Lesson 13:The Greenwood Boys
New words: group n. 小组,团体 pop singer 流行歌手 club n. 俱乐部 performance n. 演出,表演 usual adj. 通常的,往常的 occasion n. 场合 Why will the police have a difficult time The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singer. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.
Notes: group n. 小组,团体 a group of 一组,一群 e.g. A group of people are gathering in the square. 翻译:我昨天下午在街上散步的时候,看到了一群警察。 _______________________________________________________________________ at present 目前,现在(=at the moment) e.g. I don’t need the dictionary at present. all parts of the country 全国各地 e.g. They are visiting all parts of the country. by train 乘火车 类似的: by air by car by bus by sea performance n. 表演,演出 perform v. 表演,演出 e.g. This play was first played in 186BC. Her performance is great. 翻译:在英语晚会上,我们班的表演很好。 __________________________________________________________________ as usual 和往常一样 e.g. As usual, we’d like to know your idea. 翻译:我们在公园找的了他,像往常一样他又在那儿发呆。 ______________________________________________________________________ on these occasion 在这些场合 occasion n. 场合,场景,时机 occasional adj. 偶尔的 on occasion 偶尔,时而,不时地(=occasionally) e.g. What you said was not right on that occasion. 翻译:谢谢你给我这个机会在这个特别的场合介绍我自己。 ___________________________________________________________________________ 我偶尔会陪妈妈去超市。_____________________________________________________ Lesson 14: Do you speak English New words: amusing adj. 好笑的,有趣的 experience n. 经历 wave v. 招手 lift n. 搭便车 reply v. 回答,回复 journey n. 旅行 nearly adv. 几乎,差不多 reach v. 到达 Did the young man speak English I had an amusing experience last year. After I left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied me in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English ’ As I soon learnt, he was English himself. Notes: amuse v. 使发笑,使愉快 amusing/amused adj. e.g. The thought seemed to amuse him. 我讲了一个笑话逗孩子们开心。___________________________________________________ 那只是一个有趣的练习。_______________________________________________________ I drove on to the next town. 我继续驶往下一个城镇。 句中“on”是副词,有“继续地,不停顿地”的意思 e.g. go on on the way 在途中 翻译:在回家的路上,我遇到了一个老朋友。 __________________________________________________________________ ask for a lift 请求搭便车 lift n. 搭便车,电梯 翻译:他有一辆车,经常让我搭便车。 ____________________________________________________________________ as soon as 一……就…… 翻译:我们一看到这个房子,就把它选作我们的家了。 ____________________________________________________________________________ reply v.&n回答,答复 in reply 作为答复 no reply 无回复 reply for…代表…答复 翻译:他回答那是不可能的。_______________________________________________ 她说了一句谢谢作为答复。___________________________________________________ apart from 除了…之外(=besides) 翻译:除了音乐之外,她还喜欢舞蹈。___________________________________________ As I soon learnt, he was English himself. 我很快知道,他自己就是个英国人。 翻译:我很快知道了那个有趣的消息。____________________________________________ 用词的正确形式填空: 1. Visitors received a lot of help from the ______ volunteers at the Expo. (friend) 2. The school will celebrate its ______ birthday next year. (five) 3. ______ food is very important to help our minds work correctly. 4. Football fans enjoy ________ during the football matches. (argue) 5. ________, we were not caught in the heavy rain last night. (lucky) 按要求改写句子: 1. Kitty has piano lessons at weekends.(改为一般疑问句) ______ Kitty ______ piano lessons at weekends 2. The removal man put the washing machine next to the fridge.(改为否定句) The removal man ______ _______ the washing machine next to the fridge. 3. He’d better drink less coffee.(改为反意疑问句) He’d better drink less coffee, ______ ______ 4. Paul made three model planes last year.(改为被动语态) Three modal planes ______ ______ by Paul last year. 5. The magazine you are reading is Jane’s.(保持句意基本不变) The magazine you are reading _______ ______ Jane. 6. Alice has bought some paper flowers to decorate her new office.(对划线部分提问) ______ ______ Alice bought some paper flowers 首字母填空: Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, reading book is f____1______. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. This is really useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book. Next, you can read a book almost a_____2_______: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed —— even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again. A _____3_______ good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This m___4__________ that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e___5______. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more. Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is h_____6_______ out of date. Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well., and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. W___7_________ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable! 1._________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. __________ 5. ___________ 6. _________ 7. _________ 完形填空: Do you have a beautiful dream I know almost everyone 1 their own dreams in their life. The dreams are very important 2 them. The dreams can make them 3 harder. I am studying in a school now. My dream is 4 a teacher in West China. Many Children there want to go to school 5 they can’t. Their families are very poor and the parents have 6 enough money to send their children to school. But going to school and studying is the only 7 to change their life. Teachers are greatly needed there, so I want to be a teacher to help them. I 8 kind to my students and make friends with them.I will give them love and teach 9 how to be a useful person. I think it is a great 10 in the world. ( )1. A. has B. have C. is D. are ( )2. A. at B. to C. in D. with ( )3. A. to work B. to study C. work D. working ( )4. A. be B. to make C. to do D. to be ( )5. A. and B. but C. or D. so ( )6. A. not B. much C. many D. any ( )7. A. way B. greater C. the greater D. the greatest ( )8. A. am B. will be C. was D. am going to ( )9. A. they B. their C. them D. theirs ( )10. A. room B. book C. school D. job 阅读理解: A Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there " his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner." He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go " But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel are my things in " he said, "And what am I going to do tonight " But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office." 根据短文选择正确的答案: 1. Dick flew to New York because ___. A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing (观光) D. his home was there 2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him A. Because she didn't know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York 3. Where did Dick stay in New York A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house. 4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife. 5. Which of the following is not true ( ) A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival. C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. B In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day. 1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather A. Because they may have four seasons in one day B. Because they often have very good weather C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring D. Because the sky is sunny all day 2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain. A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn 3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter." A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy 4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________. A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in England C. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things 5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________. A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People 作文: 以“The Internet”为题,写一篇80词左右的作文。