Unit1ColorfulLifeLearningobjectivesAfterlearningthisunit,youwillbeableto:talkaboutdailylife,diverseculturesandcustomstalkaboutdailylife,diverseculturesandcustomstalkaboutdailylife,diverseculturesandcustomstalkaboutdailylife,diverseculturesandcustoms01Bridge-inBridge-inTask1:AWeChatmomentislikeasnapshotofone'slifeataparticulartime.Postingmomentsisamaintrendespeciallyamongyoungpeople.Matchthetextswithappropriatemomentphotos,andgive"likes"toyourfavorites.1. Ilovemynewhaircutandoutfit.2. Let'sgoonashoppingspree!3. ThebeachesinBaliarestunning.4. Nothingbeatsthewarmthandcomfortoftogetherwithfamily.5. Hereismylatestculinaryadventurewithabowlofdeliciousnoodles!6. Abusyweekdaybegins.5364121.Leisuretimebeyondworkorstudywithinaday□Lessthan1hour □2-4hours□1-2hours □Morethan4hours2.Activitiesyouprefertododuringyourleisuretime□Readingbooks □Playingamusicalinstrument □Doingsports □WatchingmoviesorTVshows □Playingwithmobilephones □Playingcomputergames □Browsingsocialnews □Hangingoutwithfriends □Traveling □Takingacitywalkorspendingtimeonnature □Cookingorbaking

Others______________Task2:Completethesurveyaboutyourlifestyleanddiscusswithyourpartner(s).Bridge-in3. Activitiesyoufindmosthelpfulinmakingyourcollegelifecolorfulandfulfilling□Joiningclubsororganizations□Attendingculturalevents□Engaginginoutdooractivitieslikehikingandcamping口Volunteeringordoingcommunityservice□Travelingandexploringnewplaces□AttendingworkshopsorseminarsOthers_____________4.Wordstodescribeyourlife□Dynamic □Healthy□Creative □Active□Balanced □BusyOthers_____________Thencompareyouranswerswithyourpartner(s)andfindoutthedifferencesinyourlifestyles.Bridge-in02Listening&SpeakingListening&SpeakingTask1:LucasandLiHuiaretalkingaboutNewYearcustomsofdifferentcountries.Listencarefullyandfillinthefollowingblanks.Lucasfrom1.________Eatgrapesat2.____________,andyou’llhaveaprosperousandluckyyearahead.3.___________representsamonthofluck.Aftereatingthegrapes,weshout“6.________________!”LiHuifromChinaEat

“4.___________”onNewYear’sEve.Put5._________________in

“Jiaozi”.Afterthedinner,weletoff7.___________.SpainmidnightdumplingsHappyNewYeareachgrapeluckycoins/coinsfireworksTask2:MayandLiHuiaretalkingaboutwintersportsfever.Listenandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion._____?1.Whatwintersportisaccessibletoordinarypeople?A.Skiing. B.Snowboarding.C.Sledding. D.Curling._____2.Howcanyoureducethecostofwintersports?A.Usecheapequipment. B.Choosesnowboarding.C.Gotoplaceswithalowfee. D.Renttheequipment._____??3.Whichoneisnotthereasonforwintersportsfever?A.It’sagreatwaytogetsomeexercise.B.Itcanhelpusstepoutofcomfortzones.C.Peoplecanenjoyfreshairandbeautifulwinterlandscapes.D.ItcanhelpusbondwithfriendsandfamilyCDBListening&SpeakingTask3:KikiisaninternationalstudentfromtheUnitedStates.WatchthevideoaboutherstoryinChina,andthenfinishthefollowingexercises.1.Watchandcirclethemade-in-ChinaitemsthatKiKiused.Listening&Speakingdeepfreezer,airfryer,electriccar2.Watchthevideoagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Listening&Speaking2.Watchthevideoagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Listening&Speaking1）WastheinformationKikiobtainedfromtheInternet,media,orotherpeoplealwaystrue?________________________________________________________________________________.2）WhywasKikinervousbeforeshewenttoChina?Becauseshewasworriedthatshewasunabletofind_______________________________________.3）HowdotheadvancementsintechnologyandlogisticsinChinaimpactpeople’sdailylife?AccordingtoKiki,theymakepeople’slife_____________________________________________.No,theyarenotalwaystrue.theproductssheneeded(fortheskinandhair)easierand(more)convenientTask4:XiaoWangandXiaoLi,whoarefromBeijingandChengdurespectively,aretalkingaboutthelocallifestylesandcustomsoftheirhomecities.Choosetheproperexpressionstofillintheblanksandrole-playthisconversationwithyourpartner(s).Listening&SpeakingXiaoWang:InBeijing,everythingisalwaysso1.___________.We’realways

