It’s a nice day, isn’t it? Unit 10. 1 Fill in the blanks with the words given. 1.Paul and I are good friends. We ________ well because we both ________.

It’s a nice day, It’s a nice day, isn’t it?isn’t it?

Unit 10Unit 10

11Fill in the blanks with Fill in the blanks with the words given.the words given.

1.1. Paul and I are good Paul and I are good friends. Wefriends. We ________ well because________ well because we bothwe both like sports.like sports.2. Mr Li is a very good2. Mr Li is a very good teacher. Heteacher. He ______ math so easy.______ math so easy.3. I need some money.3. I need some money. I’m going toI’m going to __________ the__________ the newspaper for anewspaper for a library job.library job.4. Be careful to look4. Be careful to look both waysboth ways before you ______ before you ______ the street.the street.5. If you have finished5. If you have finished your your homework, you could homework, you could ________________ cleaning and cooking.cleaning and cooking.

look throughlook through

crosscross

makesmakes

get alongget along

go withgo with

Imagine the small talk inImagine the small talk in the picture.the picture.

Then fill in the blanks:Then fill in the blanks:

Fill in the blanks:

Fill in the blanks:

A: ______________, isn’t it?A: ______________, isn’t it?B: Yes, it is. ____________?B: Yes, it is. ____________?A: Yes, the traffic is veryA: Yes, the traffic is very busy at this time.busy at this time.B: ________________, don’tB: ________________, don’t you think so?you think so?A: Yes, at least it isn’t raining.A: Yes, at least it isn’t raining.

This bus is always lateThis bus is always late

Is the traffic busy?Is the traffic busy?

The weather’s goodThe weather’s good

33Now Now imagineimagine you areyou are in the places below.in the places below.Write small talk Write small talk conversationsconversations and and practice them with your partner.practice them with your partner.

At a partyAt a party

Man1: This Disco party is too Man1: This Disco party is too noisy,noisy, isn’t it?isn’t it? Man2: Yes, it is. There are manyMan2: Yes, it is. There are many youngyoung people here.people here.Man1: You often come here toMan1: You often come here to relax, don’trelax, don’t you?you?Man2: Not often. I come here Man2: Not often. I come here once once a montha month..

On a trainOn a train

Man: Hello, where will you go?Man: Hello, where will you go?Woman: I will go to Beijing, the Woman: I will go to Beijing, the capital capital of China, and you?of China, and you?Man: I will go to Shi Jiazhuang the Man: I will go to Shi Jiazhuang the capital of HeBei province.capital of HeBei province.

You are new You are new here,here,

aren’t you?aren’t you?

brainbrainmanman

apeape ape’s brainape’s brain

ApesApes can understand can understand something more quickly something more quickly than human think. One or than human think. One or two have learned a few two have learned a few words. But they are still words. But they are still different from us. They different from us. They cannot join words and cannot join words and make sentences. make sentences.

TheyThey can’t think like can’t think like us because they can’t us because they can’t think about the past or think about the past or the future. Language is the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a has been able to build a modern world because modern world because he has language.he has language.

EveryEvery child can speak his own child can speak his own language very well when he islanguage very well when he is 4 or 5----but 4 or 5----but no animalno animal learns to learns to speak. How do children learn?speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not really know. WhatScientists do not really know. What happens when we speak?happens when we speak?Scientists do not know. They only know Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because hethat man can speak because he has a big brain. has a big brain.

Choose the best answer:Choose the best answer:1 In what way are men different from1 In what way are men different from animals?animals?a.a. Men can understand things quickly.Men can understand things quickly.b.b. Men have learned to use language.Men have learned to use language.c.c. Men can learn.Men can learn.d.d. Men have brains.Men have brains.

Answer:Answer:

2 _______ can think about the past2 _______ can think about the past or the future.or the future.a.a.Apes b. AnimalsApes b. Animals d. Neither animals nor mend. Neither animals nor menc. Menc. Men3. An ape cannot _______. 3. An ape cannot _______.

a. make noisea. make noise

b. understand thingsb. understand thingsc. learn wordsc. learn wordsd. speak like mand. speak like man

4. Scientists now know4. Scientists now know __________.__________.

a. man’s brain helps him to learn to speaka. man’s brain helps him to learn to speak

b. why apes can learn a few wordsb. why apes can learn a few words

c. how children learn to speakc. how children learn to speak

d. What happens when men speakd. What happens when men speak

5. From this passage, we know5. From this passage, we know _____________._____________.a. Apes have brains and languagea. Apes have brains and language

b. Apes can think, learn and speakb. Apes can think, learn and speak

c. Animals cannot learn to speakc. Animals cannot learn to speak

d. both A and B are rightd. both A and B are right