WelcometotheunitUnit4Doyoulikereadinginyoursparetime?Whatkindofbookdoyoulikereading?Whatbookshaveyoureadrecently?FreetalkChinesereadingrate2008-2012BookreadingrateamongChinesebetween18and70was54.9percentin2012,1percentagepointhigherthanin2011.Digitalreadingrate(online,mobilephone,e-book)was40.3percent,1.7percentagepointshigherthanin2011.Butduetothefallinnewspaperreadingrate,thecomprehensivereadingratefellfrom77.6percentto76.3percent.Chineseread4.39booksonaveragein2012,comparedwith4.35in2011.Thatisfarbehindsomecountries.Koreansread11booksonaveragein2011,French8.4,Japaneseabout8.4,theUScitizens7,accordingtothe2011InternationalPublishingBlueBook.閱讀于思想如同鍛煉于身體。

Whatkindofbookisit?sciencecookingWhatkindofbookisit?healthtravelWhatkindofbookisit?historynovelWhatkindofbookisit?fantasycultureListenandanswerthequestions.WhatisDaniel’sfavouritetypeofbooks?Why?Whatishereadingnow?Helikeshistorybooksbest.Theyimprovehisknowledgeofthepast.HeisreadingabookaboutGermanyinWorldWarII.3.WhatdoesSandyliketoread?4.Whatbookdoesshethinkisgreat?Why?Shelikesreadingnovelsandplays.TheHunchbackofNotreDamebytheFrenchwriterVictorHugo.ThestoryoftheuglymanQuasimodoreallytouchedher.Makeadialogueusingtheconversationasamodel.PairworkIthinkitisinteresting/boring/fantastic/difficult/exciting/great/famous/…Ithinkitisinteresting/boring/fantastic/difficult/exciting/great/famous/…Ithinkitisinteresting/boring/fantastic/difficult/exciting/great/famous/…myknowledgeofthepast

knowledge

n.知識(shí)；了解

Heispoorinmoney,butrichinknowledge.

他貧于金錢，但富于學(xué)問。

Wehavenoknowledgeofsuchapersoninourcommunity.

我們不知道社區(qū)里有這么一個(gè)人。Asweknow,______knowledgeisamustin______internationaltradetoday.

A.a;/B.the;an

C.the;theD./;

thetrade是不可數(shù)名詞,泛指類別時(shí)不加任何冠詞,排除B、C、D。knowledge

原為抽象名詞，如指具體“一門學(xué)問”

或

“一門學(xué)問的掌握了解”可與不定冠詞連用,aknowledgeofEnglish

“英語知識(shí)”。D2.sparetime

spare

adj.空閑的；多余的

Pleasestaywithus.Wehaveaspareroomforyou.

請住下吧，我們有給你的備用房間。

Whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime?

你在閑暇時(shí)喜歡做什么？

Ihavenosparemoney.

我沒有余錢。Wehave______________________(更多的空余時(shí)間)forourhobbiesnow.

moresparetime3.Thestory…reallytouchedme.

touch在這句話里的意思是“觸動(dòng)；感動(dòng)”

Ifyoumentionthis,you'lltouchhimonatenderspot.

你要是提及這事，會(huì)觸及他的痛處。

Hissadstorytouchedourhearts.

他的悲慘的故事深深打動(dòng)了我們的心。

touch還可意為“觸摸；接觸”

Don'ttouchthepaintuntilit'sdry.

油漆未干，切勿觸摸。

I'mnotgoingtotouchathingtonight.

今天晚上，我什么也不打算吃了。Thefoodheresmellsgood,butwhatdoesit________like?A.tasteB.touchC.seemD.feelALookattheflashbetweenEddieandHoboandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdidEddiedoafterHobogavethebookstohim?2.WhatdidHobothink?3.DoesEddiereallylovereading?Heusedthemtoreachtheboxonthefridge.HethoughtthatEddielikedreadingbooks.No,hedoesnot.Readafterthetapeandpayattentiontoyourpronunciationandintonation.CompletetheparagraphaccordingtotheComicstrip.EddieasksHobo_________________withthebooks.Hobohasnot______________.EddieasksHobotogivethebookstohim.Eddie