Unit Two Module Two 一、Word checkpoints1、冒险n.2、令人惊讶的adj.3、不舒服的adj.4、包括prep.5、让人疲劳的;累人的adj.6、使恐惧;惊吓vt.7、非洲的;adj.8、咬v.9、羡慕;嫉妒vt.&n.10、采访,访问vt.&n. 11、沉默n.12、出版vt.13、完美地adv.14、声称;宣称vt.15、无法用言语表达的adj.16、包围;环绕vt.17、和谐;协调n.18、无穷无尽的adj.19、平和的;温和的adj.20、日程表;时间表n.二、Useful phrases1、忙于做某事;2、travel on camels/by camel3、in the dark4、go white-water rafting5、以防万一;6、翻倒;7、提供某人某物;8、接近;9、尽可能;10、即使;11、比往常;12、全世界;13、.弄清楚;确保;14、up close15、盼望做某事;16、很值得做某事;17、冒险做某事;18、提醒某人某事;19、提醒某人做某事;20、.用光了;21、a job interview 22、find out23、at dawn24、in(total)silence25、醒来;26、注意;当心;27、go on holiday28、at the foot of…29、be away on business30、take turns to do sth.take turns at doing sth.31、直到;多大;取决;32、总共;33、厌烦;34、因……疲倦;35、覆盖着;36、win the name of…37、be surrounded with/by38、feed sb. on/with sth.;feed sth. to sb.39、be home to…40、live in harmony with…三、Important sentences1、You have to wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket, just ___ _______(以防)your raft ________________ ________ ________(倾翻)or sinks.2、We’ll try to _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ _______(尽可能地靠近)the animals, _____ ______(即使)they’re dangero us.3、I ______ __________ ______ ________(盼望收到) your postcards from different places _____ ______ ______ _______(全世界).4、Do you think it is ______ _______ _______ _______(值得你冒生命危险) for adventures?5、I need to take a tent ___ ________ ____(在里面睡觉的) and a sleeping bag___ _______ _____(可以保暖的).6. Then , on 19th June, I ____ _____ ___________ (将在采访)some professors about the Yellow Crane Tower.7、Colin ____ _____ _____ _____ ______ (正要从…….下来)the camel when a child ran towards him.8、Lakes, __________ ________ (被包围)vast grasslands, look like jewels.9、Sleep, cows and horses ______ _____ _______(自由地以……为主食)the green grass and the forests around _____ _______ _______ (是……的家园)lots of birds and animals.10. In this heavenly world, people ______ _______ _________________ _______(与自然和谐相处)and the outside world is forgotten.四、Multiple choices1、---Excuse me. Would you help me?---Of course. What is it?---I ____ if you could tell me how to fill out this form.A. had wonderedB.was wonderingC.would wonderD.did wonder2、The poor young man is ready to accept ______ help he can get.A.whicheverB.howeverC.whateverD.whenever3、---How about putting some pictures into the report?---_____ A picture is worth a thousand words.A. No way.B. Why not ?C. All right.D. No matter.4、They’ve _______ us ￡150,000 for the house, shall we take it?A. providedB.suppliedC.shownD. offered5、After _____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.A. interviewedB. interviewingC. having interviewedD. being interviewed6、Having walked in the desert for several days, we felt exhausted, but we had to find a pool, before the water we had in the bottle _____.A. ran out ofB. ran awayC. ran outD. ran off7、If you ____ yourself to the job in hand, you’ll soon finish it.A.requestB.appealC.applyD.claim8、Letter-boxes are much more ___ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.A. commonB. normalC. ordinaryual9、The little boy was allowed to go swimming ____ he kept near the other boys.A. on condition thatB. in caseC. now thatD. by the time10、Her many talents were _____ all her friends.A. envy amongB. the envy ofC. the envy atD.envy in五、Reading strategyReading strategy: reading an informal letterInformal letters are written to family members, relatives, friends, classmates and colleagues, etc. They are usually handwritten.In informal letters, greetings and closings are used, such as‘Dear Aihua’, ‘Dear Mum’, ‘Love, Toby’ and ‘ Best wishes, Aihua’. An informal letter usually begins with a casual and friendly greeting, such as ‘How are you?’ Very often past events are referred back tosuch as ‘Do you still remember the trip I told you about ?’ and ‘Ihad a great holiday in Africa.’ When reading informal letters, we can see contractions here and there such as ‘ we’re’, ‘ I can’t’, and abbreviations, such as ‘ CU soon’, meaning ‘See you soon’.六、Integrating skills1、Passage A(Reading)Colin, my older brother and I have been quite 1 planning our holiday. We can’t wait to go to 2first.The most exciting thing we are going to do is to travel by 3through the Sahara Desert. I think it will be 4 to sit on a camel for 6days. After the 5 , we’ll go 6 rafting. It is 7 so you have to wear special clothes, a 8 and a life 9 . Our next destination is Kenya, where we’ll live with the 10 people in their villages, and eat and drink 11 they do, 12 cow’s blood.During the day ,we’ll try to get 13 to some big animals to take some really good 14 . The animals are dangerous so our guides will have guns with us to scare them 15 if they come too close. When we climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, we will make 16 that we will get enough rest after 17 because mountain climbing can be very 18 and many people feel 19 as the air gets 20 .2、Passage B(Project)If you want to 1 a place of 2 and beauty in the southwest of China, consider a trip to Shangri-la(Zhongdian), which is 659 3 away from Kunming.In 1933 the 4 writer James Hilton described the word ‘ Shangri-la’as a beautiful kingdom in his novel. Many years later, Zhongdian 5 took the name of the 6 land because some people thought the Shangri-la of the novel 7 described the county of Zhongdian in Yunnan 8 .In Shangri-la, you will see the beautiful 9 mountain tops which make any 10 speechless and lakes 11 like jewels. Besides, some animals such as sheep, cows and horses and forests 12 which are 13 to many birds and animals will be in sight. You may say endless natural 14 are provided.Today, Shangri-la has become a 15 English word, which means 16 on earth. Perhaps you’ll be surprised that the weather changes so 17 thatin one day four 18 can be 19 .Spring and autumn are the best times to visit Shangri-la because the temperature is 20 its mildest.七、Writing假设由你接待一组加拿大中学生代表团。