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1、outbreak n.a sudden appearance of sth.badvan n.a road vehicle used for carrying goods and sometimes peopleappeal n.a strong requestbaffle v.confusekeepsake n.sth.kept in memory of the givervan hire company a company where people can hire vansin mint condition in excellent condition as if newfruit es
2、sence a concentrate obtained from fruit and used for flavoring or scentwait upon call upon,visitlook into investigatePam Meyrick 人名 Richard Price,Unit 9 Text Word Bank P90,“The card carries a halfpenny stamp with George Vs head on it.I just dont know how it was delivered.Seeing his name brings it al
3、l back to me.But it baffled me to understand where the card,which is in mint condition,has been all this time.”She said that the unexplained postcard will become a treasured keepsake to her and her family.The card was sent from Birmingham by a salesman for a fruit essence maker.On the card it says:”
4、Our Mr.Gwyn Thomas will have the pleasure of waiting upon you in a few days.”A spokeswoman for the Royal Mail said it was unlikely that the postcard was delivered by a postman.“There is a slim chance it could have slipped through the system but I dont think the postman would have missed the stamp,”s
5、he said.“Well certainly look into the matter.”,A postcard carrying a George V stamp has mysteriously arrived at its destination at least 63 years after it was first posted.The card was sent to a baker named Richard Price of South Wales,before the outbreak of the Second World War.It was delivered to
6、a van hire company last week,which is the current owner of the High Street house formerly used by the baker.After an appeal in the local newspaper to discover who the Mr.Richard Price of the address really was,a puzzled Mrs.Meyrick came forward.Pam Meyrick,who is 66 years old,is a granddaughter of t
7、he baker.She couldnt believe her eyes when she saw the address and the name.”My grandfather died in 1970 at the age of 92,”she said.,A Belated Postcard P91,Questions for discussion,What is an unusual happening?Give an example.Have you ever had unusual experiences?Have you read or heard about any usu
8、al happenings?If yes,how would it affect you emotionally and psychologically?Please give examples.How would you react if something usual happens to you?Would you be afraid,excited or indifferent?How would people in general feel about an unuaual happening?,Part D Surprise Photos P 97,Mrs.Tiley was su
9、rprised to _the envelope with _of her baby daughter Susannah,_ years after she had sent them off to be_.Mrs.Tiley was _ to be able to _ the pictures to Susannah,who is now a _.The Royal Mail also sent them a note of _ and launched an internal _ to find the postman who had _ the mail.,receive,photos,
10、16,developed,overjoyed,show,teenager,apology,inquiry,dumped,It was a great surprise to Susan Tiley when she received the envelope with photos of her baby daughter Susannah.She had sent them off to be developed 16 years ago but the prints never arrived until yesterday.They came with a note of apology
11、 from the Royal Mail,saying that they had been dumped in a sorting office locker for years.Her envelope was one of 1,500 dating back to 1985.The local Royal Mail officials were greatly embarrassed when they found the letters in the locker.And they had to send them on to their rightful receivers even
12、 though they were 16 years late.Mrs.Tiley was overjoyed to be able to show the pictures to Susannah,who is now a teenager.“I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw them,”said Mrs.Tiley.“But I was furious at the time,because they were irreplaceable.”Other surprises in the backlog included a letter for Mr
13、.Skipper,containing a one-pound note from a firm that makes sweets.But one pound is of very little value today.Mr.Skipper said they couldnt even spend it.An internal inquiry had been launched to find the postman who dumped the mail,meant for homes in Coventry.He is thought to have left the Royal Mai
14、l but could still face criminal charges.,Part D Surprise Photos P 97,Time to Talk_1,Time to Talk_2,Time to Talk_3,Part C A Broken Tube P96,1.One morning I was attending a sociology lecture.2.I raised my hand and challenged his argument.3.The tension was eased and the lecture ended early.4.The profes
15、sor suggested beating disobedient children to punish them.5.The whole class was shocked into silence.6.Suddenly the light over my head shattered into pieces inside its case.,Unscramble the following sentences according to the story you heard.,1.4.2.5.6.3.,One morning I was sitting in a junior colleg
16、e classroom listening to a sociology professor explain why he thought corporal punishment for disobedient children was a great idea.He suggested that“bad”children should be offered the opportunity to choose the instrument of punishment for themselves,from a selection of belts,switches,and sticks.I c
17、ouldnt believe my ears at this.I was so angry that without thinking,I raised my hand and asked the professor if he beat his wife as well as he beat his children.A tense silence swept through the classroom at that moment.The professor and I were glaring at each other.Both of us were speechless and sh
18、aking with rage.We were all waiting for something to snap.But before either of us could react to the horrible situation,the light in the enclosed ceiling box directly over my head shattered.Broken but untouched!You could see fragments of glass lying on the plastic window of the box.Everybody jumped at the little explosion.And startle turned immediately to laughter.The spell of anger was broken.And the professor finished his lecture and sent us all home early.The event was never discussed in class.,Part C A Broken Tube P96,Video,Time to Talk,Time to Talk,Time to Talk,
