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1. Warm-up Questions

2. Listening Comprehension

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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading

3. Background Information

4. English Song

5. Topic-related Prediction

Before Reading Global Reading After Reading

Warm-up Questions

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1. How much do you know about drugs? Can

you name a few drugs you have heard of?2. How do you feel about the photos you have seen? 3. What will you do if you know someone living in your neighborhood is taking drugs or is a drug dealer?4. Do you know the story of the prodigal son? Are there any sayings about the prodigal

son?

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inheritance:

Listening Comprehension

The Prodigal Son

遗产 asset: 财产

debauched: 糜烂的 famine:饥荒

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A man had two grown sons and the younger came to him and said, “Give me my share of the inheritance now.” So his father divided all his assets and gave the younger son his share. The first born was to inherit a double portion so the younger son now had one third of all his father's property. Soon after this the younger son took everything his father had given him and went away to a distant country where he lived a debauched life and used up everything. Just as he became poor a great famine spread over that country and the young man began to starve. Finally he had learned his lesson and it came to him to return to his father, “My father's lowliest servants have food in abundance and here I'm starving to death. I will go back to my father and tell him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Please take me on as one of your hired servants.’” So he returned home and while he was still far down the road his father saw him and recognized him and was full of mercy. He excitedly ran out to meet him and hugged and kissed him. He told his servants, “Go and fetch the best robe and sandals and a ring for his finger and clothe him. Go and prepare a banquet; we will have a feast and celebrate, for this my son who was dead is alive again — he was lost but now is found.”


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3. What did the younger son decide to do then?

He decided to return to his father.

4. Where did his father see him?

His father saw him while he was far down the road.

1. How much inheritance did the younger son get?One third of all his father’s property.

2. What happened when he became poor?

A great famine spread over the country and he began to starve.

5. Did his father recognize him at once? And what did he do?

Yes, he recognized him at once. He ran out to meet him and hugged and kissed him.

6. How did his father feel about him?

He felt very happy because in his opinion, this son used to be dead and lost, but now he came back.

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Background Information

An area of approximately thirty-two square blocks in east-central Baltimore City. The district consists of brick row houses that are still residential. Interspersed among these structures are quite a few brick and stone churches and public service buildings, such as firehouses and schools. The district contains around 2, 000 buildings. Though the houses have suffered from the neglect of maintenance, they are generally in good shape, and a small amount of restoration activity is occurring in the neighborhood.

1. The Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore

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2. Illegal drug trade and drug dealers

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For some drugs, large-scale drug production is not usually located in developed countries where those drugs are illegal — rather, those drugs are often manufactured or harvested in developing nations where corruption and instability allows producers to operate with minimal interference from law enforcement agencies. High demand for illegal drugs on the black market leads to the formation of complex illegitimate production, smuggling, and distribution networks that span national borders and generate billions of dollars of revenue.

Illegal supply to consumers is generally via criminal “drug dealers” who purchase drugs in bulk or produce their own. Such dealers are stereotypically associated with organized crime syndicates, though in reality they often work freelance and bear no connection to organized criminal groups. The motivations for participation in the drug trade vary greatly depending on the specific drug.

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3. Foster care

A child may need foster care because ☆ he / she is a victim of abuse or neglect ☆ the parent / legal guardian has died ☆ the parent / legal guardian is in jail ☆ the parent / legal guardian abandoned him / her ☆ the parent / legal guardian has an alcohol or drug abuse problem ☆ the parent / legal guardian is unable to care for him / her due to physical or mental

illness

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Children enter foster care when an assessment indicates a child will be at risk for harm if they remain in the home, and need to live outside of the family home to be safe. A child may need foster care because the child is a victim of abuse or neglect, or the parent / legal guardian has died, is in jail, abandoned the child, has an alcohol or drug abuse problem, or due to physical or mental illness, is unable to care for the child. Sometimes a youth may run away from home to escape abuse and neglect or because he / she has conflicts with the rest of the family.

Children who are removed from their parents’ or legal guardian’s homes are cared for in out-of-home placement settings such as foster care homes, group residential homes, residential care facilities or with a family member.

