1、12 It could happen to you1SNAPSHOT1His basic informationName:Michael Jordan Birthday:February 17,1963(Sunday)Birthplace:Brooklyn in New YorkPosition:ShootingGuardHeight:66Weight:216lbsUniversity:North Carolina State University How much do you know about Jordan?2Background informationBirth name Madon
2、na Louise CicconeBorn August 16,1958 Bay City,Michigan,U.S.Genres Pop,rock,danceOccupations singer,songwriter,record producer,dancer,actress,film director,fashion designerInstruments Vocals,guitar,drums3personnalinformationBill GatesIn1955,Bill Gates,the second child of his family,was born on 28 Oct
3、ober 1955 in Seattle,Washington.When Gates was 12,he got to know computer for the first time.And in 1975,he began his company,Microsoft,with his childhood friend,Paul Allen.Now as we all know,Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneursntrprn of the personal computer revolution.42PERSPECTIVESItcould
4、happentoyou!Alistentowhathappenedtothesepeople.Check()thethingsthathavehappenedtoyou.Iwaswatchingareallygoodmovie,butIfellasleepbeforetheend.Iwasworkingataboringjobwhensomeoneofferedmeamuchbetterone.WhileIwasshoppingoneday,acelebritywalkedintothestoreIwastravelinginanothercountrywhenImetanoldschoolf
5、riend.WhileIwaswaitinginline,aTVreporteraskedtointerviewmeforthenews!IwasgettingoffabuswhenIslippedandfellinsomemud.WhileIwaswalkingdownthestreet,Ifoundawalletfullofmoney.BLookatthestatementagain.Whicheventsarelucky?Whichareunlucky?Ihatetofallasleepduringagoodmovie.Thatsdefinitelyunlucky.53GRAMMARFO
6、CUSPastcontinuoousvs.simplepastUsethepastcontinuousforanactioninprogressinthepast.Usethesimplepastforacompletedaction.Iwaswatchingagoodmovie,butIfellasleepbeforetheendd.Iwasworkingataboringjobwhensomeoneofferedmeamuchbetterone.WhileIwasshoppingoneday,acelebritywalkedintothestore.6ACompletethesesente
7、nces.Thencomparewithapartner.1.Mybrother_(snowboard)whenhe_(break)hisleginseveralplaces.2.Severalyearsago,I_(have)problemswithmath,soI_(find)atutortohelpme.3.Thecouple_(have)theirfirstchildwhenthey_(live)inatinyapartment.4.WhileI_(drive)inIrelandafewyearsago,I_(realize)Iwasonthewrongsideoftheroad!5.
8、Ulrike_(read)agoodbook,butsomeone_(tell)hertheending.6.Whilemymother_(cook)dinnerlastnight,thephone_(ring)threetimesandthen_(stop).7.TracyandEric_(meet)whenthey_(work)atthesamerestaurantinVancouver.7BCompletethesestatementwithinterestinginformationaboutyourself.Usethesimplepastorthepastcontinuous.1.
9、Duringmychildhood,.2.WhenIwasgoingtoelementaryschool,.3.Imetmybestfriendwhile.4.Twoyearsago,.5.Lastmonth,.CPairworkTaketurnsreadingyoursentencesfrompartB.Thenaskandanswerfollow-upquestions.A:Duringmychildhood,myfamilywaslivinginChilke.B:Oh,really?Thatsinteresting.Whatweretheydoingthere?A:Myfatherwas
10、workingforaminingcompany.84LISTENINGlUCKYBREAKSAlistentothesestoriesaboutluckybreaks.Whatwerethepeopledoingbeforetheygottheirluvkybreaks?Whatwastheirluckybreak?Whattheyweredoingluckybreak1.YangZhifa_2.GwynethPaltrow_BListenagain.Howdidtheeventschangetheirlives?95WORDPOWERStorytellingASomeadverbsareo
11、ftenusedinstorytellingtoemphasizethatsomethinginterestingisabouttohappen.Whichoftheseadverbsarepositive(P)?Whicharenegative(N)?Whichareneutral(E)?coincidentallystrangelyfortunatelysuddenlyluckilysurprisinglymiraculouslyunexpectedlysadlyunfortunatelyBPairworkCompletethesestatementswithasverbsfrompart
12、Atomakeupcreativesentences.Iwaswalkingdownthestreetwhen,.Itstartedoutasanormalday,but,.Wewereonourwaytothepartywhen,.A:Iwaswalkingdownthestreetwhen,unexpectedly,ifstartedtorain.B:Or,Iwaswalkingdownthestreetwhen,suddenly,Ifoundtwentydollars!106WRITINGAshortstoryAWriteashortstoryaboutsomethingthathapp
13、enedtoyourecently.TrytoincludesomeoftheasverbsfromExercise5.Forexample:Iwasvisitingthecoastlastyearwhen,unexpectedly,Igotachancetogokayaking.Fortunately,itwasaperfectdayandIwashavingagreattime.ThewaterwascalmandIwasbeginningtofeelalittletiredwhen,suddenly,.BGroupworkTaketurnsreadingyourstories.Answe
14、ranyquestionsfromthegroup.11Part7ConversationWhathaveyoubeendoing?Pete:Hey,Gina!Ihaventseenyouinages.Whathaveyoubeendoinglately?Gina:Nothingexciting.Ivebeenworkingtwokobsforthelastsixmonths.Pete:Howcome?Gina:ImsavingupmoneyforatriptoMorocco.Pete:Well,thatsexciting.Gina:Yeah,itis.Whataboutyou?Pete:We
