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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Workbook,Listening,1.Read the words and phrases below,then listen and tick what you hear.,flying boots self-cleaning shirts,flight mobiles thinking quilt with sensor,wristwatch computer constant temperature jackets,2,.Listen and fill in the chart.,Invention,Specialty,Advantage,Limitation,1,2,Flying boots,Thinking quilt,hover and move above the ground,can go swiftly in any direction,cannot go up and down,adjust thickness,according to the,temperature,become thicker,when cold and thinner when hot,sensor must be removed every time you wash the quilt,AMAZING INVENTIONS,Zoe Newman,(ZN),a talk-show host on Capital Radio,is interviewing,Mr Xiao Feng,(XF),about his new inventions.,Part One,ZN:Hello,everyone.Today Im very pleased to have our famous inventor,Mr Xiao Feng,with me.I hear,Mr Xiao,that youve invented some really useful things.,XF:Yes,indeed.My first invention is a pair of flying boots operated by a small computer chip.,ZN:Flying boots?How do they work?,XF:Having put them on and turned the switch,you rise slightly from the ground and hover.Then you can move swiftly in any direction.,ZN:Mm!Can they go up or down?,XF:Sorry.They cant do that yet.At the moment you can only travel about fifteen centimetres above the ground.,ZN:Well,it should save us buying so many new shoes!,Part 2,ZN:Whats your second idea?,XF:Its a quilt which thinks.,ZN:Really?,XF:Well,not really!But it can change its thickness according to the temperature.,ZN:How does it do that?,XF:This quilt has a tiny sensor and air pump inside.It will make adjustments according to changes in temperature.When the temperature is higher,part of the air inside will come out and the quilt becomes thinner and feels cool in bed.When the temperature is lower,the quilts takes in more air and becomes thicker.As a result,it gives a thick,warm cover for the bed.,ZN:Are there any problems with it?,XF:Only one.You must remember to take the sensor out every time you wash it.Otherwise,it will stop working.As long as you are careful,ZN:(interrupts)Sounds great.Where can I buy one(fading out),Using words and expressions,1.,Use,catch sight of or lose sight of,to fill in the blanks.,2.Fill the suitable words in the blanks.,My aunt Betty is a _ who has always wanted to go on a time travel holiday.Last year she decided to design her own time tour.She wanted to take a space _to AD 3050.The _from the time travel company gave her the _ that the space capsule was easy to handle.He told her about its _ and safety.This increased her _ to take the DIY(Do It Yourself)time tour.However,her trip was not the _ success she had expected.When she pressed the _ to begin the journey there was a _ and the capsules engine died.No matter how hard she tried,Aunt Betty was unable to restart it.It seemed that the capsule was far from being efficient and reliable.She wondered whether some parts of the capsule had been _ from second-hand _.Obviously it was quite unsafe for her to travel in.So instead of visiting _far in the future,Aunt Betty had to be satisfied with going to Hainan for her holiday!,1.lost sight of,2.catch sight of,3.caught sight of,4.lost sight of,typist,capsule,representative,impression,efficiency,motivation,instant,switch,flash,manufactured,materials,settlements,3.Translate the sentences into English.,1.这包书的费用是250元，其中含有邮资和包装费。请写下收件人的地址，别忘了邮编。(postage,postcode),The cost of the parcel of books is 250 yuan including,postage,and packing.Please write down the receivers address and dont forget the,postcode,.,2.数十年前，人们还有打字机打出正式文件，但现在我们可以用电脑和打印机作同样的工作。(typewriter,formal document),Decades ago(Tens of years ago),people used,typewriters,to type,formal,documents,but now we can do the same work with computers and printers.,3.尽管速溶咖啡能够放置很长一段时间，但是如果不能保持干燥的话很快就会坏掉。(have a long shelf life;instant coffee,go solid),Although it,has,(Although,having,),a,long,shelf,life,instant,coffee,may,go,solid,if(it is)not kept dry.,4.千年之后地球上的居民可能可以用生态系统来处理垃圾。(citizen,dispose of,ecological),In one thousand years,citizens,of the earth may be able to,dispose,of,their rubbish using,ecological,system.,5.这条蛇是如此地贪婪，一口就吞掉了那只老鼠。(greedy,swallow up),The snake was so,greedy,that it,swallowed,up,the rat in one bite.,6.与人打交道是商务人员工作的一个重要部分。(aspect),Dealing with people is one important,aspect,of a businessmans work.,7.当我们穿过田野回到家时，鞋子上沾满了泥。(mud),When we came home by cutting(corners)across the fields,we had,mud,all over our boots.,8.在医院呆了六周以后，他终于恢复状态并且开始工作。(be back on ones feet),After six weeks in hospital,he,was,back,on his feet,and ready to start work.,4.Join the two halves of the sentences together using a line.,Michael stared as though,He stood as if,He felt as if,He hugged his father as though,all his problems had been removed.,he had never seen his father before.,he could never thank him enough.,turned to stone.,Janet spent money as if,When the bills came,she cried as if,As she asked the bank manager for a loan she talked and laughed as if,When she got the money,she felt as though,Sh
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