剑桥青少Good and Evil

1、 THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar WildeDorian Gray is young and handsome and detests getting older. When he sees the portrait his friend Basil Halyard has painted of him he is filled with sadness. I want to be young forever, and this picture to grow old, he says. I would give my soul for that. So

2、metime later Dorian treats his girlfriend Sibyl Vane very badly and he notices that his face in the painting has changed it is older and more cruel but he is still young and beautiful. Is his wish starting to come true?Dorian decides to find out.Portrait n. Aportraitis a painting, drawing, or photog

3、raph of a particular person.Detest vt. Dislike intensely;Soul n.Yoursoulis the part of you that includes your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead.Cruel adj.Someone who iscrueldeliberately causes pain or distress to pe

4、ople or animals.Dislike = detestkindcruelportraitsoulTHE STRANGE CASEOF DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis StevensonDoctor Jekyll believes that the human soul is part good, part evil. To prove his theory he invents a drink that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde, a thief and a murderer, and bac

5、k again. Jekyll enjoys having another personality that he can control until one day he goes to sleep as Jekyll and wakes up as Hyde. Hyde is starting to take control and Jekyll realizes he must do something to stop him but what?Personality n.Yourpersonalityis your whole character and nature.Murderer

6、 n. Amurdereris a person who has killed someone.Philosopher n.Aphilosopheris a person who studies or writes about philosophy.Philosophy n.Philosophyis the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live. Depres

7、sed adj.If you aredepressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant. Devil n. Adevilis an evil spirit.happydepresseddevilSomeone who studies philosophy is called a _. Philosopher FRANKENSTEIN by Mary ShelleyVictor Frankenstein is a

8、scientist who imagines living ina world where people have the power over life and death.He wants to play God and decides to build a human beingfrom bits of dead bodies. As a bolt of lightning brings hiscreation to life, Frankenstein discovers he has made a monster.The monster disappears but two year

9、s later it returns andFrankenstein begins to realize the mistake he has made.Imagine v.If youimaginesomething, you think about it and your mind forms a picture or idea of it.Read the texts again and listen. Answer the questions1. Who: a. becomes two people? b. doesnt want to get older? c. makes a de

10、al with the Devil? d. wants control over life?a Doctor Jekyll b Dorian Gray c Dr. Faust d Victor Frankenstein2. How has Dorians face in the painting changed?3. How does Dr Jekyll become Mr. Hyde?4. What is Fausts deal with the Devil?5. What does Frankenstein use to build a human being?it has become

11、older.He drinks a special drink he has invented.Faust will get what he wants on earth and the devil will get his soul.Bits of dead bodies.GrammarVerbs + gerundsLook at the sentences. The missing verbs are followed by a verb in the -ing form (a gerund). Use the texts in Exercise 1a to complete the se

12、ntences.1. Dorian Gray_ getting older.2 .Dr Jekyll _having another personality.3. The Devil_ making a deal with Faust.4 .Frankenstein _living in a different world. detestsenjoyssuggestsimaginesThe verbs enjoy, detest, dont mind, imagine, feel like, suggest, practice, miss and cant stand are all foll

13、owed by a gerund.Complete the story extract with the verbs in the box.move cross go hear sing see have shoutA few years ago, we lived in a house by the sea but then my parents suggested 1 moving to another house, in the town centre. So we moved. It was OK living in the city - I enjoyed 2 _to the sho

14、pping centre near my new home, for example, and I didnt mind 3 _. other houses from my window - but I detested 4 _ all those busy streets! Sometimes I felt like 5_at the drivers of all those cars!I always loved living by the sea, and I missed 6._.the sound of the waves outside our old house. Sometim

15、es I imagined 7._ a house of my own, on the beach, where I could live alone and practice 8_without annoying anyone! I also missed Jacob, but that wasnt a problem with living in the town. Jacob was dead. goingseeingcrossingshoutinghearing havingsingingVerbs + infinitivesUnderline the verbs in these s

16、entences.1. Dorian wants to stay young forever.2. Faust promises to give the Devil his soul.3. Frankenstein decides to build a human being.The verbs hope, promise, ask, learn, expect, decide, afford, offer, choose and want are followed by a verb in the infinitive form. Complete the sentences with a

17、verb from box A and a verb from box B. Make any necessary changes tothe verbs.A hope learn not expect decide promise offerB do live help play buy go1 .My parents have promise to buy me a bike for my birthday.2. The cinema was full last night, so we_ to a caf instead.3. When Im older, I_ in New York

