Unit Two Capital City

1. Unit Two Capital City The Third Two Periods Designed by Zhongxin

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4. Exercise Unit Two Capital City • Listening • Proper Words • Translation • Use the Right Word

5. Unit Two Capital City Listen to the following passage and decide whether it is T or F • Beijing has always been the capital of China. • It wasn’t until 1949 that it was called by the name Beijing. • Beijing has since developed itself into a political and cultural center of China. • The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and the Summer Palace are World Cultural and Natural Heritages approved by the United States. • Beijing is going to host the Olympics 2008, which will promote its own development. Script

6. Unit Two Capital City Evidence of historical record and excavated relics has proved that the city of Beijing has stood on its current site for well over 3,000 years. The city has gone by the names of Ji, Zhongdu, Dadu, and finally Beijing when the Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu chose the name in 1421. With the founding of People's Republic of China on October 1st, 1949, Beijing became the capital of the new republic and has since developed itself into a political and cultural center of China and international exchange hub. Cultural relics in Beijing like the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Zhoukoudian Peking

7. Unit Two Capital City Man Relics, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and the Ming Tombs are World Cultural and Natural Heritages approved by the United Nations. There are a total of 7,309 historical relic sites in Beijing among which 60 are classified as national cultural heritages and another 234 are Beijing cultural heritages. Beijing is to host the 2008 Olympic Games. With the three main themes of the 2008 games "Green Olympics", "High-tech Olympics," and "People's Olympics", Beijing will surely develop much faster.

8. Exercise Unit Two Capital City Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the Vocabulary Snapshot. Change the forms if necessary. • The rainforest in Brazil _____________the biggest remaining one in the world. • They ___________all the old buildings to make way for the road. is spoken of as leveled guard • They sent several policemen to ________the meeting room. • The government has tried dozens of approaches to prevent the old city from_____________. • Through science we’ve got the idea of ____________ progress with research. decaying associating

9. Unit Two Capital City • This kind of cooking is __________ to the southwest of the country. • Walkways, flower beds and grassland __________in a formal pattern. • He admittedly _____________as the highest authority on English literature there. • In the 18th century many writers____________ the language of Shakespeare. • Can you ____________how she must have felt when she knew she had failed? peculiar are laid out ranked imitated imagine

10. Unit Two Capital City Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the words given in parentheses. • Our country has grown richer because of growing ______________with other nations. (commercial) • Among those _________at the meeting are some foreign experts. (presence) • It is really surprising that his _________of that singer could be almost perfect. (imitate) • In most Middle East countries, politics has close _____________ with religion. (associate) • Though only a college then, Nicholson was filled with the ___________to become famous one day. (ambitious) commerce present imitation association ambition

11. Unit Two Capital City glorious • He was absorbed in the _________memories of his championship-winning days. (glory) • My father wanted me to become a __________doctor, but he felt disappointed in the end. (profession) • People agreed that Kublai Khan was one of the most outstanding __________in ancient China. (empire) • Long before I went there, African was alive in my___________. (imagine) • During our visit to the USA, we had a __________time in the Disney World. (wonder) professional emperors imagination wonderful

12. Translate the Chinese into English Unit Two Capital City 我发现书整齐地放在书桌上. • I found that the books were laid out neatly on the desk. 我们非常感激你，因为你在促成 这件事中出过很大的一份力. • We’re very grateful to you as you had played an important role in bringing it about. 他们的延误是有天气不好造成的. • Their delay was due to bad weather. 影响人们的不是过去而是现在和未来. • What influences the people is not the past but the present and the future.

13. Unit Two Capital City 总体而言,人们经常把政治和战争联系起来. • Generally speaking, people often associate politics with wars. 汤姆曾受过一流的教育,因此,他比未受过很好教育的孩子们更有优势. • Tom had a first-rate education, so he had an advantage over those children who were not as well educated as he. 许多学生抱怨这些事物一点也不令人满意. • Many students complain that the food is by no means satisfactory. 他们兴奋的叫喊声几乎淹没了音乐. • Their screams of excitement all but drowned out the music.

14. Use The Right Word Unit Two Capital City able ( be able to), capable ( be capable of) • John is the most _________man I have ever known. • The room is ___________seating 20 people. • Because I am ill, I will not be _________come tomorrow. • The company isn’t ___________handling such a large order. able capable of able to capable of

15. Unit Two Capital City especially, specially • He is ____________interested in table tennis. • She came here yesterday ___________to see her parents-in-law. • I had this dress made ____________for the wedding. • Pollution is very serious, __________in urban area. especially specially specially especially

16. Unit Two Capital City compare, contrast • You’d better ___________the translation with the original. • He __________his car with hers, and found that they were very much alike. • In his book the writer __________good with evil. • The cool weather these days __________with last week’s heat. compare compared contrasts contrasts

17. Grammar ---Attributive Clause (2) Unit Two Capital City whose: 引导定语从句,既可指人也可指物 • The room whose windows are painted blue is our classroom. • A teacher is a person whose duty is to teach. that: 如果有两个或两个以上的既指人也指物的先行词,关系代词用that • The well- known poet and his great works that we have just discussed aroused great interest among the students.

