Never Say Goodbye

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Unit 1

• Never Say Goodbye

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Contents

• Pre-reading questions
• Background information
• Structure analysis
  
• Comprehension questions
• Language points of Text I
• Grammatical items
• Exercises
• Comprehension questions of Text II
• Oral activities
• Writing practice

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Pre-reading Questions

• 1. Have your family moved from one place to
  another? If you have, how did you feel when you
  were going to be away from the old house for
  good?
• 2. Have you ever attended a funeral of someone
  you knew very well? If you have, what were you
  thinking when you saw him for the last time?

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Background Information 1

• Never say goodbye because saying goodbye means
  going away, and going away always means
  forgetting.Peter Pan
• As I stared into your eyes, you asked me why I
  was about to cry, its because I knew you were
  going to say good-bye.

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Background Information 2

• Goodbye is a simple word, not just try saying it
  to a friend.
• Don't say goodbye, because it means forever. Say
  "Nice knowing you", because it was.

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Background Information 3

• Don't cry because it's over, smile because it
  happened. Dr. Seuss
• Remember me with smiles and laughs, for that's
  how I'll remember you. If you can only remember
  me with sadness and tears, then don't remember me
  at all.

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Background Information 4

• Song
• Never Say Goodbye (Hayley Westenra )
• If I could take this moment forever Turn the
  pages of my mind To another place and time We
  would never say goodbye If I could find the
  words I would speak them Then I wouldn't be
  tongue-tied When I looked into your eyes We
  would never say goodbye

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Background Information 5

• If I could stop the moon ever rising Day would
  not become the night Wouldn't feel this cold
  inside And we'd never say goodbye I wish that
  our dreams were frozen Then our hearts would not
  be broken When we let each other go  ... If I
  could steal this moment forever Paint a
  picture-perfect smile So our story stayed alive
  We would never say goodbye

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Structure Analysis of Text 1

• The text is the author's recall of the most
  important and unforgettable experiences that came
  about when he was between 10 and 12. He had
  learned from his grandfather the profound meaning
  of "Never say goodbye" and became firm and
  strong-willed as a child. The author wants to
  tell us that we should never give in to sadness,
  that we should always be firm and strong-willed,
  and that we should always remember the joyful and
  happy events of life as well as our cherished
  friendship.

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Structure of the text

• The passage can be divided into 3 parts
• Part 1. Paragraph 1-4
• Part 2. Paragraph 5-13
• Part 3. Paragraph 14-20

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Part 1 Para1-4

• The author brings up the problem he was
  confronted with he found it hard to overcome the
  sadness as the moment of parting drew near. So he
  turned to his grandpa for help.

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Part 2 Para 5-13

• The authors grandpa, by narrating his sad
  experience of the loss of his eldest son during
  the war, illustrates how one can overcome the sad
  feeling resulting from the loss of someone dear
  to him by recalling not the moment of parting but
  the happy times spent together.

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Part 3 Para 14-20

• By the way he behaved when confronted with
  another sad momentthe loss of his grandpa, the
  author shows us that he came to understand what
  his grandpa had taught him.

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Comprehension Question (1)

• 1. What made the authors grandpa cry sadly?
• Refer to paragraph 12, the mere thought of his
  sons death in that terrible war in Italy made
  him cry.

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Comprehension Question (2)

• 2. How long had Grandpas son been in the war?
• Refer to Paragraph12. Three months.

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Comprehension Question (3)

• 3. What is the implication of the authors
  grandpas words never say goodbye?
• Refer to Paragraph 13 and 20. They mean
• never give in to sadness or refuse to give

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Comprehension Question(4)

• 4. What did Grandpa ask the author to do even if
  he and his friends had to part?
• Refer to Paragraph 13. He asked the author to
  always remember the joy and happiness of the time
  when he first said hello to his friends.

