1、BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Pre-reading Task - Listening Practice,Here is a humorous story about a clerk and his boss. Listen carefully and see what it reveals. Complete the following statements according to what you have heard.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Pre-reading Task - Listening Practice,1. Johnson had arrived at
2、 work at 9 A.M. on the dot for thirty years.2. One day everyone was amazed / greatly surprised to find Johnson didnt arrive at work at the usual time.3. Johnson was late for work because he rolled down the stairs in the subway and nearly killed himself.4. Instead of expressing concern for his employ
3、ee the boss doubted whether to roll down two flights of stairs took him a whole hour.,9,thirty,amazed / greatly surprised,killed himself,a whole hour,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5
4、- Language Focus - Vocabulary,1. A monthlystatement is a general term for a personalized financial record that regularly informs a recipient about the status of his or her account. It is generally mailed to the recipient on or near the same day each month. 2. Over a hundred children came to the annu
5、al Christmas party which was a good opportunity for them to gather and renew acquaintances.3. My parents marriage was a classic of its time those years of the so-called cultural revolution, with no wedding ceremony and no honeymoon.,monthly,acquaintances,classic,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vo
6、cabulary,4. Having failed in the examination, Owen didnt dare look his father in the eye.5. Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicycles are manufactured here, though most of the components are imported.6. The employees of the company are treated right with handsome paychecks a
7、nd stock options. 7. San Francisco is one of the largest cities in California and a,look,in the eye,manufactured,options,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,leading center of culture, finance, and industry in the United States.8. Steve announced just now that he was leaving, but the coach
8、had already started looking around for a replacement weeks before.9. Shortly after he learned of the earthquake, the man hurried back to his hometown, searching high and low to find out whether his parents had survived the calamity (灾难).10. I was listening for Graces voice, but it wasnt easy to pick
9、 it,finance,replacement,survived,pick,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,out among all the others.11. The survey reveals that an increasing number of young people claim they enjoy married life. 12. Someone grabbed at the letter I was reading. Looking up, I was delightfully surprised to fi
10、nd that it was my former classmate.,out,married,grabbed at,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1. An eight-month-ol
11、d baby girl was the sole survivor of a car crash that killed both her parents. (survive) Only an eight-month-old baby girlsurvived a car crash that killed both her parents.2. Sarah read my poem out to the whole class I almost died of embarrassment. (embarrass) I wasalmost embarrassed to death when S
12、arah read my poem out to the whole class.3. The seriously injured pupils will be under the care of doctors and nurses of the Childrens Hospital. (care for),survived a car crash that killed both her parents,almost embarrassed to death when Sarah read my poem out to the whole class,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - L
13、anguage Focus - Vocabulary,Doctors and nursesof the Childrens Hospital will care for the seriously injured pupils.4. Several people have phoned the personnel department to inquire about the position of Chief Financial Officer. (inquiry) The personnel department has receivedseveral phone calls making
14、 inquiries about the position of Chief Financial Officer.5. We can help you find a solution to all your financial problems if you join our club. (straighten out) We can help youstraighten out all your financial problems if you join our club.,of the Childrens Hospital will care for the seriously inju
15、red pupils,several phone calls making inquiries about the position of Chief Financial Officer,straighten out all your financial problems if you join our club,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,Complete the following, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where
16、necessary.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1. On further inquiry, we learned that the earthquake caused heavy casualties (伤亡) and material losses to the inhabitants. Many old people died of hunger and thirst after they were trapped for nearly a week. Fortunately most younger people sur
17、vived. (die of, survive, inquiry)2. Instantly the news spread among employees of the firm that David had decided to give up his current position and retire. Thereupon everyone became curious about who would replace him as chief executive officer. (retire, executive, replace, instantly, give up),inqu
18、iry,died of hunger,people survived,Instantly,give up his,retire,replace him,executive,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,3. Brown used to live on his parents. However after his beloved father died he had to support himself economically. He did a lot of odd jobs, including shining shoes, w
19、ashing dishes, and all that. (and all that, beloved, odd),his beloved,odd jobs,and all that,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Word Formation,A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to form a new one. Unlike prefixes, a suffix frequently alters the part of speech of the w
20、ord. For example, the verb replace, by the addition of the suffix -ment, is changed into a noun replacement. Complete the following sentences by adding a suffix to the given base in brackets.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Word Formation,1. He looked down at the floor in an attempt to hide his e
21、mbarrassment. (embarrass)2. Rescue workers continued to search for survivors, nearly 72 hours after the collapse of the World Trade Center. (survive)3. A tiny old lady was among a group looking at an art exhibition in a newly opened gallery. (new)4. The reality is that we all have marketable skills
22、such as writing, consulting, or designing and selling things. (market),embarrassment,survivors,newly,marketable,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Word Formation,5. Many people are now having trouble making their monthly house payments (month)6. A spelling bee is a competition in which people try to
