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Unit 2 27 12 ________________________________________________________________ 34 ________________________________________________________________ C ?o ?l ?l ?o ?q ?u ?i ?a ?l ?i ?s ?m?s ? Read these colloquialisms and look at the matching pictures. Choose the correct meaning for each one from the box below. Guess what the following italicized expressions mean and then look them up in a dictionary. A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are often used in conversations. Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun!Dont worry. Its a piece of cake! Go on, tell me. Im all ears.Are you serious? Dont pull my leg. listening carefully joke with someonesomething easy to do boring/afraid to have fun 1Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town. She really has green fingers. 2He makes every decision in our company. He is the top dog. 3Why did you give her the cold shoulder? You are good friends, arent you? 4I wish I had brought my umbrella. Its raining cats and dogs. 5Football is just not my cup of teaI like playing volleyball. Unit 2 31 Read the following conversation between two friends outside the library. Fill in the blanks using the words and phrases from the box below. More than one answer is possible for each blank. when for which why on which where in which Rose:Sorry, I cant go to the cinema with you after school tomorrow. Steve:Thats too bad! Rose:I asked my mum. I dont know the reason (1) ______________ she said I cant go. Steve:Thats OK. My mum also said no. She told me that school hours are the time (2) ______________ I can see my friends. After school, it is important to spend time with the family. Rose:My mum often says things like that too. She always wants me to stay home with her and my dad, or to go to visit my grandparents with her. But the village (3) ______________ they live is very boring! When we visit them, there is nothing for me to do. Steve:I used to think that my grandparents were very boring too, but I dont now. In the past, I just watched TV the days (4) ______________ I visited them. Then I learnt that my grandpa was a good artist when he was young. These days my grandpa often gives me painting lessons. That is the reason (5) ______________ I like to visit them now. Rose:Wow, thats really interesting! Steve:Yes. They say that home is the place (6) ______________ our hearts should be, and I guess thats true ... I still wish we could go to the cinema tomorrow though! Rose:Me too. Oh, its dinner time. I have to go. Steve:Bye! See you at school tomorrow. Rose:Bye! Unit 3 109 W?r ?i ?t ?i ?n ?g ?W?r ?i ?t ?i ?n ?g ? When we write about the changes in a person or a place, it is important that we write about the difference between the past and the present. We should use the past tense to describe the past and the present tense to describe the present. Read the story below and see how the writer compares past and present. You wont believe your eyes when you see Tommie! He has changed a lot. The last time I saw him was only two years ago when he was in Grade 8. He was a head shorter than me at the time, and he still had a childs voice. He was so shy when he saw me. He did not talk much but he smiled a great deal. Now Tommie is taller than me at 170 cm. He is in senior high. He is not shy any more. He told me a lot of interesting things about his class when we met. He is very popular with his classmates and the teachers like him too. He is working very hard at his lessons now, because he wants to go to Peking University. You want to write an article for your school newspaper about your friend Liangliang. He used to be overweight and not very active. After exercising and going on a diet, he now looks like a different boy. Write your article according to the following pictures.
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