Unit 13 The Properties of Water
Teaching goals:
1.Talk about water and the ocean
2.Practice communicative skills
3.Review Modal V erbs
4.Write an explanation paragraph
Teaching Plan: (Six Periods)
1st period: Warming-up and Reading (1)
2nd period: Reading (2)
3rd period: post-reading and Listening (SB)
4th period: Integrating Skills (SB)
5th period: Speaking
6th period: Grammar and Language Study
Period 1 Warming up & Reading (I)
Teaching goals:
1.To get the Ss to understand the main properties of water by connecting them with
some common phenomena and learning to explain the phenomena.
2.To enable them to be aware of the importance of water, making good use of water
in a proper way and protecting water resources.
Important points in teaching:
W ords: benefit, available, pure, mass, float, absorb, release, stable, bottom, habitat, dissolve, property.
Phrases: benefit from, range from… to …., all the way, be made up of, that is, freezing point, break down, mix with, be measured in, take advantage of,
keep…steady, manage to, be sensitive to, up to.
Structures: whatever…., ….., that is,…..
Teaching procedures:
Step1: Lead in
Read a short poem and guess its name: A letter from _______. (Water) Dear User,
Shame to you all, the Ignorant,
I am your life
But you seem not to value me
Give me all the respect
For in me is eternal life
If you continue abusing me
Surely, all forms of life will wither away
Have you ever imagined,
Life without me?
I tell you, it will be unbearable
Think twice
For every drop counts...
Qs:1) What does “Dear user” here refer to?
2)What does it talk to its users?
3)On which planet does it exist? －On the earth, which is also called the water
planet.
4)Do you know why it is called “The water planet”?
－Because about three quarters of the earth is covered by water.
Step2:Pair work: Collect as many words as possible related to water. Qs:
How much do you know about water?
Is all water fresh or salty?
Step3: Talk about the properties of water.
1. Pair work
T:Water is around us and inside us. We can’t go without water. Qs:
Why is water so important to living things?
Can you point out some of its properties or characteristics? Suggested vocabulary:
●It's colorless, tasteless, odorless and universal dissolvent.
●It feels wet;
●It exists in three forms: liquid, solid, gas, and is cycled through the
water cycle;
●It can absorb a large amount of heat;
●It sticks together into beads or drops;
●It's part of every living organism on the planet; etc.
2. Group work
Learn more about water’s properties by doing some simple experiments and learn to describe an experiment.
?What property of water does each of the four experiments illustrate?
?What causes this phenomenon?
?What’s this phenomenon related to?
①Experiment 1 shows how air pressure causes a piece of thick paper to cling to an upturned glass of water.
②Experiment 2 illustrates how substances with different density behave when placed in the same container.
③Experiment 3 is an example of how water dissolves substances and objects.
④Experiment 4 illustrates some of the differences between salt water and fresh water.
3. T:What other properties of water do you know about?
What causes the following phenomena? Can you explain?
①We can get a lot of nutrients by drinking water and having soup.
②Wood floats on water while iron sinks.
③The coastal areas are often neither too hot nor too cold.
④Why can some living things live at the bottom of the ocean where there is
no sunshine?
(If these questions are too difficult) Try asking questions about the properties of water and then give answers to them.
Step4: Pre-reading
Look at the titles in the text below. Do not read the whole text. Pick out the subject of each paragraph. Use the structures below to make six questions related to the subjects.
?What is/ are ________?
?What does _________ look like?
?What are different parts of ______?
?What can ________ be compared to?
?How does _______ work?
?What are some examples of ________?
1.Skim to find the words and phrases which describe the properties of water in the
reading text.
2.Scan to Find out some basic facts about life in the oceans.
?Life on earth began in the oceans about three billion years ago;
?99% of the living space on earth is in the oceans;
?There are about five million (known) species in the oceans;
?Life in the oceans ranges from tiny plankton to giant whales.
Step5: Homework
1．Read the text carefully and find out the detailed information about water properties.
2．Think as many examples as possible to illustrate water properties.
Period 2 Reading (Ⅱ)
Teaching steps:
I. Revision
T: Y esterday you were required to ask more questions about water’s properties and find out the detailed information about water properties as well. So now let’s have a little quiz about the properties of water.
●True of false questions:
1)Water is a liquid at room temperature, and it has a relatively high freezing point.
2)The reason why water can dissolve most substances on earth is that water has high heat
capacity.
3)Like all the other substances, water gets smaller (contract) when it freezes.
4)Pure water has a higher freezing point and lighter than salt water.
5)The salinity of the earth’s oceans is about 3.5%.
6)When water freezes, its density increases.
7)Other recourses such as oil, gas, gold etc is as precious as a drop of rain.
(TFFTT FF)
II. While-reading
1.As we all know, Charles Darwin is famous for his “The Origin of Species”. (According to his
theory of evolution)
Qs: 1) Was there any life on the earth billions of years ago?
2) If any, what was the original life like at that time?
3) Where did it live? －In the deep blue seas.
4) How does the world take its shape, which is quite different from what it used to be,
especially those various organisms? －Billions of years’ natural selection.
2．It is said that 99% of the living space on earth is in the oceans.
Qs: 1) What does this fact result in? －Marine life is incredibly rich and varied.
2) Can you give some specific numbers or examples?
－There are about five million species in the oceans. They range from the tiniest plants
all the way up to giants (e.g. sharks and whales).
