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Unit 4Unit 4吴妍吴妍

Focus 1: Language SkillSection 1: Model Passage ReadingText: Gold-medal WinnerStep 1: Background information:

Some Basic Facts about Rick MetzgerRick Metzger, CSP(1) Professional Athlete(2) Gold Metal Power Lifter(3) National FFA Alumni Association

Past President Professional Speaker Rick Metzger comes straight from the farmland. Rick’s genuine, down-home style comes from 19 years on the family farm and a background in farm supply and garden wholesale. Rick’s goal with teens is to help them believe in themselves. Compelling stories, personal experiences, and lots of fun are just a few techniques he uses to get his message across. He is a retired professional athlete, a power lifter with two recent gold medals from the World Cup of Power Lifting, and a high school athletic coach.

Having worked closely with teens, he understands their uniqueness and knows how to relate.

Rick sums it all up best by saying “I can’t promise you that you’ll be any smarter or get any richer after you hear me but you’ll sure feel better about yourself!”

Step 2: Some of Olympic Items• 田径 : track and field• 射击 : shooting 跳水： diving ： platform, springboard 跳台

跳板• 游泳： swimming• 自由泳 freestyle 蛙泳 breaststroke

蝶泳 butterfly 仰泳 backstroke

• 体操： gymnastics• Rings, balance beam, trampoline, vaulting

horse, uneven Bars, floor exercise, parallel bars, horizontal

• 击剑： Fencing • 佩剑 / 花剑 / 重剑• Fencing Saber/Foil/Epee 拳击： boxing• 跆拳道 : taekwondo• 花样滑冰 figure skating • 摔跤 : wrestling• 自行车 : cycling• 马术： equestrian• 举重： Weightlifting

• China's  Dominance in weight-lifting

• China dominated the weightlifting events as ten Chinese lifters made amazing performances on their home land, winning eight gold medals and one silver in all the nine categories they competed.

• Chen Xiexia won in the women's 48kg category, the first gold for the whole Chinese delegation as well as the weightlifting team at Beijing Olympics. Chen Yanqing won the women's 56kg, becoming the first strongwoman to successfully defend her Olympic champion.

• Liu Chunhong broke three world records to retain the Olympic title in women's 69kg class, becoming the first Chinese to break a world record in Beijing.

• The men lifters also did a good job by winning four gold medals and one silver.

• Long Qingquan won in the 58kg category, Zhang Xiangxiang in 62kg, Liao Hui in 69kg and Lu Yong in 85kg classes. Li Hongli got a silver in 77kg category.

Step 3: Text Learning1. Warm-up questions?(1) What was wrong with Matthew? He had muscular dystrophy.(2) Why did Matthew want to meet the writer? Because the writer was a gold-medal power

lifter and he knew about overcoming obstacles and going for dreams.

(3) Was Matthew a quitter? Why or why not? No, he was not a quitter, because he

struggled till death and God would give him his gold medal when he got to Heaven.

(4) Who is the greatest athlete in Beijing Olympic Games?

Some of Ss may choose Michael Phelps, please tell the reason.

※ The following is a brief introduction of Michael Phelps:

• Eight swimming medals in one Olympics

• When he was only 15 years old, Michael Phelps competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, placing fifth in the 200m butterfly. The following year he broke the world record for the event, becoming, at age 15 years 9 months, the youngest male ever to set a swimming world record.

• At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Phelps began his assault on the record books on the first day of competition, winning the 400m individual medley by 3 ½ seconds and setting a world record. The next day he added a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay, and the day after that he picked up another bronze by setting a personal record in the 200m freestyle.

• And this year, he is the real hero. Eight gold-medals in freestyle, freestyle relay, individual medley, butterfly. By so doing, he became the only athletes to earn eight gold-medals at a single Olympics.

2. Key words and phrases Words ⑴ athlete n. [C] 运动员 e.g. Most first-class footballers are natural

athletes. ⑵ muscular a. 肌肉的；肌肉发达的，强壮的 e.g. Men in the US have muscular builds,

they resemble Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone.

⑶ overcome vt. 克服，战胜 e.g. We should try our best to overcome

our shortcomings.

