Unit 3学习指南
Unit 1
重点单词：
expect, receptionist, sign, absent, account, attendant, bother, conceivable, deposit, disconnect, evidently, insert, instant, intend, intimacy, invisible, option, preferable, setback, swipe, appointment, contact, gatekeeper, handle, identify, prior, proper, reference, technique, virtually.
口语部分：
打电话常用语:
Who is speaking, please?
This is Leena Krieg. May I speak to Bill Morgan?
Hold on, please.
I’m sorry, but he’s not in at the moment.
Can I take a message? (Any message, sir?)
Hello. I’d like to speak to Dr. Heckleer.
I must have dialed the wrong number.
Hello, who’s calling, please?
(P.S. P61)
听力部分：
第2题（提示：熟读第1题）；第4题（以第6题为基础）；第8题（以第7题为基础）
阅读部分：
Passage 1
句子翻译：
1. I’ve got a cell phone, e-mail and voice mail. But why am I so lonely?
2. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel?
3. Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?
段落翻译：第7，10段
Passage 2
句子翻译：
1. When you are the person making the call, be sure to use proper phone etiquette from the start.
2.End the call on a positive note by thanking the other person for their time and express an interest in speaking with them again
段落翻译：第1，3段
课后练习：P72 第4题
语法复习：见Page 68 第4,5和6题
1.复习语法：虚拟语气。
2.做相关习题（此语法点为三级考试重点语法）
扩展学习：
参考Passage 2及查阅网络，了解生活及工作中的打电话礼节。
第三版新视野大学英语读写教程Unit3
uint3 1.选词填空 response反应，响应transform使改观，使变形focus焦点重点，集中于... analyze分析，剖析est imate估计，估算competitive竞争性强的，有竞争力的compensate补偿，弥补adopt采用采纳收养typical典型的有代表的regulate调整校准调节 1.To make our companies_ competitive in the market, we have to be more creative andproductive. 2. People are beginning to realize that to_ transform nature at. will is the bi ggestmistake that man has ever made. 3.It is difficult to conclude what a(n) typical_ student does in his spare timebecause every student has different interests. 4. A month ago I wrote to the store complaining about its bad service, but I haven' tgotten a(n) - re sponse yet 5. Some of your suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned down asthey are not w orkable. 6.A11 of a sudden, he lost his interest in engineering, and_ focused his attention onlearning a forei gn language. 7. If a company decreaseshealth benefits for its employees, they should increasesalaries to compen sate the workers. 8. I failed to pass the exam although I had worked very hard. I should analyze thecauses of my fail ure. 9. When you do yoga, try to regulate_ your breathing. Don ; t breathe too fast and makesure you breathe only through your nose. 10. It was difficult to_ estimate how many people had been wounded in the ear thquake. 2.15选10 preferred提出，提升require要求undergraduate大学生大学的accountable可解释的可说明的acquire获得得到. tranmits传输传送 indi spensable不可或缺的creativity创造性，创造力referred提及，针对 seeks寻找，追求post邮件，张贴，快速行进connectivity连通性transform改变改观 There have been increased demands for higher education to provide students with bettercoursess a nd more opportunities. To deal with this (1) complex issue, colleges anuniversities are turning to t he Internet for quick(2)access tts rich educationalresources. Now the Internet has been accepted as the, (3) preferred technology to manyother methods in colleges and universities. Many teachers n ow routinely (4)post theirteaching materials online. A growing number of schools offer at least so me (5) coursesover the Internet. There are two different models of making use of the Internet forhi gher education. The first model (6) undergraduate toimprove existing courses byusing the Internet. This model provides high- speed Internet (7)connectivity to allstudents, faculty, and staff. While t his model usess the Internet, it doesn'; t(8) require many changes, and it keeps most existing insti t utional struc tures unchanged.i different, more revolutionary model regards the Internet as (9) indi spensable to animportant change in hi gher education, for it is believed that the Internet can(10) tra nsform teacher- -centered instruction into student- -centered learning. This, as aresult, will bring a bout basic change to our university education.
