Summary writing摘要写作
In not more than 80 words describe what happened from the time the journalist set out to get the facts. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph. 巴士英语www.xiao84.com
Answer these questions in note form to get your points:
1 Did the journalist immediately set out to get the facts after receiving instructions from his editor or not?
2 Did he send them at once or not?
3 Was the editor getting impatient or not?
4 How many faxes did the editor send?
5 What did the editor threaten to do?
6 Was the last fax answered or not?
7 Was the article omitted from the magazine, or was it printed in its original form?
8 When did the journalist send a fax?
9 Why had he been imprisoned?
Vocabulary词汇
instructed(1. 3); well-known(1. 3); publish(1. 6); surrounds(1. 7); fired(1. 12); reluctantly(1. 12).
Composition作文
Describe how the journalist was arrested and what happened afterwards. Expand the following into a paragraph of about 150 words.
The journalist counted the number of steps as he… On arriving outside the main gate, he… He then… in order to measure the wall. While he was busy measuring the wall, a policeman… Though the journalist…, the policeman refused to believe him. He was arrested and sent to prison because the police thought that… When the journalist… he made things worse for himself. This proved to the police that…(69 words)
Letter writing书信写作
Write a letter of about 80 words to a friend who has recently got married. You read about the wedding in your local paper. Supply a suitable Introduction and Conclusion. Use the following ideas to write the Purneighbourhood----hope to see them soon.
Key structures关键句型
A, The and Some. (IKS 78) （参见第2册第 78课关键句型）
Exercises练习
A Underline the words a(n) and the in the passage and note how they have been used.
B Write sentences using the following words and phrases:
1 Hudson river.
2 information.
3 cinema.
4 industry.
5 flour and milk.
6 newspaper.
Special difficulties难点
Not only had the poor man been arrested…(11. 13-14)
在英文中，如果表示否定的副词或副词词组放在句首，就必须后接“助动词+ 主语+ 句子的其他部分”。这种倒装结构特别用来加强语气。
Study these pairs of sentences:
I have never seen so many people.
Never have I seen so many people.
I had hardly finished speaking when the door opened.
Hardly had I finished speaking when the door opened.
(Compare ISD 38a) （对比第2册第 38课难点a）
Exercise练习
Write these sentences again beginning each one with the words in italics:
1 He has not only made this mistake before but he will make it again.
2 I realized what was happening only then.
3 I will never trust him again.
4 You seldom find traffic wardens who are kind and helpful.
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 The editor acted as he did because ______ .
a．he wanted an excuse to fire the journalist
b．he had not read the article beyond the first sentence
c．he was dissatisfied with the factual content of the article
d．he wanted to please the president of the new African republic
2 The journalist took a long time to send the details required because ______ .
a．it took him a long time to count all the steps
b．he had not been allowed to fax the information he had obtained
c．he did not realize how soon the magazine would go to press
d．he had been arrested before he had had time to obtain the facts
3 Why had the journalist been arrested?
a．Because his activities must have appeared suspicious.
b．For having gone to extremes to provide unimportant facts.
c．For climbing the palace wall in order to measure its height.
d．Because the article was published in its original form.
Structure结构
4 ______ the first sentence, the editor refused to publish the article. (11. 5-6)
a．Reading
b．Having read
c．He read
d．Being read
5 The magazine ______ to press. (1. 10)
a．was
b．had gone
c．was about to go
d．was due
6 He sent the journalist two faxes, but did not receive ______ . (11. 10-11)
a．the replies
b．the reply
c．no reply
d．a reply
7 He informed the journalist he would be fired unless he ______ . (11. 11-12)
a．was replied
b．replied
c．would reply
d．did not reply
8 He informed ______ while carrying out his instructions. (11. 15-16)
a．his arrest to the editor
b．the editor his arrest
c．the editor of his arrest
d．the editor that his arrest had beenVocabulary词汇
9 Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their ______ with unimportant facts and statistics. (11. 1-2)
a．audience
b．lectures
c．public
d．common
10 The magazine would soon go to press. It would soon be ______ . (1. 10)
a．pressing
b．printed
c．typed
d．impressed
11 The poor man had been arrested. He was very ______ . (1. 14)
a．poor
b．stupid
c．innocent
d．unfortunate
12 He had at last been ______ to send a fax. (11. 14-15)
a．admitted
b．let
c．left
d．given permission
