Unit 4 A Turn in Life

LEADING IN What would you do if you couldn’t watch IV for a week? Panic might be your first reaction, but you would soon find there are many things to do other than to watch TV. Read the following story – it might inspire you to turn off your TV for at least a week.

EXPLORING 1. Besides watching TV, what else do you often do in your spare time? 2.What are the advantages of TV?

Section A Language Points 1. impress vt. 1. influence deeply especially with a feeling of admiration [ 例 ] She's always trying to impress her readers with her writings. 2. press something into something else [ 例 ] The kid impressed his hand on sand. 2.project n. [C] a piece of work that needs skill, effort, and careful planning, esp. over a period of time [ 例 ] They gave money to Project Hope even though they themselves were not rich.

3. blank n. [C] an empty space; a form with empty spaces on it [ 例 ] Please fill in the blanks on the form. adj. 1. without writing, print, or other marks [ 例 ] blank questionnaires 2. empty or expressionless [ 例 ] His eyes were blank of expressions. [ 例 ] a blank stare

4. anyway adv. in spite of everything, in any case [ 例 ] No matter what you say, I'm coming anyway. [ 例 ] Students who tend to cheat will cheat anyway even without the new technology. 5. faithful adj. 1. full of or showing loyalty [ 例 ] My dad is always faithful to his promise, so this time he will buy me a car because he promised that two days ago. 2. true to the facts or to an original [ 例 ] This is a faithful report of the event.

6. go without succeed in living without something [ 例 ] The old man is a heavy smoker, so he cannot go without cigarettes. 7. draw a blank be unsuccessful, especially in an attempt to find information or the answer to a problem [ 例 ] I drew a blank on several test questions. [ 例 ] He tried looking up the phrase in the dictionary but drew a blank.

9. in the habit of tend to behave in a particular way or do particular things especially regularly [ 例 ] I'm not in the habit of doing physical exercises. 10. get around to (doing something) find time for; do at last [ 例 ] When I finally got around to buying the Christmas cards it was too late. 11.break down (of a person's health or emotional control) fail or collapse [ 例 ] If Jim keeps on working so hard like this, he'll break down sooner or later.

12. clean out make (the inside of a room, box, etc.) clean and tidy [ 例 ] John and I cleaned out drawers and shelves yesterday. 13. set up establish or arrange (an organization, business, plan, etc.) [ 例 ] With the use of the Internet, many virtual communities are set up. 14.turn on cause (radio, light, etc.) to operate especially by using a button or a switch [ 例 ] Please turn on the light for me as it's getting dark.