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Unit 3 Computers Period 4 Using language教学设计 (ANDY— THE ANDROID) Aims To discuss about IT To write a report about IT To read about androids or robots Procedures I. Warming up by talking about IT What is Information technology? Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the technology required for information processing. In particular the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and retrieve information from anywhere, anytime. II. Listening and writing Turn to page 21. Look at the pictures and listen to a conversation about different kinds of information technology or IT, discuss and write down in groups the advantages and disadvantages of each kind. III. Speaking and writing Suppose you and your partner are going to help choose computers for your school. Now talk about the special things each of the computer can do and write a report to your headmaster. IV. Reading, underlining and speaking It is said that computers could be put into androids or robots. Read the text Andy—The Android,
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Unit 3 Watch out when nature strikes back. Done with this task. Your current score: 100% Unit 3 test Next Part I Script Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. . B. . C. . D. . 2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. The crops were all failed in this area because of the drought. B. The area was hit by the worst drought in the last 30 years. C. The government should improve the development of the infrastructure D. The irrigation system in this area played an important role in coping
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Unit3Computers SectionⅠWarming Up,Pre-reading, Reading&Comprehending 课后篇巩固探究 一、选词填空 1.as a result;as a result of (1)It rained heavily.,we had to stay at home for the whole weekend. (2) the heavy rain,we had to stay at home for the whole weekend. 答案:(1)As a result(2)As a result of 2.solve;settle (1)(2017·全国Ⅱ)Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution,the company eventually in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. (2)(2017·北京)(solve) the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy. 答案:(1)settled(2)Solving 3.from then on;since then (1),he refused to talk about it. (2)I have never seen him . 答案:(1)From then on(2)since then 4.so...that...;such...that... (1)He is funny a person he is popular among the children.
unit3computers教案
Unit 3 Computers I. 单元教学目标 II. 目标语言
III. 教材分析与教材重组 1. 教材分析 本单元以computers为话题，旨在通过单元教学，综合听、说、读、写等多种形式，使学生了解计算机和信息技术的产生和发展过程及其在我们的学习、工作、娱乐等生活中所起的重要作用，激发学生对信息技术的兴趣。 Warming up提供几幅与计算机有关的图片，形象地说明了计算机的发展历程，并用三个问题引发学生对这一话题的思考，从而起到热身的作用。 Pre-reading根据文章内容预设问题，检查学生对computers相关知识及应用的了解。学生对computers的了解可能参差不齐，这更能激发学生想获取更多知识的欲望，从而引出下面的阅读文章——WHO AM I。
Reading中以别致的标题WHO AM I引起学生的好奇心，使学生迫不急待地阅读这篇文章，并判断出“I”是computer，从而对文章的内容印象更深刻。文章以第一人称的形式按时间先后顺序讲述了computers的产生、发展和现状，并用拟人化的口吻表达了computers乐于为人类服务的精神。 Comprehending 1 通过scanning的方式完成反映计算机发展历程的时间进程；2 通过填表的形式帮助学生宏观梳理文章结构，找出每个段落的主题句（论点）及具体的支持性论据；3 是读后讨论，要求学生结合自己的生活实际讨论计算机如何改变了我们的生活。 Learning about language分词汇（Discovering useful words and expressions）和语法（Discovering useful structures）两大部分。Discovering useful words and expressions 1 根据单词释义写出相对应的词汇，考查学生对WHO AM I 文章中的重要词汇及短语的理解。2 是以对短文填词完型的形式考查学生对几个重点词汇在篇章中的运用。3 以personalize的形式练习几个表时间状语的短语的用法。Discovering useful structures 是学习现在完成时的被动语态。1 是让学生根据例子提示在WHO AM I文章中找出两个含有现在完成时的被动语态的句子，初步了解这一时态的形式。2 是根据例句提示把所给的现在完成时句子变为被动语态。3 通过欣赏一首小诗进一步理解现在完成时的被动语态的用法。 Using language从听、说、读、写四个部分强化学生的语言应用能力。Listening and Speaking 以“信息技术”为子话题展开听说活动。说的活动主要是就信息技术各种形式的优势和劣势展开讨论，并用所给的表reasoning的功能项目展开讨论，决定哪种类型是最有用的。Reading, speaking and writing 以“芯片”为子话题展开读、说和写的活动。阅读文章介绍了叫一个叫Andy的机器人的故事，故事以第一人称的拟人话手法来写，说明了计算机芯片在机器人领域的应用。1 根据文章内容完成Andy的个人简历，检验学生对一些具体信息的掌握。2 激发学生的想象力，让他们设计出自己的机器人，并能用简历的形式描述。3 是写作任务，学生根据所给范文和2中的notes写篇文章，介绍自己设计的机器人。 LISTENING 材料的话题衔接Reading, speaking and writing的话题，介绍