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4. The tragic story of the Dawson family in Baltimore

This shocking event happened in October, 2002. The Dawson family — Angela Dawson, her husband, and five children — were all killed when a drug dealer set their house on fire in retaliation for Mrs. Dawson’s undaunted stand against drug trafficking in their Baltimore neighborhood. On the picture, you can see the local people are commemorating the Dawson family.

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mend

broke

floatclouds


English Song

by NirvanaI’m not like themBut I can pretendThe sun is goneBut I have a lightThe day is doneBut I'm having funI think I'm dumbOr maybe just happy

Think I'm just happy Think I’m just happyThink I’m just happy

My heart is But I have some glueHelp me inhaleAnd it with youWe'll aroundAnd hang out on Then we'll come downAnd have a hangover

Have a hangover Have a hangoverHave a hangover

Dumb

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_________

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the sunFall Wish awayThe soul is cheapLesson Wish me luckSoothe the Wake me up

Think I'm just happy Think I'm just happyThink I'm just happy

I think I'm dumb I think I'm dumbI think I'm dumb

I'm not like themBut I can pretendThe sun is goneBut I have a lightThe day is doneBut I'm having funI think I'm dumbMaybe just happy

Skin____asleep_____

learned______

burn____

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Nirvana is a very famous American rock band formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1994. Major Members: Chris Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Chad Channing. Representative Albums: Nevermind, MTV Unplugged in New York, In Utero. Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar) suffered a heroin overdose and shot himself in the head in 1994. After his death, Kurt Cobain was quickly anointed as a spokesman for Generation X, as well as a symbol of its tortured angst.

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Topic-related Prediction


What do you think a community activist will do if there is drug dealing in the neighborhood?

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1. Part Division of Text A

2. Further Understanding


For Part 1 True or False

For Part 2 Multiple Choices

For Part 3 Blank Filling

For Part 4 An Interview

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Part Division of Text A


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Main IdeasLinesParts

1 1 — 27

2 28 — 67

3 68 — 72

After Mrs. Armstead moved into the row house, she found drug dealers and addicts often appeared on her stoop.

Mrs. Armstead fought against those drug dealers and they became friendly with her.

Mrs. Armstead participated in a community organization to step up the efforts of fighting against drug dealing.

4 73 — 77Mrs. Armstead felt good with one drug dealer showing gratitude to her.


True or False

Mrs. Armstead had moved from a respectable neighborhood.

Mrs. Armstead had moved from a tough neighborhood.

F ( )1.

Mrs. Armstead didn’t realize that drug dealers frequented her “new” house until she moved in.

2.

When Mrs. Armstead said “Excuse me, I live here.” to the young men, they didn’t stand up.

3.

After Mrs. Armstead went into her house, the young men left her front steps.4.

They stood up reluctantly.

F ( )

Mrs. Armstead learned that her house had been used by drug dealers for a long time.

5. T ( )

T ( )

They reseated themselves on her steps.

F ( )

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Multiple Choices


Choose ONE best answer to complete the sentence.

1. Mrs. Armstead’s young grandchildren faced foster care when their mother ______.

A) diedB) abandoned themC) was addicted to drugsD) suffered from a terrible disease

2. When Mrs. Armstead confronted the leader of the group, she was very ______.A) calmB) frightenedC) quietD) nervous

KEY

KEY

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3. The young men were friendly with Mrs. Armstead, which can be seen from the fact that ______.

A) they listened to her words immediatelyB) both C and DC) they helped her D) they moved down to the next block

KEY

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Blank Filling

Five blocks away from where Mrs. Armstead lived, the Dawson house was and seven people died just because Angela Dawson

drug dealers. After the deadly fire, Mrs. Armstead became . She participated in a local community organization and became . Together they did a lot of things such as driving drug dealers off and built a playground.

set on fire________ waged her battle against

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more cautious___________a driving force___________

a vacant lot _________

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An Interview

One student will be the young man who showed his / her gratitude to Mrs. Armstead. And the other is the local newspaper reporter, interviewing him / her about his / her association with Mrs. Armstead.

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People thought Ethel Armstead was crazy to stand up to the young men dealing drugs outside her house. But Ethel had had enough. Summoning up her courage, she went out to talk to the gang. This is the story of what happened.

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SentenceSentence WordWord

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Ethel Armstead liked the gray row house right off. It had an extra bedroom and a big backyard where her grandkids could play. The marble stoop would be a perfect spot to sit on summer evenings.

