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New Century English (Book Two)
Unit Eight An added bonus?
Session Plan
Teaching Aims:
Knowledge:
1. To grasp some new words about the magazines.
2. To strengthen the abilities of listening and talking.
3. To learn the “it” structure.
Skill:
1. To develop students reading comprehension, understanding key words.
2. To encourage the students to express their views freely by learning some useful expressions
related to magazines.
Emotion:
1. To learn to describe some information of magazines.
2. To arouse the students’ interest in talking about and reading magazines.
Session One
Aims:
1. To get some knowledge about magazines.
2. To talk about four pictures on P94.
3. To learn some key words and expressions in vocabulary.
Procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular
schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price.
Magazines can be distributed through the mail; through sales by newsstands, bookstores or other
vendors; or through free distribution at selected pick up locations.
Teachers: Do you often read magazines?
What kinds of magazines do you like reading?
Step 2 Picture Talk
1. Have a brief introduction about Reader’s Digest. http://www.readersdigest.ca/
2. Talk about Pictures on P94 and finish Task A1
A1: ①.What information is supplied in Picture 1?
② Which part of the magazine is shown in Picture 2?
③. What product is introduced in Picture 3?
④. What do you think “Quotable Quotes” are, according to Picture 4?
⑤. What does Picture 5 contain? How does it look?
3. Skim the text and answer the questions in A2
4. Scan the text and finish the exercise B.
B:①Ann and Joe King were relaxing at home (T)
②Anne hated soap drams. (F)
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③Anne happened to switch to a programme about a magazine. (T)
④Round-the-World is issued all over the world.(IE)
⑤ Round-the-World will offer World Atlas to anyone who subscribes before midnight,
June 1st.(F)
⑥In order to get the atlas, you have to write a letter of subscription with the right amount
of money enclosed.(F)
⑦Anne and Joe found the parcel was as small as a stamp.(F)
⑧The couple found they had been deceived by the announcement.(T)
Step 3 Summarization and homework
1. To read the new words and expressions after the tape
2. To review the new words and expressions.
Session Two
Explain the useful expressions in the text.
Main language points:
1. add v.
Please add some waters to the soup.
The bad weather only added to our difficulties.
add up to, add to , add…to…
2. bonus n.
give/pay a bonus to sb. 发给某人红包
a real bonus 一件真令人额外高兴的事
3. a programme of interest
nothing of interest
a discovery of great importance
4. family friction 家庭纠纷
trade friction 贸易冲突 political friction 政治冲突
5. argue over/about/on sth. with sb.
I’m tired of arguing over the matter with him
6. switch
Let’s switch to Channel 8 and see what’s going on the young man secretly switched to a
different
7. limited a. limited ability 有限的活力
A limited company 有限公司
My English is limited.
8. bargain
①交易 a good/bad bargain
②廉价货
The price of this book is a bargain price.
It’s really a big bargain, because the price is so low.
It is a real bargain.
③ v. bargain with sb. About the price 和某人讲价钱
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9. half the price/ half the story
10. subscribe to
subscripition n.
There is no need for you to go to the post office for subscription to the magazine.
11. imagine
imagine doing sth.
Can you imagine the life on the moon?
Can you imagine what has happened?
12. every chief tourist attraction
13. in addition to 除了…之外还有
In addition to mastering English, he is good at maths.
14. have sth. at one’s fingertips 近在手边，随时可供使用
With the help of the Internet, you can have news at your fingertips.
He had several foreign languages at his fingertips.
15. be amazed at sth.. be amazed to do sth.
I am amazed at the news. I am amazed to hear the news.
amazing a. 令人惊奇的 amaze v. 使惊奇
16. be sure to do sth. = make sure that…
Be sure to come here on schedule.
Be sure to ring and let us know that you have arrived safely.
17. enclose v.
I enclose here with a cheque for 200 yuan.
Enclosed with his letter are one of his recent photos.
18. money order
Fill in the money order.
19. satisfy v.
1 be satisfied with 对…感到满意
Are you satisfied with what you have done?
2 satisfy sb. 使某人满意
This shop assistant did her best to satisfy the customers.
20. cancel
Our sport meeting was cancelled because of the heavy rain
He cancelled his trip to Beijing.
21. locate v.
I don’t know the place, so I need a map to locate it on..
We are unable to locate him.
The park is located in the eastern part of the city.
The score is located near the park.
22. in disbelief
I shook my head in disbelief, for the truth was quite different from what I thought.
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Main language points:
1. It was…that
It was in the evening that I saw a film with my sister.
