2. UNIT 7 Going Online Section A Cyber-stepmother

3. Review for the fax To: ________________ Fax:_________ From:______________ Fax:_________ ______________ Date: ______________ Page(s):________ Dear Miss Wang Li, About the preparation for the meeting As next Wednesday’s meeting is very important to us, we want to know___________. Please inform us of ______________as soon as possible. ____________ ___________

4. Key to the fax To: Wang Li, No.20 Rose Road, Ningbo Fax: 34009322 From: Rong Fei, Nanjing toy company Fax: 62300889 No. 100, Nanjing Road, Nanjing Date: September 1, 2003 Page(s): 1 Dear Miss Wang Li, About the preparation for the meeting As next Wednesday’s meeting is very important to us, we want to know how it is being prepared. Please inform us of the latest developments as soon as possible. Yours sincerely, Rong Fei

5. Job Today New words of Text A Exercises for words and phrases Homework

6. New words of Text A 1.Stepparent n.[C] 继父母 If a person’s father or mother has been remarried, they set up a new family--- stepfamily. There will be a stepmother or stepfather, as well as stepson and stepdaughter. Stepfather or stepmother is not the children’s biological parent. Foster family is a family which adopts a child or children. Foster parents are not the children’s biological parents.

7. 2. attach vt a. 贴；联系 b. 喜欢；依恋 attach sth to sth 系，绑；连接 attach importance/ significance /value/ weight to sth 认为某事重要 attach a label to sb 认为某人有某种特点 attach oneself to sb 与某人在一起，成为某 团体的一员

8. Examples He attached the rope to the branch of the tree. Both her parents attach great importance to education. People attach a label “strong-minded” to him. He attached a label “dangerous” to the box. They soon attached themselves to a group of soldiers and marched on.

9. 3. enable vt. 使能够；使可能 ‘en+adjective/ n’ or ‘adjective/ n+en’ enlarge, enrich, ensure, harden, encourage, enrage, endanger,entitle

10. 4. core n. a. [C] 果核 b. [C] 核心 ; 最重要的部分 the core of the pear the earth’s core This department is the core of the company. The core of the problem lies in fund.

11. 5. grow/be/become accustomed to 适应， 习惯于 …… be in the habit of / be used to As he has been accustomed to the cold weather here, he found that it was also a wonderful place. I don’t think I can get accustomed to living without electricity.

12. Do you still remember? stepparent, foster parent, attach, enable, core, grow/be/become accustomed to adjust to, combine with, on a daily basis, back and forth, to and fro

13. Your homework Preview the text Make a speech about your cyber-life next time (5 lucky students will do it.) Preview Section C