课标人教实验版 高二 module 5 unit 4. learning about language discovering useful words and...
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课标人教实验版高二 Module 5
Unit 4
Learning about Language
Discovering useful
words and expressions
1. In the reading passage several
expressions are used in an idiomatic
way. Find them and fill in the chart.
to report on an important event
cover a story
clever ways known to experts
trick of the trade
to present the ideas fairly
get the facts straight
not to understand an ideas
get to the wrong end of the stick
this is the story
this is how the story goes
to get the story first
get a scoop
2. Complete Sentence B using a word or
phrase from the reading passage
which has the opposite meaning to
the words underlined in Sentence A.
1) A By accident she broke that
beautiful bowl.
B She ___________ broke that
beautiful bowl.
deliberately
guilty
2) A He did not steal the vase so he didn’t
do anything wrong.
B He did steal the vase so he is _____.
3) A She does not get absorbed in her
studies for long.
B She can _____________ her studies
for a long time.
concentrate on
4) A The journalist went out with an
untrained photographer.
B The journalist went out with
a/an __________ photographer. professional
5) A Chris is not interested in starting
his new job.
B Chris is _____ to start his
new job.
6) A “This room needs a light clean,”
explained the housewife.
B “ This room needs a ________
clean,” explained the housewife.thorough
eager
7) A The law allows people to defend
themselves against a charge.
B The law does not allow people to
______ themselves __a crime.
8) A I don’t mind losing that skill if it
is not useful.
B I don’t mind _______ that
skill if it is useful.
accuse of
acquire
Leaning about LanguageLeaning about Language
Discovering useful structuresDiscovering useful structures
1. Find three examples of inversion in the reading passage.
1) Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.
2) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
3) Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.
2. Rewrite these sentence using normal
word order.
1) I did not know how to use that
recorder. Neither did he.
Neither he or I knew how to use that
recorder.
2) Only then did I begin my work on designing a new bridge.
I only began my work on designing a new bridge then.
3) Not only was there a Christmas tree, but also exciting presents under it.
There was not only a Christmas tree but also exciting presents under it.
4) “Is everything ready yet?” asked Hu
Xin to the photographer.
Hu Xin asked the photographer, “Is
everything ready yet?”
3. Rewrite these sentences using
inversion. First, find the phrase to
begin with. Then change the word
order of the sentence. Use the words or
phrases underlined to rewrite these
sentences.
1. You will see so many seats only at a
stadium in Beijing.
Only at a stadium in Beijing will you
see so many seats.
2. I have seldom seen a situation which
made me so angry.
Seldom have I seen a situation which
made me so angry.
3. You will be able to write a good report only after you have acquired the information you need.
Only after you have acquired the information you need will you be able to write a good report.
4. He gave a lot of presents to his friends, but he has never given one to me.
Never has he given a present to me though he gave a lot (of presents) to his friends.
5. She is not only good at languages, but
also at history and geography.
Not only is she good at language, but
she is also good at history and
geography.
6. I have never read such an exciting report before.
Never before have I read such an exciting report.
7. She took part in a horse riding competition, and did not miss a jump once.
Not once did she miss a jump when she took part in the horse riding competition.
4. Certain expressions can introduce
an inverted sentence. Now
complete the following sentences
that begin with these expressions.
1) Only after _________________ did
____________________________
__________.
2) Not once did ___________________
______________________________ .
my operation
My neighbours come round to offer me support
you come to say you
were sorry after breaking the vase
3. Seldom have I ___________________
_____________________________.
4. Only by doing ___________________
could ___________________________
_____ .
5. Only in a ____ can ________________
_________________________.
been so happy as when
my son graduated from university
her exercise every day
Jane hope to run professionally
again
film people get hit and
never seem to feel the pain
6. Not once did __________________
________________________________
_______________________________
________________.
7. Only then did __________________
______________.
Zhou Jie receive an
admission notice to Beijing
university, but he also won a
scholarship to study in America.
she remember what her aunt told her