1. Period 3 Reading: Language focus

3. 1. …, 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. as a result of 意为 “ 由于 ……” ； as a result 意为 “ 因此, 结果 ” ： 由于吃了变质的食物，他病了。 He became ill as a result of eating bad food. 没能赶上火车，因此我迟到了。 I missed my train. As a result, I was late. result from... 意为 “ 因 …… 而发生，产生 ” ； result in... 意为 “ 产生某种作用或结果 ” 。

5. 2. He kept on saying really mean things to hurt me. (line44-45) mean : unkind/nasty (1). 不要对她如此刻薄. Don’t be so mean to her. (2). He was very mean with his money. unwilling to share or give what one has 吝啬的

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

7. so+ be/have/ 助动词 / 情态动词＋主语 “… 也这样 ” ， “… 也如此 ” 。 我在这所学校学习，我的弟弟也在。 I study in this school and so does my brother. 他会讲英语，我们也会。 He can speak English, so can we. 昨晚他们玩的很痛快，我也是。 They had a good time last night. So did I.

8. so + 人称代词 + be/have/ 助动词 / 情态动 词 意为 “ 的确如此 ” －－这些书确实写得很好。－－的确如此。 ----These books are really well written. ----So they are. －－你忘了关门。－－ 哦，是的。 ----You forgot to close the door. ---- Oh, so I did.

9. 高考链接 THINK IT OVER (2002 年上海 ) ----You forgot your purse when you went out. ----Good heavens, ____. A. so did I B. so I did C. I did so D. I so did.

10. 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… jokes When thinking of the jokes, I can’t help laughing.

11. (1) cannot help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事 上课时他忍不住要和同桌讲话. He cannot help talking to his deskmate in class. (2) can’t help do sth. 无法帮助做某事 我不能帮助妈妈做家务。 I can’t help do the housework for my mum.

12. Test yourself THINK IT OVER The bread in the window was so inviting that I couldn’t help ____some A. buyingB. bought C. to but D. having bought I’m busy with my graduate paper now, so I can’t help ____ the housework. A. doB. doing C. did D. done

13. 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.

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

15. 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.

17. … 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