Unit Three The Present

Designed by Shi Yuan

BookⅠ

The Third Two Periods

Writing and Exercise

1. 血浓于水

2. 做出更大努力

3. 难得 / 偶尔

4. 由于…而获奖章

5. 在附近

6. 小手术

7. 生火

8. 一束万寿菊

blood is thicker than water

make an even bigger effort

on rare occasions

get a medal for

round the corner

a minor operation

light a fire

a bunch of marigolds

Useful Expressions

9. 一种好看的颜色

10. 台灯

11. 站在窗口

12. 感到一阵失望的痛楚

13. 撕开信封

14. 像只断了翅膀的小鸟

15. 用颤抖的手指

16. 撕成碎片

a pretty color

a table lamp

stand by the window

feel a pang of disappointment

tear the envelope open

like a bird with a broken wing

with trembling fingers

tear…into little bits

Useful Expressions

to be readyfor the post

It was the old lady’s birthday. She got up early ( 静心等候邮件 ) . She ( 肯定 ) her daughter would not forgot her mot

her’s birthday, ( 尽管她在别的时候很少写信 ) . ( 不管怎么说，八十大寿非同一般 ) . However, her daughter sent her a check instead of a gift. She was

so disappointed that ( 她用颤抖的手把支票撕了个粉碎 ) .

Summary

____________________ was sure

even if she seldom wrote atother times

_________________________________

_________

birthdayAfter all, eighty was a special________________________

_______she tore it into little bits

with trembling fingers___________________

__________________

Blank filling

1. At 7:30, I will drive over to pick you . Please, get ready at that time.

2. Please consult dictionaries when you are not sure word spelling or meaning.

3. The bond of true affection had pulled us ---- six very different men from six very different countries --- across Antarctics, we proved in the end that we weren’t very different .

4. The economic recovery is just around the .

up

of

after allcorner

5. When we say a body is at rest, we mean only its position is relative some thing fixed.

6. The salary of mine is minor his.

7. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made the spot.

to

to

on

Multiple choices

• ( )1. The suggestion that the mayor the prizes was accepted by everyone.

• A. would present B. ought to present • C. present D. presents• ( ) 2. The birth of a star is a , slow event, all but a very

few of the stars visible to the naked eye have existed longer than mankind.

• A. seldom B. least C. rare D. scarce• ( ) 3. I sometimes have to visit Birmingham on

business.• A. opportunity B. occasion C. chance D. possibility• ( ) 4. Young people are not to stand and look at works

of art; they want art they can participate in.• A. content B. generous • C. confident D. conservative

C

C

B

A

• ( ) 5. Pop music couldn’t unless it contained some quality that was inspired by genius.

• A. distinguish B. nourish C. flavor D. endure• ( ) 6. Each bridesmaid was carrying a small of flo

wers.• A. bunch B. bundle C. branch D. handful• ( ) 7. The new machine is a great help in the prod

uction of this factory.• A. effective B. sufficient • C. proficient D. efficient• ( ) 8. His hands were so violently that he almost s

pilt his tea.• A. quivering B. tremble • C. shivering D. shaking

D

A

D

D

Chinese-English Translation

• 1. 那位名演员似乎很乐意在剧中扮演一个次要角色。

• That famous actor seemed content to play a minor part in the play.

• 2.国庆节要到了，咱们把寝室彻底打扫一下吧。• National Day is round the corner. Let’s give our

dorm a thorough clean.

• 3.她非常勉强地同意让一位年青的医生为她作手术。

• She agreed, very reluctantly, to be operated on by a young doctor.

• 4、他们已安排好让我们明天去游览长城，我相信我们在那儿一定会玩得很开心。

• They’ve arranged for us to visit the Great Wall tomorrow . I’m sure we’ll have a good time there (we’ll enjoy ourselves there).

 • 5、老人读完信后失望之极，竟用颤抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。

• After reading the letter the old man was so disappointed that he tore it into little bits with trembling fingers.

• 6、老两口为他们的孙子感到骄傲，因为他在第二十六届奥运会上获得了两块金牌和一枚铜牌。

• The old couple were proud of their grandson, who got/won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 26rd Olympic Games.

• 7、即使他的祖母不能来参加他的生日宴会，她也会寄给他一件可爱的礼物。对这一点汤姆深信不疑。

• Even if his grandmother could not come to his birthday party, she would send him a lovely present. Tom was sure of that.

• 8、昨天是玛丽的二十岁生日。她父亲寄给她一双靴子，她母亲为她买了一盒巧克力糖。而她的男朋友则给她一束红玫瑰。

• It was Mary’s twentieth birthday yesterday. Her father sent her a pair of boots. Her mother bought her a box of chocolates. And her boy friend brought her a bunch of red roses.

English-Chinese Translation

• 1. Also, while all people have the same emotions, the causes of these emotions are different.

• 再者，虽然所有的人都有着相同的情感，但这些情感的起因却不尽相同。

• 2.The sixty-first birthday has a special name because when people reach this time in life, the attitudes of their family and their community change toward them.

