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Unit1Culturalrelics

PartOne:TeachingDesign(第一部分：教学设计)

Period1:AsamplelessonplanforReading

(INSEARCHOF71-IEAMBERROOM)

Aims：

Toreadaboutculturalrelics

TolearnaboutTheRestrictiveandNon-RestrictiveAttributiveClause

LWarmingup

Warmingupbydefining

Goodmorning,class.ThisperiodwearegoingtoreadaboutINSEARCHOFTHE

AMBERROOM.Beforeourreading,Tdliketoknow:

A.Whatkindofoldthingsareculturalrelics?

B.Arealltheoldthingsculturalrelics?

C.Whatisthedefinitionandclassificationofculturalrelics?

D.Towhomdoculturalrelicsbelong?

Keysforreference:

A.Culturalrelicsarephysicalremaindersofwhatdifferentpeoplesvaluedinthe

pastandcontinuetovaluenow.Itcanalsobesaidthatculturalrelicsaremorethan

worksofart,theyaresymbolsofhistoryandthepeoplewholivedinthepast.

B.No,notalltheoldobjectsareculturalrelics.

C.Eachkindofrelicspreservessomeaspectofculturalheritageandeachrelicisstill

auniqueculturalexpressionandcontributions.

D.Inalargersense,itcanbesaidthatalltheculturalrelicsbelongtoallpeoplesand

wholesocieties,notacertainindividual.

Warmingupbypresenting

Hi,everyone.Let'slookatthescreen,rilpresentyousomepictures.Theyallbelong

toculturalrelics.Someofthemareculturalsites.Someofthemarenaturalsites.

Pleasethinktheseover：

A.Canyounamethemout?

B.Whohavetherighttoconfirmandclassifythem?

Keysforreference:

A.Theyareculturalsites:TheGreatwall;TheImperialPalaceoftheMingand

QingDynastiesinBeijingandShenyang;TheMausoleumoftheFirstQin

EmperorandtheTerracottaWarriors;TheMogaoCave.Thesearenaturalsites:

TheJiuZhaiGouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestArea;TheHuangLong

ScenicandHistioricInterestArea.Thefollowingareculturalandnaturalsites:

MountTaishan;MountHuangshan;MountWuYi.

B.OnlyaninternationalprofessionalorganizationfromUNhastheauthorityto

confirmandclassifythem.

Warmingupbydiscussing

Now,boysandgirls,Imeta“moraldilemma”.ThatmeansImustmakeachoice

betweentheinterestsofthefamilyandtheinterestsofthesociety.Thingsarelikethis:

Myoldgrannyhappenedtofindanancientvaseunderthetreeintheearthofour

garden.It'ssobeautifulandspecial.Now,myfamilyfellintoamoraldilemma.Can

youhelpustomakeadecision:

A:Whatshouldwedo?

B:Canwekeepitforourselvesorreportittothegovernment?

C:Haveyoucomeacrosssuchasituation——tomakeadifficultchoice?

Keys:ABCquestionscanbeansweredinallkindsofways.Theanswersareflexible.

ILPre-reading

1.Lookingandsaying

Workinpairs.Lookatthephotosonthescreen.Alltheserelicsarequitebeautiful.

Butsomeofthemwerelostandruinedinhistory,suchasYuanMingYuanandthe

AmberRoom.Pleaseguess:

A.Whatkindsofthingscanresultintheirdisappearing?

B.Whydotheycomeintobeingonceagain?

Keysforreference:

A.Maybewars,naturaldisasters,andtimehavedamagedordestroyedthem,getting

themlostandchanged.Manyofthemwereevenstolenandhiddenwhilenobody

knowswho,whereandhow.

B.Peoplegettoknowthese.Iftheserelicscouldnotbefoundagain,theywouldbe

rebuiltbypeople.

2.Explainingandsharing

Workingroupsoffour.Tellyourgroupmates:

A.Whatdoyouknowaboutthesubstanceof"amber”?

B.Whatdoyouknowabouttheculturalrelics"theAmberRoom”?

