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7、式，提高反思的意识和能力。8. 附录中的 Word Learning Booster 会引导你在学习新词汇的同时，注重对已学词汇的定期复习，逐步养成良好的词汇学习习惯，记忆词汇也将不再是一件难事。“学而时习之，不亦说乎？”古人告诉我们，学习要采取积极的态度，既要时时、处处、事事地“学”，又要时时、处处、事事地“习”；于“学”中积累、丰富、提高，于“习”中求巩固、受启发、得效益；争取日有所新，日有所获。这样你的内心就能充满掌握英语学习真谛的愉悦。我们衷心希望通过本教材的学习，能进一步激发你学习英语的热情和用英语交流的欲望，最终能用英语了解、学习他国优秀文化，同时向世界介绍祖国灿烂的文化。作为学习
8、者，获取知识是一种乐趣，不断克服困难、不断创新也是一种乐趣。记住永远对自己说： “I can do it!” 。愿你快乐地度过英语学习的每一阶段，享受克服困难的快乐，享受创新的快乐，享受成功的快乐！ThemeUnit/Title Reading Actively Reading FurtherExploring & UsingListening, Understanding & CommunicatingReading/Viewing, Speaking & WritingLearning StrategiesAPlants and AnimalsP1 1. Plants Bamboo Que
9、er PlantsLanguage FeatureThe lexical chunks with attributive adjectives Grammar LinkNoun clauses as the subjectListeningA dialogue aboutflowersSpeakingGiving examplesWriting a notice1) Locating the details more exactly with the help of a diagram2) Arranging key information to help understanding3) Sh
10、aring ideas by using the newly-learned sentence patterns from listening4) Being willing to share your writing in class and get advice from your peers2. Animals The Honey Guide A TV Interview with Jane GoodallLanguage FeatureWord networkGrammar LinkNoun clauses as the predicativeListeningA monologue
11、about the wonder of bird feathersSpeakingClarifying informationDeveloping a passage based on a profile1) Understanding better by making inferences while reading2) Using conjunctions to express ideas more coherently3) Memorising words with the help of a word network4) Being willing to express opinion
12、s without worrying about making mistakesChallengingYourself AMan and Pets A Faithful Companion A True Love StoryOrganising information by using key wordsCONTENTSP28P15P1P21ThemeUnit/Title Reading Actively Reading FurtherExploring & UsingListening, Understanding & CommunicatingReading/Viewing, Speaki
13、ng & WritingLearning StrategiesBIdeals andGoalsP333. Dreams and Dreamers Follow Your Dream What a DreamerLanguage FeatureThe collocations with the key word “dream”Grammar LinkVerb phrasesListeningA conversation about dreamsSpeakingTalking about dreamsWriting a blog entry1) Guessing the meaning of wo
14、rds based on pictures 2) Reorganising information by using a flow chart3) Communicating better through explanation and repetition 4) Collecting information through brainstorming4. Perseverance and Success The Daffodil Principle Wild GrassLanguage FeatureThe lexical chunks with compound modifiersGram
15、mar LinkThe past perfect tenseListeningAn interview with a swimming starSpeakingTalking about perseveranceWriting a story based on a dialogue 1) Distinguishing the main idea from the supporting ideas and facts 2) Predicting the main idea based on the given words and expressions before listening 3) A
16、pplying the newly-learned grammar rules while role-playing4) Improving your writing by peer-correctionChallengingYourself BGreat Figures A Great Man in a Wheelchair The Old Man and the SeaOrganising information by using a mind mapP36P49P35P622ThemeUnit/Title Reading Actively Reading FurtherExploring
17、 & UsingListening, Understanding & CommunicatingReading/Viewing, Speaking & WritingLearning StrategiesCSports and Sportsman-shipP655. Olympic History The Olympic Games Chinese Seal, Dancing BeijingLanguage FeatureWord families with different parts of speech Grammar LinkThe infinitive as the subjectL
18、isteningA song: Hand-in-handSpeakingSharing ideasDesigning a poster for a football match1) Developing a logical idea by following time sequence2) Scanning for specific information3) Memorising a new word by linking its phonetic symbol with its spelling4) Enlarging vocabulary by grouping words under
19、the same theme6. The Spirit of Sports Why Is Tai Ji the Perfect Exercise? To Be a Champion, More than a ChampionLanguage FeatureVerb phrases with adverbs and prepositionsGrammar LinkThe infinitive as the predicativeListeningAn interview with Cristiano RonaldoSpeakingTalking about ambitionWriting a s
20、cript of a mini-lecture1) Understanding the authors viewpoint better by finding the supporting examples 2) Defending yourself by using quotations3) Understanding the meaning of grammatical forms by comparing two tenses4) Converting the information of pictures into words ChallengingYourself COlympic
21、Pioneers Two Great Figures in the Olympics Why Are Marathons 26.2 Miles Long?Using a table to organise information Notes Word Learning Booster Glossary Personal DictionaryP70P83P96P69P108P102P122P1233 What plant or animal do you like most? What can we learn from them? What is the relationship betwee