• 61岁生日之所以有个特别的名称，是因为当人们进入人生的这一阶段是，家庭和社会对他们的态度便有所变化。

• 3.If they are not healthy and strong enough to live alone, they live in special homes for old people.

• 如果他们的身体不够健壮，不能单独生活，那他们便住进特设的养老院。

• 4.There are young people and there are old people in Korea and in North America, but it may better to be young in North America and old in Korea.

• 朝鲜和北美都有年轻人和老年人，但年轻时也许待在北美为好，老年时则待在朝鲜为好。

Writing skills

• Subordination: Combining two simple sentences by turning one of them into a subordinate clause

• A subordinate clause—also called a dependent clause—will begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun and will contain both a subject and a verb. This combination of words will not form a complete sentence. It will instead make a reader want additional information to finish the thought.

• Here is a list of subordinate conjunctions:

• after althoughas because beforeeven if even thoughif in order that onceprovided that rather thansince so that thanthat thoughunless until whenwhenever wherewhereas wherever whetherwhile why

• Here are your relative pronouns:

• that

• Which whichever

• Who whoever whom whosewhosever whomever

• as

• examples:

• After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad• After = subordinate conjunction; Amy = subject; sneezed =

verb.

• Once Adam smashed the spider• Once = subordinate conjunction; Adam = subject; smashed =

verb.

• Until Mr. Sanchez has his first cup of coffee• Until = subordinate conjunction; Mr. Sanchez = subject; has =

verb.

• Who ate handfuls of Cheerios with his bare hands• Who = relative pronoun; Who = subject; ate = verb.

• Remember this important point:

• A subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not provide a complete thought. The reader is left wondering, "So what happened?" A word group that begins with a capital letter and ends with a period must contain at least one main clause. Otherwise, you will have written a fragment, a major error.

• Example:• After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad.• So what happened? Did Amy throw it down the garbage

disposal or serve it on toast to her friends? No complete thought = fragment.

ExercisesDirections: Fill in the blanks.

• 1. ( )you are to pass the examination, you must work harder. 2. ( ) John was absent, we had to postpone the party. 3. Some parts of Africa are ( ) hot ( ) it Is impossible for the peasants to work during the day. 4. ( ) the teacher found that John had cheated at the examination, he immediately reported the matter to the head of the department. 5. ( ) John had graduated from the university, his father gave him a job in his office. 

If

Because

so that

When

After

• 6. ( ) he was born and bred a countryman, he was bewildered by Chicago. 7. ( ) my wife was ill, I had to take care of the baby. 8. ( ) the weather permits, we shall go to the zoo this afternoon. 9. ( ) he saw that it was raining, John put on his mackintosh. 10. ( ) they arrived there at dusk, they were totally exhausted.

Because

As

If

Because

When

Paragraph Writing

• Directions:• Write one paragraph explaining why the old lady in the st

ory tore the cheque into pieces. Begin the paragraph with the sentence: “ The old lady was very excited on her 80th birthday…” Complete the paragraph with six to eight sentences, using the words and phrases given below.

• Even if , send a parcel ( a present), after all a special birthday, wait eagerly, feel disappointed, feel hu

rt, tear up, a rare occasion

Model Writing

• The old lady was very excited on her 80th birthday because she was hoping that her daughter would come to see her. She was sure that even if her daughter could not come for a visit, she would at least send a parcel to her. After all, eighty is a special birthday. So the old lady waited eagerly for the postman. But her daughter did not send a present. Instead, she only sent a printed card along with a cheque. The old lady felt so disappointed, so hurt, and so angry that with trembling fingers she tore up the cheque. Anyone can write a cheque, but only a caring daughter or son will choose a special present for such a rare occasion.

Practical writing

• Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My First Step in College. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

• 　　请描述你刚进入高校那一天 /一段时间的所见、所闻、所感。

• 范文：

• My First Step in College

• 　　 On the very first day in college, I was surprised to find the campus was so large. Believe it or not, I even lost my way to the dormitory when I returned from the dining hall.

• 　　 During the first week, I missed my family so much that I telephoned them every day. In my dreams, I often found myself having a good time with my friends back in my hometown. To tell the truth, I couldn’t help crying every time I woke up.

• 　　 By and by, I managed to shake off the feeling of being homesick and made a lot of friends. There were only 20 students in my class. New to each other at first, but we became good friends very soon. In fact, we seemed to be living in a big family.

• 　　 In college, we had more free time than in the middle school. In the evenings, we were not required to study in the classroom. Instead, we could go everywhere and do whatever we want. I borrowed a number of books from the library and most of them were novels, which I had no chance to read in the middle school. Besides reading books in my spare time, I played table tennis for fun and made enormous progress.

• 　　 I will never forget those special days when I took my first step in college.

Oral practice

1) What can we learn from the story about elderly people?

2) Do you send your parents presents on their birthdays?

3) What can children do to make the life of their parents happier?

Assignments

• Review this unit.• Writing a composition entitled “My First Step in

College”• Preview new words and the text in Unit 4.