b. More and more ________________came from Europe and all these people ______________.
(4) For the Indians, the land was their____________. Everything _________ and ______________ to it. And it was for _______________.
(5) When the white began to _______________, the Indians started ________.
(6) By _________the Indians had __________________and had to live in \ (7) In Hollywood films the Indians are _________and the White Man is ________. 2. Choose the best answer
(1) Which of the following word describes the relationship between the Indians and the early settlers? a. Friendly.
b. Estranged.
c. Hostile.
(2) Which of the following is not mentioned in the text? a. Peanuts.
b. Corn.
c. Potatoes.
(3) Which of the following does not describe the land the Indians were left with? a. Too cold.
b. Too hot.
c. Too dry.
(4) Which of the following does not explain why the White Man took land from the \ a. It had important minerals in it.
b. He wanted to make national parks there. c. He needed more land for new immigrants. Task 5 : New Australians
New words: Aborigines土著 convict 罪犯 gold-rush淘金热 sugarcane甘蔗 dominate支配 coastline海岸线 vineyard葡萄园
1. Match a name in Column I with a place in Column II to find where the person is from. Column I (1) Margaret (2) Mario (3) Helena (4) Juan
Column II a. Greece b. Italy c. Spain d. Scotland
2. Fill in the blanks to complete the information about the number connected with the following events. (1) The population of Australia: more than _______________ people (2) The number of Aborigines: __________________ (3) Gold was discovered: in __________________
(4) People went to Australia from 1851 to 1861: nearly _________ 3. True or False Questions.
(1) Most of the settlers in Australia came from Britain until 1850.
(2) Many of the immigrants to Australia from 1851 to 1861 were from China, because China is near to Australia. (3) The Italians dominate the sugar industry of Australia.
(4) The Greeks are the fourth largest national group in Australia, after the British, the Scottish and the Italians. (5) The Greeks went to work in vineyards or coalmines or started cafes and bars and restaurants.
(6) Many Greeks went to Australia after WWII because the conditions in Greece were bad, whereas Australia offered to pay the boat fare to Australia.
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4. Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions. (1) Italians
a. the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were _____________ __________and some Italians went to ____________ for __________ reasons. Some others went there for_________.
b. 1891: The first group of __________________Italians went to work in _______________________________. c. the end of the nineteenth century: some good _________________ (2) Greeks
a. 1830: The first Greeks went to work in________________________. b. the 1860s: There were about __________________Greeks in Australia.
c. 1890: There were ________________and ______________all over Sydney and out in the countryside. d. after WWII: __________________arrived in Australia.
Unit 3
Task 1: I Don't See It That Way
New words: cassette player 盒式录音机 sales slip收据 warranty保修证书 expire期满 run out期满 defective有缺陷的 drop… off..从…掉下来 bend弯曲 make an exception破例 guarantee保证 add insult to injury伤害之余又侮辱 make good补偿
Conversation One: 1. Choose the best answer (1) The customer comes to the shop _____________. a. to repair his cassette player b. to have his cassette player repaired c. to complain about his cassette player
(2) The clerk refuses to repair the cassette player for free because _______. a. the customer's warranty is expired
b. the customer dropped it off a building and ruined it himself c. the customer bought the cassette player more than six months ago (3) The customer has kept the cassette player for ____________. a. 6 months exactly
b. over 6 months
c. less than 6 months
(4) The cassette player has ruined _____ of the customer's favorite cassettes. a. four
b. Five
c. six
(5) The cassette player is guaranteed to free repair for __________. a. three months
b. half a year
c. one year
(6) The warranty ran out __________ ago. a. a month
b. a week
c. ten days
2. Fill in the following blanks.
(1) Customer: Well, but you can __________________a little bit.
Clerk: ... _________________________for you. Then we'll have to __________________for everybody. (2) Paying for this is___________________________. I mean, surely you're going to __________________this
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cassette player.
(3) Clerk: Well, sir, I'm sorry, you should have ________________ earlier. Customer: But surely you won't __________________ten days _________this. Conversation two: 1. Choose the best answer
New words: vacuum用吸尘器打扫 agreement 协议 nag爱唠叨的人 priority优先考虑的事 crumb面包屑 (1) When does the dialogue take place? a. A weekday afternoon.
b. A weekday evening. c. A weekend evening.
(2) What is the agreement between husband and wife? a. They two will share the housework.
b. The wife should remind the husband about his housework. c. The husband should clean the living room when it looks dirty. 2. True or False Questions.
(1) The man hasn't vacuumed the living room or cleaned the bedroom for he is tired. (2) Though the woman is tired too, she has already done her share of the housework.
(3) The wife hopes that the husband will do the housework voluntarily, but the husband's eyes are not sensitive to dirt.
(4) The husband does not think that cleanliness is very important. Conversation three: Fill in the following blanks.
