Background knowledge . The Author: Rachel Carson (1907-1964), Rachel Carson was born in small rural Pennsylvania community near the Allegheny River, where she spent a great deal of time exploring the forests and streams around her 65-acre farm

1. Introduction 2.Pre-reading 3. Writing skills

Background About the author: Floyd Dell (1887- 1969), U.S. versatile and prolific writer and an editor for several newspapers and magazines

Type of the text This is a short piece of narrative writing about an unforgettable Winter Millions have gone through winters over and over again but few have experienced a winter as is described in'the passage. a

Background knowledge The author William Plomer(1903-1973), South African writer born of English parents. His works include novels, short stories poems and biographies, but he is best known for his short Stories

1. Introduction 2. Pre-reading questions 3. Writing skills 4. Language points 5. Discussion 6. Homework

Unit 1 1. The delegation has already arrived, but I didnt know it until this morning A.willcomeB.hadbeencomingC.wascomingD.comes

Text Comprehension L. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the texts you have learned

词汇选择题 1. It is apparent that new energy sources will be required to keep up the societies of the world in the future

Writing 1 Title--Things not seen before You came to this city and this university not long ago. It was the first time you had been here There were many things that you had never seen before. What are they?) Writing 2