rushingfromoneplacetoanother.IsitsimilarinChengdu?XiaoLi:Well,Ican’tsaythingsareabsolutelydifferentinChengdu.But

peopleheregenerallyvalueagoodwork-lifebalance.XiaoWang:That’sinteresting.InBeijing,peoplearealwaysbusyandfocused

onachievingtheirgoals.Butitsoundsnicetohavea2.__________lifestyleand

findtimeforactivitieslikeplayingmahjongandenjoyingthehotpot.XiaoLi:Yes.WhenyouvisitChengdu,youmusttrythehotpot.It’snotonly

adeliciousmealbutalsoa3._______________.Wegatherwithfriendsorfamilyand

enjoythehotpottogether.It'sagreatwaytospendqualitytimetogether.fast-pacedlaid-backsocialactivitylaid-backfoodspecialtiesfast-pacedsocialactivityspicycuisineListening&SpeakingXiaoWang:Thatsoundsamazing!InBeijing,wealsohaveour4.______________,

likePekingduck.It’softenservedwithpancakesandcucumber.Peoplefrom

allovertheworldcometoBeijingjusttotryit!XiaoLi:Oh,I’veheardaboutPekingduck,anditsoundsdelicious!Chengdu

isknownforits5._____________,likeMapoTofuandKungPaoChicken.XiaoWang:IwouldlovetotrythespicydishesinChengdu!It’sgreattolearn

aboutthesedifferentlifestylesbetweenourtwocities.XiaoLi:Iagreewithyou.Weshouldembracethesedifferences.Theyenrichour

understandingandhelpusappreciatethediversitywithinourowncountry.XiaoWang:Absolutely.Byexploringandsharingouruniquecustoms

andtraditions,wecanfosteradeeperconnectionandappreciationforour

differentlifestyles.foodspecialtiesspicycuisine03ReadingComprehensionTextAIntroductoryquestions1.Canyousayafewwordsaboutpopulartraveltrends,suchas“military-styletravel”,Citywalk?2.HowdoesCitywalkdifferfromthetraditionalpackagetour?Citywalk:ATravelTrendFosteringCulturalImmersionAnewtraveltrendiscaptivating

youngpeopleinChina,providingarefreshingalternativetotraditionalsightseeing.Dubbed“Citywalk”,thisformoftourismisrapidlygainingpopularity,asreflectedinthegrowingnumberofhashtagsandkeywordsacrossvariousChinesesocialmediaplatforms.foster/?f?st?(r)/v.

toencouragesth.todevelop促進(jìn)，鼓勵(lì)immersion/??m???n/n.thestateofbeingcompletelyinvolvedinsth.沉浸，陷入captivate/?k?pt?ve?t/v.tokeepsomebody'sattentionbybeinginteresting,attractive,etc.迷住alternative/??l?t??n?t?v/n.athingthatyoucanchoosetodoorhaveoutoftwoormorepossibilities可供選擇的事物hashtag/?h??t?ɡ/n.awordorphrasewiththesymbol‘#’infrontofit,usedonsocialmediawebsitesandappssothatyoucansearchforallmessageswiththesamesubject主題標(biāo)簽，話題標(biāo)記，題標(biāo)（社交媒體上發(fā)帖用的“#”號(hào)，方便搜索其他相關(guān)帖子）ExploringtheCitywalkPhenomenonTheCitywalktrendencouragesparticipantstoleisurelyexplorecitystreets,soakinginthelocalatmospherewhilediscoveringhistoricalbuildings,fashionableshops,andindulginginauthenticlocalcuisine.Theemphasisisnotonrushingthroughpopulartouristattractions,butratherimmersingoneselfinthecity’scultureandhistory.Thisapproachtotraveloffersamoreinclusiveexperienceofthevisitedplaces,creatingadeepconnectionbetweentheindividualsandthecity.phenomenon/f??n?m?n?n/n.

