1. Task Telling a story

2.  Do you like reading stories?  What kind of stories do you like reading? Why?  What are the common elements in stories?  Plot------  Exposition  Complication  Resolution The sequence of events in a story who? where? when? why? the problem experienced by the characters how the problem is solved or how the story ends

3.  天变黑  在远处  起航到目的地  成功地登上救生艇  消失  听起来像  环游世界  听到头顶的雷声  grow dark  in the distance  set sail for our destination  manage to get on a lifebost  go missing  sound like  travel all around the world  hear the thunder overhead

4.  This/It is the first/ last time that sb. + 现在完 成时  This/It was the first/ last time that sb. + 过去 完成时  1) 这是我第一次听她唱歌。  This is the first time that I have heard her sing.  2) 这是我们第二次见面了。  This is the second time we have met each other.

5.  He was very interesting to listen to.  Your brother is pleasant to work with.  跟你的兄弟共事很愉快。  这男孩很难教。  The boy is difficult to teach.  这床睡着很舒服。  The bed is comfortable to sleep in.

6.  Suddenly, the lightening came very close and I could hear the thunder overhead.  1)The bottle came open in my bag.  2)My family always comes first.  3) 工作第一。  Work must come first!

7.  step 1 completing a checklist  Teacher: Remember that you need to write a story for the contest next week. you should start working on your story soon. Before you start, you will need to know the rules for the storytelling contest.  First, you need to work with a__________. Second, you need to write your story and ___________it with___________. Third, when you ________your story, you must work with your partner and you must both join in the presentation. Fourth, you need to write a story about a young girl named _________who had a _____________________in a museum. Before you start writing, you will need to decide on the following points: partner support picturespresent Sandyspecial experience

8.  ________did she do before she went to the museum? ________did she get to the museum? ________did she go with? ______ ______of the year was it? What time of the ______was it? At the end of the story you must provide a________ __________. If everything is cleat, you can now get into pairs and start thinking about the ____________of the story. what How Who What time day surprise ending beginning

9. S1: OK. Let ’ s first think about how Sandy got there. should she go on the train or the school bus? S2: Well, we should first decide why she went to the museum. S1: That ’ s right. Was it because she liked the show in the museum? S2: Or perhaps she went because of a class project? You know we always do class project. S1:That ’ s a good idea. So she went to the museum to do a class project about … S2: About art and history? S1: That ’ s not a bad idea, a project about art and history.

10. S2: Now we can decide how she got to the museum. S1:If she went because of a class project, she and her classmates probably would go by school bus. S2: Why? S1: Because a school bus can take about fifty people. When we go on an outing, two teachers always go with us. Remember? S2: That ’ s true. So, they will all went by school bus. S1: Yes, so now we know how and why she went to the museum, and who she was with. But what did she do before she got here?

11. S2: Perhaps, they were walking from the school bus, and Sandy and her partner Li Feifei were so busy looking around that they got lost. Then they started to run to try and find their classmates. Luckily, they could still see them and caught up with them at last. S1: Yes, that would explain why she was so tired. S2: Well, it seems that we have answered all of the questions. S1: Yes, now we ’ d better write the story! S2: No. We haven ’ t answered Questions seven and eight. S1: Yes. You ’ re right. Let ’ s make it the summertime, because that ’ s the time of year we usually go on school trips.

12. S2: All right, but what about the time of say? S1: Well, most museums don ’ t open until ten o ’ clock in the morning. So, let ’ s make it late morning. S2:Fine. Now we ’ ve answered all the questions. We had better write the story.

13. answers to Part B 1. Sandy 2. To the museum 3. To do a class project about art and history 4. Her classmates and teacher 5. Sandy and her partner 6. Li Feifei got lost on their way from the school bus to the museum, but they managed to catch up with their classmates at last. 7. Summertime 8. Late morning

14. part C It happened this summer. One morning at about 10, Sandy and her classmates went to the museum together with their teachers, because they had a class project about art and history. they got there by school bus. When they arrived at the museum, Sandy and her partner Li Feifei were so busy looking around that they got lost. So they ran about, trying to find their classmates and caught up with them.

15. skill building 3 using adjectives and adverbs in stories  Mr. Liu Weihai is making good progress.  The ship made slow progress through the rough sea.  珍在英语上取得了很大的进步。  Jean has made great progress in English.

16.  treatment treat 1) My parents still treat me like a child. _________ 2) He was treated as a hero after saving the little girl from the river.________________ 3) I decided to treat his remark （话） as a joke.______ 4) She treated him to lunch.______________ 5) Let ’ s go out for lunch--- my treat.______________ 6) He is receiving treatment for shock.( 休克 )_________ 对待 对待, 看待 把 … 当作 宴请 请客 治疗

17.  be grateful to sb. /for sth.  我非常感谢所有老师的帮助。  I ’ m extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help  如能提供信息我们将感激不尽。  We would be grateful for any information you can give us.  He was grateful that she didn ’ t tell his parents about the incident.  他感到庆幸的是她未将此事告诉他父母。

18.  display 陈列，展示，显露 vt. n on display 1) 这次展览为当地的艺术家提供了展示自己作品的机 会。 The exhibition gives local artist an opportunity to_________________ 2) I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion. 3) Designs for the new sports hall are on display. display their work

19. Step 3:improving your story  All of a sudden, a bell was ringing. Sandy woke up and found herself sitting on a chair. She could see people were leaving. To her great surprise, she saw a big, red apple in her left hand and some beautiful flowers in her right hand. She knew it was time for the museum to close and she had to leave. But her classmates and het teachers were nowhere in sight.