Warming-up Activities
Group work
Questions for thought and
discussion
Background information
Enriching your vocabulary
Comparing the following words
Group work
Think about the pre-reading
questions before listening and
anticipate what we are going
to read.
Questions for thought
and discussion
Listen to a short passage
carefully and then answer the
following questions on page 2.
Background information
Tomintoul
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Chirnside
Background information
Tomintoul
Tomintoul is a village which is the base
camp for climbers and walkers in the
area round the rivers Avon and Livet.
Background information
Scotland
Scotland is one of four constituent nations which
form the United Kingdom,Scotland is divided into
three main regions,the Highlands,the Midland
Valley and the Southern Uplands,Scotland includes
787 islands,of which most belong to groups known as
the Hebrides,Orkney and Shetland,Scotland is well
known for its mountainous and beautiful scenery.
Background information
Scotland Yard
The headquarters of the London
Metropolitan Police,The term is often
used to refer to one branch,the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID),
Background information
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
A nationalist organization devoted to the
integration of Ireland as a complete and
independent unit,In 1969 the IRA split into
two groups,the majority,or,officials”,
advocating a united socialist Ireland but
disavowing terrorist activities,and the
“provisionals”,claiming terrorism as a
necessary catalyst for unification,
Background information
Chirnside
A village of Berwickshire in the Scottish
Borders,Chirnside lies to the north of the
Whiteadder Water,9 miles (15 km) west of
Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Enriching your vocabulary
Read the sentences carefully and guess
the meaning of the italicised term in each
sentence according to the context and
your own experiences.
Her favorite fantasy was about
owning a big house and a car,
He retreated into a world of fantasy
where he could be anything he
wanted,
幻想
I have a suspicion that she is not
telling me the truth,
His strange behavior raised his
neighbor's suspicions,
He was caught on suspicion of
having stolen the money.
怀疑 涉嫌
The firm would be brought back to
life by an injection of new funds,
A cash injection of $10 million will be
used to improve one of America's
dirtiest resident places,
One method of giving a patient
medicine is by injection.
投入 注射
She's the deputy head of a school in
the East End of London,
While the manager was ill,his deputy
ran the office very successfully.
副的 代理人
They're building the new law court
down by the river,
Tennis players hit the ball over the
net which divides the court in two.
法院球场
A clearer introduction is needed to
prevent consumers from being misled into
eating things that are bad for them,
He misled me into thinking he was rich,
We were misled by the guide and couldn't
find the way home,
I was misled by my elder brother into a life
of drinking and stealing.
误食误以为领错了道引入歧途
The factory was restored to full working
order,
He buys old cars and restores them to their
original condition,
The former leader was today restored to
power in the first free elections for twenty
years,
He feels completely restored to health after
a period of rest.
恢复 修复 重掌大权 恢复健康
Christ! We?re running out of
coffee,
the teachings of Christ
天哪 基督
It?s a typical country estate with a
large house for the owner,farm
buildings and estate workers? houses,
He left behind him a considerable
estate.
庄园遗产
They're holding an auction of jewelry
on Thursday,
They sold their house by auction,
The Army is auctioning a lot of old
equipments.
拍卖 拍卖会 拍卖
The fields are divided from each
other by hedges,
They bought gold as a hedge against
future difficulties.
(土地周围的)树篱 保护手段,防护措施
She's a fantastic swimmer.
These plans of yours are quite
fantastic - they can never work,
He drew fantastic animals with two
heads and large wings.
very good; excellent
unpractical; unreasonable; absurd
odd,strange
The setting sun disappeared
below the horizon.
The visit to the Far East
certainly broadened our
horizons.
眼界 地平线
There was a multiple crash on a
motorway this morning,
30 is a common multiple of 2,3,5,6,
10 and 15.
多重的 倍数
I always make a mess when I try to
cook anything,
I've got myself into a bit of a mess by
telling a lie,
弄得一团糟 使处于尴尬境地
They?re renting a furnished
house.
The travel company has
furnished us with all the details
of our journey.
有家具的提供
This room is paneled with polished
wood,
The car?s left side panel had to be
replaced after the crash,The
competition was judged by a panel of
experts,
镶嵌 面板专家小组
We were deceived into believing that
he could help us,
She inherited a little money from her
grandfather,
受骗 继承
She made two deposits of $500 last
month.
,If you leave a deposit of $10,we?ll
keep the dress for you,” said the
shop assistant,
We have notified the police that the
bicycle had been stolen,
报告 定金 存钱
I?ve been commissioned to write a new
play,
The minister established a commission to
suggest improvements in education,
She?s just got a commission to paint Sir
Ellis Pike?s wife,
There is a commissioner in charge of the
London police force.
被委派 警察部队 委托 委员会
Her new job is to supervise the
company‘s operations in Japan,
In fact,the bulk of the book is
taken up with criticizing other
works,
It's not their weight that
makes the boxes hard to carry,
it's their bulk,
体积 大部分 管理
Two arrests were made,but the men
were later set free without charge,
After the match three youths were
arrested,
I think you should question their
motives in offering to lend you the
money.
用心 被逮捕
Nothing is perfect in life and it
would be bloody boring if it was,
It's a bloody shame that I failed to
pass the test,
It was a long and bloody war and
many men were killed.
extreme extremely 血腥的
The results of the study have
certainly justified the money that was
spent on it.
证明 ……合理
Comparing the following
words
arouse awaken disturb stimulate provoke
excite stir kindle move
considerate considerable substantial
barber barber's hairdresser
deputy agent delegate representative
splendid magnificent honorable glorious
motive motivation
Comparing the following
words
deputy mayor deputy commander in
chief deputy chairman
vice–president vice-chairman vice-
premier vice-minister
assistant manager assistant engineer
associate professor associate editor
sub-editor sub-dean
Homework
Learn the new words and expressions of
the text by heart,
Go over the text and try to get the main
idea of the text,
Analyze the structure of the text.