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Comprehension Question (5)

• 5. What caused the author to return to the old
  house?
• Refer to Paragraph 14 and 15. Grandpas grave
  illness led the author to the old house.

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Comprehension Question (6)

• 6. Why do you think the authors grandfather
  smiled at him during his last few minutes of
  life?
• Refer to the last paragraph. Grandpa must have
  felt greatly relieved that the author had finally
  found out the essence of his words.

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Language points of Text I (1)

• confront
• (1) be faced with and have to deal with
• Confronted by an angry crowd the police
  retreated.  ???????????????
• (2) force to deal with or accept the truth of
  bring face to face with
• They confronted the prisoner with his
  accusers.  ???????????
• confrontation .k?nfr?n'tei??n  n. ??,???,??

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Language points of Text I (2)

• anguish very great pain and suffering, esp. of
  the mind
• She was in anguish over her missing child.
• The child was badly hurt and was in anguish all
  the evening. 

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Language points of Text I (3)

• brief as it was
• though it was short/brief although it lasted
  a short time
• e.g. Hot as it was, they went out.

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Language points of Text I (4)

• gracefully
• (1) in an attractively and effortlessly fine and
  smooth manner
• The figure skater glided gracefully over the
  ice.  ??????????????
• (2) in a way that shows willingness to behave
  fairly and honorably
• He apologized to me gracefully.
• graceful adj. gracefulness n
• graceless grace. n

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Language points of Text I (5)

• touched with the laughter and tears of four
  generations
• touched with the happiness and bitterness of four
  generations
• touch
• (1) put one's hand onto sth. or sb. else
• The branches hung down and touched the water. 
  ????,?????
• (2) have an effect on one's feelings to cause
  one to feel pity, sympathy, etc.
• His sad story touched our hearts.
• Touch n
• n. They keep close touch with me.
• The blind have a keen sense of touch

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Language points of Text I (6)

• Be touched with
• By the way, the phrase "be touched with" usually
  means "have a certain amount of a quality." For
  example
• Her hair is touched with grey.
• The boy is touched with genius.
• In this sentence, however, the phrase is not
  exactly used in this meaning. It implies that
  "... the house which had seen/witnessed the joys
  and sorrows of the four generations of my
  family."

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Language points of Text I (7)

• haven a place of calm and safety
• The school library is a little haven of peace and
  quiet.
• She was in haven when he kissed her.

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Language points of Text I (8)

• porch a roofed entrance built out from a house
  or church veranda
• A pigeon perched on our porch railing. 
• ????????????????
• I met that person at the porch of the church. 
  ????????????????

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Language points of Text I (9)

• shudder shake uncontrollably for a moment, esp.
  from fear, cold, or dislike
• She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.
• He shuddered with cold.  ??????

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Language points of Text I (10)

• well (of liquid) flow or start to flow
• Blood welled (out) from the cut.
• Tears welled up in her eyes.  ?????????
• Tears welled out of her eyes.  ??????

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Language points of Text I (11)

• rest on/upon
• (1) lean on to be supported by
• The bridge rests on stone arches.
• The girl's head rested on her hands.
• (2) (esp. of a proof, argument, etc. ) be based
  on be grounded on depend on
• All our hopes rested upon this venture. 
• ??????????????????

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Language points of Text I (12)

• through my tears with tears in my eyes while
  shedding tears
• through
• (1) in at one side, end, or surface of something
  and out at the other
• The river flows through the city from east to
  west.
• (2) among or between the parts or members of
• The monkeys swung through the trees.
• I searched through my papers for the missing
  documents.

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Language points of Text I (13)

• .stare
• look steadily for a long time, e. g. in great
  surprise or shock
• She stared him into silence
• They all stared with astonishment
• (2) be very plain to see to be obvious
• The answer to his problem was staring him in the
  face. 
• ??????????????.
• stare off stare away to move one's eyes from a
  point nearby to a farther place and fix them on
  it or look at it steadily

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Language points of Text I (14)

• in common having the same interests, attitudes,
  etc.
• China and Japan have much in common in
  personality.

