Unit Seven

1. Unit Seven

2. Language Structure See the following sentences and pay attention to the grammar rules they use: • I don’t remember doingit. // I’ll never forget seeing the Three Gorges. • I’ll try to remember to do / not to forget to do whatever you tell me to. • He stopped reading the newspaper and spoke to me. He stopped to speak to me. • 2. Here is an article for you to translate into English. • It’s easy enough for you to finish it in a week. • 3. I found it easier to give a free talk because I can never learn anything by heart. • 4. They are talking about having a bicycle race again.

3. Read the following pairs of sentences and match the verbs in bold with their meanings. • We regret to tell you that the position of Junior Accountant has been filled. • I regret not travelling abroad when I was younger. • be sorry to • have second thoughts about a past event • Cathy forgot to turn off the oven before she left. • I’ll never forget meeting the Prime Minister. • forget a past event • forget something you are supposed to do

4. Read the following pairs of sentences and match the verbs in bold with their meanings. • Remember to buy some bread on your way home. • I remember visiting London in 1987. • remember something before doing it • remember a past event • I stopped to buy the paper from the newsagent’s. • She stopped crying only when I promised her that I would buy her an ice cream. • to stop permanently • to stop temporarily

5. Read the following pairs of sentences and match the verbs in bold with their meanings. • We regret to tell you that the position of Junior Accountant has been filled. • I regret not travelling abroad when I was younger. • be sorry to • have second thoughts about a past event • Cathy forgot to turn off the oven before she left. • I’ll never forget meeting the Prime Minister. • forget a past event • forget something you are supposed to do a b b a

6. Read the following pairs of sentences and match the verbs in bold with their meanings. • Remember to buy some bread on your way home. • I remember visiting London in 1987. • remember something before doing it • remember a past event • I stopped to buy the paper from the newsagent’s. • She stopped crying only when I promised her that I would buy her an ice cream. • to stop permanently • to stop temporarily a b b a

7. Complete the following sentences by using the -ing form or the full infinitive of the verbs in brackets. • Patrick stopped _____________ (greet) Ms Harrison and then hurried off to catch the bus. • Contrary to what Mrs Reid thought, Mr Reid did not forget _____________ (buy) her a birthday present. • Of course, I regret _____________ (not / study) hard when I was at school! • My mum will go on _____________ (talk) for hours about how untidy my brother and I are. • Will you remember _____________ (buy) the tickets for tomorrow’s concert?

8. Complete the following sentences by using the -ing form or the full infinitive of the verbs in brackets. • Patrick stopped _____________ (greet) Ms Harrison and then hurried off to catch the bus. • Contrary to what Mrs Reid thought, Mr Reid did not forget _____________ (buy) her a birthday present. • Of course, I regret _____________ (not / study) hard when I was at school! • My mum will go on _____________ (talk) for hours about how untidy my brother and I are. • Will you remember _____________ (buy) the tickets for tomorrow’s concert? to greet to buy not studying talking to buy

9. Here is an articlefor you to translateinto English. Who will do the translation job? Here you is the subject of the action to translate, for is usually used to introduce the subject of an infinitive phrase.

10. I found it easier to givea free talk because I can never learn anything by heart. Infinitive phrase “to give a …” serves as the postponed object of the verb find. It is called introductory it. easier is the object complement.

11. They aretalking about havinga bicycle race again. -ing participle used as the object of a preposition.

12. Language Structure Practice 1-A : Inquiring about a previous request & apologizing A: Have you booked two tickets for the ballet? B: No, I don’t remember doing it. Did you ask me to? A: Of course I did. I asked you last Friday. B: I am sorry I forget. I do apologize for not remembering it / I’m sorry to have forgotten it. I’ll try to remember / not to forget to do whatever you ask me (to) next time

13. Language Structure Practice 1-B : Inquiring about someone’s experience & expressing pleasure A: Have you ever sailed on the Changjiang River? B: Yes, I have. (I had a boat trip on the Changjiang River two months ago.) A: How was it? B: (Just fantastic! Just delightful! / lovely! / Very pleasant! / interesting!) I’ll never forget seeing the Three Gorges.

