Surely not as hot as the money that was previously burning a hole in the owner's pocket?蛮有意思的评论，虽然有点酸葡萄的味道。]]>
1、今天早上那声巨响难道不是雷 ，是这个房子？ 2、再把它扶起来又可以卖了..... 3、扶起来，洗洗干净继续卖 4、这是开发商的行为艺术吗! 5、现在变成只有天窗的联体别墅了~ 6、我国多了两个支柱产业：倒塌楼房预测业、扶楼业（扶大厦于已倾）。 7、新闻上说“除了”有个工人死亡外，“无”人员伤亡 8、支持保留现场，以飨后代 9、大楼说是它自己不小心摔倒的,它还说从哪里跌倒了,还会再从哪里爬起来.放心住吧. 10、2009年流行词汇:一座楼说：“我倒！！！”于是他真的倒了 11、一小撮不明争相的 混凝土 这么不和血！！ 12、房子没有倒，它只是在做腑卧撑而已！ 13、变形金刚到上海了。 14、还好楼距还凑和，要不然成骨牌了。 15、由于都不买房，没有入住，重心偏高，等居民都欢欣鼓舞的入住进去就能压住了。。。。 16、房子离河边太近，会不会是河里的螃蟹钻地打洞破坏土层结构，导致楼房整体倒塌呢？ 17、站起来是楼房 倒下去是绿坝 18、第一次见到房倒得这么有性格的 19、高层不流行了，规划局同意改成躺好死卖。 20、站着商品房，躺下骨灰盒！
《论一座大楼的倒塌》 楼房说：站着累了，没想到躺会儿，却被记者拍到了...... 开发商说：一房多用，站着商品房，躺下骨灰盒！ 政府说：正式楼盘都没有倒下，倒下的是临时楼。 警方说：“房子没有倒，它只是在做腑卧撑而已！” 新华社说：周围楼房情绪稳定，纷纷表示此楼倒下对它们影响不大。 专家说：站起来是小高层!倒下去就是连体别墅了!开发商太有才了! 业主说：你知道世界上最最痛苦的事是什么吗？你买的不是倒的那栋楼，而是旁边那栋! 领导说：“多难兴楼市” 外电说：意大利有斜塔!中国有躺楼! 网友说：“根基不牢，再高的上层建筑也会倒掉！”]]>
Key vocabulary
Feelings and emotions: angry, cold, embarrassed, happy, hot, hungry, nervous, sad, scared, sick, thirsty, tired
Actions: bite my nails, blush, cover my eyes, cry, perspire, shiver, shout, smile, walk and forth, yawn
Everyday activities: clean, deliver, drive, ride a bicycle, sleep, study, sweep, take the bus, type, use, walk, wash
Why are you perspiring?
I’m perspiring because I’m hot. I ALWAYS perspire when I’m hot.
Why is he blushing?
He’s blushing because he is embarrassed. He ALWAYS blushes when he’s embarrassed.
Study with a flashlight, use a typewriter (-- typist), sweep the carpet
Reading
A bad Day at the office
President – a staff of energetic employees – as a result – doing everybody’s job – answering the telephone – receptionist – typing letters – secretary – be at home in bed with the flu – sorting the mail – the office assistant – be on vacation – clean the house – custodian – be on strike
Early Monday morning in Centerville
Early Monday morning is usually a very busy time in Centerville. -- rush to their jobs – some … some … and others – trucks deliver food to supermarkets – mail carriers deliver mail to homes and businesses – police officers direct traffic at every corner.]]>Key vocabulary
Time expressions: day/ week/ month/ year/ weekend/ morning/ afternoon/ evening/ night
Describing appearance: long (short, straight, curly, blond, brown, black) hair, brown/ blue eyes
Sentence pattern
How often does your boyfriend call you?
He calls me every night.
How often do you think about me?
All the time.
Frequency: always 100% -- usually 90% -- sometimes 50% -- rarely 10% -- never 0%
Does Carmen usually study in her room? (watch the news after dinner/ jog in the morning)
No. She rarely studies in her room. She usually studies in the library.
Does your mother have straight hair?
No. She has curly hair.
Reading
Very different
My brother and I look/ are very different. I have brown eyes and he has blue eyes. We both have brown hair, but I have short, curly hair and he has long, straight hair. I am tall and thin. He’s short and heavy.
As you can see, I don’t look like my brother. We look very different.
Close friends My husband and I are very lucky. We have many close friends in this city, and they’re all interesting people.
Our friends Bob and Carol are famous television news reporters. We see them when they aren’t travelling around the world. When we get together with them, they always tell us with about their conversations with presidents and prime ministers. Bob and Carol are very close friends. We like them very much.
生词和词组有：actress, make a movie, Hollywood, get together, scientist, laboratory, experiment, news reporter, travel around the world, conversation, president, prime minister
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Describing people: active, athletic, busy, outgoing, popular, shy
Activities: baby-sit, clean, do yoga, go dancing, jog, play volleyball, ride a bicycle, see a movie, see a play; get up/ take a shower/ brush my teeth/ comb my hair/ get dressed/ go to school/ go to work/ eat/ take a bath/ go to bed
Sentence Pattern
--- Does he cook/ play tennis?
--- Yes, he does./ No, he doesn’t.
--- What kind of food does he cook on Monday?
--- Does he cook Japanese food on Friday?
--- Why not?
Reading
Busy people
Jeff--- a very athletic person--- does a different kind of exercise or sport
On Monday --- jogs
On Tuesday --- plays tennis
On Wednesday --- does yoga
On Thursday --- swims
On Friday --- goes to a health club
On Saturday ---plays basketball
On Sunday --- rides his bike
Julie --- a busy student --- sing in the choir --- play in the orchestra ---write for the school newspaper --- play volleyball --- baby-sit for her neighbors --- work at the mall --- visit her grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Baker --- do something different --- go to a museum --- see a play--- go to a concert --- take a karate lesson ---go dancing--- see a movie--- play cards with their friends
Every Weekend is important to the Garcia Family
Every weekend is important to the Garcia family. During the week they don’t have very much time together, but they spend a LOT of time together on the weekend.
Stay home alone, on Saturday morning, clean the house together--- work in the garden together --- watch videos together --- go to church ---have a big dinner --- play their musical instruments together
As you can see, every weekend is special to the Garcias. It’s their only time together as a family.
A very Outgoing Person
Alice is a very outgoing person. She spends a lot of time with her friends. She goes to parties, she goes to movies, and she goes to concerts. She’s very popular.
Like sports—play volleyball/ baseball/ basketball--- athletic
Doesn’t stay home alone --- active
As you can see, Alice is a very outgoing person.
Kind of movies: comedies/ dramas/ westerns/ adventure movies/ science fiction movies/ cartoons
Kind of books: novels/ poetry/ short stories/ non-fiction/ biographies
Kind of TV programs: comedies/ dramas/ cartoons/ game shows/ news programs
Kind of music: classical/ popular/ jazz/ rock/ country music
Kind of sports: football/ baseball/ soccer/ golf/ hockey/ tennis
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