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Language points of Text I (15)

• look into investigate examine the meaning or
  cause of
• A working party has been set up to look into the
  problem
• A committee was set up to look into the workers'
  grievances

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Language points of Text I (16)

• gently in a manner or way that is not rough,
  violent, or severe
• She always speaks gently to the child. 
• The waves gently lap against the shore. 
• ???????????
• The light wind gently brushed her cheek. 
• ??????????

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Language points of Text I (17)

• whisper
• speak or say very quietly so that only a person
  close by can hear
• The students were whispering in the corner.
• (of the wind, leaves, etc. ) make a soft sound
• The wind was whispering in the roof.
• The leaves of the trees were whispering in the
  wind.

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Language points of Text I (18)

• hand in hand
• holding each other's hand (usually with the left
  hand of one in the right hand of the other)
• The children walk down the street hand in hand
• happening together and closely connected
• Dirt and disease go hand in hand.
• Corruption and crime go hand in hand. 
• ??????????.
• shoulder to shoulder
• They were standing shoulder to shoulder.
• neck and neck
• She was at least running neck and neck in the
  competition.

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Language points of Text I (19)

• rosebush a bush of roses .
• There is a rosebush near the fence and it is very
  beautiful. 
• ?????????,???????

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Language points of Text I (20)

• conspicuously in a way that is noticeable or
  easily seen in an attractive manner
• A traffic sign should be conspicuous.  ?????????
• Conspicuous adj.
• Conspicuity conspicuousness n.

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Language points of Text I (21)

• pick
• (1)take what one likes or considers best, or most
  suitable from a group
• The students have to pick three courses from a
  list of fifteen.
• (2)gather pull or break off (part of a plant)
  from a tree or plant
• He picked her a rose.

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Language points of Text I (22)

• hoarse (of a voice) rough-sounding, as though
  the surface of the throat is rougher than usual,
  e. g. when the speaker has a sore throat
• My voice has become hoarse since I began to have
  a sore throat.
• We shouted ourselves hoarse at the football
  match. 
• ???????????????

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Language points of Text I (23)

• evil a great wickedness or misfortune
• We must conquer the twin evils of disease and
  poverty.
• War, famine and flood are terrible evils. 
• ????????????????

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Language points of Text I (24)

• tiny extremely small very small
• She has a tiny mole on her cheek.  ??????????
• give in to give way surrender allow oneself to
  be beaten
• Do you think the President will give in to the
  terrorists' demand? 
• ??????????????????
• He will give in to his opponent's claim rather
  than wrangle over a disputed point. 
• ??????????,?????????????

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Language points of Text I (25)

• lock it away within you fasten it firmly in
  your mind imprint it on your mind bear it in
  your mind and never forget it
• lock
• (1) fasten with a lock
• Lock the door after you.
• The door won't lock.
• (2) put in a safe place and lock the entrance or
  opening
• She locked her jewels in a safe.
• lock away lock up put in a safe place and
  fasten the lock
• The boy carefully locked away his toys. 

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Language points of Text I (26)

• in that place in your heart where summer is an
  always time. in that place in your heart where
  there is always sunlight and warmth. / ... in
  that place in your heart which is always filled
  with joy and happiness. Here, it is easy to see
  that "where summer is an always time" is
  metaphorical. And the word "always," which is
  always an adverb, is used as an adjective here.
  Maybe this reveals that the old man was not
  well-educated.

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Language points of Text I (27)

• part (to cause to) separate or be no longer
  together
• I hope that we part as friends ( remain friends
  as we part).
• The war parted many men from their families.

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Language points of Text I (28)

• I want you to reach deep within you and bring
  back that first hello I want you to get to the
  bottom of your heart and recall that first hello.
  / I want you to think deeply and recall the
  friendly occasions on which you met your friends
  and said hello to them for the first time.