22、n plants, animals and human beings?Theme APlants and Animals Nature is a grand teacher with plants, insects and animals providing us with important life lessons. Besides the benefits of bamboo, the guidance of the honey bird and the waiting dog, we have more to be grateful for. While listening to th
23、e silent lessons provided by plants and animals, we cant help asking ourselves, “What value am I bringing to others and the world around us?” learn more about bamboo; get information about some special plants; talk about plants and their character. learn about the interesting bird called the honey g
24、uide;learn something about Jane Goodall; talk about the wonders of bird feathers. read a story about a faithful dog.ChallengingYourself AIn this theme, you will:Unit 2Unit 1Theme A Plants and Animals2Lon AeaBy the end of this unit, you will be able to: illustrate bamboos symbolic meanings in differe
25、nt cultures; describe plants using simile and personifi cation; use noun clauses as the subject in context; give examples in different ways in a conversation; write a notice about a fl ower show; introduce an interesting or a curious plant.Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience.Knowing
26、grass, I can appreciate persistence.Hal BorlandUnit 1PlantsReading Actively Activating and Predicting Read the following statements and predict what plant they are describing, guessing the meanings of the words in bold type.1) Although it is really a kind of grass, it looks more like a tree.2) It gr
27、ows up straight and thin, with branches at the top.3) It has long leaves that sway in the wind like slim fi ngers reaching to touch something. 4) Chinese and Japanese poets write poems and songs about it, and artists paint it in pictures.5) It grows best in places where it is warm and rains often. 6
28、) Some bloom and have seeds every year. Some never bloom at all. 7) But the most interesting thing about this remarkable plant is what people do with it after it is cut down.According to the descriptions, the plant might/may/must be . Based on the above statements, predict which aspects of this plan
29、t will be talked about and then skim to check your prediction.2Unit 1 Plants3 Reading, Thinking and AnalysingBambooHave you ever seen grass growing as high as a treeeven a tall tree? Bamboo is this kind of grass. It grows up straight and thin, with branches at the top.Although bamboo is really a kin
30、d of grass, it looks more like a tree. It has long leaves that sway in the wind like slim fi ngers reaching to touch something. Chinese and Japanese poets write poems and songs about bamboo, and artists paint it in pictures.Not all bamboo grows tall. There are more than 500 different kinds of bamboo
31、 in all, and some grow no higher than your ankles. Bamboo can survive with minimum light exposure. It grows best in places where it is warm and rains often. Some kinds of bamboo grow very fast. If they grow near a house, their slim leaves brush the roof gently and cool the house with their shade.Som
32、e bloom and have seeds every year. Some never bloom at all. Some bloom only once, after living about 40 years, and then die, although new shoots of bamboo will come up from around the roots of the old ones.But the most interesting thing about this remarkable plant is what people do with it after it
33、is cut down. Bamboo probably has more uses than any other plant in the world. Bamboo is not a tree, so the long straight stems of bamboo are not like tree wood. They are hollow, which makes them very light. You could lift a big piece of bamboo with one hand. At the same time, bamboo is so strong tha
34、t it is often used to build houses and bridges.In warm countries, many people have their houses made almost entirely of bamboothe walls, the roof, and the floor. Nearly everything inside their houses is made of bamboo, too. The chairs, tables, beds, flower vases, drinking cups, birdcages What does o
35、nes refer to?anklesway (vi.): move slowly from side to sidehollow (adj.) Guess its meaning from the context.1) species 2) cultivation 3) habitat/distribution 4) symbolic meaning5) use 6) fl owering 7) appearance 8) commercial valueTheme A Plants and Animals4and many other things are all made of bamb
