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Lesson 44 Through the forest 穿过森林

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  How many men tried to steal Mrs. Sterling's handbag?

2  What was she doing at the time?

3  Did they take the bag after a struggle or not? Where did they run? (and)

4  Did she run after them or not? Did she catch up with them or not? (and)

5  Had the men sat down or not? What were they doing? (and)

6  What did Mrs. Sterling do? What did they do? (so)

 

Composition 作文

 

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses: 用括号内的连词改写以下句子:

1  Thieves can be very daring. They can be very timid. (either…or)

2  A thief once broke into a house. He stole some money. The lady of the house caught him. (and…but)

3  The thief gave back the money. He paid for the window he had broken. (not only…but)

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

Addressing the envelope: The name and address must appear in the middle of the envelope. Titles are always used with names. Study these examples:

信封上的地址的书写方式:收信人的姓名和地址必须在信封的中央,称呼总是和姓名连在一起的。研究以下例子:

Mr. James Thompson, James Thompson Esq.,

Miss H. Thompson, Mrs. D Thompson,

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thompson,

 

Exercise 练习

 

Address an envelope to a friend who lives abroad.

给国外的一位朋友准备一个信封。

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

Both men started running through the trees.

a  Do you remember these sentences: (KS20)

你还记得以下句子吗?(参见第20课关键句型)

Eating is always a pleasure. 吃总是一种享受。

I am very keen on cycling. 我很热衷骑自行车。

He sat there without saying anything. 他坐在那里,一言不发。

I must apologize for not letting you know earlier. 没有让你早点知道,我必须向你道歉。

b  Now study these examples:

仔细阅读以下例子:

I am looking forward to seeing him tomorrow. (SD37) 我期待着明天与他会面。(第37课难点)

I am accustomed to getting up early. 我习惯早起。

I am used to getting up early. 我习惯早起。

(Compare: I used to get up early but I don't anymore. [KS31])(对比:我过去常早起,但现在不再早起了。

〔参见第31课关键句型〕)

c  Instead of saying:

We can say:

除了这种表述方法外:

还可以说:

The men started to run through the trees.

The men started running through the trees.

They began to run.

They began running.

They continued to run.

They continued running.

d  Compare these sentences:

比较下面句子:

Now

Always

I hate to disturb you, but can I come in for a moment please?

I hate disturbing people when they are busy.

我不愿意打扰你,但我可以进来一会儿吗?

人们忙的时候,我不愿意打扰。

I'd love (or like) to sit in the garden.

I love (or like) sitting in the garden when it's fine.

我喜欢坐在花园里。

天气好的时候,我喜欢在花园里坐坐。

e  Study these expressions:

研究以下表达方式:

My shirt is torn. It needs mending. 我的衬衫撕破了,需要缝补。

Those windows are dirty. They want washing. 那些窗户很脏,需要洗刷。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  There are some verbs in the passage which are similar in form to the examples given above. Can you find them?

在课文中有些动词的形式与以上讨论的句型相似,找出这些动词。

B  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:

用正确的形式填空:

1  I'd love______(see) that film. Will it be on tomorrow?

2  He's accustomed to______(work) very hard.

3  These shirts need______(iron).

4  I hate______(leave) so early, but I'm afraid I have to.

5  They continued______(argue) till after midnight.

6  Would you like______(come) with me?

7  I shall be looking forward to______(see) you soon.

8  You must never come into this room without ______(knock) first.

9  I got tired of______(wait) so I left.

10  It began______(rain) just as I was going out.

11  I don't believe in______(work) too hard.

12  He accused me of______(take) his umbrella.  

 

Special difficulties 难点

 

Study these uses of the verbs catch and run: 研究 catch 和 run的用法:

When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down. (11.8-9) (When she reached them…)

They dropped the bag and ran away.(11.9-10)

 

Exercise 练习

 

Write two sentences using each of the verbs given above.

用例句中所给的动词短语各造一个句子。

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Comprehension 理解

1  The thieves ______.

a. found it easy to steal Mrs. Sterling's bag

b. found a bag

c.found it hard to steal the bag

d. didn't steal the bag

2  Mrs. Sterling ______.

a.caught the thieves

b. followed the thieves and got her handbag back

c. never got her handbag back

d. stayed with her children

Structure 句型

3  She was soon out of breath, but she continued ______.

a. run                           b. ran

c. running                     d. in running

4  They were going through the contents of the bag. ______she ran straight at them.

a. For this                     b. That's because

c. That's why                d. That's so

5  They got such a fright. They were ______.

a.so frightful                  b.such frightened

c.so frightened               d.such fright

6  The strap needs mending. It ______.

a. has mended               b. has to be mended

c. has been mended       d. has been mending

7  They didn't steal anything. They stole ______.

a.anything                      b.not anything

c. not nothing                d.nothing

Vocabulary 词汇

8  She took a risk. What she did was ______.

a.dangerous                   b.brave

c.clever                         d.stupid

9  She was at the edge of the forest. She was ______the forest.

a.inside                          b.near

c. among                      d.at the tip of

10  They tried to steal her handbag. They tried to ______her of her handbag.

a. rob                           b. steal

c. be robbed                  d. be stolen

11  She was out of breath. She ______.

a.wasn't breathing          b. was breathing with difficulty

c. couldn't breathe         d. stopped breathing

12  The bag contains money. Let me see the ______of the bag.

a. contains                    b. containing

c.contenting                   d. contents