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Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行

Summary writing 摘要写作

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Answer these questions in not more than 50  words.

回答下列问题,将答案组成一个段落,不要超过50个单词。

1  What has the writer just received from his brother, Tim?

2  Is Tim an engineer, or is he a doctor?

3  How long has he been in Australia?

4  Has he already visited many places or not?

5  Where is he now?

6  Has Tim ever been abroad before or not?

7  Is he enjoying his trip very much or not?

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

What has happened? 现在完成时

These sentences are from the passage. Study them carefully. Pay close attention to the words in italics.

下面的这些句子摘自课文,仔细地研究这些例句,特别要注意现在完成时句子中表示时间的状语(用斜体印出)。

I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. (1. 1)

He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs. (11. 4-5)

He has been there for six months. (1. 2)

He has already visited a great number of different places. (11. 3-4)

My brother has never been abroad before. (11. 6-7)

Here are some more sentences.

请看其他例句:

He has retired now. 他现在已经退休了。

Have you ever been to Australia? 你去过澳大利亚吗?

Have you read any good books lately? 你最近有没有读到好书?

I haven't been very successful so far. 至今我不十分成功。

The train has not arrived yet. 火车还没有到。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Write these sentences again. Put the words in parentheses in the right place.

改写以下句子,将括号中表示时间的状语放在恰当的位置。

1  I have had breakfast. (just)

2  He has been in prison. (for six months)

3  The police have not caught the thief. (yet) records. (so far)

4  You have asked that question three times. (already)

5  Have you been to Switzerland? (ever)

6  I have been to Switzerland. (never)

7  He is a wonderful runner. He has broken two

8  I haven't seen George. (lately)

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

用正确的时态填空,完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。

I just ______ (receive) a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He ______ (be) there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he already ______ (visit) a great number of different places in Australia. He just ______ (buy) an Australian car and ______ (go) to Alice Springs…My brother never ______ (be) abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

C  What is happening? What has happened? 现在进行时与现在完成时Read these two statements.

对比以下两个句子。

The bell is ringing.                        The bell has just rung.

Complete the following in the same way.

模仿例句完成以下练习。

1  He is leaving the house.                      He has just ______

2  He is having breakfast.                       He has ______

3  She is writing a letter.                        ______

4  My sister is turning on the radio.         ______

5  My mother is making the bed.             ______

6  She is buying a new hat.                    ______

D  Read these two statements.

对比以下两个句子。

He is still having breakfast. He hasn't had breakfast yet.

Complete the following in the same way.

模仿例句完成以下练习。

1  He is still washing the dishes.              He hasn't ______

2  She is still making the beds.                She ______

3  He is still combing his hair.                 ______

4  She is still sweeping the carpet.           ______

5  We are still reading‘Macbeth’.        ______

E  Read these two sentences.

注意现在进行时的疑问句形式。

I've already had lunch.

Have you had lunch yet?

Ask questions in the same way.

模仿例句提问。

1  I've already seen the new play at‘The Globe’.

Have you______

2  I've already taken my holidays.

______

3  I've already read this book.

______

4  I've already done my homework.

______

5  I've already finished my work.

______

 

Special difficulties 难点

 

Words often confused 经常容易混淆的词

Receive and Take.

receive: I have just received a letter from my brother. 我刚从我弟弟那里收到一封信。

take: Someone has taken my pen. 有人拿走了我的钢笔。take是“拿走”的意思。

 

Exercise 练习

 

Choose the correct words in the following.

根据全句的意思选用合适的动词。

1  Yesterday I (took) (received) a present from Aunt Jane.

2  Have you (taken) (received) a letter from him yet?

3  I (took) (received) the letter with me.

4  He has (taken) (received) some flowers to her.

5  Why did you (receive) (take) this book off the shelf?

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  Only one of these statements is true. Which one?

a.The writer has been in Australia for six months.

b.Tim is a mechanic and he's working in Australia.

c.Tim is working for an Austrian firm.

d.Tim is working for a big firm as an engineer.

2  Only one of these statements is true. Which one?

a.Tim has been in Darwin for six months.

b.It's the first time Tim has ever been to another country.

c.Perth is in the centre of Australia.

d.Tim's brother has never been abroad before.

Structure 句型

3  Tim is in Australia. He went ______ Australia six months ago.

a.to                                   b.in

c.at                                   d.into

4  Tim is in Australia. How long ______ there?

a.is he                                b.has he been

c.has he                             d.was he

5  Tim has been in Australia for six months. His brother hasn't seen him ______ January.

a.for                                  b.since

c.from                               d.by

6  He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one ______ .

a.a short time ago               b.a long time ago

c.last year                          d.six months ago

7  He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never ______ there before.

a.went                               b.being

c.been                               d.was

Vocabulary 词汇

8  Tim is working for a big firm. He is working for a big ______ .

a.society                            b.company

c.factory                            d.store

9  He has visited a great number of different places. He hasn't stayed in ______ place.

a.the only                           b.a similar

c.the same                         d.alike

10  Alice Springs is a small town. A town is usually ______ .

a.bigger than a village but smaller than a city

b.bigger than a city

c.the same size as a city

d.the same size as a village

11  He will soon visit Darwin. He will visit Darwin ______ .

a.quickly                            b.for a short time

c.shortly                            d.in a hurry

12  He will fly to Perth. He will go there ______ .

a.with air                           b.in air

c.by air                              d.through air