Unit theme
2. Lead-in
Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.
3. Pre-reading activity
Listen to a passage about the Friendship Medal. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
1 The Friendship Medal is one of the People’s Republic of China’s _______________ state honors. It is presented to foreigners who have made _______________ to China’s socialist modernization drive, in promoting exchange and cooperation between China and the world, and in maintaining _______________.
2 The introduction of the Friendship Medal is designed to convey (表达) the basic ideas of friendship, peace, _______________, and justice to the world by _______________ of friendship between China and foreign countries, and to promote _______________________ of China.
3 In _______________, Isabel Crook was awarded the Friendship Medal.
4 Isabel was an outstanding educator from Canada, who spent more than _______________ in China. As an English teacher, she helped New China cultivate a large number of ______________________.