afactoraneventinnatureorsociety,especiallyonethatisnotfullyunderstood現(xiàn)象rushthroughtodealwithofficialbusinessveryquicklybymakingtheusualprocessshorterthanusual匆忙完成（迅速完成或處理某事）immerseoneselfintobecomeormakesb.completelyinvolvedinsth.（使）專心于……，埋頭于……TheCitywalkphenomenonoriginatedinChina’sgreatcitieslikeBeijingandShanghai,butitisnowspreadingtosecond-andthird-tiercities.Thetrendhasinspiredanewwaveofparticipationamongattendeesandeventorganizers,withsomeevenengagingfolkcultureenthusiastsandresearcherstoactastourguides.Thegoalistooffermoretailoredandprofessionalservices,cateringto

themarketdemandsandthespecificinterestsofurbantravelers.enthusiast/?n?θju?zi?st/n.

apersonwhoisveryinterestedinsth.andspendsalotoftimedoingit熱衷于……的人，熱心者，愛好者catertotoprovidethethingsthataparticulartypeofpersonwants,especiallythingsthatyoudonotapproveof滿足需要，迎合CitywalkinAction:Shanghai’sWukangRoadOneexampleofthisnewtrendistheelegantWukangRoadinShanghai.Knownforitstranquility,especiallyduringthecoolautumndays,theroadoffersanimmersiveexperienceforCitywalkfans.Withitshistoricbuildingsanduniqueurbanatmosphere,WukangRoadexemplifiestheessenceoftheCitywalktrend.CitywalkinShanghaihasevenextendedtopublicbusroutes,enablingdaytripperstoeasilyreachfardistrictsandcontinuetheirexplorationonfoot.Thisdevelopmentrepresentsapositiveshiftinurbantravel,allowingparticipantstochooseexperiencesthathavesomethingtodowiththeirinterestsandneeds.elegant/?el?ɡ?nt/adj.

(ofclothes,places,andthings)attractiveanddesignedwell（衣服、地方及物品）漂亮雅致的，陳設(shè)講究的，精美的tranquility/tr???kw?l?ti/n.thestateofbeingquietandpeaceful寧靜，安寧exemplify/?ɡ?zempl?fa?/v.

togiveanexampleinordertomakesth.clearer舉例說明，例證，例示represent/?repr??zent/v.

tobeanexampleorexpressionofsth.代表，體現(xiàn)5.____________________________________________________________Citywalkisnotmerelyaboutsightseeing.Itisasocialinteractionplatformthatallowslike-mindedpeopletoconnectwitheachotherandformfriendships.Thetrendfostersanewsociallandscape,particularlyamongyoungerindividualseagerforlocalexploration.Thesurgingpopularityofrelatedhashtagsonlifestylesharingplatformsfurtherenhancesthistrend.landscape/?l?ndske?p/n.

everythingyoucanseewhenyoulookacrossalargeareaofland,especiallyinthecountry景觀surge/s??d?/n.

tosuddenlyincrease激增enhance/?n?hɑ?ns/v.