Keysforreference:

Iamfromgroup2.Fromtheknowledgewegotfrombiologyandchemistry,weknow

“amber”isasemi-preciousstoneusedinjewelryandartworld.Amberisreallythe

fossilformofresinfromtrees.Ithasgotitsshapeafteraprocessthathastaken

millionsofyearstocomplete.Treesinveryancientforestsproducedthisresin,which

slowlydroppedfromtreesandwasburied.Treesuseresintoprotectthemselvesfrom

diseaseandharmcausedbyinsectsandfungi.

Iamfromgroup6.Fromtheinformationofhistorylegendsandnewsreports,we

knowtheAmberRoomisaroombuiltbylotsofambers.ItwasagiftgiventoPeter

theGreat,theKingofRussia,bytheKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamI.Itwas

giventhenamebecausealmostthousandtonsofnaturalamberswereusedtomakeit.

Butduringthesecondworldwarin1941,theNaziGermanarmysecretlystolethe

AmberRoomandsentboxesoftheAmberRoomonatraintoaGermancity.After

that,whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.

III.Reading

1.Readingaloudtotherecording

ILPre-reading

1.Askingandanswering

Now,pleasereadthethreequestionsbeforetheReading.Let'sdoitinturn.Let'sbeginfromthe

firstrowhere,•,ok,youdidagoodjob.Let'ssummarizeyouranswers.

Forreference:

1.InSummerOlympics,therearerunning,swimming,shooting,wrestling,jumping,football,

basketball,volleyball,tabletennis,throwing,Javelin,weightlifting,gymnastics,boxingetc.

InwinterOlympics,thereareskiingskating,icehockey,skijumping,sledding,snowboardingetc.

2.The29thOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijingonAuguster18th,2008.

3.ToholdtheOlympicGamesisarichprizeforacountry.Anditcanmakeacountryknownin

theworld.Itcanstimulatethecountry'seconomy,andhelptospeedupitsdevelopment.

2.Imagingandintroducing

Pleaselookatthethreepicturesinthereading.Pleasetalkaboutthem.Imaginewhateveryoucan.

Forreference:ThefirstpictureisthestatusofagreatGreek.HisnameisPausanias.Hewasa

famoustravelerandwriterinthesecondcenturyAD.HisGuidetoGreeceisanextremely

comprehensiveguidebookfortourists,concentratingonbuildings,tombsandstatusandincluding

alotofinformationonthemythological,religiousandhistoricalbackgroundtothemonuments

described.Itissoinformativethatitmaybecalledthefoundationofclassicalarchaeologyand

thisancientBaedekerisstillusedasaguidetoclassicalGreece.Canyourememberafamous

ancientChinesetravelerandwriter?Healsowroteabook.Yes,hisnameisXuShake.Hisworks

isTheNotesofXuShake'stravels.

ThesecondpictureistheopeningceremonyoftheOlympicGames.Maybethisistheprinciple

stadium.It?slargeandcanholdthousandsofaudience.

ThethirdpictureisaChineseathletenamedYangYang.ShewonagoldmedalforChinainthe

2002winterOlympicGames.Sheisafamousskatingplayer.

3.TalkingandSharing

WeknowtherearemanydifferencesandsimilaritiesabouttheancientandmodernOlympics.Do

youknowanythingaboutthem?Youcansimplyguess.Yes,Lucy,try…

III.Reading

1.Readingaloudtotherecordingandfindingthegeneralidea

NowpleaselistenandreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextANINTERVIEW.Payattentionto

thepronunciationandintonationaswellasthepauseswithineachsentence.Thentrytogetthe

generalideaofthepassage.Haveyougotthemainidea?

Yes,ittellsusthedifferencesandthesimilaritiesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympics.

2.Readingandacting

Nowlet'splaythepartsoftheGreekwriterPausaniasandtheChinesegirlLiLi.Nowboys,you

arePausanias;girls,youareLiLi.Pleasepayattentiontotheboldwords.

3.Readingandfinding

Nowreadthetextagain.Theboysshalltrytofinishthetask:WhatwastheancientOlympicslike?

Thegirlsshalltrytofinishthetask:WhatisthemodernOlympicslike?