• ⑷ complain vi. 抱怨，发牢骚；投诉• e.g. She is always complaining about her

husband’s carelessness. • ⑸ mention vt. 提及，说起 n. [U] 提及，说起• e.g. She mentioned to me that she would

leave for Britain soon. • ⑹ weight n. [C, U] 杠铃片，哑铃；重量，体

重 • e.g. I was in the gym, lifting weights. • ⑺ earn vt. 获得，挣得，赚得 • e.g. His brave act in the war earned him

the name of a hero. • ※ earn one’s living 谋生

• ⑻ rival n. [C] 竞争对手，敌手 a. 竞争的 vi. 与……竞争

• e.g. They are rival lovers. 情敌• ※ love affair 绯闻 fall in love at a first

sight 一见钟情 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 carry a single torch 单相思

• The Furthest Distance In The World Tagore

• The furthest distance in the world 世界上最遥远的距离 Is not between life and death 不是生与死

• But when I stand in front of you 而是 我就站在你面前 Yet you don‘t know that I love you 你却不知道我爱你 The furthest distance in the world 世界上最遥远的距离 Is not when I stand in front of you 不是 我就站在你面前 Yet you can’t see my love 你却不知道我爱你

• But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both 而是 明明知道彼此相爱

• Yet cannot be together 却不能在一起 The furthest distance in the world 世界上最遥远的距离 Is not being apart while being in love 不是 明明知道彼此相爱 却不能在一起 But when painfully can not resist the yearning 而是 明明无法抵挡这股思念 Yet pretending you have never been in my heart 却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里 The furthest distance in world 世界上最遥远的距离 Is not but using one's different heart

• 不是 明明无法抵挡这股思念 却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里 To dig an uncross able river 而是 用自己冷漠的心对爱你的人 For the one who loves you 掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠 ⑼ neat a. 极好的 , 美妙的；整洁的

• e.g. It was a really neat birthday party; we enjoyed ourselves.

• ⑽ principle n. [C] 校长，负责人 a. 最重要的，主要的

• ※ 中小学 (school) 的校长，美国英语：principal ，英国英语现在： head teacher ，过去： headmaster ；大学校长则称 president或 chancellor 。不过英国大学的 chancellor 是虚衔，可以译成“名誉校长”，真正的校长是Vice-chancellor 。

• ⑾ heaven n. [U] 天堂，天国• e.g. Have you ever listened to the popular

English song Tears in Heaven?• Tears in Heaven

Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven Will it be the same If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven

Would you hold my hand If I saw you in heavenWould you help me stand If I saw you in heaven

I'll find my way, through night and day Cause I know I just can't stay

Time can bring you down Time can bend your knee Time can break your heart Have you begging please Begging please Beyond the door There's peace I'm sure. And I know there'll be no more... Tears in heaven

• Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven Will it be the same If I saw you in heaven I must be strong, and carry on Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven

• Phrases and Expressions• pay a visit to sb. 拜访某人• be inclined to 想要；有……倾向• find out 了解，找出，发现，查明（真相

等） make it 成功，做到；赶上• on behalf of sb./on sb.’s behalf 代表（或代

替）某人，为了某人• make fun of 取笑某人，拿某人开玩笑• go into 伸进，进入；深入研究• pull out 拿出，拉出，拔出；撤出• more of 在更大程度上• prior to 在……前，居先，比……在先

• 3. Important Sentences’ Analysis Gold-medal Winner (the title) ⑴ 金牌得主。

此标题也可写成 Gold Medalist 。• ※ medal: n. [C] 奖章，勋章，纪念章• e.g. Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the

men’s 110m hurdles in Japan on August 31, 2007. 2007 年 8 月 31 日，刘翔在日本获得了男子 110 米跨栏比赛的金牌。

• ※ gold medal 金牌； silver medal 银牌；bronze medal 铜牌。

• ⑵ A fatal illness had kept the boy home, but he had been inclined to meet me.

• ※ keep: to cause to remain or continue in a particular place or situation

• 它的一般句型是： keep +sth./sb. +a./ad./prep. ，

• e.g. (1) This coat will keep you warm. • (2) The illness kept the boy in hospital

for many days. • 例 (1) 是 keep + sth./sb. + a. 的句型，例 (2)

是 keep + sth./sb. + prep. 的句型。• ⑶ He said, “ Rick, you are a champion.

