Periods 1 Warming-up & Reading
Teaching time: Dec. 7 總第65個教案
Teaching Goals:
1. Learn something about volcano through reading.
2. The students can use what they have learned to describe volcanoes.
3. The students realize that human beings can overcome any hardship.
4. The students will improve the ability to solve problems.
Teaching important points:
1.Try to master the useful new words & expressions in this period.
2.Understand the text well.
Teaching difficult points:
1.How to use the new words & expressions correctly.
2.To understand the reading materials of similar topics.
Teaching aids:
a computer, a tape recorder & a projector
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Warming up
Q1: What’s the weather like today?
It’s sunny (rainy, windy, etc).
Q2: Do you often care about the weather?
Yes. / No, sometimes.
Q3: How do you hear about it?
On TV. / Over the radio.
Q4: Have you ever heard of typhoon?
Yes, quite often.
Q5: What words can you think of to describe the typhoon weather?
heavy wind (blow hard) storm (show a picture of stormy weather.)
roaring thunder (also roaring forties: part of the Atlantic Ocean, often very stormy, between latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees south.)
Q6: What will you feel in such kind of weather?
frightened, scared, terrible, happy (Ask the students why they feel happy? ---- Because typhoon will often release the drought. What’s more there is enough water, which can be used to make electricity.)
Q7: What about the hurricane? Have you ever heard about it?
It is something like typhoon.
Q8: What about volcano?
Q9: Look at the picture. Find out as much as you can to describe it.
eg. eruption lava
Q10: How is a volcano formed?
1). Show a video about the eruption of a volcano.
2). Show a picture of the boiling water kettle, which means the eruption of a volcano is something like the boiling water from the kettle. That is, the rocks is very, very hot and melted to gas and liquid. And they try to get out like the steam and boiling water.
Q11: Where is the most possible place that a volcano may erupt?
Near the ocean. eg. Fujiyama mountain in Japan.
Q12: Do you know how a volcano works, if you do, describe it?
Rocks from under the earth becomes hotter and hotter and many things erupted from the
volcano, such as:
Gas: vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, sulphur, etc.
Solid: bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.
Liquid: lava.
Step 2 Pre reading
1. Show a picture. Ask the students: What can you see in the picture? (The body of the people, exactly, the body of the people in the town of Pompeii in the southern Italy.----show a picture of the relics of the town of Pompeii.)
2. Show another picture. Ask the students to guess what happened in the town of Pompeii? (A volcano erupted suddenly and after 18 hours all were damaged, including the people, animals, plants and the town itself.)
Step 3 While reading
Task 1 Skim the text and answer the following questions.
Q1: What is described in the following passage?
The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.
Q2: When and where did it happen?
On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy.
Q3: Who is the writer of the letter?
Pliny, the younger.
Task 2 Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
1. A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. F
2. My uncle planned to save his friend’s wife Rectina. F
3. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. T
4. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. F
5. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. T
6. It was night when the volcano erupted. F
Task 4 Scan the text & fill in the following form.
Date On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy. What happened: The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.
First A cloud of unusual size & shape rising from a mountain drew my uncle’s attention and he wanted to see it from closer at hand.
Next After receiving a letter from his friend’s wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her.
Then In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people.
Finally My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead.
Task 5 Arrange the following statements according to the right order.
1. He decided to rescue his friend Pompy.
2. Some people watched an unusual cloud rising from a mountain.
3. Rectina begged him to save her.
4. He ordered a boat made ready.
5. Two slaves helped him stand up and immediately he fell down dead.
6. He bathed and had dinner.
7. A rain of rocks was coming down.
2-4-3-1-6-7-5
Task 6 Read the text again and explain what the words in bold refer to.
it: a cloud of unusual size and shape rising from a mountain
the one: the wind
the other: my uncle’s friend Pompy
their: flames
They: scared people
Homework:
1. (in the first period)Find out some sentences you enjoy most, & try to recite them as possible as you can.
2. Refer to the website to know more about the volcano.
Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching
The contents are not familiar to the students,so the students can’t
talk much. Maybe we should do something to make the students talk easily.
Periods 2 Language points:
Teaching Time: Dec.8 總第66個教案
Teaching Goals:
1. grasp the language points.
2. The students can use what they have learned to make sentences..
3. The students will improve the ability to solve problems.
Teaching important points:
the use of “draw one’s attention to sth.”ect..
Teaching difficult points:
1How to use the new words & expressions correctly.
Teaching aids:
a computer, a tape recorder & a projector
Teaching procedures
1. draw one’s attention to sth. 吸引某人的注意力
eg. She drew my attention to a mistake in the report.
catch one’s attention; focus one’s attention on; pay attention to; give one’s attention to
2. Ash and bits of rock that were burnt black were falling onto the ship now, darker and more, the closer they went.
3. urge 催促, 極力主張; 強烈要求
eg. The U.S.A urged Iraq to give up.
4. Upon arrival: As soon as he arrived 當…的時候; 一… 就…
5. bath n. 洗澡；浴缸
bathe v. 洗澡
6. He looked more asleep than dead.
eg. The pig looks more lovely than stupid.
eg. The boy looks more stupid than angry.
Step 4 Post reading
Task 1 The uncle of the writer was not afraid of what was happening. How do you know? Give three examples that show he had no fear.
1. He wrote a report about all he observed during his trip.
2. Rescued Pompy, calmed down, bathed and had dinner, sleep, etc.
3. Slept after baths and dinner, told the flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on.
Task 2 Further understanding
1. How does nature form a danger to people in the world and how can science help reduce that threat?
eg. In the summer, with the arrival of typhoon, a rain of storm and flood will come, which will damage a lot of things, including people, animals, and buildings, etc. The factory will also be closed because of it.
