大学英语创意阅读1答案

〈大学英语创意阅读〉练习答案BookOneUnit1CustomsUnderstandingthetextComprehendingthetextAnswerthefollowingquestionsasfullyaspossible.Whatwasthe"mistake"thatJohnRogers*companymade?TheygaveclockstoChineseandthe1phrase“giveaclock"soundslike"makeafuneralarrangement0Whyareknivesconsideredbadpresentsinsomecountries?Becausetheysymbolizethecutting(i.e.theend)ofarelationship.Whatsortofgiftswouldbeappropriate,accordingtoRogers?Thingsfromyourownplacethataredifficulttogetlocallyintheplacewhereyouarevisiting.Howshouldgiftsbeofferedtopeople?Withbothhands.WhydopeopleinAsiasometimesrefusegiftsatfirst?Toshow,modesty;theydonotwanttoappeargreedybyacceptingimmediately.CompletingatableThetextsuggestsanumberofgiftsareunsuitableforpeopleincertaincountries.Findtheplaceinthetextwherethesearementionedandusetheinformationtocompletethetable.GiftsDoNotGiveTo…UnsuitableGiftsBecausee-clocksChinesesoundslike"makingfuneralwineMuslimsarrangements”giftsshowing"4nJapanese,KoealcoholisagainsttheirreligionscissorsanaadChineseunluckynumbeeflowersLatinsandAsianssignofcutting/endingtherelationshipleatherAsiansseenaainapDropriatelyromantichandkerchiefsIndianscowsarereveredbyHindusclothingsomeotherplacessignofsadnesswomenseenasinappropriatelyintimateInterpretingthetextCompletethesesentences.Giftsareimportantbecausetheycanstrengthenbusinessrelationships.Offeringflowersasgiftsmaynotbesuitablebecausetheymaybeseenasinappropriatelyromantic.Allgiftsshouldbewrappedandpresentedcorrectly.Asianpeopletendtoopengiftsinprivatebecausetheydon'twantthedonortolosefaceifthegiftisnotappropriate.JohnRogersadvisesyoutorememberthecountry'sreligion,avoidgivingthingsthatarenotappropriate,andchoosethewrappingpapercarefully.DevelopingyourskillsPartA:Relatinginformationinatexttoone*sownexperienceThestudentsmaycomeupwithotherplausibleanswersforthechoicesbelow.Thekeypointhereistoencouragestudentstoexpresstheirconceived/perceivednotionsabouttheobjectsasgiftsratherthantomakethemgiveadefiniterightorwronganswer.GiftsAppropriateInappropriateReasons1.awhitelanternJTheyareusedinfunerals.2.agreenhatJIfamanissaidtobewearingagreenhatitmeansthathiswifehashadsexwithanothermansincehermarriage.3.agoldringJUsuallyagoldringis

giventosomeonewhoisveryfamiliartoyoulikealoverorfamilymember.4.abunchofflowersVBecauseofimpactfromWesternCulture,Chinesepeoplemayconsiderthistoointimateorthatitsymbolizesromance.5.aboxofchocolatesV6.apairofchopsticksV7.acombJInthepastcombsweresometimesgivenbywomentotheirfiancesasengagementgifts.8.aredpacket(HongBao)VWhatgiftswouldbesuitableforeachofthefollowingpeople?Writeyourchoicesinthetablebelow,andthen,inpairs,compareyourchoicesandexplaintoeachotherwhyyouconsideryourgiftsappropriate.Forthisactivity,againallowthestudentstocomeupwiththeirownideasandexplanations.Aslongastheiranswerssubscribetotheideaofbeingappropriatetothesituation,neutral,andnotintimateandoffensive,theyshouldbeaccepted.Belowisjustonecommonexampleofthekindsofgiftsthatmaybemorecommonlygiventothesepeople.Studentsmightbeaskedtoaddtheirsuggestionstoatableontheboardandtherestoftheclasscommentonwhetherornottheythinktheyaresuitablegifts.Gift-ReceiversGifts1.yourteacherPen2.yourpartnersClothing3.afriendKey-chain4.aworkmateDiary5.aforeignguestLocalhandicraft6.someonewhoisgettingmarriedHouseholdgoods7.someonewhohasjustretiredwatchPartB:UsingknowledgeoftheworldtomakesenseofatextThetopicofthetextinthisunitisnTheArtofGift-Giving',.Thereisalotofinformationaboutthepracticesofpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Useyourknowledgeoftheworldtosupplementtheinformationaboutthequestionsbelow.Writeyouranswersinthespaceprovided.WhydotheChinesefeelredislucky.