*get better
The weather is looking up.
*rise
Prices are looking up.
7. work on/ work at
均可表示 “致力于, 从事于”, = be engaged in, 可以互换。但work at 更倾向于表示克服困难，解决难题；work on 则倾向于 “致力于创作或制造”。或者说 work on
指从事某方面或什么有关的工作；work at则指具体干什么工作。
It is said that he is working on/at a new novel.
All the people who work a newspaper must be able to work fast.
He likes to work at difficult problems in maths.
Then he started to work on the maths problem.
They will work on till sunset.
8. care for
1) like
I don’t care for the old man to be my waiter.
He doesn’t care much for music.
2) look after
Since then she cared for him as if he were her own son.
They decided to ask the old man to care for the young trees.
9. take photos of, take a photo of, take a picture/pictures of
I think we will take some nice pictures of this village.
They also took photos of the farmers at work.
*have one’s photo/picture taken
His elder sister had no photos of herself taken since then.
10. add
*join one thing to another
there is no more time left adding new stories.
The fire is going out, will you please add some wood?
If you add 5 to 5, you will get 10.
*= go on to say
“ I hope you will realize it one day.” He added.
I should like to add that we are pleased with the result.
She added that you should say sorry to this teacher.
*= increase
This trip of course will add to our store of information.
I believe that this visit will add greatly to our understanding of your country.
*add up; add up to
Please add all these figures and see how much we can get.
His whole education added up to no more than one year.
11. there is nothing left for adding new stories.
There is (no) … left for sth. /doing sth.
There is some time left for discussion.
There is a little money left for food/buying food.
There is no space left for the piano.
Step 6 Reading aloud
1. Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and follow.
2. Ask the Ss to read the passage aloud.
Step 7 Activity
SB page 21, part 3. Read the instruction aloud to the students and check that they understand what to do. Point out that there are nine gaps and nine words. Do Number 1 with the whole class; let the students work in pairs. At the end check the answers with the whole class.
Step 8 Consolidation
1. Do the exercises.
2. The general idea of the passage.
3. Homework .



Lesson 15


Step 1 Revision
2. Check the homework exercises.
1. Get the students to retell the passage, without looking at their books.
Step 2 Presentation for reading
T: What was the name of the newspaper that Betty and Zhou Lan were reading?
Today we are going to read a text about the newspaper China Daily. Read the passage quickly to find out the answer to the question: Why does the student Sun Yao enjoy reading China Daily?
Step 3 Reading and language points
1. Let the Ss read the passage and answer some questions.
2. Deal with the language problems.
( Lesson 14)