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2. Science and technology has greatly influenced our life. How has our life been changed in the past few decades?

3. How did people keep contact with each other in the past?

4. How do people keep contact with each other later? electric/ electrical devices

5. What other electrical and electronic devices do you have at home?

6. TV set remote control

7. washing machine refrigerator

8. air-conditioner microwave oven

9. flatiron vacuum cleaner

10. electric rice cooker electromagnetic oven

11. desktop laptop

12. digital camera DVD microphone

13. MP4 MP3

14. tape recorderelectronic calculator

15. electric shaver hair dryer

16. What can our human beings benefit from the development of electric and electronic appliances?

17. What do you think life would be like without these products?

18. Reading

19. Pre-reading As we all know, TV set plays a very important role in our daily life. Would you please briefly describe the development of it?

20. Picture 1: Compare the TV in the picture with the TV in your home: 1.antennae on top / 2.the small screen / 3.only black and white pictures/ 4.no remote control(the control panel was on one side of the screen)…

21. Besides watching TV, most people like listening to the music. How did people listen to/record the music in the past? How do we do this nowadays? Pre-reading

22. How did people record music in the past? ---put the tapes into the recorder, then play the tape with music at one side and play the record button at the other side to record the music onto the blank tape.

23. How do people record music using a computer? Copy the music from a CD to the computer using recording software.The music will then be digitalized and stored in and played by an MP3 player.

24. Fast reading:

25. Reading strategy: understanding subtitles Subtitles appear after titles and give you more information about the text than the titles. TV (In order of time) Audio devices (By types of equipment) Early history of audio devices Tape recorders and players Sound goes digital Early history of TV The modern age: cable TV, satellite TV, digital TV

26. Simple questions 1. When did regular public TV broadcasting begin around the world? 2. What is WebTV? 3. What was invented in 1954? It began on 11 May 1928 in New York and in London on 20 August 1929. It is the TV set combined with the World Wide Web. The cassette recorder.

27. Careful reading:

28. YearEvent 1877 First public showings of wireless TV transmissions were made in the USA. 1948Cable TV began in the USA; 3 American scientists invented the transistor. 1951 1954Invention of transistor led to the development of cassette recorders. First LPs (long-play records) came onto the market. 1962 1982 1987 International standards for digital TV were established. 1992 First WebTV set-top boxes came onto the market. First recording of a human voice was made. 1925 Colour broadcasts began in the USA. 1958 Satellites began to be used to broadcast TV. First CDs produced by using digital technology were made available. Development of MP3 technology started in Germany. 1989 Development of MD player began. 1996

29. 1. When and where was the first long-distance TV broadcast made? A. In 1925 in the USA. B. In 1926 in the UK. C. In 1928 in the UK. D. In 1928 in both the USA and the UK. 2. Who might be the inventor of the first T V? A. Vladimir Zworykin from Russia. B. Philo Farnsworth in the USA. C. John Logie Baird from Scotland. D. It remains uncertain. 3. How many countries have put digital TV into operation according to the passage? A. Only one. B. Already two. C. At most three. D. At least four.

30. 4. Who might have attributed to the development of the Walkman? A. Two Japanese engineers. B. Three American scientists. C. Thomas Edison. D. Emile Berliner. 5. What is the main factor that causes the spring up of music websites all over the Internet? A. The popularity of Walkman. B. The development of the MD player. C. The development of MPs technology. D. The wide use of Discman. 6. How is the passage organized ___________________. A. by paragraphs B. in chronological order C. by concepts D. by sub-topics

31. Activities—pair work Organize students into groups of two. One acts as an engineer and the other one acts as a journalist. The electrical engineer will answer the questions raised by the journalist about the development of the TV sets or audio devices. Organize students into groups of two. One acts as an engineer and the other one acts as a journalist. The electrical engineer will answer the questions raised by the journalist about the development of the TV sets or audio devices.