增強(qiáng)，意思是增加或進(jìn)一步提高某人或某物的質(zhì)量、價(jià)值或地位。SomeCitywalkorganizersarecreatingskillfullycraftedroutesinpopulartouristdestinations.Theseroutesareworkedouttorevealthecultural/geography,localcustoms,andotherdistinctiveaspectsofeachcity.Sucheffortsaimtoimmersetouriststhemselvesinthecontextofmuseumsandartgalleries,exploringcitiesandembracingthepleasureoflife,which,inturn,furtherenhancestheappealofCitywalk.distinctive/d??st??kt?v/adj.

havingaqualityorcharacteristicthatmakessth.differentandeasilynoticed獨(dú)特的，特別的，有特色的inturnasaresultofsth.inaseriesofevents相應(yīng)地，轉(zhuǎn)而embrace/?m?bre?s/v.

toacceptanidea,aproposal,asetofbeliefs,etc.,especiallywhenitisdonewithenthusiasm欣然接受，采納TheFutureofCitywalkEventhoughCitywalkisarelativelynewphenomenonreflectingashiftingattitudetowardslifeandembracingaslower-pacedlifestyle,industryexpertssaythatitspotentialishuge.Theysuggestfurtherdiversificationthroughcollaborationswithlocalartandculturalinstitutions,businesses,andmuseums,aswellasintercitycoordination.diversification/da??v??s?f??ke??n/n.

theactofdevelopingawiderrangeofproducts,interests,skills,etc.inordertobemoresuccessfulorreducerisk增加……的品種，從事多種經(jīng)營(yíng)，擴(kuò)大業(yè)務(wù)范圍collaboration/k??l?b??re??n/n.

theactofworkingwithanotherpersonorgroupofpeopletocreateorproducesth.合作，協(xié)作Task1:Readthetextandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion._____?1.WhatdoCitywalkparticipantsfocuson?A.Visitingthepopulartouristattractionsquickly.B.Goingshoppinginthosefashionableshops.C.Committingthemselvestothecultureandhistory.D.Showingoffacrossthesocialmediaplatforms._____??2.WheredidtheCitywalkphenomenonoriginate?A.Second-andthird-tiercitiesinChina.B.BeijingandShanghaiinChina.C.CitieslocatedinSouthwestChina.D.Third-tiercitiesinChina.CBReadingComprehensionTask1:Readthetextandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion._____3.WhatisthepurposeofextendingCitywalktopublicbusroutesinShanghai?A.Tomaketravelersenjoythecity’stranquility.B.ToencouragemorepeopletojoininCitywalk.C.Toofferaconvenientwaytoexplorefardistricts.D.Toreplacetraditionalsightseeingtours._____??4.WhatdoestheCitywalkphenomenonreflect?A.Ashiftingattitudetowardsaslower-pacedlifestyle.B.Apreferenceforsightseeinginsteadofamuseumvisit.C.Agrowinginterestinadventureurbantourism.D.Adeclineintraditionaltourism.CAReadingComprehensionTask1:Readthetextandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion._____ 5.WhichisthebestsubtitleforthepartofParagraphs6–7inthetext?A.Citywalk:FunforYouandYourFriends.B.Citywalk:AGoodWayforSocialActivities.C.Citywalk:AGreatPromotionforMuseums.D.Citywalk:MoreThanJustSightseeing._____??6.WhenitcomestothepotentialofCitywalkforthetourismindustry,Citywalkcan_____.A.attractmoretouriststofirst-tiercitiesB.promotebothculturaltourismandleisureactivitiesC.replacetraditionalsightseeingtourstotallyD.leadtoovercrowdinginbigcitiesDBReadingComprehensionReadingComprehensionTask2:Fillineachblankformwiththeproperformsofthewordsbasedonthepartofspeech.Thenchoosetheproperwordstocompletethesentences.Changetheformsifnecessary.______________v.immersionn._______________adj.____________n./v.tourismn.touristn.explorev.______________n.____________n.(someone)distinctiveadj.______________n.distinctadj.______________v.collaborationn.______________adj.____________n.(someone)enthusiasmn.______________adj.______________v.originn.______________adj.participatev.______________n.______________n.(someone)immerseimmersivetourexplorationexplorerdistinctioncollaborativecollaborateenthusiastenthusiasticoriginateparticipationoriginalparticipant1.China’sancientculture_____________intheYellowRiverbasin.2.Wewillbe____________differentapproachestogatherinformation.3.ManyregionsinChinaaretakingactionstoprotectecologicalenvironmentanddevelopthe__________economy.4.Aqualifiedemployeeshouldhave____________workingattitudeandastrongsenseofresponsibility.5.I’dliketotakethisopportunitytosaythankyouforyour______________intotheprojectoverthelastcoupleofmonths.originated

