Summary writing摘要写作
In not more than 80 words describe George's experiences after his uncle gave him fifty pence. 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 Where was George going?
2 Where did he lose his fifty pence?
3 Did he take his jacket off or not?
4 Where did he put his arm?
5 Did he find his fifty pence, or did he fail to find it?
6 Could he get his arm out or not?
7 Did a crowd of people gather round him or not?
8 What did a lady try to do?
9 Did she succeed or did she fail?
10 How did firemen finally free George?
11 What did the owner of the sweet shop present him with?
Vocabulary词汇
Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage:appreciate（1．1）;gifts（1．1）;extra income（1．3）;rattle（1．5）;price（1．7）;gathered（1．13）;was firmly stuck（1．14）.
Composition作文
Suppose you were among the crowd of people that gathered round George. Write an imaginary account of what happened. Expand the following into a paragraph of about 150 words.
I was walking along the street when I… I could hear people shouting and… On arriving at the scene, I… A lady carrying a large bar of soap and a saucepan full of water…She asked the boy if…Then she rubbed his arm with butter, but… Meanwhile, someone had telephoned…The boy had begun to cry, but when… At first, the firemen decided to…but they changed their minds and…The boy was soon free and though his arm hurt, he… (82 words)
Letter writing书信写作
Write a letter of about 80 words to your eight-year-old nephew asking him what he would like you to buy him for his birthday. Supply a suitable Introduction and Conclusion. Use the following information to write the Purpose:you want to get him something he will really like----a few suggestions----ask him to let you know what he wants----you will send it by post so that it arrives on his birthday.
Key structures关键句型
Can. (IKS 91)（参见第2册第91课关键句型）
Exercise练习
A Note how the following have been used in the passage:
manage to（1．6）and could not（1．12）.
B Write sentences using each of the following:
1 was able to;
2 could;
3 managed to.
Special difficulties难点
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box, （11．5-6）up的用法
Note the use of up in these sentences:
We drove up to the farmhouse.
The children ran up the garden path to greet their father.
I didn't like my Composition so I tore it up.
He has built up a large collection of stamps.
Exercise练习
Complete these sentences using the correct form of the following verbs: do, save, wind, sail, wrap, button, go, eat.
1 If I can ______ up enough money, I shall go abroad.
2 The steamboat ______ up the river.
3 It was very cold so I ______ up my coat before going out.
4 ______ up what is on your plate and I'll give you some more.
5 I ______ up to a policeman and asked him the way to the station.
6 He ______ the fish up in a piece of newspaper.
7 My watch has stopped because I forgot to ______ it up.
8 It takes children a long time to learn how to ______ up their shoelaces.
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 What do most children do with the money they are given?
a．They put it in their pockets.
b．They wait until their money boxes are full before spending it.
c．They go straight to a sweet shop and spend it.
d．They spend a little of it on chocolate.
2 When the writer gave him fifty pence, George ______ .
a．did not hear the writer's advice
b．decided that saving it was more trouble than it was worth
c．waited until the next day before deciding to spend it on sweets
d．set out for the sweet shop, but lost it on his way
3 Once the fire fighters had come to George's rescue ______ .
a．George had his arm greased and was able to get it out of the drain
b．George took his fire fighters and got some chocolate at the sweet shop
c．the lady who had failed to rescue George gave him a box of chocolates
d．George was rewarded by the owner of the sweet shop for his trouble
Structure结构
4 Fifty pence is not ______ to pay for a bar of chocolate. （11．6-7）
a．many
b．much
c．plenty
d．big
5 I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him he ______ it. （11．9-10）
a．saves
b．should save
c．would save
d．was saving
6 He ______ to the sweet shop when he dropped his fifty pence. （11．10-11）
a．had gone
b．was going to go
c．went
d．was going
7 He could not find his fifty pence anywhere ______ get his arm out. （11．12-13）
a．nor could he
b．nor he could
c．neither he could
d．either he could not
8 A lady put ______ . （11．13-14）
a．on his arm soap and butter
b．his arm on soap and butter
c．soap and butter on his arm
d．on his arm with soap and butter
Vocabulary词汇
9 With some children, small sums ______ . （11．3-4）
a．last a long time
b．are very durable
c．have far to go
d．gain in value
10 A crowd of people gathered ______ and a lady…（11．13-14）
a．on a tour
b．in turn
c．in a circle
d．in a cycle
11 George was ______ stuck. （1．14）
a．strictly
b．well and truly
c．hardly
d．by no means
12 George was not too ______ by his experience. （1．15）
a．moved
b．distressed
c．excited
d．embarrassed
