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1、Unit One People Around Us Enhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action Working with Words and Expressions1. In the box below are some of the wordsyou have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers:1) crease2) hint3) assured4) awaitin
2、g5) hovering6) scrawled7) glistening8) frail9) sole10) visible11) engaged12) biased13) dreadingthethis14) grinning2. In the boxes below are some ofexpressions you have learned in8) Shut offunit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exerc
3、ise. Change the form where necessary. Answers:1) for fear of2) pulled up3) except for4) get by5) make a living6) every so often7) in the background9) each and every10) as it is11) wraps around her little finger12) caught us - unawaresIncreasing Your Word Power1 Choose the definitionfrom Column B tha
4、t best matches each phrasal verb in Column A, paying attention to the V+ Prep./Ad. collocation.Answers:1) f2) c3) d4) e5) b6) gFill in each blank in the followingsentences with a proper phrasal verb.Change the verb form where necessary. Answers:1) let out2) clean up3) come through4) waiting on5) pic
5、ked up6) ended up7) headed for8) ran through2 Theprefixes ex-, fore-,pre- mean“ former,before, or inadvance” while the prefix post- means“ after or later than ” . Study the following examples and form words by adding ex-, fore-, pre-, post- to the words given in the table and then complete each of t
6、he following sentences with a proper word you have just formed.Change the verb form where necessary. Answers:1) foretell2) preview3) forerunner4) postscript5) postgraduate6) precondition7) ex-husbandGrammar in ContextTask 1: Combine the given sentences into one by using attributive clauses. Answers
7、for reference:1) I encountered many people whose lives amazed me. (See Para. 3, Text B)2) We drove in silence to the address (that/which) she had given me (See Para. 21, Text B)3) He pushed through the doors and headed for the back room where his apron and busing cart were waiting . (See Para.16, Te
8、xt A)4) I had seen too many people trapped in a life of poverty who depended on the cab as their only means of transportation. (See Para. 6, Text B)5) Their social worker, who stopped to check on Stevie every so often, admitted Stevie and his mother had fallen between the cracks. (See Para. 6, Text
9、A)Task 2: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the bracketsinto English. Be sure to use present particles or past particles to modify nouns. Answers for reference:well-considered decision, folded paper, written notice, laptop storing my annual report, a postman delivering e
10、xpress mailCloze Complete the following words chosen from Text A. letter of each is given.passage withThe initial Answers:1) reliable2) syndrome3)adopted4) got done with 5) gloomy6)orsomething7) chance 8) come through9) barely10) in good shape 11) booth12) mess13) scrawled 14) peeking 15) inTranslat
11、ion Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference:1) What I didn t count on was that over time I would sincerelytake pride inbeing a social worker.2) Shooting a quick 100k at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, Oh,M
12、y dear /My goodness/My gracious, we re going to miss the train! ”3) At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmlyon to their parents.Shouldyoungparents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances4) In the dimstreet light stood
13、 a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping.5) When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation.6) Since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine officeparagraph intoduties, so now I am counting the day
14、s until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside. Translate the followingEnglish using the words and expressions in the box below.Answer for reference:That was a time when life was difficult for everyone. My family could barely get by on my small income from
15、driving a cab. One late night I responded to a call for a cab ride. To my surprise, when I arrived at the address, I found it was a frail old lay who was awaiting me.After she got into the cab, I engaged herin conversation. I learnt that she was going to the hospice. Her doctor said she didn t have
16、very long. The old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. She pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the places where she used to work or live. When the cab finally pulled up in front of the hospice, I didn t accept her fare. In the rest of the day, I was lost in thought. Tho
17、ugh I had to make a living, I lived not for the sole purposeof surviving. When circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour I had done could be a candle light. However faint the lightwas, it managed to warm up a soul and ennobled me as well. I did take pride in that small favour.Theme-Related Writi
18、ng Do one of the following writing tasks after class.1) Suppose you were Frannie, the headwaitress, in Text A. Write a short storyabout Stevie from your perspective.2) Read the following newspaper clippingand write a short essay on the question:Should We Offer Seats to ElderlyPeople on the Bus durin
19、g Rush HoursSample Essay for Task 1:We all knew Stevie was mentally handicapped, so everyone, especially our boss himself, doubted whether he would be a capable busboy in the truck-stop restaurant where I worked as the head waitress. However, our worries were gradually removed one week later. Smilin
20、g and hard-working, Stevie won over all our trucker regulars as well as us employees.Later we learnt that Stevie badly needed the job because the money he earned made it possible for his mother and him tolive together; otherwise he would be sent to a group home. So you can imagine how worried Stevie
21、 was when he had to take sickleaveforheart surgery. He wasafraid that he would lose his job. After the operation, in the week before he returned, he called 10 times to make sure that he could still have the job back. At that time, what concerned me most was how Stevie could handle the huge medical b
22、ills.But something happened which completely caught me unawares. Our regular customers, those warm-hearted truckers, were so generous that they, together withtheir companies, contributed over $10,000 for Stevie. That Thanksgiving Day was a big day when Stevie was back to work and when the money was
23、presented to Stevie as a surprise gift. I cried a bit while people were cheering for the occasion.Now, Stevie is still working here. Our boss thinks that Stevie is the best worker he has ever hired. Sample Essay for Task 2:Should We Offer Seats to Elderly People onthe Bus During Rush HoursI am amaze
24、d to read what a blogger says about offering bus seats to the elderly. He claims that “ it s the young who need it more ” because they go to work earlyin the morning and feel exhaustedaftera day s work.The blogger alsoargues that it is unfair to offer seats to the elderlysince they already enjoy fre
25、erides, and further suggests that during rush hours senior citizens be denied such treatment.I could never bring myself to agree with the blogger. Taking good care of the elderly is a universally accepted standardof conduct. In my opinion, offering seats to our elders is not just an indication ofgoo
26、d manners; it is a moral issue. I always consider it my moral obligation to help others. Yes, you may feel comfortable for a while by remaining in your seat, but you will lose your character and moral values in the long run.Respecting the elderly is also our social convention. It is precisely out of
27、 our love and respect for the elderly that such special benefits as free rides are offered to them. No one can deprive senior citizens of their right to go out by bus at any time they like, and what s more, we should make sure that they get special care when the bus is fully packed with passengers.Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone involved. It is through performing such small acts as offering seats to the needy that we learn to contribute to the building of a harmonious society.