牛津版 高中一年级 模块 5 Unit 1

Period 3 Reading: Language focus

The two letters to the Agony Aunt Annie : Secrets and lies A friendship in trouble Will they be good friends again

Match the words with the correct definitions academic deliberately tease dilemma brilliant yell outgoing guilty make jokes and laugh at someone a situation where one can’t decide what to do shout or say loudly feeling shamed of something done wrong good at studying and getting high marks be kind and like to meet new people extremely good, clever and excellent done in a planed way, on purpose Complete the sentences with the words on the left

Though he is a popular student, he is not very. I don’t know what to do. Actually I am in a. After saying sorry to her, I didn’t feel any longer. He is quite and has lots of friends. Don’t get upset I was only. He is so that he can always think of new ideas. It is impolite to at the old. I don’t think the young boy run into the old woman. Complete the sentences with the words on the left academic dilemma brilliant teasing outgoing guilty yell deliberately

Explain the underlined phrase and make up a sentence with it. 1. I was determined to be cheerful…(Line 14) do something with a firm desire eg. Though she loved him, she was determined to leave him.

2. …, and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t keep her word.(Line 24) do what one has promised eg. Sorry,I can’t break my promise! She is a good girl and can always keep her word.

3. …, and as a result of his careless playing, we lost the game.(Line 38) because of eg. As a result of his careless study, he failed the Maths test.

4. … I cannot help wondering if she wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.(Line 53) cannot take control of oneself and do… eg. jokes When thinking of the jokes, I can’t help laughing.

4. … I must have sounded very proud of myself after the test.(Line 8) … Hannah must have deliberately told everyone about my mark...(Line 21) How they must have laughed behind my back! She said that someone must have heard us in the toilets, but I don’t believe her. must have done means guessing that something has happened because there seems to be no other possibility.

must have done eg. It must have snowed yesterday.

What does the word mean in the sentence. 1. Hannah sensed something was wrong. (Line 14) He doesn’t seem to have any sense of humor. There is no sense in getting upset about it now. One day he will come to his senses and see what a fool he has been. This article does not make sense to me.

2. He kept on saying really mean things to hurt me. (Line 44) Watch him. He can be really mean. Don’t be so mean about money. This word means a kind of meat in English. I didn’t mean to hurt you.

3. I feel really guilty because I said some really cruel things too, but I can’t stand seeing our team lose. (Line 46) All the audience stood and clapped. He is too weak to stand. Stand the bedroom against the door. There is a fruit stand in the street.

Sentence structures: 1.He said it wasn’t his fault if he couldn’t play as well as me and that I shouldn’t yell at him. If there are two object clauses in one sentence, that is used at the beginning of the second object clause and cannot be left out. eg.

She said… She said (that) she would fly to Paris and that she would bring me a present. eg.

2.Since the match, he hasn’t spoken to me even though we sit next to each other in class. They decided to leave each other even though they loved each other.

… how I was sure to get a good mark. (Line 9) I was determined to be cheerful. (Line 14) I made her promise not to tell anyone. (Line 16) I was so upset that I felt like crying. (Line 20) My best friend Matthew has stopped talking to me. (Line 34) … as a result of his careless playing, we lost the game. (Line 39) V-ing form as a noun bare infinitive to infinitive

1.Review the useful phrases and important words in this text. 2.Review the two sentence structures learnt above. 3.Finish Parts A1 and A2 on Page 90 in workbook.