But when Armstead arrived home from work that first night after moving in, she found a bunch of tough-looking young men sitting on her front steps.

“Excuse me,” she said, startled. “I live here.” The group of seven young men rose reluctantly, staring at her with cold, hard eyes. Once inside, Armstead locked the door and peered out the window. She was surprised to see that the men had already reseated themselves on her steps.

Not on My BlockLynn Rosellini

In coming weeks, Armstead learned that her house, long vacant, was used by drug dealers, who hid their drugs under the front steps. As a steady stream of cars and foot traffic passed by, the dealers conducted business on the stoop. Addicts shot up in the path behind the house and urinated in the backyard.

Armstead had no illusions about the men who occupied her front steps. Almost every night for the ten years she had lived in the tough Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore, she lay in bed listening to the sound of gunshots as the drug wars raged. But this house, with dealers hanging out on her stoop, was the worst.


Sometimes she called the police several times a day, begging them to disperse the dealers. But once the police car disappeared down the street, the dealers drifted back.




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As a 50-something mother of grown children, Armstead had not imagined fighting this battle. But it wasn’t the first time she’d risen to an unexpected challenge. Back in the mid-1990s, when her own daughter was addicted to drugs and her young grandchildren faced foster care, Armstead got custody of the three boys and one girl.

One night in September 2000, about a month after she moved into her new house, Armstead prayed to God. “I’m gonna talk to these guys tomorrow. Help me.”

The next day, she confronted the leader of the group, a young man in jeans and a while T-shirt. Armstead’s insides were turning over, but she knew she couldn’t show her fear.



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“This is my space,” she said calmly and quietly, keeping her face a mask. “I shouldn’t have to say ‘Excuse me’ to get into my own house.”

She told the young man that she didn’t want him and his friends dealing drugs in front of her grandkids anymore. They were to stay off her property, off the vacant property next door, off the corner.

The man was silent. Armstead’s heartbeat rose into her throat. Then he nodded. The group left. But a few days later, they were back. Armstead repeated her request. She repeated it the next day. And the next.

Then a funny thing happened. They began to listen. They moved down to the next block. When winter came, they cleared snow from her walk and checked in on her when she was ill. Before long, they took to calling her “Mom”.

Her grandkids could play ball in the street now. Sometimes the young men played with them. And if one of the kids were talking back, someone would say, “Don’t you talk like that. That’s your grandma!”



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Armstead kept “fussin’,” warning of the dangers of fast money. “You’re gonna get yourselves killed!” She told them. “Do something positive!”

People told her she was crazy to talk to those thugs that way. Especially after another mom who had taken a stand was killed just five blocks away. Angela Dawson had waged her own battle against a different set of drug pushers — and lost. In a tragedy that made the national news, the Dawson house was set on fire and Angela, her husband, Carnell, and five of their children died. A neighborhood man was charged. Armstead didn’t know Angela Dawson, but she knew her children. After the deadly fire, she was more cautious — but she didn’t stop.

And she didn’t just talk. She has been a driving force in the community organization BUILD (Baltimore United in Leadership Development). Together they drove drug dealers off a vacant lot and built a playground. They established an extended-day program at school to keep kids off the streets. They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses.



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Not long ago, Armstead ran into one of the men who used to hang out on her steps. “Hey, Mom!” he exploded, giving her a hug. He got a job, he told her, adding, “I want to thank you for all your fussin’.”

Armstead is modest about the impact she’s had. She says simply, “It makes me feel good to know my message got through to at least one young man.”







1. What does “ ” mean?

It means a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style.

2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.

埃塞尔• 阿姆斯特德一下子就喜欢上了那栋灰色的联房。

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row house







Please complete the first part of the sentence.

Once she was inside.

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1. How do you understand “foot traffic”?

It refers to pedestrians moving along a route.

2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时，毒品贩子就在门廊上做生意。

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1. How old is Mrs. Armstead?

She is in her fifties.

2. You can use -something after a number like 20, 30, etc. to refer to the age of a person. Can you give an example?

Open-ended.

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1. What can be inferred from this sentence?

She had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation before.

2. What kind of person is Mrs. Armstead?

She is very courageous and brave.

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1. What is “gonna”?

“Gonna” is an informal way of saying “going to”.

