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Unit 5

Writing Three Thank-you Letters

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Unit 5, Integrated Course

A. Make up a story with no less than 5 new words or phrases from the word list in this unit.

B. Theme: GratitudeTips: 1. How is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?2. In what way is Thanksgiving similar to our Spring

Festival?3. What do you know about the Pilgrims? 4. Whom will you thank in a holiday like Thanksgiving Day

or Spring Festival?5. Are holidays a good time to express gratitude? Which

holiday are the most suitable? 6. …

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For Unit 11 and Unit 12, Listening and Speaking

Theme: Cinema or TVTips: 1. Some people prefer watching a film at home but

others think it is far better to watch it at a cinema. Which do you prefer? Why?

2. What do you think we can do to promote cinema industry?

3. Do you prefer domestic films to foreign films? Why?

4. Do you sometimes watch films in English? Are they very difficult for you?

5. …

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Expressions Related to a Ship

1. 汽笛2. 船舱3. 锅炉房4. 操舵室5. 轮机舱6. 甲板7. 螺旋桨8. 舵9. 桅杆10.雷达

1. hooter2. cabin3. boiler room4. wheelhouse5. engine room6. deck7. propeller8. rudder9. mast10. radar

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Expressions Related to a Ship

11.锚12.救生圈 / 衣13.港口14.码头15.船员16.船长17.大副18.二副 19.左舷20.右舷

11. anchor12. life buoy / jacket13. harbor14. dock15. crew16. captain17. chief officer / mate18. second officer / mate19. port20. starboard

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Letter 1

Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters.

Correspondent

Letters Sent

Letters Received

Father

Thanks him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading.

Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.

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Letter 2

Correspondent

Letters Sent

Letters Received

The Rev. Nelson

Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the reassurance brought to him by the writer’s letter.

Thanks him for his morning school prayers.


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Letter 3

Correspondent

Letters Sent

Letters Received

Grandmother

Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer’s life with stardust.

Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandson.


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Sentences

1. Most of her holds … the South Pacific. (L. 3)

2. … this Thanksgiving … roast turkey. (L. 8)

3. Not one time … sincere “Thank you”. (L. 29)

4. … and my reading of their … than before. (L. 78)

5. Rather than saying … so exceptional. (L. 80)

6. A glance at … to relatives. (L. 92)

7. I wept over the page … gratefulness to me. (L.96)

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1. Most of her holds … the South Pacific. (L. 3)

Questions:

Why was it necessary for the writer to offer so many details of his voyage?

--- The details indicates that this thanksgiving was unusual, explaining why the writer felt the need to celebrate it in an unusual way.

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2. … this Thanksgiving … roast turkey. (L. 8)

Paraphrase:

--- … this Thanksgiving morning we were busy preparing a traditional dinner which included mainly roast turkey. “Feature” here means “to include as a special part”.

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3. Not one time … sincere “Thank you”. (L. 29)

Questions:

What can we infer from this sentence?

--- The author took all for granted and never expressed any appreciation.

(The sentence is in inverted order. Normal order: “I had never bothered at any time to express …”)

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4. … and my reading of their … than before. (L. 78)

Analyze the structure of this part:

--- leave 常用于结构： leave sb. + adj. / past participle.

--- adj. / past participle 为宾语补足语（此处为： not only astonished but more humbled than before ）

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5. Rather than saying … so exceptional. (L. 80)

Paraphrase:

--- They didn’t say they would forgive me for not thanking them, but instead, for God’s sake, they thanked me for having remembered what they had done and for having thought they had done something special to me.

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6. A glance at … to relatives. (L. 92)

Questions:

What does the sentence mean?

--- His grandmother’s hand writing reminded the author of many sweet memories of his childhood with her. “settin’ down” here means “writing”.

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7. I wept over the page … gratefulness to me. (L.96)

Paraphrase:

--- I was moved to tears that my grandmother had spent hours recently in expressing her loving gratefulness to me.

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1. under way

Points to Notice (1)

--- in position or operation, having started and making progress

Rewrite:

Emotions are running high as the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay is going on in San Francisco.

