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1. Video Clip Group Discussion Spot Dictation BR_Background Information1 Background Information As Walt Disney sat at a bench at an amusement park, watching his daughters play, he noticed how unpleasant and dirty the small park was. He also noticed how children’s parents had nothing to do. They would be anxious to go home, while their children were still having fun, and playing. Background Information (Walt discussing the plans of building Disneyland)

2. Video Clip Group Discussion Spot Dictation BR_Background Information2 This is where Walt was planning a new type of amusement park; one that would be clean, and would have attractions for parents and children together. This was Walt Disney’s idea, which eventually turned to be Disneyland. Background Information (A fountain, around Mickey Mouse)

3. Video Clip Group Discussion Spot Dictation BR_Background Information3 Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954. It contains Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. Even though Walt Disney wasn’t able to see how his park and his company grew into the 21st Century, his legacy still lives on with us. Throughout Disneyland and throughout the entire world, he will always be there. Background Information (The Adventureland Entrance)

4. Background Information Group Discussion Spot Dictation BR_Video Clip1 Video Clip Source Film Industry Video Clip

5. Key Key Background Information Group Discussion Spot Dictation BR_Video Clip2 Video Clip Questions: 1. 2. According to the speaker, what is the ultimate driving force for movie-making decisions? What does the speaker compare the movie-making industry to? Money is the ultimate driving force for movie-making decisions. Video Clip He compares the industry to a big project like building a building or building a ship.

6. Background Information Video Clip Spot Dictation BR_group discussion Group Discussion 1. 2. Among the main movie genres (action, adventure, comedy, crime, drama, historical, horror, musical, science fiction, war and western), which is your favorite type of movie? Talk about a movie, or an actor / actress, or a director that has impressed you most. Group Discussion

7. Background Information Video Clip Group Discussion BR_spot dictation Spot Dictation in general are not well-liked, but a mouse named Mickey has won the of millions. Movies about Mickey Mouse have been with audience almost everywhere for more than forty years. Walt Disney, who created his cartoon character, was born in Chicago in . What he really was drawing pictures. He studied cartooning at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. After World War I, he worked for a company that made story cartoons. This was the kind of work he liked best. He up his mind to find better ways of making the cartoons , so that the cartoon characters would seem . ____ Mice _____ hearts popular _____ 1901 ____ lovable _____ ______ enjoyed ____ fairy _____ made ____ move Spot Dictation alive ____

8. Further Understanding GR_Part Division.. Part Division of the Text The text can be divided into two parts: Part 1 (Paragraph 1): Part 1 narrates how the Disney Empire was founded from scratch. Part Division of the Text Part 2 (Paragraph 2): Part 2 states briefly the history of the development of the amusement park -- Disneyland.

9. Key Key Part Division of the Text GR_Further Understanding Further Understanding Questions: 1. 2. In what way was Disney’s idea on an amusement park different? Did Disney’s death have any impact on the growth of Disneyland? He believed that an amusement park should be a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. Further Understanding No. His death did not bring the growth of Disneyland to an end. It keeps expanding.

10. DR_text1_S An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters.

11. DR_text2_S One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words)

12. DR_text1_W An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters.

13. DR_text2_W One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words)

14. DR_text1_S_As a young …1 An Empire Founded on a Mouse Sentence Translation: As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. 作为一个年轻的艺术家，沃尔特·迪斯尼经常在工作室工作到很晚。 Sentence Paraphrase: Being a young artist, Walt Disney often worked for long hours in the evening in his studio. Structural Analysis: • as在句中是一个介词，它的意思是“作为”，表示角色、身份或功能。这里我们把as的主要用法简要总结一下： • ——作为副词： • “（和……）一样”，通常用于as…as结构。如： • ——作为介词： • a)“作为”。如： • b)“当作”。如： She is as beautiful as Snow White. As a journalist, he often has to deal with different people. The old man treated the little boy as his own son.

15. DR_text1_S_As a young …2 An Empire Founded on a Mouse • ——作为连词： • a)“同……（一样）”，通常用于as…as结构。如： • b)“（方式、程度等）按照”。如： • c) 表时间，“当……时候”。如： • d) 表原因，“因为，既然”。如： • e) 表让步，“尽管”，引起部分倒装。如： • f) 表比较，“如同”。如： As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. She is as beautiful as Snow White. Do as I have told you. As I walked out of my office, I realized that I had left my handbag on my desk. Aseveryone is here, let’s begin our dinner. Rich ashe is, he lives a very simple life. Coffee is to westerners as tea to Chinese.

