1. points words phrases sentences contents entertain, overcome, convince, direct, react feel content with, badly off, pick out, cut off, star in Some good sentences from the text grammar the – ing form used as the object complement, predicative and attribute

2. 1. Can you ______________ your sister from that group of girls? 2. Smoking is a bad habit. You should try your best to ________________ it. 3. This is a very ________________ film that makes almost everyone laugh. It provides us with a lot of ______________. 4. I sent him a letter weeks ago, but haven’t got any reply ________________. Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases given in their proper forms. One of them is used twice. pick out overcome entertaining up to now entertain, badly off, be content with, pick out, direct, cut off, up to now, overcome, star in entertainment

3. 5. A happy person is ________________________ what he has, rather than worried about what he has not. 6. In fact most people in that area are __________________ than they were 5 years ago because of years of wars. 7. If you don’t pay your gas bill, the gas will soon be _______. 8. Word came that the famous film star Jackie Chan was to _______ a new film. 9. Excuse me, can you ________ me to the railway station? content with worse off cut off star in direct entertain, badly off, be content with, pick out, direct, cut off, up to now, overcome, star in

4. direct The TV play Growing Pains was directed by Michael Simpson. v. 导演 director n. 导演 The play directed me to the right way of my life. direction n. 方向 v. 给 …… 指路 Mr. Seaver is direct. He always tells what he really thinks. adj. 直率的 directly adv. 直接 地，马上

5. Translate the following sentences. 1. 是谁导演这场戏？ 2. 警察一来，人们就朝四面八方散开了。 (scatter, in all directions) 3. 请等我一会，我马上就到。 (directly) Who directed this play? When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions. Please wait a minute, I’ll be there directly.

6. be/feel content with content oneself with be content to do sth. to one’s heart’s content I’m with your performance. I _______________ my life at present because I _____________ teach at school. In the spare time, I often _______________ the various books in the library. In fact, one of my dreams is to read books __________________. am/feel content with am content to content myself with to my heart’s content Make your own story. We can use different expressions to show the same meaning. 对。。。满足 使自己满足于。。。 尽情地，心满意足地 满足于做。。。

7. 1.He made the lives of Americans and British happier through two world wars and the hard years in between. 2. Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. It makes us surprise. 3. Unfortunately, his father died, which made the family even worse off. 4. His charming character is the little tramp. As this character became known all over the world, he also grew more and more popular. 5. The convincing acting makes you believe that it is the best meals he has ever tasted! Find out the different expressions of these sentences from the text.

8. 1.He made the lives of Americans and British happier through two world wars and the hard years in between. 2. Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. It makes us surprise. 3. Unfortunately, his father died, which made the family even worse off. Find out the different expressions of these sentences from the text. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through the two world wars and the hard years in between. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Unfortunately, his father died, leaving the family even worse off. 用词生动精彩 主从复合句，主句使用了动词 ing 形式作为宾语补足语，文句更紧凑。 动词 ing 形式引导结果 状语从句

9. 4. His character, the little tramp, is charming. As this character became known all over the world, he also grew more and more popular. 5. The convincing acting makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! Find out the different expressions of these sentences from the text. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of best meals he has ever tasted. 主从复合句，动词 ing 形式作定语，同 位语的使用 动词 ing 形式作表语以及 so … that 句型的使用

10. Beautify these sentences. 1. The man was smiling. He was talking to his neighbor. He saw his friend waving to him. The ___________ man, who was ___________ to his neighbor, saw his friend ___________ to him. smilingtalking waving 2. The actor is charming. His performance is interesting. He makes the film entertaining. The charming actor, whose performance is interesting, makes the film entertaining.

11. A sense of humour is considered to be one of the most important human qualities. In what ways does humour benefit us? Speaking Tips be good for has a positive effect on has a good influence on It brightens …. You may find it … that …. You may become … as ….

12. physical health mental health relationship with others study … ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ main points: quotations the conjunction of each part: Firstly … Secondly… Finally To begin with…What’s more important is that… Last but not least On the one hand … on the other hand For one thing … For another … Laughter is the best medicine.

13. Work in groups. Combine your points together to make a passage on the benefits of humour.

14. Finish the composition “Benefits of Humour”. sinnerzeng@163.com

15. Give suggestions How to stay young? exercise balanced diet sense of humour … content and peace of mind It will be a good idea if you… You should (not)/can (not)… Why not … You’d better (not) …