1、Read the passage and answer these questions:1.What changes happened with the Industrial Revolution?Farming life became industrial;mass production was possible;people moved to the cities;the steam engine were invented.Open.2.What do you know about the development of industry in China?Fill in the form
2、 with some information about the First Industrial Revolution.time:In the second half of the 18th centuryIn EuropePlace:Steam engineFarming life became industrial;mass production was possible;People moved to the cities;the steam engine were invented.Changes:Symbol:Result:Factory owners became more po
3、werful than land owners;Thousands of people left the countryside to work in the city;factory workers lived in poor and crowded conditions19世纪后期重要的社会变革工业革命直到那时由于,因为短语翻译in the late 19th centuryimportant changes in societythe Industrial Revolutionuntil then because of 例如,诸如起初,开始成千上万的第一次最后such as at fir
4、st thousands of for the first time in conclusionRead the passage about the advantages and disadvantages of car,and match the essay paragraphs with these descriptions.A.This paragraph gives the argument against cars.B.The conclusion:this gives the writers final opinion.C.This paragraph gives the argu
5、ment for cars.D.The introduction:this gives some general facts about the subject.Para 3Para 4Para 2Para 12.How many disadvantages are described?1.How many advantages are described?Read the essay again.Answer these questions.Three.Two.In conclusion.3.What phrase does the writer use to start the last
6、paragraph?Write an essay on this subject“The Advantages and Disadvantagesof Television”couch potato Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of television.Advantages of TV1.Help us know about the world.2.Help us learn about latest news including weather report and some current affairs.Advantages of
7、TV3.Offer a form of self-entertainment to kill the time.4.It is a kind of educational tool for us to learn about some subject,such as English,Chinese,Geography and so on.Disadvantages of TV1.Watching TV for a long time is bad forour eyes.2.It has a bad effect on our studies and life if we are addict
8、ed to it.3.It is a waste of time watching TV.4.It makes you stay away from your friends.The advantages and disadvantages of televisionPara1:Televisions were first used,and,but todayPara2:Televisions have great advantages:,besides,Whats more.Para3:But televisions also have great disadvantages:not onl
9、y but also,Whats worse,Para4:In conclusion/In a word,I thinkthat televisionSample passageThe advantages and disadvantages of televisionThe television was invented by a Scotsman called John Logie Baird in the first part of the 20th century,however,they didnt come into widespread use until after World
10、 War II.These days almost everybody has a television,except in the remotest parts of some developing countries,and many western homes have a TV in every room!Television can be wonderful,if used correctly.You can keep up to date with what is going on in the world,learn about history,nature,geography
11、and science in the comfort of your own home.It is a marvellous educational tool.It also provides entertainment in the form of films,plays,shows and soaps which appeal to a wide range of viewers.It is also a very good companion for people who live alone or are ill.However,there are also serious disad
12、vantages to the TV.It makes people become very passive-they get all their experience of life second-hand instead of doing it themselves.It prevents people reading and talking.Much of what shown is complete waste of time.In conclusion,I think that,used correctly,TV can be very useful thing to have in
13、 the home,but used badly,it has a very negative effect on people.Writing about a famous person from ancient China.1.Think of someone you would like to write about.Make notes about the important events in his life.2.Look at Philosophers of Ancient China for useful expressions.3.Write two or three paragraphs about this person.
