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Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮

Summary writing摘要写作

In not more than 85 words, explain what happened from the time the pilot was ordered to keep track of  the balloon. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below. www.xiao84.com

用不超过85个单词的篇幅,描述一下从飞行员受命监视这个气球开始所发生的一切,用以下词组写出两段不同的文字。

Composition作文

Imagine that the police did not believe the three men and arrested them. Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

假设警察不相信这3个人,并逮捕了他们,按以下思路写出两段文字,字数为150左右:

1  The men struggled ---- they explained who they were ---- they were not believed ---- taken to the police station.

2  The police questioned the men ---- they refused to answer ---- the Commanding Officer telephoned the station ---- a senior officer arrived ---- he identified the C.O. ---- the police apologized.

Letter writing书信写作

Write opening sentences which would be suitable for letters to the following:

按以下要求写出给下列4人的信的引言:

1  A friend who has not written to you for a long time.

2  A friend who has been expecting to hear from you for a long time.

3  An aunt who entertained you to dinner and a visit to the theatre.

4  A friend who has successfully passed a difficult examination.

Key structures关键句型

Can, Be able to, Manage to (KS19, 43, 67) (复习第19,43,67课关键句型)

Exercises练习

A  Underline the verbs can, able to and manage to in the passage. Note how they have been used.

划出课文中的can, able to, manage to, 并注意其用法。

B  Supply the correct forms of can, able to and manage to in this paragraph. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

用can, able to和 A manage to填空,完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案:

He informed the station at once, but no one there ______ explain the mystery. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons ______ be a great danger to aircraft. He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. The pilot _____ circle the balloon for some time. He ______ make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars. C Supply the correct form of can or be able to in the following:

填空:

1  _______ you show me the way to the station please?

2  I gave him a few lessons and he _______ soon swim.

3  They _______ jump into the sea before the boat sank.

4  You ________ not leave this room until you get permission.

Special difficulties难点

The verb make has a different meaning in each of the following sentences. Study them carefully.

在下面的句子,动词make有不同的含义。细读以下句子。

A balloon seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station. (11.1-2) (It seemed to be travelling towards ...)

He could make out three men in a basket. (11.8-9) (He could see.)

I could not make out what he said. (I could not understand.)

我无法理解他说的话。

Please make out a fresh copy. (Write out another one.)

请重写一份

He made up a story about two men and a horse. (He invented.)

他编造了一个有关两个人和一匹马的故事。

She spends hours making up in front of the mirror. (She uses cosmetics.)

她一连几个小时坐在镜子前化妆。

I must make up for the time I lost this morning. (I must compensate for ...)

我必须把上午损失的时间补上。

Exercise练习

Supply the missing words in the following sentences:

填空:

1  I lost my lecture notes and had to make _____ a new set.

2  I can't make ________ what you've written.

3  When it got dark we made _____ home.

4  My daughter often makes ______ stories of her own.

5  How can you make _______ all those lessons you missed?

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Comprehension理解

1  The officer in the control tower was angry because ______.

(a) he thought the men in the balloon were spies

(b) one of the men in the balloon was taking photographs

(c) the balloon was over the Royal Air Force Station

(d) he was worried about aircraft safety

2  The officer in the control tower wouldn't have been angry _____.

(a) if he had seen the balloon himself

(b) if he had known his Commanding Officer had arranged the trip

(c) if the balloon had gone away

(d) if the balloon had landed on an airfield

Structure句型

3  A pilot noticed a balloon _____ for a Royal Air Force Station.

(a) make

(b) to make

(c) making

(d) in making

4  He informed the station ______ the balloon.

(a) for

(b) about

(c) of

(d) from

5  He was angry when he heard the news. He was angry ______ the news.

(a) with hearing

(b) in hearing

(c) on hearing

(d) for hearing

6  He heard the news. The news ________ bad.

(a) were

(b) are

(c) had

(d) was

7  The balloon contained two MPs. ________ two MPs in it.

(a) They were

(b) There were

(c) The had

(d) There had

Vocabulary词汇

8  The Royal Air Force Station was nearby. It was _______ them.

(a) quite far

(b) quite close to

(c) beside

(d) rather far from

9  He was ordered to keep track of it. He was ordered to _______ it.

(a) record

(b) control

(c) follow

(d) check

10  He could make out three men. That's how many he could ________.

(a) find

(b) see

(c) follow

(d) watch

l1  Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend. It began to come ______.

(a) over

(b) off

(c) down

(d) away

12  The balloon landed near an airfield. It _________.

(a) came along

(b) came down

(c) came over

(d) came off

Sentence structure句子结构

Make two sentences from the following, then check your answer against the text. 把以下句子改写成两句话,然后对照课文第1-3行,核对你的答案。

The pilot who noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.

A pilot ____________________________________________.