2.The word"terminal"may mean illness or disease that causes death,often slowly,and cannot be cured.It also means a place where vehicles,passengers,or goods begin or end a journey. An airport terminal is where you get on a flight or get off a flight. 3.The word"pointless"means having no sense or purpose,and a broken pencil has no point. 4.Math teachers may have a lot of problems for their students.They also may have problems themselves. 5.The word "short"may mean short in height,it also means not having as much as you want or need.So here it may mean the boy doesn't have enough money to pay for the lunch.It may also mean that the boy is too short to reach the counter. 6.When you buy something from a vending machine,if you insert more than enough money, the machine will return the change,in the form of coins.What the nurse means is that they haven't managed to get the coin out of the boy yet.So the boy's condition hasn't changed. 7.The word"driving"also means powerful. &.The word“bored'”has the same pronunciation as“board”.So here it may also mean the mother is a member of the private school board. Extra activity for teachers'choice: VCDs and Movies Watching DVDs Going to the movies 1)It's more convenient,you don't 1)Movies are better in quality than Advantages have to buy tickets,and be dressed DVDs. formally. 2)You can watch undisturbed. 2)You can watch a DVD whenever 3)You have a relaxed holiday feeling. you like. 4)The wide big screen presents more 3)You can watch it over and over vivid pictures to watchers. again if you like. 4)It's much cheaper than watching a movie. 1)The quality is not as good as that 1)The cinemas are sometimes too noisy,and too dirty. Disadvantages of a movie,because many of the 2)Insummer there are many DVDs are pirated. mosquitoes in cinemas. 2)You are always disturbed by telephone calls or other things while watching. Part Two Reading-Centered Activities5 2. The word “terminal” may mean illness or disease that causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured. It also means a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey. An airport terminal is where you get on a flight or get off a flight. 3. The word “pointless” means having no sense or purpose, and a broken pencil has no point. 4. Math teachers may have a lot of problems for their students. They also may have problems themselves. 5. The word “short” may mean short in height, it also means not having as much as you want or need. So here it may mean the boy doesn’t have enough money to pay for the lunch. It may also mean that the boy is too short to reach the counter. 6. When you buy something from a vending machine, if you insert more than enough money, the machine will return the change, in the form of coins. What the nurse means is that they haven’t managed to get the coin out of the boy yet. So the boy’s condition hasn’t changed. 7. The word “driving” also means powerful. 8. The word “bored” has the same pronunciation as “board”. So here it may also mean the mother is a member of the private school board. Extra activity for teachers’ choice: VCDs and Movies Watching DVDs Going to the movies Advantages 1) It’s more convenient, you don’t have to buy tickets, and be dressed formally. 2) You can watch a DVD whenever you like. 3) You can watch it over and over again if you like. 4) It’s much cheaper than watching a movie. 1) Movies are better in quality than DVDs. 2) You can watch undisturbed. 3) You have a relaxed holiday feeling. 4) The wide big screen presents more vivid pictures to watchers. Disadvantages 1) The quality is not as good as that of a movie, because many of the DVDs are pirated. 2) You are always disturbed by telephone calls or other things while watching. 1) The cinemas are sometimes too noisy, and too dirty. 2) In summer there are many mosquitoes in cinemas. Part Two Reading-Centered Activities