Integrated Course of College English

1. Integrated Course of College English Unit Ten Book Three The Third Two Periods Designed by SHAO Hong-wan

2. Writing and Exercises • Warming-up----Tongue Twister • Review--- Words and expressions • Writing Skill---Practical writing • Enriching Your Word Power • Do Exercises • Proverbs and Quotations

3. Warming-up----Tongue Twister 1. Ann and Andy's anniversary is in April. 2. Bake big batches of bitter brown bread. 3. Big black bugs bleed blue black blood but baby black bugs bleed blue blood. 4. Black background, brown background. 5. Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke.

4. Review-----vocabulary Direction: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate given in the box. Change the forms if necessary. accelerate outdated account embody generate available trend interval exceed peak outdated 1. His ideas on education are rather _________ now. 2. The government has taken some measures to __________ the rate of economic growth. 3. The university is trying to make accommodation ________ for more students. 4. These new boilers _______ more heat than the old ones. 5. There were several different________ of the story in the newspaper. to accelerate available generate accounts

5. accelerate outdated account embody generate available trend interval exceed peak 6.The phone rang at regular _______ all afternoon. 7. The latest car model _________ many new improvements. 8. He was fined for ___________ the speed limit. 9. Most athletes had reached their _______ by the time they were twenty. 10.The current _____ is towards more part-time employment. interval embodies exceeding peak trend

6. Direction: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words given in brackets. 1. You will be informed when the book becomes __________. (avail) 2. The experts suggest _________ of electricity by steam or water power. (generate ) 3. The guest house stands in picturesque______________. (surround) 4. There are high levels of unemployment in _________ capitalism economies. (strike ) 5. Their wedding cost a _________ amount of money. (fantasy) available generation surroundings advanced fantastic

7. characteristic shortening 6. The flint walls are_____________ of the local architecture. (character) 7. They are talking about _________ the working week. (short) 8. Among the guests was an __________array of authors and critics (impress) 9. The article was ___________ and the newspaper has apologized. (lead) 10. The scientists are against the ___________ of dangerous chemicals by road. (transport) impressive misleading transportation

8. Useful Expressions 1.不可思议的突飞猛进 fantastic spurt 2.联想到 conjure up 3.流水装配线 assembly line 4. 使……成为社会象征 make … into a social symbol 5. 中世纪 the middle ages 6. 过时了 be outdated 7. 养鱼 breed fish 8. 造林 plant forests 9. 工艺流程 technological processes 10. 邮车 a mail coach

9. 11. 蒸汽机车 a steam locomotive 12. 艰难地航行 labor along 13. 达到记录 attain the record 14. 20年瞬息功夫 a mere twenty-year flick of time 15. 自身的扶植作用 feed on itself 16. 体现新思想的技术 the technology embodying the new idea 17. 产生创新思想 generate creative ideas 18. 有证据证明 There is evidence that … 19. 得到应用 be put to work 20. 随着时间的推移 with the passage of time

10. Guided Writing----Connectives Ⅰ • PartⅠ Classification of connectives • Part Ⅱ Rewrite the following passage with connectives • Part Ⅲ Write a brief sketch of the life of George Stephenson, using the facts given below. PartⅣ Write a composition about English is becoming More and More Important.

11. Part Ⅰ Classification of connectives 1.表达“启”的常用词语： 2.表达“承”的常用词语： 3.表达“转”的常用词语： 4.表达“合”的常用词语： first, firstly, at first, first of all, in the beginning, in the first place, to begin with, to start with, in general, generally speaking, in my opinion, obviously second, secondly, thirdly, also, too, besides, in addition, moreover, what is more, for example, namely, then, in other words, similarly, meanwhile, soon, consequently after all, but, yet, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, though, although, despite, in spite of, on the contrary, in contrast, unlike, whereas, in any case, otherwise, instead finally, hence, in brief, in conclusion, in short, in summary, therefore, to sum up, to conclude, to summarize, briefly, above all, as consequence, as a result, as has been noted at last, at length, eventually

