Words and Phrases Listen to some predictions some people have made about the business world in the next 20 years or so. Add missing words to the following statements. Tape 1. There’ll be no more ___________, and businesses will only use ________________

You are going to hear some sentences telling you the 12 most populous countries in the world. Listen carefully and supply the missing information. Pay special attention to the numbers

Section A Words & Phrases Here are some statements of some superlative world geographical statistics. Listen carefully and complete the following chart. Pay special attention to the numbers Geographical feature Location Size

Time Events 1. In the 1830s a. first radio program broadcasting 2. On Aug. 5th, 1858 b. two coasts of the U.S. shown on TV at the same time

Part I Warming Up A Words and Phrases You are going to hear some important dates in email history. Supply the missing dates and words Great Dates in Email History Date: ________________________ Leonard Kleinrock, a UCLA computer science professor, sends the ___________________to a colleague

Section A : Listen to some statements about the time ball. Fill in the Blanks with what you hear on the tape 1.The time ball was originally used as a marine ____________. 2.The Greenwich time ball is said to be the world’s first public __________. 3.The ball is automatically raised halfway up the mast at ________ to the Top at 12:58 p.m., and drop at________

1.Absolutely. (用于答话)是这样；当然是；正是如此；绝对如此。 2.Absolutely impossible! 绝对不可能! 3.All I have to do is learn English. 我所要做的就是学英语。 4.Are you free tomorrow? 你明天有空吗？

Background Information Introductory Remarks Read & Answer Text & New Word Reading Intensive Study Exercise Check-up Assignment

Pre-reading Activities: Listen, Look & Say Watch & Discuss Watch the video and discuss the given topics. Questions & Answers Listen to a passage and answer some questions. Listen to a passage and fill in the missing words. Spot Dictation Acquaint yourself with some relevant information. Background Information

Contradictory Emotion --- Troubled Feeling If you love him , send him to New York , because it is the heaven ; If you hate him , send him to New York , because it is the hell