初一上学期英语培优班第2讲

Lesson 2
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. -----Li Yang
开心一刻
The Crab and His Mother
“My child,” said a Crab to her son, “why do you walk so awkward? If you wish to make
a good appearance, you should go straight forward, and not to one side as you do so constantly.”
“I do wish to make a good appearance, Mamma” said the young Crab; “and if you will show me how, I will try to walk straight forward.”
“Why, this is the way, of course,” said the mother, as she started off to the right, “No, this is the way,” said she, as she made another attempt, to the left.
The little Crab smiled. “When you learn to do it yourself, you can teach me,” he said, and he went back to his play.
？What have you learned from this story?
A Letter of Thanks
85 Pudong Road
Shanghai China
Jan 8, 2004
Dear Mr. John,
How are things going with you in Beijing?
I am writing to show my thanks to you. You tutored me in my spoken English before you went to Beijing. With your help I made such rapid progress that I won the first place in the Spoken English Competition of the city. My achievement is owed to your help. Thank you very much.
I have heard that you and your wife will pay a visit to my school. I am very glad at the news. In that case we can see each other again. I am looking forward to your coming. I am sending you a telescope as a small gift. I hope you will like it.
All the best.
Yours,
Liu Jie
A. It is a letter. It has a _________, a _________(Dear...), a ______ under the address, a _________ (Liu Jie) at the end, an __________ at the top-right corner.
B. What kind of letter is it?
C. Why did the author writer the letter?
D. What do you know about Mr. John according to the letter?
E．What prizes did the author achieve?
Revision
1. Write down the words or phrases according to the meaning in the column on the left.
1. someone you write to __________________
2. liked most ______________
3. something you like doing ____________
4. have something because you bought it ___________
5. a person who plans buildings ______________
6. be interested in ______________
7. a strong wish ____________
8. a person who works with machines ______________
9. put something inside the letter _____________
10. a game played with a racket and a light ball by two players on a court _______________
11. a large, thin book with pictures that you can buy every week or month _______________
2. Fill in the following blanks:
A
The letter is f_____ a boy called Sidney t____ a girl called Mary. The boy l_____ in a p_______ called Newcastle. He w______ to the girl _____ 8, Sept. He wants to b____ the g_____ pen-friend a_____ he wants her to write to him s______.
B
My name is Sidney. I w_____ like to be your p_________. Now I will tell you s_________ about myself. I am a C_________ boy, but I was b_______ in England. My parents came from China 30 years ago. I have n_______ been there. I live with _______ now. I have a brother n_______ Edwin. He w______ as an architect in London.
C
Sidney, a Chinese boy, is 11 years old now. He l______ in Newcastle, England. He likes p__________ chess. But his f__________ hobby is playing computer g______. There are many sports f________ in his school. So he is k_______ on sport. He e________ playing r________ and b_______ in the winter and tennis in the summer.His best s_________ at school is Maths.
D
My name is Mary. I live in USA. My father is an a___________. He plans buildings. My mother owns a big r________________. The dishes there are very delicious. My parents want me to become an engineer in the f________. But I am keen on s_________. My a___________ is to a tennis player.
Do you like to make f________ with me? Write to me, please. Can you e________ a photo of your o________ city? Oh, don’t f________ to leave your s_____________.
Multiple choices:
( ) 1. -- I won’t go to the party tomorrow.
-- you told me you would. What’s happening?
A. But
B. So
C. And
D. Or
( ) 2. Mr. Smith is an English teacher will teach us English next term.
A. or
B. and
C. but
D. /
( ) 3. Mr. Brown knows little Japanese, he can’t understand the instructions on the bottle of the pills.
A. so
B. or
C. but
D. for
( ) 4 There are sixty minutes in____hour.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. /
( ) 5 This is ____ interesting book and it is also ____ useful one.
A. an; an
B. an; the
C. an; a
D. a; a
( ) 6 A computer is useful tool in world today.
A. an; the
B. a; the
C. the; the
D. a; a
( ) 7 We have never seen ____ interesting film.
A. such
B. such an
C. so
D. such a
( ) 8 Mrs Smith is ____ friend of __
A. the; mine
B. a; me
C. the; my
D. a; mine
( ) 9 He is___boy.
A. a seven-years-old
B. an eight-year-old
C. the seven-year-old
D. an eight-year-older
( ) 10 F saw____ accident in the street yesterday.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. /
就划线部分提问：
11. The dish smells terrible.
does the dish smell?
12. Linda is 14.
is Linda?
13. His new pen is very nice.
is his new pen?
14. David makes more than three thousand yuan a month.
does David make a month?
15. They are my grandparents and my parents and me.
are they?
16. It snows hard in winter in the north.
it hard in the north?
趣闻快递
Turn ashes into diamond
骨灰变钻石
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Now they are becoming the companion(陪伴) of the bereaved(死者家属) too. A Swiss company, Algordanza, is turning human ashes into diamonds. It costs between 3,750 and 15,500 euros(欧元). The cost depends on the size and cut (式样)of the diamonds. In Spain and Portugal, about 100 people have turned the ashes of their father, mother, wife or husband into diamonds.
“ This way I will always have him near me,’ Ana Alonso said. She comes from the Spanish town of Logro and her husband died(死). She has turned her husband’s ashes into diamond earrings（耳环）. A man named Carmelo turned his mother’s ashes into a diamond. On it there is her favorite sentence:“I can carry with me all my things.”
The business was started in 2004 and now 17 countries have this kind of business, such as France, Germany and Spain. People can learn how the ashes become a diamond from the company’s website（网站）.
Homework Of Lesson 2
Name: Date:
A.
Multiple choice:
( ) 1 Some animals, like ____ cat, ____ dog or ____ wolf, do not need to hibernate (冬眠).
A. /; /; the
B. the; the; the
C. a; /; the ,
D. the; /; /
( ) 2 Yesterday we held____ talk with them in the hall.
A. the
B. this
C. a
D. an
( ) 3 My mother had___ fever, so I had to look after her.
A a B. the C, / D. this
( ) 4 Looking at, he took___deep breath.
A. /
B. a
C. that
D. its
( ) 5 After that they had ____ sleep.
A. a night good
B. a night's good
C. a good night
D. a good night's
( ) 6 It is____since we____last time.
A. long time; met
B. a long time; meet
C. a long time; met
D. the long time; meet ( ) 7 There came ____ great noise. It frightened us.
A. the
B. a
C. /
D. that
( ) 8 It is____ pleasure to work with these workers.
A. an
B. /
C. a
D. this
( ) 9 After ____ quick breakfast I hurried to ____ school.
A. /; /
B. a; /
C. the; the -
D. the; /
B.
Write a letter:。