16. DR_text2_S_One of Disney’s Sentence Translation: One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) 迪斯尼最大的梦想之一就是创建一种新型的娱乐园——父母和孩子们都可以去，而且可以在里面一起玩耍。 Sentence Paraphrase: One of the dreams that Disney liked most was to create a new type of amusement park; parents and children could all go to the park and enjoy themselves together in the park. Structural Analysis: 句中where引导的是定语从句修饰a place。要注意可以引导定语从句的三个关系副词where, when和why的用法，它们分别表示地点、时间和原因。where的先行词一般是表示地点的名词，when的先行词一般是表示时间的名词，why的先行词只有名词reason。在非正式语体中，通常还可以省略关系副词when和why。值得注意的是，这三个关系副词所修饰的先行词在定语从句中充当的是状语成分。即使先行词是表示地点、时间、原因的名词，如果它们在定语从句中充当的是主语或宾语，关系代词就要用that或which。比较下面的句子： This is the hotel where I stayed last night. This is the hotel which I visited yesterday.

17. DR_text2_S_Now it… Sentence Translation: One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) 如今，我们中国人要在现实生活中见到那些可爱的卡通人物容易多了。 Sentence Paraphrase: Now if we Chinese want to see those lovely characters in Disney cartoons in real life, it has become much easier. Structural Analysis: 这是一个it作形式主语的句型，真实主语为动词不定式to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life。当作为主语的不定式较短时，不一定用it作为形式主语来代替它。如： 当作为主语的动词不定式是一个较长的短语时，为了保持句子的平衡，往往用it来代替，而把不定式置于谓语之后，如文中的这个句子。需要注意的是，动词不定式的逻辑主语可以通过介词词组for sb或of sb来表示。如： 要注意介词for和of的选择。如果主句的谓语部分包含有表示性格特征和行为表现的形容词（如wise, foolish, clever, careless, kind, nice, thoughtful等），那么要用介词of 表示不定式的逻辑主语。 To do that implies taking responsibility. It is important for you to learn some skills. It is wise of you not to take the job.

18. DR_text1_W_found An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. found NB: 要把意为“创办”的动词found和动词find的过去式和过去分词found区分开来。虽然拼写完全一样，意思和用法可是大相径庭。 Collocation: found…on / upon… Example: He founded the theory on his observation and research. Derivation: foundation n.创建；基础；根据；基金会 founder n.创办人 founding adj.创办的，始创的

19. DR_text1_W_particular An Empire Founded on a Mouse particular As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. NB: particular除了有“特别的，特定的”意思外，还可以指人“挑剔的，吹毛求疵的”。如： He isparticularabout his clothes. Idiomatic Expression: in particular 特别地 Comparison: particular & special 这两个词的混淆主要是因为它们的中文释义都有“特别的，特殊的”意思。但是两者是有区别的。special侧重指某人或某事比其他的更重要或更好。如： 而particular侧重指和其他的人或事物区分开来，并没有“更重要”或“更好”的意思。如： These clothes are reserved for special occasions. She is a specialfriend of mine. It is important to discuss a child’s particular problems. I like thisparticular picture although others are also nice.

20. DR_text1_W_character An Empire Founded on a Mouse character As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. NB: character是一个一词多义的词，它的主要意思包括： ——性格。如： ——（电影、小说等中的）角色，人物。如： ——字母，符号。如： He is a man of gentle character. Tom Sawyer is a character in Mark Twain’s novel. Chinese characters are very difficult to learn. Idiomatic Expressions: in character符合某人的性格 out of character不符合某人的性格 Collocations: a fictitious character虚拟的人物 a leading character主角 a supporting character配角 a major character主要人物 a minor character次要人物

21. DR_text1_W_appear1 An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. appear NB: appear是一个不及物动词，它的主要用法可以归纳为两类： ——“出现，（开始）存在”。如： ——“看起来，似乎”，相当于一个系动词，不用于进行体。如： The article appeared in yesterday’s newspaper. The speaker appeared to be very nervous. Patterns: ——表示“出现，（开始）存在”时： appear (+ adv. / prep.) ——表示“看起来，似乎”时： appear (+to be) + adj. appear (+to be) + n. appear + 动词不定式 it + appear + that从句