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U n i t3C o m p u t e r s 教案 -CAL-FENGHAI-(2020YEAR-YICAI)_JINGBIAN
Unit 3 Computers I. 单元教学目标 II. 目标语言
III. 教材分析与教材重组 1. 教材分析 本单元以computers为话题，旨在通过单元教学，综合听、说、读、写等多种形式，使学生了解计算机和信息技术的产生和发展过程及其在我们的学习、工作、娱乐等生活中所起的重要作用，激发学生对信息技术的兴趣。 1.1 Warming up提供几幅与计算机有关的图片，形象地说明了计算机的发展历程，并用三个问题引发学生对这一话题的思考，从而起到热身的作用。 1.2 Pre-reading根据文章内容预设问题，检查学生对computers相关知识及应用的了解。学生对computers的了解可能参差不齐，这更能激发学生想获取更多知识的欲望，从而引出下面的阅读文章——WHO AM I。
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Unit 3 Text A Language focus Words in use 3. 1. peculiar; 2. radical; 3. phase; 4. sensible; 5. predict; 6. labeled; 7. resent; 8. witnessed; 9. equivalent; 10. parallels; Word building 5 1. journal; 2. chaotic; 3. cooperate; 4. erosion; 5. dramatic; 6. confuse; 7.academy; 8.rightists; 9.depression; 10.dictate; 11.detection; 12.classification Banked cloze 6 1.K 2.E 3.A 4.C 5.L 6.I 7.G 8.N 9.H 10.O Expressions in use 7 1. saddled with; 2. back off; 3. gives way to; 4. resorted to 5. make allowances for; 6. wonder at; 7. prior to; 8. based upon/on Structure analysis and writing Structured writing 8 The Odyssey years are certainly a very complicated phase of life for young people. Not only do these young people need to overcome many difficulties, they also have to face many challenges form their parents. The differences between parents and children can be well observed in their completely different attitudes and views. First, they differ in their attitude toward life. Parents always wonder what has gone wrong with the new generation. They feel that during their time, young boys and girls were better behaved, more obedient and had greater respect for elders. Young people, on the other hand, feel that they are capable enough to learn on their own rather than lean heavily on the older generation for guidance. Young people do not like to be spoon-fed by their parents. The differences also appear in the way the two generations look at things. For example, the parents g’eneration never understood Elvis and the Beatles. Because they couldn ’u n t d erstand what was going on, they were frequently opposed to them and saw rock as “the devil ’s mus Young people, however, are crazy about the modern music and would love to listen to it for a hundred times a day. Wherever th ey go, they ’ll have their iPod with them. In conclusion, it ’vesry difficult for parents and their youngsters to get along due to their distinctive attitudes and the way they view things. To fill this gap, both parents and their grown children need to be more understanding to each other. Translation 9 作为美国文化价值体系的一个重要组成部分，“个人主义”受到大多数美国人的推崇。美国
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BOOK 1Practice&Sentence&Words (Unit3~Unit4) Unit3 SectionA Using the Right Word 1. The ___A___ of this country comes from its oil. A) wealth B) view C) sympathy D) tale 2. They agreed to meet the ___B___ week in the People’s Park. A) exact B) following C) early D) late 3. Generally speaking, views on this subject ___D___ widely. A) manage B) succeed C) graduate D) differ 4. The sick old man asked the doctor for __B____ to get better soon. A) award B) advice C) situation D) sheet 5. We were all ___C__ to hear the news that Tom, the silly boy, had won an award. A) fluent B) rude C) amazed D) successful 6. Tony often ___A___ with his wife about money. A) argues B) interviews C) embarrasses D) improves 7. The little girl got much ___C__ from her father when she told him about her pain. A) detail B) energy C) sympathy D) suggestion 8. I’ve learned from my uncle that dogs ___B____people by their smell. A) improve B) recognize C) expect D) teach Unit3 SectionA Working with Expressions 1.Mr. White helped the poor old woman _out_ of sympathy. 