4.Readingandcollectinginformation

Ok,nowlet'sreaditsilently.Firstlet'stalkaboutthesamepointsbetweentheancientandmodern

Olympics.Whocananswer?Anyvolunteers?

Thenlet'scometothedifferences.

skills.Itiswritteninaconversationalstyle.It'sinaveryinterestingway.Itadoptsadialogue

betweenPausaniaswholived2000yearsagoandaChinesegirdinmodernworld.Throughtheir

dialogue,thedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGamesare

madeknowntothereaders.Justbecauseitisinaconversationalstyle,therearequiteafeworal

spokenEnglishandellipticalphrases.

ThroughthecomparisonbetweentheancientandmodemOlympicGames,wehavelearnedthe

differencesandthesimilaritiesbetweenthem.Nowwecanhaveadeepunderstandingofthe

Games.Fromthepassage,wecanhaveadeepunderstandingoftheGames.Fromthepassage,we

canalsogettoknowthattheOlympicGamesaredevelopingandimproving.It\ourdutytomake

theOlympicGamesbetterandhealthier.Weknowthatoneoftheslogansfor2008Beijing

OlympicGamesisGreenOlympicGames.Itshowsthatpeoplearepayingmoreandmore

attentiontoourenvironment.

Period2:AlessonplanforLearningaboutLanguage

(TheFuturePassiveVoice)

Aims：

Tolearnaboutfuturepassivevoice

Todiscoverusefulwordsandexpressions

Tolearnthemethodsofwordsformation

Procedures

I.Warmingup

Warmingupbydictating

Thereareseveralimportantsentencesinthisunit.Let'sdictatethem.Ifyoucan't,learnthemby

heartafterclass.

①WhenandwherewillthenextOlympicGamesbeheld?

②Iliveinwhatyoucall"AncientGreece^^and/usedtowriteabouttheOlympic

Gamesmorethan2000yearsago.

③Allcountriescantakepartiftheyreachthestandardtobeadmittedtothegames.

④ThenextOlympicGameswillbeheldinmyhometown.

⑤ItisjustasmuchacompetitionamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinan

1)I、Will(shall)I

YouYouWillyou

He/she/itwill，beaskedHe/she/itwillnotZbeaskedWillhe/she/it\beasked

Wewill(shall)Wewill(shall)notWill(shall)we

You/Theywill>You/TheywillnotJWillyou/theyJ

2.ThepassiveVoiceofphrasalverb

Generallyspeaking,onlytransitiveverbscanformthepassivevoice,foronlytransitiveverbscan

befollowedbyobjects.Butmanyintransitiveverbstogetherwithsomeprepositionsandadverbs

canbeusedastransitiveverbs.Sotheycanalsobefollowedbytheobjects.Thereforetheycan

alsobeusedinpassivevoice.

Butnotethatallthephrasalverbsareusedasawhole.Whenusingtheminpassivevoice,we

cannotdropouttheprepositionsandadverbs.Forexamples:

Atlasttheyputoutthefire.<►Atlastthefirewasputout.

TheywillputupanoticeonthewalM—►Anoticewillbeputuponthewall.

Haveyousentforadoctor?<—►Hasthedoctorbeensentfor?

Ihaveneverheardofsuchathingbefore^—►Suchathinghasneverbeenheardofbefore.

Wemusttakegoodcareofthechildrenhere.^►Thechildrenmustbetakengoodcareofhere.

Hisclassmateslaughedathimforthefoolishmistake^—►Hewaslaughedatforthefoolish

mistakebyhisclassmates.

Period3:Alessonplanforusinglanguage

Aims:

ToreadabouttheancientOlympicGames

Tolistenandtalkabouthobbies

Towriteabouthobbies

Procedures

1.Warmingup

Warmingupbyintroducing

Hi!Class.YouknowGreeceistheworld-knowncountrywithanancientcivilization.Ithasalong

historywithsomuchmarvelousculture.TheGreekshadwonderfulstoriesabouttheGodsand

Goddnesseswhowerepartoftheirreligion.Theybelievedthatthesegodorgoddesseswouldhelp

humansiftheyfeltsorryforthemorifthehumansweregoodpeople.However,theGodsdidnot

alwayshelp.Theybehavedlikepeoplewhowereunpredictableandcapricious.Totrytogetthe

supportoftheGodspeoplehadtopraytothemandofferthempresent.InthisstorytheGoddess

Hera,thewifeofthechiefGod,ZeuswassorryforHippomenesandagreedtohelphim.