12. In the following passage, most of the connective words are missing. Rewrite it, adding connective words where necessary. Many structures will have to be changed and you will probably not keep the same number of sentences. Here are some of the connective words you may find useful: then however instead and but although when yet so at last the only result Television was invented by John Logie Baird. When he was young he built an areoplane. He tried to fly in it. It crashed. Baird was fortunate not to be killed. It did not discourage him. When he was older he tried to make diamonds from coal. There was an enormous explosion. He was luckily not injured. He became a business. His business failed. He thought of working at television. His family advised him not to. He did not listen to them. He rented an attic. He bought the apparatus he needed. He started working. He worked for a long time. He was not successful. One day he saw a picture on his screen. He rushed out to get someone he could “televise”. He found an office boy. He took him back to his room. No image of the boy appeared on his screen. The boy, terrified, had put his head down. He put it up again. His picture appeared on the screen. Television has been discovered.

13. Television was invented by John Logie Baird. When he was young he built an areoplane. He tried to fly in it, but it crashed and Baird was fortunate not to be killed. It did not discourage him, instead, when he was older he tried to make diamonds from coal. The only result was an enormous explosion, in which he was luckily not injured. Then he became a businessman. When his business failed, he thought of working at television. His family advised him not to, but he did not listen to them. He rented an attic, bought the apparatus he needed and started working. Although he worked for a long time, he was not successful. One day at last he saw a picture on his screen. So he rushed out to get someone he could “televise”. He found an office boy. He took him back to his room. However, no image of the boy appeared on his screen. The boy, terrified, had put his head down. When he put it up again, his picture appeared on the screen. Television has been discovered at last.

14. Part Ⅲ Write a brief sketch of the life of George Stephenson, using the facts given below. • date of birth: June 9, 1781 • birthplace: Wylam, Britain • worked as a herdboy at the age of 8 • not learned to read until 17 • interested in making little models of engines of clay and sticks when still young • became a self-made engineer • inventor of the first successful steam locomotive • builder of the first railway to carry passengers (opened in 1825) • Known as the Founder of Railways • died in 1848

15. George Stephenson was born on June 9,1781, in Wylam, Britain. At the age of 8 he worked as a herdboy. When he was still young, Stephenson was interested in making little models of engines of clay and sticks. However, he had not learned to read until 17. Later he became a well-known engineer through self-study. He invented the first successful steam locomotive and built the first railway to carry passengers, which was opened to traffic in 1825. He was called the Founder of Railways. He died in 1848.

16. Writing Practice PartⅣ Write a composition about English is becoming More and More Important. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below. 1.英语已成为世界上实用最广泛的语言 2.由于中国对外开放的需要，对英语学习的需求也越来越大。 3.结论

17. English Is Becoming More and More Important English is the chief medium of communication of people in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and numerous other countries. It is the official language of many nations in the communication of Nations and is widely understood and used in all of them. It is spoken in more parts of the world than any other language. Also, it is spoken by more people than any other tongue except Chinese. English has become the most important international language. Chin has opened up and reformed over the past twenty years and now expresses an eagerness to learn English. At the end of 2001, China entered the WTO and began to trade and communicate with foreign countries more and more frequently. In addition, Beijing, the capital of China, won the bid to host the 2008 Olympics, and now needs many volunteers to communicate with foreigners with English. So as we can see, English is becoming more and more important, especially for China.

18. Enriching Your Word Power The suffix –ize(ise) is added to nouns or adjectives to form verbs with the meaning of “make into or cause to become”, e.g. dramatic dramatize western westernize organ organize public publicize Now try to identify the words given below into verbs with ize ending and then use them to complete th efollowing sentences. Change the forms where nevcessary. character critic modern revolution special summary symbol sympathy 1. They are spending a lot of money to _________ their plant. 2. The invention of this new machinery will _____________ the coal industry. 3. All the people in the town of Gray _______________ with the Colleys about the loss of their son. modernize revolutionize sympathized

19. character critic modern revolution special summary symbol sympathy 4. Professor Rusk _______________ her daughter’s new poem, comparing it with her ;ast one. 5. A camel __________________ by its ability to go for days without water. 6. Do you know why death __________________ by black? 7. As her year as chief resident drew to a close, Miss Dane decided to ______________ in children’s diseases. 8. The chief engineer in charge of the research project said it was too early as yet to ___________________ any results. criticized Is characterized Is symbolized specialize summarize