2.The three wise men asked the woman if her husband was _at_ home. 3.The little boy pointed _to_ the house nearby and told me it was his grandfather’s. 4.My mother filled my glass _with_ milk and her glass with tea. 5. Some people think that when adults are talking, it is not polite of children to jump _in_. 6. Tony was doing everything he could, trying to find_out_the girl’s telephone number. 7. I’m going to visit my aunt this weekend, and my brother is coming _as_ well. 8. The little girl was glad to see that the basket was filled _with_ apples. Unit3 SectionA Translation A.Translate the following into English. 1. 出于同情，布莱克太太 (Mrs. Black) 给了这位可怜的老人一些钱。(out of sympathy) Out of sympathy, Mrs. Black gave some money to the poor old man. 2. 英语教师指着一个苹果用英语对全班同学说:“这是一个苹果。”(point to) The English teacher pointed to an apple and said to the whole class in English, “This is an apple.” 3.当我们互相帮助时，我们的房间里就充满了爱。(be filled with) Our room is filled with love when we help each other. 4.我们应该听从这位老人的劝告，现在就回家去。(take someone’s advice) We should take the old man’s advice and go home right now.
Unit3Computers全单元教案
Unit 3 Computers I 教学内容分析 本单元的中心话题是“计算机”。 Warming up部分用图片呈现了计算机发展的历史，让学生通过看图讨论的方式了解计算机的发展和演变过程。 Reading部分编者采用了拟人化的手法向读者介绍了计算机的发展历程。 Comprehending部分包括三个练习，分别从事实层面、分析层面和拓展层面考察学生对文章的理解和运用情况。 Learning about language部分的活动突出了形容词和副词用法的区别，并扣本单元的语法点（现在完成时的被动语态）。 Using language部分的听力材料中谈论的是信息技术的几种形态或载体（包括收音机、书籍、电视和电脑；在读说活动中，通过智能机器人参加足球赛的经历向读者介绍了计算机运用的另外一个例子。 Learning Tip部分鼓励学生利用图书馆，网络等课外资源学习英语，有利于学生使用资源策略。 Reading for Fun 部分是一首活泼风趣的小诗，以拟人的方法让机器人自述了心声：尽管日夜忙碌，为人服务，但它相信自己和真实的人类没什么两样。 II．教学重点和难点 1．教学重点 (1) 本单元的生词和短语； (2)通过学习本单元，使学生了解计算机的发展历程，及其在当今社会的广泛运用； (3)鼓励学生用英语表达自己的观点，进行简单的推理和做出决定。 2．教学难点 (1) 教会学生通过时间的先后顺序来表达一件事； (2) 使学生了和掌握现在完成时的被动语态的用法； (3) 指导学生按类别归纳整理词汇，让学生学会有效地记忆词汇的方法； (4) 引导学生发现本单元重点语言结构，让学生自己发现并感悟相关的语言规律，在 学习过程中培养语感。 III．教学计划 本单元分六课时： 第一课时：Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading 第二课时：Language points 第三课时：Learning about language 第五课时：Speaking, Reading, Writing IV．教学步骤： Period 1 Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading
(新人教版)高中Unit3ComputersSectionⅢGrammar—现在完成时的被动语态教案必修2
语法图解 探究发现 ①Over time I have been changed quite a lot. ②Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. ③The important problem has been discussed for nearly two weeks. ④The ink has not been removed from the clothes. ⑤Haven't your problem been solved? ⑥How many buildings have been built in your school? [我的发现] (1)以上例句中都使用了现在完成时的被动语态。 (2)以上例句中第①②③句是该时态的肯定句式；第④句是否定句式；第⑤句是一般疑问句式；第⑥句是特殊疑问句式。 一、结构 Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.(2017·北京高考) 今年美国已经报告了115例麻疹病例，而去年全年共189例。 The construction of the bridge has not been finished. 桥的建设还没有完成。 Has the date for the next meeting been decided? 下次会议的日期已决定了吗？ How long has the battery not been changed? 电池多久没有更换了？ [即时演练1]
新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit3课文及翻译
互联网时代的大学生活 The college campus, long a place of scholarship and frontiers of new technology, is being transformed into a new age of electronics by a fleet of laptops, smartphones and connectivity 2hours a day. 大学校园长久以来都是学术之地，也是新技术的前沿。现在随着手提电脑和智能手机的大量出现，加上每天2小时不间断的网络连接，大学校园正在转而进入电子设备的新时代。On a typical modern-day campus, where every building and most outdoor common areas offer wireless Internet access, one student takes her laptop everywhere. In class, she takes notes with it, sometimes instant-messaging or emailing friends if the professor is less than interesting. In her dorm, she instant-messages her roommate sitting just a few feet away. She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives one floor above her, and which supplies music for walks between classes. 