exploringdistinctiveenthusiasticparticipationReadingComprehensionTask3:Replacetheunderlinedpartinthefollowingsentenceswithaphrasefromtheboxbelow.Makesomechangesifnecessary.rushthroughimmerseoneselfin…inturn

catertoworkout1.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercaloriespermealthanthosewhohavetheirmealsquickly.( )2.Thisnewproductwasdesignedtomeettheneedsofyoungprofessionals.( )3.Iwaslookingforwardtostartinguniversityandgettingcompletelyinvolvedinmystudies.( )4.Theirgrandfatheristooilltofunctionalone,andtheyaretakingcareofhiminproperorder.( )5.We’llmakeeveryeffortinfiguringoutourplansdespiteobstacleswhichmaybeplacedinourway.( )ReadingComprehensionrushthroughtheirmealscatertoimmersingmyselfinmystudiesinturn

workingoutTask4:Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions1.Whichonewouldyouprefer,visitingmuseumsandgalleries,discoveringtreatureshopsorenjoyinglocalcuisinewhileyouaretakingaCitywalk?2.Wouldyoupleaselistsomebenefitsofexploringacityonfootratherthanbycarorpublictransportation?ReadingComprehensionForonething,walkingisakindofsports,whichisagreatwaytokeephealthy.Foranother,walkingisslowerthantakingbuses.Youcanenjoythecitycarefullyandslowly.Thereisnoneedtorush.You’llnevermissanyscene.Forme,Ipreferindulgingthelocalcuisine.I’mnotfondofhistoryorart.AndIdon’tlikeshopping.Myfavoritehobbyistofindthedeliciouslocalfoodandgoenjoyingthefood.Afterhavingthecuisine,IwouldliketostrollonthestreettolookforanotherrestaurantforthecuisineI’venevertried.TextBGetting

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questions1.Whatisyourinterpretationofthesaying"simplelifeandhappyliving"?2.Whatarethethingsthatmakeyoufeeljoyful,peaceful,

accomplishedorsatisfied?GettingRidOfThingsCanChangeYourLifeAstheholidaysrolledaroundthisyear,ItoldmyhusbandJamesnottobuymeanything.Ialreadyhavetoomuchstuff.Ihavenoroomforyetanotheritemthatwilltakeupcherishedspaceinourcityhome.However,Imentionedthereisoneexception:Iwillacceptanythingthatcanbeconsumed,likewine,chocolate,orflowers.Somethingthatdoesn'tleaveafootprintandthatIdon'thavetomaneuver

aroundworryingaboutbreaking,losingormaintaining.cherished

/?t?er??t/adj.characterizedbyfeelingfondorshowingaffectionfor珍愛的，珍藏的maneuver/m??nu?v?(r)/

v.tomoveorturnsth.skilfullyorcarefully（熟練或謹(jǐn)慎地）移動(dòng)，轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)chime

intojoinorinterruptaconversation插嘴，打斷談話incontrasttoonethingisverydifferentfromanother...與.....截然不同stresssb.outtomakesb.feelverynervousandworried令（某人）緊張，使（某人）焦慮不安numerous/?nju?m?r?s/

adj.existinginlargenumbers眾多的，許多的uplift/??pl?ft/v.tomakesb.feelhappierorgivesb.morehope鼓勵(lì)，敦勵(lì)，使振奮enduptoreachaparticularplaceorachieveasituationafterotheractivities最終處于，以……告終bringuptostarttotalkaboutaparticularsubject談及，提出OursonchimedintowiselysuggestIadd"experiences"tomylistsincetheyaremoremeaningfulthanthingsandaresomethingthatourfamilyallenjoyed.Icouldn'tagreemoreandwashappyhebroughtthisup.Thememoriesof"experiences"liveoninourheartsandupliftus,whichareinsharpcontrasttothedustthatcollectsonthenumerousitemsweacquireovertheyearsthatoftenendupstressingusout.I'vealwaystoldJamesthatexcessthingscluttermymind,likeexcesswordsclutterhis.Asaphilosopherwhoisverydeliberateand

