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1、Unit3SUPERSTITIONPartILANGUAGESKILLKEYWORDSMADEEASYReadaloudthefollowingsentencesandfigureoutwhateachitalicizedwordmeans.TheClueintheparentheseswillhelp.1.TheyoungDruidwomankissedbyayoungmanunderthemistletoewouldinscribetheinitialsofthemanontoamistletoeleaf.(write)2.Itwasn’tsolongagoth

2、atpeopleusedbaptismalwatertowashtheirsoreeyes.(holy)3.Itispreoccupationwiththeexplanationforandreliefofmisfortunethatmadepeopleturntosuperstition.(urgency)4.Beforecurrencycameintobeing,peoplebarteredwhattheyhadforwhattheydidn’t.(exchanged)5.Peopleinancienttimesbelievedinsuperstitionsbe

3、causelifewashazardous.(dangerous)6.Religionanditsritualsweresopowerfulthatitgavelifetosuperstition.(ceremonies)7.Atthattime,theworldwasmysterious,rule-governedandimpenetrabletohumanbeings.(incomprehensible)8.Fridaythe13thwasbrandedasadaywhichwouldbringbadluck.(marked)9.Theaveragelifeex

4、pectancyforpeopleborninthelastpartofthe17thcenturywasonlyabout30years.(expectation)10.Somesuperstitionsaremerelyrelicsofancientculturesandlong-vanishedwaysoflife.(traces)KEYWORDSMADEEASYAReadaloudthefollowingsentencesandfigureoutwhateachoftheitalicizedwordsmeans.Whenyoufinish,checkyour

5、answersintheglossarysectionofthebook.A.Studythefollowingexpressions.coincidewith(ofevents)happenatthesametime与……同时发生bereliantonrelyon依赖，依靠holdswayovercontrol控制runouttobeusedup用光derivefromtake/haveasastarting-point,来自于，从……衍生KEYEXPRESSIONSINUSEB.Readaloudeachofthefollowingsentences.Seeho

6、wtheseexpressionsareused.1.Ifanepidemicofbubonicplaguehappenedtocoincidewithapoorharvest,thepopulationcouldsufferasmuchasa50percentlossinoneyear!2.Foodsupplywastotallyreliantonthesuccessofharvestsinthelocalareas.3.Tensionsandanxietiesholdswayoverpeoplealltheirlives,sotheybelieveinsuper

7、stitiontorelievethemselvesfromtheanxieties.4.Peoplebelievethatifyouseeamagpieflyingoveryourheadyourluckwillrunout.5.Themaincausesofdiseasewereseentobederivedfromsupernaturalsources.KEYEXPRESSIONSINUSE如果有人问你是否迷信，你肯定会毫不犹豫地说不。别忙，先想想。在你为手机、汽车选择号码时，你是否刻意地选择了8，却小心翼翼地避免了4呢？如果你掉了一个扣子，你是否会随口说