Intel Science Talent Search Winners and their Research

1. Unit 9

2. Section A College Success Made Easy Skip

3. Text Study Pre-readingActivities Writing Skills Summary Section A College Success Made Easy

4. Compound Dictation Watch & Discuss Pre-reading Activities

5. N H C E Compound Dictation You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S9 to S11 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Now listen to the passage.

6. N H C E Compound Dictation An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah has won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the United States. The winners [S1] ______ a computer and money for a college education. More than one thousand five hundred students from across the country entered the [S2]_______ in the competition this year. Their research [S3] _______ chemistry, medicine, physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science—almost every area of science. receive projects involved

7. N H C E Compound Dictation Forty students were [S4]______ to Washington, D.C., for the final judging. A group of scientists judged them on their research abilities, [S5]______ thinking skills and [S6] ________. The judges also questioned the students about scientific problems before [S7]_______ on the winners. invited critical creativity deciding

8. N H C E Compound Dictation The top winner receives one hundred thousand dollars for college. Shannon Babb of American Fork High School studied the water [S8]______ of the Spanish Fork River in Utah for six years. She found that people have a harmful effect on the river through human activity, including agriculture. And[S9]_____________________________________________ _________. These include educating the public not to put household chemicals down storm drains, which lead to the river. quality she suggested ways to improve the water quality in the future

9. N H C E Compound Dictation Seventeen-year-old Yi Sun of the Harker School in San Jose, California, earned second place. He won a seventy-five thousand dollars scholarship for new discoveries about a mathematical theory known as random walks. [S10] ___________________________ ____________________. Yi Sun was born in China. The Intel Science Talent Search is the oldest science competition for high school students in the United States. It is sixty-five years old this year. [S11] ____________________________________________________________________________________. His work could help computer scientists and chemists Past winners have gone on to receive six Nobel prizes and other top honors in science and math

10. N H C E Watch & Discuss Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows: 1. How to live a meaningful college life? 2. How to interpret success on campus ? Video Watching

11. N H C E 1 3 Pre-reading Writing Summary Home Text Study New Words Structure & Main Ideas 2 Text Reading

12. N H C E New Words and Phrases • Word Using • Matching Game

13. There can be no doubt whatsoever about it. — Are there any signs of improvement? — None whatsoever. N H C E e.g. I. Word Using 1. whatsoever (not) at all

14. arise v. appear A storm arose during the night. N H C E e.g. Comparison 2. arouse v. awake from • The odd sight aroused our curiosity. • She was aroused from her nap by the doorbell.

15. at easefree from worry — Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe. N H C E e.g. Comparison • with ease easily • She practiced until she could play the sonata with ease. • He passed the test with ease.

16. N H C E e.g. Translation • 4. alternative • ① adj.其他可以替代的，另一个的 The alternative book to study for examination is “War and Peace”. 你有没有其他的建议? Have you got an alternative suggestion?

17. N H C E e.g. Translation • 4. alternative • ②n.另外的选择 You have the alternative of marrying or remaining single. 你辞职也是个办法。 One of the alternatives open to you is to quit your job.

18. N H C E e.g. Translation • 5. have to do with 与……有关 • Her job has something to do with computers. • What I am doing now has nothing to do with you. 她的成功是和努力分不开的。 Her success has a lot to do with her hard work.

19. N H C E e.g. Translation 6. separate v.把……分开 This patient should be separated from the others. 英国和法国之间隔着英吉利海峡。 England is separated from France by the English Channel.

20. N H C E e.g. Translation 7. concentrate on专注于；集中于 • We concentrated on the task before us. • We must concentrate our effort on improving education. 我们公司将工作重点集中在欧洲市场。 Our firm concentrates on the European market.

21. N H C E e.g. Translation • 8. adapt v. 改变；(使)适应 • This machine has been specially adapted for use underwater. • Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark. 这部小说已经被改编成电台节目。 The novel has been adapted for radio.

22. N H C E e.g. Translation 9. stand out v. 突出；出色改变； • Our daughter is a great dancer, she stands out above the rest. • Red flags stand out brightly against the blue sky. 简在人群中显得很突出,因为她身高两米。 • Jane stands out in the crowd, for she is two meters in height.

23. N H C E e.g. Translation 10. plow through 艰难地完成 • We've plowed through all the documents related to the case. • The aircraft plowed through the snow, on its main wheels, until it struck a house nearby. • 我费力穿过人群。 • I plowed my way through the crowd.

24. N H C E e.g. Translation 11. strike sb. as sth.给某人某种感觉或印象 • On hearing the soft footsteps outside her room, she was struck with a panic. • We were struck dumb with horror. • 那出戏我觉得很无聊。 • That play struck me as something silly.

25. N H C E e.g. Translation 12. sit back 闲坐着；不作努力 • He believes he has the right to sit back while others do the hard work. • Sit back and enjoy your flight. • 坐下来，放松一下，喝杯啤酒对你有好处。 • Sit back, relax and enjoy a beer. It's good for you!

