Hu Cong from No. 51 Middle School Reading Period 2 Going West Hu Cong from No. 51 Middle School

--- Are you going to have a holiday this year? 高考链接: --- Are you going to have a holiday this year? --- I’d love to. I can’t wait to leave this place __. (06江苏) A. out B. off C. behind D. alone

They killed the bison, cut off the skins and left the bodies behind to rot. (SB2B, P47) The extra information can be left out. (SB1A, P41) I want other people to leave me alone. (SB2B, P46)

1. You’ve ____________ a zero in this phone number. leave out/ alone/ behind 1. You’ve ____________ a zero in this phone number. 2. I ____ my credit card _______ at the restaurant. 3. Don’t disturb him. ______ him _______. left out left behind Leave alone

Rocky mountains The route to the west: Death Valley The Salt Lake Valley Death Valley

The Route to the West My first d_________ was Indian Creek , which was the meeting place for people _______to the west. Then we c______ over the Rocky Mountains, b____ which was the wonderful California. It was trying to p___ through the ___________of the continent. The wagons had to be p____ ___, where there were no roads. But we overcame the difficulties. We came out into the Salt Lake Valley and ______________. In the place which we called __________, we were used to seeing the suffering animals. On the morning of Christmas, we finally r_______ the west, the ______________. estination moving limbed eyond ass central part ulled up Salt Lake Desert Death Valley eached promised land

Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up, where there were no roads.

For many weeks we had been accustomed to seeing horses and oxen suffering from heat, thirst, and starvation. For miles both sides of the road were lined with dead animals and abandoned wagons.

beyond the Rocky Mountains The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. 2. The blackboard is beyond my reach. 1. At a more distant point 2. Not within the range of …

高考链接： I’m sorry it’s ____ my power to make a final decision on the project. (上海 2004春) A. over B. above C. off D. beyond

“Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up.” pull up “Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up.” 拔起，拉起 The driver pulled up when the traffic lights changed red. B. Pull up these plants by the roots. 使停下来

If you are traveling _____ the customs are really Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up, where there were no roads. (para.3 Line 5) where 引导的地点状语从句。 高考链接: If you are traveling _____ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do. (06天津) A. in which B. what C. when D. where D

/doing = be /get used to sth /doing traveling be/get accustomed to sth = be /get used to sth /doing /doing traveling He is not accustomed to travel by boat. My mother says she’s looking forward to seeing you. The scientist devoted all his life to doing the research. Everyone should make contributions to defending his motherland.

这个繁华的城市。 (prosperous) 来自于西部的人们还不习惯住在 这个繁华的城市。 (prosperous) The people who come from the west haven’t been accustomed to living in the prosperous city.

= put/bring an end to sth = put/bring sth to an end sth come to an end 　 结束 = put/bring an end to sth = put/bring sth to an end 　 他们去东部的旅行结束了。 ___________________________________ (sth come to an end) =_________________________________ (put/bring an end to sth) (put/bring sth to an end) Their journey to the east has come to an end. They put an end to their journey to the east. They put their journey to the east to an end.

My diary We are longing for the west, which was ______ the Rocky Mountains. Before we _______________ the trip, it was not easy to decide what to take and what to ____________. During the journey, we met a lot of difficulties. Sometimes our wagons had to be lifted and ______ ___. Sometimes the animals were too weak to pull their _______ and they were in _________ need of water. For miles we had been ________________ seeing the suffering animals. Finally we reached our __________,the promised land, and our days of hardship had ___________. beyond set off for leave behind pulled up desperate burden accustomed to destination come to an end

An Account of A Journey The start of the journey The process of the journey The end of the journey

start process end travel through destination trying pull up pass through burden in desperate need of be accustomed to be lined with in anxiety of where clause …… beyond pack set off for leave behind …… come to an end ……

Going East Students from Xin Jiang

新疆—上海 上海—温州 火车 , 44小时 到达学校后的感受 交通工具, 耗时 汽车, 8小时 沿途风景 感受 交通工具, 耗时 火车 , 44小时 汽车, 8小时 沿途风景 沙漠,土地贫瘠 (barren) --- 一片绿洲 一片绿色,道路两旁种满树木 感受 到达学校后的感受

Try to use as many as possible! beyond pack set off for leave behind travel through destination trying pull up pass through burden in desperate need of be accustomed to be lined with in anxiety of come to an end where clause ……..

Homework Write a short passage about your “going east” and share it with your classmates.

Thank you!