深入的研究而著名。首先，请允许我代表在座各位，热烈欢迎我们的客人 10. 史密斯教授多年来致力于研究这种疾病，并因其出版了多部与该疾病相关的著作而著称。近年来，他主要集中研究非洲的情况。
Task4 Reading Practice Passage One
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
Passage Two
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B
Passage Three
1. What was the news report about according to paragraph one? It was about a famine in Ethiopia. 2. What did the people in the pictures of the report look like? The looked like beings from another planet. 3. How did the report feel about the people who suffered from hunger? He felt deeply sad. 4. What was the writer? The writer was a pop singer. 5. What would the writer do if he could help those poor people? He would give all the profits of his next Rats to the poor people. Task 5 Writing
Dear Sir/Madam,
I beg to report that I shall be absent from school from May 20th to May 22nd due to the fact that I have got a serious cold and cough.
I would be very much obliged if you would grant me my leave. As for the lessons to be missed during my absence, I will do my best to make up for them as soon as I come back.
Yours sincerely,
Barry
Unit Six Mobile Era
Dialogue
设计思路
? 移动互联网是科技发展的必然趋势，对人们日常生活的影响也更加广泛，移
动微博便是一例。对话以移动微博为例，导入移动网络时代的话题，让学生探讨移动网络对人们生活带来的影响。 参考教法
? 提前布置学生调查生活中移动网络的流行情况，让学生了解手机移动网络能
够给人们带来哪些便利。
? 鼓励学生介绍自己正在使用的某种移动互联网服务，以及由此带来的便利和
困扰。
? 组织学生讨论在移动网络时代如何获得信息以及如何保护个人隐私。可以给
出以下参考词汇：Apple, android, app, iPad, tablet computer, platform, audio-visual media, Wi-Fi(wireless fidelity), twitter, facebook，pros and cons, privacy等。
Language Points in the Dialogue
1. combination n. the act of combining or state of being combined e.g.
These players made a very good combination. 这些球员们配合得很好。
A combination of factors led to her decision to resign. 综合各种因素之后她决定辞职。 combine→combination
2. device n. a piece of equipment intended for a particular purpose e.g.
Let's put the new device to the test now. 现在让我们来试验这部新装置。
They use television advertising as a device for stimulating demand. 他们把电视广告作为刺激需求的方法。
3. shoot v. fire; hit; kill with a bullet, etc. e.g. Can you shoot up at the bird on the roof?
你能射中房顶上的那只鸟吗？
I'd shoot myself before I apologized to him! 我宁死也不向他道歉！ shoot→shot
Complete the following dialogue according to the hints given below.
I am a Blogger
A: Are you a blogger?
B: Sure I am . I’ve been writing a blog for about three years. A: What do you usually write about?
B: Just write about my life, or share my opinions on any topic I like. A: It’s fun/interesting/fantastic. How often do you write a blog?
B: It’s random. If there are a lot of things going on, I may add several new entries in a week; and if I have nothing to share, I may leave my blog untouched for weeks. Create a new dialogue according to the situation given below.
设计思路
? 通过编写对话，启发学生探讨微博的利与弊，引导学生使用所学语言知识表
述自己的观点。 参考教法
? 给学生预留思考时间，准备阐述观点的语言材料； ? 让学生参考对话内容，使用对话中出现的句型；
? 教师可以给出以下词汇作为提示：pros and cons, deeply affect, in the long run, make
friends quickly, know each other, convenient, access to information world, let out personal information, right for privacy, distraction等。
对话译文
新式微博
A: 你在用手机做什么呢？ B: 我在发移动微博。
A: 移动微博? 什么是移动微博?
B: 移动微博就是移动和微博的组合，微博的一种形式，博主可以用手机或者其他移动设备发送微博。
A: 听起来很有趣。这样发微博一定很方便。
B: 是的。我可以随时随地发送微博，尤其是出差时笔记本电脑不在身边，发移动微博非常便利。 A: 怎么发移动微博?
B: 使用手机浏览器编辑文字，然后以邮件的形式发送，非常简单。 A: 怎么样发送图片呢?
B: 拍照并调整照片大小，上传照片并加上照片说明就可以了。
Text
设计思路
? 科技发展影响并改变着人们的生活方式。微信作为一种新型的沟通形式，正
越来越深刻地影响着人们的生活。
? 通过学习文章，以微信为例，了解新科技是如何渗透并改变人们的生活方式
的。 参考教法
1. Pre-reading questions
1) How do you communicate with your family, classmates and friends?
2) Do you think Weixin is a good way to get you close to your friends? Why or
why not?
3) Does Weixin only give an edge when we use it? Tell us some inconvenience
caused by Weixin in your life.
2. Do the reading comprehension exercises and ask students to talk about the topic of Weixin with their own words and summarize the importance of Weixin. 3. After-reading questions:
Nowadays, people’s life is flourished with so many kinds of apps in the cell phone. Do you feel satisfied with all of them? Talk something about it.
Language Points in the Text
1. application n.
① (the act of making) a request
e.g. Don't forget to send in your application for the job.
别忘了送交你的工作申请表。 His application was rejected out of hand. 他的申请当即遭到了拒绝。
The deadline for making an application is next Friday. 申请于下星期五截止。 ② a particular practical use
e.g. Delete this help topic if your application supports only one document type.
如果你的应用程序仅仅支持一种文档类型，删除此帮助话题。 You can run several applications at the same time. 你可以同时运行好几个应用程序。 apply for 申请 apply to 应用于
2. combine v. cause to join together
e.g. We can't always combine work with pleasure.
我们并不总是能在工作中享受到乐趣。 Efforts and confidence combine to make a full man. 努力与信心结合造就完人。 combine→combination 3. function n.
① a natural or usual duty of a person or purpose of a thing e.g. The function of the ear is to listen.
耳的功能是听。