Ask the students to think as many examples as they can.
2. What’s the relation between human beings and nature?
We can’t go against nature. We should live in harmony with the nature.
3. What should we do to protect the environment that we live in?
5R policy.
1. Reduce: Reduce the amount of waste by every possible means.
eg. Show a picture of a tree; explain to the students that we must reduce the amount of trees that we cut down.
2. Reuse: Reuse the useful things before getting rid of them.
eg. Show a picture of a coat; explain to the students that when our coat is not suitable for us to wear, we can give it to our brothers, sisters or give it to the Project Hope.
3. Recycle: Recycle the waste things if possible.
eg. Show a picture of a cola can; explain to the students that after drinking the cola, the cans left can be collected together and melt them to make new cans.
4. Recover: Make use of good parts while getting rid of the bad ones.
eg. Show a picture of a watermelon; explain to the students that if part of the watermelon is rotten, we can cut it out and eat the good parts.
5. Repair: Repair the broken things.
eg. Show a picture of a chair; explain to the students that if one leg of a chair is broken, we can repair it and use it again.
Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching
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Period 3 Listening(Wb) Speaking & Talking
Teaching time：Dec.9 總第67個教案Teaching Goals:
1) Understand the listening text in the workbook.
2) The Ss can express emotion, anxiety and fear properly.
3) Know more about typhoon.
Teaching important points:
To master the useful new words and expressions.
Teaching difficult points:
How to use what the students have learned to describe a nature disaster.
Teaching aids:
a computer, a projector & a tape recorder
Step1 Revision
Questions: 1 What kinds of disasters does nature give us?
2 What kinds of disasters does man give us?
Step2 Pre-listening
Page 144,Listening. Look at the picture. Discuss Exercise1 with the students.
Step3 Listening
Play the tape for the students to do Exercises2-4. Then ask: What happened in the typhoon Linda talked about?
Step4 Lead-in
Page74,Speaking.Get the students to read the dialogue to find out the answers to the following questions:
1 What happened in the typhoon?
2 What else do you know will happen in a typhoon?
3 What was people’s emotion?
4 What do you think happens in a hurricane, a volcano, an earthquake, SARS and bird flu?
Step5 Speaking
Give the students some pictures. Get them to make a similar dialogue. Tell their partners whether these things or situations frighten them and explain why. Also, talk about people’s emotion in these situations and how they would behave. Get them to make with the help of the useful expressions.
Model:
A: Have you been in a situation that frightens you?
B: Yes. It was last summer. I spent my summer vacation in my hometown, a small village in a mountainous district. One day, I went hiking with my cousin. On our way home, we met a cobra.
A: Were you frightened when you saw it?
B: Very! It made my hair stand on end. My cousin was too frightened to move at that time, too. Because we both saw on TV that the poison of a cobra can kill a person easily.
A: What happened next?
B: Fortunately it didn’t see us. We acted just as the TV programme told us. At last, it went by. The distance between the cobra and us was only three metres or so.
A: How terrible!
Step6 Pre-talking
Ask: What do you need to do when you are trapped in a typhoon?
Get the students to read the dialogue at Page144, Talking between Xiaosong and David to find out what Xiaosong suggests in case of typhoon.
Step7 Talking
Get the students to read the roll cards and make similar dialogues.
Step8 Homework
Make a dialogue with your partner about a disaster. It should include the following:
1) What was it like?
2) What happened?
3) What was people’s emotion and what about yours?
4) What safety measures should be taken?
Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching
The listening is a little difficult. We should listen to it step by step and make it slowly. The second , we should change the exercises easier.
Period 4 Integrating skills(Sb)
Teaching time: Dec.15 總第68個教案
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn the text “typhoon” and master the detailed information in it.
2. Learn useful words and expressions
3. Write a passage about how the story will end.
Teaching important points:
1. To train Ss’ reading skills and writing skills
2. To master the usages of the new words and expression of this period.
Teaching difficult points:
1. To write a passage about terrible weather---- typhoon
2. To understand the difficult words, phrases and sentences
Teaching methods:
1. Fast reading and careful reading: to get the Ss to grasp the detailed information
2. Writing practice: to get the Ss to learn how to describe something terrible
3. Pair work or group work: to get the Ss to be active in class
Teaching Aids:
a computer, a projector, a tape recorder ( if the teacher wants )
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Teaching Revision
1.Check the homework
2.Retell the story ( if the teacher likes )
3.Review the words and expression for talking about weather.
(This activity aims to review the words and motivate the Ss. In this way, the topic will be turned to typhoon.)
Step 2 Lead in
T: In the last few periods, we deal with a letter about volcano. It is a terrible nature disaster. This summer our hometown also experience a terrible disaster----- typhoon, one called Yunan. It caused great damage, isn’t it? Can you describe it? ( Ss: …. )
T: If it happens in USA, what do people call? (A hurricane )
In fact, a typhoon is the same thing as a hurricane except the place where they form. Before we deal with the detailed information, let’s watch a short video to experience the story wind again and here are two questions for you.
1. What does the hurricane bring in?
2. How long will it usually last?
(Ss watch the video and give the answers. If it is necessary, play it twice.)
Step 3 Pre-reading
T: We know typhoons can cause great damage or even deaths. In order to reduce the loss and protect ourselves, we have to learn more about it. Then what else do you know about the typhoon? Tell us what you know, please! First talk with your partner and then tell the whole class what you have discussed.
( pair work for two minutes and then one or two Ss report )
(This activity is to motivate the Ss to talk in English and cooperate well with each other.)
( Then the teacher introduce the background information )
T: Now, Let’s look at the diagram. We’ll know what is typhoon. Typhoon is a kind of tropical cyclone. It’s the atmospheric whirlpool formed on the warm tropical ocean and the area of low pressure. Winds are produced because the pressure of the air is different in different places. Air flows from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure, causing a wind. The low pressure center is the eye of the storm. And tropical cyclone is the general name of tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm and typhoon or hurricane. In USA, people don’t use the name of severe tropical storm and typhoon. Instead, people use the name---- hurricane. All over the world, people name these tropical cyclones according to their strongest speed of wind. Can you guess how fast a typhoon can move? (Show the form to the Ss)
(Look at the form --- tropical cyclone naming conventions )
(Then the teacher shows the map of the world, ask Ss to tell the difference between typhoon and hurricane.)
Step 4 While reading
Fast reading: skim the passage and try to get the general idea of the text. ( Ss answer the main elements of a story: who, when, where, how)
Careful reading: Ss finish two tasks after reading.
Task1.Scan the passage and find the answer to the following questions.
1. Where did the ship meet the typhoon?
2. What was the weather at first?
3. Why did the capital say that it looked as if a typhoon was coming on?
4. Where were they when the full force of the hurricane struck the ship?
5. What should they do in such terrible weather?
6. What does the sentence “ Another one like this, and that’s the last of her” mean?
7. Why did the capital strike a match? What did he see?
Task2. Try to explain the difficult sentence in bold in English.
1. It was fine, for there was no wind and the heat was close.
2. Because he observed the barometer fell steadily and he knew that a terrible storm would come soon.
3. When the hurricane struck the ship with full force, they were all on the bridge.
4. They could only move the ship over the high sea and into the very eye of the wind.
5. It was the lowest reading he had ever seen in his life
(If Ss couldn’t understand the sentences, allow them to discuss with their partner.)
Deal with language points after that.
1. on board = in or on ( a ship, an aircraft or public vehicle)
eg. 1) Have the passengers gone on board yet?
2) 一上船， 我總想吐。
As soon as I’m on board I always feel sick.
2. close adj. = lacking fresh or freely moving air
eg. She noticed that the air was very close.
The atmosphere in a steam- heated building is often close
3. dirty adj. = ( of the weather ) rough and unpleasant
4.knock about = knock around ① “ 漫游, 流浪” ② “ ( 狠 )打”
eg. He has knock about all over Europe.
After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father’s business.
They say he knocks his children about.
5. all of a sudden = suddenly / unexpectedly
eg. 1)All of a sudden, the tyre burst.
2)他轉過身來但是忽然跌倒了.
He turned around but fell down all of a sudden.
6. do for sb./ sth. “破壞, 使…失敗.”
eg. 1) The spelling mistake in the exam did for him.
2) 若資金不能在十五天內到位，工廠就完了。
The factory will be done for it if capital can’t arrive in fifteen days.
do for “ 設法弄到” 常用于how , what 開頭的疑問句中.
eg. How did you do for food when you were in the desert?
7. as though = as if
eg.1) I remember the whole thing as if it happened yesterday.
2) She felt as if the girl were a member of her own family.
8. all at once =suddenly and unexpectedly/ at the same time.
9. swear v. = promise or declare formally
Step 4 Post- reading
T: We have dealt with the language points of the text and now let's do some exercises.
Task 1. Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Task2. Ss discuss the end of the story in groups and one reported it to the class.
(The Ss can express their own opinions and communicate properly. They can improve their speaking skills and the ability to do things in English.)
Step 5 Discussion
Extended discussion:
T: We know typhoon can cause great damage to our life. How can we reduce the loss? How can we protect ourselves?
( Ss discuss in pairs or in groups and then report what they discuss. )
Suggested answers :
1. Build strong houses;
2. Forecast correctly;
3. Give efficient first aid;
4.Cut up the branches of the trees;
5.Bury the lines under the ground
T : Every coin has two sides, so does the typhoon. Though the typhoon causes damage, it can have good effects. Can you think of some?
good effects:
eg 1. Bring in enough water to release drought
2. Bring in heavy wind which can be used to make electricity.
step 6 Homework
1.Oral homework:
Suppose you are a newspaper reporter and are interviewing the capitain. Make up the dialogue.
Think it over: What questions will the journalist ask?
2. Written homework
Write the end of the passage on your exercise book.
Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching
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Period 5Listening(Wb) Integrating skills & Writing (Wb)
Teaching time:Dec.16 總第69個教案
Teaching aims:
1.The Ss can understand the listening text.
2.The Ss can get the general idea of each paragraph.
3.Through reading, the Ss develop some microskills in reading, such as skimming and scanning. What’s more, they can write a composition of similar topic.
4.The Ss can develop in somewhat the ability of autonomy learning, processing information and thinking in English.
5.The Ss have the sense to protect our environment. They share the experience of learning English and have the sense of success in learning English and cooperation.
Teaching important points:
1.Learn the useful words and expressions in this period.
2.Learn to write about a natural disaster.
Teaching difficult points:
1.Know how to use the words and expressions in this period.
2.Know the structure of writing about a natural disaster.
Teaching aids:
a tape- recorder a computer & a projector
Teaching procedures
Stage 1 Listening
1.Read the information about the exercises.
2.Listen to the tape and do Exercises 1,2 & 3.
3.Listen again and finish all the questions in this part.
(If necessary, play the tape again.)
Stage 2 Reading
1.Lead-in
Ask the Ss to describe a kind of weather and what people do in such weather.
Today we’ll read some book descriptions about natural disasters and stories that happened in terrible weather.
2.Pre-tasks
Read through the book descriptions and match them with the following book titles.