3) What does this fact imply? Do you agree?
－Water is an excellent medium for life.
4) Why do you agree that water is an excellent medium for life? (Based on common
knowledge)
W ater is a liquid at room temperature and has a relatively high freezing point;
A ll living creatures need food to survive, but on many occasions the nutrients become
available to living things only when they are dissolved by water.
3．So we know that one of water’s properties is its dissolvability(溶解性).
Qs: 1) Do you know what gives water such a unique property?
－The chemical structure of water.
2) What does the water molecule look like?
－A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The two
hydrogen atoms are bonded to one oxygen atom to form a 'V' shape. The two hydrogen
atoms form a polar molecule, that is, one with a slightly positive end and one with a
slightly negative end.
3) Can you give some other examples which are also resulted from water’s unique
chemical structure?
－Plants can pull water up their roots via a capillary(毛细管) process;
－We can get a lot of nutrients by drinking soup.
That’s water’s another property－dissolvability.
4. Since water is such a universal solvent, it can dissolve just about anything including many gases and solids. As a result, there is sea water.
Qs: 1) Do you know the salinity of the earth’s oceans? －about 3.5%.
2) What does it mean?
3) Have you ever noticed such a phenomenon that in winter water in some containers or
small rivers often freezes while that in seas not? Can you explain it?
－The salinity of sea water can affect the freezing point of water. Sea water has a lower a freezing point, so even when the temperature of sea water falls below 0℃, sea water is still liquid.
5. However, no matter whether it is sea water or pure water, “wood floats on water while iron
sinks” always works. How do you explain that? What property of water is this?
－If a substance has a lower density than water does, it will float on water; Otherwise, it will sink.
Qs:1) What is density? And what’s the density of pure water?
－Density is the relationship between mass and volume and is measured in kilos per cubic meter (kg/m3). The density of water is 1,000kg/m3.
2) Does it also go for the phenomenon that Ice looks larger than water of equal mass?
－Y es. Water’s density decreases when it turns to ice, so its volume increases.
3) Does all the water in the same river or ocean have equal density? Tell your reasons.
—No. Changes in salinity and temperature affect water’s density. Cold water of high salinity usually is most dense and will tend to sink to the bottom of the ocean.
6. Qs: 1) What do different densities in the ocean result in?
－Dense water sinks and less dense water is pushed to the surface. Thus water in the ocean is always moving.
2) What phenomena can this result help us explain? Please give examples. (If necessary,
give students some hints such as showing a picture etc.)
Ocean motion helps move nutrients around and adds energy to the marine ecosystems.
Different marine creatures live in different levels of the ocean. (Because of the foods they need, sunshine etc.)
7. Read following statement and think what conclusion you can draw? Or what property does it
refer to?
It is said that a man of 60kg loses about 1L water through breath and skin evaporation (皮肤蒸发) every day. In other words, 539kcal heat is released in these two ways. If so much heat were kept in human body, it would raise body temperature by 9℃. Can you imagine the result?
－Water has a relatively high heat capacity and can accommodate the climate automatically. It can absorb and release a lot of heat without big changes in its temperature, thus creating a stable environment.
8. Here are some more familiar phenomena.
What property of water is each of them related to?
The coastal areas are often neither too hot nor too cold. (Water’s high heat capacity)
Ice floats on water. (Density)
When the sea water in a container is evaporated (蒸发), there will be some salt left.
(Dissolvability)
Irrigate in winter can help raise the soil temperature. (Water’s high heat capacity)
People swimming in the Dead Sea float; they can even read a paper while lying on their back in the water. (salinity and density)
IV. Homework
1.Try to think as many examples as possible to show that water is made use of to bring benefit
to human beings.
Period 3 Post-reading & Listening
Teaching goals:
1.To get students have a better understanding of water.
2.To learn some new words and sentence structures.
Teaching procedures:
Part one Post-reading
I. Better understand the properties of water
1. “Where there is water, there is life!” Can you use some facts to illustrate it?
－Water is a medium for life.
So far as we know, life only exists on earth, because there is water. Etc.
2. Our planet is a water planet of which two thirds of its surface is covered by water. What’s more, our body is also mainly composed of water. Do you know following figures which show how much water there is in parts of our body? 60%, 70%, 82%, 90%
Up to _____ of the human body is water.
______ of the brain is composed of water.
______ blood is made up of water.
The lungs are nearly _____ water.
3. Water is the source of life. That’s why water is an excellent medium for life. And you know all this is because of water’s unique properties.
II. Revision on the properties of water
1. What are the properties of water?
Water is polar.
Water is liquid at room temperature.
Water has a relatively high freezing point.
Water has density 1,000 kg/m3.
Water has high heat capacity.
…
2. What causes water to have such unique properties?
－It’s molecule form / chemical structure.
3. What is water molecule like?
Chemical structure: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Different parts of it: a slightly positive end and a slightly negative end, so it is polar.
The function of it: it causes water to be able to dissolve both solids and gases, and that’s why water can break down nutrients quickly.
4. Do pure water and salt water have the same chemical structure? Does pure water have salinity? Qs: 1) What’s salinity?
2) What is sea / salt water? －A mixture of pure water, dissolved gases and solids.
3) How does salinity affect water?
4) How does it affect water’s weight and freezing point?
－The higher salinity water has, the heavier the water is.
The higher salinity is, the lower the freezing point of water is.
