1、Guided Writing,I do not quite recall what my grandma was like as she died when I was not yet ten. I only know that she was quite a scholar. The impression she left me was that of a frail, pale and smiling old lady. However, there is one thing that I remember very well. She always ate sparingly, and
2、no meat at all, not even milk or eggs, which always surprised me. She was a vegetarian, my father told me, and a very thorough one, too. The result was disastrous, she was highly weakened by not absorbing proteins, the body-building elements, which are found much more abundantly in animal meat, milk
3、 and eggs than in vegetables. It is evident that without meat, milk and eggs, a human being cannot live a full and active life. It was really a pity that my grandma chose to be a vegetarian, otherwise I would have learned more of her and from her.,Exercise 1,Guided Writing,9 June, 20_ Dear Wenhua, T
4、hanks for inviting me to the chamber music concert to be given at the golden wedding anniversary party of your grandparents. I really ought to be there, but as I have an appointment with professor Zhang, who is leaving for the united states the next day, Im afraid I cant be present. Im very sorry to
5、 have to be absent from this very important occasion. Indeed, their kindness to me when I was a child has always been remembered with gratitude. I also regret to have to miss the chamber music, which I adore. Please extend my heartiest congratulations to your grandpa and grandma.Yours,Minhao,Exercis
6、e 3,不管雨下得多大，昨天你也应该来机场接我们的。(No matter)他越想这件事就越生气。( The morethe more)通常医生要求病人彻底戒烟。(as a rule)昨晚有20名学生发高烧病倒了，医生们现在正在忙于调查这件事，希望能找到病因。( down with, in the hope of)父母有权干涉他们子女的个人生活吗？(interfere),No matter how heavily it rained, you should have come to meet us at the airport yesterday.,The more he thought abo
7、ut it, the angrier he grew.,As a rule, doctors require their patients to give up smoking completely.,Last night twenty students were down with a high fever and the doctors are busy investigating the case in the hope of finding the cause.,Do parents have the right to interfere in the private lives of
8、 their children?,Language Structure,See the following sentences and pay attention to the grammar rules they use:,I dont remember doing it. / Ill never forget seeing the Three Gorges.Ill try to remember to do / not to forget to do whatever you tell me to.He stopped reading the newspaper and spoke to
9、me. He stopped to speak to me. 2. Here is an article for you to translate into English.Its easy enough for you to finish it in a week. 3. I found it easier to give a free talk because I can never learn anything by heart. 4. They are talking about having a bicycle race again.,a,b,b,a,a,b,b,a,Patrick
10、stopped _ (greet) Ms Harrison and then hurried off to catch the bus. Contrary to what Mrs Reid thought, Mr Reid did not forget _ (buy) her a birthday present. Of course, I regret _ (not / study) hard when I was at school! My mum will go on _ (talk) for hours about how untidy my brother and I are. Wi
11、ll you remember _ (buy) the tickets for tomorrows concert?,to greet,to buy,not studying,talking,to buy,Here is an article for you to translate into English.Who will do the translation job?Here you is the subject of the action to translate, for is usually used to introduce the subject of an infinitiv
12、e phrase.,I found it easier to give a free talk because I can never learn anything by heart.Infinitive phrase “to give a ” serves as the postponed object of the verb find.It is called introductory it.easier is the object complement.,They are talking about having a bicycle race again.-ing participle
13、used as the object of a preposition.,A: Have you booked two tickets for the ballet? B: No, I dont remember doing it. Did you ask me to? A: Of course I did. I asked you last Friday. B: I am sorry I forget. I do apologize for not remembering it / Im sorry to have forgotten it.Ill try to remember / not
14、 to forget to do whatever you ask me (to) next time,Language Structure,Practice 1-A : Inquiring about a previous request & apologizing,A: Have you ever sailed on the Changjiang River? B: Yes, I have. (I had a boat trip on the Changjiang River two months ago.) A: How was it? B: (Just fantastic!Just d
15、elightful! / lovely! / Very pleasant! / interesting!)Ill never forget seeing the Three Gorges.,Language Structure,Practice 1-B : Inquiring about someones experience & expressing pleasure,A: What was Zhang doing when you called on him last? B: He was reading the newspaper. A: What did he do when he s
16、aw you? B: He stopped reading the newspaper and spoke to me.He stopped to speak to me.,Language Structure,Practice 1-C : Asking for and giving information,A: Is there anything for me to do? B: (Yes.) Heres an article for you to translate into English. A: How much time am I allowed to do it? B: A wee
17、k. I think its easy enough for you to finish it in a week.,Practice 2 : Asking about an assignment,Language Structure,A: Which do you think is easier, giving a recitation or giving a free talk? B: Giving a recitation, of course. What do you think? A: I find it easier to give a free talk because I ca
18、n never learn anything by heart. B: (Its just the opposite with me.) I find it difficult to give a free talk because I have few ideas.,Practice 3 : Making comparison & Expressing ones opinion,Language Structure,A: Theyre talking about having a bicycle race again. B: Are you certain theyll have it th
19、is time? A: Well, I rather doubt it. / Well, Im not sure.I dont believe they will. / Its unlikely that they will. B: What makes you think so? A: Because there is bound to be someone who will object to having a bicycle race.,Practice 4 : Expressing uncertainty & seeking and making clarification,Language Structure,