2. Besides, you can often hear people say “wanna”, what does it mean?

“Wanna” is an informal way of saying “want to” as in “You wanna go now?”

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1. What do we mean when we refer to sb.’s insides?

We mean the person’s stomach.

2. How did Mrs. Armstead feel at that time?

She felt very nervous.

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1. How do you understand the word “mask”?

It means an expression on one’s face that hides their true feelings.

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2. What did Mrs. Armstead do?

She tried not to show any of her real feelings.








1. What do we know from this sentence?

Mrs. Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding.

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2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

阿姆斯特德的心已跳到喉咙口。







1. What is “fussin’”?

“Fussin’” is a non-standard way of saying “fussing”.

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2. Who said the word “fussin’” and who was “fussin’”?

The young men said this word. In their opinion, Armstead was “fussin’”.







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stoop:

The stoop is big enough to sit on.SS

1. n. (in North America) porch or unroofed platform or set of steps at the entrance to a house

2. v. bend the body forwards and downwards

她弯下腰来摘一朵花。SS

She stooped to pick a flower.

TT

He stooped his head and got into the car.SS







peer: vi. look closely, as if unable to see well

He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.SS

Jack peered into the darkness.

SS

Collocation: peer at 凝视着…peer through 通过…凝视peer into 盯着peer from behind 从…后面往外看

glance 指被某人或某物所吸引或在匆忙中短暂地看，即“瞥视”、“匆匆一看”。

CF: glance, stare & peer这几个词都是动词，都有“看，看见”之意。

stare

peer 通常指半闭着眼睛或眯着眼睛看，并伴随着向前移动，含有好奇地看或难以看清的意味。

意为“盯住”、“注视”、“凝视”，指出于好奇、惊讶、茫然或赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间、直接地注视。







Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

1.The old man at her over his spectacles. 2. The editor over the manuscript. 3. He through the darkness, trying to find the traffic sign to show the right way. 4. It’s very impolite to at other people. 5. The woman at the stranger in astonishment. 6. When I have breakfast, I always manage to at the headlines in the newspaper.

peered_____glanced______

peered_____

stare____stared_____

glance_____






vacant: adj. empty; not occupied

SS He was offered the position of headmaster when it fell vacant.

SS Only a few apartments were still vacant.

empty 主要表示某空间没有人或物，无任何内容。

CF: empty, vacant & blank这几个词都是形容词，都有“空的，空着的”之意。

vacant

blank 指上面没有字迹或其他标记。

通常只限于指没有人占据的地方或位置。







1. Please write your name in the space at the top of the

page. 2. May I leave my coat in that chair? 3. He applied for a position. 4. He dropped the can into the wastebin. 5. Use a sheet of paper. 6. He drove through streets of traffic.

blank____

vacant_____vacant_____empty_____

blank____empty_____






shoot up:

SS Vancouver hopes to save hundreds of lives by opening street clinics where heroin addicts can shoot up safely.

1) inject oneself or another person (with a narcotic drug)

Kids as young as twelve are shooting up heroin.SS

2) rise suddenly and rapidly

Demand for water has shot up by 70% over the last 30 years.SS

Gas prices shot up when the Gulf War broke out.SS






occupy: vt. take up, fill (space, time, attention, farm, country, town, etc.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies an area of 51,129 square kilometers and is situated in the middle part of the Balkan Peninsula.

SS

Before becoming prime minister, he had already occupied several cabinet posts.

SS

Work will occupy your mind and help you forget about him.SS

这房子有人住。SS

The house is occupied. TT

Collocation: be occupied in / with… 使…忙于，使…从事

NB: occupy 的名词为 occupation 。该词除了表示“占领”外，还有“职业”之意。






rage: vi. continue with a lot of force, violence, or angry arguments

Flu raged through the country.SS

The London fire raged furiously for several weeks.

SS

He raged against the drug dealers who had turned his city into a wasteland.

SS






drift: vi.

She drifts from one job to another.SS

During our stay in the Czech Republic I took some time off to drift through Prague.

