Period 7-8: Exercises
Preview-2: P43
1) Guess the meaning of the followingwords.
Adjective suffix "-y" has thefollowing meanings:
1.full of or having a lot of sth
2.having the quality of sth
3.made of or seeming to be made of sth
4.resemblingsth
5.very interested in sth
6. tending to do sth
2) Describe what kind of sounds thefollowing are.
These are examples of onomatopoeia. Theycan be translated into Chinese as:
1. banging猛敲猛撞声 2. baying 猎犬吠叫声
3.bubbling 起泡沸腾声 4.chuckling 轻轻暗笑声
5.cracking 使破裂的鹏啪声 6.crunching 咀嚼松脆食物的声音
7.giggling 咯咯傻笑声 8.groaning 痛苦呻吟声
9.grumbling 咕哝抱怨 10.gurgling 汩汩流水声
11.hammering 锤击声 12.humming 轻轻哼歌声: 昆虫嗡嗡声
13. lowing眸眸牛叫声 14.moaning 呻吟抱怨声
15.mumbling 含糊不清地说话 16.munching 大声咀嚼
17.murmuring 喃喃私语 18.pounding 猛击猛敲声
19.rattling 响尾蛇尾巴摇动声; 火车行进声; 门窗摇动声
20.ringing 铃声 21.roaring 咆哮声
22.rustling 树叶沙沙声 23.screaming 尖叫声
24.screeching 车突停时刺耳声 25.snoring 蔚声
26.splashing 戏水拍水涉水声 27.tinkling 银铃叮当声
28.yawning 哈欠声
Grammar-1: P51
1. Study and learn the use of such connectives as if,even if,if only,onlyif, suppose/supposing, and unless.
if:
a. used to say that sth might happen or betrue, as in 2
b. used to say that sth that might havehappened, but did not, as in 5 I
c. used to emphasize the truth of astatement, as in 7
d. used in statements or questions toexpress doubt, as in10
even if: used to emphasize that sth will still happen or be true if sth else might prevent it,as in 8
if only: usedto express a strong wish, esp.when you know what you want cannot happenor be true, as in 9
only if: (fml) used to state the only situation in whichsth can happen, as in3
suppose/supposing:functioning as a conjunction to denote a possiblecondition/ situation,usually followed by a question eliciting a possibleresult, as in 1, 4
unless: used to say that sth will happen or be true or be done if sth else does not happen orbe true or be done, as in 6
2. The Use of “As”
“as” is used
a. asproposition
e.g. They ate in silence, sleepy and yet onfire with excitement, for it was the first day of their first spring sowing asman and wife. (Para. 3)
b. “as+adj./adv./n.+as-clause/gerundphrase”
“as” beingan adverb, the second a conjunction
e.g. Mary…thought of as many things as there are in life. (Para. 3)
“… is there anything in this world as fine aseating dinner out in the open like this after doing a good morning’s work?”(Para. 16)
c. as conjunction introducing adverbial clauses
a timeclause:
e.g. Andsomehow, as they embraced, all their irritation and sleepiness leftthem. (Para. 4)
a clause ofmanner:
e.g. Andthere was a big red heap of fresh seaweed lying in a corner by the fence to bespread under the seeds as they were laid. (Para. 6)
d. after “the same”
e.g. Itwas the same as their breakfast, tea and bread and butter. (Para. 15)
e. to introduce an object complement with certainverbs
e.g. Thenhe looked at his wife’s little round black head and felt very proud of havingher as his own. (Para. 18)
f. to introduce a subject complement in the case ofthe passive sentence/clause
e.g.“Self-interest” is to be understood first in the ordinary sense, asreferring to a man’s way of earning his livelihood and acquiring wealth.
g. as relative pronoun
e.g. Youngpeople seemed oddly contented with the world as it was.
Inadult life, as we have often observed, a bitter quarrel may change aman’s opinion entirely.
f. in the idioms
e.g. Infact, a president’s primary commitment abroad is not to democracy as suchbut to the global “free market”.
Extended Exercises:
Listen to the passages. Complete the spots.Try to get the main ideas.
1. Friends
A true friend issomeone who reaches for your hand and (1) your heart. There's always going to be peoplethat hurt you, so what you have to do is keep on (2) and just be more careful about who you trustnext time around. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before youtry and know someone else and (3) them to know you. Remember: Whatever happens,happens for a (4) . How manypeople actually have 8 true friends? Hardly anyone I know. But some of us haveall (5) friends and good friends.
Keys: 1) touches 2) trusting 3) expect 4) reason 5) right
2. Love
I love you notbecause of who you are but because of who I am when I am with you. No man orwoman is (1) your tears, and the one who is, won't make youcry. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them, knowingyou can’t have them. Never (2) , even when you are sad, because younever know who is falling in love with your smile. To the world you may be oneperson, but to one person you may be the world. Don’t waste your time on a man,woman, who isn’t willing to waste their time on you. Just because someonedoesn't love you the (3) you want them to, doesn't mean they don't loveyou with all they have. Don't cry because it is over; smile because it (4) . Life is a pure flame, and we live byan (5) sun within us.
Keys: 1) worth 2) frown 3) way 4) happened 5) invisible
3. Discussion:
1) What is the traditional workethic that you can learn from this story? Is it still relevant to our life now?Why?
Traditional work ethic: hard-work; diligence, thrift, responsibility,discipline, simple and honest living, rugged individualism and self-reliance,etc.
2) What are the roles that Martin and Mary wereassuming in the family? Can you imagine what a life they would live in thefuture?
3) What changes have taken place in social ethicssince our grandfathers’ time? Is there anything that remains unchanged?
4) Let’s pretend that you are Martin Delaney or Maryliving in the 21st century. What kind of a person would you like to have asyour wife or husband? What qualities would you like to find in your spouse?
4. Appreciation
1) Please underline and read aloud the descriptionsof nature, man’s body movement and feelings in the text that you find beautifuland impressive.
2) Please try to translate at leastone of the parts you’ve just underlined and read.
