Unit 4 He Was My Father
? Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Part II Reading Comprehension and
Language Activities
? Part III Extended Activities
Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Introduction of functions
? Listen and speak
? Try to speak more
? Make your own dialogue
? What are they for?
? If you want to learn more
Introduction of functions
? perhaps/may/might/can
? It’s possible for you
to/that…
? There’s just a chance
that…
? It’s likely that…
? You never know,you
might…
? What’s the possibility of…?
? Is it possibility that you
might..?
? may not/might not/can not
? It’s impossible for you
to/that…
? The chances are pretty slim,
? It’s unlikely that…
? It is out of the question,
? It is hopeless,
? Things don’t happen that
easily,
? Express Possibility & Impossibility,
?Impossibility,? Possibility,
Listen and speak
? Listen to the conversation and tick the correct answer to each
question,
Turn to p,1,and let’s listen,
1,What does Mary think of one’s childhood?
Key,c
2,Mary does not think that children are very happy,
because,
Key,b
3,What does Helen say about adults’ life?
Key,a
4,Who are responsible for the unhappiness of many
kids,according to Mary?
Key,b
Try to speak more
Note,
? blah … blah … blah… (British English) an
informal expression used by the speaker to
omit information because he/she may think
that it is boring to mention it or the listeners
already know it,which is considered quite rude
to use in conversation,
? could they,Could indicates impossibility,or
doubt,
? could be a bad start,Could indicates a
possibility
Make your own dialogue
1,Suppose you and your partner are interested in
child education,Make a dialogue on this topic,
using the following cues,(Turn to page 46)
2,Look at the cartoons,What is the moral for child
education? Make a story on the basis of the
pictures and then tell it to your classmates,(Turn
to page 47)
What are they for?
Key,1.f 2.a 3.e 4.b 5.c 6.d
If you want to learn more
Key,a.3 b.1 c.5 d.7 e.6 f.2 g.8 h.4
Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? Notes
? Translation
? Comprehension work
? Language work (A,B,C)
Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? Form a child’s view,what makes a man a good
father?
? What expectations does a hard-working father
usually cherish for his children?
Text
I remember the smell of the soap as he scrubbed
his bands,Pungent,because this was for removing
ground-in dirt and oil from beneath hardened fingernails
and from calloused hands,I can still see the darkness
of the water in the basin after he had cleaned his face,
He always spoke to me as he washed before eating
his dinner,told me tales of his own childhood and let
little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap., A promise
is a promise,” he’d say,It was,He never broke one, He
was my father,He drove a London taxi for 40 years,It
was a job that paid a decent wage if a man was willing
to work 12-hour days,six days a week,
He Was My Father
Turn to p,5,and listen to the text,
When I was small,he would sometimes pick up people
who were hailing cabs along the way,He wasn’t supposed
to,not with me in the vehicle,But I was six or seven and was
barely noticed,
I could never under stand why the passengers treated
him with such patronizing disregard,He was,cabbie’ and
“driver” and,you!” No,he wasn’t; he was my dad,
He always looked so strong,so able to protect me,so
powerful,Powerful enough to cry when he felt the need,He
wept when my grandmother died,Confusing,He came into
my room,saw the fear and apprehension on my face,and
recited a short prayer with me for my grandma and his
mother,He kissed me,held my hand and then drove me to
school before putting his 12 hours in,He was my father,
He Was My Father
He Was My Father
I remember his euphoria when I went to university,
the first in his family to do so,Of course he was gauche
when I graduated,took too many photographs,and
didn’t understand the Latin that was spoken before the
ceremonial meal,So what? All that concerned this
working man in a suit was that his son would not follow
in his footsteps., Do you know why I work such long
hours?” he’d ask me., So that you won’t have to.”
