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II. Translation It is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away. This is certainly true in my case. It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there. I've been meaning to write to them but something or other comes up and I just don't seem to find the time. Now I have kind of lost touch with them. They are always on my mind, however, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in future. Part III Text B
Comprehension Check
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3. a 5. c 7. d Translation
(参见 Appendix III) language Practice 1. stuff 3. dragging 5. get rid of 7. was peering/peered 9. swung 11. extent 13. draw on 15. Worse still
2. b 4. d 6. d
2. uneasy 4. highlight 6. despair 8.soaked
10. in good shape 12. rescue 14. let... down
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- 100 - Appendix I Part IV Theme-related Language Learning Tasks Model paper Old Friend, I've been meaning to write for some time, but I've always postponed it. You know what I'm like, always putting things off till tomorrow. And writing was never my strong point. But looking out the window just now at the kids playing outside reminded me of when we were their age. All sorts of memories, like the time Tim Shea broke the window, the Halloween that we tied Old Mr. Parker's gate, and when Mrs. Culver used to keep us after school, came flooding back. What a great time we spent hanging out together. Come to think of it, time was just about all we did have to spend in those days. But time flies. I began the letter with \Friend\because that's what we've become over the years—old friends. And there aren't many of us left. Which makes those who are all the more precious. You in particular. Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that. Anyway, we've been out of touch for far too long. So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you. We really must try to get together soon. Why not come to visit? You know you're always welcome. Your Old Friend, Tom PS If you see Tim Shea remind him he never did replace that ball of mine he broke the window with! (245 words) .
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Unit 3
Part I Pre-reading Task
Script for the recording:
This unit begins with an article on science. Before you read it, let me tell you something about its author, Stephen Hawking.
Hawking is perhaps the most well-known scientist since Einstein. Like Einstein his work tackles the big questions, questions such as How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? and How will it end? He is now working on what is sometimes known as the 'theory of everything.' Among other things, this promises to explain what caused the Big Bang that started the universe.
But it is not simply the power of Hawking's mind that has led to his fame. For what many people find most striking about him is the contrast between the strength of his mind and the weakness of his body. For for many years Hawking has suffered from an illness that has left him unable to move and to speak normally.
Born in England in 1942, Hawking had a normal childhood, and it was not until he was a student at university that his illness started to affect him. Hospital tests showed he was suffering from a disease that weakens control over the muscles. The disease gets worse with time and there is no known cure. But Hawking did not lose heart. As he says, \my surprise, that I was enjoying life more than before. I began to make progress with my research, and I got engaged to a girl called Jane Wilde. That engagement changed my life. It gave me something to live for.\
Hawking started research at Cambridge and went on to hold the same post that another great scientist, Newton, once held. Over the years his condition has worsened, but even when he finally lost the ability to speak, he managed to get round the problem. He now uses a computer that enables him to select words which are then turned into speech. \me an American accent!\
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Part II Text A
Text Organization
1. Parts Part One Paragraphs Paras 1-3 Main Ideas To make informed decisions about change, the public needs a basic understanding of science. Part Two Part Three Paras 4-6 Para 7 What can be done to educate the public about science. With an informed public, human civilization will survive. 2. 1) The importance of the teaching of science in schools. 2) The role mass media can play, especially what television can do.
Vocabulary
1 ? 1) inquired 3) in terms of 5) 7) tend
9) precise 11) grasped 13) sufficient
2) brief 4) cut...off 6) anyway 8) moreover 10) in the form of 12) initiative 14) fit into
15) convey 2 1) in two minds 2) Winning the match today has ensured their team a place in the Cup Final. Susan 3) was not informed of the reasons why she was dismissed. These computer games 4) entertain as well as educate the learner. No living thing can do without air and
5) water. The election is likely to be held in June.
31) The film's appeal lies in not only the entertainment it provides to the audience but also the .
questions it raises about the possible contact between human beings and alien civilizations. 2) The decision on the new project is made on the basis of scientific study. The project is
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