36、oo. And the fence around their garden is made of bamboo, as well.Because bamboo is hollow, it can be fi tted together and used as pipes to carry water brought from a river or lake.Bamboo is used for more than building. People eat it. The tender young shoots of bamboo are crisp and tasty. They are of
37、ten found in Chinese or Japanese dishes. Some are put into cans and shipped to all corners of the world.Bamboo is also made into paper. The soft pulp inside the hard stems is taken out and sent to a factory. There it is made into fi ne paper. Bamboo can also be made into good walking sticks and fi s
38、hing poles.Who can tell what new use someone may fi nd for this special kind of grassbamboo? Comprehending, Integrating and Creating Read the text and complete the information about bamboo. Work in groups to discuss the questions below and then share your ideas in class.1) What features make bamboo
39、different from any other grass?2) How does the author illustrate his viewpoint that bamboo probably has more uses than any other plant in the world?Ship here is a _.A. noun B. verb What does it mean? Appearance features like a tree rather than being straight and with at the top with long leaves with
40、 long, and stemsWide uses stems for building , making furniture and , and made into tender young shoots used as pulp made into Growth characteristics survive with light exposure grow best in and places may grow very bloom and have seeds , bloom , or bloom grow with new coming up from around the root
41、s of the old onesUnit 1 Plants53) How does the author arouse the readers interest at the beginning of the text? What do you think of the method?4) According to the text, Chinese and Japanese poets write poems and songs about bamboo, and artists paint it in pictures. Can you give some examples?5) The
42、 author thinks that the most interesting thing about bamboo is what people do with it after it is cut down. Do you agree? Why or why not? Work in groups to fi nd out more uses of bamboo at present and imagine how it might be creatively used in the future. Then share your ideas in class. Based on Act
43、ivity 1 and your discussion, work in groups of three to retell the text. Then discuss what you can learn from bamboo. Do the activity by following the steps below.Step 1 Read the following passage and then work in groups to fi nd out the symbolic meanings of bamboo in Chinese culture.More uses at pr
44、esentNew uses in the futurePossessing more bamboo than any other country in the world, China is well known as the Kingdom of Bamboo. The Chinese love bamboo, and bamboo culture has already been rooted in their minds throughout their long history. To the Chinese people, bamboo is the symbol of virtue
45、. It refl ects peoples soul and emotion.Bamboo has the title of “the gentleman of plants”. It is always closely related to people of positive spirit. For example, its deep root symbolises determination and its straight and hollow stem represents straightness and modesty. Bamboo culture always plays
46、a positive role in encouraging Chinese people to hold on when facing tough situations.Student ADescribe what bamboo is like.Student BExplain how bamboo grows.Student CIntroduce how bamboo is and will be used.What we can learn from bamboo: Theme A Plants and Animals6 The symbolic meanings of bamboo S
47、tep 2 With the help of the Internet or other sources, investigate how bamboo is used in different countries and what symbolic meanings it has in various cultures.Step 3 Note down your fi ndings.Step 4 Share your fi ndings in class. Exploring and Using Language Feature Match the adjectives with the n
48、ouns to form lexical chunks based on the text. Then use the same adjectives to create your own chunks. The fi rst one has been done as an example. Study the examples to fi nd out the fi gures of speech used in them. Then describe bamboo or other plants in the same way.Adjectives1) tender2) slim3) so
49、ft4) warm5) remarkable6) tasty7) fi ne 8) hollowNounsleavesplacesplants shootsstemspaperpulpdishesYour lexical chunks1) tender grass2)3)4)5)6)7)8)In English, an attributive adjective usually comes before the noun in a simple phrase. It describes the thing, the person, the state or the action the nou
50、n refers to.TIPCountries Uses Symbolic meanings Unit 1 Plants7 Example Grammar LinkNoun Clauses as the SubjectUnderstanding the meaningRead the following dialogue and pay special attention to the coloured parts. Think whether the structures of the red parts are the same as those of the blue ones.A:
