Unit 8: Travel Advice

                                                                                                                 Deadline 15 Sep. 2019

                      According to "the rules for taking taxis in New York and Tokyo"reading (p71).                                                                     Look at the text, and use your own idea to  answer these questions below.

                                            1.What are the similarities between the two cities?

                                            2.What are the differences between the two cities?
                                                

                                

Unit 3: The Origin of Inspiration

                                                       

                                                                                                               Dead line: 13 August 2019

                             According to "The Origin of Inspiration "reading. Look at the text, and use your own words and ideas to answer these question below.

                             1. Why do you think Archimedes accepted the king's request to find the purity     

             of the crown? Was he motivated by the challenge, the reward, or fear of the king?

                             2. Have you ever tried to relax so that you could solve a problem or discover 

             something? What did you do? Did this work for you? Why? Why not?

                             3. Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb,once said, "Genius is 1%

             inspiration and 99% perspiration." Do you think this is true? Why? Why not?

Unit 1: Understand Ideas

                            From"Unusual holidays" reading, Look at the text, and use your own words                                                      and ideas to answer these question below.

                      1. Would you like to go on any of these holidays? Why or Why not?
                      2. Which holiday idea is the most unusual in your opinion? Why?