English Learning

1. English Learning English Learning • The Lecturer: • Hu Cui-e • In Qingyuan • March. 10, 2008

2. Today’s tasks • A test (Unit ７); • Deal with the exercises in Wb. (Page62: Ex.4; Page63: Ex.2; Page64: Ex.2); • Word study (Unit8).

3. 完成句子（每空一词）： • The Vikings were the first Europeans ___ ___ (到达)America. • They achieved this ___ ____ (早在…之前)Columbus ever ___ ___(启航). • In 982 AD, there were ___ ___ ___ (多达)10,000 Vikings ___(居住) in Iceland. • ___ ___ (根据)the stories of Iceland and Norway, Eric the Red was ___ ___ (被迫)leave Iceland because he ___ ___ ____(陷入困境). • He ___ (说服)some people ___ go back with him to Greenland. • Eric the Red set sail with 25 ships, ___ ___(其中) only 14 ___ ___ ___ (到达)Greenland. • Biarni set sail from Iceland ___ ___ ___ (寻找)Eric’s party.

4. 8. There are less people trying to ___ ___ ___ (谋生)from fishing. 9. Some government departments are trying to ___ ___(处理) the situation. 10. There are fantastic shows ___ ___ ___(每两小时). 11. Some fish can produce sounds almost ___ ___ loud ___ your speaking voice.(是……的两倍) 12. You certainly can’t find ___ ____(更吵的) fish. 13. They have a big mouth and can eat fish ___ ___ ___ (和一样大) themselves. ___ ___(当心)! 14. Special discount before 22nd so ___ ___ ____ ____(越快越好).

5. 15. We went round and round, ___ ___ ___ (越来越近)to the edge of the huge whirlpool. 16. We were going round in circles ____ ___ ____(快速地). 17. About three years ago, something terrible ___ ___(发生) me. 18. It took ___ ___(不到) a single day to change my hair from black to white. 19. With the wind and waves we were going ___ ___ ___ ___ (朝方向) the whirlpool and nothing could save us. 20. ___ ___ ____(最后), a boat ____ me ____(接). 21. The fishermen were my old friends but they were ____ ____ ____(不能认出) me. 22. ___ ___ ___除了) the supplies for the long journeys, the ships carried gold, silver, silk, china and other treasures.

6. Today’s tasks • Exx.1-6 on Pages64-65; • Word study; • Ex.5 on Page67 (Homework); • Listening exercise in Warm-up.

7. Ex.1: 1. not big enough 2. too small 3. too cold 4. not tall enough 5. not old enough 6. not warm enough 7. too loud 8. too wide 9. too deep 10. too narrow Ex.2: 1. which 2. that 3. where 4. with whom 5. who 6. of which Ex.3: 1. hairier than 2. the ugliest 3. uglier 4. more interesting 5. The most common 6. the most dangerous 7. more frightened 8. the most unusual 9. the strongest 10. more careful 11. bigger 12. the best

8. Ex.4: 1. is building 2. will see 3. will cost 4. costs 5. is 6. makes 7. stays 8. doesn’t drink 9. will put 10. found 11. was 12. came 13. has started 14. is 15. was 16. has not swum 17. was caught 18. caught 19. gave 20. was put Ex.6: 1. present-day 2. voyage 3. setting sail 4. explorers 5. make it to 6. sailor 7. writer 8. dolphin

9. Warm - up Tapescript: 1 Boy 1: I’ve been ______ ____ ancient Egypt since I was small. There is ______________ about the country. I’ve got lots of books on Egypt and a couple of videos. Of course, I’d really love to go there. I’ve always ______ ______ seeing the Pyramids. They really look great in photos. 2 Girl 1: I just love airplanes. I don’t know why, but for me they are really ________. I’ve been on planes lots of times and it always feels great, _________ when you ______ _____. It’d be great to _____________ fly one. That’s my _______, to fly!

10. 3 Boy 2: I like ________ travel programmes on TV. There was a good series last year. The presenter went round the world ______ all the major capitals. I’d love to do that, you know, go to places like Paris, Sydney, Beijing. It would be a great __________. 4 Girl 2: I’ve always loved water, you know. The first time I got into a canoe was when I was about eight. But my dream is go down the Amazon. It wouldn’t be _______, but I think it’d be a real __________. And just think of all the things you would see, the forest, the ________, small ________.

