Unit 8
Follow-up Exercises
1. 1) That you have to teach the same textbook year after year doesn’t mean that you have to teach
it in the same way year after year.
2) I doubt that this machine can greatly improve your listening ability within a week.
3) Whether the chicken appeared before the egg or the other way round is a question that has puzzled people for a long time. .
4) They still cannot find out why the professor failed them in the exam.
5) What has been troubling me is whether universities should simply serve as career training places.
2. 1) The baby wouldn't stop crying unless his mother held him in her arms. . 2) What 1 want you to explain is why your wallet is empty now. , 3) The boy talks as if he were the teacher.
4) Whether I should find a job or go on studying for a master's degree is hard to decide. 5) I’ll also give you the number of his mobile phone in case he isn’t in his office.
3. 1) Although very common about five years ago, beepers have almost disappeared now.
2) If having tired harder, you might have persuaded your boss to postpone the deadlines for your project.
3) When studying in the States, she used to take every chance to travel.
4) If produced on the same assembly line, these products probably have the same quality. 5) After working for four hours without stop, Tom appeared exhausted.
4. The tired hikers slept for almost ten hours in the trail shelter. Then Rick woke up and hurried out of his cot when, looking out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black spider. At this point, his brother Hal woke up with a start and sneezed several times. Because Hal was coming down with a cold, Rick agreed to prepare the breakfast. He first fetched a canteen of orange juice which had cooled overnight from a nearby stream. Next, he started a fire and set about boiling water for coffee and frying up some bacon and eggs. Meanwhile, Hal, wearing a heavy sweatshirt and gloves, sniffled, sipped some orange juice, and waited by the fire for a cup of coffee. After both had eaten, Rick was ready to plan another day's hiking. But Hal was interested only in hiking on the nearby highway, to the bus that could drop him a block from his house.
5. For years, students have been using the same methods of cheating on exams. One tried-and-true technique is the casual glance. Pretending to stare thoughtfully out of the window, students may use peripheral vision to look at another student’s paper. Another all-time favorite method, the pencil or pen drop, requires a helper. Dropping a pen and then diving for it, a help-seeker may whisper “Number seventeen\a similar pen drop, the helper whispers the answer. The most elaborate system, though, is writing up cheat sheets. Tucked up a shirtsleeve, tiny scraps of paper may contain pages of textbook material. No matter how smooth a cheater’s style is, however, the time-tested methods are often ineffective. Having been a student at one time, the inspector is probably familiar with the same ones.
6. Outline
Title: International Students: Effect of Their English Skills on Academic Performance and Social Contact I. Introduction
A. Introductory statement
B. Thesis statement: …academic achievement and social adaptation, are strongly dependent on the students’ English skills. Ⅱ. Body
A. First supporting idea (Topic sentence): Skills in both written and spoken English are required for good academic performance.
1. Good written skills are important for academic activities. 2. Good spoken skills are important for group discussions and seminars. B. Second supporting idea (Topic sentence): Language abilities can also affect foreign students’ social interaction with the host community. 1. Poor language skills leave foreign students little time to participate in social events. 2. Good command of spoken English is necessary for socializing. Ⅲ. Conclusion
A. Closing statement
B. Restated thesis: …foreign students’ successful academic performance and social enjoyment depend greatly upon their command of spoken and written English.
Unit 9
Follow-up Exercises
1. Paragraph A
After years of trial and error, Disney finally found the character he was looking for. This character, called “Mickey Mouse,” was first introduced in the cartoon Plane Crazy and later found ultimate fame in Steamboat Willie, the first sound cartoon ever made and a great achievement for Disney. By 1930, after his fame had spread all over the world, Mickey was established as the cinema's most popular cartoon character. Because Mickey was a moralist with a sense of fun, he became a character loved by all ages. In him, Walt Disney reached his peak of success.
Paragraph B
Environmental protection will benefit us a lot. First, by making our air purer and water cleaner, we can improve our living condition. As we all know, a healthful living condition is essential to our work and study. Second, environmental protection does good for the younger generation. It not only improves our children's health, but also teaches our children a good attitude toward the environment. Third, environmental protection saves our resources. Since we can recycle used materials instead of throwing them away, we can get more material but produce less waste.
2. There is only one child in many families in China, so many parents and grandparents love the child to such an extent that they do not allow him to do anything when they think there may be a
slight chance of their child getting hurt. Many parents escort their child to school every morning. Therefore, when the child grows up, he still can't do anything.
Look at the picture. The girl wants to learn to ride a bike, but her parents and grandparents wouldn't let go. I think these parents should have let the girl ride the bike by herself.
It is bad for parents to love their children too much. If they help their children in everything, their children will always be unable to do their own work. When they grow up, these children will find that thing are totally different in their working place.
Therefore, parents should let their children do thing on their own.
3. 1) A boy wants something very special from his father. 2) A favor may not be a favor at all. 3) I do play roles.
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