Summary writing 摘要写作
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Answer these questions in not more than 60 words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过60个单词。
1 Has Captain Ben Fawcett bought a small Swiss aeroplane, or has he bought an ordinary taxi? Does he use it as a taxi or not? (and)
2 What is it called?
3 How many passengers can it carry? Can it land anywhere or not? (not only … but)
4 Has Captain Fawcett taken passengers to many strange places in his plane or not?
5 Did he refuse to fly a businessman to Rockall or not?
6 Was the journey too dangerous or not?
Composition 作文
Rewrite these sentences using the correct verbs and joining words:
用正确的动词和连词改写以下句子：
The plane (not only) (neither) (flew) (threw) close to the river, (but) (or) also flew under a bridge. (Then) (However) it (climbed) (ran) into the air. The people on the bridge (waved) (shook) to the pilot (and) (yet) he did not (notice) (look after) them.
Letter writing 书信写作
I am writing to someone who lives abroad. Which of these two headings would be correct?
我给居住在国外的人写信，以下哪个信头是正确的？
19 High Lane, 19 High Lane,
Newton, Newton,
Middlesex. Middlesex,
10th September, 19__ England.
10th September, 19__
Key structures 关键句型
What happened? What has happened? 对比一般过去时和现在完成时(KS5)(参见第5课关键句型)
Study these pairs of sentences. Pay close attention to the words in italics:
仔细阅读以下句子，特别注意用斜体印出的部分：
I saw him in 1994. 我在1994年见到了他。
I have not seen him since 1994. 从1994年以来我一直没有见过他。
I saw him three years ago. 我3年前见过他。
I have not seen him for three years. 我有3年没有见到他了。
He stayed at this hotel last month. 上个月他住在这个酒店。
Have you ever stayed at this hotel? 你在这个酒店住过吗？
I went abroad last year. 去年我出国了。
Up till now, I have never been abroad before. 至今我还没有出过国。
Exercises 练习
A Underline the verbs in the passage that tell us what happened and what has happened.
在课文中选出表示过去发生的事件和已经发生的事件的动词。
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：
Captain Ben Fawcett ______ (buy) an unusual taxi and ______ (begin) a new service. The ‘taxi’ is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Potter’. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. …Captain Fawcett's first passenger ______ (be) a doctor who ______ (fly) from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett ______ (fly) passengers to many unusual places. Once he ______ (land) on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he ______ (land) in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett just ______ (refuse) a strange request from a businessman. The man ______ (want) to fly to Rockall, but Captain Fawcett ______ (not take) him because the trip ______ (be) too dangerous.
Special difficulties 难点
Words often confused 经常容易混淆的词
a Refuse and Deny.
Refuse (a request or something offered) 拒绝(一个请求或给予的某种东西)：Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. (11．9-10)
Deny (an accusation) 否认(一种指控)： He denied that he had stolen the money. 他否认曾偷过钱。
b Bring, Take, and Fetch. He did not take him. (1．11)
Bring (come from somewhere with something) 带来(由某处带来某物)：He brought the book with him when he came to see me. 他来看我时把书带来了。
Take (away from somewhere or someone) 拿走(从某地或某人处带走)：He took the book with him when he left. 他走的时候把书带走了。(SD4)(对比第4课难点)
Fetch: (go somewhere, pick something up and bring it back) 取来(去某地，取某物并带回)： I asked him to go to my room and fetch my glasses. 我请他去我的房间取来我的眼镜。
c Very and Too. The trip was too dangerous. (1．11)
Very 很，非常：I arrived very late but I caught the train. 我到得很迟，但赶上了火车。
Too 太，过于：I arrived too late and I missed the train. 我到得太迟，误了火车。
Exercise 练习
Choose the correct words in the following:
选择正确的词：
1 When you go to the kitchen, please (fetch) (bring) me a glass of water.
2 The ball went over the fence and the football player asked a boy to (fetch) (bring) it.
3 When I asked him he (refused) (denied) to tell me.
4 Do you (deny) (refuse) that you have told me a lie?
5 How are you? (Too) (Very) well, thank you.
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
Comprehension 理解
1 The most remarkable thing about the‘Pilatus Porter’is that ______ .
a．it can be used as a taxi
b．it doesn't need a runway to land on
c．it can carry seven passengers
d．it is a Swiss aeroplane
2 Captain Fawcett ______ .
a．is prepared to fly passengers anywhere
b．flies passengers anywhere
c．will fly passengers anywhere except very dangerous places
d．will fly passengers anywhere except Rockall
Structure 句型
3 The‘taxi’is a small Swiss aeroplane ______ called a‘Pilatus Porter’.
a．who is b．whom is
c．which is d．whose is
4 This is the most surprising thing about it. It is ______ than anything.
a．most surprising b．more surprising
c．more surprised d．most surprised
5 He flew a doctor to a Welsh village. ______ he has flown to many unusual places.
a．From then b．By then
c．By that time d．Since that time
6 He was asked ______ a businessman to fly to Rockall and he refused.
a．from b．by
c．with d．out of
7 The man wanted to fly to Rockall. ______ to take him there.
a．He wanted the pilot b．He wanted
c．The pilot he wanted d．The pilot the man wanted
Vocabulary 词汇
8 It's an unusual taxi. It isn't very ______ .
a．accustomed b．common
c．usually d．used to
9 The ploughed field is ready for ______ .
a．sewing b．sowing
c．seeding d．growing
10 It's a lonely village. It is ______ .
a．far b．far from anywhere
c．alone d．the only one
11 Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual ______ .
a．parts b．pieces
c．spots d．sections
12 The car park was deserted. It was ______ .
a．a desert b．empty
c．abandoned d．wasted
Sentence structure 句子结构
Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text.
连接以下两个句子，然后对照课文第5-7行，核对你的答案。
Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor. The doctor flew from Birmingham to a lonely village.