20. The combining form-logy means “the science or study of “. For example, technology is the scientific study and use of applied sciences and ecology is the study of the relationship between plants, animals, people, and their environment. Now try to complete the following table: archeology The study of human society The study of life psychology The study of the future

21. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a word or phrase chosen from the Words & Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary. 1) impressive 2) have been embodied/ were embodied 3) cycle 4) likewise 5) characteristic 6) accelerate 7) available 8) misleading 9) surroundings 10) peak 11) symbol 12) votes 13) outdated 14) mere 15) fantastic

22. Replace the italicized parts in the following sentences with words or phrases chosen from the Words & Phrases to Drill box. • account • 2) generate • 3) accelerate • 4) exceed • 5) fed on • 6) put to work • 7) classic • 8) available • 9) shortened • 10) fantastic

23. Use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb and complete the sentence with it. 1) keep up with 2) feed on 3) be carried out 4) go by 5) conjures up 6) step up 7) point out 8) consists of 9) labored along

24. Cloze: fill in the missing words and phrases Passage A: 1) feed on 2) accelerating 3) characteristic 4) advanced 5) fantastic 6) put…to work 7) Likewise 8) shortened 9) generates 10) conjure up 11) exceed 12) impressive

25. Passage B. 1) often 2) with 3) without 4) there 5) change 6) however 7) since 8) nothing 9) at 10) the 11) about 12) all 13) what 14) from 15) of 16) present 17) people 18) so 19) Its 20) Even 21) Accelerating 22) INTO 23) own 24)

26. Translate into Chinese the highlighted sentences in the passage. 1. This means, give or take a bit, that is would take a full century to produce a library of 100,000 titles. 2. Had the same rate of discovery continued, we would by now have added only two or three additional elements to the periodic table since Gutenberg. 这就意味着建立一个拥有10万册图书的图书馆大致需要花费整整一个世纪。 元素的发现如按当初这以速度继续下去，从谷根堡至今，我们也只能给周期表增添两三个新元素。

27. 而自1900年以来，我们离析剩下的元素的速度已不是每两个世纪才获得一个，而是每三年就得到一个。而自1900年以来，我们离析剩下的元素的速度已不是每两个世纪才获得一个，而是每三年就得到一个。 • And since 1900 we have been isolating the remaining elements not at a rate of one every two centuries, but of one every three years. • Today, for example, the number of scientific journals and articles is doubling, like industrial production in the advanced countries, about every fifteen years, and according to biochemist Philip Siekevitz, “what has been learned in the last three decade about the nature of living beings dwarfs in extent of knowledge any comparable period of scientific discovery in the history mankind.” 譬如，现今的科学刊物和论文的 数量，就像发达国家的工业产量一样，每隔15年便翻以翻。用生物化学家菲利普西克维茨的 话来说，“在最近30年中，我们对生物属性了解就知识广度而言，足以使人类历史上任何可与之相比的科学发明时期相形见拙。

28. Directions: Translate the Chinese sentences into English using “It is not that but that…” It is not that I am unwilling to go with you but I am ill. 1.并不是我不想和你一起去，而是我病了。 2.并不是人们不愿和他交朋友，而是因为他是一个不诚实的人。 3.不是他不想去参加音乐会，而是他没有空。 4.并不是我不想和你去看电影，而是我现在要参加一个重要的会议。 5.并不是他比别人更聪明，而是他比别人更勤奋。 It is not that people don’t want to make friends with him but that he is a dishonest man. It is not that he doesn’t want to attend the concert, but that he has no time. It is not that I don’t want to see a film with you, but that I have an important meeting to attend. It is not that he is more clever than others, but that he is more diligent than others.

29. Proverbs and Quotations 1. Science has no enemy but the ignorant. 科学的敌人是愚昧无知。 2. Science is organized knowledge. 科学是有系统的知识。 3. Science rests on phenomena. 科学以事实为依据。 4. Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Einstein, American scientist 想象力比知识更重要。 ——美国科学家 爱因斯坦

30. 5. Knowledge is power. — Bacon, British philosopher 知识就是力量。 ——英国哲学家 培根 6. Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. — Fuller, British churchman 知识是一座宝库，而实践是开启宝库的钥匙。 ——英国教士 富勒

31. Assignments • Read the words and learn them by heart. • Go over what we have learned this term. • Prepare for the final exam.