*Becausethecolourofbloodisredandbloodrepresentslife,redisconsideredluckyasitshowssomethingisalive.Whyaregiftsshowingthenumber4oragiftof4itemsofsomethingconsideredunluckyinJapanese,KoreanandChinesecultures?Becausethepronunciationofthenumber4issimilartotheword“death”intheselanguages.WhyisgivinganythingwiththelefthandconsideredinsultinginArabiccountries?BecausethelefthandisassociatedwithevilorMthewrongpath”,whereastherighthandisassociatedwithgoodor*'therightpath”,(referto"Furtherinformationonthetext")WhydoWesternersoftenopenthegiftimmediately?Sothattheycanshowtheirappreciationofthegifttothegift-giverrightaway.Theyfeelthattosay"Thankyou"thereceiverneedstomakeacommentonthegiftandthisisdifficultifyoudon'tknowwhatitis.WhyisitconsideredpoliteinAsiatorefusethegiftatthebeginningandforthegift-givertohavetoinsistthattheotherpersonacceptsit?Becausethisallowsthegift-receivertoshowthatheismodestandnotgreedyandthisgivesthegift-giverthechancetoshowthathegenuinelywantsthegift-receivertohavethegift.ExtendingyourvocabularyPartA:SynonymsAsanextensionactivity,studentsmightbeputintogroupsandaskedtofindantonymsforthesewordswherepossible,andmakesentenceswiththeantonymstoshowthattheyunderstandhowthewordsworkincontext.Forexample,for"offensive**theantonymis"pleasing/pleasant".Itwasextremelypleasanttositbythepoolwithacoldbeerinthishotweather.Hervoiceisverypleasingtotheear.Icanjustlistentoheralldaylong.ColumnAColumnBbusinessassociatestorepresentsomethingimportantclientsnotsuitablesymbolizeunpleasantorinsultinginappropriatebeliefthatmagicorluckcanaffectyouroffensivelifesuperstitionpersonalorprivatethingsintimatenottotalkaboutyourselforshowoff,modestytovaluesomethingandbegratefulfbritappreciatePartB:ClozepassageUsemainlythewordsinPartAofExtendingyourvocabularytocompletethisparagraph.Itisveryimportanttoavoidgivinggiftstoclientsthatwillupsetthemorbeseenasoftensire.Peopleusuallyappreciatereceivingsmallgiftsbutthegivershouldtakecaretoensuretheseareneitherinappropriateforthecustomsofthecountrynortoointimateforthepersontowhomthepresentisintended.Gift-giversneedtobearinminddifferentthingshavedifferentmeaningsinothercountries-anumbermaysymbolizebadluckforexampleandsomecultureshaveabeliefinsuperstitionsocareshouldbetakentoavoidcertainobjects.Peopleshouldalsobeawareofnaturalmodestyamongstrecipientsandnotbesurprisediftheirgiftsarerejectedatfirst.Togivestudentsmorepractice,aftercompletingthepassage,studentscanchoose3or4wordsoutoftheabovekeywordsand,inpairs,usethewordstomakeuptheirownshortsentencesonarelatedtopic.ExpandingyourcreativityGuidelinesforgivinggiftsAgain,therearefewdefiniteanswershere.Foranysuggestionsstudentsmake,theyshouldbeencouragedtoexplainwhythegiftsaresuitableorunsuitable.Ideascouldbecollectedontoatableontheboardanddiscussedbythewholeclass.DoDon't•crystalornaments•cash•decorativeitems,e.g.sculptures,•exoticfood,e.g.snakes,driedhandicraftlizards•watches•Chineseherbalmedicine•books•intimateclothing,e.g.lingerie,•bottleddelicacyorfood,e.g.jams,underwearhoney•pottedplantsBelowisanexampleofthekindofinformationthatstudentscanincludeintheguidelines.Anotherwaytopresenttheadvicewouldbeinpointformintermsof”dosanddon'ts**.Themainthingtonoteisthatstudentsshouldbeabletoincludeinformationgiveninthetextatthebeginningoftheunitandfromthetaskthattheyhavejustcompleted,butalsotoextendthisinformationwithfurtherideasoftheirown.Studentswhohavetravelled,orthosestudyinginternationaltradeandbusinessortourism,maybeabletothinkaboutparticularcountriesinrelationtotheirguidelines.Allstudentsshouldbeencouragedtoarrangetheinformationintoalogicalandorganisedstructure.GuidelinesfbrGivingGiftstoaWesternPersonHerearesometipsforyouwhenyouarctryingtodecidewhatgiftstobuyforyourWesterncolleaguesorfriendswhenyouvisitthemoverseas.Thequestionsbelowwillhelpyoutodotherightthing:Howwelldoyouknowthepersonthatyouarebuyingthegiftfor?Doyouknowifthereisanythingthatisoffensivetothepersoneitherbecauseofhisreligionorhispersonaltaste?Firstly,ifyoudonotknowthepersonwell,thenyoushouldstaywithneutralgiftsfbrhishouseorofficethatarenotconsideredintimate.Forexample,youcangethimapaintingorapenholder.Ifyouarequitefamiliarwiththeperson,thenyoucantrytofindsomethingthatmatcheshispersonalityortaste.However,youmuststillstayawayfromitemsthatareconsideredtoointimatelikeunderwear.Secondly,youshouldfindoutifthereareanytaboosorsuperstitionsthatthepersonbelievesin.Thenmakesureyoudonotbuyhimanythingthatisinanywayconnectedwithoranythingthatresembleshistaboosorsuperstitions.Don'tforgetthatitisnotjusttheappearanceofthegiftthatyouhavetobecarefulof,butalsothewaytheitemispronouncedinhislanguage!Lastly,donotforgetthatitisconsideredimpolitenottowrapupyourgiftbeforepresentingittoyourWesternfriend.Andyoumustalsobecarefulinchoosingwrappingpaper.Itshouldbeineitherplaincoloursorhaveneutraldesigns.Ifyouremembertheaboveadvice,youshouldnotgowrong.Infact,youshouldbequitepopularwithyourWesternfriends!InterculturalnotesGift-Giving:"it'sthethoughtthatcounts**OneofthewaystousetheInterculturalnotessectionistoencouragestudentstoreadtofindthemainideasofthetext.Studentscanbeputinpairsfbrthisactivity.Eachstudentmakesupafewquestionsthatfbcusonthemainpointsinthepassage.Thentheyexchangequestionsandtrytofindtheanswersinthepassageasfastastheycan.Aftertheyhavedonethattheycancompareanswerstoseeiftheybothunderstandwhatthemainpointsofthepassageare.Overallthemeofpassage:It'sthethoughtthatcountswhenitcomestogivinggifts.Mainideas:paragraph1Givinggifts一akindofsocialexchange;commonoccasionsforgivinggiftsinEnglish-speakingcountries—birthdays,Christmasandweddings.paragraph2Birthdays—usuallythinkcarefullywhattogive,butcanalsogivebooksorgifttokens.paragraph3Christmas一somepeoplegivegiftsthatcostalmostthesameaswhattheygotfromthegift-giverpreviously一soasnottoembarrassthegiver-andotherspayattentiontofindingthegiftthatisuniquetothereceiver.paragraph4Weddings-givehouseholdobjectsorfollowchecklistsgivenbybrideandbridegroomoraskthemtochoosesomethingbythemselves.paragraph5Wrapping-showsthoughtfulness,courtesyandsocialrefinement一usingbeautifulwrappingsandappropriateaccompanyingwords.Unit2HoroscopesUnderstandingthetextComprehendingthetextAnswerthesequestionsasfullyaspossible.IntohowmanystarsignsistheWesternhoroscopedivided?TheWesternhoroscopeisdividedinto12starsigns.Name4oftheWesternstarsigns.Variedanswers,(refertothechartinnBeforeyouread"sectionfbralltwelvepossibleanswers)WhatotheritemsareoftenfoundonthesamepageofthenewspaperastheWesternhoroscope?Cartoonsandcrosswords.WhatshouldaLeoavoiddoing?Travellingoverseas.WhichistheseventhanimalintheChinesehoroscope?Thehorse.Whatdoesthetigersymbolize?Power,passionanddaring.WhendoesChineseNewYearstart?Thesecondnew-moondayafterthewintersolstice.Whyaresomeanimalsignsbestavoidedwhenthinkingofmarriage?Becausesomesignsarebelievedtobeincompatiblewithothersandthereforeabadmarriagewillresult.TrueorfalseIndicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.Correctanyfalsestatementsintheboxprovided.MostBritishpeoplereadtheirstarsignseveryday.[F]TheadviceforPiscesincludesstayingathomemore.[T|IfyouareaLibrayoushouldjumpatthechancetostartanewloveaffair.[F]Horoscopesinthenewspapergiveimportantandseriousadviceabouthowtobehave.[F]TheChinesetigerisstrongbutquiet.[F]Chineseparentstraditionallyplannedtohavechildrenduring"favourable*1years.[T]TheChinesehoroscopestellyouwhattodoeveryday.[F]z1.About30%ofBritishpeoplereadtheirstarsignseveryday.：3.IfyouareaLibrayoushouldlookbeforeyouleapintoanewloveaffair.=4.Horoscopesinthenewspapergivelight-heartedandharmlessfuntoentertainpeopleintheirdailylives.=5.TheChinesetigerisstronganddynamic.=7.TheChinesehoroscopesdescribeyourfate.:8.TheWesternandChinesehoroscopesareessentiallynotthesame.DevelopingyourskillsIdentifyingvarioustypesofsupplementarydetailsReadthetextagainandidentifythetypesofthesupplementarydetailsinthetablebelow.Then,completethetablebyfillingineachboxwithacorrecttype.Followtheexample.SupplementaryDetailsTypes1.Almost30%ofBritishpeoplereadtheustarsign“sectionofthenewspapereveryday.(A/paragraph1)figure2.,•,inotherwordsitcanmeanwhatyouwantittomean!(A/paragraph5)Paraphrases3. theWesternhoroscope,whichissupposedtotellyouwhattodoandhowtobehaveonaday-to-dayhasis(B/paragraph6)Definitions/explanations4.SoanyonebombetweenthesetimesneedstoknowexactlywhentheNewYearfellintheyeartheywerebominordertoworkouttheirtrueanimalsign.(B/paragraph4)effectsandconsequences5.Traditionallyparentstriedtoplanwhentohavechildren***(B/paragraph5)Reasonsandpurposes6.Wecanallagreethatitwouldbegoodtospendmoretimewithone'sfamilyorthinkaboutthefutureandwedonotneedthestarswriter'sownopinionstotellusthat!(A/paragraph5)7.Beingbornahorse,forexample,determinesyourcharacter,butthenitisuptoyoutomaximizethepositiveaspectsofthisanimalandminimizeitsnegativefeatures.Youcanbecomeaverygoodhorse,butyoucanneverstopbeingahorse!(B/paragraph6)examples8.Thisistheanimalthathidesinyourheart.(B/paragraph2)quotationsYoucanhelpstudentstoidentifythetypesofsupplementarydetailsbypointingoutthattherearecluesinthewords/phrasesusedinthesentences(lookatthewordsinboldintheanswersabove).Forexample,youmayseethesewords/phrasesunderthedifferenttypesofsupplementarydetails.•definitions—"itcanbedefinedas"，"theobject,whichisroundandblack,isn...explanations—"itisableto",“theydidthatto","whatImeanis”…reasonsandpurposes—“thereasonis”,"wediditbecause11,"oneofthepurposesisto*'...