1 . Practise using context clues to guess the meaning of new words. Look at the example and fill in the blank.
EXAMPLE
The palace was destroyed years ago. By studying old photos of the former palace, they have made the new one look exactly like the old one.
Clues: destroyed years ago; studying old photos; made the new palace like the old one
Guess: The former palace means “the palace that __________”.

2 . Take part in a youth project
1. Before you listen, look at the pictures below. What are the students doing?

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2. Listen to the conversation and choose the main idea.

A．Students from different countries are working creatively to protect a temple in China.

B．Youths from seven countries are working together to protect cultural relics on Mount Tai.

C．Doing a project on cultural heritage protection in China is interesting and exciting.

3. Listen again and help the reporter to complete the interview notes.
International youth project, __________ high school students from 7 countries
Mount Tai, one of the most __________ mountains in China
It has been __________ for more than 3,000 years.
22 temples, around 1,800 __________ with writing on them
Dai Temple on __________; over 6, 000__________

3 . 对话练习

A potluck dinner is a meal to which each guest brings a dish of prepared food by the person, to be shared among the group.
A potluck dinner is a way to show diverse cultures in the world.
Discussion: Going to a potluck dinner
1.What food/snack from which area/ethnic group will you bring?
2.How is the food prepared and what is it made of?
3.In what way is the food special?
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4 . Think over the following two questions.
1. What do people have to buy in order to lead a good life?
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2. What can people not buy with money?
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5 . On the train, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian start talking with a local passenger, a young woman named Anna. Before you listen, look at the pictures below and guess what they will be talking about.

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6 . 观察句子完成填空
1.He has been watching television all day.
2.I am tired. I have been painting the living room all the morning.
3.We have been discussing the matter several times this year.
4.His eyes ache. He has been sitting in front of the computer all the afternoon.
5.They have been building the bridge for two months.
6.He has not been working since he was fired three months ago.
1. 现在完成进行时态的构成：肯定形式：_________________ 。否定形式：_________________。
2. 现在完成进行时表示动作开始于过去，并__________到现在，动作可能__________，也可能__________。

7 . 【课本改编题】
Discuss these questions in groups and then fill in the table.
What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?
Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?

Names of the festivals	Reasons for celebrating the festivals
1	2
3	4
5	6
7	8

8 . 选词填空

Adam was    1     confused about his senior high school life, thinking going from junior high to senior high was     2     challenging.    3    , he managed to get over     4     his troubles at last.

With his adviser’s help, he    5    chose the    6     courses, including Chinese, although it is a     7     language for him.    8     he tried to join in some    9     activities. He wanted    10     to become part of the school football team, but failed and was only told he didn’t play    11    . Adam was     12     unhappy, but he didn’t give up.    13    , he decided to try     14     to make the team next year.

Adam knows that he has no choice but to work    15    . He is    16     worried about being left behind in some courses. It is     17     difficult to get used to senior high school life, but he is    18     prepared for what comes in the future.