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Language points of Text I (29)

• bring back
• (1) cause to return
• All library books must be brought back before the
  end of the term.
• (2) obtain and return with
• A rocket can bring back information which we
  could never get in any other way
• (3) cause to return to the mind
• Hearing the song brings back some happy memories.
  
• Seeing her again brought all sweet memories back.

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Language points of Text I (30)

• gravely in a way showing great seriousness (of
  manner) in a state of being serious and solemn
• " The situation poses a serious threat to peace,"
  said the ambassador gravely.
• grave adj
• The situation poses a grave threat to world
  peace. 
• ?????????????????

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Language points of Text I (31)

• beloved (a person who is) dearly loved
• It is a gift from my beloved.
• The man endeavored to please his beloved wife.

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Language points of Text I (32)

• summon order officially to come
• He summoned his soldiers to fight. 
• ????????
• The shareholders were summoned to a general
  meeting. 
• ???????????????

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Language points of Text I (33)

• when it came to my turn when it was my turn to
  say goodbye
• turn
• (1) an act of turning a single movement
  completely round a fixed point
• The road took a sharp turn to the right.
• (2) a point of change in time
• Young people at the turn of the century must draw
  up a mighty blueprint.
• Take turns, on the turn, in turn, out of turn

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Language points of Text I (34)

• note
• (1) notice and remember observe
• Let me note down your address and telephone
  number. 
• ??????????????.
• (2) remark call attention to
• The report notes with approval the government's
  efforts to resolve this problem.

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Language points of Text I (35)

• breathe
• (1) take air, gas, etc. into the lungs and send
  it out again
• His enthusiasm breathed new life into the
  company. 
• ???????????????
• Fish cannot breathe out of water
• (2) whisper say softly
• He breathed words of love into her ear.

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Writing skill of this text---description of eyes

• Author
• continued to look into his (grandfather)face
• looked at the flower
• looked up to see my grandfather

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Writing skill of this text---description of eyes

• stared off into the apple trees
• (his eyes) met mine again
• saw my grandfathers tears, never seen him cry
• (his eyes) were closed
• (his eyes) slowly opened
• (his eyes) closed again

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Comprehension Questions of Text 2(1)

• 1. On what topic did the colonel and the young
  girl disagree?
• They disagree on the topic whether women were
  still easy to be scared.
• 2. What kind of expression did the American
  notice came over the face of the hostess?
• A strange expression came over the face of the
  hostess she was staring straight ahead and her
  facial muscles contracted slightly.

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Comprehension Questions of Text 2(2)

• 3. What did the American realize the bowl of milk
  meant?
• It means a bait for a snake.
• 4.What did the American realize was happening?
• He realized that there must be a cobra in the
  room.

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Comprehension Questions of Text 2(3)

• 5.   How did the American react to the crisis?
• Instead of jumping away from the dinning table
  and giving the others a warning, he began to
  speak to them quickly with an arresting voice.
• 6. What did the American say to make sure that
  everyone remained perfectly still?
• He said, I want to know what control everyone
  at this table has. I will count three hundred
  thats five minutes and not one of you is to
  move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50
  rupees.

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Comprehension Questions of Text 2(4)

• 7. Why did the hostesss face light up with a
  faint smile?
• Because the hostess, with the help of the
  American, had just escaped the danger of a
  possible attack by a cobra.
• 8. What qualities did both the American and the
  hostess display?
• Both of them, a man and a woman, demonstrated the
  marvelous quality of self-control.

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Grammatical items Inversion

• ??????????????????????????????,???????(full
  inversion)?????(partial inversion)????????????????
  ?,???????????????be ????????????
• ???????????,??????????????

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Grammatical itemInversion (2)

• 1.?????  
• ?1How are you getting along with your work?
• ?2Is this report written in detail?
• ??????????????????,??????
•  
• 2.?there be ???????
• ?1There are forty students in our class.
• ?2There seem to be still some elements
  undiscovered yet.
• ?3There stands a bridge across the river.

