THURDAY 26 JUNE

READING

An unknown goddess

Some time ago, and interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. It's missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She was wearing a full- length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

SQ3R

Q :How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?
R: Because it was found in sacred room of temple

VOCABULARY

goddess(tile) n. 女神
archaeologist n. 考古学家
Aegean adj. 爱玲海的
explore v. 考察，勘探
promontory n. 海角
prosperous adj. （经济上）繁荣的，昌盛的
civilization n. 文明
storey n. 楼层
drainage n. 排水
worship n. 祟拜
sacred adj. 宗教的，神圣的
fragment n. 碎片
remains n. 遗物，遗迹，废墟
classical adj. （希腊和罗马）古化的
reconstruct v. 修复
rest v. 倚放，放置
hip n. 屁股，臀部
full-length adj. （裙衣）拖地长的
graceful adj. 优雅的
identity n. 身份


listening

listen a article aeroplane and global warming

http://podcasts.britishcouncil.org/podcasts/aeroplanes-and-global-warming-2-article.mp3
it about the airplane can cause globle warming ,plane produce more CO2 than other transport, and now a company offers a similar plane service, but invests money in energy saving projects .

speaking

CLASSIC FILM CLIPS:

face off

How's Pollacks?
He's going to need a little surgery, but he'll be okay.
What's up?
Special ops, they want a word.
Aw, forget it. I don't have the time.
Better make time, Sean
Recovered from jet wreckage. Found in Pollacks Troy's briefcase.
Porcelain casing , thermal cloak
nerve gas and biological payload
It's enough to flatten a square mile .
Then depending on the prevailing winds the fallout will be a tad worse
the Gulf war Syndrome
Biblical, a Biblical plagues that Fuck
Where is he?
Where is Pollack's Troy?

（1）what's up ?
special ops , They want a word
what's up : two means : first is " how are you " 打招呼
the second is " what's wrong with you " 出什么事了？
例：You look angry, what's up?
例：There's a reporter on the phone, he wants a word with you .
When your brother comes back ,I want a word with him.
（2）make time 抽出时间
例：I don't get enough exercise; I need to make time to get to the gym.
You work too hard, make some time for your family.