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tures in the text。4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit.參考教材《College English Teacher’s Book》; 《 New College English》; 《Survey of Britain and America》教學(xué)內(nèi)容時(shí)間分配及備注4) cut off: stop providing (sth.) Example: Their phone has been cut of f because they haven’t paid the bill.5) bring about: make (sth.) happen Example: Jealousy in a relationship is often brought about by a lack of trust..6) inquire: seek information by questioning。 ask ( also spelled “enquire”。 sometimes followed by about or whclause) Example: I rang up to inquire about train times. He asked for his key and inquired whether there hadbeen any messages for him.7) … and human initiative and inventiveness are such that even this wouldn’t succeed.: As human initiative and inventiveness do exist, even this way to suppress anything new worldwide would fail initiative: ① the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for sb. to tell you what to do Example: The workers are able to solve the problems on their own initiative.Third periodWhilereading tasks ② Used in the phrase “take the initiative” : be the firs person to take action to improve a situation or relationship, esp. when other people are waiting for sb. else to do sth.Example: Why don’t you take the initiative and arrange a meeting?8) slow down: bee slower, or make sb. or sth slowerExample: There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development.9) informed: tell (used in the patterns: inform sb. of/about sth., inform sb. + thatclause, inform sb. it is a fairly formal word. In conversation you usually use tell. Example: They informed us of their arrival at Pudong Airport. Have you informed the police that there’s been an accident? “I just added a little soy sauce,” he informed us.10) It is also an important element behind support for the Green parties.: The public’s distrust of science is also an important factor leading to support for the political parties whose main concern is to protect the environment.11) audience: a group of people who watch and listen to sb. speaking or performing in public (used as a collective countable noun) Example: ① The audience began clapping and cheering as soon as the film star appeared on the stage. ② the people who read a writer’s books (sued as a collective countable noun, usu. singular) Example: His book reached an even wider audience when it was filmed for television.12) basis: (pl. bases) the facts or ideas from which sth. can be developed。 foundation(usu. used as singular