1. Volcano & Earthquake
2. Under the Volcano: A Novel
3. Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
4. Volcano & Earthquake
5. The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather and Our Terrifying Future
6. Hidden Big Island of Hawaii: Including the Volcanoes National Park
7. Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
(This activity aims to improve the Ss’ reading ability of skimming and the Ss can get the general idea of each paragraph.)
3.While-tasks
Ask the Ss to read the descriptions carefully again. Divide the whole class into two parts. Each part deals with one of the following two activities:
1. Which books on the list interest you? Give reasons why you might want to read them.
2. Choose one book from the list which you don’t want to read and explain why you think it won’t interest you.
(This activity is to help the Ss develop the ability of scanning and express their own opinions with their own words.)
4.Post-tasks
Group work.
Imagine your teacher asks you to write an essay about human experiences and how people suffer during natural disasters. Which books would you choose to help you write your essay? What information do you think you could use from them?
Stage 3 Writing
1. Brainstorming
What natural disasters do you know?
2. Writing
Divide the class into six groups. Each group discuss a topic and writes a composition together. After they finish the writing, they should do peer-revision. Then the teacher will post the compositions on the wall. Each composition should contain the following parts:
1.How is the disaster formed?
2.What happens when the disaster comes?
3. What is the damage after the disaster?
4.What do people do after that?
5. What lesson have you learn?
(This step tries to develop the Ss’ cooperative ability and writing ability. The Ss look up information in many different ways.)
Stage 4 Homework
Read more passages about natural disasters. They can refer to the following websites:
Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching
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Period 6 Grammar & Word Study
Teaching time:Dec.19 總第70個教案
Teaching Goals:
1. Learn and master Grammar: Ellipsis
2. Review the usage of the present participle & past participle.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Learn about Ellipsis of different types.
2.Enable Ss to learn how to choose the present participle & the past participle.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to use Ellipsis to make a sentence brief and clear.
Teaching Aids:
a computer & a projector
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1: Word Study
1. Check the answer to Exercise 1 at Page 77.
2. The Present participle & the past participle
T: Look at the 2 sentences on the blackboard.
This is a moving story.
The boy is deeply moved by the story.
Can you tell the difference between “moving” & “moved” ?
S: Yes. The present participle “moving” expresses an action that happens around the same time as the main verb with an active meaning while the past participle “moved” expresses an action that is completed with an passive meaning. Am I right?
T: Yes, quite right? Please open your books at Page 78. Look at Ex. 2. Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words.
Step 2: Grammar - Ellipsis
T: Look at the 2 sentences on the blackboard.
Upon arrival, my uncle hugged Pompy and (?) tried to give him courage.
Then came a smell of sulphur, and then (?) flames.
Read them and decide which words were left out at each place of the question marks.
S: I think in the 1st sentence the subject “he or my uncle” was left out.
S: In the 2nd sentence I think “came” should be at the place of the question mark.
T: You are right. In modern English there is a tendency to omit or leave out some words in a sentence for the sake of conciseness. The omission is called “Ellipsis”, and a sentence containing such an elliptical sentence. A word or words in a sentence can be omitted only on condition that the omission would not cause the sentence to be understood in more than one way to be unclear meaning or wrong. We must keep in mind that we should not omit words necessary for clearness. Are you clear about that? Now I’d like to some more about “Ellipsis”.
1. 簡單句中的省略
1) 省略主語 祈使句中主語通常省略；其它省略主語多限于少數現成的說法。
(1) (I) Thank you for your help.
(2) (I) See you tomorrow.
(3) (It) Doesn’t matter.
(4) (I) Beg your pardon.
2) 省略主謂或主謂語的一部分
(1) (There is) No smoking .
(2) (Is there) Anything wrong ?
(3) (Will you) Have a smoke ?
(4) What/How (do you think) about a cup of tea ?
(5) Why (do you) not say hello to him ?
3) 省略作賓語的不定式短語，只保留to，但如果該賓語是動詞be或完成時態，則須在之后加上be或have:
(1) –Are you going there? --Yes, I’d like to (go there).
(2) He didn’t give me the chance, though he had promised to (give me the chance).
(3) –Are you an engineer? --No, but I want to be.
(4) –He hasn’t finished the task yet. --Well, he ought to have.
4) 省略表語
(1) –Are you thirsty? --Yes, I am (thirsty).
(2) His brother isn’t lazy, nor is his sister (lazy).
5) 同時省略幾個成分
(1) Let’s meet at the same place as (we met) yesterday.
(2) –-Have you finished your work ?
---(I have) Not (finished my work) yet.
2. 主從復合句中的省略
1) 主句中有一些乘法被省略
(1) ( I’m ) Sorry to hear you are ill.
(2) ( It’s a ) Pity that he missed such a good chance.
2) 主句中有一些乘法被省略
(1) –Is he coming back tonight? --I think so.
(2) –She must be busy now? --If so, she can’t go with us.
(3) –Is she feeling better today? --I’m afraid not.
(4) –Do you think he will attend the meeting? --I guess not.
這種用法常見的有：How so? Why so? Is that so? I hope so. He said so.及I suppose/believe/hope not.
3. 并列句中的省略
兩個并列句中，后一個分句常省略與前一分句中相同的部分。
(1) My father is a doctor and my mother (is) a nurse.
(2) I study at college and my sister (studies) at high school.
(3) When summer comes, the day is getting longer and longer, and the night (is getting) shorter and shorter.
