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1、- 1 -Unit 2 Part 1 Language Skills Development1. StarterA. Look at the following pictures. Think over these questions.1. What ways of getting rich do these pictures suggest?Reference answer： The four pictures represent four different ways of getting rich. The first picture suggests that one can get
2、rich quick by buying stocks. The second picture shows that people can become rich through inheritance of fortunes, either of their own parents, or of some wealthy persons. The third picture indicates that marriage could be a passport to the kingdom of wealth. That is to say, a man or a woman could b
3、e a rich person if his or her spouse is rich. The fourth picture tells people that lotteries make millionaires.2. Which do you think is the quickest way to get rich?Reference answer： All these four methods of getting rich quick could turn a penniless guy into a millionaire overnight, but it seems to
4、 me that winning a lottery is the quickest way of making people rich. Just pay a dollar or two and you could become a rich person overnight! But on the other hand, such an opportunity is very rare.B. Listen to the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Part 1) and answer the following questions.1. Wh
5、at were the magic words used to open and close the cave? They were “Open, Sesame!“ and “Shut, Sesame!“.- 2 -2. What did Ali Baba find in the cave? He found rich silks and carpets, gold and silver ware, and great bags of gold.3. What did Ali Baba take from the cave? Many of the bags of gold.Tapescrip
6、t: Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesIn a town in Persia there lived a poor woodcutter named Ali Baba. One day, Ali Baba was working deep in the forest. Suddenly he heard the noise of many horses. He tied up his two mules behind some high rocks. Then he climbed into a tall tree to hide.From up high in t
7、he tree, Ali Baba saw forty men on forty horses. Each man wore a saber and a dagger in his belt. They looked very fierce. Ali Baba could see at once that they were thieves.The forty thieves dismounted in front of a huge rock, and one, who seemed to be captain, said, “Open, Sesame!“ And a door flew o
8、pen in the rock. Then they all went inside and the door closed behind them.Ali Baba could hardly believe what he had seen! He did not dare to climb down from his treethe thieves might come out at any moment and find him. He waited a long time.At last the door opened, and the forty thieves came out.
9、Their captain said, “Shut, Sesame!“ The door closed, and the forty thieves rode away.When they were out of sight Ali Baba came down from the tree. He walked up to the huge rock and said, “Open, Sesame!“ The door at once opened, and Ali Baba stepped inside. He found himself in a large cave, lighted f
10、rom a hole in the top, and full of all kinds of treasurerich silks and carpets, gold and silver ware, and great bags of gold. He loaded his two mules with as many of the bags of gold as they could carry, and, after closing the door by saying, “Shut, Sesame!“ made his way home.2. TextInfo Box 1. Mark
11、 EdgemonMark Edgemon has been writing for 30 years. He writes and publishes short stories, articles, poetry and scripts, as well as, produces audio comedy productions for over 700 radio stations nationwide. The works of Mark Edgemon can be found at http:/www.all-creatures.org/stories/edgemon.html. 2
12、. The Egyptian PyramidThe Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry (砖石结构) structures located in Egypt. There are over 100 pyramids in Egypt. Most were built as tombs for the countrys Pharaohs (the rulers who were the religious and political leaders of ancient Egypt) and their consorts (配
13、偶) during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. The best known Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built.The shape of Egyptian pyramids is thought to represent the primordial (原始的) mound from w
14、hich the Egyptians believed the earth was created. The shape is also thought to be representative of the descending rays of the sun, and most pyramids were faced with polished, highly reflective Mind Map Persia n. 波斯（现称伊朗）mule n. 骡子dismount vi.下马，下（自行、摩托）车sesame n. 芝麻- 3 -white limestone (石灰石), in o
15、rder to give them a brilliant appearance when viewed from a distance.The Egyptians believed the dark area of the night sky around which the stars appear to revolve was the physical gateway into the heaven. One of the narrow shafts that extend from the main burial chamber through the entire body of t
16、he Great Pyramid points directly towards the center of this part of the sky. This suggests the pyramid may have been designed to serve as a means to magically launch the deceased Pharaohs soul directly into the abode (住所) of the gods.All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, which as the site of the setting sun was associated with the realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.3. Egypt and AsyutEgypt is a country mainly in North Africa, covering an area of
