Module 10

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????????? Module 10 Unit 1
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LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE
April 16th, 1916 Moving to Elephant Island was a
dangerous under-taking, but it was not our first.
We had ________ onto the ice to make camp when
the Endurance was stuck.
struggled
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The ice constantly broke up at night because of
the warmth of our bodies and we often dropped
into the freezing water while sleeping. Though we
were in an __________ situation, we tried to make
our daily life________ with singing and making
fun of each other.
unbearable
cheerful
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Our____________ improved when we saw the solid
land of Elephant Island appear on the horizon.
Shackleton gave us no time to ______ the failure
of our expedition. He encouraged us all with
advice to prevent _______.
circumstances
mourn
sickness
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Without his _____ that we would indeed survive,
we might all ________ to despair. ________ we
prepared to follow his advice and on this day
climbed into the three small open boats ready for
the journey.
faith
give way
Anyhow
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EX. 2 P6
suffering bitter vital select
unbearable celebration recover
Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy,
Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His ________ lasted for
three _____ years, which to him seemed like a
lifetime.
suffering
bitter
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One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting
the Kings stool(??), Gou Jian announced that Fu
Chai would soon_______. Fu Chai was moved by his
act and he let him return to Yue.
recover
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Remembering how __________ his life as a slave
had been, Gou Jian took no interest in __________
and continued to live in the same way as he did
in Wu. He wanted to_______ his lost land.
unbearable
celebrations
recover
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But he also knew it was _____ to______ the chance
with care. So first he introduced the King of Wu
to a beauty called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was
trying to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked and
defeated him.
vital
select
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Ex. 3 Creating a word web of adjectives to
describe peoples characters.
confident
(un)selfish
outgoing/inward
delicate
patient
characters
cheerful
stubborn
optimistic
aggressive
determined
(in)dependant
positive/ negative
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Useful structures--attributes Ex. 1, P6
warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny
days, my mothers face and the celebration we
will get when we return .
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Ex. 2, P7
landing who liked to visit sites of historic
places freezing where they had struggled to land
soft-eyed which looked grey and forbidding
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that surrounded the camp on two sides unfair
coldest, most, unfriendly on earth to eat
of men like a baby rescue
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Ex. 3, P7
A The tall girl who had long, black hair
carried a large handbag. B The girl carrying an
empty handbag did not look rich enough to
buy a necklace. C Her green coat was too
thin for the cold weather.
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D The girl wearing glasses looked carefully
round the shop. E She looked at the necklace
given by the assistant. F The assistant
turned back and the necklace that had been
on the counter was gone. G The girl who left
the shop in a hurry said she must catch a
train.
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Workbook, P52, Ex 1
Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey
written by Homer. He rejected the____ life of a
Greek king and made a ___________to help another
Greek leader,
cosy
commitment
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Menelaus, get his wife back. But the war dragged
on and on and he was away from his family for ten
years. During this time the fortunes of the war
were so__________ that no one could predict who
would win.
changeable
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Odysseus became tired of the war and the _____ in
Troy. He ________wanted to return home, so when
the Greek kings had their _______ weekly meeting
he
delay
urgently
regular
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suggested that they ______an opportunity to trick
the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden
horse so that men could hide inside it. The
Greeks then pretended to leave _______ their
ships as if they were
grasp
aboard
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__________ by the length of the war. The
Trojans______ their Gods for their good fortune
and prepared to celebrate.
discouraged
blessed
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That night the men climbed out of the horse and
opened the city gates to the Greek army. The
Trojans awoke to the ____ of their warning bell
announcing a Greek victory.
boom
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So the war ended but the __________ of the Trojan
people was only just beginning.
punishment
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EX 3 Translate these sentences into English,
using the words in brackets.

• ??????????,?????
• ???(advocate)

I would advocate that you make this decision
because it is legal.
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• ???????????????,
• ??????????????(bored)

He was extremely bored during the film
show because it was so silly.

• ??????????,???????(give off)

That meat is giving off a bad smell because it is
bad / rotten.
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• ??????????,????
• ???????????(admirable)

She is an admirable person who always puts other
people's needs first.

• ??????????,????
• ?????????(swear)

If you say it is true, you must swear you are
telling the truth.
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Ex 4 Replace the underlined phrases with words
similar in meaning from this unit.
1 My failure in that exam was so painful that
I stopped myself from remembering it until
many years later when I could consider it
more rationally. 2 This is an ancient kind of
camp fire for cooking.
blocked (it) out
oven
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3 That kind of behaviour is not considerate
and makes me feel upset. 4 The water in my bath
is extremely cold so it is uncomfortable for
me to get into it.
selfish discouraged
freezing
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HOMEWORK

• Review the usage of attribute of
• English.
• 2. Preview the reading material
• following.