14. Language Structure Practice 1-C : Asking for and giving information A: What was Zhang doing when you called on him last? B: He was reading the newspaper. A: What did he do when he saw you? B: He stopped reading the newspaper and spoke to me. He stopped to speak to me.

15. Language Structure Practice 2 : Asking about an assignment A: Is there anything for me to do? B: (Yes.) Here’s an article for you to translate into English. A: How much time am I allowed to do it? B: A week. I think it’s easy enough for you to finish it in a week.

16. Language Structure Practice 3 : Making comparison & Expressing one’s opinion A: Which do you think is easier, giving a recitation or giving a free talk? B: Giving a recitation, of course. What do you think? A: I find it easier to give a free talk because I can never learn anything by heart. B: (It’s just the opposite with me.) I find it difficult to give a free talk because I have few ideas.

17. Language Structure Practice 4 : Expressing uncertainty & seeking and making clarification A: They’re talking about having a bicycle race again. B: Are you certain they’ll have it this time? A: Well, I rather doubt it. // Well, I’m not sure. I don’t believe they will. / It’s unlikely that they will. B: What makes you think so? A: Because there is bound to be someone who will object to having a bicycle race.

18. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I Think it • When people talk about the United States, what can you think of ? • The United States is the most powerful country in the world nowadays. What do you think is the driving force that makes the country so powerful?

19. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I Pictures

20. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I T VOA • Railroad • There is Gold! • Need for food and meat • New factories and industrials • Small towns • Transportation companies • Some people became labors. • Big mining company Now listen to several passages of a VOA report about how the gold drove for the development of western America. Try to give a right sequence of following events.

21. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I T T VOA Now listen to several passages of a VOA report about how the gold drove for the development of western America. Try to give a right sequence of following events. • Railroad • There is Gold! • Need for food and meat • New factories and industrials • Small towns • Transportation companies • Some people became labors. • Big mining company 2 7 5 8 6 4 3 1

22. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I Questions • Why did so many people rush westward in America in the 19th century? • Was the life of the frontiersmen hard and risky? Why? • What kind of houses did the frontiersmen live in? • How do Americans today think of the early pioneers? • What’s your opinion about America’s westward rush in the 19th century? Browse through the dialogue, try to answer following questions.

23. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I Read Please read the dialogue loudly with feeling and expression.

24. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I Retell • Try to retell the content of the dialogue, following cues may help you. • B, an American student, tells A about the westward movement of the U.S. frontiersmen. • Americans have always been attracted by the life of the frontiersmen. • B’s Great-great-grandfather. • The trip the pioneers had • Their life

25. Dialogue I Language Points 1 the Westward Movement 北美独立战争到南北战争爆发前后向北美大陆西部移民拓殖扩张、掠夺印第安人土地的运动。18世纪末至19世纪末的美国西进运动是美国国内的一次大规模移民拓殖运动，是美国人对西部的开发过程，也是美国城市化、工业化和美利坚民族大融合的过程。这场西进运动对美国的经济、政治和社会都产生了重大而深远的影响。“直到目前为止，一部美国史在很大程度上可说是对于西部的拓殖史”。西进运动彻底改变了美国的面貌：大片荒地被开垦出来，大批的资本主义农场建立起来，西部农业的发展为工业的发展提供了大量的粮食、原料、出口产品和国内市场；使美国的劳动力布局有所改变：促进了国内统一大市场的形成，东西部互补性贸易迅速发展；西部资源的开发和利用还满足了工业发展的需要，交通运输业也飞速发展……美国的西进运动激发了美国人的创造力和经济活力，提高了美国的综合国力和国际地位，对美国整个国民经济的起飞具有重要的意义。

26. Dialogue I Language Points 2 Can you tell me more about the American western frontier 1.[countable] the border of a country e.g. Troops established a road block on the frontier. 2.an area where people have never lived before, that not much is known about, especially in the western US before the 20th century e.g. a novel about a family's struggle on the American frontier space, 3. An undeveloped area or field for discovery or research the frontiers of knowledge/physics etc

27. Dialogue I Language Points 3 I used to be enthralled by what my grandmother.. to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefully be enthralled by/ with somebody/ something e.g. The children were enthralled by the story she was telling

28. Dialogue I Language Points 4 Her accounts must be authentic. account ①a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process e.g. This gives a first-hand account of the war. ②an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money safe so that you can pay more in or take money out e.g. My salary is paid directly into my bank account.