在典型的现代校园里，每幢建筑和大部分室外公共区域都提供无线互联网接入，学生可以把手提电脑带到任何地方。课堂上，她用手提电脑记笔记，有时如果教授的课一点都没意思，她就会给朋友发送即时信息或电子邮件。在寝室，她甚至会给近在咫尺的室友发送即时信息。她离不开智能手机，甚至对住在楼上的朋友也要发短信；在从上一堂课去下一堂课的路上她也要用智能手机听音乐。 Welcome to college life in the 2st century, where students on campus are electronically linked to each other, to professors and to their classwork 24/in an ever-flowing river of information and communication. With many schools offering wireless Internet access anywhere on campus, colleges as a group have become the most Internet-accessible spots in the world. 欢迎来体验2世纪的大学生活：通过源源不断的信息流，学生之间、师生之间以及学生和课堂作业之间建立了电子化的联系，一天2小时，一周天，从不间断。在许多学校，无线
(完整版)Unit3Computers课文翻译
Unit 3 Computers 课文翻译 section A 我是谁? 经过很长时间我已经改变了很多。1642年我在法国诞生时是一台计算机器。尽管当时我还年轻，但是我能简化一些复杂的计算题。我发育缓慢，差不多到了两百年之后，查尔斯·巴比奇才把我制成了一台分析机。在操作员用穿孔卡为我设计程序之后，我能够进行逻辑“思考”，并且能够比任何人更快地算出答案。那时，这被当作是一次技术革命，也是我“人工智能”的开始。在1936年，我真正的父亲，艾伦·图灵写了一本书，讲述了怎样能使我成为一台“通用机器”来解决任何数学难题。从那时起，我在体积和脑容量方面迅速成长。到二十世纪四十年代，我已经长得像一间屋子那么大，我不知道是否还会长得更大。然而，这个现实也使我的设计者很担心。随着时间的推移，我被做的越来越小。自二十世纪七十年代以来，我一直被用在办公室和家庭里，先是用作个人电脑，后来又做成便携式。 这些变化只有随着我的存储能力的不断提高才能成为可能。最初是被存储到电子管，以后是晶体管上，后来是非常小的芯片上。因此，我已经完全改变了我的形状。随着我年龄越来越大，我也变得越来越小。随着时间的推移，我的记忆能力发展的如此之快，就像一头大象一样，我从来不会忘记告诉我的任何事情！我的存储能力变得如此巨大，连我自己都不能相信！但是我总是孤孤单单地站在那里，直到二十世纪六十年代初，人们才给了我一个用网络联成的家庭。我能够通过万维网和其他人分享我的知识。 从二十世纪七十年代起，我被开发出了很多新的用途。我在通讯、金融和商业领域变得非常重要。我还被放在机器人里面，被用来制作移动手机，并且用来帮助做医疗手术。我还被放置在航空火箭里去探测月球和火星。不管怎样，我的目标是给人类提供高质量的生活。现在我充满了幸福感，因为我是人类忠实的朋友并时时给他们提供帮助。 Who Am I 我是谁? Over time I have been changed quite a lot. 经过一段时间我已经被改变了许多。 I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. 1642年我在法国诞生时是一台计算机器。 Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums. 尽管当时我还年轻，但是我能简化一些复杂的数学题。 I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years 我发育缓慢，差不多到了200年之后，
新视野大学英语视听说教程1原文及答案Unit3
II. Listening Skills Understanding Times and Dates 1. W: Oh, look at the clock. It’s 5:15. I’ll be late for Jennifer’s birthday party! I was supposed to leave at 5 o’clock. M: Don’t worry! You still have some time. The clock is twenty minutes fast. Q: What time is it now? 2. W: It’s 7:50, lazybones, and you’re going to be late for the meeting. M: God! I was sleeping like a dog. Well, I still have ten minutes. Q: When is the man’s meeting? 3. M: Thank you, Laura. We’d like to go to the barbecue with you. What time should we be there W: Some people are coming around 11:00, and we’re going to play badminton, but we won’t eat until around 12:30. Q: At what time are they going to eat? 4. M: I knew Dr. Smith’s birthday was October 26th, but I didn’t realize it was this Saturday. W: Let’s give him a surprise party. We could ask him to meet us at his office at 5, and then we could take him to dinner at the restaurant around 5:30. Q: What time does the woman suggest meeting Dr. Smith? 5. M: I just read that Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, when very little was understood about time and energy. W: Absolutely. But when he died on April 18, 1955, people knew a lot more, and nuclear power stations had been built. Q: When was Einstein born? 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B III. Listening In Task 1: A Picture I have a picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom. When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I just take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken years ago when we were in high school. It reminds me of the good time we’ve shared and the support their friendship still gives me today. Even though our lives have gone in different directions, the bond we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get e-mail with a joke for the day, or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends have shown up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them even traveled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones. It is the kind of friendship that outlasts disagreements, changes, and separation. 