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Unit 1

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained LEARDING ABOUT LANGUAGE Ex 1, p 5

April 16th, 1916 Moving to Elephant Island was a dangerous under-taking, but it was not our first. We had __________ onto the ice to make camp when the Endurance was stuck. The ice constantly broke up at night because of the warmth of our bodies and we often dropped into the freezing water while sleeping. Though we were in an __________ situation, we tried to make our daily life___________ with singing and making fun of each other. Our______________ improved when we saw the solid land of Elephant Island appear on the horizon. Shackleton gave us no time to ___________ the failure of our expedition. He encouraged us all with advice to prevent ___________ . Without his___________ that we would indeed survive, we might all___________ to despair. ___________ we prepared to follow his advice and on this day climbed into the three small open boats ready for the journey. EX. 2, p 6 Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy, Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His __________ lasted for three__________ years, which to him seemed like a lifetime. One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting the King‘s stool(大便), Gou Jian announced that Fu Chai would soon_______. Fu Chai was moved by his act and he let him return to Yue.

Remembering how ____________ his life as a slave had been, Gou Jian took no interest in ___________ and continued to live in the same way as he did in Wu. He wanted to___________ his lost land. But he also knew it was _________ to___________ the chance with care. So first he introduced the King of Wu to a beauty called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was trying to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked and defeated him. Ex. 3, p 6, creating a word web of adjectives to describe peoples’ characters

Useful structures--attributes: Ex. 1, p 6 warm and dry clothes,

a cosy bedroom,

sunny days,

my mother’s face and

tire celebration we will

get when we return

….

Ex. 2, p 7

freezing who liked to visit sites of historic places landing where they had struggled to land

soft-eyed

which looked grey and forbidding

that surrounded the camp on two sides unfair

coldest, most unfriendly

to eat

of men like a baby

rescue Ex. 3, p 7

A Tile tall girl who had long, black hair carried a

large handbag. B The girl carrying an empty handbag did not look rich enough to buy a necklace. C Her green coat was too thin for the cold weather. D The girl wearing glasses looked carefully round the shop. E She looked at the necklace given by the assistant. F The assistant turned back and the necklace that had been on the counter was gone. G The girl who left the shop in a hurry said she must catch a train. Workbook, p 52, Ex 1

Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey written by Homer. He rejected the______ life of a Greek king and made a ___________to help another Greek leader, Menelaus,

get his wife back. But the war dragged on and on and he was away from his family for ten years. During this time the fortunes of the war were so__________ that no one could predict who would win.

Odysseus became tired of the war and the __________ in Troy.

He __________ wanted to return home, so when the Greek kings had their __________ weekly meet-ing he suggested that they __________an opportunity to trick the Trojans.

The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave __________ their ships as if they were __________ by the length of the war. The Trojans__________ their Gods for their good fortune and prepared to celebrate.

That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened

the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the _______ of their warn- ing bell announcing a Greek victory. So the war ended but the ____________ of the Trojan people was only just beginning. Ex 2 Find the words in the text that have these meanings.

Definition Word Meaning 1 A to show fondness for someone B to make something holy 2 A the quality of being very careful B an official warning 3

A continuously moving B full of energy and new ideas C a force or power that causes movement EX 3 Translate these sentences into English, using the words in brackets. 1

我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合法的。(advocate) I would advocate that you make this decision because it is legal. 2

在电影放映过程中他感到极端无聊，因为那部电影是那么愚蠢可笑。(bored)

He was extremely bored during the film show because it was so silly. 3

那块肉散发出一股臭味，因为它变质了。(give off) That meat is giving off a bad smell because it is bad / rotten. 4

她是一位值得尊敬的人，她总是把别人的需求放在第一位。(admirable) She is an admirable person who always puts other people's needs first. 5

如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓保证你是在说实话。(swear) If you say it is true, you must swear you are telling the truth.

Ex 4 Replace the underlined phrases with words similar in meaning from this unit. 1 My failure in that exam was so painful that I stopped myself from remembering it until many years later when I could consider it more rationally. 2 This is an ancient kind of camp fire for cooking.

3 That kind of behaviour is not considerate and makes me feel upset.

4 The water in my bath is extremely cold so it is uncomfortable for me to get into it. Listing structures workbook p 54 1 Underline the attributes. 2 Join these sentences together into one 1 Toad had many accidents in cars. They were caused by his careless driving.

2 The girl is called Mary. She is going to play the piano in the concert. A : B : 3 He was sent to a prison. It was well-designed to prevent escapes. 4 The thief stole a painting. He sold it to a foreign artist. 5 She has got the license. She can drive now.