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课件网) Unit 3 Integrated skills 语法填空 1.[2019·天津二考]When mom said,“The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden _____ the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. 2.[2014·江苏卷]Before I was two, I _____(adopt) by an Anglo couple. 3.[2019·江苏卷]By _____(compare), the brains of apes（类人猿） require only 8% of rest-time energy. 4.[2020·北京卷]Pessimists（悲观主义者）, _____ the contrary, tend to perceive problems as a source of additional stress. on was adopted comparison on Lead-in 1.Do you like reading history books 2.Which do you prefer, academic history books or popular history books Interesting stories from history Easy to understand Humorous tones vs (1) The book is about the Song Dynasty. T / F (2) In the first week, the book sold 5,000 copies. T / F (3) The author has tried her best to ensure that the facts are accurate. T / F (4) The author provides many thoughtful comments on some events. T / F (5) Alan thinks that there is a new trend towards reading popular science books. T / F Tang history Alan手 gives a lot of thoughtful comments achieve factual accuracy 50,000 copies Alan is introducing his favorite popular history book. Listen and finish the exercises below. A Listening Tapescript Alan: Last week, one of my friends introduced this popular history book A Journey Back to the Tang Dynasty to me. It’s all about the Tang Dynasty and I can’t put it down! It’s the first history book that has ever got my attention. In the first week alone, A Journey Back to the Tang Dynasty sold 50,000 copies, and it’s still on the top ten bestseller list after six months! The reason why the book is so popular among the reader mainly lies in its writing style. The author turns history into a story. She gives a vivid description of historical figures or events. Her language is easy to understand. Meanwhile, the author has tried her best to achieve factual accuracy. In order to check the facts, she has referred to many academic history books. In the book, different views on the same event have been considered. Similar events have been compared. The book also gives a lot of thoughtful comments on some events. The author has even inspired me to do more research on certain topics. I’ve never been so eager to read up on history! A few years ago, there was a trend towards reading popular science books and they got lots of people interested in the subject. I believe the same is happening to the subject of history. I’m looking forward to reading more popular history books like A Journey Back to the Tang Dynasty. Listen to the introduction again and complete the notes below. P36 A2 history into a story gives a vivid description easy to understand check the facts Different views Similar events do more research read up on history Expressing your love of a book I can’t put it down! It’s the first history book that had ever got my attention. I am looking forward to reading more. P I like it very much! I enjoy the ... ...