32. 1.More and more people are using computers for information and entertainment. Do you think we will still need books and TVs in the future? Why or why not? 2.What are the possible disadvantages of having a lot of technology in our lives? Discussion:

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34. A guessing game A household appliance that can be stationed on the wall and can make our room warm in winter and cool in summer. What is it? ( ) An air-conditioner A usually automatic machine for washing clothes and linens. What is it? ( ) A washing machine An electrical appliance that cleans surfaces by suction( 吸力, 抽气 ). What is it? ( ) A vacuum cleaner

35. a TV An appliance, a cabinet, or a room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature. What is it? ( ) a refrigerator An appliance with different channels for providing different programs to enjoy, such as The Outlook on channel 10. What is it? ( )

36. air-conditioners TVs washing machines refrigerators vacuum cleaners household appliances

37. Words related to electronic and electrical goods

38. Read part A and B on page 6, then finish the exercise in part C

39. For study For entertainment For the household electronic dictionary electric calculator tape recorder educational software electronic translators projector loud-speaker …………….. computer mobile phone MP4 MP3 TV DVD digital camera video game player …………….. electric rice cookers electric woks refrigerators microwave ovens air-conditioner washing machines electric blanket vacuum cleaners ……………..

40. Guessing Game

41. Rules Choose one student to stand in front of the class and guess the devices in the pictures on the screen. Other group members try to describe the devices one by one, but can’t mention the words themselves. The time limit: half a minute (try to guess out as many words as you can. The group who can get the most words will be the winner. ）

42. The development of science and technology brings comfort and convenience to our life, but it also brings us some negative effects.

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44. Different functions of mobile phones

45. making phone calls taking photos

46. listening to music sending short messages

47. Surfing the Internet With GPS technology in it

48. Mobile phones have become part of people’s life and there have been an argument about the safety of using them for many years. What’s your opinion? What might be the writer’s attitude towards mobile phone use? Why do you think so? scanning

49. Main points Supporting details Read the passage again and fill in the form below: Using a mobile phone doubles the risk of developing brain cancer. Digital mobile phones are an actual danger. The reasons why there is no definite scientific evidence available now about the effects of mobile phones on people ’ s health. The report is based on the findings of research that was carried out in Sweden, comparing 1,617 patients found to have brain tumors between 1997 and 2003 with the same number of healthy people. The study, conducted with 200 mice, of which half were exposed to radiation while the other half did not receive any radiation, shows that the first half were found to have more than twice the cancer rate of the second half after eighteen months. Enormous profit from the telecommunications industry prevents the bad results of findings from being revealed.

50.  Limiting the amount of time you spend on your mobile phone  Moving the phone away from the body by using a handsfree kit or loudspeaking mode if available or why not consider texting as an alternative  Checking the SAR of a phone before you buy it, although the power which a phone transmits is controlled by the network and in many situations is far lower than its maximum power  Turning your phone off when you don ’ t need to use it … Possible solutions

51. As we have learnt how to make a statement and how to support it, now you are expected to complete the project to make a list of pros and cons. Practice

52. Advantages and disadvantages of computer use/ Mp3/ TV Choose a topic and discuss with your partners on this topic. Then write a list of the advantages and disadvantages of ……

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54. Introduce some expressions which shows whether a statement is important or not.

55.  Listen to the tape carefully Identify the most important information and less important These days, I have been considering buying a new mobile phone. First of all, I like the ones with MP3 function in particular, this way, music will accompany me wherever I go. However, a major consideration is the radiation from the mobile phones, So, I prefer one that will do least harm to the user. Certainly, it doesn’t matter so much whether it could be used as a camera, for I think the picture a mobile phone could take is not clear enough and it wastes a large quantity of power.

56. Step 1: taking notes of requirements Part A. First Listening: Weight and size: _____________________________ Cost:_______________________________________ Appearance:_________________________________ Translation:__________________________________ Pronunciation:________________________________ Extra functions:_______________________________

57. Further listening 1.Which type does your uncle prefer, a dictionary with English translation only,or with two kinds of translation? Why? 2. Is your uncle willing to buy an modern one at a high price? 3. Does the function of pronunciation matter a lot according to your uncle? He prefers a dictionary with two kinds of translation, for he thinks that,this way,his son can look up words in both languages No, he doesn’t want to spend more than 700 yuan on it Yes, he thinks that will help his son to pronounce the word properly

58. Part B: Listen to the explanation of the function of two new electronic dictionaries on sale Take notes of useful information in the following two columns Attention : this part only tells the relevant information, such as the languages, the cost, the word capacity etc. The rest information is included in Part C

59. Keys to part B Mark 204D: Languages: Word capacity: Weight: Cost: Extra functions: Extra features: Chinese and English Over 102,000 650 yuan A voice function, wildcard search function

60. Stylus Pen  : Languages: Appearance: Word capacity: Weight; Cost: Extra functions: Extra features: English-Chinese Just like a pen 100,000 1,200 yuan

61. Part C: Please find out more information about the two new types through Reading the following leaflets, try to complete the lists above.