•writer'sownopinions■--MIthinkthat'*,Hweareoftheopinionthat",nwebelievethat*,...effectsandconsequences—"theendresultisthat"，nsothat"，"oneoftheconsequencesis"...examples—"forexample","forinstance*1,*'suchas","anexampleofthatisM...figures-"1outof100“，“50%"，"threehundred"，“aquarter*'...opposingviewpoints—"onthecontrary",nhowevern,"ontheotherhand"...quotations・・"accordingtoX”,“Asaidn...paraphrases—"anotherwayofsayingitis","whatIwanttosayis'*...ExtendingyourvocabularyClozepassageCompletethepassagewiththewordsfromthebox.PeoplebornintheyearoftheSheepdonothavegreatpassion.Theyrarelydominateotherpeopleandareunlikelytohaveadynamicnature.Theyaregentleandkindpeoplewhoworkhardandareluckybuttheydonotseemtohavegreatenergyandareseldomrebellious.Sheeparefollowers,notleaders,andtheycannotarouseanygreatloveordevotionintheircolleagues.ExpressionsThefollowingexpressionsareusedinthetext.Whatdoyouthinktheymean?DotheyhaveapproximateChineseequivalents?lookbeforeyouleap=thinkcarefullybeforeyoutakeanyactionDon'tbehavelightlyandmoverashly.（别轻举妄动）Withoutknowingthedepthofthewater,nevergohastilyintotheriver.（不知水深浅，切莫急下河。）Even.whenwalkingonalevelroad,becarefulabouttrippingandfalling;.whensailingwiththecurrent,guardagainstsubmergedreefs.（走平路，防摔跤；顺水船，防暗礁。）notlookingrosy=notlookingoptimisticlight-hearted=notseriousice-breaker=something/someactionstomakepeoplefeelmoreateasewithoneanotherfallintoplace=everythingbecomesalright,thingsarecomingtogethergotwhathewanted（得其才艮在）ApproximateChineseequivalentswillprobablyexistfortheseexpressions（someareindicatedabove）.YoucanaskstudentstotrytocomeupwithalistofphrasesthathavetheclosestmeaningstotheseEnglishexpressions.Thenthewholeclasscancomparenotestodecidewhichonesarethemostsuitable.Nowuseeachoftheexpressionsinsentencesofyourown.YoursentencesshouldallbeconnectedtothetopicofHoroscopes.Todayisnotagoodday.forallLeos,solookbeforeyouleapineverythingyoudo.Gemini,yourloveprospectsarenotlookingrosythismonth.Putyourenergyinotherareas.Mymotherbelievesinthestars,butmyfathertreatsthewholethinginalightheartedmanner.Aries,remembertouseice-breakerstodayespeciallyifyouhavetotalktoalargecrowd.Don'tworryaboutyourcareerpathaseverythingwillfallintoplacebytheendofthisyear.ExpandingyourcreativityStartalksaboutthestarsStarWellbornis,ofcourse,afictitiousnamewhichsuggeststhatshewasbomunderafavourablestar!Assheseemstobelieveinhoroscopesandreadsthemregularlythenameisappropriate.ThefightingroleinthenewAmazonstory:Thiscouldbeunderstoodintwoways:asaroleinanadventurestorysetontheAmazonriverinBrazilorasareferencetothelegendary"Amazons**,whoinmythologyweresaidtobefemalefightersfamousfortheirstrengthandlivedontheedgeoftheworld.Thisisagoodactivitytogetstudentstopractisearangeofdifferentquestionforms.Beforeyougetstudentstodothis,youmightwanttodoaquickrevisiononthedifferenttypesofquestionsthatyouwantthemtouse,e.g.openquestions(Whquestions—"Whichhoroscopedoyoubelieveinmore:theChineseorWesternhoroscope?0"Why?'*,Yes/Noquestions-"Doyoubelieveeverywordyourhoroscopesays?”，prefacedquestions—"Manypeoplesaythathoroscopesarejusttoentertainpeople.