4.其他省略
1) 連詞的that省略
(1) 賓語從句中常省略連詞that，但也有不能省略的情況。
(2) 在定語從句中，that在從句中作賓語時可省略.另外，凡是進行時態和被動語態的定語從句都可省略關系代詞和be 動詞。
2) 在某些狀語從句中，從句的主語與主句的主語一致時，可省去“主語+be”部分
(1) When (he was) still a boy of 10, he had to work day and night.
(2) She tried her best though (she was) rather poor in health.
(3) If (you are) asked you may come in.
(4) If (it is) necessary I’ll explain to you again.
3) 不定式符號to的省略
(1) 并列的不定式可省去后面的 to.
I told him to sit down and wait for a moment.
(2) help 當“幫助”講時，后面的賓語或賓補的不定式符號to可帶可不帶.
I will help (to) do it for you.
I will help you (to) do it.
（3）介詞but前若有動詞do,后面的不定式不帶 to.
The boy did nothing but play.
(4) 某些使役動詞（let, make, have）及感官動詞（see, watch, hear, notice, observe, feel, look at, listen to等）后面作賓語補足語的不定式一定要省去 to, 但在被動語態中須將to 復原。
I saw the boy fall from the tree.
The boy was seen to fall from the tree.
The boss made us work 12 hours a day.
We were made to work 12 hours a day.
(5) 主語從句中有動詞do,后面作表語的不定式的 to可帶可不帶。
All we can do now is (to) wait.
(6) find 當“發現”講時，后面作賓語補足語的不定式符號to可帶可不帶。
We found him (to) work very hard at the experiment.
但如果是不定式 to be，則不能省略。
She found him to be dishonest.
4) 連詞if在部分虛擬條件句中可省略，但后面的語序有變化。
(1) Had they time, they would certainly come and help us.
(2) Were I you, I would do the work better.
(3) Should there be a flood, what should we do?
5) 主句和從句各有一些成分省略。
The sooner (you do it), the better (it will be).
Step 3: Homework
Finish all the exercises about “Ellipsis” in your book.
Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching
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中學英語能 力
訓練與測試系列 SEFC- IIA-UNIT-T- 2005- 10
高中二年級英語單元目標測試卷（十）
Unit 10 Fightening nature
Teaching time: Dec 20
第一部分：聽力 (滿分30 分)。作題時，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音結束后，你有兩分鐘的時間將答案轉涂到答題卡上。
第一節 (共 5 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 7.5分)
聽下面 5 段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. At what time did Jimmy come?
A.About 2∶30. B. At 3∶30. C. At 5∶20.
2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. In a hotel. B. At an airport. C. In a library.
3. What does the woman tell the man to do?
A. Wait while she looks for the book he wants.
B. Wait while she gets the information he wants.
C. Call again after she gets the information about the library hours.
4. What's the man's telephone number?
A. 210510. B. 216510. C. 210516.
5. What news did the woman get from the man?
A. Susan will leave for Beijing very soon.
B. Mary will leave Shanghai very soon.
C. Susan will leave for Shanghai very soon.
第二節（共 15 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 22.5 分）
聽下面 5 段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 題。
6. On which day of February will the painting class start?
A. 16th. B. 18th. C. 20th.
7. How many times a week will a learner go to the painting class?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
8. How much will a member of the painting club pay?
A. 140 dollars. B. 100 dollars. C. 70 dollars.
聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 題。
9. What is the woman going to do?
A. To buy a ticket. B. To board a plane. C. To meet a friend at the airport. 10. What must the woman do in order to get to the place she wants to go?
A. Walk through three yards and turn left at the end.
B. Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign.
C. Turn left at the ticket counter and walk further.
11. Why does the man draw the woman a map?
A. He is afraid of misunderstanding.
B. The man wants to please her.
C. To show off his skill in drawing.
聽第 8 段材料，回答第 12、13 題。
12. What's the girl's trouble?
A. She can't decide whether to go to university or get a job.
B. She can't find a suitable job.
C. She wants to go to college but her parents don't agree.
13. What do her parents want her to do?
A. To start working at once.
B. To wait until a proper time.
C. To study economics at a university.
聽第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 題。
14. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Schoolmates. B. Workmates. C. Strangers.
15. Why is Jeanie here earlier?
A. To meet her friend. B. To have a class. C. To go over her homework.
16. How is Jack feeling before the test?
A. He is calm. B. He worries about it. C. He hopes to get an A.
聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。
17. Why didn't Mr Black offer Room 411 to the three men at first?
A. The key had been lost.
B. It was too small for three men.
C. It was not bright enough.
18. How much did Mr Black first ask each man for the room?
A. $ 30. B. $ 10. C. $ 9.
19. Why did the assistant return only $ 6 to the men?
A. The manager had asked him to do so.
B. He couldn't divide the money for the three men.
C. He wanted to make some money for himself.
20. How were the manager and his assistant different in behaviour?
A. The manager was honest but his assistant was not.
B. The assistant was clever but the manager was not.
C. The manager did not know how to make money, but the assistant did.
Ⅰ.單元要點練習。7.5分
21.Our elder son has been the Continent for several months.
A.knocking about B.knocking down C.knocking over D.knocking off
22.When I came in the lights went out .
A.at all sudden B.on all sudden C.each of a sudden D.all of a sudden
23. I shall go for a few days to Oxford perhaps.
A.For the meanwhile B.At the meanwhile
C.In the meanwhile D.During the meanwhile
24.The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made .
A.on the spot B.on the sight C.on the location D.on the ground
25.John's father has a ,well-paid job.
A.level B.fixed C.steady D.even
26.He to me in class so as not by the teacher.
A.whispered;to hear B.whispering;hearing
C.whispering;to be heard D.whispered;to be heard
27.-We haven't heard from Jane for a long time.
-What do you suppose to her?
