
Comprehensive English I Unit 8 The Kindness of Strangers Mike McIntyre Pre-class Work-2
Unit 8 The Kindness of Strangers Mike McIntyre Pre-class Work- 2

Comprehensive English I Contents Words Expressions Grammar sentence patterns Sentence paraphrase translation
Contents Words & Expressions Grammar & sentence patterns Sentence paraphrase & translation

Comprehensive English I Words Expressions Read the glossory before you start this part
Words & Expressions Read the glossory before you start this part

Words Expressions Comprehensive English I OAbout the Glossary in Each Unit Words and phrases in the Glossary on P168-170 are essential for the understanding of this text and your further study.Bear them in heart. Look up in the dictionary the words that are new to you and learn to use them properly.The following words must be studied by yourselves before class. entertain,hitch,intrigue,jerk,revelation,schedule Word dictation will be carried out in the class
• Words and phrases in the Glossary on P168-170 are essential for the understanding of this text and your further study. Bear them in heart. • Look up in the dictionary the words that are new to you and learn to use them properly. The following words must be studied by yourselves before class. entertain, hitch, intrigue, jerk, revelation, schedule • Word dictation will be carried out in the class. Words & Expressions About the Glossary in Each Unit

Word formation Comprehensive English I 1.Try to find as many noun suffixes as possible. 2.Finish the exercises on page174-175. 3."Mountain stay-at-home people",study how this compound word is formed.Find more examples.Share with us in class
添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 1. Try to find as many noun suffixes as possible. 2. Finish the exercises on page174-175. 3. “Mountain stay-at-home people”, study how this compound word is formed. Find more examples. Share with us in class. Word formation

Words Expressions Comprehensive English I 1.The words in the following groups are similar in meaning.Tell what they are in common,and then try to differentiate them and illustrate the differences with sentences. ① journey,trip,tour,excursion,expedition,commute, pilgrimage,travel ② pull,tug,drag,haul,heave,draw,tow ③ reveal,disclose,make sth.public,leak,give sth.away,let slip ④ remember,memorize,recall 2.More words of this kind are offered in Exercise7 on page178. Please finish this exercise and learn the difference between the synonyms
1. The words in the following groups are similar in meaning. Tell what they are in common, and then try to differentiate them and illustrate the differences with sentences. ① journey, trip, tour, excursion, expedition, commute, pilgrimage, travel ② pull, tug, drag, haul, heave, draw, tow ③ reveal, disclose, make sth. public, leak, give sth. away, let slip ④ remember, memorize, recall Words & Expressions 2. More words of this kind are offered in Exercise7 on page178. Please finish this exercise and learn the difference between the synonyms

Words Expressions Comprehensive English I O Phrases Idiomatic Expressions Learn how the following verb phrases are used in the text.Look them up in your dictionary if necessary. run contrary to run over run through pull to pull over For more usage and exercise,please refer to the Translation part of the PPT and Ex.5&6 on page177
Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions Words & Expressions For more usage and exercise, please refer to the Translation part of the PPT and Ex.5&6 on page177. Learn how the following verb phrases are used in the text. Look them up in your dictionary if necessary. run contrary to run over run through pull to pull over

Comprehensive English I Grammar Sentence Patterns
Grammar & Sentence Patterns

Grammar Sentence Patterns Comprehensive English I I.Read the following sentences and study present participle phrases as adverbial of reason and describing simultaneous events. Hearing I wouldn't take money,people brought me food.(present participle phrase as adverbial of reason) I walked alongside my father,clutching his right hand. (present participle phrase describing simultaneous events) Refer to Exercise 1,page 178-179
Grammar & Sentence Patterns I. Read the following sentences and study present participle phrases as adverbial of reason and describing simultaneous events. • Hearing I wouldn’t take money, people brought me food. (present participle phrase as adverbial of reason) • I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. (present participle phrase describing simultaneous events) Refer to Exercise 1, page 178-179

Comprehensive English I II.Read the following sentences and study the function of what-clause. 1.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. (as subject) 2. "Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land,if that's what you want,"he said.(as predictive) 3.“.perhaps he will give you what you want.”(as direct object) 4.I don't talk about what I know because I know too much. (as object of a phrasal verb) 5.The boy continued to hold my attention because of what happened next.(as object of preposition) Refer to Ex.2 on page 180
II. Read the following sentences and study the function of what-clause. 1. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. (as subject) 2. “Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that’s what you want,” he said. (as predictive) 3. “.perhaps he will give you what you want.” (as direct object) 4. I don’t talk about what I know because I know too much. (as object of a phrasal verb) 5. The boy continued to hold my attention because of what happened next. (as object of preposition) v Refer to Ex.2 on page 180