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?",orconditionalquestions—"Ifyouweretoldthatyouweregoingtohaveanaccidentthatdaywhenyouleftyourhouse,wouldyoustayhomeandnotgooutatall?").Youmightalsowantyourstudentstotakenoteofthe"tone"oftheirquestions.Inthiscase,theywillneedtobepoliteastheyareinterviewingafilmactressandtheinterviewwillprobablybebroadcast.Forthestudentsplayingtheroleofthefilmactress,theywillneedtobepoliteaswellintheiranswersastheywanttogiveagoodimpressiontotheinterviewersandtotheirfansandthegeneralpublic.GetthestudentstonoticethatStarWellbornwasbornonJuly30th,whichmeanssheisaLeo(seetext)intheWesternhoroscope,intheyear1962,whichmeansshe'saTigerintheChinesecalendar(seetext).TheyshouldrelatethistoStarWellborn'scommentsontigerandlionsinthebox("Ifeel...abitunpredictable...butIadmiretheirnobility,dynamismandpower").Theyshouldnotice,too,thatintheboxes,she"normallyspeakshermind*'andis"tryingtobepatient"havingupsetmanypeopleatworkrecently-thesecommentsexactlymatchtheinformationaboutLeopeopleinthetext!AlsoaccordingtotheLeoparagraphsheshould"avoidoverseastravel0;thisshouldberelatedtowhethershewilltraveltoBrazilforhernextfilm.Itis,ofcourse,bettertoletthisinformationemergefromtheroleplayinterviewsratherthantellingthestudents,i.e.theyshouldreadthroughtheinformationandrelatethesepartsofthetextandinformationintheboxestogether.Youcanextendthestudents1abilitiesbysuggestingthattheymakeuprelatedquestionsthatdonothaveanswersinthenewspaperextractsgiven.Andthestudentsansweringthesequestionswillneedtomakeupplausibleanswersthatarerelevanttotherole.Somesamplequestionsandanswers:MsWellborn,doyoufeelthatyourpersonalityislikeyourstar?Yes,Ido.IamaLeo.Youknow,thesignofthelion.IlikethebigcatsbecausesometimesI'munpredictable,butFmbrave.Anddoyoubelievewhatyourstarsignsays?Ofcourse,IbelieveineverythingmystarsignsaysandIbelieveinmydestiny.Whichhoroscopedoyouthinkismoreaccurate,theChineseortheWesternone?Well,I'llhavetosayboth.Manypeoplebelieveinfate.Whataboutyou,MsWellborn?Ohyes!Idobelieveinfate.Ithinkhowourliveswillturnouttobeiswritteninthestars.Inthatsense,mynameandmydestiny—Star-iswritteninthestars.AlotofpeoplethoughtyoushouldhavebeengivenanOscarforbestactressin2002.Whatdoyouthinkyourchancesareforthisinthefuture?Well,I'mnotworriedaboutit,really.Imean,ifit*sinthestars,I'llgetitsoonerorlater.I'mambitious,though,inthesensethatIwanttobethebestactressIcanbe.UnderstandingthetextSequencingThecorrectorderofthesentencesis:Herschelsees“wavesofdarkness"onMarsandconcludesitisvegetation.Schiaparellisees"canals**onthesurfaceofMars.LowellsuggeststhataMartiancivilizationbuiltcanalstotransportwaterfromthepolaricecapstotheequatorialregions.TheMarinerphotographsoldriverbedsonMars.TheVikingspacecraftfindsevidenceofwaterofMars.AmeteoritefromMarsisdiscoveredintheAntarctic.ScientistsfindsignsoffossillifeinsideALH84001.SomepeoplethinktherockdoesnotshowproofthatlifeonceexistedonMars.TrueorfalseIndicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.Correctanyfalsestatementsintheboxprovided.Marshasneverbeenseenasaplacewherelifemightexist.[F]HerscheldiscoveredcanalsonMarsbeforeSchiaparelli.[F]LowellmademanypeoplebelievethatlifeexistedonMars.[T]TheatmosphereonMarsistooharshtosupportthehigherformsoflife.[T1VikingdiscoveredriversofwateronMars.[F]ALH84001is3.6billionyearsold.[F]ThemeteoritefromMarslandedonEarth16millionyearsago.[F]Scientistsdiscoveredcarbonatematerialinthemeteorite.[T]Somescientistsdiscoveredworm-likefossilsintherockwhichtheysaidwereaprimitiveformofbacteria.[T]OtherscientistsclaimedthatthebacteriaevidencehadenteredtherockwhileinthelaboratoryinTexas.