Practical English Book II Unit 1 Part C

Practical English, Book II Unit 1 Part C Comprehensive Practice

Unit 1: Part C • Consolidation • Skills

Consolidation • Exercise Check-up Practice 4 • Listening Practice

Exercise Check-up Practice 4, P. 16 Translate the sentences into Chinese. 1. The typical daily newspaper contains articles about local, regional, national, and international news, as well as sports news, weather reports, editorials, and other features. 典型的日报刊载本地新闻，区域新闻，国内新闻和国际新闻，以及体育新闻，气象预报，社论和其它特辑。

Exercise Check-up 2. The Sunday papers, on the other hand, are intended to entertain as well as inform, and they tend to be read leisurely by all members of the family 而星期日的报纸除了提供信息以外，还提供娱乐内容，供所有家庭成员阅读消遣。

Exercise Check-up 3. They contain articles about the important national and international news of the week, and special sections are devoted to news about such areas as business, science, education, and the arts. 它们刊登有关一周内的国内重要新闻的文章，还有一些专栏则刊登有关商业，科学，教育和艺术等领域的新闻。

Exercise Check-up 4. A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words, at least when it comes to guiding travelers. That was the reason behind an experimental project by the U. S. Department Transportation. 一张图画可能比一千句话更有价值，至少在指引旅行者时是如此。这便是美国交通部进行一个试验项目的原因。

Exercise Check-up 5. Once the signs are posted throughout the world, a knife and fork will mean a restaurant, a suitcase will indicate baggage, and a car under a key, a car rental. 一旦全世界普遍使用了这些符号，刀和叉就表示饭店，手提箱表示行李，钥匙下有一辆汽车表示租车行。

Listening Practice 《实用英语II》Unit 1 Listening Practice Part II – B, P. 21 1. You are going to hear a short passage. Listen to it twice and then put the answer to the question in the blank.

Listening Practice Listen to the passage. Question: What good will these rules do to you? Answer: They will let us to have big chance to live to a good old age.

Listening Practice 2. Listen to the passage again and tick out (√) which of the following are mentioned and which are not mentioned as the golden rules? P. 21 Mentioned: 1), 3), 5), 7), 8), 11), 12) Not mentioned: 2), 4), 6), 9), 10) Script

Listening Practice If you want to live a long life, you should follow these golden rules. You should be married, live in a small town and have a job that requires physical activity. And you should not smoke. Nor should you become over-weight. You should drive within the speed limits and wear a safety-belt. And you should have regular medical checkups. If you follow these rules, you will have a big chance to live to a good age.

Skills • Reading Skill • Translation Skill • Writing Skill

Reading Skill Distinguishing Facts from Opinions Being able to distinguish facts from opinions is the first essential step in acquiring a critical reading ability. Many authors intermingle (混合) statements of fact and opinion in such a way that it is sometimes hard to tell them apart. First let’s see their definitions.

Reading Skill A fact is a statement about which there could be no argument. Opinions are statements which could be denied or argued against, even though you may agree with them.

Reading Skill Usually many students make the mistake of reading opinions they agree with as facts. If, for example, an author writes, “Most teachers are more interested in educating children than in making a lot of money, ” and does not support this statement with concrete evidence, it is a statement of opinion no matter how much you or anyone else agree with.

Reading Skill Example: There are various ways of thinking about social differentiation. One common one is based on difference in sex roles (Fact). There is no society on earth where males and females have identical roles (Fact). Some people think this is due to biological differences between men and women (Opinion). Others think it is the result of cultural influences (Opinion).

Reading Skill As we see from the example above, a fact is usually a truth. It should be true when tested by observation or experimentation. An opinion, in contrast, usually shows one’s belief, feeling or value judgment. It can not be objectively verified (证明 / 核对 ). An opinion ought to be based on facts, but in reading we might often come to opinions which are not based on facts. They can be very subjective. You may agree or disagree with them.

Reading Skill Practice 1, P. 15 Being able to distinguish facts from opinions will help you to grasp the author’s point of view so that you may achieve better comprehension in your reading. Read the following paragraph.