62. Stylus Pen  : Languages: Appearance: Word capacity: Weight; Cost: Extra functions: Extra features: English-Chinese Just like a pen 100,000 1,200 yuan 20 grams Quick and correct translations, an inbuilt Speaker and a clear LCD screen Suitable for people with a reading disability

63. Till now, according to the requirements of your uncle, you can more or less decide what advice you could give to your uncle, after comparing the two types, you think the first type--- Mark 204D will meet his requirements. Then you decide to make a telephone call to the customer service department for more information about the battery it uses and its guarantee.

65. Try to make an appropriate telephone call A. Read part 1 on page12, ask the following question. 1. What should be paid attention to when making a telephone call? Be polite Be clear and to the point Ask for clarification if you don’t understand

66. Practise speaking with your partner. Salesperson: Good morning, this is customer service department, ….. Customer; Good morning. Could you please give me some information about the Mark 204D electronic dictionary. I’d like to know what batteries it uses. Salesperson: Certainly. It uses three AAA batteries. Customer: How long can the batteries last after they get charged? Salesperson: They can last about 70 hours. Customer: Good. Do you have the guarantee on the dictionary? Salesperson: Sure, we have. But it covers faults but not loss of the dictionary.

68. Writing an email to your uncle: 1.Useful words and expressions: I would advise you to buy…. I would recommend the first one to you. I think you may/ could/ would buy….. It seems to me that…. In my opinion….. 2.When you are state the reasons to support your advice, you’d better put it in order of importance. first of all, in addition, what’s more, furthermore, besides, what comes first is…, at last/lastly, finally to conclude, to sum up, in conclusion. In a word…

69. Try to cover the following aspects of the electronic dictionary in your email. 1.The cost 2.The word capacity 3.The language 4.Extra functions and features 5.Appearance and weight 6.The battery and the guarantee of it. About the content of the email

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71. 介词 1 表时间的介词 1)at, by, in, on at, by 表时间的点： at 表示 “ 在 …… （几点钟） ” ； by 表示 “ 到 …… 时候 ” （含有 “ 不超过 ” ，常与过去或将来完成时态连用） on 表示日期及某天的上午、下午、晚上等。 in 表示 泛指的早、中、晚及年、月等。 at breakfast, at lunch, at supper, at dinner at midnight, at daybreak, at dawn, at sunrise, at noon, at sunset, 一 …… 就 The baby cried at the sight of its mother. He felt proud at the thought of his son’s achievement. She went pale at the news. on Monday, on April 5, on New Year’s Day, on New Year’s Eve On the morning of July 6 th, on a cold night, on a quiet evening 但 morning, afternoon 前有 early, late 用 in, Late in the afternoon of a chilly day, At about three o’clock in the early morning of the next day.

72. On 加动名词， reach, arrive, hear, see, slip, snatch 或名词 On arriving at the hotel, he was greeted by the president. On his arrival at the hotel, he was greeted by the president. On hearing the bad news, she burst into tears. 2)in, for 后面接一段时间 in+ 一段时间表示 “ 在 …… 之内 ” 或 “…… 以后（用在将来时态 中） ” 。 for+ 一段时间表示动作的延续。 He finished his work in two hours. He will come back in two hours. He waited in the room for two hours. He slept for half a day. 3)after, since after 表示在某具体时间之后； since 自某具体时间以来，用完 成时。 Father came home after the meeting./ eight o’clock. He has been studying French since he came to Paris.

