A conditional sentence (or \conditional\ for short) is commonly composed of two parts: conditional clause main clause. Despite the many possible sequences of verb forms in conditionals, the following four types represent perhaps the commonest and the most useful ones:

分句(Clause)是建立在词组基础上的语法单位。 所谓分句就是“主语(Subject)+谓语 (Predicate)”的语法构造。这就是说,并不是 任何一串词组都可以成为分句,只有当这些词 组结合成为“主语+谓语”的结构时,这才算是 分句。比如下面这一连串词组 the tale, three legs in the room并不能说明什么,因为它们没有结成 主谓关系,因而不是分句

1 Definition Subordination means putting a grammatical unit in a lower rank or position. A grammatical unit that functions as a constituent of another unit of equal or lower rank of structure is called subordinate constructi, which might

定语从句/关系分句(Attributive/Relative Clauses )在句中做定语,修饰一个名词或代词,被修 饰的名词词组或代词即先行词。定语从句通常 出现在先行词之后,由关系词(关系代词或关 系副词)引出。 关系代词有:who,whom, whose,that, which等 关系副词有:when, where,why等

修饰(一):词组中的修饰语 修饰”( Modification)是扩展基本句型使之成为 生动的、能表达丰富思想的重要语法手段。 我们知道,基本句型多半是一些不带修饰语的 骨架,而实际使用中的句子则像活人一样总都 是有血有肉的,带有各式各样的修饰语,比如 说, Rain fell这样一个句式,从结构上看,是个 完整的SV句型,但它并没有表达多少意思

41.As a actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments A flexible灵活的,柔韧的 n flexibility B. versatile形容人多才多艺的,形容工具用途广泛的vers代表随时可以变换的n. versatility DVD= Diaital versatile disc

Questions on the text Did people have to attend on machines hundreds of years ago? What happened to industry about a hundred years ago? What is the operation of automatic machines based on?

1. In what physical condition is the writer's grandmother? with her? 3. Is she happy Why or why not? 4 Are retirement homes all bad? 5. What did the writer's mother decide to do when Grandma could not live on her own? 6. How are elderly people treated in many cultures? 7. Why are old people unhappy in a nursing home? 8. What is the writer's opinion concerning the treatment of aging people? 9. What is your own opinion concerning the old people n general?

Teaching Outline Background information Pre-reading questions Passage analysis Style and structure Spellings Word derivations Language points Useful expressions Weekly quiz

Pre-reading Questions 1. Why were the girls warned that they should not regard school as \Brighton beach\ and what was implied in the warning? 2.What is the purpose of education according to the author?