26. II. MatchingGame grant error factor mission cease weird alter accomplish ___complete ___mistake ___give ___cause ___important task ___stop ___very strange ___change N H C E h b a c d e f g Practice

27. He is very capable and can a_________ every task you assign him. We did an a ______ of the way that government money has been spent in the past. Everything depends on how the country a______ itself to using information technology. But once you know what has happened so far in the story, it’s quite easy to s ______ the good from the bad. Fill in the blanks with the words learnt in this lesson. The initial letters are given. ccomplish nalysis dapts eparate

28. What s_____me as interesting is how much we judge other people by their appearances. Unemployment has come down slightly but this does not a____the fact that it is still a major problem. Having children is a big r___________ and I’m not sure I’m ready for that yet. It’s that kind of courage and determination that makes him a most r________ person. truck lter esponsibility emarkable

29. Structure & Main Ideas N H C E Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Part II Part III Part I The passage is made up of 7 paragraphs, and, according to the pattern “phenomenon-suggestion-conclusion” the author mainly employs in his writing, it can be roughly divided into three parts.

30. Structure & Main Ideas N H C E —Phenomenon: There is at least one student around you who strikes you as being special and who may arouse in you feelings of anger. But the author points out that it can be you. Part II Part III Part I [Para. 1-2]

31. Structure & Main Ideas N H C E —Suggestion: As the fruit of his survey and analysis, the author comes up with three suggestions: don’t get behind, tackle the hardest, and be the best test taker. All of the three tips are intended to help you stand out on campus. Part II Part III Part I [Para.3-6]

32. Structure & Main Ideas N H C E —Conclusion: The author encourages you to learn from the best students and to alter your own studying. Once you achieve this, you will stand out yourself from others as being special. Part II Part III Part I [Para. 7]

33. to stand out as being special 出类拔萃、与众不同 在众多的应聘者中，他因见解独到而脱颖而出。 among applicants / original in views He stood out among applicants as being original in views.

34. 不犯一点错误 without a single error whatsoever 金无足赤, 人无完人。 no gold of sheer purity / no man without a flaw whatsoever As no gold of sheer purity is, so is no man without a flaw whatsoever.

35. to arouse sth. (awaken sth. up) in/within sb. 在某人心中激起／唤醒······ 你的短信唤起我对往日的眷恋。 warm feelings of attachment to sth. Your short message aroused in me warm feelings of attachment to the past.

36. to do sth. with such ease 做某事游刃有余 我经常锻炼身体，所以很轻松地通过了体能测试。 pass the test of physical strength I exercise so often that I passed the test of physical strength with such ease.

37. N H C E to make it one’s mission to do sth. 以······为己任 人人应以创建和谐社会为己任。 create a society of harmony Everyone should make it his mission to create a society of harmony.

38. to reach/hit new peaks of… 达到······的新顶峰 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。 enjoy a view of sth. farther away/reach new peaks of height To enjoy a view of things farther away, you need to reach new peaks of height.

39. N H C E to entertain an alternative plan 考虑换种方式 若你现在的追求使你一事无成，那就考虑换种追求，也许会使你如愿。 one’s current pursuit / get sb. nowhere / lead to one’s goal If your current pursuit gets you nowhere, entertain an alternative pursuit, which may lead to your goal.

40. N H C E 清除路上的障碍 to get sth. out of the way 他的伟大就在于为除去成功路上的障碍做出了努力。 lie in one’s effort to do sth. / lead to success His greatness lies in his effort to get the obstacles out of the way leading to success.

41. N H C E to strike sb. as (being) sth. 让人觉得······ 他们的爱情故事使我倍感酸楚，甚至心碎。 miserable / heart-breaking Their love story struck me as being miserable, heart-breaking even.

42. to keep one’s concentration on/focus one’s attention on 集中精力于 如果你现在把注意力放在学业之外的事情上， 那就是本末倒置。 things other than sth. / put the cart before the horse If you focus your attention on things other than studies now, you are putting the cart before the horse.

43. Summary English Equivalents of Chinese 1 Creative Application of Typical Expressions 2 Further Application of Typical Patterns 3

44. N H C E English Equivalents of Chinese to post remarkable grades Feelings of anger build and build. to be the special one outstanding student student infinitely less accomplished to sit back top student to awaken greatness up within oneself to give you full credit according to a reasonable plan

45. N H C E English Equivalents of Chinese to manage one’s work and time Little room is given to sb.. to grant oneself a present to consider good test taking the best test taker plow through… without cease the method of test taking greater success at school to improve one’s performance at school to alter one’s studying

46. N H C E Creative Application of Expressions without a single error whatsoever to arouse sth. in/within sb. to do sth. with such ease to get sth. out of the way to strike sb. as (being) sth.

47. N H C E • without a doubt whatsoever • without a word whatsoever • without a reservation whatsoever 毫无疑问地一言不发地 毫无保留地 为人诚实并不意味着毫无保留地说出对别人的真实感受。 without a single reservation whatsoever/one’s true feelings about sb. Being honest does not mean uttering one’s true feelings about others without a single reservation whatsoever.

48. N H C E • to carry sth. about within sb. • to awaken sth. up within sb. • to have within oneself the power to do sth. 心中怀着······ 唤醒某人心中的······ 自身有做······的能力 她甜美的微笑激起他心中对她的绵绵痴情。 awaken sth. up within sb./one’s passion for sb. Her sweet smile awakened up within him ceaseless passion for her.

49. N H C E 如此好奇地 如此惊讶地 如此兴致勃勃地 with such curiosity with such surprise with such interest 这是她第一次表现出如此浓厚的读书兴趣。 be the first time for sb. to do sth./with such interest It is the first time for her to do her reading with such interest.

50. N H C E 难以达到的 不寻常的 越轨的／错误的 out of the way 钱的事就这么定了，谈下一个话题吧。 get sth. out of the way/move on to Let’s get the issue of money out of the way, and move on to another topic.