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1、ExtraterrestralsProcedurePreparationDetail Study of the TextPost Reading ActivitiesHomeworkPreparation1.Cultural background:1)the Congress:The Congress is one of the three branches of the US federal government,the legislative branch(make laws).Congress has two houses,the Senate and the House of Repr

2、esentatives.2)The Supreme CourtThe judicial(司法的)branch(interpret laws)is one of the three branches of US federal government and operates the system of law courts.The Supreme Court in Washington,D.C.is the highest court in the US,and is very powerful.It has nine judges,called justices.Traditionally,t

3、hey are called the nine old men,although there has been one woman justice.The head of the court has the title of Chief Justice of the United States.Justices are appointed by President,although the Senate must give its approval to the choice.2.Warm up exercisesIf there are some E.T.s comes to the ear

4、th,what will you do?Do you think there will be misunderstandings between you and the E.T.s?3.work up:spend time and effortpreparing;produceordevelopgradually.Lets go for a walk to work up anappetiteOurplanistofurtherworkupcustomforourproduct.4.pension:an amount of money paidregularlytosomeonewhocann

5、olongerearnmoneybyworking.He has been receiving pension for sixmonths.5.disable:make a person unable to usehis/herbodyproperly.Thedisabledinthearmydeserveourgenuinerespect.Nowadaysthereisabiasagainstthedisabledpersons.6.veteran:personwithmuchorlongexperience,especiallyasasoldier.In 1976,many veteran

6、s gathered in America,many of whom caught a kind of diseasenamedLplicated:difficulttounderstandordealwith.Theproblemistoocomplicatedtounderstandforanine-year-old.Thenewcomputerisevencomplicatedforanexperttohandle.8.knock off:(informal)stopworking,usu,attheendofaday.Whendoyouknockoffforsupper?Illknoc

7、koffearlytodaycauseIhavetopickupmysonfromschool.9.hit the sack:(informal)gotobed.Guys,timetohitthesack,lightsout!He was worn out today so he hit thesackrightaftersupper.10.curse real steady:curse,swear,hererealsteadymeans“constantly”The tourists who were delayed by theannoyingweathercurseditsilently

8、.11.go over:examines the details of;check;studycarefully.Ihastilywentovermylessonsthelastnightandsatfortheexam.Letgooverthewholeprocessoftheaccidentindetail.12.column:aseriesofnumbersarrangedoneaftertheother;atallpillar.Fillintheblanksintheleftcolumnandthenline them with appropriate ones in the righ

9、tcolumn.Theroofofthetemplewasheldupbyarowofstonecolumns13.rocket:a tube-like device containingmaterial that burns rapidly and propels thetubethroughtheair.AmericanRobertH.Goddardwasoneoftheforest scientists to experiment with rocketpropulsionsystems14.bug:cause eyes to stick out;annoy somebody.Theey

10、esofthemonstercanbugoutwhenitgetsurprised.Dontbugmewithsillyquestions.15.alike:similar,inthesamemanner.People,natives and foreigners alike,hope to have a safe and secure livingcondition.Thetwinslookextremelyalike.16.observation:the act of watchingattentively.Theinjuredwasputundercloseobservationdesp

11、itehisconstantprotest.Observation is very important for achemicalstudent.17.locality:aparticularplace,thepositionofsomething.Thisistheverylocalityoftheaccident.18.isolate:set apart;cut off fromothers.When I am angry,I find it best toisolatemyselffromothersforawhile.Thepersonswhowassuspectedtohavegot

12、 the disease was isolated fromothersforthesakeofprevention.19.adopt:takeoveranduseasonesown;takeinto ones family and make legal son ordaughter.Theoldmaidadoptedahome-lessboyasherson.Some immigrants discarded their old customsandadoptedAmericanways.20.mode:amanner,wayormethodofdoing.Railways are stil

13、l the most important mode oftransportinmanylessadvancedcountries.Youwillhavetochangeyourmodeoflifewhenyouimmigratetoanothercountry.21.appearance:thewaythatsomebodyorsomething looks;an act of coming intosight.The manager gave every appearance ofbeingaverydedicatedemployee.Women magazines are full of