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B Task 2: Problem of Meeting People As a foreign student, I have a number of problems, both academically and socially. The biggest one is meeting people. I feel confident about my ability to cope with problems from my studies, but I’m not comfortable making friends with other students, especially local ones. Perhaps I’m worrying unnecessarily, but I find it difficult to talk to them and to make friends. The primary reasons is the language barrier. My English is quite standard and forma, and although that helps me with my academic work, I have trouble understanding other students when they are just talking. It seems to me that in order to meet with other students I really need informal, colloquial English. Besides, there’s the cultural gap. That’s why it’s so difficult for overseas students and native English speaking students to really get to know each other. I really want to overcome this difficulty. I guess the best way to begin is to start talking about course work that we share; and then I could suggest going for a cup of tea or coffee. Over coffee we could get to know each other. Another way would be to join a club, like a tennis club or a photo club, because that immediately gives you something in common with other people there. It gives you a starting point to build on. 1.He has both academic and social problems. 2.He fells confident about his ability to cope with his studies. 3.The language barrier is the main reason why he finds it hard to make friends with local students. 4.It is difficult for overseas students and native English speaking students to really get to know each other because there is the cultural gap. 5.Te best way for the overseas students to actually overcome the difficulty of making friends with native English speaking students is to start talking about course work. Task 3: Long Distance Friendships I have quite a few long distance friendships. How do I maintains these relationships? Well, I believe friendship is very important, But I also think friendship really needs tending—like plants in the garden. It’s important to keep up to date with my friends, something that’s hard to do with long distances between us. But over the years I have managed to stay very tight with my friends, even though distances separate us. Jane lives in another city, and she’s not much for writing letters, so we talk on the phone at least once a week, usually for an hour at a time. We take turns calling each other, so I stay close to her through the phone. My phone bills are high, but I consider them just another living expense, like rent. Other friends I e-mail. I have one friend who just isn’t into writing letters. I’ve known her for a long time. We’ve always considered ourselves friends, but over time I’ve always been in and out of touch with her. But she is always on-line—e-mail is her thing. Since I’ve gotten an e-mail address, I e-mail her twice a week. Now, I’m back in good touch with her. She’ll often sit down and write me e-mail, but she just wouldn’t do it with pen and paper. E-mail’s really a great way to keep in touch with friends. 1.maintain 2.tending 3.date 4.phone 5.turns 6.bills 7.expenses 8.e-mail 10.touch Task 4: An Announcement 1.The Student Friendship Association 2.outing 3.school gate