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THREATS TO OUR NATIONAL TREASURES J: journalist X: Prof Xu J: People have always had interest in the past. Professor Xu, what are the most important dangers to our archaeological treasures? X: They get damaged or lost. It's a matter of education. Pe

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1 Work with your partner and practice the following dialogue . Student A talks about a topic he of she is interested in, while Student B gives suggestions. EXAMPLE: A: I'd like to know more about life as it was two hundred years ago. B: Well. You ca

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ROOTS OF CHINESE CULTURE Jinsha Village near Chengdu, in southwest Sichuan province, became famous all over China in 2001. Construction workers from a local company were building roads there. On February 8, they found ivory and jade in the mud. Soon

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THE KING OF STONEHENGE On May 3, 2002, archaeologists in England found a grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC. When he died, the man was about 40 years old. He was buried on his left side with his face to the north. The tests on his teeth sh

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THE BISON ON THE PLAINS OF AMERICA The first settlers on the plains of America were Native Americans. They arrived more than 30,000 years ago by crossing a land bridge from Asia to America. The Native Americans lived by gathering roots, nuts and wil

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THE TRAIL OF TEARS For thousands of years, Native Americans lived as hunters in North America. There were millions of people, with many different cultures, religions and languages. In 1492, Columbus arrived in America and soon after the first Europe

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DISABLES? NOT ME ! I know people are trying to help, but I wish they wouldn't treat me as if I were a child. Zhong Xiaowen is sixteen and a middle school student in Northern China. She is one of the best students in her class and she won an award fo

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EQUAL ACCESS Every member of society has the right to education, employment and a reasonable quality of life. As society develops, we have both the opportunity and responsibility to make sure that people with disabilities can live productive and mea

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WHAT WILL. YOU THINK OF NEXT? Throughout history, great thinkers have used their creativity and imagination to change the world . How do they come up with ideas for new inventions? Thinkers who have changed the world do not seem to have much in comm

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ALL IN THE MIND: SCIENTIFIC METAPHORS It is certainly true that computers, cellphones and digital cameras have become part of our everyday life. Anywhere we go, we can hear the ringing of a cell phone , the tapping of a keyboard or the clicking of a

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INVENTIONS Computers that use light instead of electricity, smart clothes that can make phone calls and play music, house paints that change colour with the seasons, e-paper and ads that speak to you -- the list of amazing new inventions that seem t

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE(1) D: Duke S: Shylock B: Bassanio A: Antonio P: Portia D: Shylock, the world thinks -- and I think so too -- that you are playing a cruel game, but we all believe that you will give it up in the end. Have mercy on Antonio, Shy

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (2) (Shylock advances towards Antonio and prepares to use his knife.) P: Wait! There is something else. Antonio has promised to give you a pound of his flesh. But he has not promised to give you any of his blood. If you let on

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Read the following situation and act out the dialogue. Before Bassanio and Portia got married, Portia gave him a ring and made him promise to keep it all his life. Losing it, selling it or giving it away would be the end of her love for him. After t

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SHAKESPEARES HEROINES One of the most famous young women from Shakespeare' s plays is Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet. A fight between their two families makes it impossible for Romeo and Juliet to get married. However, they marry each other in secret.

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THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS Every four years, mentally disabled athletes come together to take part in the Special Olympics. Just like the regular Olympic Games, it is surrounded by ceremony and competition is fierce, but there is also a strong sense of un

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I HAVE A DREAM In the summer of 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr gave a speech to thousands of black people who marched on Washington DC, the capital of the USA. His speech -- I Have a Dream -- made him famous all over the world. At that time in the sout

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THE STORY OF DR FRANKENSTEIN No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. Instead of children's play and adventure, I was driven by a desire to learn. I was not interested in the structure of languages or law. I wanted to learn

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MR CAVORS FLYING MACHINE When I first met Mr Cavor, he was about to finish building the machine in which he planned to travel to the moon. As it had neither wings nor an engine, I was amazed and asked him how his machine could fly. The secret lay in

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NATURE'S NURSERY: ESTUARIES As the oceans are the source of life on earth, the estuaries are our planet's nurseries. An estuary is the body of water where a river meets the ocean. Salt water from the ocean and fresh water from the river mix together