A.was happening B.to happen C.has happened D.having happened
28.-The cars give off a great deal of waste gas into streets.
-Yes.But I'm sure something will be done to air pollution.(1996 SH)
A.reduce B.remove C.collect D.warn
29.You may remember some idioms in your study,but you couldn't remember all the idioms in English.
A.probably;possiblyB.possibly;probablyC.likely;possibly D.probably;likely
30.The house which in the fire last year .
A.destroyed;was belonged to me B.destroyed;belong to I
C.was destroyed;belonged to mine D.was destroyed;belonged to me
31.I know nothing about the young lady she is from Beijing.(2000 SH)
A.except B.except for C.except that D.besides
32.-Who's the man sitting under the tree?
-I don't this man,but I've him.
A.know of;heard aboutB.know;heard aboutC.know;heard D.know of;heard
33.-My sister is a typist at a foreign firm.
-I know this sort of work skill and speed.
A.asks for B.calles for C.looks for D.waits for
34.There is nothing to the soil in place on the hill side.
A.hold B.hold up C.hold back D.hold on
35.When I saw a lot of people gathering over there,I went to see .
A.what was up B.what was happened
C.what the matter was D.what was the wrong
Ⅱ. 專題語法練習 (省略、強調) 。(7.5分)
36. You are late for the meeting. on time next time.
A. Do be B. To be surely C. Must be D. Make sure
37. I don't take much exercise now, but I play football quite a bit when I was younger.
A. do B. does C. did D. would do
38. －What do you think made Mary so upset?
－_______her bicycle. (NMET 97)
A.As she lot B.Lost C.Losing D.Because of losing
39. ________,I should like to get there today.
A.If it was possibleB.if is is possibly C.If possibleD.If possibly
40. －I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?
－Not at all, . (NMET 95)
A. I have no timeB. I'd rather notC. I'd like it D. I'd be happy to
41. －Would you like to go to the Grand Theatre with me tonight?
－ . (99上海高考)
A. Yes, I'd like to go to the Grand Theatre
B. I'd like to, but I have an exam tomorrow
C. No, I won't
D. That's right
42.－You should have thanked her before you left.
－I meant , but when I was leaving I couldn't find her anywhere. (2000春季京皖卷)
A. to do B. to C. doing D. going to
43. One of the sides of the board should be painted yellow, and . (2000春)
A. the other side is white B. another white
C. the other white D. another is white
44. Rather than on a crowded bus, he always prefers a bicycle.
A. ride ; ride B. riding ; ride C. ride ; to ride D. to ride ; riding
45.－Why didn't you come yesterday?
－I ，but I had an unexpected visitor. (NMET 97)
A. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did
46.If you go to Xi'an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than commonly . (94上海高考)
A. supposing B. supposed C. to suppose D. suppose
47. in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. (2000上海高考)
A. Being founded B. It was founded C. Founded D. Founding
48. it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Bridge.(94上海高考)
A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Will
49. for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the films so often. (95 上海高考)
A. If it is not B. Were it not C. Had it not been D. If they were not
50. I insist that a doctor immediately. (MET88)
A. has been sent for B. sends for
C. will be sent for D. be sent for
Ⅲ. 完形填空。30 分
As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea 51 women in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that 52 woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea 53 when the well－known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to sign their books with 54 names instead.
Teaching was the first profession (職業) 55 women soon after 1800. 56 even that was not an easy profession for women 57 , because most schools and colleges were 58 men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in American to 59 women.
Hospital 60 became respectable (受尊敬的) work for women only after Nightingale came famous. 61 she was not only a nurse but also a rich and 62 educated woman, people began to believe it was 63 for women to nurse the sick and still be "ladies". Miss Nightingale opened England's first 64 school for nurses in 1860.
The invention of the typewriter in 1867 helped to bring women 65 the home and into the business world. By 1900, several 66 women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals and offices 67 England and America. Some women even managed 58 doctors or lawyers. The idea 69 women could work in the business world had been 70 .
51. A. that B. of C. which D. about
52. A. no B. all C. any D. every
53. A. that B. and C. as D. which
54. A. others' B. another's C. a man's D. men's
55. A. opened by B. opened to C. open to D. closed to
56. A. And B. But C. So D. Then
57. A. entering B. to enter C. to look D. getting
58. A. belonged to B. to C. for D. of
59. A. receive B. take C. refuse D. accept
60. A. nurse B. nurses C. nursing D. doctors
61. A. Seeing B. Seen C. Looking D. Looked
62. A. poorly B. well C. badly D. hardly
63. A. impossible B. certainly C. unnecessary D. possible
64. A. primary B. training C. middle D. high
65. A. out B. from C. into D. out of
66. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of
67. A. both in B. in both C. either in D. in either
68. A. to work B. working C. to become D. becoming
69. A. whether B. which C. what D. that
70. A. settled B. refused C. over D. accepted
Ⅳ. 閱讀理解。40 分
A
Being not far from the sea, London is famous for its fog (霧). The worst of them happened on December 4, 1952. All movement in the town came to a stop. It was almost impossible to drive or ride in anything. The streets which lead to the centre were filled with buses and cars that moved two miles an hour. Soon, however, the traffic was stopped. Being left by their drivers, the buses and cars stood empty in the streets. Many who usually travelled by bus took the underground. But there were so many people there that the gates to the underground had to be closed. Being caught in the fog, people felt their way along the walls of houses with one hand, while they put out the other in front of them so as not to knock against something or somebody.
At the Opera House (歌劇院) they got through the first act of La Traviata before so much fog had spread into the building that the singers could no longer see the conductor.
It was a terrible fog, indeed, and as many as 4000 people in London lost their lives.
