1. Family

3.  Great-grandmother/grandfather  Grandmother/grandfather  Great-aunt/uncle  Mother/father  Mother/father-in-law  Daughter/son  Sister/brother  Aunt/uncle  Niece/nephew/cousin

4.  How many people are there in your family?  How do you get along with your family members?  Are there any problems between your parents and yourself?

5.  Betray-- hurt or disappoint  Underestimate--form too low an estimate/ opinion of  On the spur of the moment—not planned beforehand/ in advance  Authority—right to act in a specific way  Rebellious– hard to control

6.  Critical  Be critical of  Eg: He has apologized for his critical remarks about the referee.  Blame  Blame … on/for…  Eg: They blamed the failure on George.  Eg: They blamed George for the failure.  Be to blame  Eg: She is not to blame for the accident.

7.  Complain about  In/out of touch with  Eg: I’m out of touch with my middle school classmates now.  On the spur of the moment  Eg: He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.  Eg: He decided to go to New York on the spur of the moment.

8.  Challenge  Eg: The new government’s first challenge is the economy.  Upset  Eg: Her plans were upset by the weather.  Motive  Eg: In a case of murder, the police question everyone who might have a motive.

9.  Cut off  Eg: Without a car we feel very cut off.  Turn out  Eg: We shall see how things turn out.  Superior (to)  Eg: He thinks he’s superior to us because his father’s an important man.

10.  Approve of  I don’t approve of people wasting time.  Assume  I assumed that he was there.  Passive  His passive attitude made things easier for me.  Ignore  For decades her talents were ignored by the film industry.

11.  Responsible  You are responsible to your mother for keeping the house tidy.  Impress  What impressed him most was their speed.  Initiative  She was disappointed by his lack of initiative.

12.  E. children’s complaints about their parents are sometimes fair.  D. Children and parents think differently about making plans.  F. young people’s words can sometimes surprise their parents.  A. Young people create a culture and society of their own.  B. Young people sometimes look at things passively.  C. Co-operation can be part of your plan in controlling your life.

13. IdeasDetails Children complain that their parents… Are out of touch with modern ways; do not trust them; talk too much; have no sense of humor When doing things, parents and children are different. Parents plan carefully; children do things on the spur of the moment; parents don’t like things unexpected; children like challenges.

14. IdeasDetails Young people shock their parents in various ways. Drive at 90 m/h; won’t study for final examination; clothes; hairstyle; music; vocabulary Young people sometimes look at things passively. Rebellious and proud; don’t want their parents to approve; can’t win Young people can impress others. Sense of responsibility and initiative; cooperation

15.  有些动词表示的动作不能延续，他们的进行时表 示将来的概念，尤其是表示近期按计划或安排要 做的事情。  Are you seeing someone off?  They are leaving tomorrow.  进行时与表示经常性的频度副词连用，表示反复 或经常发生的动作或状态，表达说话人一定的感 情色彩。  He is always making trouble.

16.  连系动词的进行时强调被描述情况或状态的暂时 性。  You are being modest.  在时间、条件状语从句中现在进行时可以表示将 来正在进行的动作。  Don’t interrupt him if he is reading.

17.  他老是撒谎。  He is always telling lies.  飞机就要起飞了。  The plane is taking off.  这会儿我不觉得累。  I’m not feeling tired.  你这可不大客气呀。  You are not being polite.

18. Offering help Can I help you? Let me help you (do it). Can I give you a hand with … What can I do to help? Would you like any help? Is there anything I can do for you? Need some help? Am I allowed to help you?

19. Accepting an offer of help Oh, yes please. Thank you./ Thanks a lot. Cheers. Just what I needed. That’s very kind/nice of you. I’d be delighted (to have your help)! You are most kind/thougtful. Great./ Lovely./Terrific!

20. Declining an offer of help No, thank you. No, really, I can manage. I don’t think so, thank you. No, don’t bother, really. No, it’s all right, really. Nice thought, but I can manage. No, it’s ok. Don’t worry about it. Please don’t trouble yourself about it.

21.  Pattern 1: S+Vt.+O(n. /pron.)  He has finished his work.  Pattern 2: S+Vt.+Indirect O(n. /pron.) +Direct O(n. /pron.)  You have told the boy the truth.

23.  On many occasions  Christmas  Easter  Mother’s/Father’s Day  Engagement  Marriage  Valentine’s Day  Retirement  …

25.  Name of the recipient  The message  Name of the sender

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