Reading Skill I believe that most Americans would not want my job. I work from nine to five, six days a week. The room I work in is 14 by 20 feet. Ten people work in that space. There are no windows. We’re given twenty minutes for lunch. There is no overtime pay… Questions: 1. What opinion about his job does the author express? Underline it. 2. Underline the facts that the author uses to develop that opinion.

Reading Skill 1. I feel that the closing of the factory will destroy the economy of this 15 Practice 2, P. region. O Read the statements show a majority favor the 2. Polls of sports writersand decide whether they are baseball Opinions. new Facts or rules. O 3. Our criminal justice system is in great trouble. O 4. Because of injured or traded players, the team’s performance is now lower compared with last year’s. F

Reading Skill 5. Three million credit cards are stolen every year. F 6. Some of the television commercials are not interesting. O 7. California is the best place for retired people. O 8. There is no question of the relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. O 9. Advertising is a big and difficult business. O 10. We work for a living. F

Translation Skill 省略译为了使译文符合汉语习惯，将原文中有些词省略不译。省略译是将原文中的有些词省略不译，以使译文符合汉语习惯。省略译所省去的大多是英语中因为语法上的需要而存在，但根据汉语习惯并不需要译出的词。如英语的冠词、介词、连词、代词，有的在句子中不具实际意义，翻译时一般可以省略。另外，从修辞角度考虑，还可以省略一些汉语中可有可无的词。例如：

Translation Skill 1. The horse is a useful animal. 马是有用的动物。省略冠词 the, a 2. Smoking is prohibited in public places. 公共场所不准吸烟。省略介词 in 3. I can do it, and so can you. 我能做，你也能做。省略并列连词 and

Translation Skill 4. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？省略连词 if 5. Liquids have no definite shape, yet they have a definite volume. 液体没有一定的形状，但有一定的体积。省略人称代词 they 6. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. 他耸耸肩，摇摇头，两眼看天，一句话不说。省略物主代词 his

Translation Skill 7. A square has four equal sides. 正方形四边相等。省略冠词 a、动词 have 8. In winter, it is much colder in the North than it is in the South. 冬天，北方比南方冷得多。省略介词 in、非人称代词 it

Translation Skill 1. A census is the official count of the number of people living in a city, state, or country. 人口调查是对居住在一个城市、一个州或一个国家的全部人数的统计。 Practice , P. 16 2. Hydrogen is the lightest element with an atomic Translate 1. 008. weight of the following sentences into Chinese. 氢是最轻的元素，原子量为 1. 008。 3. The finished products should be sampled to check their quality before they leave the factory. 成品在出厂前应该进行抽样检查。

Translation Skill 4. Candidates for this company are expected to be skilled at using a computer. 这家公司要求应聘人员能熟练使用计算机。 5. Light as it comes from the sun is a mixture of light of many different colours. 太阳光是由许多不同颜色的光混合而成的。 6. He works as usual as if nothing happened to him. 他照常作，好像什么事也没有发生过。

Writing Skills Guided Writing 请假条 Practice 7

Writing Skill A Written Request for Leave 请假条 Date Salutation ( 称呼) Letter Body ( why you need to ask for leave ) Complimentary Close ( 客套结束语 ) Signature

Writing Skill Example 1 May 12, 2001 Dear Sir, Owing to a bad cold, I am unable to attend classes today. I now submit a medical certificate issued by the doctor. Hoping you will excuse my nonattendance. Yours respectfully, George R. Finlay

Writing Skill Example 2 To Department Office Class 99232, Chemistry Dept. Apr. 5, 2001 Secretary Frick: My brother is moving to Canada tomorrow, I shall be very obliged if you will grant me my application for one day’s leave tomorrow. Yours respectfully, Robin Ford

Writing Skill English 2 nd Year, Class B April 21, 2002 To Department Office Practice Ms. Smith, 按上述格式写一张因病痛而不能上课的请假条。 Owing to a severe stomach-ache, I shall be unable to attend classes today. I enclose a medical certificate from the doctor. Hoping you will excuse my non-attendance. Yours respectfully, Li Ming