5. Salinity also has something to do with the density of water. The higher salinity is, the higher density of water is.
Qs: 1) What is density?
2) How is density measured?
3) Which is denser, water or oil?
4) What will happen when water and oil are in the same container? What does this
phenomenon illustrate?
－Oil floats on water. A less dense substance floats on a denser substance.
5) Does water in the same ocean have the same density?
－No. Denser water sinks and pushes less dense water to the surface.
6. That’s why the ocean water will never stop moving. Ocean motion
Qs: 1) What does ocean motion mean?
2) How does ocean motion work?
－Denser water sinks and pushes less dense water to the surface.
Ocean motion helps move nutrients around and adds energy to the marine ecosystems.
3) What causes ocean motion?
－Changes in salinity and temperature.
7. The temperature of the ocean water always keeps steady, making the ocean a safe and comfortable habitat. Do you know why?
－Water has a relatively high heat capacity.
Qs: 1) What is heat capacity?
2) What’s the function of heat capacity?
－It determines how a substance absorbs and releases heat;
It keeps water temperature steady;
It keeps the earth’s temperature steady.
III. Reflection
1. There is a close relationship between some properties of water, for example, salinity, density and ocean motion. How do they affect each other?
2. Suppose you are one of the main properties of water (resolvability, salinity, density …). You think you are the most important and have the greatest effect on life. Try to persuade others by describing: 1) What you are.
2) What affects you.
3) What you are made the most of by human beings.
Part two Listening
I. Pre-listening
Give a very brief introduction of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and its author Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Here rime is the variant of rhyme.
II. While-listening
1.Listen to the story (Part 1) and find the information about it. (When, where, who, what?)
When: 18th century? (No, not mentioned)
Where: on a ship
Who: sailors / mariners
What: One of the sailors kills a bird that brings good luck to the ship, by doing which he has brought bad luck and death to the sailors.
2.Listen to part 1 for the second time and finish the following true or false questions.
1)This poem was written by a British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the 1700s.
2)In the poem, one of the sailors kills a fish under the ship.
3)It is believed that the animal he kills is one that brings good luck to the ship.
4)Other sailors are so frightened and angry that they kill the sailor.
5)The sailors are extremely thirsty but they can’t drink the water in the sea, because it is too
dirty.
(Keys: TFTFF)
3.Listen to part 1 for the third time and answer the following questions:
1)Who tells the story in the poem?
2)What does one of the sailors do?
3)What do you think will happen next?
4)Why are the other sailors frightened?
4.Listen to part 2 and complete the following sentences.
1)Finally they decide that he must die －_______ the mariner who _______ the bird.
2)He must _____ _______ it all and will ______ by having to tell the story…
3)_____ ______ on the ship, _________ on the ocean, the mariner suffers from
__________ and ______.
4)His story _____, the ________ mariner says _________ and asks them to learn from his
___________.
Keys: 1) except, shot; 2) live through, pay 3) Left alone, drifting, loneliness, fear;
4) told, ancient, farewell, sufferings
5.Listen to part 2 again and answer the following questions:
1)What happens to the sailors?
2)What happens to the mariner?
3)Why is the person telling the story?
4)Who is the person actually?
II. While-listening
1.Reflection: What do you learn from this story?
－Everything existing in the world has their own certain values, we should understand and respect them.
2.Creation
Work with partner and try to come up with a good, scary story like the one about the mariner. Homework
1. Preview Integrating Skills “Nature’s Nursery: Estuaries” on page 22
Period 4 Integrating Skills
Teaching goals:
1.To get students to know what estuaries are and their functions
2.To learn to write an explanation paragraph
Teaching procedures:
I. Lead-in
Look at the map of China, answer these questions:
1.Can you name the three cities marked on the map? Where are they? (Chongqing, Shanghai,
Dalian )I
2.How much do you know about them? Is the economy there well-developed or not?
3.Which city is the most developed? Why?
Now let’s look at this map and then answer the following questions:
1.Can you tell what map it is? Where is it?
2.Is the water here salty or fresh?
3.What’s the place called where river and the ocean meet?
II. While-reading
1. Skimming
1) Find out the definition of estuary.
(An estuary is the body of water where a river meets the ocean. Salt water from the ocean and fresh water from the river mix together in an estuary. This mixing of fresh and salt water creates a unique environment filled with life of all kinds---- a zone between the land and sea.)
2) What functions of estuaries have been mentioned in the passage?
(Great places for nat ure’s young animals clean our water by absorbing nutrients and pollutants from water coming from inland sources; provide both recreation and education for human beings.)
3) Discussion.
What living conditions do you think are needed for nature’s young ones?
Do estuaries have such conditions for them?
2. Discussion
What living conditions do you think are needed for nature’s young ones?
Do estuaries have such conditions for them?
3. Scan the passage and answer the following questions.
?Why are estuaries such go od places for nature’s young ones?
?What does “density” mean in this passage?
?How do estuaries affect the water that passes through them?
?Why are estuaries more sensitive to pollution than other areas?
?Why are estuaries important to human beings?
(Answer to question 1) In estuaries, animals can enjoy all the benefits of the oceans without having to face many of its dangers. Tides provide energy for the ecosystems, but estuaries are protected from waves and storms by islands, mud or sand. Nutrients from both the land and the ocean arrive in estuaries.
(Answer to question 2) It means the degree to which an area is filled with things or people.
