Unit4PartOneWarming-upActivity1.Thesunshinesonshopsigns.2.Sillysheepweepandsleep.3.Iwishyouwereafishinmydish.4.ShyShellysayssheshallsewsheets.5.Shelterforsixsickscenicsightseers.6.Anoisynoiseannoysanoystermost.7.Nothingisworththousandsofdeaths.8.ThegreatGreekgrapegrowersgrowgreatGreekgrapes.9.There’ssandwichonthesandwhichwassentbyasanewitch.10.Thanktheotherthreebrotheroftheirfather’sbrother’sside.PartTwoStatements1.mostwidespreadillness2.destroyedbyfireorinawar3.opportunitiesforeducation4.wasremindedof5.attitudeandbehaviorPartThreeShortConversations1.W:Well,theexaminationisovernow,andwecangoouttohaveabitofrelaxation.M:Goingoutissomewhattootiring,whynotcometomyhometohaveawonderfultime?Q:Wheredoesthemanoffertogo?(A)2.M:Letmegetyousometeaorcoffee,butwhatwouldyouprefer?W:JustaglassofsodawillbeOK.Q:Whatwillthewomanwanttohave?(C)3.W:Yourgardenistoodry,anditneedswatering.Letmegiveyouahandtowatertheflowersfirst.M:ThegardenisdryandI’mdrier,wouldyoufetchmesomewaterplease?Q:Whatdidthewomanoffertodo?(B)4.M:Iftheroomhasanewcolor,itwillbemorepleasant.CanIgiveyouanyhelp?W:Well,thanksalot,butI’dliketohavemyroomunchanged.Q:Whatofferdidthemangive?(A)5.W:Wouldyouliketoplayapieceofmusicforyou?M:Allright,buttheclassicalone,nothepop.Q:What’stheman’sresponsetotheoffer?(B)PartFourShortPassageThearrangementofclassroomspaceisimportanttointeraction.Mostofushavenoticedtheimportanceofthearrangementtoefficiencyandcomfortinourwork.Collegeclassroomspaceshouldbedesignedtoencouragetheactivityofcriticalthinking.Desksinanycollegeclassroomsarenormallyinstraightrows,sostudentscanclearlyseetheteacherinsteadoftheirclassmates.Everythingimportantobviouslycomesfromtheteacher.Butactually,theteachercancorrectthissituationandcreatespacethatencouragesinteractionamongstudents.Thegoalshouldbeforeveryonetobeabletoseeeveryoneelse.Arrangementoftheclassroomshouldalsomakeiteasytodividestudentsintosmallgroupsfordiscussionorproblem-solvingexercises.Besides,thefixedseatsarealsohelpfulforateachertorememberstudents’namesandfaces.Smallclasseswithmovabledesksandtablespresentnoproblem.Eveninlargelecturehalls,itispossibleforstudentstoturnaroundandformgroupsoffourtosix.Breakingaclassintosmallgroupsprovidesmoreopportunitiesforstudentstointeractwitheachotherandseeotherstudents’thinkingprocessesindevelopingnewmodesofcriticalthinking.Questions:1.Whatistheprimarypurposeofdeskarrangement?(A)2.Whyaredesksincollegeclassroomsnormallyplacedinstraightway?(C)3.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotresultformclassroomarrangement?(A)4.Howisthenewarrangementbeneficialforateacher?(B)5.Howcouldstudentseasilyformsmallgroupsinlecturehalls?(D)PartFiveTrueorFalseExercisesEverycolorhasameaning.Andasyouchooseacolor,youmightliketorememberthatit’ssayingsomething.Thecoloryouprefermayrevealwhatkindofpersonyouare.Thesamecolormaymeanquitedifferentthingsindifferentculture.IntheWest,generallyspeaking,redislivable.Green,ontheotherhand,standsforhope;Pinkisromantic,whilebrownisserious.Whiteisaneasyone–whiteispure.Orangeisgenerous.What’syourfavoritecolor?1.T2.T3.F4.T5.TPartSixFunTimeAtadinnerparty,thespeaker,whowastheguestofhonor,wasabouttodeliveraspeechwhenhiswife,sittingattheotherendofthetable,senthimapieceofpaperwiththeword“KISS”scribbledonit.Later,theguestseatednexttothespeakersaidinadmire,“Yourwifemustloveyouverymuch,Iseehersendyouanoteof“KISS”beforeyoubeginyourspeech.”Thespeakersmiledandexplained,“Youdon’tknowmywife.The‘KISS’shegivesmestandsfor‘KeepItShort,Stupid.’”1.Whatisthehonorableguestgoingtodoatthedinnerparty?Deliveraspeech.2.Wheredidhiswifesit?Hiswifesatattheothersideofthetable.3.Whatwaswrittenonthepieceofpapergivenbyhiswife?KISS.4.Whatdidtheguestseatednexttothespeakerthink?Thespeaker’swifeloveshimverymuch.5.Whatdoes“KISS”standforaccordingtothespeaker’swife?KeepItShort,Stupid.
