2. Integrating Skills

3. Pre-reading

8. Task 1. Find out which type of writing it is and what is its characteristic. 2. Put a circle around the relative pronouns and the linking words such as “but, and....”

9. Practice 1. First, I _______some photos of interesting places which were not too far away from Chengdu. Next, I _______a travel agent whose telephone number I ______in a newspaper. found called found

10. 2. ________up at the large head and down at the large feet _______you so small. Wei Bin _____ photos of us _________ in front of the Buddha. Looking makes took standing

11. 3. The wild monkeys _____the most exciting things on Mount Emei. They are not at all _______of people. In a second they will ______to you and ______you. are afraid cometouch

12. 4. Finally, towards evening we ______ on the way back to Chengdu. We _____ all very _____ and _____ on the bus, but our trip to Sichuan was really ______________. were tired slept unforgettable

13. Explanation 1. First, we went to Leshan, where we climbed all the way up the mountain to see the Buddha. 首先我们去了乐山, 在那儿我们一 直爬到山上去看大佛。

14. all the way 是副词词组, 意思是 “( 一路上 ) 一直, 从头到尾 ” 。 Dr. Bethune came all the way from Canada. 白求恩大夫从加 拿大远道而来。 Yao Ming stayed in the game all the way. 姚明自始至终参加了比赛。

15. 2. There stand many old temples and the forest on the mountain is very beautiful. 峨眉山上有许多古老的寺庙，山 上的森林也非常美丽。

16. There stand many old temples 是 一个倒装句， there 是地点状语， 指前面所说的峨眉山。这种句式 中除用 stand 外，还可以用 lie, come, go, leave, arrive, live, be 等。

17. There used to be a lonely house at the top of the hill, in front of which stood a huge tree. 过去在山顶上曾有一间房子， 房 子的前面有一棵大树。

18. Long long ago, there lived an old man who cared more of himself than the others. There lies a little river by the village of my hometown. 在我家乡旁边有一条小河。

19. 3. In a second they will come to you and touch you. 1) Don’t touch the exhibits. ( 触摸 ) 2) His sad story really touched my heart. ( 打动, 触动 ) 3) They didn’t touch this topic in their talk. ( 涉及 )

20. 4) My friend went abroad last month and I lost touch with him. ( 联系 ) 5) Few students in our school can touch him in music. ( 比得上 ) 6) This material has a smooth silky touch. ( 手感 )

21. Important sentences Looking up at the large head and down at the large feet makes you feel so small. Wei Bin took photos of us standing in front of the Buddha.

22. 1. Write about an earthquake you know. 2. Finish Ex. 3 on page 107. Homework