1、bedroom n. 卧室卧室 railway n. 铁路；铁道铁路；铁道 junior adj. 地位地位 (或职位、级别或职位、级别) 低下的低下的 junior high school 初级中学初级中学 e.g. We could give the job to somebody junior. 我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低 的人。的人。 own v. 拥有；有拥有；有 e.g. Most households now own at least one car. 大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。 truthful adj. 诚实
2、的；老实的诚实的；老实的 e.g. He was not always truthful. 他并非总是说真话。他并非总是说真话。 Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale? Son: a train and railway set the toy monkey Daughter: certain toys Father: football shirts 3a Read the passage and choose true (T)
3、 or false (F). 1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has already started junior high school. 2. Our house really get smaller. F F 3. My son was quite sad at first. 4. My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys. 5. I want to give up my football shirts. F T T Read the article again and answer the ques
4、tions. 3b 1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale? 2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale? Because the fathers children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller. They want to give the money to a childrens home. 3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set? 4.
5、 How can the old toys be useful again? Because he has owned it since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. They can be sold to the people who need them. 5. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things? What would you do with the
6、money you raise? Yes, I have. I would give it to the charity. 1. We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. clear v. 清理；清除清理；清除 clear out 清理；丢掉清理；丢掉 e.g. Ill clear out that closet for you. 我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。 2. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longe
7、r use. no longer意为意为“不再；不复”“不再；不复”，有时，有时 可可 用用not any longer或或not anymore 替换。如：替换。如： He no longer lives here. (= He doesnt live here anymore/any longer.) 他不再住这儿了。他不再住这儿了。 1) certain adj. 意为“某种；某事；某人”。意为“某种；某事；某人”。 e.g. He decided to sell his certain books. 他决定卖掉他的某些书籍。他决定卖掉他的某些书籍。 拓展拓展 certain形容词，意为
8、“确实的，无形容词，意为“确实的，无 疑的”疑的”。 3. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys. 常用结构：常用结构：be certain to do sth. 肯定要做某事肯定要做某事 be certain of/about sth. 对某事确定、有把握对某事确定、有把握 be certain of doing sth. 有把握做某事有把握做某事 be certain +从句从句 一定一定 e.g. He felt quite certain of s
9、uccess. 他对成功很有把握。他对成功很有把握。 2) part with 放弃、交出，放弃、交出， part v. 离开，离开， 分开分开 e.g. Dont part with your dream. 不要放弃你的梦想。不要放弃你的梦想。 4. As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. 1) as for 至于，关于至于，关于 e.g. And as for us, we are fortunate. 可对我
10、们来说，我们是幸运的。可对我们来说，我们是幸运的。 2) to be honest意为“意为“说实在的，说实话说实在的，说实话”，”， 经常单独使用，作插入语，用逗号与句经常单独使用，作插入语，用逗号与句 子隔开。类似的表达还有子隔开。类似的表达还有to tell the truth “老实说，说实话”老实说，说实话”。 e.g. To be honest, she is not an honest girl. 说实话，她不是一个诚实的女孩。说实话，她不是一个诚实的女孩。 honest为形容词，为形容词， 意为“诚实的；意为“诚实的； 老老 实的”。反义词为实的”。反义词为dishonest“
11、不诚实不诚实 的”。的”。 e.g. An honest man does not tell lies. 诚实的人不会说谎。诚实的人不会说谎。 3) while n. 一段时间，一会儿一段时间，一会儿 while还可用作还可用作连词连词，引导时间状语从句引导时间状语从句， 意为“意为“当当的时候的时候”，”，while引导的时间引导的时间 状状 语从句中的动词必须是语从句中的动词必须是延续性动词延续性动词。 e.g. They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。 He kept in touch with u
12、s while he was on vacation. 他在度假期间仍与我们保持联系。他在度假期间仍与我们保持联系。 Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words. lose part with kids _ truthful _ many _ some time _ even though _ quickly _ older _ children to be honest a lot of although
13、fast bigger a while 3c 1. My best friend Tom is _ honest boy. You can believe him. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. Is Mr. Smith still in Shanghai? Yes, he _ there for two months. A. has been B. has gone C. has been to D. has gone to Recite the article. You can use the sentences according to the keys of 3b.