2. the general public
3. It was not until…that
4. no fewer than
5. in the 1930’s (1930s)
6. compete with
7. to name just a few
8. social pressures
9. to meet the needs of
Exercise
Ⅰ. Phrases
1. 对……了如指掌 11. 肥皂剧
2. 不相信地、怀疑地 12. 每隔一周
3. 与……竞争 13. 受欢迎
4. 满足……的需要 14. 一瞥，扫视
5. 对……有好处 15. 喜欢
6. 订阅 16. 转换，改变
7. 为……争论 17. 为……提供所需，顾及
8. 务必做某事 18. 获得，得到
9. 限额礼品 19. 安全椅
10. 有趣的节目 20. 如果那样的话
Ⅱ.Choices
1. ________ makes me feel sad seeing you living lonely
A. This B. It C. That D. What
2. I don’t think _______ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.
A. this B. it C. that D. what
3.______ happened that she wasn’t at home
A. This B. It C. That D. What
4. It was at Ms Li’s______ I found something strange on the wall.
A. where B. that C. when D. at which
5. The prize will go to _____ runs fastest in the sports meeting.
A. he B. whomever C.whichever D. whoever
6.______ is known to all, the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
A. It B.which C.As D.That
7. He sent me an e-mail, _____ to get further information
A. hoped B.hoping C.to hope D. hope
8._____ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.
A. whoever B.The person C. Anyone D.Who
9.________ any word about her husband from the front line.
A. Until then she hasn't heard B. Until then did she hear
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C. Not until then she hadn’t heard D.Not until then did she hear
10.We must stick to _____ we think is correct.
A. anything B. whatever C.that D.no matter what
11.It was the way he said it rather than what he actually said _____ made me angry.
A.what B. who C. that D. whom
12.It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants
A. however B. whtaever C. whichever D. wherever
13.Tom is never willing to alter any of his opinions. It is no use _____ with him
A. to argue B. having argued C. argued D.aruguing
14. Duty first, self second. That's _____ I was brought up
A. how B. what C. why D.where
15.______ is a surprise ______ terrorism is still alive thought the U.S army pours bombs all day
and all night.
A. What, is B. It ,that C. There, that D, As, I
16.Many scientists _____ that it won’t be long before a cure for H1N1 Is found.
A. bargain B. argue C. locate D. witness
17.Could you _____ the conversation to a different topic?
A.slip B. spare C.switch D.change
18.Last year he _____ many magazines.
A. paid B. bought of C.subscribed to D. subscribed
19. Surrounded by beautiful parks, our school is _____ in the south-west of Shanghai.
A.lies B. lain C. locked D.located
20.The lawyer asked for an extra_____ for providing the service.
A. expense B. fee C.price D.money
III.Cloze
When Hamlet and the ghost were alone, the ghost __21__ him and spoke. What he said
___22__ the young man with horror. He told him that he was the dead king’s ghost, and that he
had been cruelly murdered. “ Hamlet,” he continued, “ they said a snake bit me in the garden, but
the snake___23__ killed me now rules my kingdom.” “My uncle?” Hamlet asked, eagerly. The
look of terrible sorrow on the ghost’s face told him that he ___24___ correctly. He had wanted
__25__to e king and to marry Gertrud. While the old king was sleeping in the garden one day,
Claudius had__26__ and poured poison in his ears. It was a horrible death, “ And now, son, your
dead father is ___27__ to get to the Heaven. I did before I could pray for forgiveness and I must
burn! I ___28 __ you, if you are my son, you must get__29__ for this terrible murder. Help me to
find peace.” Ben, the ghost added, “ Do not harm your mother. You must leave her to be punished
by her conscience and by Heaven.” Then the ghost__30__.
( ) 21. A. referred to B. turned to
C. reported to D. announced to
( ) 22. A. made B. caused C. filled D. let
( ) 23. A. that B./ C. as D. what
( ) 24. A. guessed B. had guessed C. would guess D. might guess
( ) 25. A. all B. neither C. none D. both
( ) 26. A. went up B. came up C. climbed up D. crept up
( ) 27. A. able B. sure C. unable D. certain
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( ) 28. A. command B. ask C. request D. require
( ) 29. A. reference B. revenge C. response D. replies
( ) 30. A. disappeared B. lost C. missed D. gone
IV. Reading （A）
Imagine that the genome(基因组) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands
of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words
in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book. Or as long as 800
Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it
would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter millimeter, my text would be
as long as the River Danube. This is an enormous document. A huge volume, a cook book of great
length, and it all fits inside the extremely small nucleus(核) of a tiny cell that fits easily upon the
head of a pin.
The idea of the genome as a book is not, strictly speaking, even a metaphor (比喻). It is true to
a great extent. A book is a piece of digital information, written in one-directional form and defined
by a code that translates a small alphabet of letters into a large dictionary of meanings through the
order of their groupings. So is a genome. The only complications is that all English books read
from left to right, while some parts of the genome read from left to right, and some from right to
left, though never both at the same time.
