1、1a Think of a time when you were late for or couldnt go to an event. What was the event? What was the reason why you were late or couldnt go? Tell your partner the story.1b Listen and write short answers to the questions.1. What event happened at the school yesterday?2. Who missed the event?3. Which

2、 team won at the event?What happened to the girl? Lets listen.The school basketball competition.Kate.Johns team.1c Listen again. Number the events 1-6 in the order they happened._ Kate saw a dog by the side of the road._ Kate got to the bus stop._ Kate called the Animal Helpline._ Kate left the hous

3、e._ Kate waited for someone to walk by._ Kate realized her bag was still at home.1234561d Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball competition. Student A begins a sentence with while or when. Student B completes the sentence.A: When the school basketball competition started B: When the schoo

4、l basketball competition started, Kate was still making her way to school.A: When she got to the bus stop, Kate B: When she got to the bus stop, Kate realized that her bag was still at home.A: While she was running back home, B: While she was running back home, she saw a dog by the side of the road.

5、2a Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?Do You Remember What You Were Doing?The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.Read the title an

6、d first Sentences.2b. Read the passage and answer the questions.1. What are the two events in the passage?2. When did they happen?1. What are the two events in the passage?2. When did they happen? Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Dr.

7、 Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968. The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists on September 11, 2001.2c. Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)?_ 1. Everyone in America remembers who killed Dr

8、. King._ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed._ 3. Roberts parents were shocked to hear the news._ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center. _ 5. Kate didnt think her friend was telling the truth about the event.F FT F T 2d. Underline sentences

9、from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what

10、 they were doing when they heard the news.We finished the rest of our dinner in silence.3. September 11, 2001- the date alone means something to most people in the US.4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.Even the date - September 11, 2001 - has meaning to most Ameri

11、cans.I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.1. passage n. 章節(jié)，段落章節(jié)，段落 passage 作作“(文章的文章的)段落段落”解時解時, 不不限于文章的一個自然段限于文章的一個自然段, 也可以由若干也可以由若干句話或若干個句話或若干個 paragraphs 組成。組成。 passage 也可作也可作“一段一段, 一節(jié)一節(jié)”解解, 一般一般指講話、文章或樂曲的一部分。指講話、文章或樂曲的一部分。e.g. The teacher spent an hour in explaining this

12、passage. 老師用了一小時來講解這一段。老師用了一小時來講解這一段。Choose the correct order of the following sentences to form a passage. 把下列句子排好順序組成一篇短文。把下列句子排好順序組成一篇短文。 2. My parents were completely shocked! completely adv. 徹底地，完全地徹底地，完全地 e.g. I understand completely. 我完全明白。我完全明白。 shocked adj. 驚愕的；受震驚的驚愕的；受震驚的 e.g. She was so

13、shocked that she could hardly say a word. 她大為震驚她大為震驚, 幾乎一句話也說不出來。幾乎一句話也說不出來。 即學(xué)即練即學(xué)即練 翻譯下列句子。翻譯下列句子。1) 看到鄰居那樣對待孩子我很驚愕?？吹洁従幽菢訉Υ⒆游液荏@愕。2) 他對她抽煙感到很震驚。他對她抽煙感到很震驚。It shocked me to see my neighbours treated their children in that way.He was shocked at her smoking.3. My parents did not talk after that, and

14、 we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. in silence 沉默，無聲沉默，無聲 without speaking or making a sound; silently e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence. 許多病人在靜靜地等候著。許多病人在靜靜地等候著。 A hundred and fifty reporters sat in silence. 在場的在場的150名記者靜靜地坐在那里。名記者靜靜地坐在那里。4. I didnt believe him at first. at fir

15、st “起初，首先起初，首先”，作為介詞短語，作為介詞短語，只起副詞作用（在句中用作狀語）。只起副詞作用（在句中用作狀語）。 at first 主要用于強調(diào)前后對照，暗示接下主要用于強調(diào)前后對照，暗示接下去的動作與前面的動作不同甚至相反，去的動作與前面的動作不同甚至相反，因此常有因此常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last 等等相呼應(yīng)。相呼應(yīng)。如：如：At first we used hand tools.首先我們使用手工工具。首先我們使用手工工具。 At first I didnt want to go, but soon I changed my mind. 我開始不想去，但我很快就改變了主我開始不想去，但我很快就改變了主意。意。 A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?B: He died on 2e. How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner.in historyin s