Unit 8
Objectives
 The relative clause introduced by
 1. that (as the subject)
 2. that (as the object of a verb)
 3. who
 4. who(m)
Language Structure Practice(1课时)
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LSP 1
Identifying and asking somebody to identify something
Directing somebody to do something
LSP 2
Identifying the thing that somebody has (not) done
LSP 3
Identifying the person one wants to see
LSP 4
Identifying people
Dialogues (2课时)
 Dialogue 1
 Broad questions
 Questions on specific
details
 Main idea
 Language teaching
points and practice
 Dialogue 2
 Describing objects
 Substitution practice
Useful words and expressions
 1. mobile a. able to move freely or easily
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a mobile phone/ library
 Cf. portable a. able to be easily carried or moved
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a portable record-player.
2. preferential a. of or involving preference or favor
~ duties 特惠关税 ~ trade terms 特惠贸易条件
3. stumble v. trip or lose one’s balance
She ~ over the words. 结巴
~ across/on/upon 偶然发现
~ about/along/around 蹒跚，行动不稳
4. close-up n. 特写镜头
5. two-way a. 双向的；收发两用的
a ~ interview /traffic/ radio
Readings (2课时)
 Reading 1
 Sample questions
 New words and
phrases
 Language teaching
points
 Reading 2
 Sample questions
 Language teaching
points
Language Points
 1. malnutrition n. lack of proper nutrition, causing by not
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eating enough right things.
mal- bad, wrong, not
e.g. malfunction, maltreat, malicious, maladjustment
2. preservation n. the action of preserving sth.
e.g. the ~ of world peace
The old building is in good ~ .
preserve v. maintain in its original or existing state, keep
safe from harm or injury.
3. regulate v. control systematically, cause to obey a rule
or standard
e.g. ~ the speed/ a clock/ the expenditure
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4. Verbal phrases formed by put( WB P.79):
put across –make oneself understood
put away---- save
put down---- write down
put forward--- offer for consideration
put off--- move to a later date
put out--- make sth stop burning
put up--- build
put up with---- stand, bear
Guided Writing (1课时)
 Paragraph writing
 Thank-you note
Background Information
＊The New World
＊Information Superhighway
Assingments
 1. Guided writing
 2. Exercises in WB
The New World
1.
What is the New World ?
The New World is one of the names used for the nonEurasian/non-African parts of the Earth, specifically the
Americas. When the term originated in the late 15th century,
the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously
thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and
Africa (collectively, the Old World). The term "New World"
should not be confused with "modern world"; the latter
generally refers to a historical period, not a landmass .
The New World
2.
Origin Of the New World
In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain
from his first voyage to the Americas, and on 1
November that year Peter Martyr d'Anghiera referred
to Columbus in a letter as the discoverer of "the New
World" .In another letter a year later he again referred
to "the New World" .In 1516, Martyr published a work
whose title began De orbe novo ("On the New World").
In 1524, the term was also used by Giovanni da
Verrazzano in a record of his voyage that year along
the coast of what would later become the United
States and Canada.
a.
The New World
2.
Origin Of the New World
b.
Currently, one might speak of the "New World" in a historical context
when discussing the voyages of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish
conquest of Yucatán, and other events contemporaneous to the term;
additionally, the term "New World" is sometimes used in a biological context,
when one speaks of Old World and New World species.
While the term "New World" always encompasses the Americas,
Australasia may only be described as "New World" in certain
contexts. In a biological context, Australasia is neither New World
nor Old, as flora and fauna differ markedly from both those of
Eurasia and of the Americas.
c.
The New World
2.
Origin Of the New World
d . Long before Columbus, legends existed in Europe of
Western continents across the sea. Examples include: the Norse
Great Ireland or Hvítramannaland ("White Men's Land"); the
"abode of saints" visited by St. Brendan, Abbot of Cluainfert,
documented in the Irish Book of Lismore; the Welsh Legend of
Madoc; and Plato's Atlantis. See the article Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact for more details.
Information Superhighway
 What is Information Superhighway?
The information superhighway was a term used to
refer to the Internet up until the early 1990s. Its usage
decreased as the term cyberspace became more
common
Information Superhighway
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Al Gore and the Information Superhighway
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (born March 31, 1948) was the fortyfifth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001
under President Bill Clinton.
Gore receives the
Nobel Peace Prize
in the city hall of
Oslo, December 10,
2007
Information Superhighway
2.
Gore’s contribution to Internet
Gore has been involved with the development of the Internet
since the 1970s, first as a Congressman and later as Senator and
Vice-President. Internet pioneers Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn stated
in the 2000 article "Al Gore and the Internet", that Gore was "the
first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and
to promote and support its development.“ His High Performance
Computing and Communication Act of 1991 (often referred to as
the Gore Bill) was passed on December 9, 1991 and led to the
National Information Infrastructure (NII) which Gore referred to as
the "information superhighway."