New words: loyal 忠诚的 raise加薪 merit功绩 adequately充分地 deserve 应得initiative主动性 enthusiasm积极性 obligation义务 reflation 通货膨胀cover the expenses支付开销
Bob is a _________ (married/single) man. He has worked for the company for _________years. He thinks he has been _____________ to the company and he has worked_______________. So he asks Mr. Weaver for a_________. But his boss refuses his requirement — _________here are based on_________, not
on_______________. Mr. Weaver suggests that Bob should take more _______ and show more __________for the job. At last Bob _______ (does/doesn't) accept Mr. Weaver's suggestion. He decides to _________ (keep/quit) his job if still with the__________________. Mr. Weaver will do _________ (something/nothing) with Bob's decision. Task 2: Marriage Customs
New words: extract摘录 courtship求爱 arranged marriage包办婚姻 intermediary中间人 undertake承担 bride新娘 approach接触 call off取消 take on responsibility承担责任 male-dominated男性占主导地位的 be used to 习惯于 assume认为；担任 reflect思考 gamble赌博 go out with sb和某人约会 exceedingly非常地 observation观察
1. Fill in the blanks to give a brief outline of the talk. Speaker: Professor Robin Stuart
Topic: __________________________________________________ In the West marriage is a___________________________.
In India __________________is very common. The young couple meet for the first time ___________________________________.
In Japan ________________________still take place. But the young couple get a chance to
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___________________________and if one of them says 'Oh, no, I could never marry him or her', they ___________ ________________. If they like one another, then the wedding ________________. In parts of Africa polygamy is quite common. A man can have ____________.
Conclusion: Professor Stuart believes that various forms of _______________ ___________have just as _________________________ __________to the husband and wife as the Western system of ___________________________. 2. True or False Questions.
(1) In the West people believe that marriage should be based on romantic love. (2) In Japan marriage is often arranged by an intermediary, usually the girl's aunt.
(3) According to the professor, though polygamy sounds fine from the man's point of view, the man in fact takes on a great responsibility and economic burden. Task 3: At the Dentist's
New words: injection注射 gum齿龈 freeze用冷冻法麻醉 rob 抢劫 faint晕倒 make up 弥补 get cross生气 be in agony极度痛苦 take up占用pull yourself together恢复镇静 get on with继续做 painkiller止痛药extraction 取出 1. Choose the best answer
(1) Why does the dentist ask the man to open his mouth wide?
a. To give him a general check up. b. To give him an injection. c. To pull out one of his teeth.
(2) Why doesn't the patient open his mouth?
a. He hates to have injections. b. His tooth aches. c. He hates the dentist.
(3) Why does the dentist want to give the patient an injection? a. To let him sleep so that he won't be so noisy. b. To rob him while he is asleep.
c. To reduce the pain while the tooth is being pulled out. (4) What does the dentist finally give the man? a. An injection.
b. A pull out.
c. Some painkillers.
2. True or False Questions.
(1) The patient has come to see the dentist because his tooth has been aching for a week. (2) The injection will only freeze the area around the tooth. rather than let the patient go to sleep. (3) The patient doesn't want to watch in the mirror in front of him because he'll faint. (4) According to the dentist, the patient will make up the blood that he will lose in a night. (5) The dentist is angry with the patient because he is wasting her precious time. (6) The patient will probably have his tooth pulled out next week. Task 4: Hiccups 1. Choose the best answers New words: hiccup打嗝 remedy治疗法 (1) How long has he been hiccupping? a. Four hours.
b. Two hours. c. Three hours.
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(2) Which of the following remedies for hiccups has the man tried before he called Rosemary? a. Hold the breath.
b. Drink water from the other side of a glass. c. Put a coin on the forehead.
(3) What does Rosemary finally suggest?
a. She'll give the man five pounds if he hiccups again, and he'll give her five pounds if he doesn't. b. She'll give the man five pounds if he doesn't hiccup again, and he'll give her five pounds if he does. c. She'll owe him five pounds if he hiccups again, and he'll owe her five pounds if he doesn't. (4) What's the result?
a. The man has stopped hiccupping and Rosemary owes him 5 pounds. b. The man has stopped hiccupping and owes Rosemary five pounds. c. The man is still hiccupping.
2. Identification. Match the suggestions Rosemary has made in Column I with the man's reaction in Column II. Column I
Column II
(1) Hold the breath. (a) Never heard of that (2) Drink from the other side of a glass (b) Hiccupped in the middle. (3) Key down the back of his neck. (c) Won't be frightened when (4) Put a coin on the forehead. knowing it beforehand.
(5) Have to be frightened. (d) Dropping water all over the carpet. (e) That's for nose bleeding.
Unit 4
Task 1: Weather Forecast 1. Choose the best answer
New words: varied各种各样的 clear晴朗的 thermometer温度计 snow- flurries阵雪 (1) The weather reporter for today is ____________. a. Marsha
b. Peter
c. Margaret
(2) The weather report covers the weather activity of ____________. a. the United States
b. Canada
c. the United States and Canada
2. Match the places in Column I with the weather descriptions in Column II. Column I
Column II
(1) British Columbia down a. temperature with 78 degrees to northern California (2) Seattle
(3) Southern California (4) San Diego
b. sunny with strong winds, temperature with 65 degrees c. raining
d. cloudy, windy, temperature with 64 degrees
(5) Midwest e. snow flurries, temperature with 28 degrees
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