Grammar & Writing
period 3 module 3
Test your memory
Do you still remember the key words and expressions we’ve learned in this module?
Task one:
It never rains but ______.
pours
The competitors ________their racing boat in the river.
paddled
We learn to _______before we learn to walk.
crawl
When the “9.11” event happened, people __________ and ran in all directions.
panicked
The criminal was brought in, with her hands_____ behind.
tied
There was a big storm after midnight, and the rain __________ . suddenly we saw a steamboat in the river. It was half in and half out of the water.
We ___________ and climbed onto the steamboat. We heard someone beg not to kill him, and I saw a man lying on the floor,____up with rope. There were two men __________ him. They decided to leave him in the sinking steamboat.I ________ along the deck and found Jim. I___________ him to help me. We found the men’s and took it away. After that I felt bad about what we had done, because I didn’t want all three men to die.
The story happened fifty years ago.
poured down
paddled over
tied
standing over
crawled
persuaded
Task two: test your grammar
Try to find some Non-finite Verbs
Non-finite Verbs
Doing
Done
To do
There was a big storm after midnight, and the rain poured down. suddenly we saw a steamboat in the river. It was half in and half out of the water.
We paddled over and climbed onto the steamboat. We heard someone beg not to kill him, and I saw a man lying on the floor, tied up with rope. There were two men standing over him. They decided to leave him in the sinking steamboat.
I crawled along the deck and found Jim. I persuaded him to help me. We found the men’s and took it away. After that I felt bad about what we had done, because I didn’t want all three men to die.
Find some non-finite verbs
The story happened fifty years ago like this.
There was a big storm after midnight, and the rain poured down. suddenly we saw a steamboat in the river. It was half in and half out of the water.
We paddled over and climbed onto the steamboat. We heard someone beg not to kill him, and I saw a man lying on the floor, tied up with rope. There were two men standing over him. They decided to leave him in the sinking steamboat.
I crawled along the deck and found Jim. I persuaded him to help me. We found the men’s and took it away. After that I felt bad about what we had done, because I didn’t want all three men to die.
The story happened fifty years ago like this.
It is said that an English gentleman was sitting in his garden one day. Suddenly he 1. _________________ (被一个正在落下的苹果击中). The story is probably not true, but this man did mention that he got one of his best known ideas 2. ________________________________
(当观看苹果从树枝上掉下来时). His name Newton 3. __________ (让你想到) that he 4.
____________________ (对旧事物不感兴趣). He discover the force of gravity, and he drew up a system of how objects move. His laws 5. ___________________ (当今在物理学中仍被使用), at least in schools and universities.
was hit by a falling apple
while watching apples fall from a tree
makes you think
was not interested in old things
are still used in physics today
Practice:
Work in groups and choose a well-known Chinese story or film and discuss it. Then write a summary. Here are some tips on how to write a successful summary:
Task Three: test your writing
Writing tips:
Write the title of your story or film in the first sentence;
Keep your summary as short as possible;
Check the summary for spelling errors and other mistakes;
Include “where the story is set”, “when it’s set”, “who the main characters are”, “what happens” and “how the story ends”.
根据以下提示用英语完成一篇短文
1.学校唯一的老师高老师有事,村长让女孩儿魏敏芝代课;
2.敏芝最重要的事情就是把孩子看好,一个也不能少;
3.班上最调皮的男孩儿逃课到了城里,敏芝想尽办法找男孩儿
4.在好心人的帮助下,她上了电视,男孩儿看到哭泣的敏芝,最终回到了学校;
5.真人真事,纯朴感人,深受喜爱。
写作要点
1. 导演v.____________/n.____________
2.电影明星____________
3.女/男演员____________/____________
4.在……里扮演角色_________________
5.情节____________
6.观众____________
direct
director
film star
actor
actress
play a part in...
the plot
audience
句式结构
1.故事发生在……
The story________________________...
2.许多人一定对张艺谋导演的《一个都不能少》很熟悉。
takes place in
Many people must_______________________the film Not One Less ______________ by Zhang Yimou.
3.这部电影被许多观众所喜欢。
The film is ________by many ________.
be familiar with
directed
liked
audiences
Review of Not One Less
Most Chinese film fans will be familiar with the film Not One Less,directed by Zhang Yimou,a well known film director.It is about the real story of a primary school in China’s remote mountain village.
The story goes like this:Mr.Gao,the only teacher of the school,has something important to do,so the village leader asks Wei Minzhi to take his place.The most important thing for Minzhi is not to lose any pupil from the school.Unfortunately,the naughtiest boy in her class runs away from school and goes to town.
Minzhi makes every effort to look for him.With the help of kind people,she appears on television.The boy sees the crying Minzhi on television and finally he goes back to his school.The film is liked by many audiences not only because it is simple and moving but also because the people in the film use their real names and play themselves.It is a really enjoyable film.
Practice:
张艺谋导演的《山楂树之恋》(Hawthorn Tree Forever)已经映,请根据下的
内容写一篇短文介绍该电影的有关情况及你的感想。短文必须包括以下信息:
1.《山楂树之恋》已经在国内上映,该片是著名导演张艺术谋的最新作品,改
编自颇受大众欢迎的同名小说。
2.上映以来获得了观众的一致好评,被认为是一部很具观赏价值的电影。
3.该电影发生在中国二十世纪七十年代的农村地区,是一部真实的爱情故
事。反映了一个年轻的城市女孩Jing与出生在高干家庭的Sun之间的爱情故事。
这个故事充满了悲伤与关爱。导演张艺谋说,这部电影的目的就是要展示当
时爱情的纯洁与简单。
4.你的感想……
词汇提示:
高干家庭:high?profile family
上映:release
词数:120左右
The film Hawthorn Tree Forever has been released in our country, which is the latest work of the famous director Zhang Yimou. The film is adapted from the popular novel Hawthorn Tree Forever. This movie is highly spoken of and considered to be meaningful by audiences who have seen it. The movie is set in the countryside in the 1970s. It is about the true story of a young city girl Jing who falls in love with a young man Sun from a high?profile family. It is a love story full of sadness and affection. According to Zhang Yimou, the purpose of the film is to show the purity and simplicity of love at that time. I think the film is of high value of art. The love between Jing and Sun is the most pure one.
请你根据以下提示内容,用英语写一篇《唐山大地震》
(Aftershock)的影评。或者自选感兴趣的书或影片进行写作。
导演:冯小刚。主演:徐帆(饰演母亲李元妮)、张静初(饰演
女儿方登)、李晨(饰演儿子方达)
剧情简介:唐山大地震发生后,一位母亲为了救儿子而忍痛
舍弃了女儿;但女儿却奇迹般存活了下来并被收养。2008年
汶川地震发生后,姐弟俩作为志愿者在汶川相遇并相认。女
儿最终原谅了母亲。
注意:
1.词数:120左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Homework