More practice*ComputersOxford English  Shanghai Editon9A Unit 4 The history of the Internet1960sGuess the meaning of the wordAnother problem was that they were complicated and not compatible with each other.The research team had to overcome these difficulties to create a network that could share computing power.be able to work together1960sgraduallyThe history of the InternetGradually, more and more scholars came online.At the same time, the computers are becoming smaller and sma..

 Chapter IProtecting the innocentRead and answer       Sidney and Andrew are sitting in a coffee shop.       Andrew: Who's that guy over at the counter, the one in the red jacket? He looks very familiar.      Sidney: Nobody I know. But he's left-handed, plays the violin and needs a new pair of eyeglasses. He also came here by bus.      Andrew: How do you know so much about him if you don't know him?&nb..

 M1U1  The night of the horseA What do you know about…….?Here are pictures of three famous historical places. Match them with the countries.123PyramidsStonehengeParthenon Templebca埃及金字塔（Pyramids）建于４５００年前，是古埃及法老（即国王）和王后的陵墓。陵墓是用巨大石块修砌成的方锥形建筑，因形似汉字“金”字，故译作“金字塔”。埃及迄今已发现大大小小的金字塔１１０座，大多建于埃及古王朝时期。 英国索尔兹伯里以北的古代巨石建筑遗迹。阵中巨石的排列，..

 Writing:A poem about my class3Leisure timePoems7Before you writeWhile you writeAfter you writeCONTENTS PAGE123Before you write3-1      Read this poem aloud in groups of six. Discuss who will read each part. Use the notes on the right to help you decide. Practise and then read the poem in front of the class.Two Frightening Things S4 LoudTwo frightening things are in a house. All 6 LoudOne’s a human, S4 + S5 Deep, more quietOne’s a mouse. S1 + S2 HighSq..

 Listening:A typhoon3Leisure timePoems7Before you listenWhile you listenAfter you listenCONTENTS PAGEBefore you listen4-1123A    Look at the picture. What does it make you think of?A typhoon.44-2123B    What may happen if there is a typhoon?44-3123C    Read the poem about a typhoon.4In fact, there are some mistakes in the poem. You will be asked to correct the mistakes in the poem.To correct mistakes when you listen to a poem, you should:read through the poem i..

 Grammar (III):Using one and ones3Leisure timePoems7CONTENTS PAGEIntroductionPracticeIntroduction2-112Read the dialogue:I’d like a melon, please.Green or yellow?A yellow one, please.And I’d like some bananas too.Big or small?Big ones, please.2-212TipsWe use one and ones when we know that we are talking about and we do not want to repeat it.We can use one instead of singular countable nouns, and ones instead of plural nouns.Practice7-112345A    Ann is buying some things..

 Grammar (I):Using who and whose3Leisure timePoems7CONTENTS PAGEIntroductionPracticeIntroduction2-112We can use the question words who and whose to talk about family members. Read the following examples:Who is Lo’s mother?Robots don’t have mothers. They only have friends.Whose friend is Lo?Hi’s. He’s Hi’s friend.2-212TipsWho’s is the contracted form of who is and is different from the possessive pronoun whose. Notice that after whose, a noun is often requ..

 Progress file 73Leisure timePoems7VocabularyGrammarMy progressCONTENTS PAGEVocabulary      Choose the right words from the box to complete the sentences.pretended       alone       poems       honest       author       medicineDon’t forget to take the ________ after meals.Besides novels, I also like reading ________.Mandy ________ that she did not know me at all.Tom has been ________ in his room..

 Writing:Holiday postcards3Leisure timeTravel6Before you writeWhile you writeAfter you writeCONTENTS PAGEWhat’s this?123456Before you write3-1A postcard.When do we use a postcard?When we go abroad on holiday, we often send postcards to our friends at home. A postcard has a picture on the front, and space for writing on the back.      Read this postcard which Amy sent to Johnand answer the questions below.1234563-21234563-3When did Amy arrive?She arrived on ___________..

 3Reading (III)Leisure timeTravel6Read aloudVocabularyComprehensionCONTENTS PAGE123Read aloud6-1456ow that winter is behind us, many people are starting to think about going abroad for the summer holidays. This year, why not spread your wings and visit France?6-2123456Paris is the capital of France. It is one of the mostpopular tourist destinations in the world. With itsworld-famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, and its wide, tree-lined streets, Paris is one ..

 Progress file 63Leisure timeTravel6VocabularyGrammarMy progressCONTENTS PAGEVocabulary      Match these words with their meanings.(    ) 1  enable a  place you are travelling to(    ) 2  destination b  very good(    ) 3  abroad c  floor of a building(    ) 4  excellent d  to or in a foreign country(    ) 5  level e  make it possible for someone to    do ..

 Listening:The Eiffel Tower3Leisure timeTravel6Before you listenWhile you listenAfter you listenCONTENTS PAGEBefore you listen3-1123We are going to listen to a recording about the Eiffel Tower. Before listening, let’s have a quiz to see how much you know about the tower.The Eiffel Tower was built for the _____ EXPO.a firstb secondc thirdThomas Edison _____ the EiffelTower.a visitedb didn’t visit3-2123In January 1956, _____ once damaged the top of the tower.a a fireb the ..

 Grammar (II):Using conjunctions:   and, but, so3Leisure timeTravel6CONTENTS PAGEIntroductionPracticeIntroduction5-1123We use conjunctions like and, but, so to join two sentences. They make one longer sentence from two shorter sentences.45The car stopped.The driver got out.Sentence ASentence BThe car stopped and the driver got out.Read the following sentences.5-212345The centre of France is a big, agricultural region, growing crops such as wheat and sunflowers, and there are many vine..

 Progress file 52Mass mediaMagazine articles5VocabularyGrammarMy progressCONTENTS PAGEVocabulary      Match the words and phrases with their meanings.(    ) 1  belong to a  not working(    ) 2  reception desk b  be careful about(    ) 3  dead c  be owned by(    ) 4  event d  the front part of a hotel(    ) 5  mind e  an important thing that happens(    ) 6 &n..

 Progress file 42Mass mediaNewspapers4VocabularyGrammarMy progressCONTENTS PAGEVocabulary      Match the words and phrases with their meanings.(    ) 1  consider a  discuss something(    ) 2  elect b  come to the end of something(    ) 3  conclude c  have done something before(    ) 4  have experience d  think about something(    ) 5  talk … over e  choose someone..