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withhiswords,hegotthatinstantly.So,weareonapersonalmissiontocleanoutourhomein2024.excess/?k?ses/adj.inadditiontoanamountthatIsnecessary,usualorlegal額外的，過度的deliberate/d??l?b?r?t/

adj.fullyconsidered深思熟慮的mission/?m??n/n.particularworkthatyoufeelitisyourdutytodo職責(zé)，使命precise

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adj.clearandaccurate精確的，確切的philosopher/f??l?s?f?(r)/n.apersonwhostudiesorwritesaboutthemeaningoflife哲學(xué)家instantly

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adv.atonce,immediately立刻，馬上clutter

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v.tofillaplacewithtoomanythings,sothatitisuntidy凌亂地塞滿，亂堆放Mychildhoodhomewasrecentlyputupforsale.MysiblingsandIspentalotoftimeclearingitoutandsortingthroughvariouspiecesoffurniture,beautifulceramics,andrandomtchotchkesbeforetheclosing.Tomakeroominourhomeforafewbelovedfamilyheirlooms,we'vebeenpartingwithobjectsthatarenolongeruseful,ingoodshape,or"sparkjoy".sibling

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n.abrotherorsister兄，弟，姐，妹ceramic/s??r?m?k/

n.apotorotherobjectmadeofclaythathasbeenmadepermanentlyhardbyheat陶瓷制品random

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adj.tohappen,orwithoutanyregularpattern隨機(jī)的，隨意的（非事先決定或不規(guī)則）tchotchke

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v.tocausesth.tostartordevelop,especiallysuddenly激發(fā)，引發(fā)Scienceseemstosupportthissimplificationmethodaswell.Ina2021empiricalliteraturereviewof23studiesthatinvolvedmorethan10,000participants,researchersfoundapositiverelationshipbetween"voluntarysimplicity"(oftenusedinterchangeablywithminimalism)andwell-being.simplification/?s?mpl?f??ke??n/n.

theprocessofmakingsth.easiertodoorunderstand簡(jiǎn)化empirical/?m?p?r?kl/adj.

basedonexperimentsorexperienceratherthanideasortheories實(shí)證的，實(shí)驗(yàn)的simplicity

/s?m?pl?s?ti/n.

hequalityofbeingeasytounderstandoruse簡(jiǎn)單，容易minimalism/?m?n?m?l?z?m/n.

astyleortechnique(asinmusic,literatureordesign)thatischaracterizedbyextremesimplicity極簡(jiǎn)主義Definedas"alifestylelimitingpossessionsandcluttertolivedeliberatelyaccordingtoone'spurpose",thetermwasfirstcoinedbysocialphilosopherRichardGregg,whowroteapopularbookin1936titledTheValueofVoluntarySimplicity.Practicingvoluntarysimplicityisassociatedwithvariouspsychologicalbenefits,includingenhancedmood,increasedmindfulness,lowerstressandanxiety,andbetterrelationships,asreportedintherecentPositivePsychologyliteraturereviewstudy.psychological/?sa?k??l?d??kl/adj.

connectedwithaperson‘smindandthewayinwhichitworks心理的，精神上的Recentresearchhasseemedtocatchuptowhatwehumanshaveinstinctivelyknownandfeltwheninclutteredsurroundings:Whenwetidyupourphysicalenvironments,ouremotionalspaceoftenfollowssuitandnaturallycleansupaswell.Insum,simplifyingourphysicalenvironmentsmayalsohelpuscleanupouremotional

environments.Lettinggoofclutterhelpsusfeellighterandlessoverwhelmed.Asa

result,wefeelmorepresentinthemoment,enablingustoconnectmoredeeplywith

ourselvesandothers.overwhelmed/???v??welmd/adj.

completelyovercomeoroverpoweredbythoughtorfeeling被壓倒的，被淹沒的，（強(qiáng)烈地影響而使）不知所措的instinctively/?n?st??kt?vli/adv.