73. 4)till, until 的用法有两个： (1) 肯定句 “ 直到 …… 时候 ” ，动词必须是延续性的。 He waited till/until ten o’clock. They worked until it was dark. (2) 在否定句中 “ 直到 …… 才 ” 。 Tom didn’t return till/until midnight. （ till 不放句首） He didn’t go home until it was dark. I didn’t recognize him until he took off his glasses. Not until yesterday did I realize that he was a cheat. (not until 放句首，引起主句倒装。） Not until he told me the whole thing did I realize that he was a cheat. ( 从句不倒装）

74. 2. 表示运 动或移动的介词 across, through, along, into, onto, up, down, out of, off 多和具 有运动意义的动词搭配. 如 : show…into, get through 1)across, through, along across 越过, 横穿 ( 从一边到另一边 ). Can you swim across the river ? through 穿过, 通过 ( 从一端到另一端 ). The train passed through the tunnel. We walked through the forest. along 沿着. They took a walk along the street/ river.... 2)in, into in” 在 ….. 里 ( 内 ), 是表静态的介词, 和 come, move 等动词连用 时是副词 ; into” 进入, 入 “, 与表运动的动词搭配, 是介词. 如 : Mother is in the kitchen. The cat is on the desk. Come in, please. The cat jumped on. He came into the room. The cat jumped onto the desk.

75. 3. 表示方向、方位的介词 1)in, on, to in ; to; on Dalian lies in the north of China. Japan lies (to the) east of China. Vietnam lies on the south of China. 2) to, for to 表示 “ 去，向 ” （常与位移性动词连用）。如： go, come, move 等 ; for 表示 “ 目的地 ” ，常与 leave, set out, sail 等词连用。 但表示 “ 朝什么方向去 ” ， 用 in the direction of… I will leave for Shanghai tomorrow. He will sail for America. My father is going in the direction of our school. 3) at, to at 表示 “ 对准 …… （目标） ” ; to 表示 “ 朝 …… 方向 ” 。如： He came up to me. The child threw a stone at the dog.

76. 4. by, in, on, with 表示方式的介词 by 表示途径和手段及交通工具。如： He made a living by selling newspapers. She succeeded by means of perseverance. You may go there by taxi. 当特指某一交通工具时，要用介词 in, on 等，并且要后续冠词 或形容词性物主代词。如： He promised to drive me to town in his own car. in 表示方式，常与下列词搭配，如： in a way, in ink, in English Answer my question in English. He worked out the problem in a way that is different from that of others. on 表示途径，常与 radio, phone, TV 等词连用。 He studied English on the radio. with 表示工具，方式。 Cut it with a knife.

77. 5. besides, but, except, except for besides 表示 “ 除 …… 之外，（还，也） ”;except 表示 “ 除 …… 外 （其余都） “ ，常和 all, every, no, none, nothing 等含有整体肯定 或否定意义的词连用 ; except for 也表示 “ 除 …… 之外 ” ， 含有 “ 只是 ……” ， “ 只不过 ……” 的意思，它和 except 不同的是 : 与 except 连用的整体词和 except 所跟的词常常是同类的，是指整 体除去一部分 ; 而与 except for 连用的整体词与 except for 所跟的 词往往不是同类，是指整体中除了一个细节。如： All his pictures are well painted except this one. It’s a nice picture except for the colour of the roof. The composition is well written except for some spelling mistakes but 表示 “ 除 …… 外，（其余或都不） ” ，和 except 用法相似。 注意下列句中 but 后面动词的形式。 Last night, I did nothing but watch TV. He has no choice but to keep silence. Old John enjoys nothing but fishing. We study Chinese, maths, physics besides English.

78. 6. 表示原因或理由的介词 of, from, for, with, through, at die of /from 疾病， 悲伤， 冻， 饿等 die of a broken heart, die of grief, die of old age He trembled with fear. He died for the freedom of the people. He will reward for your help. I’ m pleased at your telling the truth. They were dead tired with a day’s walking. The man bent with age. He lost his job through carelessness.

79. 7. 表示价格，比率，速度 The house was valued at 5,000 dollars. The apples are sold at two yuan a kilo. The car ran at full speed. The car ran at a /the speed of 120 kilometres an hour. The car ran with great speed. The goods were sold at reasonable prices. The clock strikes at regular intervals( 间隔）. 8. By 按 …… 计算 Eggs are sold by the dozen. Cleaning women in big cities are paid by the hour.