SS

The snow has drifted everywhere.SS

2) be carried along by a current of air or water

1) (of persons) go hither and thither without a clear purpose

Collocation: drift along 漫无目的地游荡；迷迷糊糊地过日子

drift apart 分开；疏远drift into / toward 渐渐进入；陷入drift with 随…漂流

drift from… to… 从…漂流到…

drift back 逐渐回去

The boat drifted out to the sea.SS





Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed Readingrise to the challenge / occasion: act successfully in response to a difficult situation which is entirely new or unexpected

The UN Secretary General Coffi Annan called on G8 summit to rise to the challenge of fighting the world’s many ills.

SS

Responding to the tsunami tragedy, top athletes in the world rose to the occasion by donating generously and by urging others to follow suit.

SS

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be addicted to: be given to, habitually or compulsively

SS Fifty million Americans are addicted to nicotine.

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SS 他嗜读如命。

He was addicted to reading.

TT

NB: addict 作为名词，表示“入迷的人”、“上瘾的人”。






confront: vt. face boldly (and deal with); face (sb.) so that they cannot avoid it

SS The problems confronting the new government were enormous.

SS When confronted with a weapon, often we are so fearful that we do not realize that the individual with the weapon may be as afraid as we are.

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turn over:

SS She turned the turkey over in the oven so that one side of the bird wouldn’t be overdone.

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SS 公交车翻了，致使 5 人死亡， 10 人受伤。

Five people died and ten others were injured when the bus turned over.

TT

1) fall over, upset, turn upside down

2) give the control of sb. / sth. toSS He turned over his business to his

son.

SS An Al-Qaeda suspect was turned over to the US by Pakistan.






Before Reading Global Reading After Readingproperty: n.

SS Property prices have shot up recently.

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1) estate; area of land or land and buildings

SS Many Americans have bought a second property in the Mediterranean countries.









SS The hotel is not responsible for any loss or damage to guests' personal property.

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2) things owned; possessions

SS Intellectual property rights are the rights given to people over the creations of their minds.

NB: property 作“地产，房地产”解时，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，作“所有物，财产”解时，为不可数名词。

Collocation: seize property 没收财产inherit property 继承财产transfer property 转移财产

recover property 追回财产

personal (movable) property 动产

real property 不动产








check in on: verify, ascertain or monitor the condition of

SS The International Committee of the Red Cross said it checked in on captured Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for the first time last Saturday.

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SS Stephen checked (in) on her several times during the night.








take to: adopt as a practice or a hobby, as a means of livelihood

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SS Howard Schultz took to drinking freshly brewed coffee as a college student and after graduation he founded Starbucks Café.

SS 别染上恶习。

TT Don’t take to bad habits.






fuss:

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SS James said he'd better be getting back or there'd be a fuss.

SS 不要为孩子们过于操心。TT Don’t fuss over the children so much.

1. n. unnecessary nervous agitation, especially over unimportant things

SS Don’t make so much fuss over such trifles.

2. vi. pay too much attention to unimportant things

SS Paul was fussing with his clothes, trying to get his tie straight.

Collocation: kick up / make a fuss 挑起事端；引起忙乱a fuss about / over / of… 为…大惊小怪make a fuss about nothing 小题大做

fuss about / over 为…而大惊小怪

fuss with… 对…过分讲究






take a stand: declare one’s position, opinion, etc.

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SS While he was still in prison, Nelson Mandela took a stand for the liberation of all races, all people.

SS Examples abound in history of people who took a stand for what they believed in.






wage: vt. carry on, engage in (war, campaign, etc.)

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SS The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.

SS The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal.






cautious: adj. having or showing cautionSS The air-pollution board has reacted with cautious optimism to

the announcement.

SS Cautious steps have to be taken to bring the economy back on track.

Pattern:

be cautious about / of 注意…be cautious in doing （做某事）注意

be cautious with 小心…

careful 意为“细心的”、“小心的”、“谨慎的”，指对工作或责任非常谨慎小心，避免出差错，着重指积极的态度，为最普通的一个词。强调“细心”的含义。

CF: careful & cautious这两个词都是形容词，都有“小心的，谨慎的”之意。

cautious 意为“小心的”、“细心的”、“慎重的”，语气比 careful强，指兢兢业业，时时小心，防止出危险或差错。强调“提防”、“慎重”的含义。







1. He is extremely in the use of words. 2. Be not to make mistakes. 3. We saw in the museum a copy of mural paintings. 4. You should be very when crossing the road.

cautious______

careful_____cautious______

careful_____






establish: vt. create or set upSS The city of Boerne was established by German settlers in the

1840s.