[F]：1.Marshasalwaysseemedthe,mostpromisingforlifeoutsideourown.:2.HerscheldiscoveredthatMarsseemedtohaveseas(tslikeEarth.j5.VikingdiscoveredthatwaterhadoncecoveredMarsinhugeoceans.i6.ALH84001is4.6billionyearsold.：7.ThemeteoritewasblownintospacefromMarsabout16,millionyearsago.：10.ScientistswereconcernedthattherockwascontaminatedwhilelyingundertheAntarcticice.DevelopingyourskillsIdentifyinguncertainexpressionsInpairs,identifyotherexamplesof"uncertainexpressions"inthetext.Writeyouranswersintheboxbelow.paragraph4—Hewrote...whereitcouldbeusedtowaterthecrops...paragraph5-Clearly...lifeasweknewonEarthcouldexistonMars.paragraph6—...(thesemusthavebeenillusions)...paragraph7--ButMariner's...seemedtoshowwhatappearedtobeoldriverbeds,paragon,ph8—Theevidencethatlifemayoncehaveexisted...Belowisanexampleofthekindsofsentencesthatstudentscanbeencouragedtoproduce.Asanextensionactivitystudentscanbeaskedtosearchfbrarticlesthatcontainthesekindsofexpressions.Theycanthenmakealistofthedifferentpossiblewaysofexpressinguncertainties.Grammatically,manyexpressionsofuncertaintyareexpressedwithmodalverbsoradverbs.Wemay/Ifspossiblethatwehavemadethediscoveryofthecentury.Thereareworm-likemicrofbssilsintherockthatappear/seemtohavesimilarshapestoourEarthbacteria.Therockislikelyto/willprobablycontainevidencethattherewaslifeonMarsonce.Wehopetobeabletocomeupwithsomemoreconclusiveresultsinthenextmonthorso.Usingatime-charttoarrangefactsintoachronologicalorderIdentifywhentheeventsintheboxbelowhappened,andthenrearrangethemintoachronologicalorder.Followtheexample.ItwasdiscoveredthatMarswassimilartotheEarth.ALH84001,apieceofrockfromMars,wasdiscoveredbyanAmericanscientificteam.(1984)TheVikingspacecraftlandedonMars.(1976)ItwasreportedthatlivingorganismshadexistedonMarsmorethan3billionyearsago.(1996)AnumberofspacevehiclesweresentbytheUSAtoMarstophotographthesurface.(1960s)ItwasdiscoveredthatALH84001was4.6billionyearsoldandcamefromMars.(1993)CarefulanddetailedobservationsofMarsweremade.(19thcentury)udentscouldthenreadthroughthechronologicalsequencealoudbutaddinlinkingexpressions,suchas"later**,"subsequently**,nasaresult*1,andsoon.Studentsmightfollowupthisactivitybydoingthefollowingactivityinpairs.Eachstudentthinksof,say,8-10majoreventsintheirlivesandmakesanoteoftheyearinwhicheacheventoccurred(thisisforhis/herownreference).He/Shethenmakesanothercopyofthelistofeventswithnodatesandinrandomorderandgivesittohis/herpartner.Theythentakeitinturnstomakeatimechartoftheirpartner'slife-events.He/Shewouldneedtoaskquestionsrelatingtodateandsequence,forexample:Whichwasthefirstmajoreventinyourlife?Inwhichyeardidthishappen?Inwhichyeardidyou...?(descriptionofamajorevent)etc.Whenonestudenthascompletedthetimechart,theychangerolesandthesecondstudentcompletesatimechartonhis/herpartner.ExtendingyourvocabularyDefinitionsManywordsintheboxbelowcanbefoundintheWordstonotesection.Therefore,studentsshouldhavelittledifficultyinmatchingthemwiththecorrectdefinitions.Thefocusofthisactivity,therefore,isthestudents*attemptstowritetheirownsentencesusingthewordsappropriately.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtobeascreativeaspossiblewiththeirsentencesandnotstickto"safe"andsimplesentences.Whentheyhavefinished,eachword