--- Emotions are running high as the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay gets under way in San Francisco.

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2. put … away


--- remove (sth.) to a place where it is usually stored

Rewrite:

I found the box where I had kept the children's toys.

--- I found the box where I had put away the children's toys.

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3. get to sth. / doing sth.


--- begin to give serious attention to or deal with

Rewrite:

I plan to present a paper at a conference next April and it’s high time I worked on that.

--- I plan to present a paper at a conference next April and it’s high time I got to working on that.

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4. reverse


--- turn around to the opposite direction; exchange the position of

Rewrite:

He slowly drove the van backward into the parking place.

--- He slowly reversed the van into the parking place.

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5. turn over


--- think about; consider

Rewrite:

I'd thought about the idea of keeping the purse I found in a bus but finally I turned it in to the police the day after.

--- I'd turned over the idea of keeping the purse I found in a bus but finally I turned it in to the police the day after.

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6. gratitude


--- being thankful; thankfulness (followed by to sb. / for sth.)

Rewrite:

One day is hardly enough to show our thankfulness.

--- One day is hardly enough to show our gratitude.

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7. on one’s behalf / on behalf of sb.


--- for sb; in the interest of sb.; as the representative of sb.

Rewrite:

I signed the contract for my boss.

--- I signed the contract on behalf of my boss.

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8. diminish


--- v. make or become smaller or less

Rewrite:

"I'm not going to moderate the fact that I was upset," McMahon said.

--- "I'm not going to diminish the fact that I was upset," McMahon said.

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9. expose


--- to leave uncovered or unprotected

Rewrite:

The report revealed that workers had been under high levels of radiation.

--- The report revealed that workers had been exposed to high levels of radiation.

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10. immerse


--- vt. cover completely in a liquid ; absorb deeply

Rewrite:

They visited pubs all over the country, indulging themselves in pub culture --- playing darts and drinking with the lads.

--- They visited pubs all over the country, immersing themselves in pub culture - playing darts and drinking with the lads.

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11. sprinkle


--- vt. scatter in small drops

Rewrite:

There are small lakes in this region.

--- This region is sprinkled with small lakes.

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12. accord


--- grant / to match or agree with something

Rewrite:

You will not be able to use your PIN on Federal Student Aid Web sites if our records show that the Social Security Number, name and date of birth you provided on your PIN application do not match the information on file with the Social Security Administration.

--- You will not be able to use your PIN on Federal Student Aid Web sites if our records show that the Social Security Number, name and date of birth you provided on your PIN application do not accord with the information on file with the Social Security Administration.

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13. undergo


--- go through; experience

Rewrite:

At that time she was having tremendous emotional problems following the breakup of her marriage.

--- At that time she was undergoing tremendous emotional problems following the breakup of her marriage.

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14. in a flash


--- instantly; quickly

Rewrite:

The Internet is so powerful that you can get almost any information within seconds.

--- The Internet is so powerful that you can get almost any information in a flash.

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Collocation

way• all the way• any way• by the way• by way of

1. 自始至终2. 无论如何3. 顺便说4. 经由、通过… 的办法

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turn• turn aside• turn (away) from

• turn down• turn up

1.避开2.对 … 感到厌恶3.关小（音量）、拒绝4.开大（音量）、出现

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gratitude• feel gratitude• show gratitude• deep / profound gratitude• everlasting gratitude• sincere gratitude

1. 心怀感激2. 表露感激之情3. 深切的谢意4. 永远的感谢5. 诚挚的谢意

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flash• an electronic flash• a news flash• a flash of lightning• a flash of hope

1.电子闪光灯2.电讯3.一道闪电4.一线希望

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Useful Expressions

1. 认真思考2. 真挚的文字3. 由衷地感激4. 渐渐变成习惯5. 电子媒体6. 很少了解7. 给…洒下美妙的遐想8. 在按常规

1.give serious thought to2.genuine statements3.heartfelt appreciation4.graduate into a habit of5.electronic media6.have little awareness of7.sprinkle … with stardust8. in the routine