SS I wondered why he should bother to try and establish contact with me.

establish 表示不仅打下基础，而且持续发展、生存，强调稳定性、不可动摇，而不是置于某一地方、状态、位置的动作。

CF: establish, found & set这几个词都是动词，都有“建立”之意。

found 表示采取最初的步骤、措施，将需要建立的事物发展起来，常常通过提供必要的资金。

set 在这几个词中涵盖最广，有时表示为特定某目的将某物置于或固定在某一特定位置；有时表示设立一些限制；有时表示在某一工作、情形中受命安排某事或处置某物；偶尔也表示某人将精力、注意力集中到特定的物体上。







1. She her heart on winning a scholarship. 2. The judgment will a precedent. 3. Laws are on human experience. 4. This company was in 1861. 5. The ancient Romans colonies throughout Europe. 6. He food and drink before the travelers.

set___establish______

founded______

founded______established / founded______________

set___






extended: adj. lengthened, stretched

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SS If you are going abroad for an extended period of time, you should consider renting your house out.

SS The extended battery life keeps you unplugged longer.






prompt: vt. cause (sb. to do sth.)

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SS Actor Jet Li says the high number of suicides in China prompted him to make his new movie about kung fu master Huo Yuanjia, saying he wants to inspire youngsters to live life to the fullest like Huo did.

SS What prompted you to buy that suit?






step up: increase

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SS Microsoft is to step up its fight against piracy by requiring users who visit its download sites to verify their installation.

SS 我们和外国的贸易正在逐步增加。TT Our trade with foreign countries is stepping up.






abandoned: adj. discarded

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SS The car was found abandoned in Bristol.

SS The banks, after getting approval from the courts, could take over the abandoned building and auction it off.





explode: v.

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SS Paul exploded. “What has it got to do with you?” he yelled.

1) burst out; show violent feelings

SS My anger exploded, and I punched her in the face.2) burst with a loud noise

SS When the bomb exploded around 100 people were hurt.SS Far sooner than anyone thought possible, the Russians

exploded an atomic bomb.





impact: n. strong impression or effect

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SS The impact of cloning is far reaching.

SS Higher mortgage rates have already had a major impact on spending.

Pattern:

have / make an impact on / upon 对…有影响





get through: get across, be communicated

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SS They have to use body languages to get messages through.SS I left as soon as your message got through to me.


1. Useful Expressions

2. Spot Dictation

3. Summary Writing

4. Role Play

5. Writing Practice

6. Talking About the Pictures

7. Proverbs and Quotations

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鼓起勇气

一下子，立刻

毒品贩子

注射毒品

消磨时间，闲荡

进行战斗

接受挑战

耽溺于，上瘾

summon up the courage

right off

drug dealers / drug pushers

shoot up

hang out

fight the battle

rise to the challenge

be addicted to


看护，领养 foster care

翻滚，打翻 turn over

看望，探知 check in on

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Useful Expressions

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12. 开始

13. 顶嘴，反驳

14. 轻易得来的钱15. 表明立场16. 焚烧

17. 推动力

18. 一块空地

take to

talk back

fast money

take a stand

set on fire

driving force

a vacant lot


19. 逐步增加，提升

20. 偶遇

step up

run into

21. 对…谦虚

22. 打通，到达

be modest about

get through

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Spot Dictation


The illegal trade of tobacco is motivated primarily by increasingly heavy . It has been reported that smuggling ( 走私 ) one truckload of

within the United States leads to a of 2 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, the of tobacco, legal or not, seems motivated almost entirely by

, with pressure motives being the cause of initial . The source of the illegally-traded tobacco is often the proceeds

( 收益 ) from other crimes, such as store and transportation . Sometimes, the illegal trade of tobacco is motivated by differences in taxes in two jurisdictions (管辖权 ), including smuggling across international . Smuggling of tobacco from the US into Canada has been problematic, and sometimes political where trans-national native are involved in the illegal trad

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taxation_______cigarettes________ profit_____

sale____addiction________ social / peer __________

consumption__________robberies________

borders_______

communities__________

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in the community organization BUILD. They prompted the city and local churches to (加快重建弃房的步伐 ) a young man who used to hang out on her steps told her that he got a job and wanted to (谢谢她嘀咕的那些话 ) Mrs. Armstead felt very happy to know her message (至少说服了一个年轻人 )