He couldn’t afford to go on holidays with us like
other dads,There just wasn’t the money,He’d stay on
his own,work even longer hours,and live on
sandwiches and tea,We’d ring him from a cold beach
hotel and tell him how much we missed him,But he
knew that,He was my father,
And when my first child was born,this extraordinary
ordinary man said very little,Just stared at the baby
and then at me,He spoke through his eyes,and I
understood,Son,he was telling me,let him be able to
say just one thing when he grows up,he was my father,
He Was My Father
e.g,
1,She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the
floor,
她跪在地上擦地板。
2,Don't forget to scrub behind your ears,
不要忘了把你耳朵后面洗干净
scrub,to rub something hard,especially
with a stiff brush,in order to clean it
e.g,
1,My dream job just fell into my lap,
我没费劲就找到了梦寐以求的工作。
sth drops/falls into sb’s lap,somebody has the
opportunity to do sth pleasant without having
made any effort
e.g,
1,a patronizing attitude
傲慢的态度
2,I don't mean to sound patronizing,
我并不想故意听起来很傲慢。
patronizing,someone who is patronizing
talks to you in a way that shows they think
you are less intelligent or important than
them
e.g,
1,The student looked around the examination room
with apprehension,
那名学生忧虑地环顾考场四周。
apprehension,anxiety about the future,
especially about dealing with something
unpleasant or difficult
e.g,
1,She was still in a state of euphoria hours after her
victory,
获胜后几小时她仍处于狂喜状态。
euphoria,an extremely strong feeling of
happiness and excitement which usually
only lasts for a short time
我还记得他洗手时的那股肥皂味儿,刺鼻得很！因为他得把
硬邦邦的指甲里和布满老茧的手上的污渍都洗掉。他洗完脸之后
盆里那黑乎乎的水仍然历历在目。
他常在饭前洗手时跟我讲话，讲述他的童年故事好让我明白
事理。他常说：“承诺的事就一定要做到。”的确如此。他从不
失言。他就是我父亲。
他开一辆伦敦出租有 40年了。这是一份每周干 6天，每天干
12个小时才能挣得体面工资的工作。
我小的时候，有时他会顺便搭载沿途招呼出租车的乘客。
按理我在车上时他是不能这么做的，但当时只有 5,6岁的我很难
引起别人的注意。
他就是我父亲
我一直无法理解为什么乘客对他那么傲慢、漠视。他是“出
租”、“司机”或“你！”吗？不，他不是；他是我爸爸。
他看起来总是那么强壮，那么有能力保护我，那么有本事。
有本事到他想哭就能哭。我祖母去世时他就哭了。让人困惑。他
走进我的房间，看出我脸上的恐惧和忧虑，就和我一起为祖母背
诵了一小段祈祷文。他吻吻我，牵起我的手，送我去上学，然后
再开始他每天 12小时的工作。他就是我父亲。
我仍记得我上大学时他的狂喜，因为我是整个家族中第一个
大学生。当然，我大学毕业时，他显得有些笨拙，拍了很多照片，
也不懂庆贺宴开席之前的拉丁语贺词。可那又怎么样？对这位身
穿套装的工人来说，至关重要的是他儿子再也不用步他的后尘了。
“你知道我为什么每天工作这么长时间吗？”他问我道，“就是
为了你以后不必这么做。”
他就是我父亲
与别的父亲不同的是, 他无法和我们一起度假 。 我们没那
笔钱 。 他总是独自留下来, 成天以三明治和茶水为主食, 但工作
的时间却更长 。 我们总是从凉爽的海滩旅馆打电话告诉他我们对
他的思念, 但他心中很清楚这一点 。 他就是我父亲 。
当我的长子出世时, 这位不同寻常的普通人话语极少 。 只
是看看婴儿而又看看我 。 我理解他是在用眼神讲话 。 他在告诉我,
儿子, 让孩子长大后会说一句话：他就是我父亲 。
他就是我父亲
Comprehension work (Questions for discussion )
1,What would the father do before eating the
dinner and why?
2,What was the father’s job and how many
hours would he work each week?