Warmingupbysharing

Now,boysandgirls.IsthereanybodywhocantellussomeGreekmythology.Youknowtheyare

sofamousinhumanhistory.OrcanyouspeakoutsomenamesofGreekGodsandGoddesses.

Prometeus普罗米修斯asonoftheformerchiefGod

Sphinx斯芬克斯abeingwithahumanfacebutalionbody

Pandora潘多拉abeautifulgirlwitheveryillandevilthoughtanddeed

Zeus宙斯thechiefGodwhogovernedtheworld

Hera天后thewifeofZeuswhogovernedthelove

II.Guidedreading

1.Readingandjudging

ReadthetextTHESTORYOFATLANTA,andcompletetheTrueorFalseguestionsafterthetext

onpage14.

2.Readingandanswering

Readthetextagain,andanswerthefollowingquestions.

A.WhatwasAtlanta'sproblem?

B.WhatwereAtlanta'srules?

C.WhatwasHippomenes,amazement?

D.WhatmadeHippomeneschangehismind?

E.WhomdidHippomenesturntoforhelp?

F.Canyouguesswhatwastheending?

Forreference:

A.AtlantacouldrunfasterthananymeninGreece.ButshewasnotallowedtorunintheOlympic

Games.

B.Shepromisedtobemarriedtoamanwhocouldrunfasterthanher.Ifhecouldnotrunasfast

asher,hewouldbekilled.

C.Hipppomenescouldnotunderstandwhysomanyyoungmenwantedtorisktheirlives.

D.Atlanta'sbeautymadehimunderstandhisamazementandchangehismind.

E.HeturnedtotheGoddessofloveforhelp.

F.Hippomeneswaskilledbecauseoflosinghisrace.

G.HeranfasterthanAtlantaandmarriedher.

3.Readingandunderlining

Nextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copy

themtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.

CollocationsfromTHESTORYOFATLANA

beallowedto,runagainst...,willbepardoned,hearof...,beamazed,asfastas...,changeone's

mind,ask...forhelpfrom...,

promiseto,willberelaxed,pickup,beconfidentabout...,shareone'spain,runpast***,compete

with...,cheaptomarry

4.Listening

Forlisteningturntopage15andbereadytodoexercises1.

Firstreadthequestionscarefullyandimaginewhatisthelisteningabout.

Whendoingexercise2,youmustmakeclearwhatiswrongwiththesentence.Andtelltheclass

whichiscorrect,whichiswrongandwhichisonlyhalftrue.

5.Acting

NextwearegoingtoputthetextASTORYOFATLANTAonstage.Youknowtherearefour

charactorsinthestory.Whowouldliketobethem?

WhowillbeAlanta'sfather,theoldking?

WhowillbetheGoddessofLove?

Ok.LiLi,youaretheGreekprincess.ZhangQiang,youarethebraveyoungmanHippomenes.

Lucy,youaretheGoddessofLove.ZhouGang,youaretheprincess'sfather.Therestofclass,

pleaseprepareitingroupsoffour.Thenactyourplaybeforeclass.

AtextplayofTHESTORYOFATIANTA

Time:onemorninginspring

Place:atthepalace

People:theoldking(K),theprincess(A),theyoungman(H),theGoddessoflove(L).

F:Mydeardaughter,youseehowbeautifulthespringis!Youarejustlikethespringflowers.

Whydon'tyoumarry?Somanyyoungkingsandprincesswanttomarryyou,andtheyareall

sorich,smartandnice.

A:Oh,dearfather.IhavepromisedthatIwillonlybemarriedtoamanwhocanrunfasterthan

me.Iwillrunagainsthim.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled.Noonewillbe

pardoned.

F:But,mydeardaughter.Nomanhaswonyou.Theyallsentthemselvestodeath.Whenwill

yougetmarried?

