1、Discovering useful words and expressions Find the word from the text for each of these meanings. 1. _ action of defending oneself against an enemys attack. 2. _ might happen or probably will be true. 3. _ European country that is shaped like a boot. 4. _ small restaurant provided by a school for its
2、 students or by a company for its employees. 5. _ to be chosen to speak or act in place of someone defence likely Italy canteen represent Find the word from the text for each of these meanings. 6. _ to run or travel somewhere in a great hurry 7 _ to come nearer to something or someone from a great d
3、istance 8 _ group of people organized for a special purpose 9 _ either side of the face below the eye 10 _ the act of flying, especially scheduled on a plane dash approach association cheek flight approach cheek contrary curiously dash Jordan misunderstand Joan was sitting in the park. A tall, dark
4、woman _ her, singing loudly. She looked as if she was from a Middle Eastern country, maybe _. After a minute, the woman stopped and started hitting her own _. Joan watched _, thinking that the woman seemed a little crazy. Suddenly, the woman saw Joan and _ over to her. Joan then realized that she ha
5、d _ the womans actions she wasnt crazy. She was, on the _, asking for help to kill a bee! approached Jordan cheek curiously dashed Complete the passage with the words below in their proper forms. misunderstood contrary adult crossroads major greeted flight spoken dormitory association Colombia curio
6、us presenting Julia was at _. She had just graduated from university and was ready to begin life as an Independent _. She had already received some great job offers from several _ companies and was very excited about the opportunities. While cleaning out her _ room on her last day at university, she
7、 received an unexpected phone call. The caller _ crossroads adult major dormitory greeted Use the words from the box to complete the paragraph . her in careful English and then introduced himself as _ an international _. He had met Julie a few weeks ago at a job fair and was impressed with her _ Eng
8、lish. The only difficulty was that his company was in the country of _ . Julie was _ to find out more, so after talking with her parents that evening, she booked a _ to South America. representing association spoken Colombia curious flight Discovering useful structures By Hyke Exercise 1: Students m
9、ay find some difficulty in seeing the difference in the uses of the -ing form. The form is used as an attribute when it describes a noun (eg, moving hand) and as an adverbial when it describes a verb, or the way in which someone is doing something (eg, comes in smiling). This exercise encourages the
10、m to identify the form in its two uses in the passage. Answer key: Attribute: representing our universitys student association, the waiting area, Tony Garcia s smiling face Adverbial: I stood . watching them She stepped back appearing surprised Then Akira . came in smiling When Darlene . dashing thr
11、ough the door In the same way . using unspoken “language“ 2. Use the ing forms of the verbs below to complete the following sentences. 1.We were all nervous about the _ examinations. 2.I always know when my mother is telling a joke. After a few seconds, she always looks at me _. 3.Business leaders o
12、ften look very serious. They do not often have _ faces. laugh, compete, smile, touch, approach, shake approaching laughing / smiling smiling 4.After the dog fell in the lake, it climbed out _ itself. 5.The _ buildings showed us that an earthquake was coming. 6.After we saw the comedy show, we left t
13、he theatre _. 7.It is exciting to watch _ athletes reach the other end of the swimming pool. 8.The blind man walked _ the walls of the buildings. laugh, compete, smile, touch, approach, shake shaking shaking laughing competing touching Workbook Unit 4 By Hyke 1. Use the phrases in the box to fill in
14、 the blanks below. If necessary, change the forms of the words to fit the sentences. USLNG WORDS AND EWRESSIONS at ease, be likely to, in general, lose face, defend against, turn ones back to 1.Mr. Burns looks rather upset, so he _ not _ listen to you. 2.Today he seems rather unhappy, but _ he is a
15、very cheerful guy. 3.Jack had a terrible day. He _ in front of the class, forgetting his words when he started to answer the teachers question. 4.I usually feel very nervous when I stand up in front of others, but today I felt quite _ when giving a speech to the school. at ease, be likely to, in gen
16、eral, lose face, defend against, turn ones back to is likely to in general lost face at ease 5.I think Ms Jackson is a little angry. Mr Potter came over to talk to her, but when she saw him coming, she _ him. 6.The army _ its homeland _ all enemies. at ease, be likely to, in general, lose face, defe
17、nd against, turn ones back to turned her back to defended against Answer key for Exercise 2: comedy, yawned, truly, optimism, anger, fist, subjective, facial, statements 1. He died defending the honour of his nation. 2. Elizabeth did not trust him, so she gave him a false name and address. 3. Jenny
18、cant function without a cup of coffee in the morning. 4. During World War , he rose gradually from the rank of major to general. 5. Dont forget to bring your cassette recorder tomorrow. 6. There must be some misunderstanding, I dont know what youre talking about. USIING STRUCTURES Suggested answers
19、to Exercise 1: 1 The smiling man held the front door open and bowed deeply. 2 The car raced past, almost hitting us as it turned the corner. 3 I looked up to see a long line of flying birds. 4 Your mother just called, hoping to talk to you. 5 There was a man sitting on the sofa and reading a newspap
20、er. 6 Hearing that his wife had been in an accident, Mr. Armstrong hurried to the hospital to see her. 7 He stayed in the waiting room for over an hour during the operation, worrying about her. 8 The field of flowers, waving in the wind, seemed to go on for miles. Answer key for Exercise 2: 1 gettin
21、g 2 encouraging 3 spoken, speaking 4 whispering 5 entering, counting 6 wearing 7 Being 8 Driving 9 boring Reading Task Answer key: 1 It can be dangerous for you to meet people you do not know. 2 Many Asian people do not usually physically touch strangers. 3 If we show an open hand, it means that we are not holding anything dangerous. 4 The right hand is usually used because it is almost always the stronger. 5 People shake their hands when meeting people to show that they can be trusted. 6 To show respect Muslim people will touch their heart and mouth when greeting someone.
