Background Information Murphy's law is a popular adage in Western culture, which roughly states that things will go wrong in a technical system. It is often roughly stated as\ if anything can go wrong,it willi

re-class ActIvIty Discussion on the topic Pros and cons on t∨ Question 1 What effect does TV have on the Chinese family as a general rule? 2. What effect do you think TV has on the American family

Reading I The Weather Step-l Lead-in Questions 1, What is the impression of Englishmen on you? Deep, simple but narrow and conservative

Dictation of unit 2 1. Enough: 2. Flexible; 3. Suitable; 4. Polite, kind and pleasant Person who controls, directs or runs the affairs of a country organization or business

Lottery ticket: It is the numbered ticket sold at face value so that when the winning number is announced, the one with the corresponding ticket claims a reward Do you or the people you know buy the lottery ticket?

Detailed studies of unit 8 L1 Seen from the space. When our planet is seen from space L4. average n.平均数;平均标准Tom' s work is above/ below/ about up to the average

1. An animal of any kind 2 Catch 3. Give up 4. Very noticeably 5. On purpose, intentionally; 6. Remove or get rid of completely 7. Cause some change, inf luence;

1. Lines 1-13 access to the internet which give people information of all kinds seems a matter of course 2. Lines 14-26 World Wide Web, which began as a little computer program nearly 20

Age of information-knowledge explosion-deal with it /cope with it Effectively Q1: In which way can we get information? (conversations, TV, broadcast, newspapers, magazines, books, etc.) Classification of books:

1. Deliberately refused; 2. Laugh or talk loudly and unpleasantly; 3. A wound in the skin caused by an insect: /4. Very strong obsessive