15、ll,Iveonlybeenspendingmoney.Impursuingafull-timemodelingcareer.Gina:Really?Howlonghaveyoubeenmodeling?Pete:SinceIgraduated.ButIhaventbeengettinganywork.Ineedajobsoon.Imalomostoutofmoney.12Part7ConversationWhathaveyoubeendoing?inages:foralongtimelately:recentlyHowcome?:Why?Imalmostoutofmoney!:Ihaveve
16、rylittlemoneyleft.Blistentotwootherpeopleattheparty.Whathashappenedsincetheylastsaweachother?The man has been looking for a house to buy and finally found one last month.The woman just got back from a vacation in Italy;she just engaged to a man she met there.138GRAMMARFOCUSPresentperfectcontinousUse
17、thepresentpresentcontinousforactionsthatstartinthepastandcontinueintothepresent.Whathaveyoubeendoinglately?Ivebeenworkingtwojobsforthelastsixmonths.Howlonghaveyoubeenmodeling?IvebeenmodelingsinceIgraduated.Haveyoubeensavingmoney?No,Ihaventbeenhavinganymoney.Ivebeenspendingit!14ExercieseACompletethec
18、onversationwiththepresentperfectcontinuous.Thenpracticewithapartner.1.A:What_you_(do)lately?B:Well,I_(spend)myfreetimeatthebeach.2.A:_you_(work)parttimethisyear?B:Yes,Ihave.I_(make)drinksatCoffeeTimeforthepastfewmonths.3.A:How_you_(feel)recently?B:Great!I_(get)alotofsleep.AndI_(noteat)asmuchsinceIst
19、artedmydiet.4.A:_you_(get)enoughexerciselately?B:No,Ihavent.I_(study)alotforabigexam.BPairworkTaketurnsaskingthequestionsinpartA.Giveyourowninformation.159PRONUNCIATIONContrastivestressinresponsesAListenandpractice.Noticehowthestresschangestoemphasizeacontrast.A:HasyourbrotherbeenstudyingGerman?B:No
20、IvebeenstudyingGerman.A:HaveyoubeenteachingFrench?B:N0,IvebeenstudyingFrench.BMarkthestresschangesintheseconversations.Listenandcheck.Thenpracticetheconversations.A:Hasyoubeenstudyingfortenyears?B:No,Ivebeenstudyingfortwoyears.A:Haveyoubeenstudyingatschool?B:N0,Ivebeenstudyingathome.1610SPEAKINGTel
21、lmeaboutit.GroupworkAddfourquestionstothislist.Thentaketurnsaskingandansweringthequestions.Remembertoaskforfurtherinformation.takingdrivinglessonsworkingourusefulexpressionlearninganewhobbyReally?Ididntknowthat!workinglonghoursOh,Isee.readinganyinterestingbooksGee,Ihadnoidea.doinganythingunusualWow!
22、Tellmemore.travelingdatinganyoneForexample:A:Haveyoubeentakingdrivinglessonslately?B:Yes,Ihave.Ivebeengoingeveryweek.A:Howhavethelessonsbeengoing?B:Great!IthinkImbecominganexcellentdriver.1712READINGCHILDPRODIGIESOthermusicianshavedescribedSarahChangasthemostwonderful,perfectviolinisttheyveeverheard
23、WhatmakesthispraiseespeciallysurprisingisSarahsage.Shesonlyinhertwenties,andpeoplehavebeendecribingherthiswaysinceshewasachild.OnSarahsfourthbirthday,herfathergaveheraviolin.Byage5,shewasacceptedatthefamousJulliardSchoolofMusicinNewYorkCity.By8,shewasperformingasaviolinsoloistwithmajororchestras.Si
24、ncethen,Sarahhasperformedaroundtheworldandrecordedmanyalbums.BeforeMichaelKearneywasborn,thedoctorswarnedhisparentsthathemighthavelearningdifficulties.Hesbeenprovingthemwrongeversince!Bythetimehewas4monthsold,Michaelcouldsayfullsentenceslike,Whatsfordinner,Mom?By10months,hecouldreadwords.Studyingath
25、omewithhisparents,Michaelcompletedfourgradelevelseachyear.At10,hegrduatedfromcollegewithhornors.Andat14,herecievedaMastersdegree.Nowinhislateteens,heisteachingandworkingonhisPh.D.WhenvAlexandraNchitawas2,herparentsgavehersomcrayonsandcoloringbooks.Alexanddrawassoonworkingininks,watercolors,andbythet
26、imeshewas7,oilpaints.At8,Alexandrahadherfirstartexhibit.Nowayoungadult,Alexandraisoneofthemostrecognizedartistsintheworld.HerpaintingsareoftencomparedtothoseofPicassoandothergreatartists.Theyhavesoldforasmuchas80000.ShehasbeenonTVmanytimes,andseveralbooksofherpaintingshavebeenpublished.1812READINGCH
27、ILDPRODIGIESAReadthearticle.Thenanswerthesequestions.1.HowdoothermusiciansdescribeSarah?2.WhogaveSarahherfirstviolin?3.WheredidSarahgotoschool?4.WhatdiddotorstellMichaelsparents?5.WhatisMichaeldoingnow?6.WhatmaterialshasAlexandraworkedwith?7.WhathappenedtoAlexandrawhenshewas8?8.WhoseworkhasAlexandrasbeencomparedto?BPairworkWhichofthethreeprodigiesdoyouthinkisthemostamazing?Ifyouwereaprodigy,whatwouldliketobereallyggodat?Why?19