80. 表示数量、空间、时间等的相差 John is my junior/ junior to me by four years. He missed the target by an inch. Today’s temperature is below yesterday’s by two degrees. 9. 表示属性，特性 of, with a man of wealth; a girl of wisdom The meeting is of importance Your suggestion is of value to me. a dictionary with a blue cover a coat with two pockets socialism with Chinese characteristics

82. 1.No one helped me. I did it all myself. （ 2005 全国 卷 I ， 22 ．） A ． for B ． by C ． from D ． to 2. We hadn’t planned to meet. We met ______ chance. （ 2005 全国卷 III ， 10 ．） A ． of B ． in C ． forD ． by 3. John became a football coach in Sealion Middle School ____ the beginning of March. （ 2005 上海卷 25. ） A. on B. for C. withD. at 4. He suddenly saw Sue _____ the room. He pushed his way ____ the crowd of people to get to her. （ 2005 湖 南卷 25. ） A. across, across B. over, through C. over, into D. across, through B D D D

83. 5.—You know. Bob is a little slow ____ understanding, so… — So I have to be patient ______ him. （ 2005 重庆卷 30. ） A. in ; with B. on; with C. in; to D. at; for 6. I feel that one of my main duties ________a teacher is to help the students to become better learners ． (2004 广东卷 22) A ． for B ． by C ． as D ． with 7. It was a pity that the great writer died ________his works unfinished ． (2004 福建卷 30) A ． for B ． with C ． from D ． of 8. He got to the station early ， ________missing his train ． (2004 江苏卷 24) A ． in case of B ． instead of C ． for fear of D ． in search of A C B C

84. 9. The accident is reported to have occurred _______the first Sunday in February ． (2004 上海卷 25) A ． at B ． on C ． in D ． to 10. ________two exams to worry about ， I have to work really hard this weekend ． (2004 北京卷 33) A ． With B ． Besides C ． As for D ． Because of 11. You can’t wear a blue jacket _____that shirt—it’ll look terrible ． (2004 湖南卷 32) A ． on B ． above C ． up D ． over B A D

85. 12. The shop doesn’t open until 11 a ． m ．, _____it loses a lot of business ． (2004 北京春季卷 29) A ． for B ． or C ． but D ． so 13.In order to change attitudes ________employing women ， the government is bringing in new laws ． (2004 北京春季卷 25) A ． about B ． of C ． towards D ． on 14. I am sorry it’s ________my power to make a final decision on the project ． (2004 上海春季卷 26) A ． over B ． above C ． off D ． beyond 15. They had a pleasant chat ________a cup of coffee ． (2003 北京卷 33) A ． for B ． with C ． during D ． over D C D D

86. 16. The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism _____ the wildlife in the area ． (2003 上海卷 26) A ． in B ． on C ． at D ． with 17. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2011 is strong1y impressed ________my memory ． (2003 上海春季卷 22) A ． to B ． over C ． by D ． on 18. --What do you want ________those old boxes? (2002 北京卷 33) --To put things in when I move to the new fiat ． A ． by B ． for C ． of D ． with 、 19. Luckily ， the bullet narrowly missed the captain ________an inch ． (2002 上海卷 22) A ． by B ． at C ． to D ． from D D B A

87. 20. --You are so lucky ． --What do you mean _____that? (2002 京、蒙、皖春季卷 23) A ． or B ． in C ． of D ． by 21. Marie Curie took little notice _____the honours that were given to her in her later years ． (2002 上海春季卷 21) A ． of B ． on C ． about D ． from 22.The home improvements have taken what little there is _______my spare time ． (2001 全国卷 27) A ． from B ． in C ． of D ． at 23. The sunlight came in ________the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room ． (2001 上海卷 24) A ． through B ． across C ． on D ． over D A C A

88. 24. Ross was wild with joy ________the result of the examination ． (2001 上海春季卷 23) A ． to B ． at C ． by D ． as 25. ________production up by 60 ％， the company has had another excellent year. (2000 全国卷 18) A ． As B ． For C ． With D ． Through 26. I know nothing about the young lady ________she is from Beijing ． (2000 上海卷 32) A ． except B ． except for C ． except that D ． besides B C C

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