Quiz

Tuesday, November 18

1.Listening

participate in

Q: Fill in the blanks. ( one word for

each blank )

Luo Yang died of a sudden _______ attack at the age of ______ while ____________ in flight landing exercises for China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on _______.

参加

2. Sentence analysis

Around the end of the first

century AD, a Roman writer called

Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic

eruption that he had witnessed as a

young man.

Q: What is the main verb of the

whole sentence?

3. ______ in 1920, Santa Maria College

is proud of its long list of

outstanding past students.

A.Found B. Founded

C. To be founded D. Founding 4. Correction:It is not surprised that people prefer

to believe the ancient views.

5. Translation: 在 2006 年亚运会上，中国获得 165 块金牌，名列 (rank) 第一名。

6.New words:

abandon

撞到某人

China ____ 165 gold medals in the ___________ in 2006, ______the first.

放弃、遗弃

knock sb. over; knock sb. down

1 、 Luo Yang died of a sudden _____ attack at the age

of ___ while ____________ in flight landing exercises for

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on _______.2 、 Around the end of the first century AD, a Roman writer called Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a young man.3 . ______ in 1920, Santa Maria College is proud of its long list of outstanding past students. A.Found B. Founded C. To be founded D. Founding 4. It is not surprised that people prefer to believe the ancient views. 5.China ________ 165 gold medals in the _____________ in 2006, __________the first.

heart51 participatin

gSunday

Founded

won/gotAsian Games

ranking

surprising

Luo Yang, head of production for China's new J-15 fighter jet, has died of a heart attack. He was 51. Luo experienced a sudden heart attack while participating in flight landing exercises for China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on Sunday.

Unit 16 Stories Warm up

How many kinds of stories do you know ? Can you list some ?

Record of a Journey to the West

fairy tale, fantasy, travel story

Monkey King, Pigsy, Friar Sand and Buddhist Monk

adventure stories biographies

Sherlock HomesSherlock Homes

detective story

fairy stories

fantasies historical stories

horror stories humorous stories

love stories science fiction

travel stories true stories

•Key Words

•adventure stories, biographies, detective stories, fairy tales, fantasies, historical stories, horror stories, humorous stories, love stories, science fiction, travel stories, true stories

2. What kinds of stories do you enjoy most? Tell the class.Example:I like fantasies. One of my favorite books is Harry Potter.

3. Listen to the beginnings of five stories. Write down what kind of story it is using the Key Words from Exercise 1.1. _____________ 2. ______________

3. _____________ 4. _______________

5. _____________

horror story science fiction

true story detective story

fairy story

汤姆： 我知道你通过网络正在中国寻找笔友，我不知能否成为你的笔友。 我叫李华， 17岁，就读于北京市第十九中学高二年级。我勤奋、负责，容易相处。我不仅喜欢读书而且喜欢打篮球。我学习特别努力以至于所有科目都非常优秀，尤其是英语。 另外，我对我认识的每个人都非常友好，还特别乐于助人。因此很受学生们的欢迎。在业余时间，我喜欢听音乐，上网冲浪。我也很喜欢户外运动。 我想成为你的笔友和你分享一些有趣的事情。 渴望收到你的回复。 刘华

Dear Tom, I know that you are looking for a pen-pal in China on the Internet. I wonder if I can be the one.      I am Li Hua, a 17-year-old boy from /attending Beijing No. 19 Middle School. Now I’m in Senior Grade 2. I’m hardworking, committed and easy to get along with. Not only do I like reading but also I enjoy playing basketball. I work so hard that I do well in all the subjects, especially in English.

What’s more , I am friendly to any person I know and I am always willing to help others. So I am popular with my classmates. In my spare time, I like listening to music and surfing the internet and I am also fond of outdoor activities.     I want to become your pen friend and share the interesting things around with you. I’m looking forward to your reply. Best Wishes! Yours Li Hua

Francis Bacon, 出生于 1561 英国伦敦，是一位著名的英国思想家。

在一个良好的家庭中长大（ bring up ），他从小就表现出杰出的智慧。 在大学期间，他对传统的信仰产生了怀疑。他开始独立地思考人生的真谛。 毕业后，他走遍了法国，吸收了许多新的思想。他曾经说过：“问的多的人会学习的更多并且记住的更多。”

Francis Bacon 于 1561 年出生在英国伦敦，是一位著名的英国思想家。

Francis Bacon ， born in London in 1561, is a well-known British thinker.

在一个良好的家庭中长大（ bring up ），他从小就表现出杰出的智慧。Brought up in a good family, he showed outstanding wisdom from an early age.

在大学期间，他对传统的信仰产生了怀疑。During the time when he was in university ， he suspected the traditional belief.

他开始独立地思考人生的真谛。He started to think about the truth of life.

毕业后，他走遍了法国，吸收了许多新的思想。

After graduation, he traveled all over France, absorbing many new thoughts.

他曾经说过：“问的多的人会学习的更多并且记住的更多。”

He once said,” Who questions much, shall learn much, and remember much”.

Francis Bacon ， born in London in 1561, is a well-known British thinker. Brought up in a good family, he showed outstanding wisdom from an early age. During the time when he was in university ，he suspected the traditional belief. He started to think about the truth of life. After graduation, he traveled all over France, absorbing many new thoughts. He once said,” Who questions much, shall learn much, and remember much”.