MONDAY 30 JUNE

VOABULARY FOR HOME WORK

1 altitude

sentence：the plane flew at an altitude of 20000 metres.
definition: hight above sea-level

2 ascend

sentence:the fire balloon ascended to a height os 500feet in graceful curve
definition:go up

3 climax

sentence:it is time to bring the matters to a climax now.
definition:culmination

4 gravity

sentence:anything that is dropped falls towards the centre of the earth because of the pull of gravity
definition:the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet

5 inferior

sentence:this design is inferior to the one the British company proposed, so we would not accept it
definition:worse ;lower

6 hierarchy

sentence:he wastaught to put honesty first in his hierarchy of values.
definition:system with grades of authority status the lowest to the highest

7 aggregate

sentence:due to your effort , the aggregate sale in our market have increased a lot.
definition: assembled group or amount

8 diminish

sentence: the delay may well have diminished the impact of their campaign
definition:reduce

9 gauge

sentence:I gauge the distance to the the office building to be about 200metres.
definition:a test

10 nought

sentence:unfortunately,all their plans came to nought
definition: nothing


reading

Traditional Chinese medical could be a remedy for failure in Olympics


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4245002.ece

listening
be your own investigative journalist
http://podcasts.britishcouncil.org/podcasts/investigative-journalist-article.mp3

speaking
Classic film clips

（1）we gotta get these people out of harm's way

例：If you walk home alone at night, you're putting yourself directly in harm's way. 如果你夜里独自回家，等于自找危险。
（2）an act of faith 很有信心
例：Moving to ShangHai required an act of faith , I didn't know if I would be able to find work but I did.
定居上海需要足够的自信。很难说我能否找到工作，但是，我做到了。
（3）show a little charity 大方一点 means to be generous with your wealth
例： Your business is doing very well , why don't you show a little charity and donate some money to our community.
你挣那么多。为什么不大方些，为咱们社区捐点钱呢？
You have so many girlfriends, can't you just introduce me to one of them? show a little charity , man !
你有那么多女朋友，为什么不给我介绍一个呢？大方点吧，哥们~！