(Answer to question 3) They absorb nutrients and pollutants from water coming inland sources, thus cleaning our water.
(Answer to question 4) Because estuaries act as filters(过滤器), many pollutants end up in them.
(Answer to question 5) Estuaries provide both recreation and education for human beings. For example, people can fish, swim and have fun on the beach; scientists and students have endless
opportunities to study a variety of life in the habitat. Estuaries also contribute to the economy through tourism and fishing.
4. Finish the following passage with words from the text.
Estuaries are bodies of water along coasts that are ________ (形成) when fresh water from rivers ________ with salt water from the ocean. In estuaries, the fresh river water is blocked from streaming into the open ocean by either surrounding mainland, or islands. This mixing of fresh and salt water _______ a unique environment ______ with life of all kinds -- a zone between the land and sea known as an estuary. The estuary gathers and holds a ______ of life--giving nutrients from the land and from the ocean, forming an ecosystem that contains more creatures than any other ________ on the earth. Estuaries are also important for human beings. They protect water quality by ________ pollutants from water coming from inland sources. They are centers for _______(娱乐) and education. Estuaries, in short, are treasures.
(formed, mixes, creates, filled, variety, habitat, absorbing, entertainment)
III. Post-reading Discussion
As we learn from this passage, many cities which are built around estuaries, like Shanghai, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shenzhen are very developed. Can you explain why?
( They are near Y angtze River De lta, Pearl River Delta…)
(Convenient transportation, rich resources…)
IV. Writing
Do you still remember what we learn about the properties of water? In that passage, the writer introduces the chemical structure and several properties of water to us, such as salinity, density, heat capacity. So from this we know when we are explaining what something is or how things happen, it is important that our explanations should be well organized and easy to understand.
Tip one
If we are describing a process，we’d be tter explain each step in the order it happens. Tell the readers about the causes and effects and use words like first, second, then, etc to show the order of the steps.
?First…
?Second…
?Third/ Then…
?Last…
Tip two
If we are writing about something that has several parts, we should describe each part and explain its function and structure.
The following questions may help:
What is it? How many parts is it made up of?
What’s the structure of each part? How does it work?
Homework
Imagine that your science teacher ask you to explain one of the following questions: Why does an ice cube float?
What will happen to a piece of metal if you put it in water?
Why do so many species live in estuaries?
Why have so many cities been built by estuaries?
Choose one of the questions and write a passage, using what you know about nature and science and what you have learned from this unit.
Period 5 Speaking
Teaching aim:
1.Get students to talk about the main use of water in our life and their effects.
2.Draw stu dents’ attention to the importance of using, saving and protecting our water as well. Teaching procedures:
I. Revision
1) Can you use your own words to tell us the general idea of the two reading passages?
2) What do you learn from our previous classes?
－Water is necessary / a must to life. Without water, life, as we all know, would not exist. II. Speaking
1. Pre-speaking
1) Do you agree with the saying “Without water, life would not exist.”?
2) So not only you and I agree with this opinion, but also the United Nations hold the same view. And that’s why we have World Water Day.
Q: Is there anyone who knows when it is? －Mar. 22
3) Brief background information about World Water Day: World Day for Water is established by the United Nations General Assembly's resolution 47/193 of 22 December 1992. It is a unique occasion to remind everybody that concrete efforts to provide clean drinking water and increase awareness world-wide of the problems and of the solutions, can help make the difference.
4) L ast year we witnessed some great disasters such as the typhoon “Y unna” and the tsunami in the India Ocean. What a coincidence that the theme for World Water Day 2004 was “Water and Disaster”. World Water Day 2005 will be guided by the upcoming water decade's theme "Water for Life". It will be the starting day for this International Decade for Action, "Water for Life".
2. While-speaking
1) To some extent, the existence of World Water Day also implies that human beings cannot live without water. Why? Can you tell how water is being used in our life? Give some examples.
－electricity, agriculture, home use, industry, transport, entertainment, etc.
2) Look at the first picture (“electricity”) in the textbook and talk about it.
The water is being used to generate electricity. Building up behind a high dam, water accumulates potential energy (势能). This is transformed into mechanical energy when the water rushes down. It is a good way to use water because water is renewable green energy. It will never run out if only we use it properly and generating electricity by using water is a better way to protect the environment than others. However, it takes a great sum of money and a long period of time to build a dam and prepare all the required equipment. Since nowadays electricity has already been an indispensable part of our life, most people benefit from using water in this way.
3) Group work. Divide students into several groups with six in each. Each one takes charge of one picture. When discussing each picture, please think about the following questions:
?How is water being used?
?What property of water enables it to be used in this way?
?Why do we use water in this way?
?Who benefits from using water in this way?
?Is this a good way to use water?
?What are some disadvantages of using water in this way?
4) Pair work. Each six-member group can be divided into three smaller ones with two in each. Make a dialogue on the basis of the results about your topics we reach, using following useful expressions:
?The water is being used to / for … We should / could …
?What will we do if …? If we …, we can …
?It would be better to …Can you think of a better way?
3. Post-speaking
1) Just now we’ve talked about six main ways of using water and their disadvantages as well as advantages. Here I have something more for you.
① Read following short passage by yourself.
No matter who we are, where we are, or what we do, we are all dependent on water. It is the source of all life and we need it every day. But with the world's growing population and fast developing economies, the earth's water reserves are drying up fast.