11. Warm - up Tapescript: 1 Boy 1: I’ve been ______ ____ ancient Egypt since I was small. There is ______________ about the country. I’ve got lots of books on Egypt and a couple of videos. Of course, I’d really love to go there. I’ve always ______ ______ seeing the Pyramids. They really look great in photos. interested in something exciting dreamed of 2 Girl 1: I just love airplanes. I don’t know why, but for me they are really ________. I’ve been on planes lots of times and it always feels great, _________ when you ______ _____. It’d be great to _____________ fly one. That’s my _______, to fly! exciting especially take off be able to dream

12. 3 Boy 2: I like ________ travel programmes on TV. There was a good series last year. The presenter went round the world ______ all the major capitals. I’d love to do that, you know, go to places like Paris, Sydney, Beijing. It would be a great __________. watching visiting experience 4 Girl 2: I’ve always loved water, you know. The first time I got into a canoe was when I was about eight. But my dream is go down the Amazon. It wouldn’t be _______, but I think it’d be a real __________. And just think of all the things you would see, the forest, the ________, small ________. easy challenge wildlife villages

13. Unit 8 Lesson 1 Adventure Holidays

14. Free talk Do you like extreme sports? Have you ever had any extreme sports? Do you think they are dangerous? comfortable surfing water skiing bungee challenging dangerous extreme sports interesting exciting wind surfing white-water rafting frightening some other activities (Page21) fantastic

15. Before you start Let’s enjoy some pictures and then please tell which of these holidays would you like to go on?

16. canoeing and white-water rafting

17. hiking and climbing

18. doing water sports

19. overland safari

20. Which of these holidays would you like to go on? Why do you enjoy it? A. canoeing and white-water rafting in Yunnan B. hiking and climbing in the Himalayas C. doing water sports on Hainan Island D. a safari in South Africa comfortable frightening dangerous challenging fantastic interesting exciting

21. Do you like attending Himalayan Adventure?

22. Read the brochure and match the paragraphs (1-7) with these topics. para1 a) difficulty of hike para2 b) accommodation para3 c) extra offers para4 d) prices and dates para5 e) experiences of a hike para6 f) flight arrangements prar7 g) organization of hikes

23. Listen and read the text again and answer these questions in your own words. 1. Why do you think people would want to go on this trip? They are looking for new, exciting holiday experiences.

24. 2. Why does the organisation use guides with a lot of experience? Because they know their way round the Himalayas very well and they know the best places to stay overnight.

25. 3. Why do cooks and porters go with the hiking teams? To make the hike easier and let people enjoy it more. 4. Why does the company offer optional tours? Because some people may want to stay on longer and visit other places.

26. 5. Why do people going on this trip need to be fit? Because it is a Class A hike with walks of up to eight hours a day.

27. Read the passage and choose the best answers. 1. Who do you think writes the text? A. the hiker B. local government C. the organizer of adventure 2000 D. the guide near the Himalayas C C 2. Which of the following statements is true? A. If you attend a Class A hike, you can climb on the top of the Mount Qomolangma. B. You have to live in tents in Tibet. C. Adventure 2000 is a traveling programme. D. Climbing the Mount Qomolangma is cold, so you’d better go there in July.

28. C. 3. The main purpose of the passage is ___. A. To make people know more about hiking. B. to tell people how to choose traveling programme. C. to call on people to attend Adventure 2000. D. to tell people Himalayan Adventure is exciting and attractive.

29. Find the following phrases in the text and copy and put the underlined into Chinese: Para.1: 1. a mountain path 2. on the horizon 3. the food cooking on the fire 4.watch the sun go down 5. at dinner 6. tastes fantastic 7. talk with other people about everything you have seen and donePara.2: 8. the needs of the hikers 9. have years of experience in …10. as well as 11. while on a hiking tripPara.5: 12. go straight home13. a trip to Western China 14. prefer to spend some time on the coastPara.6: 15. walks of 6-8 hours most days 16. a maximum altitude of 5545 metres Para.7:17. including all flights and accommodation

30. Let’s come to the 24th English Weekly for language points. Translate the following into English: 1. 她钢琴弹得和她的老师一样好.她妹妹也会弹钢琴. 2. 他每天散步健身. 3. 我认为她不适合这项工作. 4. 我们旅店是五星级的,它能为你们提供优质服务. 5. 我渴望能在两天内完成这项任务. 6. 很抱歉在那一点上我与你看法不同. 7. 他喜欢一边做作业一边听音乐.