While English books are written in words of different lengths using twenty-six letters,
genomes are written entirely in three-letter words, using only for letters. And instead of being
written on flat pages, they are written on long chains of DNA molecules （分子）. The genome is
a very clever book, because in the right conditions it can both photocopy itself and read itself.
( ) 31.How do human genomes read according to the passage?
A. Only from left to right. B. Only from right to left.
C. From both directions at the same time. D. From one direction at a time.
( ) 32. We can learn from the passage that the human genome_______.
A. is as long as the River Danube
B. can be easily placed on the head of a pin
C. is coded with alphabet of four letters
D. is smart enough to read and take photos of itself
( ) 33. It can be concluded that the passage is mainly written for ______.
A. specialists in the field. B. general readers
C. natural scientists D. readers with academic background
( )34. The real purpose of the author’s comparison of the genome to a book is ______.
A. to focus on the differences between the two
B. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two
C. to simplify the concept of the human genome
D. to give an exact description of the genome
( )35. Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A. Genomes are written entirely in three-letter words, using only four letters
B. The idea of the genome as a book is only a metaphor.
C. Genomes are written on long chains of DNA molecules.
D. English books are written in words of different lengths using twenty-six letters.
(B)
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A. Advantages and disadvantages of free education
B. The purpose of education
C. Suitable jobs for everyone------ necessary to society
D. All kinds of jobs need in society
E. Education required for all jobs
36. ______
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children
only for the aim of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. Life is varied, so is
education. As soon as we realize the fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a
proper system of education.
37. _______
In some countries with advanced industries, they have free education for all. Under this system,
people, whether they are rich or poor, clever or foolish, have a chance to be educated at
universities or colleges. They have for some time thought, by free education for all. But we can
already see that free education for all is not enough. We find in such countries many people with
university degrees refuse to do what they think is “low” work done with one’s hands.
38. _______
But we can easily understand that the work of an uneducated farmer is as important as that of a
professor. We can live without education, but we should die if none of us grew crops. If no one
cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in
our towns. If everyone was ashamed to do service work, the professors would have to waste much
of their time doing housework.
39. _______
On the other hand, if all the farmers were completely uneducated, their production would
remain low. As the population grows larger and larger in the modern world, we would die if we
did not have enough food.
40. _______
In fact, when we say all of us must be educated to fit ourselves to life, it means that all must be
educated: firstly, to realize that everyone can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ability;
secondly, to understand that all jobs are necessary to society and that it is bad to be ashamed of
one’s own work or to look down upon someone else’s; thirdly, to master all the necessary
know-how(技能) to do one’s own job well. Only such education can be called valuable to society.
Ⅴ.Translation
1. 外国人学习中文不容易。（it）
2. 每天步行半小时对健康有好处。（good）
3. 你今晚能来参加我的生日晚会吗？（possible）
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4. 我发现很难满足不同兴趣爱好的人们的需要。（用 it 作形式宾语）
5. 直到二战以后杂志也才出现了巨大的变化。（It is not until…that…）
6. 他跟服务员争执那顿饭的价钱。（argue）
7. 李老师对学生的情况一清二楚。（have… at one’s fingertips）
8. 她为能成为这个世界上最大公司的一员而感到自豪。（proud）
9. “每晚临睡前一定要管好煤气，”爸爸经常提醒我。（be sure）
10. 一本书是否畅销取决于诸多因素。（depend on）
Keys to exercises:
I. Phrases
1. have sth at one’s fingertips 2. in disbelief
3. compete with 4. meet the needs of
5. good to( be good for) 6. subscribe to
7. argue over 8. be sure to do
9. a limited offer 10. a programme of interest
11.soap drama 12.every other week
13.be popular with 14.glance at
15.care for 16.switch to
17.cater for 18.take out
19.easy chair 20.in that case
II. Choices
1-5 BBDBD 6-10 CBADB
11-15 CBDAB 16-20 BCCDB
III. Cloze 21-30 BCABD DCABA
IV. Reading (A) 31-35 CCBCD
(B) 36-40 BADEC
Ⅴ.Translation
1. It is not easy for a foreigner to learn Chinese.
2. Walking half an hour does good to our health.
3. Is it possible for you to attend my birthday party this evening?
4. I find it very hard to meet the needs of people with a variety of interests.
5. It is not until after World War II that the magazine industry changed dramatically.
6. He argued with the waiter about the price of the meal.
7. Mr. Li has all the information of the students at his fingertips.
8. She is proud to be a member of one of the biggest companies in the world.
9. “Be sure to turn off the gas every night before you go to bed,” my father often reminds
me.
10. Whether a book sells well depends on many factors.
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