Background knowledge The author William Plomer(1903-1973), South African writer born of English parents. His works include novels, short stories poems and biographies, but he is best known for his short Stories

Nuclear power 1 Nuclear power can come from the fission of uranium plutonium or thorium or the fusion of hydrogen into helium. Today it is almost all uranium. The fission of an atom of uranium produces 10 million times the energy produced by the combustion of an atom of carbon from coal. By 1993, there'd been 109 licensed

Background knowledge The English Channel: commonly called the Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating the southern coast of England from the northern coast of france, and connecting the Atlantic in the west with the north Sea on the east via the strait of dover

Background Knowledge u Time Zones and International date Line rn 1884 scientists divided the world into 24 time zones. The time in the zone containing greenwich is called Greenwich Mean Time Going westwards around the world from Greenwich, we subtract an hour for each

1. Introduction 2. Pre-reading questions 3. Writing skills 4. Language points 5. Discussion 6. Homework

Background knowledge Four steps one has to go through in looking for a job: a. Look for a post in newspapers, on TV, etc. b. Write a formal application to the target company and follow up with a call C. Get an answer from the company d. Be interviewed by the company

Unit 1 1. The delegation has already arrived, but I didnt know it until this morning A.willcomeB.hadbeencomingC.wascomingD.comes

Text Comprehension L. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the texts you have learned

Translation(English to Chinese) 1. I was greatly impressed by its natural beauty when I took a study tour there two years ago 两年前,我在那里做过野外考查,那里的自然风光给我印象极深

Translation( Chinese to English Unit 1 1.等我赶到顶楼会议室时,他们已经离开了。( by the time By the time I got to the meeting room on the top floor, they had already left. 这一节目迎合大众的许多不同的兴趣和品味。( cater)