A:Iwon'tmarryunlessIamallowedtorunintheOlympicGames.(Hippomenesisallowedto

comein)

H:Oh,mykindestkingandmyprettiestprincess!

mmarrytheprincess.Tilcompetewithyou.

A:Doyouknowtherules?

H:Yes,princess!

F:Oh,youngman!Goaway!Youcan'twinher.Youareonlylosingyourlife!

H:No,Iwantatry!

F:Foolishthing!Goaway!Don'tgotodie!(Hippomeneswaspushedawayandfeltsad,crying.

TheGoddessofLoveiswatchingeverythingabovehimintheskyandpitieshim)

L:Oh,youngman,what'sthematter?Whyareyousosad?

H:Oh,myGoddess,canyouhelpme?Canyouhelpmetowintheprincessandmarryher?

L:Ok,youngman.Doyoureallywanttomarryherandloveher?

H:Ofcourse.Sheissobeautiful.

L:Ok,itiseasy.Takethesethreegoldenapples.

ThrowapplesinfrontofAtlantawhensheisrunningpastandshewillberelaxed.Whenshe

stopstopickitup,youwillbeabletorunonandwin.

H:Oh,thankyou,myGoddess!

(Hippomenesreturnstothepalace)

K:Well,youngman,whyareyouhereagain?

H:Mykindestking.Iwanttomarryherandrunagainsther!

K:Well,youngman.Irepeat.Don'tbesilly!Goaway!

H:No.Iloveher.Iwillmarryher——ordie!

6.Speaking

Now,class.Let'scarryoutasurveyoftheinterestsintheclassandwritedownthenamesofthe

classmateswhohavethesameinterests.Youcancarryoutthetasklikethis.

Whichdoyoulike,sport,musicorcollection?

Whichofthesportsdoyoulikebest?

Whatisyourfavoritesport?

Areyouinterestedintabletennis?

Afterthesurvey,theoneswhohavethesameinterestssittogetherandpleaseworkingroups

offourtotalkabouttheirinterest.

Whydoyoulikethissport/music/collection?

Whendoyoubegintolikeit?

What'senjoyableaboutthehobby?

Whathaveyoulearnedfromthehobby?

IILGuidedwriting

1.Writinganimagineddialogue

Groups1and2aregoingtowriteanimagineddialoguebetweentheprincessandHippomenes.

Youmaybeginlikethis:Oh,mydearprincess,Iwanttomarryyou…

2.Writingadescription

Turntopage16andfollowthedirectiontowriteadescriptionofyourfavoritehobby.

Hereisanexample:

Swimmingismyfavoritesport.Ilikeitbecauseitcanbringmemuchfun.Theprocessoflearning

swimmingisveryinteresting.Youcantrydifferentwaysofswimming,suchasbreaststrokeand

backstroke.Youcanswimatanytimeoftheyearifyoulike.Inhotsummer,ifyoujumpintothe

riverortheseatohaveaswim,you'llfeelcoolandcomfortable.Evenincoldwinter,youcan

swimifyouarebraveenough.It'sahealthysportanditcanbuildupyourbody.Ifyouarea

beginner,youmustbecareful.

You'Hbetternotswimaloneandbringlifebuoywithyouincaseofdanger.Ifyouwanttobea

goodswimmer,youmusthavealotofpracticeandhavegreatdetermination.

IV.Closingdownbyfindinginformation

GotothelibrarytoreadorgetonlinetosearchinordertofindmoreinformationontheOlympic

GamesandtheancientGreekmythology.Takenotesofyourfindingandreporttoyour

groupmatesnextMondaymorning.

PartTwo:TeachingResources

Section1:ThewritingstyleofthereadingANINTERVIEW

TypeofwritingConversationalstyle

MainideaComparingthedifferencesbetweenAncientandModernOlympics

CharacteristicsBycomparingandcontrasting

Section2:BackgroundinformationontheOlympicGames

I.EventsoftheModenOlympicGames

Archery,Baseball,Badminton,Basketball,Beach,Volleyball,Boxing,Canoe/Kayak,Cycling,

Diving,Equestrian,Fencing,FieldHockey,Gymnastics,Handball,Judo,ModernPentathlon,

Rowing,Sailing,Shooting,Soccer,Softball,Swimming,SynchronizedSwimming,TableTennis,

Tennis,Taekwondo,Track&Field,Triathlon,Volleyball,WaterPolo,Weightlifting,Wrestling

ILOlympicTraditions

TheOlympicAnthem

TheOlympicanthemwaswrittenbytheGreeknationalpoetCostisPalamasandcomposedby

GreekmusicianSpirosSamaras.Itwasfirstsungatthe1896Games.TheIOCadopteditasthe

officialOlympicanthemtocrownOlympicceremoniesatthe1958IOCSessioninTokyo.