71. The best title for this passage would be .
A. The Heaviest Fog in London. B. An Opera with Fog
C. Drivers in the Fog D. Taking Underground in the Fog in London
72. The London underground closed its gates that day .
A. when the thick fog happened B. to stop the fog coming into it
C. in order to keep some accidents from happening
D. because the thick fog had spread into it
73. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. So many people wanted to take the underground because of the fog.
B. The buses and cars stopping in the streets were full of people.
C. On December 4, 1952 London had the thickest fog.
D. The terrible fog killed 4000 people in London.
74. The underlined word "conductor" here means .
A. 導演 B. 指揮 C. 檢票員 D. 觀眾
B
When someone says, "Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music,"it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour (刺耳的) music, indeed, but it has to be faced.
The phrase "to face the music" is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper. He said－in 1851－that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings (側) to go on stage. After they got their clue (暗示) to go on, they often said, "It's time to go to face the music."And that is exactly what they did－face the orchestra (管弦樂隊) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out.
So,"to face the music"came to mean：having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.
The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean－shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?
75. According to the passage, the word"music"probably means .
A. your boss' criticism (批評) B. your leader's inspection
C. something unpleasant to be experienced D. sour pop music
76. An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. One of the reasons is that .
A. his performance might not satisfy most of the audience
B. he might not remember what he should say on stage
C. he had to face the unfriendly audience
D. the audience might be mostly his friends
77. "To face the music"is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing .
A. to be examined about their equipment B. to be found weak
C. to show themselves in public D. to be inspected by their leader
78. This passage is mainly about .
A. the meaning of the phrase"to face the music"
B. how to deal with something unpleasant
C. the origin of the phrase
D. how to go through difficulty
C
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two－foot－tall Charles a new name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.
Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding carriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on the honeymoon, just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the civil war, provided a welcome escape from the problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored (主持) "Tom Thumb" weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
79. "Talk of the town" means .
A. it was in the newspaper
B. people spread mean humor about it
C. it was the most popular thing happening
D. it was discussed in a city meeting
80. What does the author think about Tom Thumb's wedding?
A. People gave it too much of their attention
B. It helped people cheer up in a dark time
C. It was funny and ridiculous
D. Tom and Lavinia were stupid
81. Which of the following is the best clue to the fact that Tom was smart?
A. He became a billionaire at 25.
B. He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age.
C. He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon.
D. He married a school teacher.
82. What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Weddings always make people feel fall of sunshine.
B. People are always disappointed during war time.
C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D. People should be married when they are small children.
D
Without proper planning , tourism can cause problems . For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country .
If tourists create too much traffic , the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy . They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely . They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy . It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them . Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness )of local inhabitants .
Too much tourism can be a problem . If tourism grows too quickly , people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry . This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer .
On the other hand , if there is not enough tourism , people can lose jobs . Businesses can also lose money , it costs a great deal of money to build large hotels , airports , air terminals , first-class roads , and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions . For example , a major international -class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build . If this room is not used most of the time , the owners of the hotel will lose money .
Building a hotel is just a beginning . There must be many support facilities as well , including roads to get to the hotels , electricity , severs(陰溝)to handle waste , and water . All of these support facilities cost money . If they are not used because there are not enough tourists , jobs and money are lost .
83.Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before this passage ?
A.It is extremely important to develop tourism .
B.Building roads and hotels is essential .
C.Support facilities are highly necessary
D.Planning is of great important to tourism .
84.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _______.
A.a bad effect on other industries
B.a change of tourists' customs
C.overcrowdedness of places of interest
D.pressure on traffic
85.Not enough tourism can lead to _______.
A. an increase of unemployment
B. a decrease in tourist attractions
C. the higher cost of support facilities
D. a rise in price and a fall in pay
86.It is good for local people to know well that tourism will _________.
A.use up a large amount of water B.weaken their economy
C.help establish their industry D.help improve their life
87.The word " handle" in the last paragraph most probably means ________.
A.carry away B.pick up C.get in D. take down
E
Patience Wright was America's first sculptor( 雕塑家). She was born in New Jersey in 1725 . As and friends . She was married to a farmer and experimented with wax figures (臘像). Perhaps she was inspired by the popular traveling exhibits of wax images.
At 44 she lost her husband. She decided to move to New York to start a wax works museum. It was very successful; people were delighted in her wax figures of criminals and great people of history.
She then moved to London. She was successful there, too. She even made wax portraits However, she was supposed to have been a spy for Benjamin Franklin during the revolution , sending him information in the wax heads of dolls .
Again popular after the war, she died in 1786. She wanted to be returned to her " dear motherland ", but she was buried in England.
88. Patience Wright was probably inspired to begin her work by _________.
A.the popular traveling exhibits of wax images
B.her relatives and friends
C.her child's interest
D.her husband's work
89.Among the famous people Patience Wright knew in London were _____.
A.criminals B.great people in England
C.the king and queen D.Benjamin Franklin
90.During the Revolution Patience Wright was ________.
A.as popular in London as before
B.not so popular in London as before
C.more popular in London than before
D.put in prison as a spy for Benjamin Franklin
Ⅴ. 短文改錯。10 分
Waves are beautiful to look, but they can 1. __________
damage ships at seas well as houses and buildings 2. __________
near the shore. How causes waves? Most waves 3. __________
are caused by wind blow over the surface of the 4. __________
water. The sun heats the earth, caused the air to 5. __________
rise and the winds to blow. The winds blow cross 6. __________
the sea, pushing little waves into larger and larger one. 7. __________
The size of a wave depends on how strong the wind 8. __________
is, how long it blows, and how large body of water is. 9. __________
In a small bay (海灣) big waves will ever build up. 10._________
at sea the wind can build up giant (巨大的) and powerful waves.
