Reading Tasks 1.Martin is still a bad boy. 2.There wasn’t enough money for the family. 3.Martin finally understood what his problem was. 4.Martin’s father didn’t use to help him. 5. What his mother said didn’t change Martin’s mind. False True Don’t know False

Reading Tasks I. 根据课本第 页的短文内容 完成下列表格，每空词数不限。 He used to cause a lot of trouble. Before Martin’s father died Martin didn’t use to ______________ _________________. give his mother many problems

After Martin’s father died What Martin did He caused problems for himself and __________. He wasn’t interested in ________. He often got into trouble with __________. What martin’s mother did his family studying the police work outside a boys’ boarding school

Now Martin ___________. Martin is ____________________ in his class. one of the best students works hard

II. 根据短文内容, 选出最佳选项。 1. How was their life after Martin's father died? A. Happy. B. Rich. C. Hard. D. Boring. 2. Why did Martin make a lot of trouble after his father died? A. Because he missed his father. B. Because he wanted to make his mother pay more attention to him. C. Because his mother wasn't strict with him. D. Because he didn't have enough food to eat. C B

3. What changed Martin's life at last? A. His mother's love. B. His teacher's speech. C. His friend's help. D. The police's advice. 4. How is Martin at school now? A. He is working hard. B. He is a top student in his class. C. He is often late for school. D. A and B. A D

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Martin Murray was 15 years old when his father died. B. Martin's mother used to dislike him. C. Martin might be a good boy before his father's death. D. Martin was interested in doing his homework after his father's death. C

1. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. [ 考例 ] To our _____ ( 惊讶 ) ， the factory is still pouring waste water into the river near it. (2007 浙江宁波 ) [ 答案和解析 ] surprise 。 to one’s surprise 为固定短语，意为 “ 使某人惊奇的 是 ……” ，常置于句首。

2. He plays basketball every week. He doesn’t play tennis any more. [ 考例 ] Good news for all Chinese middle school students in the countryside. They don’t have to pay for school _______. A. any moreB. no more C. so farD. no longer (07 山东临沂 )

[ 答案和解析 ] A 。 not...any more=no more 意为 “ 不再 ” 。 not...any longer=no longer 也意为 “ 不再 ” 。 no more, no longer 常用在实义动词之前，连系动词、 助动词和情态动词之后； any longer ， any more 在否定句中总是放在句尾。

Practice 1.--Where is Xiao Ming? --He’s having ____rest over there. A. B. an C. the D. / 2.--Can you speak English? --Yes, but only _____. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little 3.I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed _____ than used to. A. early B. earlier C. late D. later

Phrases: cause a lot of trouble change one’s life afford to do sth. pay for look after as --- as he can(could) cause sth for sb. get into trouble with the police be interested in be patient make a difficult decision send ---to--- to one’s surprise in surprise even though no longer=not any longer=no more take pride in=be proud of make sb do sth. pay attention to feel good about himself give up doing sth= drop doing sth.

同根词： die – dead- death patient-patience recent-recently unfortunately-fortunately fortunately=luckily decide-decision surprise-surprised-surprising exact-exactly Alone-lonely pride-proud difficult-difficulty confidence-confident 1.I’m proud of my friend because won the first place in the Olympic Games. She took pride in the success of her three children. 2.We need some patience when we face our challenges. The man is always patient to the naughty children. 3.His father was dead. But his death made him be stronger. Don’t be sad when one of your relatives or friends die.

Important sentences ： 1.To do this, she had to work. (afford to pay for his education) 2.His mother looked after him as well as he could. 3.He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble with the police. 4.In the end, he made a difficult decision to send him to a boys’ boarding school. 5.Don’t cause problems for yourself. 6. It was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. 7.To his surprise, this phone call changed his life. 8.Even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me and would always take pride in everything good I do. 9.I realized that since my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. 10.His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself. 11. It’s important for parents to be there for their children.

Make sentences: take pride in---- pay attention to--- to one’s surprise--- as---as one can--- no longer---- Get into trouble with sb--- 译出下列句子。 1. 请尽快完成这次任务。 2. 小偷就怕惹上警察的麻烦。 3. 我爸过去就怕不能给我提供上学的费用。 4. 我们应该为自己的国家的富强而自豪。 5. 为了得到这份工作，这位小伙注意把自己打扮的很得体。 作业：