22. DR_text1_W_appear2 An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. Examples: The speaker appeared (to be) very nervous. The book appears (to be) an interesting one. My friendsappeared to have misunderstood me. It appearsthat the film will be a hit. Idiomatic Expression: as it appears似乎 Derivation: appearance n. 出现

23. DR_text1_W_laughter1 An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. laughter NB: laughter是一个不可数名词。它泛指“笑”或“笑声”。在英语中，不同的笑还有不同的词来表示。如： giggle咯咯地笑，傻笑 chuckle低声轻笑 snicker (or snigger)窃笑 titter吃吃地窃笑 grin咧嘴笑 guffaw哈哈大笑 smile微笑 roar狂笑

24. DR_text1_W_ laughter2 An Empire Founded on a Mouse As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. Collocations: a fit of laughter burst into laugher bring laugher to cause laughter evoke laughter roar with laughter Comparison: laughter & laugh laugh可以作动词，也可作名词。作为名词时，也是“笑，笑声”的意思，但是laugh是可数名词，所以可以说： a loud laugh 如果用laughter，就必须说： loud laughter

25. DR_text1_W_alike An Empire Founded on a Mouse alike As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his studio. One night he heard some mice in the wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little mice became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse, a clean mouse in a clean world. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen. Mickey became a great success and has since won the hearts of millions. Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the Three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Every one of these Disney characters has brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney empire on his popular cartoon characters. NB: alike既可以作形容词也可以作副词，作为形容词时，一般不作定语，而是作补语。如： 但是，不能说： (?) the two alike boys 而要说： the two resembling boys The two boys look very much alike. Grammar Note: 有一些形容词通常不能单独作名词的定语，而是作补语，主要有两类： ——表示健康状况的词，如:well，ill等； ——以前缀a-开首的词，如alike, alone, asleep, alive, afraid, aware 等。 Derivation: alikenessn.相似

26. DR_text2_W_favorite One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) favorite NB: favorite既可作名词，也可作形容词。作为名词时，通常和名词的属格或形容词性物主代词连用。如： I like flowers and roses are my favorite. Comparison: favorite, beloved & dear 三个词都含有“爱”这个含义。beloved一般作定语，意思是“所钟爱的，所热爱的”，较为正式，如my beloved motherland。dear用得较为普遍。如: my dear wife。favorite的意思是“最喜爱的”。 Derivation: favorable adj. 讨人喜爱的

27. DR_text2_W_create One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) create Comparison: create, invent & produce 三个词都含有“创造”的意思，但是意思不完全相同。create指有目的地把原材料制造成新的东西或创造出与众不同的东西；invent指创造出前所未有的东西，侧重指科技上的发明创造；produce指通过劳动生产加工出产品。如： Gas can be produced from coal. They have created a new building out of an old ruin. The Chinese invented the compass. Derivation: creative adj.有创造力的 creation n.创造 creativity n.创造力

28. DR_text2_W_complete One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) complete NB: complete既可作及物动词，也可作形容词。 Collocations: complete a project complete the assignment complete the task complete the building complete the book Idiomatic Expression: be complete (adj.) with 拥有，具有 Derivation: completion n.完成 completely adv.完全地

29. DR_text2_W_expand1 One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) expand Collocations: expand…into… expand from…to… expand to Comparison: expand & extend 这两个词由于形近较易混淆。extend的意思是“展开，延伸”，指距离、面积、时间的延伸或某一身体部位的舒展。如： The road now extends two kilometers beyond the river. Have you ever thought of extending your house?

30. DR_text2_W_expand2 One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) expand指数量、体积、范围的增加。如： The country’s population expanded by 10 percent. His business expanded quickly. Idiomatic Expression: expand on / upon充分叙述 Derivation: expandable adj.可扩大的 expansion n.扩大，扩展 expansive adj.广阔的

31. DR_text2_W_bring…to an end1 One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) bring…to an end Comparison: bring…to an end & come to an end 这两个词组含义是相近的，只是前者包含使动的含义，解释为“使……终止”，后者没有使动的含义，解释为“终止”。如： 如果用come to an end，就要表达成： The sudden shower brought the joyous party toan end. The joyous party came to an end (because of the sudden shower).