14、ideas onhowtomakethebestofonesappearance.22.You could see the light break in on Cameron:You could notice Cameron wasbeginningtounderstoodwhattheysaid.23.go for:beattractedby;likeorpreferManyyoungpeoplegoforpipmusic.Whatsortofnovelsdoyougofor?24.blink:shutandopentheeyesquickly;flashonandoff.Staringfo

15、rhoursatacomputerscreendriesouttheeyesaspeopleblinkless.25.regardless of:withoutworryingaboutortakingaccountofEachstatehastwosenators,regardlessofpopulation.Regardlessofthedangerhamightface,herushedintotheburningbuildingtosavethepeoplethere.26.nationality:thestateofbelongingtoaparticularnation;peopl

16、ewhobelongtoanation.ManydifferentnationalitieswenttotheU.S.HerfatherinanAmerican.HerfatherisanItalian.Whatnationalityisshe?27.at ones service:willingtohelpsomebody.If you need any help,let me know,I amalwaysatyourservice.“Wouldyoufetchmyglassesfromthekitchen?”“Atyourservice,Madam.”28.arrangement:pla

17、n;preparation(usu.pl,followedbyabout/for)The personnel department only called me,butmadenoarrangementstoseeme.The president does not want any specialarrangementsforhervisit.29.but I couldnt as much as fall down if someone had pushed the chair out from under me:butIwassoscaredthatIcouldnot do anythin

18、g,could not even fall down ifsomeone took my chair away.All I could dowassitandstare.30.30.supreme:greatestinpower,rankordegree.The Supreme Court has the final say in thiscase.ThekinginChinaenjoyedsupremeauthority.31.go to pieces:get so astonished or upset that he losecontrolofhimself.Whensheheardhe

19、rboyfriendwasshot,e around:visitsomeoneattheirhouse.WhydidnotyoucomearoundwhenyouwereinBeijingonbusiness?33.leavealone:allowonetobebyoneself;allowsb.orsth,toremainuntouchedorunchanged.Itsuselesstotalktohersincesheissoupset;justleaveheralone.Itoldyoutoleavethatvasealone-nowyouvebrokenit.34.garbage:no

20、nsense;rubbish.He was talking a lot of garbage abouteducation.Family members hauled bags of trash out tothe garbage can,and,once or twice a week,collectioncrewswoulddumpthemintogarbagetruck35.heave:raiseorliftwithgreateffortTheteacherheavedMarytoherfeetandtookhertotheoffice.Theyhavetoheavethepianoon

21、tothestage.36.wit:(alsowits)quickunderstanding,intelligenceHelackedthewittorespondintime.Peterhadnotthewitstorealizethedanger.37.make like:(informal)act as if one were;pretend to be(used in the patterns:make likesb./sth;makelike+clause)Theoldmanmadelikeamonkeytoamusethechildren.Bobmadelikehewadafish

22、blowingbubbles.38.knock down:causesomeonetofalltothegroundbypushingorhittingthem.The old man died in hospital after beingknockeddownbyacarThedriverwasinserioustroubleforknockingdownapedestrianonapedestriancrossing.39.catch sight of:seeforamoment.IhappenedtocatchsightofJohnashewasgoingpastouroffice.4

23、0.fade out:disappeargradually.examples:My daughters interest indrawing has now almost completelyfadedout.As it was getting colder and colder,theirenthusiasmfordoingsportsinthemorningfadedout.Useful expressionson account of a general storea sheep ranchinsist on doing sth.a flying saucerbe backed up a

24、gainstknock offhit the sackUseful expressionsa shooting starbug ones eyesa dark complexionhave under observationspit outgo forregardless ofat sbs serviceUseful expressionsa hurry-up messagego to piecesrecover ones witsmake likeknock downThe breath goes out of sb.take offfade outHomeworkWrite an article entitled Pressing Problems on Our Planet I Wish to Discuss with ExtraterrestrialsFinish all the exercises after Text A and Text BPreview unit 4,extensive readingThe End!Wish you a happy day!