3,Was a taxi-driver respected by people and
how do you know?
4,How do you understand,powerful enough
to cry when he felt the need”? Explain in
your own words,
Comprehension work (Questions for discussion )
5,How did the father feel when his son went to
university?
6,Was the narrator satisfied with his father’s
behaviour at his graduation ceremony and why?
7,Why didn’t the father go on holiday? And how did
he live and work when the family was away?
8,What was the message from his father’s eyes
when the narrator had his first child?
9,Why does the narrator repeat,he was my father”
so many times?
10,In what way was the father an extraordinary
ordinary father?
Language work (A,p,51)
1,ordinary,put in,so what,protected,moral
2,cabbie,pick up,hailing
3,ground-in,hardened,pungent
4,patronizing,treat,disregard
5,ceremonial,remove
6,follow,grow up
Language work (B,p.52)
1,Her parents sent the girl to a private school
which offered tuition in music,
2,The passengers fell into a conversation when the
train pulled out of the station,
3,The students are required to recite the poem,
4,On the desert island,Robinson Crusoe had to
live on wild fruits and fish,
Language work (B,p.52)
5,Robinson Crusoe’s heart was filled with
apprehension when he saw the footprints on the
sand,
6,He has put in 30 years of dutiful service and all
his colleagues treat him with regard,
7,It is assumed that a good education enables
people to earn a decent living,
8,With his wife out of work,the man could not
afford to buy a new car,
Language work (C,p.53)
1,a,The young man breaks his promise
again and again,As a result,nobody will
believe him now,
b,You are always making promises and
then breaking them,
c,The government breaks its promise to
provide houses for all those who need
them,
Language work (C,p.53)
2,a,People are not supposed to drive while they
are under the influence of alcohol,
b,We are not supposed to cut down too many
trees otherwise nature will be unbalanced and
incalculable damage will be incurred,
c,You are supposed to report the accident to the
police as soon as possible,
Language work (C,p.53)
3,a,The apartment is barely furnished so
the rent is not very high,
b,The village was barely affected by the
flood because the villagers had made
very good preparations for the oncoming
flood,
c,She earns barely enough money to
support herself,
Language work (C,p.53)
4,a,My son has been on his own for
several years,He never asked for any
money from us
b,Many old people would rather be on
their own than rely on their children,
c,My father always told me that I had to
live on my own when I grew up,
Language work (C,p.53)
5,a,Last night we had a quarrel and my
husband stared at me as if I were a
person from outer space,
b,It’s impolite to stare at a stranger in the
street,
c,She sat there motionless for a long time,
staring at the ceiling,daydreaming,
Part III Extended Activities
? Dictation
? Read more
? Grammar work
? Word formation
? Vocabulary work
? Translation
Dictation
? Script of the Dictation
Today,the old attitudes toward how children should be
brought up have largely disappeared,For many children,
family life has become more relaxed and less strict,Many
young people in Britain and the US have a considerable
amount of freedom and they can enjoy the things they are
interested in; music,sports,television,even money and
fashion,Life has become easier and more enjoyable,
However,along with an easy life and permissive families,a
number of social problems have arisen for the young,For
example,some schools have problems with discipline and
motivation and crime and drug taking in some areas have
reached serious levels,During the 1980s and early 1990s
unemployment among school-dropouts was a particular
problem,with many facing a bleak future and having little
hope of finding a decent job,
Read more
? True/False/Not Mentioned
? Answers,F,F,F,F,NM,T,F,T
? Topic for discussion
1,What is the answer,in your opinion,in the
title,A Father a Son and an Answer”?
2,An English proverb says:,Spare the rod
and spoil the child.” By contrast,the text
tells us a story of a loving father,Which,do
you think,is the best way in the bringing-up
of a child?
3,What is the effect of loving parents on the
formation of the children’s personality?
