Word File Sentences Patterns Expansion Writing Practice

I. things you do in the bathroom squeeze the toothpaste 擠牙膏 brush one’s teeth 刷牙 rinse one’s mouth 漱口 give oneself a shampoo 洗頭髮 wash up 洗手、臉等 take a shower 淋浴 take a bath 盆浴

II. useful expressions related to “tools” 1. Eventually, a solution was hammered out. ( 努力想出 …) 2. I kept hammering away at the essay until it was done. ( 努力做 …) 3. The teacher tried to hammer the idea of water conservation into his students. ( 灌輸 ) 4. Panic nailed him to his chair. ( 使 … 呆坐在椅子上 ) 5. The bad weather screwed up our holiday. ( 弄糟 ) Back

1.lose/ring/be horrified/discover/it/have/ fall down/drain ( 排水管 ) Mrs. Little lost her ring and was horrified to discover that it had fallen down the drain.

2. Mrs. Little/look/worried; George/try/ think of/way/help/get/ring Mrs. Little looked worried while George tried to think of the way to help his mother get the ring.

3. George/suggest/tie/fishhook/onto/ a piece of/string/fish/ring/out George suggested tying a fishhook onto a piece of string and tried to fish the ring out.

4. way/George/think of/not/work However, the way George thought of didn’t work.

5. Mr. Little/point at/Stuart/sit/on/hand; suggest/send/Stuart/down/get/ring Mr. Little pointed at Stuart sitting on his hand and suggested sending Stuart down to get the ring.

6. go/down/drain/carry/string/along with Stuart went down the drain and carried/carrying the string along with him.

7. get/ring/pull/string Stuart got the ring and pulled the string.

8.pull/out of/drain/with/ring/around/neck Stuart was pulled out of the drain with the ring around his neck.

9. kiss/Stuart/thank Mrs. Little kissed Stuart and thanked him.

II. A Fight between Stuart and the Cat, Snowbell ______ Stuart knelt down. ______ Snowbell squealed and ran off. ______ Snowbell climbed up onto the chair. ______ Snowbell crept toward the bookshelf. ______ Stuart shot the arrow into Snowbell’s ear. ______ Stuart stepped out from behind the candlestick. ___1__ Stuart placed the arrow against the string of the bow. ______ Stuart bent his bow and took aim at Snowbell’s left ear. BACK

Writing a Summary

A good summary gives only main ideas. It does not include details. Here are a few tips for you to follow: 1. A summary presents only the main points. You analyze the text and separate out the main points from the examples and details that support these points. 2. You should be accurate in presenting these main points.

3. You need not state the points in the same order as that of the text, especially if rearrangement makes things clearer. 4. A summary is often much briefer than the original.

Example: Of course, the bathroom would be dark, too, but Stuart’s father had thoughtfully tied a long string to the pull-chain of the light. The string reached clear to the floor. By grasping it as high up as he could and throwing his whole weight on it, Stuart was able to turn on the light. To get to the washbowl, Stuart had to climb a tiny rope ladder which his father had fixed for him.

Main points: 1. how Stuart turned on the light in the bathroom 2. how Stuart got up to the washbowl Details: (the crossed-out parts above) Summary: Stuart turned on the light in the bathroom by pulling a long string tied to the pull-chain of the light. Then, he climbed up a rope ladder to get onto the washbowl.

Exercise A: Work in pairs. Read the reading of this unit again. Make a list of the important facts of this text. Then, compare your list with your classmates’. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 1. Stuart was an early riser. 2. Every morning after getting up, he did his exercise and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

__________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ _______________________________ 3. He turned on the light in the bathroom by pulling a long string tied to the pull-chain of the light. 4. He climbed up a rope ladder to get onto the washbowl. 5. He laid his toothbrush, soap, washcloth, and comb neatly in a row. 6. He turned on the water by pounding the faucet with a hammer. 7. He brushed his teeth and moistened the washcloth.

Exercise B: Combine all you have listed above into a one- paragraph summary. _____________________________________ _________________ ________________ _____________________________________