Ⅵ. 書面表達。25 分
假如你英語學得很好，老師要你用英語寫一篇簡單介紹，談談你怎樣學好英語的點滴體會。介紹內容要點如下：
1. 簡況：學習英語已有五年多，起初覺得英語難學，大多數的音發不好，不少生詞拼不準，語法規則記不住；后來在老師和同學的幫助下進步很快，現在學習情況良好。
2. 體會：要把英語學好，非下功夫不可；課內外要多聽多說；對讀寫也要足夠重視。
注意：1. 要有標題；2. 不要逐條譯成英語；3. 100 詞左右。
(湖北省沙市一中 林克智)
Unit 10 Fightening nature 錄音材料
Text 1
M：It's getting dark. What's the time now?
W：It's 5:20.
M：Oh, how time flies! I've stayed here for nearly three hours.
Text 2
W：Is the flight from New York on time?
M：Yes, I think so. It should be arriving in 20 minutes at Gate 9.
Text 3
M：Hello, could you please tell me if the library will be open on Saturday evening?
W：Hold the line please. I'll find it out.
Text 4
W：Excuse me, is your telephone number 210510?
M：Not really, but just change the last zero to six.
Text 5
M：I met Mary on the street today.
W：Really? Did she say anything about Susan?
M：Yes. She ought to be leaving Shanghai very soon, because her husband has taken a job in Beijing.
Text 6
W：The Painting Club. Can I help you?
M：Yes. I'd like to ask about the painting classes.
W：OK. We have some classes starting on February 20th lasting seven weeks and meeting twice a week.
M：How much does it cost?
W：$ 140. That's $ 10 for each lesson.
M：How much does it cost if you are a member of the Painting Club?
W：It's half price. Members pay half.
M：I see.
W：And classes start in February. You can come to put down your name on February 16th or 17th if you have decided to attend the classes.
M：Thanks.
W：You are welcome.
Text 7
W：Excuse me.
M：Yes?
W：I have a ticket to Seattle. How can I board the plane?
M：I'm sorry, but I can't help you here. You have to go to the ticket counter. Follow this passage to the end, turn left and go three hundred yards. You'll see a sign that says, “Check In.”Then look for the airline you want.
W：Can you repeat that, please?
M：Sure. Go down this hall till you reach the end. Go left till you see the big sign overhead that says“Check In”. There'll be lots of counters for different airlines. You go to the one you have your ticket for.
W：Go down this hall to the end. Then go left?
M：That's right. Here. I'll draw you a map. Sometimes it's confusing.
W：Thank you.
M：My pleasure.
Text 8
W：I can't decide whether to go to university or get a job. What do you think?
M：Well, if I were you, I would go on studying.
W：But I don't even know what to study.
M：I advise you to major in economics.
W：That's what my parents want me to do.
M：You should take their advice. They know what's best for you. The more you learn, the better job you'll get.
W：But my friends will have jobs and have a lot of fun while I spend all my time doing reading and writing.
M：But if you go to university, you still have time for fun.
W：What you say makes sense. I'll think it over. Thank you for the advice.
Text 9
M：Hi, Jeanie. Why have you come to school an hour early?
W：I wanted to get a front row seat and review one more time before the test. Why are you have so early, Jack?
M：I get out of my car here this time every day. You seem to be nervous about your lessons. Have you finished your review?
W：I've only been studying night and day for the last week. If I don't get an A in this class, I won't get the support of my country. Why do you seem so calm?
M：This class is really just a review for me. I've been learning it for two years.
W：That's lucky for you.
M：Jeanie, can you guess what the test will be like? Will it be difficult?
W：I hope not. But I'm still worried about it.
M：Well, cheer up. Hope for good luck.
W：Thanks for wishing me luck.
Text 10
One Sunday night, three men came into Mr Black's hotel and asked for rooms. Mr Black told them that there were no more rooms left. The men didn't know what to do, because they had no place to stay in.
Mr Black wanted to help them. He remembered that there was an empty room at the end of the first floor－Room 411. It was a very small room and had rarely been used as a guestroom before. So he asked the three men if they would mind sharing that small room. They replied that they would be very much satisfied so long as there was a room for them to stay in for the night.
Mr Black then told them that the room would cost them $ 30 in total. On hearing this, each of the men gave Mr Black $ 10 before they left for their room.
However, Mr Black soon began to think that $ 30 was really too much for that small room. He called his assistant over and said,“Here is $ 8.Give it back to the three men in Room 411. Each of them paid me $ 10. That's too much.”
The assistant took the money. While he was on the way to the small room, he thought, “How can three men divide $ 8? I'll give each of them only $ 2 and keep the $ 2 left to myself. The men will be happy to get anything back, and I can also make some money that way. After all, Mr Black will never know anything about it.”So, the assistant returned only $ 2 to each of the three men.
Unit 10 Fightening nature
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21－35 ADCAC DCAAD CBBAA
36－50 ACCCD BBCCC BCBCD
51－70 BAADC BBCDC ABDBD ABCDD
71－90 ACBB CBDC CBBC 83-87 DBADA 88-90 ACB
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How to Learn English Well
It is over five years since I began studying English. At the beginning I found it quite difficult. I couldn't get most of the sounds right, and couldn't spell new words correctly or remember the rules of grammar. With the help of my teachers and classmates, I have made rapid progress. Now I am getting on well with it.
Five years' study has taught me that one cannot learn English well without hard work. We must do more listening and speaking exercises both in and out of class. At the same time, we must pay enough attention to reading and writing.