Grammar work
1,Original,I would live in Nanjing when I was at primary
school,
Correct,I used to live (lived) in Nanjing when I was at
primary school,
2,Original,The explorer discovered the ancient cave in
accident,
Correct,The explorer discovered the ancient cave by
accident,
3,Original,This course requires that every student turn
in a paper of two pages least and four pages most,
Correct,This course requires that every student turn in
a paper of two pages at least and four pages at most,
Grammar work
4,Original,Debbie is not sometimes responsible for what
she does,
Correct,Debbie is sometimes not responsible for what
she does,
5,Original,Nobody knows the exact age of the earth by
certain,
Correct,Nobody knows the exact age of the earth for
certain,
6,Original,He raised his arm to protect his face to the
blow,
Correct,He raised his arm to protect his face from the
blow,
Grammar work
7,Original,The beggar accepted the food and money
and gave a performance as return,
Correct,The beggar accepted the food and money
and gave a performance in return,
8,Original,A stitch on time saves nine,
Correct,A stitch in time saves nine,
9,Original,The postman dropped my letter into our
neighbor’s mail box through mistake,
Correct,The postman dropped my letter into our
neighbor’s mail box by mistake,
10,Original,He sent his parcel by the sea since airmail
was too expensive,
Correct,He sent his parcel by sea,since airmail was
too expensive,
Word formation
? Answers,
1,removal
2,decency
3,immoral
4,disregard
5,harden
6,finalise/finalize
7,momorise/memorize
8,capitalise/capitalize
Vocabulary work
? Answers
1,a
2,c
3,c
4,b
5,b
6,a
7,b
Translation
1,My teacher told me that the liquid in the bottle could
remove stains from metal and china,
2,The student sitting beside me looked around the
examination room with apprehension,
3,He is now out of college and lives on his own,
4,They took turns staying awake in case anything
went wrong,
5,The elder daughter will probably follow in her
father's footsteps,and take over the family business
when she's old enough,
6,He had to get off his bike and push it up the hill,
7,This pair of gloves will protect your hands against
the cold,
? Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Part II Reading Comprehension and
Language Activities
? Part III Extended Activities
Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
? Introduction of functions
? Listen and speak
? Try to speak more
? Make your own dialogue
? What are they for?
? If you want to learn more
Introduction of functions
? perhaps/may/might/can
? It’s possible for you
to/that…
? There’s just a chance
that…
? It’s likely that…
? You never know,you
might…
? What’s the possibility of…?
? Is it possibility that you
might..?
? may not/might not/can not
? It’s impossible for you
to/that…
? The chances are pretty slim,
? It’s unlikely that…
? It is out of the question,
? It is hopeless,
? Things don’t happen that
easily,
? Express Possibility & Impossibility,
?Impossibility,? Possibility,
Listen and speak
? Listen to the conversation and tick the correct answer to each
question,
Turn to p,1,and let’s listen,
1,What does Mary think of one’s childhood?
Key,c
2,Mary does not think that children are very happy,
because,
Key,b
3,What does Helen say about adults’ life?
Key,a
4,Who are responsible for the unhappiness of many
kids,according to Mary?
Key,b
Try to speak more
Note,
? blah … blah … blah… (British English) an
informal expression used by the speaker to
omit information because he/she may think
that it is boring to mention it or the listeners
already know it,which is considered quite rude
to use in conversation,
? could they,Could indicates impossibility,or
doubt,
? could be a bad start,Could indicates a
possibility
Make your own dialogue
1,Suppose you and your partner are interested in
child education,Make a dialogue on this topic,
using the following cues,(Turn to page 46)
2,Look at the cartoons,What is the moral for child
education? Make a story on the basis of the
pictures and then tell it to your classmates,(Turn
to page 47)
What are they for?
Key,1.f 2.a 3.e 4.b 5.c 6.d
If you want to learn more
Key,a.3 b.1 c.5 d.7 e.6 f.2 g.8 h.4
Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? Notes
? Translation
? Comprehension work
? Language work (A,B,C)
Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities
? Pre-reading Tasks
? Form a child’s view,what makes a man a good
father?
