课标人教实验版高二 Module 5

Unit 4

Learning about Language

Discovering useful

words and expressions

1. In the reading passage several

expressions are used in an idiomatic

way. Find them and fill in the chart.

to report on an important event

cover a story

clever ways known to experts

trick of the trade

to present the ideas fairly

get the facts straight

not to understand an ideas

get to the wrong end of the stick

this is the story

this is how the story goes

to get the story first

get a scoop

2. Complete Sentence B using a word or

phrase from the reading passage

which has the opposite meaning to

the words underlined in Sentence A.

1) A By accident she broke that

beautiful bowl.

B She ___________ broke that

beautiful bowl.

deliberately

guilty

2) A He did not steal the vase so he didn’t

do anything wrong.

B He did steal the vase so he is _____.

3) A She does not get absorbed in her

studies for long.

B She can _____________ her studies

for a long time.

concentrate on

4) A The journalist went out with an

untrained photographer.

B The journalist went out with

a/an __________ photographer. professional

5) A Chris is not interested in starting

his new job.

B Chris is _____ to start his

new job.

6) A “This room needs a light clean,”

explained the housewife.

B “ This room needs a ________

clean,” explained the housewife.thorough

eager

7) A The law allows people to defend

themselves against a charge.

B The law does not allow people to

______ themselves __a crime.

8) A I don’t mind losing that skill if it

is not useful.

B I don’t mind _______ that

skill if it is useful.

accuse of

acquire

Leaning about LanguageLeaning about Language

Discovering useful structuresDiscovering useful structures

1. Find three examples of inversion in the reading passage.

1) Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.

2) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.

3) Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.

2. Rewrite these sentence using normal

word order.

1) I did not know how to use that

recorder. Neither did he.

Neither he or I knew how to use that

recorder.

2) Only then did I begin my work on designing a new bridge.

I only began my work on designing a new bridge then.

3) Not only was there a Christmas tree, but also exciting presents under it.

There was not only a Christmas tree but also exciting presents under it.

4) “Is everything ready yet?” asked Hu

Xin to the photographer.

Hu Xin asked the photographer, “Is

everything ready yet?”

3. Rewrite these sentences using

inversion. First, find the phrase to

begin with. Then change the word

order of the sentence. Use the words or

phrases underlined to rewrite these

sentences.

1. You will see so many seats only at a

stadium in Beijing.

Only at a stadium in Beijing will you

see so many seats.

2. I have seldom seen a situation which

made me so angry.

Seldom have I seen a situation which

made me so angry.

3. You will be able to write a good report only after you have acquired the information you need.

Only after you have acquired the information you need will you be able to write a good report.

4. He gave a lot of presents to his friends, but he has never given one to me.

Never has he given a present to me though he gave a lot (of presents) to his friends.

5. She is not only good at languages, but

also at history and geography.

Not only is she good at language, but

she is also good at history and

geography.

6. I have never read such an exciting report before.

Never before have I read such an exciting report.

7. She took part in a horse riding competition, and did not miss a jump once.

Not once did she miss a jump when she took part in the horse riding competition.

4. Certain expressions can introduce

an inverted sentence. Now

complete the following sentences

that begin with these expressions.

1) Only after _________________ did

____________________________

__________.

2) Not once did ___________________

______________________________ .

my operation

My neighbours come round to offer me support

you come to say you

were sorry after breaking the vase

3. Seldom have I ___________________

_____________________________.

4. Only by doing ___________________

could ___________________________

_____ .

5. Only in a ____ can ________________

_________________________.

been so happy as when

my son graduated from university

her exercise every day

Jane hope to run professionally

again

film people get hit and

never seem to feel the pain

6. Not once did __________________

________________________________

_______________________________

________________.

7. Only then did __________________

______________.

Zhou Jie receive an

admission notice to Beijing

university, but he also won a

scholarship to study in America.

she remember what her aunt told her