As many as 7 billion people throughout the world could face a water shortage by 2050 if the present situation continues. By then, the global population is expected to reach 9.3 billion. Many big cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, will suffer severe water shortages.
This alarming situation was shown in a United Nations (UN) report just ahead of World Water Day, which falls on March 22.
②Watch a flash “A prediction for water”
2) Q: What information have you got from the passage and flash?
－Water is very important to each of us. We must try our best to save and protect our precious water; otherwise, we will suffer a lot and even bring disasters upon ourselves.
3) Q: How can we save and protect water in our daily life?
Take home use for example,
Reduce faucet flow. A void letting the water run when brushing teeth, washing dishes, and shaving etc.
Reduce shower flow. Install a water-efficient shower head and spend 2 minutes less in the shower.
Replace aging toilets and clothes washers with high efficiency models. Take advantage of City rebates offered for low-flow and Wash Wise models.
Repair leaks. Find and fix faucet and toilet leaks.
Use natural lawn & garden care practices. Dig compost into soil to increase water retention and apply mulch around plants to avoid evaporation.
Reduce outdoor water use. Use a commercial car wash that recycles water. Sweep the driveway instead of hosing it off.
We ourselves should have a strong sense of preserving water and tell others to protect it too. Start from the little things right under our noses. For example, don’t litter or pour rubbish into rivers at will.
A void cutting down trees especially where the source of river lies.
…
4) Enjoy a flash about saving water. For the second time, we may turn off the sound and let
students dub it in English if possible.
4. Homework
Read the requirements in Talking (P.96) and finish it in the form of report.
Period 6 Grammar and Word Study
Teaching Goals:
◆To review Modal verbs.
◆To make students get more familiar with the Modal and practise using them in different
situations.
◆To enable students to master some new words and expressions.
Teaching Procedures:
Part One: GRAMMAR —MODAL VERBS
I.Revision
We have talked about the properties of water and we know that water can be used in many ways due to these properties. So please answer the following questions.
1)What are these properties of water?
2)Can you give some more examples that show we can benefit from these properties of water? According to the above discussion, we know that these properties of water are very important and help us a lot. Just because of these properties of water, water can meet people’s needs of living on the earth. We can say that wat er is the “life food” of the earth. It is a necessity of human beings and all the other living things. However, have you ever imagined the following situations?
II. Presentation
3)Without ocean motion, what would the earth be like?
(Without ocean motion, the earth would…)
4)If the density of ice were larger than that of water, what would the seabed be like?
(If the density of ice were larger than that of water, the seabed would…)
5)Suppose water had a much lower freezing point, what would the world be like?
(Sup pose water had a much lower freezing point, the world would…)
IV. More situations given to practice using Modal Verbs.
Situation one:
As many as 7 billion people throughout the world could face a water shortage by 2050 if the present situation continues. By then, the global population is expected to reach 9.3 billion. Many big cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, will suffer severe water shortages.
1)If it is true, what may happen in the future?
2)What can our country do with this problem?
3)What should we do in our daily life?
Situation two:
Three Gorges Project is the largest water conservancy project ever built in the water. It is said that the whole project will be completed in the year 2009 as planned. So try to discuss the following questions:
1)If the project is completed in the year 2009, what advantages will it bring to us?
2)If the project is completed in the year 2009, what problems may it cause? How can we
deal with these problems? What should we do to solve these problems?
V.Consolidation
Dear John,
Thank you for your letter. I don’t think I ________ give you any advice. I don’t think the manager ______ trust you. It sounds as if he has decided that you ______ be the thief. Do you have to continue working at this company? Maybe you ______ find another job where the people are more friendly. I think that you ________ enjoy that more.
If you stay at the meat factory, you __________ not be able to be happy. Besides, if you stay, the thief _______ do something bad to you. I don’t th ink that _______ be very pleasant. If he played a bad trick on you, the manage __________ say you were the thief and call in the police. That _________ have serious results. I think the best thing you _________ do now is to look for another job and hope that it __________ turn out better.
Y ours,
Mary 2. Finish all the grammar exercises on SB & WB.
Part Two: W ord Study
I. The letters of the following words have been mixed up. T ry to put the letters in the
II. T ry to find words in this unit according to the explanations
1. ____________ （of things）that can be used or obtained.
2. ____________ not mixed with any other substance.
3. ____________ special quality or characteristic of a substance, etc.
4. ____________ change a solid into liquid.
5. ____________ stay on or at the surface of a liquid and not sink.
6. ____________ ability to hold or contain sth.
7. ____________ affected greatly or easily by sth.
8. ___________ natural environment of an animal or a plant; home.
9. ____________ (means of ) refreshing or entertaining oneself after work; relaxation.
10. ____________ the relationship between mass and volume and is measured in kilos per cubic. III. Fill in the blanks with the proper words. The first letter has been given. Some words are used more than once.
1)The water molecule is made up of two h__________ atoms and one o__________ atom.
2)Water is a l________ at room temperature, but it turns into a s________ when the temperature
drops below 0oC and into a g____ when heated above 100oC.
3)An a________ is the smallest part of any living or nonliving thing.
4)Places by the sea often have a s___________ climate that is never too hot or too cold, because
water can a________ and release a lot of heat.
5)Soil can a________ water, so it helps keep water from flowing away.
6)Marine scientists study the r___________ between living creatures and their habitat in the
ocean.