inawaythatisnotthoughtabout,plannedordevelopedbytraining本能地，直覺地tidyuptomakeaplaceoracollectionofthingstidy收拾，整理clutter/?sa?k??l?d??kl/n.

alotofthingsinanuntidystate,especiallythingsthatarenotnecessaryorarenotbeingused雜亂的東西（尤指不需要的或無用的）TextB（)1.Theauthorprefersgiftsthatcanbekeptathomeforalongtimeratherthanthosecanbeconsumed.（)2.Theauthorbelievesthatmemoriesofexperienceshavegreatersignificancethanmaterialpossessions.（)3.Theauthorandhersiblingskeptallthefurnitureandceramicsfromtheirchildhoodhome.（)4.Livingasimplelifehasbeenshowntohavemanybenefits,suchasincreasedfocusandimprovedrelationships.（)5.Cleaningupphysicalenvironmentscanhaveapositiveimpactonemotionalwellbeing.Task1:DecidewhetherthestatementsbelowareTrue(T)orFalse(F)accordingto

theinformationinthepassage.FTFTTReadingComprehensionTask2:Choosethecorrectformsofthewordstofillintheblanks.1.The___________________(cherish,cherished,cherishing)friendshipbetweenthemhad

lastedfordecades.2.Weoften___________________(instinct,instinctive,instinctively)seekshelterduringastorm

orotherdangeroussituations.3.Whenshereceivedthenewsofherpromotion,shefeltcompletely___________________

(overwhelm,overwhelming,overwhelmed)bythejoy.4.Theroomwas___________________(cluttered,cluttering,toclutter)withboxesandbags,

makingitdifficulttomovearound.cherishedinstinctivelyoverwhelmedclutteredTextBReadingComprehensionText

BTask2:Choosethecorrectformsofthewordstofillintheblanks.5.Thesurveywascarriedoutamonga___________________(random,randomly,randomness)sampleofpeople.6.Everyonefavorsthe___________________(simplification,simplify,simple)ofvisaapplicationprocedures.7.Lackofconfidenceisa___________________(psychology,psychological,psychologically)barriertosuccess.8.Myteacherorganizedaspaceexplorationactivitythatreally___________________(spark,sparking,sparked)myinterest.randomsimplicitypsychologicalsparkedReadingComprehension04WritingPracticeInvitationAcceptanceLetter1.Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufirstreceivedaninvitation?2.Whataresomekeyelementstoconsiderwhenreplyingtoaninvitation?BriefintroductionWhenyoureceiveaninvitationcardorletter,itiswisetocalltotellwhetheryouwill

accepttheinvitationornot.Ifyouaccepttheinvitation,aformalresponseistowritean

acceptancelettertoshowyoursincerityaswellaspoliteness.Acceptinganinvitationinaformalmannerdemonstratesyourprofessionalism,respectandconsiderationforthehost.Whetherit’sabusinessevent,aweddingorasocialgathering,respondingappropriatelyiscrucial.WritingPractice1.Beginwiththesalutation:Formalgreetingbasedonfamiliarityandtypeofevent.2.Expressgratitude:Alwaysexpressthanksfortheinvitation.3.Confirmattendance:Clearlystatethatyou’reacceptingtheinvitation.4.Mentionanyspecifics:Discussthemes,activities,dresscodes,etc.,asnotedintheinvitation.5.Closetheletter:Concludewithaformalorfriendlynote,dependingonyourrelationshipandthenatureoftheevent.TipsForWriting

SampleWritingReadthesampleletterandfindoutthemaincomponents.DearMs.Green,Iamsopleasedtoreceiveyourkindinvitationtoattendtheweddingofyourdaughter

RehanaonOctober3rd.Thankyouforyourinvitation.Iwoulddefinitelyjointhisjoyous

momentofherwedding.Nowadays,IaminCanadaworkingonsomecompanyprojectsandamquitebusy.However,despitemycommitments,Istillwishtojoinyoupromptlyforthisjoyous

occasionandassistwiththeweddingpreparations.Doletmeknowiflcanbeofany

helptoyouforweddingpreparations.Youcancontactmeat57