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Do you understand these sentences? 1.Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live / lives life “on the go” and use / uses cellphones. He is the only one of all the students who have / has a cellphone. 2.Modern cellphones are more than just phones — they are being used as cameras and redios, and to send or surf the internet. Yao Ming has more than just size. It is more than a car. It can run even in water. ( ) ( ) the only one many Chinese teenagers

use sth as; use sth to do In ancient times, people used stones as tools for farming. In ancient times, people used stones to kill animals for farming. 3. New functions are being added to the phones. They are adding new functions to the phones. What you said has added fuel to the fire. 4. The latest cellphones have features such as games, music and an electronic calendar that will remind you about appointments and important dates. ( )

5. They are being used everywhere — sometimes where they shouldn’t. 6. Some parents worry that their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls. …spend too much time in making phone calls. 7. The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where we are or what we are doing. seem + adj. / to do The task seems easy, but actually it is difficult. Mr Smith seemed to become angry when he heard the news. They seemed to be talking about something secret in the next room. I seem to have seen him somewhere before. [] [ ]

It seems / seemed that / as if + a clause It seems that everything is going on well here. It seems as if it is going to snow. used to introduce an adverbial clause: no matter where = wherever; no matter what = whatever; no matter how + adj. / adv.=however + adj. / adv. no matter when = whenever No matter how / However expensive the cellphone is, I’ll buy it because I need one badly. No matter when / Whenever I meet him, he is always wearing that old hat.

8. Having a cellphone also makes us feel safer, since we can call for help in case of emergency. This sort of work calls for a lot of patience. I can call for you at eight on my way to school. 9. She says that her cellphone helps her do whatever she wants to do and still … whatever / whoever / whomever / whichever used to introduce an object clause Whoever leaves the classroom last should remember to turn off the light before leaving. You may choose whichever book you like. With the money you can buy whatever you want. Anyone who any book that anything that

Translation on P135 1.You may do whatever you want to do. 2.I’ll teach whoever wants to learn. 3.We can start whenever you are ready. 4.Life won’t be easy whichever road you take. 5.He makes friends wherever he goes. 6.It rained throughout the night. 7.In case of rain, they usually go travelling with an umbrella. In case it rains, they usually go travelling with…

Answers to the questions on P137. (Integrating skills) 1.Teleportation is a combination of sending information through telephones or the Internet and transportation. 2.With normal transportation, a person or thing is moved fromPoint A to Point B. With teleportation, a person or thing is taken apart a Point A and put together again at Point B. 3.Teleporting a human being would be very difficult since there are so many parts in a human body. 4.Various answers. The text makes it clear that it is very unlikely that human teleportation will become possible.