7)Salt water has a lower f_________ point and is heavier than fresh water.
8)Oil has a density lower than 1,000 kg/m3, so it will f__________ on water.
9)Heat d________ the candle into a pool of wax in a few minutes.
10)Now nobody can be sure any longer that the air in the countryside is p________ and healthy. IV. Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the following phrases.
1.Temperature here__________10°C to 30°C.
2.A volleyball team consists of Six players while a football team ______eleven players.
3.He is a hero, so you will ___________ his good example.
4.Y ou can ___________ her offer to drive you home.
5.The talks between those two big companies ____________ so the two managers had to look
for another trade partner respectively.
6.The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ___________ the helplessness of
the crew at sea.
7.It’s now twenty minutes past four, _________, the doctor has gone for two hours.
8.Uncle Smith followed him _______ down the street.
9.The powder is then ________ water and other things, and made into different kinds of food.
10.The chairman encouraged everyone to __________ the discussion.
Homework
1. Finish all the grammar exercises on SB&WB.
2. Review the whole unit.
高二英语下册期末考试卷 命题：泉州一中考试命题中心 （考试时间120分钟，试卷总分150分） 第一卷（选择题，共115分） …… 一、听力 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. When will the concert bigin ? A. At 7:30. B. At 7:40 C. At 7:50 2. What does the woman want ? A. A radio. B. Some pens. C. Some batteries. 3. Where does this conversation take place ? A. On a train. B. In a classroom C. In a bar. 4. What is the woman doing ? A. Asking for information. B. Asking for an apology. C. Asking for help. 5. Why did the woman stop typing ? A. She has two more days and isn’t worried. B. She finished typing her paper. C. She has sore hands. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Where do they offer the man the job ? A. At a restaurant. B. At a company. C. At a hotel 7. What does the man think of the job ? A. He thinks it uninteresting. B. He thinks it is good. C. He thinks it is a hard job. 8. How much will the man be paid if he accepts the job ? A. $ 116 a week. B. $ 160 a week. C. $ 150 a week.
福建省福州市高二英语上学期期末考试试题 （完卷时间：120分钟，总分：150分） 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A,B,C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What gift will the woman probably get for Mary? A. A schoolbag. B. A CD. C. A movie ticet. 2. What is the man doing? A. Watching TV. B. Enjoying a party. C. Looing for his clothes. 3. What does the man mainly do in his spare time? A. He plays sports. B. He plays the piano. C. He learns a language. 4. Which flavor is the most popular? A. Strawberry. B. Chocolate. C. Lemon. 5. What are the speaers taling about? A. A movie they just saw. B. A favorite actor. C. Weeend plans. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the relationship between the speaers? A. Former classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Old teammates. 7. What is the woman more interested in now? A. Playing tennis. B. Playing the piano. C. Playing basetball. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What caused the woman’s problem?
2018高二英语期末考试题 Ⅰ 第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Friends and Buddies This program is planned for teenagers who have special needs with the goal of meeting within a community with other peers(同龄人). The purpose of the program is that it will lead to a better understanding of friendships. Gym, Swim, Surprise Guest, and Pizza are included. Ages 12-18, numbers of members are limited. Contact: Gloria Bass. This progra m is held 2 Fridays per month. Fees: $65/$85 Club Saturday Swim This program is available to anyone aged 5-14 who is challenged by mental, physical, or emotional trouble. The program will be held each Saturday afternoon, 12:00-12:30 pm or 12:30-1:00 pm. Fees: $136/$260 Sibshops (Ages 10-13) Sibshops is a program for siblings(兄弟姊妹) of children with challenges. It includes group activities and talk treatment ways with the focus on improving sibling relationships and whole family happiness. Location: Hope Church, Wilton CT. Wednesday: 4:00-5:00 p m. Fees: $50/$65
河南省郑州市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小題1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. In a restaurant. C. In a theatre. 2. How old is the man now? A. About 20 years old. B. Nearly 40 years old. C. Over 60 years old. 3. What will the man do next? A. Go to the information center. B. Check the price of the ticket. C. Take a train to leave New York. 4. What can we learn about the man? A. He gave up his job. B. He has two job offers. C. He is doing a part-time job. 5. What does Mr. Anderson do? A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A repairman. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
高二年级第一学期期末测试----英语 单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. The film _______ him _______ what he had seen in China. A. reminded; to B. remembered; of C. recalled; with D. reminded; of 2. I sight of an empty seat at the back of the bus and went directly there. A. lost B caught C. looked D. took 3. He asked us to him ______ carrying through their plan. A. assist; with B. help; to C. assist; in D. help; with 4. His report was so exciting that it was interrupted by applause（掌声）. A. constantly B. constant C. seldom D. never 5. _______ in a friendly way, their quarrel came to an end. A. Being settled B. Settled C. Settling D. Having settled 6. A driver should __ the road when . A. concentrate on; drive B. concentrate in; driving C. concentrate to; drove D. concentrate on; driving 7. We must work hard to a good knowledge of English. A. take B. acquire C. catch D. hold 8. Tom kept quiet about the accident ________ lose his job. A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to 9. Not until the early years of the 19th century ________ what heat was. A. man did know B. did man knew C. didn't man know D. did man know 10. The stone bridge __ _ last year is very beautiful. A. built B. was built C. being built D .to be built 11.The poor man , ________，ran out of the dark cave. A. tiring and frightened B. tired and frightened C. tired and frightening D. tiring and frightening 12. Don’t be discouraged. ______ things as they are and you will enjoy every day of your life. A. Taking B. To take C. Take D. Taken 13. These articles are written in simple language, _____ makes it easy to read. A. that B. this C. which D. it 14. After the war, a new school building was put up __________there used to be a theatre. A. that B. where C. which D. when 15. Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but ______ didn’t help. A. he B. which C. she D. it 16. Along with the letter was his promise _______ he would visit me this coming Christmas. A. which B. that C. what D. whether 17. Victor apologized for __________ to inform me of the change in the plan.
