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Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗?

summary writing 摘要写作

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Answer these questions in not more than 70  words.

回答下列问题,将答案组成一个段落,不要超过70个单词。

1  Did you arrive at a railway station in London or not? Did you ask a porter the way to your hotel or not? Could he understand you or not?(and… but)

2  Did he understand you at last or not? Could you understand his answer?(but)

3  Did your teacher ever speak English like that or not?

4  What did the porter say to you?

5  Does each person speak a different language in England or not?

6  Do they understand each other or not? Do you understand them?(but)

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

The address appears at the top right-hand corner of the page. It is called‘the Heading’. The address is always followed by the date:

写信人的地址位于信纸的右上角,被称为“信头”,地址后面总是接着写日期:

14  Grafton St. ,       格拉夫顿大街14号

Croydon,                   克莱敦市

Surrey,                      萨里郡

England.                    英格兰

24th April, 19__          9__年4月24日

 

Exercise 练习

 

Write your home address. Follow the above pattern carefully.

仔细按照上面的格式,写出你家的地址。

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

Word order in compound statements 并列句中的语序

a  Do you remember the six parts of a simple statement? Refer to KS1  if you have forgotten them.

你还记得简单句中的6个组成部分吗?如果记不清,可以查看第1课的关键句型。

b  We can join simple statements together to make compound statements. Here are some of the joining words we use:

我们可以将几个简单句连在一起,组成并列句。我们常用以下连词:

and, but, so, yet, or, both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but…as well (or also).

Study these sentences carefully. Pay close attention to the way they have been joined:

仔细阅读以下句子,特别注意它们是如何连接起来的:

He finished lunch. He went into the garden. 他吃完午饭。他走进花园。

He finished lunch and went into the garden. 他吃完午饭,走进花园。

I ran to the station. I missed the train. 我跑到车站。我误了火车。

I ran to the station but missed the train. 我跑到车站,但误了火车。

I saw him yesterday. He did not greet me. 我昨天见到了他。他没有理我。

I saw him yesterday but he did not greet me. 我昨天见到了他,但他没有理我。

He teaches English. I teach English. 他教英语。我教英语。

Both he and I teach English. 他和我都教英语。

He teaches English. He teaches French. 他教英语。他教法语。

He teaches both English and French. 他既教英语又教法语。

You must tell him. I must tell him. 你必须告诉他。我必须告诉他。

Either you or I must tell him. 或是你或是我必须告诉他。

He plays soccer. He plays rugby. 他踢英式足球。他玩橄榄球。

He plays either soccer or rugby. 他或是玩英式足球或是玩橄榄球。

He does not speak English. I do not speak English. 他不讲英语。我不讲英语。

Neither he nor I speak English. 他和我都不讲英语。

He does not speak English. He does not speak French. 他不讲英语。他不讲法语。

He speaks neither English nor French. 他既不讲英语也不讲法语。

He cannot read. He cannot write. 他不会读。他不会写。

He can neither read nor write. 他既不会读也不会写。

You must wash the dishes. You must sweep the floor. 你必须洗碗。你必须擦地。

You must not only wash the dishes but sweep the floor as well. 你不仅需要洗碗而且还要擦地。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Underline the joining words in the passage.

选出课文中所有连词。

B  Join these pairs of sentences. Use the joining words in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

用括号中的连词将每组句子连到一起,完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。

1  I did not know the way to my hotel. I asked a porter. (so)

2  I spoke English very carefully. I spoke very clearly. (not only… but…as well)

3  I repeated my question several times. At last he understood. (and)

4  He answered me. He did not speak slowly. He did not speak clearly. (but…neither…nor)

5  Then he spoke slowly. I could not understand him. (but)

6  Then he said something. I understood it. (and)

7  The English understand each other. I don't understand them. (but)

C  Join these sentences with the words in parentheses:

用括号中的斜体字连接以下句子:

1  I knocked at the door. He did not open it. (but)

2  He went on holiday. I went on holiday. (Both…and)

3  He must be mad. He must be very wise. (either…or)

 

Composition 作文

 

Join the following sentences using the words in parentheses:

用括号中的词连接下列句子:

1  My sister went shopping. I went shopping. (Both…and)

2  We got very tired. We got very hungry. (not only…but…as well)

3  It was three o'clock. We could not get lunch. We had a cup of tea. (and…so)

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  Why couldn't the writer understand the porter?

a.The writer didn't know any English.

b.The porter didn't speak English.

c.The writer couldn't understand the porter's English.

d.The writer was a foreigner.

2  The writer ______ .

a.didn't think the porter was English

b.expected everyone in England to speak like his teacher

c.doesn't think the English speak English

d.thinks that the English speak many different languages

Structure 句型

3  English ______ not a difficult language.

a.are                                  b.is

c.was                                d.has

4  ______ did you repeat your question? Several times.

a.How many times              b.How many

c.How much                      d.How

5  He didn't speak slowly and he didn't speak clearly ______ .

a.neither                             b.either

c.too                                 d.nor

6  The porter and I looked at each other. ______ both smiled.

a.I                                     b.He

c.We                                 d.They

7  He said something and I understood it. He said something ______ I understood.

a.who                                b.whose

c.whom                             d.which

Vocabulary 词汇

8  I repeated my question several times. I repeated it ______ times.

a.much                              b.a number of

c.only a few                       d.three

9  At last he understood. He understood ______ .

a.in the end                        b.at least

c.lastly                               d.at the finish

10  I come from abroad. I am ______ .

a.a foreigner                       b.strange

c.overseas                          d.abroad

11  My teacher ______ me English.

a.learnt                              b.trained

c.instructed                        d.taught

12  ‘You'll soon learn English, ’he said. I wonder. I ______ .

a.am not sure                     b.am sure

c.wander                           d.know

Sentence structure 句子结构

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.

改写下列句子,然后对照课文第2行,核对你的答案。

Because I did not know the way to my hotel, I asked a porter.

I ______ .