friendship, the French seem to be more cautious than the British.
Warm-up
1)conscious effort 2)winning strategy 3)limited choice 4)remotest ideas 5)temporary pain 6)primary role 9.
options choices chosen options strategy irrational pain decision choices effort prejudiced evidence
Unit 7 Section A
Language focus in use:
1. harness 2. symbolic 3. disposed 4. flourishing 5. violated
6. accommodation 7. infer 8. compose 9. plausible 10. tolerance building
Words learned New words formed -al/-ial
fate fatal horizon horizontal mechanic mechanical occasion occasional proportional proportion logical logic deny denial commercial commerce -ity relative relativity prior priority continue continuity actual actuality 5.
6. Banked cloze 7. Expressions in use
down to exception to concessions to into at ease with both counts over from the following paragraph into Chinese.
婚纱礼服的颜色和款式可取决于婚礼参与者的宗教和文化。例如,在西方文化中新娘通常会
选择白色的婚纱,而在中国,传统的结婚礼服是红色的。虽然白色已成为当今婚纱礼服在世界各地最受青睐的颜色,可是这在维多利亚时期之前并不是一个普遍的潮流。白色在1840年成为了一个受欢迎的选择,那年维多利亚女王在她的婚礼上穿了一件白色的礼服。官方的婚礼照片被广泛刊登后,很多新娘都仿效女王选择白色。很多人相信白色象征着童贞,尽管这不是她们选择白色的初衷。就款式而言,婚纱礼服曾一度是前面短短的、后面是长长的裙摆。这种趋 年代后期,那个时期全长裙边的设计恢复了流行。60世纪20势一直持续到. the following paragraph into English
Embroidery, with at least two or three thousand years of history, is one of the Chinese traditional folk arts and crafts. Since most embroiderers are women, it's also called “women's needlework”. Embroidery has been much-loved by the Chinese people. It can be used to beautify clothing and things. For example, clothes, quilts, pillowcases etc. can be embroidered with beautiful designs, or a piece of embroidery can be made for a special ornament. There are four most famous types of embroidery in China: Suxiu from Suzhou, Yuexiu from Guangdong, Xiangxiu from Hunan, and Shuxiu from Sichuan, each having its own style and theme. Among the four, Suzhou embroidery has enjoyed the highest reputation.
China is home to silk, thereby having a variety of arts related to silk, one of which is embroidery.
Section B
Language focus in use in use
to revolted by comprised of himself with over unique in themselves for structure
no idea about their thoughts and opinions, I would rather give up the attempt to guess what their reaction will be.
avoid making mistakes, I would rather be home alone and not communicate with anybody.
old man would rather be living in the past, for things are much more different today than they were in the past. 7.
couldn't stand bad manners and thought my leaving was anything but rude, so I got the next train
back home and left him there.
usually look very nice and even generous, but in terms of integrity, they are anything but honest.
the two young people got married, many people attended the wedding ceremony, yet it was anything
but modern.
Collocation Warm-up
1. strong urge 2. particularly difficult job concessions context style 8.
Unit 8 Section A
Language focus in use
building
Words learned New words formed -ence
interfere interference -er
thrill thriller -ly
scarcely scarce specific specifically -ion
consume consumption deceive deception invade invasion proceed procession 5. cloze in use
in relevance to aware of from the name of a contribution occupied with 8. tip the scales the following paragraph into Chinese.
该组织最初于1961年被命名为世界野生动物基金会。1986年,它更名为世界自然基金会,以更好地反映其活动范围。它是世界上最大的、独立的自然保护组织,拥有世界各地超过500万的支持者,在100多个国家开展工作,并援助约1300个与自然和环境保护有关的项目。它的任务是阻止破坏地球的生态环境,建立一个能使人类与自然和谐相处的未来。目前,其大部分工作都集中在对海洋和海岸、森林、淡水的保护。在其他问题上,它也关注濒危物种,污染和气候变化。现在他们最需要的是资金,以履行其使命和处理与自然保护有关的突发事件。 the following paragraph into English
Since the founding of New China, especially since the economic reform and door-opening to the world, the Chinese government has made considerable efforts in eco-environmental protection and achieved effective progress. The government has taken a series of important measures to protect and improve the ecological environment, such as actively promoting key ecological projects, enhancing ecosystem construction and biodiversity conservation, establishing a number of nature reservations, ecological demonstration zones, scenic spots and forest parks. One of the important goals of building a socialist harmonious society is to strengthen ecological protection and construction and to achieve
世界自然基金会(WWF)是一个致力于有关保护、研究和修复环境议题的国际性非政府组织。
harmony between man and nature. Environmental protection and ecological civilization construction have provided a solid foundation for the sustainable development of China's economy and society.
Section B.
Language focus 4.Words in use in use structure
1. People with sleeping disorder cannot sleep much, as is the case with the people who get older. 2. The new irrigation system would require farmers to apply for a planning permission, as is the case with other commercial or industrial developments.
3. We have seen encouraging signs of improvement in our financial conditions, as is the case with the overall economy according to the media reports. 7.
1. Samuel is good at filmmaking, and he is still as enthusiastic and curious about it as he
was at the start of his career.
2. He seemed to assume that she was as interested in these questions as he was when he
first read them online.
3. She recognized that her son had not always been as attentive toward his wife or children as she had expected.
Collocation Warm-up
restricted 2. terrifying effects advances impact undiscovered 8.
1.entire field advances argument restricted
animals undiscovered compass desire research principles alternatives effects