Unit 2 Friendship
I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. 1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then 4) are urging/ urged 5) destination 6) mostly 7) hangs out 8) right away 9) reunion 10) or something 11) estimate 12) going ahead 2. Rewriting
1) It seemed that his failure in the examination was still on his mind. 2) He was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game. 3) She was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner. 4) Something has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time. 5) The cost of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.
3. Complete the sentences.
1) were postponed 2) reference 3) not much of a teacher
II. Collocation 1. to 2. for 3. at 4. from 5. in 6. to on 7. on 8. with III. Usage 1. more or less 2. kind of/ sort of
the awful not available skips is estimated an kind of go ahead 3. something 4. kind of/ sort of 5. more or less 6. or something
Comprehensive exercises I. Cloze 1. text-related 1) choked up 2) awful 3) practically 4) neighborhood 5) correspondence 6) available 7) destination 8) reunion 9) Mostly 10) postponing 11) absolutely
2. Theme-related 1) how
2) savings 3) embarrassment 4) phone 5) interrupted 6) touch 7) envelop 8) signed 9) message 10) needed
II. Translation
1. Translate the sentences.
1) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home.
2) Mary seems to be very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by heart.
3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum.
4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through WWⅡ.
5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.
2. Translate the passage.
It is not easy to keep in touch with friends far away. This is true in my case.
It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends there. I have been meaning to write to them but things come up and I just don’t seem to find the time. They are always on my mind, however, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in the future.
Unit 2
Part A
1.Closing 2.Opening 3.Closing 4.Opening 5.Opening 6.Opening
1-5 a b b a b 6-10.a b a b b
Part B
Tapescript How to Improve Your Conversation Skills
To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and a willingness to make errors. Some people are so afraid of making mistakes that they never open their mouths. And that’s the biggest mistake of all. Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few errors, what do you say?
First of all, you have to open the conversation. Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle. Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well. But others, such as age, money or people’s appearance do not. The following are some good ways to open a conversation.
Weather – It sure is cold today, isn’t it?
News – Did you hear about that terrible forest fire?
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