Extension

●Oral work

Group Discussion

How do you understand the “take-it-easy” philosophy? What kind of people would adopt this philosophy? What philosophy would you like to adopt? How would you justify your choice?

On the question of education, Miss McCutcheon seems to stress the brain whereas Harry seems to emphasize the heart. She thinks the boy should know the truth and learn useful knowledge, but he thinks that what the boy needs most is love and understanding; she wants the boy to face ugly reality while Harry tries to give the boy a wonderland, a fairyland, a dreamland. Which do you think is the right approach?

2. Act out the play

Work in groups and make necessary changes if you want.

●Quiz

You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.

1. A sparrow is very ______ in its movement.

a. alert    b. restless

c. numb     d. mischievous

2. I was ________ by a flat tire on my way home.

a. contained    b. detained

c. maintained    d. attained

3. Any one who wants to set up a company, he or she must ______ with the regulations laid down by the government.

a. adhere     b. accord

c. comply      d. confirm

4. Please ______ from smoking until the aeroplane is airborne.

a. refrain    b. prevent

c. resist      d. restrain

5. The U.S. Congress is the __ of the British Parliament.

a. copy     b. contrary

c. counterpart     d. simulation

6. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ______ he was twenty years ago.

a. which     b. that

c. who     d. whom

7. His response was __ that we all burst into laughing.

a. so     b. what

c. such      d. that

8. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication in __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

a. that     b. which

c. what      d. spite of the fact that

9. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than ___.

A. is necessary      B. being necessary

C. to be necessary     D. it is necessary

10. ___, he can now only watch it on TV at home.

a. Obtaining not a ticket for the match

b. Not obtaining a ticket for the match

c. Not having obtained a ticket for the match

d. Not obtained a ticket for the match

Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

●He approached various authorities, ________ and angry at his loss. (bewilder)

●You may lose your ________ for old age pension. (eligible)

●There are a wide _________of gifts to choose from. (assort)

●From the way they talked I _________ them to be married. (presumption)

●She put a hand to her mouth to stifle her ___________(merry)

●Writing

Write an essay of about 250-300 words.

●Listening lab

Most jewelry is fashioned out of precious metals and jewels that are found buried in the Earth, but pearls are found inside a living ______, an oyster. Pearls are the result of a biological process — the oyster's way of protecting itself from foreign ______.

Oysters are not the only type of mollusk that can produce pearls. Clams and mussels can also produce pearls, but that is a much rarer __________. Most pearls are produced by oysters in both freshwater and _______ environments.

As the oyster grows in size, its shell must also grow. The mantle is an organ that produces the oyster's shell, using ________ from the oyster's food. The material created by the mantle is called nacre. Nacre lines the inside of the shell.

The formation of a natural pearl begins when a foreign substance _______ into the oyster between the mantle and the shell, which irritates the mantle. It's kind of like the oyster getting a splinter. The oyster's natural ______ is to cover up that irritant to protect itself. The mantle covers the irritant with layers of the same nacre substance that is used to create the shell. This ______ forms a pearl.

So a pearl is a foreign substance covered with layers of nacre. Most pearls that we see in jewelry stores are nicely rounded _______, which are the most valuable ones. Not all pearls turn out so well. Some pearls form in an _______ shape — these are called baroque pearls. Pearls, as you've probably _________, come in a variety of various colors, including white, black, gray, red, blue and green. Most pearls can be found all over the world, but black pearls are___________to the South Pacific.