Summary WritingMrs. Armstead liked her new house very much. However, on the first night afte

r moving in, she found ( 一帮样子很凶的人 ) sitting on her front steps. In coming weeks, she learned that drug dealers ( 在门廊上做生意 )

in the past. Then she decided to (奋起应付突如其来的挑战 ) . The next day, she confronted the leader of these men and asked them to (离开她的住宅 ) , off the corner. They left but a few days later, came back again. Mrs. Armstead just repeated her words again and again. Then they began to listen and ( 开始喊她“大妈” )

She kept warning them of the dangers of fast money and told them to do something positive. And she didn’t just talk. She has been (推动力 )


conducted business on the stoop___________________________

a bunch of tough-looking men_________________________

rise to the unexpected challenge__________________________stay off her property________________

took to callingher “Mom”

___________________.

thank her for all her fussing

a driving force___________

______________________.got through to at least

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step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses_______________________________________.

one young man___________________

_____________.

Not long ago,

Role Play


Students are divided into groups of ten.Each group will prepare in their spare time a play — a community meeting to fight against drugs. One student will act as Ethel Armstead who has called everyone to the meeting and who will act as chairwoman. Suggested roles for other students in the group are: neighbors who are either in favor of or against direct confrontation with drug dealers, police officer, city official, reporter from the local paper, school superintendent, priest from the local church, etc.Groups will act out the meeting in class.

Step 1:Step 2:

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Tips: The following expressions are for your reference.challenge confront impact organization prompt toughwage rise to step up take a stand take to

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Writing Practice — A Friendly Letter Format


1. A friendly letter format covers the following five parts, namely, heading, greeting or salutation, body, closing and signature.

Parts Contents

heading Check to make sure you have the correct information on the correct line. It should be on the right side of the paper:first line — street number and street namesecond line — town or city, state and ZIP code third line — the date

greeting or salutation Dear Name — if word processing, skip two lines below the heading and begin flush with the left margin; if writing by hand, skip a space and begin flush with the left margin.

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A Brief Introduction


Parts Contents

body The main part of the letter in which you write about your information and ideas; remember that to be terrific, you must be specific! — if word processing, skip one line after the salutation and skip one line between paragraphs; if writing by hand, you do not need to skip these spaces; indent paragraphs.

closing Choose an appropriate closing, and sign your name. Make sure this lines up with the heading. Only the first word is capitalized.

signature Usually in cursive.

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2. An Example 12 Cherry Lane

Anytown, LA 77777 June 21, 2002 Dear Auntie Em,

I had such a wonderful time in Kansas that I wanted to write and let you know. I loved the whirlwind ride at the county fair. All my friends want my cowardly lion that Uncle Lester won for me on the midway. I sleep with the lion every night.

I hope you and Uncle Lester can come visit me next summer. We'll go to Emerald City Fun Fair and eat popcorn and cotton candy.

Love always, (signature)

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HomeworkDirections: You are required to write a thank-you letter to your grandma for the birthday card she sent you. Also tell her something about your study in school. Be sure to use the correct format.

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104 Woodlot Road Ridge, New York 11772 November 22, 2004 Dear Grandma,

I was so happy when you sent me the birthday card for my birthday. It made everyone laugh because it was so funny. Sometimes when you send the card I bring it to school to show my teacher.

We are studying Indians in class. There are so many things that I have learned. I can't wait to share them with you when you come for Thanksgiving. I even wrote you a cute poem.

Your loving granddaughter, (signature)

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Proverbs and Quotations

1． Love all, trust a few, be false to none.

要爱一切人，相信少数人，不要负于任何人。

2． If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.

注意好品行，自有美名声。

3． To care for wisdom and truth and the improvement of the soul is far better than to seek money and honor and reputation.

获得智慧，寻求真理，并使心灵美好，要比追求金钱、荣誉和名声好得多。


5. Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. — Leon Blum, French statesman

道德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。 ——法国政治家 L. 布鲁姆


4. Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. — Clare Boothe Luce, USA dramatist 勇气是一架梯子，其他美德全靠它爬上去。

——美国剧作家 C. 卢斯

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