TheOlympicMotto

TheOlympicmotto“swifter,higher,stronger^comesfromthreeLatinwords^citus,altius,fortius”,

whichactuallymean^faster,higher,braver”.TheFrencheducator,BaronRerredeCoubertin,who

revivedtheancientOlympicGamesandin1896ledthefirstmodernOlympicGamesinAthens,

borrowedthephrasefromaDominicanpriestHenriDinon.Mr.Dinonintroducedthesewords

whilepresentingathleticprizesatacollegein1891.Buthowdidthesewordsbecomethemottoof

theOlympicGames?ItwasMichelBrealwhointroducedthisphraseattheclosingdinnerofthe

congressforthereestablishmentofthemodernOlympicGamesonJune23,1894.Later,the

InternationalOlympicCommitteeformallyadoptedthisphraseastheofficialmottooftheGames.

TheOlympicCreed

TheOlympiccreedwasalsointroducedatthe1896Games.AsstatedbyPierredeCoubertin,the

creedisasfollows:ThemostimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart,

justasthemostimportantthinginlifeisnotthetriumphbutthestruggle.Theessentialthingisnot

tohaveconqueredbuttohavefoughtwell.”

TheOlympicFlag

ItwasPierredeCoubertinwhoconceivedtheideaoftheOlympicflagwithfivecoloured

interlockingringsonawhitebackround.Theringsrepresenttheunionofthefivecontinentsand

themeetingoftheathletesfromallaroundtheworldattheOlympicGames.

Today,almostacenturyaftertheflag'screation,thesixcolours,thoseoftherings(blue,yellow,

black,green,red)andthatofthewhitebackgroundwhichstandsforpeace,stillmaintaintheir

symbolismandcanbefoundinflagsacrosstheworld.TheOlympicflagwasfirstusedduringthe

AntwerpGamesin1920.

TheOlympicOath

“Inthenameofallthecompetitors,IpromisethatweshalltakepartintheseOlympicGames,

respectingandabidingbytheruleswhichgovernthem,inthetruespiritofsportsmanship,forthe

gloryofsportandthehonourofourteams.”

AttheopeningCeremonyofeachGames,oneathletefromthehostcountrytakesOlympicoath

onbehalfofallcompetingathletes.Thisparticulargestureofsports-manshipwasintroducedat

the1920GamesinAntwerp,Belgium.Acoachorteamofficialtakesasimilaroathateach

OpeningCeremony.

TheOlympicFlame

TheOlympicflameisoneofthemostvisiblesymbolsofthemodernGames.Itstraditionhas

survivedfromtheGamesofancientGreece,whereasacredflame,ignitedbythesun,burned

continuallyonthealtarofthegoddessHera.

ThemodernOlympicflamewasfirstlitin1928attheAmsterdamOlympicGames,whereit

burnedthroughoutthecompetitions.Ithasbecomeamajorsymbolforsolidarityamongnations

andembodiestheOlympicspiritencompassingtheidealsofpurity,theendeavourforperfection,

thestruggleforvictory,friendshipandpeace.

TheTorchRelay

Duringthe1896GamesinAthens,younginspiredsportsmenhadorganisedthefirsttorchrelays.

However,thetraditionoftheOlympictorchofficiallybeganattheBerlinGamesin1936.Asin

ancienttimes,thetorchislitbythesuninAncientOlympia,thenpassedfromrunnertorunnerin

arelaytothehostcity,whereitisusedtolighttheOlympicStadium'sflameduringtheGames'

OpeningCeremony.TheflamethenburnsuntilitisextinguishedattheClosingCeremony.

