. I made up my mind to study harder.

. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. make up one’s mind that …

. She made up her mind that, no matter what happened, she would stay there. change your mind 改变主意 bear/keep sb/sth in mind牢牢记住 cross/enter sb’s mind 想起来，想过 be out of one’s mind 发疯了 bring/call sth to mind 回想起来

companion n. a person who is frequently in the company of another . They’re drinking companions. companionable adj. 友善的 company n. v. 陪伴

in company with 连同，一道

. I, in company with many others, feel this decision was wrong. in the company of与 ... 一起

. It is in the company of such music that I feel most at home.

apparently adv. used when the real situation is different from what you thought it was

. She looks about 10 but apparently she’s 14.

. But apparently time has not solved any of our problems. something seems to be true, although it is not certain

. Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of bad temper.

4) Explain some difficult sentences, encourage students paraphrase some sentences.

4. Post-reading Exercises

Reading comprehension exercises (see textbook P129-131)

5 Assignment

Review the phrases and expressions Try to retell the Reading Text A

5th – 6th Periods

1. Lead-in

Ask several students to retell the Reading Text A.

2. Extensive Reading Text B 1) Pre-reading：discussion

Students are required to discuss the topics in a group of four or five, Do you like drinking tea

Do you know how many kinds of tea are there in China

Green Tea / Black Tea / Oolong Tea / Brick Tea / Scented Tea

Give a brief instruction about the afternoon tea in Britain. And showing a short

film about ten minutes about the afternoon tea in Britain.

2) While-reading: Scanning

1. Scanning and find these statements True or False

T 1. This passage tells the reader what part tea plays in British people’s life. T 2. “To take some slight refreshment” means to drink some tea and eat some cakes to bring back one’s strength and energy.

T 3. The English custom of afternoon tea has been observed for over two hundred years.

F 4. In fact, the English custom of afternoon tea, it is said, goes back to the early eighteenth century.

T 5. Today Englishmen drink more tea than any other nation.

F 6. Tea only grows in warm countries. The British first heard of tea in 1598. F 7. In Britain tea is very expensive.

F 8. Life is far from cheerful for many of those who produce tea in other parts of the world.

3) Explain some key words and language points in Text B. customary: usual, traditional adj. 习惯的；通常的

. In my village, it is customary for a girl to take her mother’s name. go back to 返回到，追溯到

. It’s a tradition that goes back at least 100 years. suffer from: v. to experience physical or mental pain . Our town suffered from floods last year. . She suffers from headaches.

. All over the world many people still suffer from hunger . bring back拿回来；使…恢复；使…回忆起来

. This win will bring back our long lost confidence. . Warm home may bring back our sense of safety bring back to memory / bring back to one’s mind average n. 平均数，平均；一般水平，中等水平

. The boy’s work at school is above (the) average. . The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. be well (quite) up to the average 完全达到一般水平 below the average 在一般水平(或平均数)以下

on (the) average 按平均值，平均来说，平均起来， 一般说来；通常[亦作on an average] in times of 处于…时刻，正当…时 in times of trouble 患难时期，困难时期

in times of war / crisis / prosperity / peace / danger deal in: to buy and sell particular goods as a business . We deal in hardware but not software.

. I’ve dealt in motorcars for twenty years.

poverty n. the condition of being extremely poor

. The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination. . The real poverty is ignorance, not want of money. poverty gap / level / line

be equal to 相等的，相同的, 胜任

. The task took quick thinking, but John was equal to it. . Helen is quite equal to Jack in brains. before long : soon long before: long ago

. Long before, there was a big museum. . I hope I can write to you before long.

Assignment

Review the phrases and expressions \\

7th –8th Periods

1. Post-reading of Text B

Do the exercises and check the answers. （133-134） 2. Translation Skills: (Tenses) 3 Writing: (Invitation Letters)

1) Explanation of Leave-taking Memo or Notes

邀请信有两种形式：正式邀请信和非正式邀请信。正式邀请信通常用于正式的社交活动，在格式习惯上，邀请人与被邀请人均用第三人称；非正式邀请信的形式多样。写邀请信时一定要简明扼要，将活动的内容、时间、地点说清楚。被邀请人受到邀请信后，不管接受与否，最好都及时予以答复。

邀请信常用句型：

You are cordially invited to the party.

Will you do us the honor of attending our party It would be very nice if you could come.

I would be grateful if you could give me a prompt reply. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

We would be very pleased if you could join us. 回复邀请常用句型：

We are delighted to accept… Please accept my sincere regrets for not being able to attend your birthday party. I’m awfully sorry that I cannot attend the meeting.

2) Write Leave-taking Note according to the following information given in Chinese. 写一封邀请信，请Julie于2005年12月16日（周五）下午3：00-6：00 到你家参加Edward两岁生日宴会。届时有热狗和各种上乘色拉，下午4：30左右可享用蛋糕和欣赏音乐。

请发电子邮件给或致电774-5978，告知能否参加。

4 Summary of the whole unit.

5 Assignment

Review the phrases and expressions of the unit and ready for dictation. Journal