31. Language points 1. as well as / as well She plays the piano _________ her teacher. The child is lively__________ healthy. I’m going to London and my sister is coming _________. He came _________ his brother. as well as as well as as well as well as 注意: 位于句末用as well

32. 2. fit The coat fits you well. 1). v. (服装等) 合……的身 2). adj.健康的，健全的 He does exercises to keep fit every day. He is fit for the job. 3). adj.合适的be fit for

33. 3. offer 1)n. extra offers; holiday offers 2)v.提供(东西或机会) 本旅馆提供优良的家庭服务。 Our hotel offers excellent services for families. Josie had offered her services as a guide. 乔西曾表示愿意当向导。

34. offer sb. sth. / offer sth. to sb. 主动提出, 主动给予 他们决定把这份工作给乔。 They decided to offer the job to Jo. offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事 孩子们主动要求洗盘子。 The kids offered to do the dishes.

35. 4. prefer prefer sth to sth prefer doing sth to doing sth prefer to do sth prefer to do sth rather than do sth 1. He prefers tango to breakdance. 2. I prefer staying at home to going to the concert in this freezing weather. 3. Many people prefer to spend some time on the coast. 4. The pianist preferred to go back to his roots rather than play classical music in different cities.

36. Put the following into English: 1. If you are looking for experiences like this, Adventure 2000 is the organization for you. 2. And our porter carry your luggage, which means that you can simply enjoy the experience.

37. 3.这些水手有多年的航海经验. 4.一组外国专家计划到敦煌旅行. These sailors have many years of experience in sailing/sea voyages. A group of foreign experts are planning a trip to Dunhuang.

38. Grammar In English, verbs can be divided into two groups: Activity verbs describe activities and can be used in simple and continuous tenses. State verbs describe states and are not usually used in continuous tenses.

39. Verbs related to activities of the mind: admit, agree, believe, know, mean, prefer, realize, remember, think, understand, want Verbs related to emotions: adore, care, like, dislike, love, hate, hope

40. Having and being: appear, be, belong, contain, have, include, need, seem, possess, own Verbs related to senses: feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste

41. Some state verbs can also refer to an activity. In this meaning they can be used in a continuous tense: We have a second-hand car. (have=possess, a state) She is having some tea. (have=drink, an activity)

42. I think it’s a great idea. (think=believe, a state) I’m thinking about my exam. (think=consider, an activity) I feel I can’t go through with it. (feel=believe, a state) How are you feeling? (feel=experience, an activity)

43. Verbs related to senses are followed by adjectives, not adverbs: The roses look and smell beautiful. The clothfeels soft. The ideasounds wonderful. The orangestaste delicious.

44. Look at the blue verbs in the text. Can they be used in simple and continuous tenses or only in simple tenses? Copy and complete the table.

45. Can you add more verbs to each column? understand know want mean believe like prefer need arrive watch talk feel prepare

46. Compare the verbs. Does the verb mean the same in both sentences? 1. a) All our guides have several years of experience in leading hiking trips in the Himalayas. (have = ) b) You are having a hot cup of tea. (have = ) own, a state drink, an activity

47. 2. a) You are feeling tired. (feel = ) b) At Adventure 2000 we feel that we understand the needs of hikers. (feel = ) experience, an activity think or believe, a state

48. 3. a) We also think that good travel arrangements are important. (think = ) b) You are thinking about how far there is to go. (think = ) believe, a state consider, an activity

49. Which of the sentences cannot be changed into the Present Continuous? a) The coffee tastes awful. b) We have breakfast very early. c) She thinks she is the best. d) They feel they need more time. e) I have a splitting headache. f) She thinks about her mother a lot. a) The coffee tastes awful. c) She thinks she is the best. d) They feel they need more time. e) I have a splitting headache.

50. Which of these expressions can be used in both the Present Continuous and Present Simple, and which only in the Present Simple? have a shower, play football, think about, know, look awful, want, see the boss, look at, like, sound interesting, watch TV, believe, taste good, look at