29. Dialogue I Language Points 4 Her accounts must be authentic. authentic ①done or made in the traditional or original way [synonym] genuine e.g. authentic French food ②a painting, document, book etc that is authentic has been proved to be by a particular person e.g. an authentic work by Picasso ③based on facts e.g.an authentic account

30. Dialogue I Language Points 5 He felt an urge to go west and seek his fortune. [noun] a strong wish or need [synonym] desire e.g. He could no longer resist the urge to go and see his wife. Suddenly she had an overwhelming urge to be with her son. [verb] to strongly suggest that someone does something e.g. The charity urged quick action. urge somebody to do something e.g. I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch. urge that e.g. He urged that a meeting should be held by December.

31. Dialogue I Language Points 6 They had to crawl in and out of the cabin 1. to move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground crawl along/across e.g. The baby crawled across the floor. 2. if an insect crawls, it moves using its legs crawl over/up etc e.g. There's a bug crawling up your leg. 3. to get into or out of bed slowly because you are very tired crawl into/out of bed e.g. We crawled into bed at 2 am. 4.if a vehicle crawls, it moves forward very slowly crawl by/along etc e.g. The traffic was crawling along.

32. Dialogue I Language Points 7 They stuffed the hole with a large rock to … 1. to push or put something into a small space, especially in a quick careless way[synonym]shove stuff something into/in/up something e.g. She stuffed two more sweaters into her bag. 2.to fill something until it is full Volunteers were busy stuffing envelopes. be stuffed with something e.g. a pillow stuffed with feathers [as noun] things, activities, works, art e.g. How do you think you're going to fit all that stuff into the car? I felt sorry for the ones who had to eat the awful stuff. He does mountain biking and skiing and stuff like that . He did some great stuff in his early films.

33. Dialogue I Language Points 8 They had been attracted by the wide stretches of land… 1. an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow e.g. a beautiful stretch of countryside 2. a continuous period of time e.g. a stretch of three weeks without sunshine She doesn't leave the house for long stretches of time . 3. the action of stretching a part of your body out to its full length, or a particular way of doing this e.g. The ski instructor showed us some special stretches.

34. Dialogue I Language Points 9 And they prayed for a lucky strike. pray e.g. Let us pray for peace. Martha prayed to God for help. Paul was praying that no one had noticed his absence. I hope and pray that this is a misunderstanding. We're praying for good weather tomorrow. strike 1.Not working e.g.a six-week strike by railway workers 2. Attack e.g. a six-week strike by railway workers 3. the discovery of something valuable under the ground e.g. an oil strike 4. used in bowling and baseball

35. Dialogue I Language Points 10 Those people were really fearless and self-reliant. e.g. Our aim is to teach our son to become an independent, self-reliant adult. [noun] self-reliance reliant dependent on someone or something reliant on/upon e.g. Most companies are now reliant on computer technology.

36. Dialogue I Language Points 11 What an incredible pioneering spirit they had! [synonym]unbelievable 1. extremely good, large, or great e.g. The view is just incredible. There was blood everywhere and the pain was incredible. 2. too strange to be believed or very difficult to believe e.g.It‘s incredible how much Tom has changed since he met Sally. I find it almost incredible that no-one noticed these errors.

37. The Western Frontier in the United States Dialogue I Role-Play Open Up the Great Northwest

38. Desire, Longing, Excitement and Anticipation Dialogue II Key-point Be eager / keen / anxious / desperate to.. Be dying / longing to Be keen on Count the days till In-laws To do justice to the Lakes

39. Two weeks isn’t really long enough though, to do justice to the Lakes. 1. System of judgment e.g. The killers will be brought to justice (=caught and punished) . 2. fairness [opposite] injustice e.g. Children have a strong sense of justice. 3. the quality of being right and deserving fair treatment e.g. No one doubts the justice of our cause. 4. do justice to somebody/something/ also do somebody/something justice to treat or represent someone or something good, beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve e.g. No words can do justice to the experience.

