1. Listening and vocabulary

2. There had been several problems with the volcano over the previous hundred years. 1)Through the period or duration of: 在 … 时期或期间： records maintained over two years. 保持了两年的记录 2)Until or beyond the end of: 直到或超过 … 的尽头： stayed over the holidays. 一直呆到假期结束

3. Translate: 让我们边喝茶边聊。 我们吃午饭时商量此事吧。 新年期间我们不在家。 Let’s talk over the cup of tea. We’ll discuss it over lunch. We’re away over the New Year.

4. get married be married get in touch keep in touch 动作 状态 catch fire put out be on fire be out set fire to set … on fire make a fire 纵火, 放火烧 使着火 生火

5. We managed to get half the population to another island. We tried to persuade Father to give up smoking, but he just turned a deaf ear to us. manage to do sth: to succeed in accomplishing or achieving, especially with difficulty try to do: to make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt to do 比较 :

6. 他试图爬树，可爬不上去。 He tried to climb the tree, but he could not/ failed. 他设法避免了事故。 He managed to avoid an accident.

7. Direct speech indirect speech this --- that these --- those now --- then today --- that day this week --- that week yesterday --- the day before tomorrow --- the next / following day two months ago --- two months before a year ago --- a year before next week( month…) ---- the next week… here --- there come --- go

8. Cultural corner:

9. It covered an area of 800 square kilometers. He has a farm covering more than 100 acres. They covered 60 miles in two days. Two reporters covered the news story. 1)to extend over: 延伸, 遍及： 2)To travel or pass over; traverse: 通行, 经过, 穿过 3) To be responsible for reporting the details of (an event or situation): 报导

10. 1)In some communities, 60 percent of the population _________( kill). 2)The population of china ___( be) larger than any other country in the world. 3)In all, 830,000 people died in the earthquake.( 句型转换 ) ___ _____, 830,000 people ____ _____ _______ in the earthquake. were killed is In total lost their lives

11. The California Earthquake of the 18 th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake ____ has ever happened in the US. It lasted for only a minute. ______, it caused the worst disaster____ ___ ______ _______. 地震只持续了一分钟，但是它在该国 的历史上造成了最糟糕的灾难。 in the nation’s history that However

12. 4) The fire burned for 3 days, destroying a total of 25,000 buildings. 大风把良土都刮走了, 只剩下沙子. The strong winds blow away the good soil, leaving only sand. Their car was caught in a traffic jam, thus causing the delay. 他们的车陷入交通阻塞, 这样导致了耽搁. V-ing 形式作结果状语。

13. 5) 大约 500 人死于旧金山,250,000 人变得无家 可归. About 500 people ____ _____in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 were _____ ____. were killed made homeless