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Grammatical itemInversion (3)

• 3.?????????
• ?1Long live the Peoples Republic of China!
• ?2May you succeed!  
• ?3Dog-tired though they were, they continued to
  march on.
• 4.???if ????????????  
• ??????were, had, should???,?were, had?should?????
  
•  ?1Were there no air or water, there would be no
  life in the world.
•  ?2Had you been more careful, such spelling
  mistakes might have been avoided.

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Grammatical itemInversion (4)

• 5.?so, nor, neither?no more??????
• ???????????????????????,??????????????
• 1)This problem is not difficult and neither is
  that one.
• 2)Coal is under the ground in some places, and so
  is oil.
•  

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Grammatical itemInversion (5)

• 6.???????????????????????
• ?????????rarely, never, scarcely, no sooner,
  little, few, hardly, seldom, at no time, in no
  way, on no account, nowhere, nobody, not
  only????
•  1)Visit our stores. Nowhere else will you find
  such magnificent bargains.
•  2)Hardly had he finished his work when the
  telephone rang.
•  3)Not only did he complain about the food, he
  also refused to pay for it.
•  4)Little did we think his speech had made so
  deep an impression on his audience.

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Grammatical itemInversion (6)

• 7.??????
•  
• ?1Worst of all were the humiliations.
•  
• ?2Such is the case.
•  

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Grammatical itemInversion (7)

• 8.??????  
• ?1Still greater contributions should we make to
  our socialist construction.
• ?2Useful chemical fertilizer can we make from
  the waste liquid.
•  
• ???????not a ????not a single
  ?????,?????????
• Alice had a terrible time touring that country.
  Not a day did she spend without having some
  unpleasantness with waiters in the hotel.

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Grammatical itemInversion (8)

• 9.??????
• (1)?????????????,?????go, come???????????????????
  
•  1)Up went the plane.
•  2)In came the chairman and the meeting began.
•  ?????????????????
•  1)Out they rushed!
•  2)Lower and lower he bent.
•  (2) ????????????????,????????
•  1)Round the corner walked a large policeman.
•  2)Under the table was lying a half-conscious
  young man.

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Grammatical itemInversion (9)

• (3)??????only ??,only ????,only
  ???????,????????  
• 1)Only yesterday did he find out that his watch
  was missing.
• 2)Only because there were some cancelled bookings
  did he get some tickets in the end.
• (4)??????here, there, now, then??,?????,??????,???
  ??????
• 1)Here is a ticket for you. 
• 2)Now comes your turn.  
• 3)Here he comes.

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Grammatical itemInversion (10)

• (5)????so (that)??????,????????
•  
• 1)So small was the mark that I could hardly see
  it.
•  
• 2)So quickly did the workmen finish their work
  that they were given a bonus.
•  
• 3)So much does he worry about his financial
  position that he cant sleep at night.
•  
• ??????,so ?????????so ?????????

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Grammatical itemInversion (11)

• 10.???????
•  
• ????????,???????asked Mary, answered John, said
  the old lady, grunted Peter????????????,????????,?
  ?????,???????
•  
• 1)What do you mean? asked Henry.
•  
• 2)What do you mean? he asked.

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Grammatical itemInversion (12)

• 11. often, many a time?????????????
•  
• ??Often did they think of going there, but they
  never had a chance.
•  
• 12.?as, though??????????
•  
• ?as, though??????????,????????????????????
•  
• Small as the atom is, we can smash it

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Exercises (1)

• Translation exercises
• 1. ?????????????????????(confront)
• He has prepared answers to the questions that he
  expected to confront during the interview.
• 2.???????????????,???????????(touch)
• His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly
  cried.