32. DR_text2_W_bring…to an end2 One of Disney’s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park -- a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park. He died in December 1966. However, his death did not bring his dreams to an end. His empire is still growing. It has expanded to Japan in Asia and France in Europe. In 2005 China had its first Disneyland, built in Hong Kong. Now it has become much easier for us Chinese to meet those lovely cartoon characters in real life. (278 words) Useful Expressions with “End”: at one’s wit’s end智穷力竭 end to end首尾相接地 get the better end of占……的上风 in the end 最后，终于 make both ends meet收支相抵 on end连续不断地 put an end to废除，消灭 Useful Expressions with “Bring”: bring about致使，造成 bring sb up养育某人 bring forward提出 bring down the house赢得满堂喝彩 bring…to light揭示，揭露

33. Writing Integrated Exercises AR_vocabulary_main Vocabulary Useful Expressions Synonyms and Antonyms Vocabulary

34. Writing Integrated Exercises AR_vocabulary_useful… Useful Expressions play cat and mouse with 对……欲擒故纵 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 screen (v.) out 筛除 Vocabulary make fun of 拿……开玩笑 for fun 闹着玩的 keep a secret 保守秘密 suffer from 受……之苦 apply / devote all one’s energies to 把全部精力投入到……中去

35. Writing Integrated Exercises AR_vocabulary_Synonyms Synonyms and Antonyms synonym antonym found establish specific particular appear disappear Vocabulary different, unlike alike resembling, similar popular unpopular complete finish dwarf giant expand grow decrease secret confidential similar alike different

36. Vocabulary Integrated Exercises AR_Writing_main Writing Summary Writing Make Up a Short Speech Writing

37. Vocabulary Integrated Exercises AR_Writing_summary Summary Writing Directions: Read Text B “Superman to the End,” and write a summary of about 100 words. Note that your summary should include the main ideas of the story. Please pay attention to the use of conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs. Christopher Reeve was the well-known actor of Superman. He was born in New York and became an actor at the age of 15. He died on October 10th, 2004. Several years after he graduated from university, he was chosen to play Superman in the 1978 movie Superman. The movie turned out to be a great hit and Reeve gained world-wide reputation. However, his life was changed by an accident in May 1995. He was badly hurt in a horse race and could no longer move or feel his body. But Reeve proved himself to be a strong-minded man by fighting for himself and giving help to others. He is not only a hero in movie but also a superman in real life. Writing

38. Vocabulary Integrated Exercises AR_Writing_make up… Make Up a Short Speech Directions: Make up a short speech of about 100 words about what you have done in Classroom Activity. You may use the following expressions in your speech. This is the first time that … eye-catching informative creative decide on with the help of SampleSpeech: Writing This is the first time that I have made a movie poster. I find it not easy to design a poster that is interesting, eye-catching and informative. I decided on the movie The Lion King. Then I decided on the information that I wanted to show in my poster. This included the title, the director, the producer, and the date of release. To make the poster nice to look at, I surfed on the Internet and it was not difficult for me to find some wonderful pictures about The Lion King. With the help of computer, I managed to make my first movie poster in my life. When I showed my poster to my classmates, they were amazed. They thought it was creative, informative and nice to look at.

39. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_main Integrated Exercises Sentence Translation Sentence Dictation Integrated Exercises Challenge Yourself

40. Key Key Key Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_ST1 Sentence Translation Directions:Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English. 1.这个老师看起来很受学生欢迎。 2.动画片成为许多成年人最喜爱的娱乐是因为对他们来说在现实生活中越来越难得到乐趣。 3.自从他大学毕业以后，就一直从事教师的工作。 The teacher appeared to be very popular with the students. The cartoon has become the favoriteamusement of many adults because it has become much more difficult for them to have fun in real life. Integrated Exercises He has been working as a teacher ever since he graduated from university.

41. Key Key Key Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_ST2 Sentence Translation Directions:Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese. 4. 5. 6. Iron expands when it is heated. The foundation is set up to help people who suffer from cold and hunger. Scientists have been doing research on how to turn atomic energy into a safe and cheap source of energy. 铁受热就会膨胀。 成立这个基金会是为了帮助饥寒交迫的人。 Integrated Exercises 科学家一直在研究如何把原子能转变为一种安全又便宜的能源。

42. Vocabulary Writing Script AR_Integrated Exercises_SD Sentence Dictation 1. The first Oscar Academy Awards were handed out on May 16, 1929. 2. At that time, movies had just begun to talk. 3. Since the earliest years, interest in Oscar has run high. 4. Now enthusiasm for Oscar was even higher. 5. It has become a very big event for people all over the world. Integrated Exercises

43. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_Challenge Yourself1 Challenge Yourself (1) Organize a Debate: The Film Rating System Is Necessary (Note: film rating system: 电影分级制度) Directions: The film rating system has been enforced in many countries. But it has not yet been implemented in China. Is it necessary for films to be rated? What are the pros and cons of rating the film? Read the following information on the rating system in U.S.A. and write down your views of the pros and cons of the rating system. Then organize a debate with your classmates on the necessity of the film rating system. Integrated Exercises

44. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_ Challenge Yourself 2 Challenge Yourself Information: When did the rating system get started? The rating system went into effect on November 1, 1968 in U.S.A. What is the purpose of the rating system? The purpose is to provide parents with information on films, enabling parents to make judgments on movies they want or do not want their children to see. Integrated Exercises Do the ratings indicate if a movie is good or bad? No, the system is not designed to indicate whether a film is “good” or “bad.”

45. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_ Challenge Yourself 3 Challenge Yourself G: PG: PG-13: R: General Audience. All ages admitted. This means that the film can be seen by young children. There is very little nudity, sex scenes, scenes of drug use and violence. What do the rating symbols mean? Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents should be very careful about letting their younger children see the film. Integrated Exercises Restricted, Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. This means that the film contains some adult material.

46. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_ Challenge Yourself 4 Challenge Yourself NC-17: No One 17 and Under Admitted. This means that the film may contain many sex scenes, or scenes of too much violence. What do the rating symbols mean? Pros and Cons of the Film Rating System Pros Cons Integrated Exercises

47. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_Challenge Yourself 5 Challenge Yourself Sample: Pros and Cons of the Film Rating System Pros Cons 1. It can get film-makers out of the dilemma of not knowing for sure what kind of film they should make. They may make films with different target groups. 2. It can help parents decide whether a certain film is proper for their child to see. 3. It helps to make children less exposed to violence, sex scenes, or other scenes that have negative impact on them. 1. The rating system itself may be inaccurate. 2. It may give rise to more films with scenes of violence, sex, or drug abuse. The rating system may become a good excuse for the release of these films. Integrated Exercises

48. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_Challenge Yourself6 Challenge Yourself (2) Translating Screenplay Directions: The following is an extract from the screenplay of the film The Lion King. Try translating it from English into Chinese. Make your language natural and beautiful. When you finish your translating, compare it with the reference. (Mufasa is the Lion King and Simba is his little son. They are walking in the morning light.) Integrated Exercises MUFASA: SIMBA: MUFASA: Look, Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom. Wow! A King’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king.

49. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_Challenge Yourself7 Challenge Yourself SIMBA: MUFASA: SIMBA: MUFASA: SIMBA: MUFASA: SIMBA: MUFASA: SIMBA: MUFASA: And this will all be mine? Everything! Everything the light touches! What about that shadow place? That’s beyond our borders, you must never go there, Simba. But I thought a king can do whatever he wants. Oh, there’s more to being king than getting your way all the time. There’s more? Simba, everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As a king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope. But dad, don’t we eat the antelope? Yes Simba. But let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass and the antelope eat the grass, and so we are all connected in the great circle of life. Integrated Exercises

50. Vocabulary Writing AR_Integrated Exercises_Challenge Yourself8 Challenge Yourself 木法沙： 辛巴： 木法沙： 辛巴： 木法沙： 辛巴： 木法沙： 辛巴： 木法沙： 辛巴： 木法沙： 辛巴： 木法沙： 辛巴，你看，阳光照耀到的一切就是我们的王国。 哇！ 一个国王的统治期就如同太阳的起落一样。辛巴，总有一天太阳随我慢慢下沉，在你成为新王的时候和你一同上升。 这一切都是我的吗？ 所有的一切。 阳光照耀的一切！那有阴影的地方呢？ 那在我们的国度之外。你永远不可去那个地方，辛巴。 我以为国王可以随心所欲啊。 哦，作为一个国王可不仅仅意味着随心所欲。 那还有什么？ 辛巴，世界上所有的生命都在微妙的平衡中生存。身为国王，你不但要了解那种平衡，还要尊重所有的生物，甚至是爬行的蚂蚁和跳跃的羚羊。 但是，爸爸，我们不是吃羚羊的吗？ 是啊，辛巴，我来解释一下。我们死后，身体会变成草，而羚羊以草为食。所以在这个庞大的生命圈里每一种生物都息息相关。 Integrated Exercises Reference