Section3:Wordsandexpressionsfromunit2THEOLYMPICGAMES

honest

adj.1.notdisposedtocheatordefraud;notdeceptiveorfraudulent:honestlawyers2.marked

bytruth:givehonestanswers3.withoutpretensions:workedatanhonesttrade4.without

dissimulation;frank:myhonestopinion5.habituallyspeakingthetruth:anhonestman6.

worthyofbeingdependedon:anhonestworkingstaff7.freefromguile:Hisanswerwassimple

andhonest

ancient

adj.1.veryold:anancientmariner2.inoroftimeslongago:ancientRomeandGreece3.

havingexistedsinceaveryearlytime:ancienthistory/customs

compete

v.totrytowinsth.incompetitionwithsomeoneelse:Johncompetedforaplaceattheirschool,

hutdidn'tgetit.competeforsomething;engageinacontest;measureoneselfagainstothers

medal

n.anawardforwinningachampionshiporcommemoratingsomeotherevent

host

n.amanwhoreceivesguests:Heactedashosttohisfather'sfriends.Chinaisthehostcountry

for2008OlympicGames.v.bethehostoforfor:Wehosted4coupleslastnight.

magical

adj.possessingorusingorcharacteristicoforappropriatetosupernaturalpowers:amagical

spell

interview

n.1.thequestioningofaperson(oraconversationinwhichinformationiselicited);often

conductedbyjournalists:Myinterviewswithteen-agersrevealedaweakeningofreligiousbonds.

2.aconference(usuallywithsomeoneimportant)v.1.conductaninterviewintelevision,

newspaper,andradioreporting2.discussformallywith(somebody)forthepurposeofan

evaluation:Weinterviewedthejobcandidates.3.goforaninterviewinthehopeofbeinghired:

Thejobcandidateintenuewedeverywhere.

athlete

n,apersontrainedtocompeteinsports

admit

v.1.allowparticipationinortherighttobepartof;permittoexercisetherights,functions,and

responsibilitiesof:admitsomeonetotheprofession2.allowtoenter;grantentryto:Wecannot

admitnon-membersintoourclub.3.serveasameansofentrance:Thisticketwilladmitoneadult

totheshow.4.giveaccessorentranceto:TheFrenchdoorsadmitontotheyard.5.afford

possibilitye:Thisproblemadmitsofnosolution.6.declaretobetrueoradmittheexistenceor

realityortruthof:Headmittedhiserrors.7.admitintoagrouporcommunity:We'llhavetovote

onwhetherornottoadmitanewmember.8.haveroomfor;holdwithoutcrowding:Thetheater

admits300people.

replace

v.1.putsomethingbackwhereitbelongs:Replacethebookontheshelfafteryouhavefinished

readingit.2.substituteapersonorthingfor(anotherthatisbrokenorinefficientorlostorno

longerworkingoryieldingwhatisexpected):Hereplacedtheoldrazorblade.3.putinthe

placeofanother;switchseeminglyequivalentitems:Theconartistreplacedtheoriginalwitha

fakeRembrandt.4.taketheplaceormoveintothepositionof:SmithreplacedMillerasCEOafter

Millerleft.

relate

v.1.haveorestablisharelationshipto:Sherelateswelltoherpeers.2.beinarelationshipwith:

Howarethesetwoobservationsrelated?3.giveanaccountof:Thewitnessrelatedtheevents.4.

havetodowithorberelevantto5.makealogicalorcausalconnection:Icannotrelatethese

eventsatall.

sail

n.1.alargepieceoffabric(ascanvas)bymeansofwhichwindisusedtopropelasailingvessel

2.anoceantriptakenforpleasurev.1.traverseortravelbyshipon(abodyofwater):Wesailed

theAtlantic2.travelinaboatpropelledbywind:Ilovesailing,especiallyontheopensea.3.

travelbyboatonaboatpropelledbywindorbyothermeans:TheQE2willsailtoSouthampton

tomorrow.4.movewithsweeping,effortless,glidingmotions:Shredsofpapersailedthroughthe

air.

advertise

v.1.callattentionto:Pleasedon'tadvertisethefactthathehasAIDS.2.makepu