ListeningListening

1. flying boots; thinking quilt with a sensor

2.

Invention1 Flying boots

2 Thinking quilt

Special feature

hover and move above the ground

adjust thickness according to eh temperature

Invention1 Flying boots

2 Thinking quilt

Advantage

can go swiftly in any direction

become thicker when cold and thinner when hot

Limitationcannot go up and down

sensor must be removed every time you wash the quilt

Using Words and ExpressionsUsing Words and Expressions

1. 1)lost sight of

2)catch sight of

3)caught sight of

4)lost sight of

2. typist, capsule, representative,

impression, efficiency,

motivation, instant, switch,

flash, manufactured, materials,

settlements

①This parcel of books is 250 yuan includ

ing postage and packing. Please write

down the receiver’s address and don’t

forget the postcode.

②Decades ago, people used typewriters f

or formal documents, but now we use c

omputers and printers to do the same

work.

③Although it has a long shelf life,

3.

instant coffee may go solid if it is not

kept dry.

④One thousand years in the future,

citizens of the earth may be able to

dispose of their rubbish using an

ecological system.

⑤The snake was so greedy that it

swallowed up the rat in one bite.

⑥Dealing with people is one important

aspect of a businessman’s work.

⑦When we came home from our walk

across the fields, we had mud all over

our boots.

⑧After six weeks in hospital, he was

back on his feet and ready to start

work.

Using StructuresUsing Structures

①Well-known for his books about south Africa, J M Coetzee won the Booker Prize.

②A princess once owned a magical chair made of gold and silver.

③On his birthday he received a mysterious present wrapped in gold paper.

1.

④Interrupted by the bell, he was unable to finish his speech.

⑤Awakened by a noise at midnight, she saw a thief in her room.

⑥Seated, passengers should fasten your seat belts.

2. called; Endangered; pointed; known;

fallen; supported; Terrified

Listening TaskListening Task

2. 1 No noise from the air machines.

2 Steel gates to the city wouldn’t open.

3. solid, city, worried, backup, wrong,

either, serious

4.

Problem Cause Action taken

1 no noise from the air machines

broken screen

replaced it

2 city doors would not open

air machines not working

none as doors opened when air machines repaired