WelcometotheunitAsweallknown,wehumanbeingsareoftenstrickenbynaturaldisasters.Canyounamesomeofthem?flood,fire,volcano,earthquake,typhoon,hurricane,tsunami,desertification,sandstorm,tornado,drought…Theyshareonecommonfeature,thatis,theycauseagreatdealofdamagetobuildingsandhurtlotsofpeople.Wouldyouaskforhelpifyouwereinvolvedinanaturaldisaster?Whichpersonwouldyouturntoforhelp?Whatorganizationsdoyouknowofthatcanhelpwiththepeopleintrouble?美国慈善国际组织（MercyCorps）英国全球伙伴组织（GlobalPartner）爱尔兰关怀组织（Ireland’sConcern）法国“泪水”基金会（FrenchTearFund）亚洲医生联合协会（AMDA）世界宣明会(WorldVision)Thewholeworldisalargefamily.Wemakeeveryefforttohelpthepeopleintrouble,nomatterwhothey’re.Canyouguessfromthecaptionwhatthemaintasksofpeacekeepingsoldiersare?Doyouthinkthesesoldiersplayanimportantroleinmaintainingtheworldpeace?Doyouthinkthiskindofjobisverydemanding,challengingandrisky?Whyorwhynot?Whenyougrowup,wouldyouliketodothiskindofjobifyouhadthechance?Whyorwhynot?Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?Canyouimaginewhatwillhappentothesehungrychildrenifnobodyhelps?Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseethispicture?Howcanwehelpthem?Supposeyourhomewasstruckbyaflood,whatwouldyourlifebelike?Wouldyoustillliveanormallifeasbefore?Whatwouldhappeniftherewasnotenoughwaterforfarming?Whatfactorscanensureagoodharvest?Whydoyouthinkthatdoctorsandnursesneedtogotopoorareasorcountriestohelp?Whatisthedoctorinthepicturedoing?Cantheirdailynecessitiesbeguaranteed?Ifnot,whatwillhappen?Doyouthinkchildrencanreceivegoodeducationandgoodmedicalcareinpoorareas?Haveyoueverhelpedpeopleinneed?Whatdidyoudotohelpthem?Yes,Ihave.IrememberwhenIwasinprimaryschool,theteacheraskedustodonateourpocketmoneytoProjectHope.IgaveallmypocketmoneythatIsavedalongtime.Thoughitwasnotmuch,IstillwantedtodosomethingtoshowthatIcared.IalsohadapenfriendfromaruralareainnorthernChinawhenIwasinjuniorhighschool.Apartfromexchanginginformationaboutourliveswithher,Ioccasionallymailedhersomeofmysparebooksandstationery.DuringtheSpringFestival,Ialsosharedmyredpacketswithher.1.especially:adv.verymuch;particularly;尤其，特别She'snotespeciallyinterestedinsport.Ilovethecountry,especiallyinspring.Thisisaespeciallygoodwine.Theyinvitedhertospeakespeciallybecauseofherexperienceininnercities.speciallyadv.foraparticularreason:特意,专门Ichosethisspeciallyforyournewhouse.IcameherespeciallytoseeyouImadeitspeciallyforyourbirthday.(NMET2000)It’salwaysdifficultbeinginaforeigncountry,___________ifyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A.extremelyB.naturallyC.basicallyD.especiallyAfter12yearsofRepublicanpresidents,theUSwentDemocraticin1992.gowronggov.[Lonly+adjective]going,went,gonetobecome:成为,变得Theideaofgoinggreydoesn'tbotherme,butI'dhatetogobald.Herfather'sgoingsenile/blind/deaf.Ifanythinggoeswrong,youcancallouremergencyhotlinefreeofcharge.situationn.[C]1)thesetofthingsthatarehappeningandtheconditionsthatexistataparticulartimeandplace:形势，状况theeconomic/politicalsituationHernewsputmeinadifficultsituation."Wouldyougetinvolvedinafight?""Itwoulddependonthesituation.“I'llworryaboutitif/when/asthesituationarises(=if/when/asithappens).2）FORMALthepositionofsomething,especiallyatown,building,etc:地理位置Thehouse'ssituationintherivervalleyisperfect.situatev.[Tusually+adverborpreposition]toputinaparticularposition:使位于，使坐落于Theyplantosituatethebusstopatthecorneroftheroad.Tounderstandthisissue,itmustfirstbesituatedinitscontext.situatedadj.[afterverb]SLIGHTLYFORMALinaparticularposition:坐落在……的；处于…….的Theschoolissituatedneartothestation.[+toinfinitive]Withthisnewproduct,wearewellsituatedtobeat(=wehaveagoodchanceofbeating)ourcompetitors.Howareyousituatedfortime(=Howmuchtimedoyouhave)?(06辽宁)Schoolchildrenmustbetaghthowtodealwithdangerous_____________.A.statesB.conditionsC.situationsD.positionsshortagen.[C]whenthereisnotenoughofsomething:缺少，短缺There'sashortageoffoodandshelterintherefugeecamps.Thelonghotsummerhasledtoseriouswatershortages.short(LACKING)adj.lacking:缺少的tobeshortofspace/timeWe'reabitshortofcoffee-Imustgetsomemore.Thebillcomesto£85,butwe're£15short.I'malittleshort(=Idonothavemuchmoney)thisweek-couldyoulendmetendollars?Welcometotheunit1.Collectmoreinformationaboutinternationalorganizationshelpingpeopleinneed.2.PreparetheReadingpart.
