An indoor tennis court

soccer

rugby

cricket

It is indeed a great sporting nation!

Task5. Summary Please fill in the blanks with proper words.

Keys: (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8) (10) devotion doubt content contribute mild Secondly international relatively conclusion indeed

language points

1.That Australians are _______ (devote) to sport, however, does not mean that most of them actually do much sport. 2.Still it is _________(consider) that Australia is a great sporting nation. 3.Many people love sport ________(owe) to the perfect weather conditions for it . 4.With most of its population of approximately 20 million people ______(live) near the coast, swimming and surfing are popular activities for many families at the weekend. devoted considered owing living

5.Most tennis courts _______(equip) with lighting facilities, many people often play after dusk in the evening and late into the night. 6.So, while a high percentage of Australians may be people _________(watch) sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is _________(concern), it is indeed a great sporting nation. equipped watching concerned

Words spelling He gives us an a__________ (having more than one possible meaning ) answer. Is military service c__________ (required by rule ) in your country? We all have our little w_________ (shortcomings, esp. in a person’s character). We were deeply moved by their d________ (giving of oneself to a person, cause etc. \loyalty). mbiguous ompulsory eaknesses evotion

limate atience riterion 5. I hope you will recover soon under this healthful c_______ (the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time ). 6. Her endless p________ (ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering without complaining) made her the best nurse in the hospital. 7. Success in making money is not always a good c________ (standard by which sth is judged) of success. limate atience riterion

cholar articipants ompetitors 8. The greatest s_______ (a learned person ) cannot solve this difficult problem. 9. All the p___________ (people who take part in an activity ) in the debate had an opportunity to speak. 10. The firm has better products than its c____________ (person who competes). articipants ompetitors ambiguous compulsory weakness devotion climate patience criterion scholar participant competitor

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