Unit 1: Part BUnit 1: Part B21st Century College English: Book 221st Century College English: Book 2Book 2 Unit 1 Part BBook 2 Unit 1 Part BWinston ChurchillWinston Churchill His Other Life His Other LifeUnit 1: Part BUnit 1: Part B Revision of Text ARevision of Text A Text BText B Listening PracticeListening Practice AssignmentAssignmentReview of Text AReview of Text A DictationDictation Exercises Exercises Check-upCheck-up structurestructureClozeClozeTranslationTranslationRevision of Text ARevision of Text ADictationDictationDictation!Dictation!You are going to hear 5 sentences. Each willYou are going to hear 5 sentences. Each willbe be read read three three times. times. Write Write down down the the sentences sentences according to the dictation.according to the dictation.1. 1.2. 2.3. 3.4. 4.5. 5.Check-upCheck-upKey to Dictation:Key to Dictation: 1. 1. My My father, father, Winston Winston Churchill, Churchill, began began his his love love affair affair with with painting painting in in his his 40s, 40s, amid amid disastrous disastrous circumstances.circumstances. 2. 2. The muse of painting came to my rescue!The muse of painting came to my rescue! 3. 3. I I seized seized the the largest largest brush brush and and fell fell upon upon my my wretched wretched victim with wild fury.victim with wild fury. 4. 4. In In painting, painting, Churchill Churchill had had discovered discovered a a companion companion with with whom whom he he was was to to walk walk for for the the greater greater part part of of his his life. life. 5. 5. Light Light and and color, color, peace peace and and hope, hope, will will keep keep them them company to the end of the day. company to the end of the day. DictationDictation读写教程 II: Ex. IX, p. 12Ex. IX, p. 12IX.Read the following carefully and choose one of the colored words or expressions to make the passage complete in meaning.ClozeClozeChurchills childhood was an unhappy and Churchills childhood was an unhappy and lonely/alonelonely/alone one. A speech defect ( one. A speech defect (缺陷缺陷), which he never ), which he never entirely entirely overwhelmed/overcameoverwhelmed/overcame, made him a shy and , made him a shy and hesitant child, and his only hesitant child, and his only refuge/retreat refuge/retreat was the was the friendship of Mrs. Everest, his beloved nurse. His poor friendship of Mrs. Everest, his beloved nurse. His poor performance at school led his disappointed father to send performance at school led his disappointed father to send him to the Royal Military College and to make matters him to the Royal Military College and to make matters worse, Winston failed the entrance exam (worse, Winston failed the entrance exam (入学考试入学考试) twice ) twice before before finally/in the end finally/in the end managing to pass it. managing to pass it. ClozeClozeClozeClozeOnce Once there, there, however/althoughhowever/although, , his his abundant abundant talent talent for for the the art art of of war war became became clear, clear, and and he he graduated graduated 20th 20th in in a a class class of of 130. 130. In In 1895, 1895, the the year year his his father father died, died, he he entered entered the the army army and and was was sent sent to to Cuba, Cuba, there/where there/where he he discovered discovered his his talent talent for for writing. writing. Churchill Churchill was was delighting/delighted delighting/delighted when when his his reports reports on on the the Cuban Cuban War War of of Independence Independence ( (古巴独立战争古巴独立战争) ) attracted attracted wide wide attention, attention, and and he he seriously seriously contemplated/revived contemplated/revived a career as a journalist.a career as a journalist.ClozeClozeChurchills Churchills entry/retreat entry/retreat into into politics politics was was not not a a promising promising one: one: He He lost lost his his first first election election mission/campaignmission/campaign, , although although only only by by a a narrow narrow margin. margin. To To distract/rescuedistract/rescue himself himself from from this this shameful shameful failure, failure, he he fell fell upon/plunged upon/plunged intointo action, action, going going to to South South Africa Africa to to report report on on the the war war there there for for London London Morning Morning Post. Post. After After a a month/Within month/Within a a monthmonth of of his his arrival, arrival, he he had had won won fame fame for for his his part part in in the the dramatic dramatic rescue/refugerescue/refuge of a train that had been taken under control by the enemy. of a train that had been taken under control by the enemy. ClozeClozeThe The train train was was freed, freed, but but Churchill Churchill was was taken taken prisoner; prisoner; and and his his fame fame was was doubled doubled when/thenwhen/then less less than than a a month month later later he he escaped escaped from