You earned that medal.”• champion: n. a person unbeaten in

competitions of courage, strength 冠军

• e.g. She is training day and night in order to win the champion at Beijing Olympics.

• Champion = gold medalist• Runner-up = silver medalist• Third-up = bronze medalist• ⑷ My mom said I should send you a

thank-you letter for the neat picture you sent me.

• ※ A thank-you letter: 感谢信• e.g. I was deeply touched by his hospitality

and wrote him a thank-you letter.• ⑸ It is getting very hard for me to breathe

and I get exhausted very easily.

• ※ It is … for sb. to do sth.: 对某人来说做某事是…… it 是形式主语，动词不定式或不定式词组是真正的主语。

• e.g. It is becoming quite easy for me to learn English, and I will try to make great progress.

• ⑹ Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?”

• ※ 倒装句，因为 never 是表示否定意义的副词，它位于句首时，句子通常要倒装。其正常语序为：

• He never once complained or asked…• e.g. Never shall I forget your kindness. • ※ Why me? 省略句。 Why has such

misfortune befallen me?

Step 4: Grammar • 将来进行时（ Future Progressive ） • ⑴ 将来进行时由 will + be + V-ing构成。用来

表示已经决定的、肯定会发生的事情，常常与表示将来的时间状语连用。

• ⑵ 可以用来强调某事在将来某个特定时刻正在进行，也可以用来表示未来某种暂时性的安排。

• ⑶ 疑问句常用于提出请求时探问对方是否方便。• ⑷ will/shall+ 进行时的形式可以客观地表示一种“理所当然的将来”。还可以表示在将来某一时刻及该时刻前后都在持续的动作或状态。此外，它还可以表示委婉的、礼貌的口气。

用法：⑴ 强调某事在将来某个特定时刻正在进行。e.g. This time next month, I will be studying

in Singapore. ⑵ 表示未来某种暂时性的安排。

e.g. Mary will be working all day this Sunday. ⑶ 疑问句常用于提出请求时探问对方是否方便。

e.g. Will Tom be using the bike tomorrow? ⑷ 客观地表示一种“理所当然的将来”。e.g. We will lbe moving to the new campus.⑸ 表示在将来某一时刻及该时刻前后都在持续的动

作或状态。

e.g. When you go to America this June, I will be there traveling.

⑹ 表示委婉的、礼貌的口气。e.g. When will you be arriving, sir?

Section 2 Listening1. Listen to a conversation on the text

only once and then fill in the blanks according to what you’ve just heard.

Rick Metzger: Hi, Matthew. Glad to see you.Matthew: Hi, Mr. Metzger. Thanks for your

coming.Rick Metzger: What’s wrong with your leg?Matthew: Nothing serious. I had (1) muscular

dystrophy at birth. The doctor said I wouldn’t live to age 5 when I was born. Then they told me I wouldn’t make it to 10.

Rick Metzger: Yes. (2) obviously you are a real fighter, as I know you are 13 now. You have (3) overcome many obstacles, right?

Matthew: Oh, no. You are a gold-medal (4) power lifter. I want to know how you go for your dreams.

Rick Metzger: But you’re really very great. You never (5) complain about your disease and you don’t (6) mention your classmates’ rudeness to you, either.

Matthew: It all depends on oneself. I want to get to the Olympics to lift (7) weights with you one day.

Rick Metzger: I’m sure you will win the gold medal. This is the first one I got for power lifting. Let me put it around your neck.

Matthew: Thank you so much. But you’d better keep it as you (8) earned it. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my gold medal, I will show it to you, too.

Rick Metzger: Of course, you will be a (9) champion, too.

Matthew: Thanks for your (10) encouragement. I will try as much as I can.

2. Listen to the first part of an English song twice and then put the following in the correct order according to what you’ve just heard.

(1) All the fields we go Laughing all the way.

(2) Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh

(3) Oh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way,

(4) Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh,

(5) Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, (6) Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. (7) Oh what fun it is to sing A sleighing song tonight.

(8) Bells on bob-tail ring Making spirits bright

Answer: (2)-(1)-(8)-(7)-(3)-(4)-(5)-(6)

• Because Christmas is coming, here we have some extra knowledge about this important festival.

(1) What is Christmas?The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D.

• Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day. In America it is one of the biggest event of the year (especially for kids), and for members of the Christian religions it is an important day on the religious calendar.

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(2) Who is this Santa Claus person?According to tradition, he was born in the ancient Lycian seaport city of Patara, and, when young, he traveled to Palestine and Egypt. He became bishop of Myra soon after returning to Lycia. He was imprisoned during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians but was released under the rule of Emperor Constantine the Great and attended the first Council (325) of Nicaea. After his death he was buried in his church at Myra, and by the sixth century his shrine there had become well known.

In 1087, Italian sailors or merchants stole his alleged remains from Myra and took them to Bari, Italy; this removal greatly increased the saint's popularity in Europe, and Bari became one of the most crowded of all pilgrimage centers. Nicholas' relics remain enshrined in the 11th-century basilica of San Nicola, Bari.

(3) Why are there oversized socks hanging on your mantel?

According to a very old tradition, the original Saint Nicholas (see the section on Santa) left his very first gifts of gold coins in the stockings of three poor girls who needed the money for their wedding dowries. The girls had hung their stockings by the fire to dry.

3. Listen to a passage twice and then answer the questions.

(1) Why is it difficult to talk about success? Because success itself has hundreds /lots

of meanings.(2) What does success generally mean? It means power, wealth, fame or great

achievements.(3) In the author’s opinion, what does success

mean? It means trying your best and not losing

heart.

(4) Although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line in a race, you are successful. Why?

Because you have showed your best to others and you have made your greatest effort to be the winner.

(5) What did Nobel invent at last? He invented a new explosive.

Audio Script: Success is not easy to talk about because

the word success itself has hundreds of meanings. For some it means power, for some it means wealth, and for others it is fame or great achievements. But I have my own understanding of it.

Success means trying your best. Many people believe that success means winning. In my opinion, it means try your best when you do everything, no matter if you win or not. When you are taking part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as fast as you can,

you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing line, because you have showed your best to others, and you have made your greatest effort to be the winner.

Success also means not losing heart. You will certainly lose or fall some day. It is important for you not to lose heart. A person who has lost heart is just like a tree without roots. It will be easily broken by the wind. Nobel had failed many times when he was doing his experiments. But he never lost heart and keep on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive.

Section 3: Speaking1. Instructions: The following is an

interview between an employer and an applicant exchanging heir views on ambition. The first two sentences of the dialogue are provided below and the rest are put in random order. Work with your classmate to put them in the correct order and then practice the dialogue.

2. My teaching step: Step 1, ask Ss to work in pairs to reconstruct the dialogue with the sentences provided and then they practice reading the dialogues.

Step 2, the students are encouraged to form their own dialogues. When they are constructing their own dialogues, they should be encouraged to refer to the Functional Expressions Table to make use of some of the expressions in the table to make their dialogue more expressive.

3. Reference Answer:A: First of all, please talk about a special thing

you’ve done to your former employer.B: In my last job I ran the United Way activity

for three years. I believe it’s an important activity, because it’s difficult for the company to find volunteers, I stepped in.

A: Very good. Now please give me an example of a time you gave more than was expected.

B: In my last job my boss asked me to take over all the bank accounts. I was able to recover 20 percent more than his goal. I made people believe that I was willing to work out an affordable schedule based on their needs.

A: Allow me to ask you the first question. Have you progressed in your career as you expected?

B: Yes. My six years with a major hotel has included experience in price analysis and financial planning. I now believe I’m ready to

take on departmental responsibility within a finance company.

A: What new challenges would you enjoy?B: My new challenge is that I believe I’m

ready to be a meeting sales manager as I’ve worked in the service industry for six years.

A: How long do you think you’d continue to grow in this new job?

B: My own personal goal in a job is getting new skills, new knowledge, and a new understanding of the industry.

A: What do you expect to earn within five years?

B: My expectation for the next five years is that my hard work will be recognized and rewarded I expect to take on greater responsibility each year.

A: Now the last question. What career path interests you within our company?

B: I’d like to work towards becoming a senior project manager within your company.

4. Another person with strong ambition is Barack Obama, the following is his brief introduction. if you like, talk something about him and his ambition.

