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Lesson 82 Monster or fish? 是妖还是鱼?

Summary writing摘要写作

Give an account of what happened in not more than 80 words. Write two different paragraphs using the巴士英语www.xiao84.com

points and connections given below.

用不超过80个单词的篇幅描述一下所发生的事情,用以下要点和连词写出两段不同的文字。

Composition作文

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

按以下思路写出两个段落,字数为150个词左右。

1  A man in a bar ---- explaining to others how he caught a big fish ---- rough seas ---- great difficulty ---- boat carried out to sea.

2  After several hours he pulled the fish up ---- never seen before ---- its size, appearance and colours ---- but it got away.

Letter writing书信写作

The Conclusion. Learn the following phrases by heart:

结束语。熟记以下结束语:

I shall be looking forward to hearing from /seeing you soon.

I hope you will soon settle down in your (new job, school, etc.).

Exercise练习

Write a suitable Purpose for a letter in about 50 words.

The letter has as its conclusion:

根据这封信的结束语,写出50个词左右的“目的”。其结束语为:

‘I hope you feel better soon.’

Key structures关键句型

A peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. (KS10, 34, 58) (复习第10,34,58课关键句型)

Exercises练习

A  Underline the verbs in the passage and study their form.

划出课文中的动词并学习它们的用法。

B  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

用正确的动词填空,完成练习后再对照课文,核对你的答案。

Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it ____now ____(know) that many of these ‘monsters’ which ____at times ____(sight) are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures ____(wash) to the shore, but they ____rarely ____(catch) out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish ____(catch) near Madagascar. A small fishing boat ____(carry) miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. When it ____eventually ____(bring) to shore, it ____(find) to be over thirteen feet long. The fish, which ____since ____(send) to a museum where it ____(examine) by a scientist, ____(call) an oarfish. Such creatures ____rarely ____(see) alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

Special difficulties难点

Words often confused 经常容易混淆的词

Study these examples:

细读以下例子:

a  Laugh and Laugh at.

Everybody laughed when the circus clown made his appearance.

马戏团的小丑出现时大家都笑了。

Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen … (11.2-4) (People have made fun of …)

b  Wash and Wash up.

I must wash my hands. They are very dirty.

我必须洗手,它们很脏。

Have you ever seen a cat washing itself?

你见过猫给自己洗澡吗?

Unusual creatures are washed to the shore. (11.4-5) (They are carried to the shore by water.)

The man was washed overboard by a big wave.

那个男的被一个大浪从船上卷入水中。

I'll wash up tonight. (I'll wash the dishes.)

今晚我洗碗。

Exercise练习

Supply any of the above words in the following sentences:

用以上词和词组填空:

1  What a lot of dirty plates! Who is going to ____?

2  Don't wear that hat. People will ____you.

3  The bridge was ____away by the river.

4  We all ____when he told us a funny story.

5  The boy was told to ____his hands before sitting at table.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Comprehension理解

1  The monsters which fishermen sometimes claim to have seen ____.

(a)are probably unusual fish

(b)are not fish at all

(c)exist in deep water

(d)are often washed up on the shore

2  The creature that was caught in Madagascar by a fisherman was ____.

(a)a monster

(b)an unusual fish

(c)half horse, half fish

(d)a common fish

Structure句型

3  They claim ____monsters in the sea.

(a)that they have seen

(b)have seen

(c)to be seen

(d)to being seen

4  People often laugh at stories ____told by seamen.

(a)which

(b)which have

(c)which have being

(d)which have been

5  When ____that this was no ordinary fish, he tried not to damage it.

(a)realizing

(b)having realized

(c)he realized

(d)he has realized

6  ____eventually brought to the shore, it was found to be very long.

(a)Been

(b)When being

(c)On being

(d)When it was being

7  It had a head like a horse. ____head was like that of a horse.

(a)It

(b)It's

(c)Its'

(d) Its

Vocabulary 词汇

8  Fishermen claim to have seen monsters. They____ that they have.

(a)state

(b)own

(c)owe

(d)persist

9  People have often laughed at these stories. They ____.

(a)haven't taken them seriously

(b)enjoyed them

(c)teased them

(d)mocked them

10  ‘Monsters’have at times been sighted. They have been ____.

(a)viewed

(b)glanced at

(c)seen

(d)caught

11  The fish was powerful. It was ____.

(a)dynamic

(b)strong

(c)forceful

(d)wilful

12  Such creatures have rarely been seen. They have ____been seen.

(a)never

(b)unusually

(c)always

(d)seldom

Sentence structure句子结构

Join these two sentences, then check your answer against the text.连接以下句子,然后对照课文第11-12行,核对你的答案。

The fish is called an oarfish. It has since been sent to a museum. It is being examined by a scientist.