18、or San Francisco.4. My brother_ me with my Maths homework.5 .My sister_ tennis and shes making good progress!6 .Im just amazed at my exam results I_ so well!KeyCleardecided to gohope to liveoffered to helpis learning to playdidnt expect to do+doing + to dohope, promise, ask, learn, expect, decide, a

19、fford, offer, choose and wantenjoy, detest, dont mind, imagine, feel like, suggest, practice, miss and cant stand SpeakWork with a partner. How well do you know them? Take a guess and complete the sentences for them.For your next birthday, you hope At the weekend, you really enjoy For your next holi

20、day, you want Compare your ideas with your partnerSpeak and listenWork with a partner and answer these questions.1. Look at the woman in the picture. What do you know about her?2. Do you often play computer games? (Why / Why not?)Listen to Charlotte talking to Jessica about a Lara Croft computer gam

21、e. Circle the name of the game.1. Into the Darkness2 .The Monster of Loch Ness3 .Another Day in Darkness4 .The Angel of Darkness1. The woman is Lara Croft, the female heroine from the Tomb Raider video games.KeyClearListen again and circle the correct answers.1 Charlotte thinks the game is different

22、 because Lara: a. works for the army b. is hunted c. kills a good person d .falls ill2 After a phone call from a friend called Werner von Croy, Lara: a. goes to Paris b. goes to Prague c. goes to London d. goes to Amsterdam3 Lara is hunted by the police because they think: a. shes murdered her frien

23、d b .shes stolen an old painting c shes escaped from the policed d . shes the Queen of the Darkness4 Lara escapes and follows Eckhardt. Later he: a. asks her to marry him b. wants to become president c. decides to buy a hotel d .threatens to attack the worldKeyClearVocabularyNoun suffixes1. I really

24、 cant imagine a more interesting computer game.2. It doesnt take much imagination to figure out who wins in the end.Which of the underlined words is a noun? Which is a verb?KeyClear1.Verb 2.Noun Look at these common ways of making nouns from verbs and adjectives:-ation -ion -nessImagine imagination

25、protect protection kind kindness-merit -ence -ityenjoy enjoyment different difference possible possibilityWork in pairs. How many other examples can you think of? Add them to the examples in Exercise 5b. Use them to test another pair.Possible answers-ation : educate/education, inform/information -me

26、nt: improve/improvement, manage/ management-ion: elect/election, discuss/discussion -ence: prefer/preference, refer/reference -ness: happy/happiness, ill/illness -fly: stupid/stupidity, similar/similarityKeyClearMake nouns from the verbs and adjectives. Use the nouns to complete the sentences below.

27、agree prefer react entertain prepare popular relax1. Listening to music, for me, is the best kind of relaxation that there is2. Madonna is still a very successful singer. Her_ is enormous.3 .If you havent got much timer make a fruit salad. It doesnt need a lot of_.4. My father wanted to buy that car

28、, but he couldnt come to an _with the owner.5. I was surprised by her _ when I told her about the plan.6. What did people do for _ before TV?7 .Either tea or coffee is fine - I dont have a_.popularitypreparationagreementreactionentertainmentpreferenceKeyClearPronunciationStress in nouns, adjectives

29、and verbsTurn to page 120.Stress in nouns, adjectives and verbsUnderline the syllables you think are stressed. Then listen and check.1. imagine 2. imagination 3. refer 4. reference 5. popular 6 .popularity 7. possible 8. possibility 9 .relax10. relaxationKeyClearListen again and repeatGrammarVerbs w

30、ith gerunds or infinitivesThe verbs like, love, hate, prefer, begin and start are usually followed by a gerund, but an infinitive can also be used. There is no difference in meaning.I started reading when I was four.I started to read when I was four.Remember and stop can be followed by either a geru

31、nd or the infinitive but the meaning is different.I remember talking to my sister about it. (= I talked to her in the past and now I remember that.)If I remember to talk to my sister, then you can have the game. (= Perhaps I will remember and then I will talk to her.)I stopped eating chocolate six m

32、onths ago. (= I ate chocolate until six months ago but then I stopped.)I was in town shopping, and I stopped to eat a sandwich. (= I stopped and then I ate a sandwich.)Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence.1. I remember to meet / meeting Ken in Paris. I think it was three or four year

33、s ago.2 .Dont worry Ill remember to give / giving you the book back.3. Please stop to make / making such a noise! I want to go to sleep!4. It was really hot in the car, so we stopped to buy /buying some ice creams.KeyClearwould like / would love / would hate /would prefer are always followed by the

34、infinitive.I would like to go to the cinema.5. I know I locked the door. I remember_ (lock) it.6. Im really hungry. Can we stop_(get) a sandwich?7. Please remember _(post) my letter.8. Suddenly everybody stopped _(shout). There was silence.lockingto getto postshoutingKeyClearFill in the correct form