18. Unit Two Capital City noun, pron. or numeral of +whom/which: 表示从属关系。of前表示关系,of 后表示整体。先行词指人用of+whom，先行词指物用of+which. • The team consists of 30 members, half of whom are women. • The book consists of six chapters, two of which were written by Professor Wang. whose指物时可用of which代替 • The river, the banks of which are lined with trees , flows to the east. (= The river whose bank are lined with trees , flows to the east. )

19. Unit Two Capital City • when • 关系副词也可引导定语从句，表时间、地点或原因等。相当于prep+which • He still remember the day when he first go to college where: 表示“情况、方面、情形”等意思的名词后也可接where从句，where=under which表示“在这种情况下” • There are some cases where the rule does not apply. • I'll let you see the point where you failed.

20. Practical Writing---Notice Unit Two Capital City Sample • Notes of Format • Notes of Writing • Do It Yourself

21. Unit Two Capital City Sample Department Meeting Friday, May 12 3:30 p.m. English Building, Room 307

22. Notes of Format Unit Two Capital City 通知是用来告知大家已经发生的或者将要发生的事情，比如，会议、晚会、电影和比赛等等。其格式一般由标题、正文和落款三部分组成，内容一般包括时间、地点和活动内容说明等。

23. Unit Two Capital City 讲座通知还应该包括对讲座人的身份和背景介绍。

24. Unit Two Capital City 旅游通知还应包括更多有关行程的详细信息。

25. Notes of Writing Unit Two Capital City 1)通知、通告要写得简洁，重要内容要醒目。 2)发通知的单位可写在最上面，也可写在正文的下面。 3)发通知的日期一般放在右下角。 4)常使用第三人称。

26. Do It Yourself Unit Two Capital City Practice A: Class Meeting Date: Friday,5 May Time: 7:00 p.m. Venue: Room 101 Everybody is welcome!

27. Unit Two Capital City Practice B: Notice Those who have submitted their applications for studying abroad please contact Mr. Li for detailed information in the department office on the morning of May 2 Home Assignment

28. Practical Reading Unit Two Capital City • Santa Barbara Bird Club will meet at 6.30p.m. on the first Wednesday of the Month. It is a social occasion for bird lovers and owners alike to get together with their birds and meet other people. Where: Santa Barbara Humane Society. Information: Nancy Kaplan (President) Phone: (805)569-0514. • Science & Engineering Council will give a luncheon party every second Thursday of the month. Time: 12:00-1:30 PM; Elephant Bar Restaurant, 521 Firestone Road; cost: $12 SEC Members, $15 Non-Members; Reservations appreciated, but not required. Information: contact Barbara Keaney at 684-4927. Community Calendar

29. Unit Two Capital City • Christian Businessmen’s Club Breakfast Meeting: Breakfast followed with a talk by a Christian businessman dealing with issues in his business and personal life. Moby Dick Restaurant, 7:00 a.m. Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara. Further information: contact Roy Doty (805) 957-4525. • Comedy Sports is the nationally acclaimed, live, improvisational comedy show. The show is fast, clean, hysterical and appropriate for all

30. Unit Two Capital City • audiences. Every Friday at 9:00 a.m. and Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort. For reservations and information call 967-4679. • Fridays 7:30-10:30 p.m. Dance Away is an alternative to the club scene. It is open to all ages, it is smoke and alcohol free, has no dress code and no partners are necessary. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult. Unitarian Society Parish Hall, 1535 Santa Barbara Street. $4.00 Adults / $1.00 Children. For further information, contact Dorothy 967-5241.

31. Unit Two Capital City Read the Passage Carefully and decide whether the statements are T or F • 1. At the Dance Away, people don’t have to wear suits and dresses. • 2. Comedy Sports is not appropriate for children. • 3. Participants are required to make reservations for the Science and Engineering Council Luncheon Party. • 4. In the Santa Barbara Bird Club, there will be a talk dealing with issues in business and personal life. • 5. Non-members have to pay more money than members to take part in the luncheon meeting of Science and Engineering Council. T F F F T

32. Assignments Unit Two Capital City • Get prepared to have a dictation • Preview Unit Three