Barack Hussein Obama He was born on August 4, 1961, is the

junior United States Senator from Illinois and presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 United States presidential election.He is the first African-American to be nominated by a major American political party for president and became the first African-American president in American history on November 4, 2008. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he became the first black person to serve as president of the Harvard Law Review, and practiced as a civil rights

attorney before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003. After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70 percent of the vote.In the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability

in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel. Obama announced his presidential campaign in February 2007, and was formally nominated at the 2008 Democratic National Convention with Delaware senator Joe Biden as his running mate.

Focus 2: Language UseSection 1: Practical ReadingText: The World CupStep 1: Scan the passage with 5

minutesStep 2: Related Information1. The World Cup The World Cup has a history of more than

seventy years. It is held every four year. Until now it has produced eight champions all together. In 2002, China for the first time entered the

Seventeenth World Cup held in Korea and Japan. This was the first World Cup ever held in Asia.

(1998 theme song– The cup of life)2. 欧锦赛 European Championship. 欧冠联赛 UEFA Champions League3. Five famous league matches: 英超 English Premiership

意甲 Italian Serie A 德甲 German Bundesliga 西甲 Spanish Primera Division 法甲 Championnat de France de football Ligue 1

4. Famous football teams and beautiful team song

⑴ Italian Serie A 罗马（ Roma ）国际米兰（ Inter Milan ）尤文图斯（ Juventus ）

AC 米兰（ ACmilan ） ---team song 佛罗伦萨（ Fiorentina ）帕尔马（ Parma ）桑普多利亚（ Sampdoria ）

⑵ English Premiership 曼联Manchester Unitd 利物浦 Liverpool 阿森纳 Arsenal 切尔西 Chelsea

⑶ English Premiership 皇家马德里（ Real madrid ） 巴塞罗那（ FC Barcelona ）

⑷ German Bundesliga 拜仁慕尼黑（ Bayern munich ）多特蒙德（ Dortmund ）

不莱梅（ Werder bremen ）慕尼黑 1860 （ 1860_munchen ）

⑸ Championnat de France de football Ligue 1 里昂 Olympique Lyonnais

马赛 Olympique de Marseille 巴黎圣日尔曼 Paris Saint-Germain FC 摩纳哥 AS Monaco FC

5. Football termsforward / striker 前锋

midfielder 前卫 attacking / defending midfielder 攻击型 /防守型前卫（前腰 /后腰）

center forward 中锋 full back 后卫 sweeper 拖后中卫 goalkeeper / goalie 守门

员 kick-off  开球

bicycle kick / overhead kick 倒钩球 corner ball / corner 角球 goal kick 球门球 penalty kick 点球 place kick 定位球 own goal  乌龙球 hat-trick 帽子戏法 free kick 任意球

Step 3: Brief introduction to some key words, phrases and difficult sentences

1. Words ⑴ soccer / football ⑵ launch: lifted off v. 发射

e.g. China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou VII lifted off / launched at 9:10 pm on Thursday to fulfill its most ambitious and risky mission: spacewalk.

⑶ nation-national-international-nationality ⑷ cheer: v. / n.欢呼，喝彩 cheers: 干杯！⑸ honor: n. 光荣，荣誉 v. 给…荣誉，向…表示敬意 e.g. Its a great honor to have you here. ※ in honor of…: 为了庆祝… do the honor: 尽地

主之宜，做东 ⑹ continent: n. 大陆，州

e.g. Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not. ※ Five continents: Asia, America, Europe,

Africa, Oceania ⑺ defeat: v. / n. 战胜，击败

e.g. The party faces defeat in the election. U.S. : Democratic Party– Donkey

Republic Party– Elephant

U.K.: Labor Party / Conservative party2. Phrases all over the world 全世界 a series of 一系列，

一连串 in the middle of 在……当中，正忙于other than 非，除了 name…for… 以……命名assist (sb.) in doing sth.帮助（某人）做某事come back （风尚等）又流行起来 throw at 向扔，投，掷

3. Sentences• ⑴ One of the first things that people studying

English learn is that the game they call football is called soccer in North America.

• studying: 在句中是现在分词，作定语，修饰前面的people ，相当于一个定语从句，即One of the first things that people who are studying English learn is that …

• e.g. The man knocking at the door is my former classmate. (= The man who is knocking at the door is my former classmate.)

• ⑵ Every four years, teams from all over the world compete in the famous World Cup.