23、 correctly spell words. (compete)7. The total energy given off by the devastating earthquake was many times more than any conceivablechemical reaction could produce. (conceive)8. It shocked me to learn that the young man was released simply because he came from a respectable middle-class family. (re
24、spect),monthly,competition,conceivable,respectable,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Usage,Rewrite the parts in italics with “the + adj.“.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Usage,1. Some Democrats believed they lost the election because poor people didnt turn out to vote. the poor2. Those who had
25、died were completely innocent victims of the bomb. The deceased / The dead3. The governor has guaranteed health care for pregnant women, preschool children, and disabled people. the disabled4. Do you know why French people are skinnier than Americans? It is because French people stop when theyre ful
26、l, Americans stop when the plate is empty (or the TV show ends). the French,the poor,The deceased / The dead,the disabled,the French,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Usage,5. The person who was accused denied stealing his students ideas and publishing them. The accused6. In our city living togethe
27、r without getting married is not common among young people. the young7. People who are not employed will receive a monthly payment from the local government. The unemployed8. Where unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that crime is due to unemployment.the latter . the former,The accuse
28、d,the young,The unemployed,the latter . the former,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,1. Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,I hea
29、r poor Phil has died of (1) a heart attack. Died instantly (2), I believe. Mind you, if you were looking for a heart attack victim, he was a classic (3) case. You need onlyk around (4) to hear everyone say that he worked all hours, never taking a break. That sort of person all too often risks not su
30、rviving (5) long enough to retire (6) on a pension. No doubt the chief executive (7) is already looking around for Phils replacement (8). I know you cant afford to be sentimental in business, not with stock (9) holders breathing down your neck all the time. Still, he must have found it difficult to
31、look Phils widow in the eye (10) at the funeral after allowing him to overwork like that.,died of,instantly,classic,ask around,surviving,retire,executive,replacement,stock,in the eye,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,2. Read the following passage carefully until you have got
32、 its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,One summer evening, shortly after I arrived at my new assignment, my boss walked by my house and saw my wife and children sitting on our front porch. He asked he
33、r where I was. My wife told him I was still at the office. When she told this to me, in the corner of my heart I secretly hoped he was impressed (1) by my work ethic (职业道德).The next morning, my boss called me. I expected a verbal pat on the back for my diligence (2) and hard work. Instead (3), he as
34、ked me what I was doing so late at the office and inquired if I had been doing that every night since taking over. I told him I had indeed been working late every night. Contrary(4) to what I expected, he told me anyone could be,impressed,diligence,Instead,Contrary,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus -
35、 Comprehensive Exercises,a workaholic and achieve great things professionally (5). Yet he had hired me to perform (6) and excel (干得出色) in not one but two areas: my professional and personal life. This incident caused me to do a lot of introspection (沉思). I examined my professional, family andpersona
36、l (7) life and found that they werent in balance (8). So I made a commitment (9) to myself to work on achieving a better balance in these three areas. This is what my little voyage of self-discovery revealed (10) to me.,professionally,perform,personal,balance,commitment,revealed,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - La
37、nguage Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,3. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,1. 我不太清楚哪儿你能找到个好木工（carpenter） 你最好四处打听打听。(ask around) Im not sure where you can find a good carpenter youd bette
38、r ask around.2. 他感到有点尴尬，赶紧清了清喉咙，抬头看着墙上的画。(embarrass) Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall.3. 迈克尔去世了，留下三个儿子、两个女儿和妻子伊丽沙白。(survive),Im not sure where you can find a good carpenter youd better ask around.,Feeling a little embarrassed, he q
39、uickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters, and his wife Elizabeth.4. 作为金融专家，威廉建议我们投资股票市场。(stock) As a financial expert, William advised us to invest our money in th
40、e stock market.5. 我们这些小零售商（retailer）无法和超市在价格和销售等方面竞争。(compete) We small retailers cant compete with supermarkets in pricing and sales.,Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters, and his wife Elizabeth.,As a financial expert, William advised us to invest our money in the stock market.,We smal
41、l retailers cant compete with supermarkets in pricing and sales.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,4. Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below.,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,我爸是一家制造公司的行政领导，工作很努力。他每周工作六
42、天。每天他得解决各种各样问题，因此经常熬夜。但是，他还是竭尽全力兼顾（balance / maintain a balance between）工作和家庭。星期日我爸通常呆在家里，尽量多多照顾我们。最使我高兴的是，他给我们烹饪我们最喜爱的菜肴，还和我们一起打球。,BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises, My dad is a hard-working executive of a manufacturing firm. He works six days a week. Every day he has to st
43、raighten out various kinds of problems so that he often stays up late / nights. However, he tries his best to balance / maintain a balance between work and family. On Sundays my dad usually stays at home and cares for us as much as he can. To my greatest joy, he cooks our favorite dishes and plays b
44、all with us. , My dad is a hard-working executive of a manufacturing firm. He works six days a week. Every day he has to straighten out various kinds of problems so that he often stays up late / nights. However, he tries his best to balance / maintain a balance between work and family. On Sundays my dad usually stays at home and cares for us as much as he can. To my greatest joy, he cooks our favorite dishes and plays ball with us. ,
