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Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road). The strategy of “One Belt, One Road” focuses on cooperation and mutual benefits, emphasizing mutual benefits, win-win, as well as common development of the related countries. Once proposed, the strategy has received positive responses from the related countries along the road.
Key to Unit5 Text B Reading Skills 1
2. Denotation: examine a place or area in order to get information about it Connotation: it associates with the feeling of curiosity and anxiousness because it was a new experience and he was eager to find out what he could get for free. 3. Denotation: the right to do what you want without being controlled or restricted by anyone
Connotation: it implies the feeling of delightfulness because he had never used credit card before but now he could start to use it freely. 4. Denotation: not real or not made of natural things
Connotation: the word artificial appears before the word sense to men his sense of security was just a false one. In addition, it connotes that the sense was naive because he was deceiving himself.
5. Denotation: produce, invent, or make up
Connotation: it connotes a sense of large quantity because he had to make up
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many different excuses and false stories to reject his friends’ offers.
6. Denotation: being unable to walk properly because one’s legs are damaged or injured
Connotation: It associates his emotional feelings with a crippled person to mean that he was in despair and unable to share his feeling with others. 7. Denotation: be unable to breathe properly
Connotation: It implies he was extremely embarrassed and felt guilty to talk about his financial problems. As a result, it was difficult for him to speak out the words.
8. Denotation: an idea or opinion that is wrong
Connotation: It connotes a sense of realization and regrets about the desire to get something free. Because of his illusion, he had to pay much more than a dictionary usually costs, i.e. $3,000.
READING COMPREHENSION Understanding the text 2
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.C Language focus Words in use
1.prohibited 2.submit 3.remedied 4.imposed 5.feature 6.crisis 7. artificial 8.principal 9.issued 10.isolated
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Expressions in use 5
1.suffering from 2.in accordance with 3.shrugged off 4.be entitled to 5. care about 6.tore at 7.access to 8. out of the question Sentence structure 6
1. Follow your doctor’s advice or your cough will get worse. 2. Stand over there and you’ll be able to see it better. 3. Watch your step if you go out or you might fall. 7
1. There is nothing more important than being honest with everyone at school and at work.
2. There is nothing more than helpful than using the Internet to improve my English skills.
3. There is nothing more than encouraging and stimulating than communicating successfully with your colleagues. Collocation Warm-up
1. seemingly free 2. barely enough 3. easily accessible 4.absolutely needed 5.financially
bankrupt
6.completely
charmed
7.truly
autonomous
8.staggeringly expensive 9.emotionally crippled
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1. financial distress 2.financial trouble 3.financially bankrupt 4.seemingly free 5.suspend desires
6.easily accessible 7.emotionally crippled
8.artificial sense 9.truly autonomous 10.completely charmed 11.staggeringly expensive
12.buying decisions Unit6 Section A 1
1B 2C 3A 4E 5D 2
1 An irrational behavior can be described as an action or opinion not based on adequate use of logic and reason:
Be willing to pay much more for a cup of Starbucks coffee when there's cheaper, equally good coffee across the street.
Once a price is established in their minds, they will compare other similar items to this price, not only for the current but also for the future.
Buy products they don't need just because they get something for free in the transaction.
Do something just because some other people are doing the same thing.
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