1. READING AND WRITING

2. Language points in Reading: 1. think highly/well/much/a lot of 赞赏 ; 高度评 价. Think little/ill/nothing of 对 … 评价不高 e.g. I think highly of those who volunteer to help the homeless people. We all think ill of the film. 2. besides. (1) in addition to; (prep.) 除 … 之外. e.g. Besides milk and cheese, we need vegetables.

3. (2) more over ;also 而且. e.g. I don’t want to go out now, and besides, I must work. 词语辨析. besides 和 except 都含有 “ 除 … 外 ” 的意思. 在 否定句中可以互换. 在肯定句中有区别. besides 指 “ 除 … 外, 另外还有 ”, 着重 “ 另外还有 ”. 而 except 指 “ 从整体里减去一部分 ”, 着重 “ 排除 在外 ”. e.g. I have five other books besides this. We all went there except Xiao Li.

4. 【注】 except for 指 “ 整体 … 除了某一点以外 ” 前后的词往往不属于同一范畴. e.g. The composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes. The house is very good except for a broken window. 高考链接 : --- How about this cloth? ---I don’t like it and ____ it costs too much. A. because B. besides C. beside D. except

5. WRITING Write a short reply to Jonann’s letter.

6. 2. Give a reason why you agree or do not agree with the writer. 3. Give an example from your own life so that the reader can better understand your opinion. 1. You may choose to agree or do not agree with the writer

7. 10.learn from 1.something 3. to get it back4. ring 5.look for it too much 6. when they lose something they lose the right on to own it 7. their things 8.losing them9.give to others 2.you are the person who found it

8. 1.something2.try to re turn it 3.do the same for you4.picture5.keep it 6.an office 7.office8.person9.The lady 10.happy

9. Suggested answers of Writing task: 1. they are important to our culture. 2. they help us remember the lives of our ancestors and respect what they have done. 3. painting above the old store. 4. Fuzhou Lu in the centre of the city. 5. it was painted by a famous artist of the early QingDynasty.

10. 6. get students to take a trip to see it on a Saturday next month. 7. ask some important people to join us. 8. write an article about it for the town newspaper. 9. raise enough money to help the museum buy it.

11. 英语书信开头和结尾的常用语 1. 书信开头常用语 : How are you? How are you getting on recently? How are you getting on /along with…? 2. 复信时开头常用语 : Many thanks for your last kind letter. I’m very glad to have received your handwriting. I was so happy to see your handwriting. Please pardon my long delay in writing to you.

12. 书信的常用结尾语 : Best wishes /regards to you. Good luck to you. Please give my best wishes to… Wish you good health and happiness. Looking forward to hearing from you.