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Exercises (2)

• 3. ?????????????,????,?????(hand in hand)
• The two of them are walking hand in hand along
  the river bank, chatting, laughing, and looking
  happy.
• 4. ?????????????,??????????? (well up)
• When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy
  welled up in his eyes.

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Exercises (3)

• 5. ??????????,?????????????????(in common)
• People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou
  dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and
  Suzhou dialect have much in common.
• 6. ?????????????????????( look into)
• Henry and his wife are looking into the
  possibility of buying a new house within three
  years.

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Exercises (4)

• 7. ?????????????,???????(give in to)
• He finally gave in to his daughters repeated
  requests to further her education abroad.
• 8. ?????????????,????????(lock away)
• We locked all our valuables away before we went
  on holiday.

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Exercises (5)

• 9.???????,????????????,?????????,?????(part)
• Although we have parted from each other, I hope
  that we will remain good friends and that we will
  care for and help each other just as we did in
  the past.
• 10. ?????,??????????,???????????(summon)
• At the critical moment, the army commander
  summoned all the officers to work out new
  strategies and tactics which would make it
  possible to conquer the enemy.

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Exercises (6)

• Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or
  phrase taken from the box in its appropriate
  form.

Lock away summon instead stare whisper give in
evil confront with well up gently brief pull
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Exercises (7)

• The minister didnt make any comments on their
  own human rights problems he said _________ that
  we were to do more on this issue.
• _______________ the sight of the poor, the
  sick and the unemployed, the government had no
  way but to decide to reform.
• Take good care to ____________ your jewelry
  before going away on holiday.
• Strong feelings ____________ within him,

instead
Confronted with
lock away
welled up
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Exercises (8)
summon

• He tried to ____________ from his memory what he
  knew of his former neighbor.
• The Secretary of State said that the war was
  going to be _________ but decisive.
• I looked hard at him, while he ___________ dully
  back at me.
• A voice seemed to be ____________ in her mind,
  telling her to be brave.

brief
stared
whispering
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Exercises (9)

• If a man speaks or acts with a(n) ___________
  thought, pain follows him.
• If you always ___________ to other you will end
  up feeling depressed.

evil
give in
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Oral activities

• The old house is better than the new one.
• Never say goodbye to a dying person.
• Friendship encourages people while sorrow doesnt
  .

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Writing practice (1)

• Write a short essay on the following topic in
  about 150 words.
• Topic What do you think are the three most
  important elements of love?
• What do they entail?

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Writing practice (2)

• Sample 1
• In my opinion, understanding, respect and
  responsibility are the three most important
  elements of love.
• Love means knowledge or understanding. By
  knowledge, I mean I know the person I love. I am
  aware of the many sides of the other person not
  just the beautiful side but also the
  imperfections.
• Love means having respect for the dignity of the
  person I love. If I love you I can see you as a
  separate person with your own values, feelings
  and interests. I do not insist that you give up
  your own identity and conform to what I expect
  you to be.
• Love means responsibility towards the person I
  love. If I love you, I'm responsive to most of
  your needs as a person. I am directly involved in
  your happiness and misery.
• All in all, understanding, respect and
  responsibility are the three most important
  elements of love.

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Writing practice (3)

• Sample 2
• As far as I'm concerned, the most important
  elements of love are knowledge, tolerance of
  imperfection and its reciprocal nature.
• Knowledge means not only being aware of
  what the other person is now, but also seeing the
  potential within the person. It implies knowing
  the person inside out not only the strengths but
  also the weaknesses, not only the obvious
  characteristics, but also the inner self.
• Tolerance of imperfection entails a
  willingness to stay with each other in hard times
  and see each other's problems through. In this
  imperfect world, both sides should be prepared
  for times of pain, failure and despair, and
  believe that love can make the world go round.
• By nature love is reciprocal. It involves
  two sides. Both persons love and are loved care
  and are cared for. They both benefit from their
  love they are a stimulant for each other to
  become more fully what they might become. (153
  words)
•  

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• Good bye!