40. Reading I Intelligence in Animals Words-construct horse 马 mare 母马 mule 骡 ass, donkey 驴 ox 牛 buffalo 水牛 bull 公牛 cow 母牛 pig, swine 猪 sheep 羊 goat 山羊 lamb 羊羔 zebra 斑马 deer 鹿 giraffe 长颈鹿 camel 骆驼 elephant 象 rhinoceros 犀牛 hippopotamus 河马 lion 狮 panther, puma 美洲豹 leopard 豹 tiger 虎 dog 狗 fox 狐 wolf 狼 bear 熊 rabbit 兔子 monkey 猴子 chimpanzee 黑猩猩 gorilla 大猩猩 anteater 食蚁兽 kangaroo 袋鼠 koala 考拉, 树袋熊 whale 鲸 dolphin 海豚 seal 海豹 eagle 鹰 cock 公鸡 hen 母鸡 chicken 鸡, 雏鸡 turkey 火鸡 peacock 孔雀 duck 鸭 goose 鹅 swan 天鹅 dove 鸽 pigeon 野鸽 ostrich 鸵鸟 gull, seagull 海鸥 parrot 鹦鹉 cuckoo 杜鹃,布谷鸟 crow 乌鸦 magpie 喜鹊 swallow 燕子 sparrow 麻雀 lark 百鸟,云雀 swift 褐雨燕 penguin 企鹅 owl 枭,猫头鹰 rat 鼠 bat 蝙蝠 Can you name some common animals?

41. Reading I Intelligence in Animals Questions • What is the commonest way used to learn about the stages of intelligence in animals? • Do animals learn from their mistakes? • Why is the maze an inadequate test for measuring intelligence in mammals? • Can animals think about something not around them? • How can you tell that certain abilities that animals possess are instinct and certain other abilities are instances of intelligence? • What evidence show that monkeys can reason? • Do you believe that certain species of animals can cope with abstract ideas?

42. Reading I Language Points 1 The relative intellectual levels of creatures at … relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently e.g. intellectual development / ability / activity a job that requires considerable intellectual effort 智力的，有智力的 [adv] intellectually Intelligent聪明的，伶俐的 Intelligence智力，聪明

43. Reading I Language Points 2 a example of maze

44. Reading I Language Points 3 a example of nest

45. Reading I Language Points 4 As one moves up the evolutionary scale moves up to get a better job in a company, or change to a more advanced group, higher rank, or higher level e.g. To move up, you'll need the right training. Share prices moved up this month. He was moving up the ladder (=getting higher and higher) scale a whole range of different types of people or things, from the lowest level to the highest e.g. She gradually made her way up the social scale . 刻度,衡量,比例,数值范围,比例尺,天平,等级

46. Reading I Language Points 5 More subtle test of mental ability is to see... 1. not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention [opposite] obvious e.g. The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them. The warning signs of the disease are so subtle that they are often ignored. 2. behaving in a skilful and clever way, especially using indirect methods or language to hide what you are trying to do e.g. I think we need a more subtle approach. a subtle plan

47. Reading I Language Points 6 When the preliminary lesson has been learnt. [adj] happening before something that is more important, often in order to prepare for it e.g. the preliminary stages of the competition [noun] something that is said or done first, to introduce or prepare for something else e.g. Pilot studies are a useful preliminary to large research projects.

48. Reading I Language Points 7 …can pace up and down until it is released... to walk first in one direction and then in another many times, especially because you are nervous e.g. I found Mark at the hospital, pacing restlessly up and down . [as noun] e.g. The pace of change in our lives is becoming faster and faster. Here in Bermuda, the pace of life is very slow. He quickened his pace , longing to be home. Traffic slowed to a walking pace . He took a pace towards the door.

49. Reading I Language Points 8 Birds can perform marvelsof aerobatics. marvel something or someone that is extremely useful or skilful [synonym] miracle, wonder e.g. an engineering marvel I don't know how he did it - he's an absolute marvel! aerobatics 特技飞行

50. Reading I Language Points 9 The abilities which they do possess are built-in instincts derived from their genetic inheritance. derive 1. to get something, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from something e.g. Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique. Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course. 2. to develop or come from something else e.g. This word is derived from Latin. inheritance e.g. Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this novel. Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed. ideas that have become part of our cultural inheritance