? What expectations does a hard-working father
usually cherish for his children?
Text
I remember the smell of the soap as he scrubbed
his bands,Pungent,because this was for removing
ground-in dirt and oil from beneath hardened fingernails
and from calloused hands,I can still see the darkness
of the water in the basin after he had cleaned his face,
He always spoke to me as he washed before eating
his dinner,told me tales of his own childhood and let
little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap., A promise
is a promise,” he’d say,It was,He never broke one, He
was my father,He drove a London taxi for 40 years,It
was a job that paid a decent wage if a man was willing
to work 12-hour days,six days a week,
He Was My Father
Turn to p,5,and listen to the text,
When I was small,he would sometimes pick up people
who were hailing cabs along the way,He wasn’t supposed
to,not with me in the vehicle,But I was six or seven and was
barely noticed,
I could never under stand why the passengers treated
him with such patronizing disregard,He was,cabbie’ and
“driver” and,you!” No,he wasn’t; he was my dad,
He always looked so strong,so able to protect me,so
powerful,Powerful enough to cry when he felt the need,He
wept when my grandmother died,Confusing,He came into
my room,saw the fear and apprehension on my face,and
recited a short prayer with me for my grandma and his
mother,He kissed me,held my hand and then drove me to
school before putting his 12 hours in,He was my father,
He Was My Father
He Was My Father
I remember his euphoria when I went to university,
the first in his family to do so,Of course he was gauche
when I graduated,took too many photographs,and
didn’t understand the Latin that was spoken before the
ceremonial meal,So what? All that concerned this
working man in a suit was that his son would not follow
in his footsteps., Do you know why I work such long
hours?” he’d ask me., So that you won’t have to.”
He couldn’t afford to go on holidays with us like
other dads,There just wasn’t the money,He’d stay on
his own,work even longer hours,and live on
sandwiches and tea,We’d ring him from a cold beach
hotel and tell him how much we missed him,But he
knew that,He was my father,
And when my first child was born,this extraordinary
ordinary man said very little,Just stared at the baby
and then at me,He spoke through his eyes,and I
understood,Son,he was telling me,let him be able to
say just one thing when he grows up,he was my father,
He Was My Father
e.g,
1,She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the
floor,
她跪在地上擦地板。
2,Don't forget to scrub behind your ears,
不要忘了把你耳朵后面洗干净
scrub,to rub something hard,especially
with a stiff brush,in order to clean it
e.g,
1,My dream job just fell into my lap,
我没费劲就找到了梦寐以求的工作。
sth drops/falls into sb’s lap,somebody has the
opportunity to do sth pleasant without having
made any effort
e.g,
1,a patronizing attitude
傲慢的态度
2,I don't mean to sound patronizing,
我并不想故意听起来很傲慢。
patronizing,someone who is patronizing
talks to you in a way that shows they think
you are less intelligent or important than
them
e.g,
1,The student looked around the examination room
with apprehension,
那名学生忧虑地环顾考场四周。
apprehension,anxiety about the future,
especially about dealing with something
unpleasant or difficult
e.g,
1,She was still in a state of euphoria hours after her
victory,
获胜后几小时她仍处于狂喜状态。
euphoria,an extremely strong feeling of
happiness and excitement which usually
only lasts for a short time
我还记得他洗手时的那股肥皂味儿,刺鼻得很！因为他得把
硬邦邦的指甲里和布满老茧的手上的污渍都洗掉。他洗完脸之后
盆里那黑乎乎的水仍然历历在目。
他常在饭前洗手时跟我讲话，讲述他的童年故事好让我明白
事理。他常说：“承诺的事就一定要做到。”的确如此。他从不
失言。他就是我父亲。
他开一辆伦敦出租有 40年了。这是一份每周干 6天，每天干