梅州中学2005?2006学年第二学期期末考试题 （2006.7） 高二英语 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）。共150分，考试时间120分钟。 第一卷（三部分，共115分） 说明： 1. 答题前，学生务必将自己的姓名、班级、座号用钢笔或墨水笔写在答题卷上。 2 . 每小题选岀的答案后，请写在答题卷对应题目的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净。答案不能答在 试卷上。 3. 考试结束，学生可只交答题卷。 一、听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音结束后，你将试卷上的答案写到答题卷上。 第一节：听对话或独白（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白 读两遍。 请听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 1. What 'the possible relatio nship betwee n the two speakers? A. Teacher and stude nt. B. Classmates. C. Headmaster and teacher. 2. What has Bill don e? A. he 'done some wash ing. B. He ' touched the wet paint. C. He's draw n someth ing. 3. What do we know about the floor? B. The workme n has forgotte n to pain t it. A. It ' just bee n pain ted. C. Bill has just walked across it.
第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What kind of poems does the man dislike? A. Realistic poems. B. Romantic poems. C. Humorous poems. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Enjoying her music. B. Preparing for a contest. C. Looking for her earphones. 3. Where are the speakers? A. In a post office. B. In a hotel. C. In a taxi. 4. What time is it now? A. 1010. B.1030. C. 1100. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She wants to practice French with the man. B. She will move to the quiet section. C. She won’t do what the man asks. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听 完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。 6. Which place is the woman looking for? A.A hotel. B. A street. C. A park. 7. Where will the woman turn right? A. On the next block. B. At the second street. C. At the very end of the street. 听第 7 段材料，回答第8-9题。 8. How did the man intend to change his appointment? A. By cancelling it. B. By changing it to another day. C. By making it earlier that day. 9. When did the man decide to see Dr. Benjamin in the end? A. At 300 p.m. on Wednesday. B. At 430 p.m. on Wednesday. C. At 1000 a.m. on Thursday. 听第 8 段材料，回答第10-12题。 10. Where is the woman going for her vacation? A. To New ealand. B. To Australia. C. To Spain. 11. How long did the woman’s mother travel with the man in Spain? A. For two months. B. For two weeks. C. For six months. 12. Who might Terri be? A. The woman’s mother. B. The man’s aunt. C. The man’s wife. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13-16 题。
一单项选择： 1、The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004 is believed _____ more than 160,000 people and made millions homeless, ______ it perhaps the most destroying tsunami in history. A. to kill ; making B. to have killed ; making C. having killed ; to make D. killing ; made 2、Eating too much fat can ______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure . A. stick to B. attend to C. contribute to D. devote to 3、“Neal, listen ,” she said , looking straight at him . “ I ask you not to get _______ in this kind of matter . It’s none of your business.” A. caught B. involved C. attached D. connected 4、The quality of the food is ________ health for people. A. a matter of B. the matter of C. no matter that D. for the matter 5、—- My uncle advised I ________ abroad . —- I would rather you ________ at home . A. go ; stay B. went ; stayed C. go ; stayed D. went ; stay 6、________ you find either his add ress or his telephone number , you can’t get in touch with him. A. Although B. Even though C. Unless D. If 7、Mr Jones holds strong views against video games and ____ the closing of all recreation facilities for such games. A. assists B. acknowledges C. advocates D. admits 8、Li Yuchun’s career began to __________ after she won the Super Girls’ match . A. speed up B. fly away C. give away D. take off
圆梦教育中心高二年级上学期考试试卷 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 21. Dave wanted to study till ________ midnight, but sleepiness got_____ best of him. A. 不填; the B. 不填; 不填 C. the; the D. the; 不填 22. At times, worrying is a normal________ to a difficult event or situation—a loved one being_______ in an accident, for example. A. response; injured B. reaction; wounded C. reply; hurt D. reflection; died 23. If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when yo u fell, you_______ now. A. wouldn’t be smiling B. couldn’t have smiled C. didn’t smile D. won’t smile 24. ________ the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some homes or will cause other family problems. A. When B. If C. While D. As 25. _______ today, he would get there by Saturday. A. If he leaves B. Was he leaving C. Would he leave D. Were he to leave 26. After he retired from office, Rogers _______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest. A. saved up B. kept up C. took up D. drew up 27. When he was young, he used to ________ hard at his lessons. A. devote to working B. devote himself to work C. be devoted to work D. be devoted to working 28. At assembly, our monitor made a speech, swearing to try our best to study well______ us students. A. in memory of B. on behalf of C. in honor of D. in favor of 29. They swear they will push ahead with the experiment whatever _____they might meet with. A. disadvantages B. shortcomings C. troubles D. hardships 30. He told me how he had given me shelter and protection, without which I ______of hunger. A. would be died B. would have died C. would die D. will die 31. ________ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice. A. Faced B. Having faced C. To face D. Facing 32.Though you may hate some customs in other countries, ______ , you must remember “Do in Rome as Rome does”. A. likewise B. therefore C. otherwise D. anyway 33. What the leader referred to in the report was really something _______. A. worthy of considering B. worth to be considered C. worthy to be considered D. worth being considered 34. Generally speaking, ______ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect. A. when taking B. when taken C. when to take D. when to be taken 35. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ______ all day. A. rained B. rains C. has rained D. is raining
