by doing the first exercise in Practical Writing, and then requires them to do the next two exercises after class;
C. plays the record of the story “Blue Suit” in class and lets the students work out what makes the problem- solving humorous (This can be done as students’ homework if there isn’t much time left in class); D. if possible, plays the video in the Workbook in class and lets the students do the exercise based on the video.
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III. Background Information1
General Motors 通用汽车
General Motors is an American multinational automaker based in Detroit, Michigan and the world’s second largest automaker. Founded in on Sept. 16, 1908, GM now
employs 209,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 157 countries. General Motors produces cars and trucks in 31 countries, and sells and
services these vehicles through the following divisions: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Opel, Vauxhall, and Holden. GM’s OnStar subsidiary(子公司) provides vehicle safety, security and information services.
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III. Background Information1
Pontiac 庞蒂亚克
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors’ Oakland. Pontiac was sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by General Motors (GM). Pontiac was relatively more popular in Canada, where for much of its history it was marketed as a low-priced vehicle.
On April 27, 2009, amid ongoing financial problems and restructuring efforts, GM announced it would discontinue the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010 and focus on four core brands in North America: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC. The last Pontiacs were built in late 2009, with the final dealer franchises expiring October 31, 2010.
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III. Background Information1
Dessert 甜点
In Western culture, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert, “to clear the table” and “to serve.” Common desserts include cakes, cookies, pastries, ice cream, pie, and candies. Fruit may also be eaten with the dessert.
The word dessert is most commonly used for this course in ., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, while sweet and pudding may be alternative terms used
in the UK and some other Commonwealth countries, including India. In England, the term pudding is usually used among the upper and upper-middle classes, with dessert only used if the course consists of fruit or sweetmeats, after the cheese and biscuits course.
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Part I Listening
Part I Listening
Listen to the upcoming short talk and fill in the blanks in the summary below with two or three words. Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful. 1
Useful Language
abbreviation /intend /critically /tough /seemingly /challenge /solution // n. 缩写
/ vt. 意欲
/ ad. 批判地
/ a. 艰难的
/ ad. 看来似乎 / n. 挑战 / n. 解决方法
hows and whys 缘由，道理
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Script
PBL is intended to train students to be 1) . To be a problem solver is to learn how to raise a question,
how to use information, how to 2) , and how to make a decision. Of course, it is not easy to a problem solver. But it is no good to say something is impossible without 3)
, even though it can seem so at first. Only when you give yourself completely 4) is nothing impossible.
problem solvers