35、 of the verbs.1. How did you forget there was a test today? I remember _ (tell) you about it.2. Hes a nice guy, but he never stops _(talk) about football!3. I need to talk to Lucy I must remember _(phone) her when I get home.4. I saw Rob in town yesterday, so I stopped _(say) hello.telling talkingto

36、 phoneto saySpeakWork with a partner. Student B: Turn to page 122. Student A: Write your answers to these things on a piece of paper. Something you must remember to do next week. Something you like doing when you find it difficult to relax. Something you started doing when you were a teenager. Somet

37、hing you hate doing.Look at your partners answers and guess what they refer to. You start. Walking to schoolA: Is that something you hate doing?B: No, thats something I stopped doing when I became a teenager. I stopped walking and started cycling to school.Graffiti pl. Graffito n.Gelati pl. Gelato n

38、. Read Is it art or is it just vandalism? Well, its still a crime, but graffiti has changed since the days of spraying your name on a wall to mark your territory. Street art has become much more sophisticated since a 17-yearoldcalled Demetrius started spraying his tag, TAKI 183, all over the New Yor

39、k underground in 1971, and hip hop culture was born. Hip-hop is a mixture of art, music and dancing, poetry, language and fashion. It came from young inner-city people, who felt left out by their richer classmates and who were desperate to expressthemselves in any way they could.1Read the article an

40、d match the titles with the paragraphs.Write AE in the boxes. There is one title you do not need to use.A Bringing people together D Street art and hip-hop culture B Lessons on the streets E How to speak graffitiC But is it music?KeyClearD An experiment to control the spread of graffiti in Rockdale,

41、 Greater Manchester, has been so successful that plans have been made by local street artists for an international convention in June. Were planning to get people together from different countries like France and Germany for a week, says Liam, one of the or ganisters. The scheme started in2000, and

42、has attracted people of all age groups and both sexes. We all share a common interest and get on really well with each other. The first site to be chosen was a subway. Before we began, people were afraid to use the subway. We had it cleaned up and now, with all the artists hanging out down there, pe

43、ople are using it again. People can relate to graffiti much more now. By providing places to display their talents legally, there has been a fall in the amount of tagging on peoples private property. Street artist Temper developed his drawing skills at a young age. In art classes at school he was re

44、ally frustrated because the Art teacher didnt spend time with him. They thought he was already very good at Art and so spent more time with other students. So, 32KeyClearABat 12 years old, Temper started painting with all these guy shed hooked up with who were about22 years old. He looked up to them

45、 and loved what they were doing on the streets of Wolver Hampton , England. The whole hip-hop scene was built up of different things and I did a bit of everything: beat-boxing, body popping and DJ-ing. But it was always the graffiti was best at, he says.a graffiti artistorganised group of writersa w

46、riters name or signaturea more developed tag, with two colours or morea writers painting, short for masterpiece; must have at least three coloursa technical, stylish piece, generally done in bright colourscompetition between artists to choose the most creative piece4KeyClearE4. Since the scheme star

47、ted, more people have started to vandalise walls in the town5. Tempers Art teacher didnt think he was very good.6. Most of the other graffiti artists were about ten years older than Temper.7. Temper is involved in many different sides of hip-hop culture.8. Crews, writers and burners are all peopleMa

48、rk the statements T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements.1. TAKI 183 was a teenage graffiti artist.2. The graffiti scheme in Rochdale is for teenagers only.3. People did not like using the subway before the graffiti artists came.KeyClearFFFTTTTFVocabularyBelonging to a groupReplace the

49、underlined words with one of the phrases in the box. Check your answers in the text.relate to hook up with look up to hang out (with)feel left out (by)1. . with all the artists spending time together down there, people are using it again.2. He admired them and loved what they were doing.3. . paintin

50、g walls with all these guys hed made friends with.4. . young inner-city people who werent accepted by their richer classmates.5. People can understand graffiti much more now.hook up with look up to hang out withrelate to feel left out byKeyClearWork in small groups. Ask and answer questions aboutfam

51、ilies, friends and groups using the vocabulary. A. What kind of people do you usually like to hang out with?B. Who do you look up to most in your family?WriteWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of organised graffiti walls in city centres?Graffiti is a serious problem and the fact it is a crime

52、 doesnt stop young people leaving their mark on public and private buildings. Because of graffiti, many of our city centres and housing estates seem dirty and dangerous. To stop this social disease, many town councils have organised graffiti walls special places where graffiti artists can practise their art legally. Graffiti walls bring teenagers together and help them to be creative. In addition, they show street artists how to use