12个小时才能挣得体面工资的工作。
我小的时候，有时他会顺便搭载沿途招呼出租车的乘客。
按理我在车上时他是不能这么做的，但当时只有 5,6岁的我很难
引起别人的注意。
他就是我父亲
我一直无法理解为什么乘客对他那么傲慢、漠视。他是“出
租”、“司机”或“你！”吗？不，他不是；他是我爸爸。
他看起来总是那么强壮，那么有能力保护我，那么有本事。
有本事到他想哭就能哭。我祖母去世时他就哭了。让人困惑。他
走进我的房间，看出我脸上的恐惧和忧虑，就和我一起为祖母背
诵了一小段祈祷文。他吻吻我，牵起我的手，送我去上学，然后
再开始他每天 12小时的工作。他就是我父亲。
我仍记得我上大学时他的狂喜，因为我是整个家族中第一个
大学生。当然，我大学毕业时，他显得有些笨拙，拍了很多照片，
也不懂庆贺宴开席之前的拉丁语贺词。可那又怎么样？对这位身
穿套装的工人来说，至关重要的是他儿子再也不用步他的后尘了。
“你知道我为什么每天工作这么长时间吗？”他问我道，“就是
为了你以后不必这么做。”
他就是我父亲
与别的父亲不同的是, 他无法和我们一起度假 。 我们没那
笔钱 。 他总是独自留下来, 成天以三明治和茶水为主食, 但工作
的时间却更长 。 我们总是从凉爽的海滩旅馆打电话告诉他我们对
他的思念, 但他心中很清楚这一点 。 他就是我父亲 。
当我的长子出世时, 这位不同寻常的普通人话语极少 。 只
是看看婴儿而又看看我 。 我理解他是在用眼神讲话 。 他在告诉我,
儿子, 让孩子长大后会说一句话：他就是我父亲 。
他就是我父亲
Comprehension work (Questions for discussion )
1,What would the father do before eating the
dinner and why?
2,What was the father’s job and how many
hours would he work each week?
3,Was a taxi-driver respected by people and
how do you know?
4,How do you understand,powerful enough
to cry when he felt the need”? Explain in
your own words,
Comprehension work (Questions for discussion )
5,How did the father feel when his son went to
university?
6,Was the narrator satisfied with his father’s
behaviour at his graduation ceremony and why?
7,Why didn’t the father go on holiday? And how did
he live and work when the family was away?
8,What was the message from his father’s eyes
when the narrator had his first child?
9,Why does the narrator repeat,he was my father”
so many times?
10,In what way was the father an extraordinary
ordinary father?
Language work (A,p,51)
1,ordinary,put in,so what,protected,moral
2,cabbie,pick up,hailing
3,ground-in,hardened,pungent
4,patronizing,treat,disregard
5,ceremonial,remove
6,follow,grow up
Language work (B,p.52)
1,Her parents sent the girl to a private school
which offered tuition in music,
2,The passengers fell into a conversation when the
train pulled out of the station,
3,The students are required to recite the poem,
4,On the desert island,Robinson Crusoe had to
live on wild fruits and fish,
Language work (B,p.52)
5,Robinson Crusoe’s heart was filled with
apprehension when he saw the footprints on the
sand,
6,He has put in 30 years of dutiful service and all
his colleagues treat him with regard,
7,It is assumed that a good education enables
people to earn a decent living,
8,With his wife out of work,the man could not
afford to buy a new car,
Language work (C,p.53)
1,a,The young man breaks his promise
again and again,As a result,nobody will
believe him now,
b,You are always making promises and
then breaking them,
c,The government breaks its promise to
provide houses for all those who need
them,
Language work (C,p.53)
2,a,People are not supposed to drive while they
are under the influence of alcohol,
b,We are not supposed to cut down too many
trees otherwise nature will be unbalanced and
incalculable damage will be incurred,
c,You are supposed to report the accident to the
police as soon as possible,
Language work (C,p.53)
3,a,The apartment is barely furnished so
the rent is not very high,
b,The village was barely affected by the
flood because the villagers had made
very good preparations for the oncoming
flood,
c,She earns barely enough money to
support herself,
Language work (C,p.53)
4,a,My son has been on his own for
several years,He never asked for any
money from us
b,Many old people would rather be on
their own than rely on their children,
c,My father always told me that I had to
live on my own when I grew up,
Language work (C,p.53)
5,a,Last night we had a quarrel and my
husband stared at me as if I were a
person from outer space,
b,It’s impolite to stare at a stranger in the
street,