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9. 个人经历10. 最重要的事11. 冲上甲板12. 围聚在周围13. 一把把14. 发生迅猛的变化15. 自我怀疑地16. 摇椅

9.personal experience10.topmost priority11.pound up on deck12.cluster about13.fistfuls of14.undergo swift changes15.in self-doubt16.a rocking chair

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17. 一个字母一个字母地18. 表达充满慈爱的谢意

19. 靠当… 为生20. 使某人意识到21. 有着相似的需求22. 简单的常识23. 实现世界和平24. 对…至关重要

17.character by character18.express one’s loving gratefulness to19.make a living as20.give sb. an insight to21.with similar needs22.simple common sense23.achieve world peace24.be paramount for

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Rewrite these sentences.

1. It didn’t take the ceremony long to end.

--- The ceremony was all over in a flash.

2. The doctor advised me to put my foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling.--- The doctor advised me to immerse my foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling.

3. He started to think how disappointed his parents would be.

--- He got to thinking how disappointed his parents would be.

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4. They had serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.

--- They were exposed to serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.

5. She was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t notice me.--- She was so immersed in her work that she didn’t notice me.

6. The lawyer’s work is to speak for his client.

--- The lawyer’s work is to speak on behalf of his client.

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7. His illness weakens his strength.

--- His illness diminishes his strength.

8. These drugs slow down the blood flow to the brain.

--- These drugs diminish the blood flow to the brain.

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10. Before making a critical decision, he would give priority to the consideration of all factors involved.

--- Before making a critical decision, he would turn over all factors involved.

9. She sat there quietly, thinking about the problem she met in the day time.

--- She sat there quietly, turning over the problem she met in the day time.

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12. My husband can’t be here today, so I’m his representative and speak here.

--- My husband can’t be here today, so I’m going to speak on his behalf.

11. He thanked me by inviting me to dinner.

--- He showed me his gratitude by inviting me to dinner.

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14. We are undertaking a battle to conquer nature.

--- A battle to conquer nature is under way.

13. We are well preparing the 2008 Olympic Games.

--- Preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games are now well under way.

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16. His work is to put the returned books back to their shelves.

--- His work is to put away the returned books to their shelves.

15. He has a habit of putting his tools back to their original place after work.

--- He has a habit of putting away his tools after work.

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18. Why don’t you turn to the opposite order so that I perform first and he performs second?

--- Why don’t you reverse the order so that I perform first and he performs second?

17. Recently I begin to wonder seriously why I am doing the part-time job.

--- Recently I’ve got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job.

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20. As a photographer in the war, she encountered many dangers.

--- As a photographer in the war, she was exposed to many dangers.

19. As I approached the house a car turned round out of the driveway and sped off down the road.

--- As I approached the house a car reversed out of the driveway and sped off down the road.

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22. He likes to eat fish with pepper on the outside.

--- He likes to eat fish sprinkled with pepper.

21. He left school at 16 and devoted himself to protecting nature.

--- He left school at 16 and immersed himself in protecting nature.

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24. The law requires that racial minorities be given equal access to housing.

--- The law requires that racial minorities be accorded equal access to housing.

23. Every school gives high priority to the quality of teaching.

--- Every school accords high priority to the quality of teaching.

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26. Just wait there; I’ll be back quickly.

--- Just wait there; I’ll be back in a flash.

25. She is having a surgical operation at the hospital.

--- She is undergoing a surgical operation at the hospital.

27. She expressed her thankfulness for our help.

--- She expressed her gratitude for our help.

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Proverbs and Quotations

1. One should not live for oneself alone.

一个人不应仅仅为自己而活。 2. We never know the love of the parents until we

become parents ourselves.

不养儿不知父母爱。

4. Home is the place where, when you have to go there, it has to take you in.

无论何时何地，家永远是向游子敞开大门的地方。

3. Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.

金窝，银窝，不如自家的草窝。

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