Culture means an entire way of life of a society, or of a people. Different cultures have their own patterns of life. It's rather than instinctive behavior. The diversity of culture shows different attitude to ideas of what is beautiful and ways to treat dead bod ies. But it has nothing to do with right or wrong, for it is simply that different people do the some things in different ways

People from different cultures have d ifferent ideas about the food. We may have our food likes and dislikes because of nutritious and religious reasons. However, far beyond these; they are also a result of the ways of life of d ifferent people. For example

L. Introduction 1. Introductory Remarks The pace of scientific and technological progress appears to speed up all the time. New inventions appear and quickly make hundreds of existing devices and procedures out of date. The computer technology is just one of the few most exciting current scientific

Text B Are Computer Alive Text-related information Pre-reading task Detailed study of the text Summary and outline Home assignment

The bermuda triangle L. Introduction 1. Introductory Remarks The Bermuda Triangle. also called the Devils Triangle is an area of the Atlantic Ocean off southeast Florida, where the disappearance of ships and airplanes on a number of occasions has led to considerable interest in unexplainable losses and other

I.Introduction 1. Introductory Remarks Are there any sounds we cannot hear? Yes But does it mean there is something wrong with our hearing? As a matter of fact, most of us can only hear the sound vibrations that occur within the range of 20 times per second to 20 000 times per second. Those below

I. Summary of the Text Beijing,may5,1998 Intel announces that it will invest US$50 0 million to open an information technology research and development center in Beijing, China The Intel China Research Center will explore Internet-related issue and information technology disciplines. It will improve the fundamental research level in high technology in China and promote the exchange and cooperation between

I Pre-Reading Task How much do you know about the Internet? 2. What do people usually do on the Internet 3. What has made the Internet possible?

Culture is thought to be the thing only humans have. Studies of animals however, show that chimpanzees can make and use tools like man. Monkeys can learn to do something from each other. Apes can even be taught some forms of language. We find that certain animals do culture similar to that of human beings and the line dividing us from them is not as clear as we used to think

Unit Sixⅸ Text B I. Pre-Reading Task 1. Have you ever heard ofI. P. Pavlov, a famous Russian scientist? 2. What was the important theory he developed? Now read the passage to learn more about Pavlov