• ※ all over the world: the whole world, many parts of the world 全世界

• e.g. (1) People all over the world love peace.

⑶ People in Asia had to get up in the middle of the night to see Italy beat West Germany on TV in a game played in Spain.

• ※ to see Italy beat West Germany: 在感官动词后的宾语补足语是不带 to 的不定式或动名词。若动作完成，说话者见到了动作的全过程，就用see sb. do sth. 。如果动作正在进行中，但并不一定完成了，用 see sb. doing sth.

• 。

• e.g. (1) I saw him fall to the ground. = He fell to the ground. I saw this. 我看见他摔倒在地上。

• (2) I saw Mary crossing the street yesterday morning. = Mary was crossing the street. I saw this. 昨天早上我看见玛丽时她正在过马路。

• 类似的感官动词有： hear, watch, listen to, feel, notice 等。

• ⑷ That loss stopped England from winning the Cup.

• ※ loss: n. [C] a failure to win, the act or fact of losing 失败，输掉；遗失，丧失；损失，亏损

• e.g. (1) The loss of the battle resulted in the death of more than two hundred soldiers. 这次战败导致 200多名士兵阵亡。

• (2) Loss of sleep is bad for your health. 失眠对身体不好。

• (3) The company has made a big loss last year. 去年公司损失惨重。

• ※ stop sb./sth. from: make it impossible for sb./sth. to be able to 阻止某人 / 某事

• e.g. (1) No one can stop her from leaving the country. 没有人能阻止她离开这个国家。

• (2) We must do as much as we can to stop the disease from spreading. 我们一定要尽最大力量阻止这个疾病蔓延开来。

• ⑸ The fans found out where he was and threw fruit and coke bottles at him before his ship sailed.

• ※ throw at: to cast, send sth. through the air towards sb./sth. 向……扔，投，掷

• e.g. Stop throwing stones at the cars. 别再向汽车扔石头了。

• ※ throw...at 和 throw...to 的区别：前者表示扔东西伤人，后者则表示把某物扔给某人（传给某人）。

• e.g. When playing basketball, the player must throw the ball to another as soon as he catches it. 打篮球时，运动员一抢到球，必须马上传给另一个人。

• coke: n. [C, U] Coca-Cola 可口可乐；焦炭• e.g. (1) We ordered two cups of coke. 我们

要了两杯可乐。• (2) Coke is a kind of industrial fuel. 焦炭是一种工业燃料。

Step 4: Exercises checking

Section 2: Practical Writing1. A sample Letter of Congratulation

(see the Ss’ book)2. Complete the following statements,

according to your understanding of the above sample letter.

(1) promotion to Minister of Trade(2) recognized and appreciated in this way(3) closer cooperation3. Writing a Letter of Congratulation.(1) Basics for Writhing a Letter of

Congratulation.

Date

Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss./Ms . Body x x x x x

Sincerely yours,(Sign your name)

2. The letter of congratulation should involve information as follows:

(1) How to get the information of news .(2) Contents of the news.(3) Our exciting feeling when hearing the news.(4) Express congratulations.(5) Keep in touch with each other.(6) Send your words with wishes.3. Useful sentences:(1) Please accept our best and sincerest wishes

for the New Year.(2) Wishing you a blessed St. Valentine’s Day

and joyful holidays.

(3) We want to wish you a happy Mother’s day.(4) Wishing you many happy returns of your

birthday!(5) May your marriage be the beginning of a

new period of domestic happiness!(6) I hope you receive my gift. Perhaps it will

add a bit to your enjoyment on your birthday.

PS: 人生四大喜事 ： 洞房花烛夜 , 金榜题名时 , 久旱逢甘露 , 他乡遇

故知。 人生四大悲剧：

久旱逢甘雨 ,暴雨 ;他乡遇故知 ,仇敌 ; 洞房花烛夜 ,隔壁 ;金榜题名时 , 没你。

Reference answer: 20

November,2008 Dear Mr. Smith, As soon as I heard of your appointment to

the board of directors of your corporation I felt I must write to let you know how happy I was about your advancement.

I am sure that you will make great progress in your new post because you have a strong sense of responsibility. I hope that with you as the head of your corporation, our business relationship will continue to develop smoothly.

Sincerely yours, Wang Ying