高二下学期英语期末考试试卷 一、阅读理解 1. 阅读理解 AucklandUniversity Online Education — What to Expect Most Auckland University onlineprograms are 100 percent online so that students do not come to the schoolcampus. Instead, AU has designed a media-rich, easy-to-use learning environmentthrough a Learning Management System . ? Discipline With disciplined work habits, you arelikely to succeed as an online student. It is up to you to log on to yourcourse and meet your own deadlines. ? Time Management In order to earn competitive grades, planon spending a minimum of 20-25 hours a week on each course. AU courses operateon a seven-week schedule, with start dates in January, March, May, July,September and November. Students are able to complete two courses per semesterby taking one seven-week course at a time. ? Professional Connections Many of the AU faculty who teach online haveconnections to industry, so the online learning environment ensures access todiverse expertise and practice. It includes an extensive network ofprofessionals in a variety of
高二下册英语期末考试预测卷+答案解析 高二英语期末试卷 第一部分听力(共两节,满分20 分) 略 第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35 分) 第一节: 单项填空(共15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分15 分) 请阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、 D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上 21.With the number of migrants rising sharply, Europe’s leaders have struggled to find solution that can ______ both domestic political pressures and their legal and moral duties to shelter those migrants. A. influence B. guarantee C. accommodate D. convince 22. Nowadays Chinese pedestrians feel caught between morality and trick: should they help an elderly person who ______ into the street? A. has fallen B. is falling C. had fallen D. was falling 23. ______ in the valley of the mountains is the tomb of King Tutankhamun, which Howard Carter came across in 1922. A. Locating B. Being located C. Buried D. Being buried 24. We stayed a week in Paris. It is a pity we can’t speak French; otherwise we ______ our visit to the romantic city much more. A. would enjoy B. enjoyed C. had enjoyed D. would have enjoyed
延安市实验中学大学区校际联盟2016—2017学年度第一学期期末考试试题 高二英语（A） 考试时间100分钟满分100分 说明：卷面考查分（3分）由教学处单独组织考评，计入总分。 第Ⅰ卷（共55分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分10分） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 （）1.What does the man plan to do first? A. Have some food B. Read the novel C. Do his homework （）2.What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Sales clerk and customer. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. （）3.What did the woman leave at the man’s home? A. Her books. B. Her bike. C. The bike lights. （）4.What are the two speakers talking about? A. A new movie. B. A swimming pool. C. Weekend plans. （）5.What does the man like to eat? A. Apple pie. B. Fruit. C. Ice cream. 第二节（共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分） 听下面2段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 （）6.What does the woman want the man to do? A. Buy a new TV. B. Turn off the TV. C. Change the channel. （）7. What does the woman think of most TV shows?
第一学期期末考试 高二英语试题 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共115分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the purpose of the woman’s coming to fitness club? A. To take part in the exercise here. B. To ask about the courses for her friend. C. To pick up her best friend who is exercising here 2. What does the woman mean? A. Basketball is interesting B. She doesn’t like any sport. C. Baseball is the dullest sport. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The singers in the show. B. Their favorite songs. C. Their favorite stars. 4. What time is it now? A. 8:00. B. 8:10. C. 8:30. 5. Why does the man want to ask for leave? A. He is sick. B. He thinks Miss Li’s class is boring. C. He has to go to visit Miss Li. 第二节听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Why can’t Sara go with the speakers? A. She has to look after her brother. B. She dislikes going with them. C. She will go to her hometown. 7. What will the speakers do this weekend? A. Go to the beach. B. Go on a picnic. C. Have lunch at Sara’s. 8. What does the woman ask the man to do tonight? A. Tell Sara their plan. B. Complete his homework. C. Go to see Sara together. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题。 9. Why did Jane come to the coffee house to be a waitress? A. To earn money. B. To learn English. C. To learn how to make coffee. 10. Who usually does housework at home? A. The father. B. Jane. C. The mother. 11. How many people are there in the woman’s family?
上海外语教育出版社——新世纪英语高二全部课文 （包括Additional Reading）及重点词组 高二第二学期 17. Words and their stories EAGER BEAVER An eager beaver is a person who is always willing to do and is excited about doing what is expected of him. Suppose, for example, that a teacher tells his students they each must solve one hundred math problems before coming to school the next day. The children complain about so much homework. But one student does not protest at all. That student is an eager beaver. He loves to do math problems, and does not mind all the homework. The expression is said to have come from the name of a hard-working animal---the beaver. Beavers are strange-looking creatures. They spend a lot of time in the water, building dams to create little lakes or ponds. They use their huge teeth and work hard to cut down trees, remove branches and put them across streams. They use their tails to pack mud on the branches to make the dams solid. Few other animals work so hard. Historians say the beaver had an important part in the settlement of North America. There were hundreds of millions of beavers when European settlers first arrived. The settlers put great value on the fur of beavers. In fact, for two