c,She sat there motionless for a long time,
staring at the ceiling,daydreaming,
Part III Extended Activities
? Dictation
? Read more
? Grammar work
? Word formation
? Vocabulary work
? Translation
Dictation
? Script of the Dictation
Today,the old attitudes toward how children should be
brought up have largely disappeared,For many children,
family life has become more relaxed and less strict,Many
young people in Britain and the US have a considerable
amount of freedom and they can enjoy the things they are
interested in; music,sports,television,even money and
fashion,Life has become easier and more enjoyable,
However,along with an easy life and permissive families,a
number of social problems have arisen for the young,For
example,some schools have problems with discipline and
motivation and crime and drug taking in some areas have
reached serious levels,During the 1980s and early 1990s
unemployment among school-dropouts was a particular
problem,with many facing a bleak future and having little
hope of finding a decent job,
Read more
? True/False/Not Mentioned
? Answers,F,F,F,F,NM,T,F,T
? Topic for discussion
1,What is the answer,in your opinion,in the
title,A Father a Son and an Answer”?
2,An English proverb says:,Spare the rod
and spoil the child.” By contrast,the text
tells us a story of a loving father,Which,do
you think,is the best way in the bringing-up
of a child?
3,What is the effect of loving parents on the
formation of the children’s personality?
Grammar work
1,Original,I would live in Nanjing when I was at primary
school,
Correct,I used to live (lived) in Nanjing when I was at
primary school,
2,Original,The explorer discovered the ancient cave in
accident,
Correct,The explorer discovered the ancient cave by
accident,
3,Original,This course requires that every student turn
in a paper of two pages least and four pages most,
Correct,This course requires that every student turn in
a paper of two pages at least and four pages at most,
Grammar work
4,Original,Debbie is not sometimes responsible for what
she does,
Correct,Debbie is sometimes not responsible for what
she does,
5,Original,Nobody knows the exact age of the earth by
certain,
Correct,Nobody knows the exact age of the earth for
certain,
6,Original,He raised his arm to protect his face to the
blow,
Correct,He raised his arm to protect his face from the
blow,
Grammar work
7,Original,The beggar accepted the food and money
and gave a performance as return,
Correct,The beggar accepted the food and money
and gave a performance in return,
8,Original,A stitch on time saves nine,
Correct,A stitch in time saves nine,
9,Original,The postman dropped my letter into our
neighbor’s mail box through mistake,
Correct,The postman dropped my letter into our
neighbor’s mail box by mistake,
10,Original,He sent his parcel by the sea since airmail
was too expensive,
Correct,He sent his parcel by sea,since airmail was
too expensive,
Word formation
? Answers,
1,removal
2,decency
3,immoral
4,disregard
5,harden
6,finalise/finalize
7,momorise/memorize
8,capitalise/capitalize
Vocabulary work
? Answers
1,a
2,c
3,c
4,b
5,b
6,a
7,b
Translation
1,My teacher told me that the liquid in the bottle could
remove stains from metal and china,
2,The student sitting beside me looked around the
examination room with apprehension,
3,He is now out of college and lives on his own,
4,They took turns staying awake in case anything
went wrong,
5,The elder daughter will probably follow in her
father's footsteps,and take over the family business
when she's old enough,
6,He had to get off his bike and push it up the hill,
7,This pair of gloves will protect your hands against
the cold,
