1. Use your imagination to complete the sentence.
To measure the man, measure his_______.
heart

2. Are you an understanding person? Why or why not?
Can you give an example?
Talk about each of the following sentence in pairs and
answer the question:
How can we become an understanding person?
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not
at what he has already achieved, but at what he desires to
achieve.
Folks never understand the folks they hate.
If you don‘t understand yourself you don’t understand
anybody else.

3. Table of Contents

5. Period Ⅰ&Ⅱ

6. Have you ever heard of Helen Keller?
How much do you know about her?
Choose A, B or C. She was B
A. a social worker; devoted; kind-hearted; an American
B. a writer; blind and deaf; persevering; an American
C. a sportswoman; hard-working; successful; a British
Circle the words that can also be used to describe her in A &C.

7. What do you think is the most important personality trait for a person?
Rearrange the following choices from the most important to the least.
1) Good heart 2) Perseverance 3) Honesty
4) Diligence ) Bravery ) Creativity
7) Other(s):
Your order:
Now, exchange your ideas with your partner.

8. Vocabulary learning
The following words are taken from the coming article. Make sure you know their meaning before reading the article.
lean
embarrassed
crippled
let on
adjust
ill-treatment
bitterness
participate

9. lean
The rider is leaning the motorcycle to his right side.
lean on sb./sth.= depend on sb./sth. for support
The cat is leaning on the dog.

10. They look very .
embarrassed
Both of them have the embarrassed smile/grin.
He is financially embarrassed.
He is out of pocket.

11. crippled
He has an abnormal leg, so he is and has to walk with the help of walking sticks.
crippled
let on
Okay, I will tell you the secret. But don't that I told you.
let on

12. adjust
Tom is very fond of surfing and he can his body quite well to the ocean waves.
adjust
ill-treatment
Look, these innocent civilians receive the from the soldiers, which is unacceptable.
ill-treatment

13. bitterness
As we all know, the bitter melon can give us a sense of
bitterness
participate
Tens of thousands of people
in the demonstration for expressing the love of our country in the 2008 Olympic games.
participated

14. Match the words with their explanations.
participate
an unpleasantly sharp taste
feeling ashamed or shy
bitterness
to take part in
crippled
disabled
embarrassed
to change to make it more suitable
ill-treatment
to depend on sth. for support and encouragement
adjust
let on
harsh or cruel treatment
lean
to tell others secrets

15. A good heart to lean on
Guess what the meaning of the title is.

16. If you had such a father, how would you feel when you walk with him?
Look at the picture carefully and describe the two persons.
Can you guess what their relationship is?
The father was severely crippled and very short, and when he walked with his son, he put his hand on his son’s arm for balance.
If you had such a father, how would
you feel when you walk with him?
Read and check if the son had the same feeling as yours.

17. When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly feel restless and shy at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on.
seriously
Crippled
here means
in one’s heart
What does outward mean?
跛脚的
fix one’s eyes on sb.
rest + less= restless;
worried, bored, and impatient.
Then what does sleepless mean?
tell the truth or secret

18. It is impossible for me to balance when wire-walking.
It was difficult to balance our steps — his slow, mine impatient — and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.”
pace
keep pace with= keep up with
his slow, mine impatient
was
and
In the street, people are walking
at different
was
paces
Tom is very fond of surfing and he can his body quite well to the ocean waves.
adjust

19. despite prep.= in spite of make it
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite unpleasant weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride.
What does “it “ refer to?
despite prep.= in spite of
make it
the bad weather, she is still running in the rain.
the fact that she is under weighted, she still keeps dieting.
Despite
Despite
He said, “Believe yourself and try really hard, and you will .”
make it

20. take a firm hold of pull sb. through
also means helping sb. through a difficulty.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child’s sleigh to the entrance of
the subway. Once there, he would take a firm hold of the handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free.
take a firm hold of
Once there,
we reached
When surfing, you have to the
rope as well as adjust yourself to the right pose.
take a firm hold of

21. pull sb. through
= help sb. through a difficulty
pull oneself together
= regain the self-control and calmness
pull sb.’s leg
= make a joke of sb.
pull over
The policeman asked the truck driver to for investigation.
pull over

22. When I think of it now, I feel amazed at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to experience such mistreatment and stress. And at how he did it — without bitterness or complaint.
mistreatment
“And at how he did it “
amazed
“it” stands for
to experience such
mistreatment and stress.
Look, these innocent civilians receive the from the soldiers, which is unacceptable.
mistreatment

23. He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
envy
Obviously, the dog does
the cat’s bone.
the more lucky or capable persons
What does a “good heart” mean?
A “good heart” means a kind, understanding, and sympathetic attitude toward life and others.

24. = Since
Now that I am older, I believe that is the proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know sometimes I don’t have one myself.
What does “which” stand for?
“Which” stands for “the proper standard”.

25. Although he was unable to…
Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. When a local baseball team found itself without a manager, he kept it going. He liked to go to dances and parties, where he could have a good time just sitting and watching.
participate in= take part in
participating
My father is very fond of in the bridge game.

26. on leave= absent from work
I now know he participated in some things indirectly through me, his only son. When I played ball (poorly), he “played” too. When I joined the Navy, he “joined” too. And when I came home on leave, he saw to it that I visited his office. In introducing me, he was really saying, “This is my
son, but it is also me, and I could have done this, too, if things had been different.”
A nation’s navy is the armed force that fights on the sea.
see to it that = make sure that
the door is safely locked．
See to it that
Paraphrase the sentence: .
Father trusted that he himself could have done as well as “I”, if he were not crippled.

27. sense= feel (vt.); sense (n.) =feeling (n.)
unwillingness = un- + willingness
It means
Try to sense the world through your five senses, namely,
the sense of hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch.
the sense of being unwilling to do sth
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was for feeling that way, how shameful I was, and how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t have a “good heart”. At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.”
Trifle is something of little importance.
shameful = shame + ful→ full of shame
gain: to obtain, to win
regain: re- + gain
It means .
He is ashamed of his shameful behavior.
to get back again

28. Read the article through and then complete the following sentence.
The main idea of the article is .
how a crippled father helps his son keep balance through his act of deep caring.
Read the article and choose the correct answers. B
1) “I was embarrassed to be seen with my father” because
A. my father seemed too severe
B. I felt uneasy when seen with my crippled father
C. my father was unusually short

29. A A 2) Father said “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.”
because .
A. he wanted me to decide on the speed and he would try to
walk at the same speed
B. he wanted me to walk first and then he would adjust my
pace
C. he wanted me to slow down my pace so that he could
balance his own steps A
3) It can be inferred from the article that when the weather
was fine Father got to the subway station .
A. on a child’s sleigh pulled by my sisters or me
B. by holding on to my arm for balance
C. by taking a firm hold of the handrail A

30. C C 4) How did Father react when he was given unwanted attention?___
A. He would take himself as an object of pity.
B. He would complain a lot about the mistreatment and
stress.
C. He would not care about his own “disability” but look for
a “good heart” instead.
5) According to the article, Father had the following hobbies
except .
A. playing baseball
B. attending parties
C. ice-skating C C

31. B A 6) Which of the following statements is NOT true according
to the article?
A. Father once helped to manage the local baseball team.
B. Father once joined the Navy.
C. Father enjoyed himself a lot at dances and parties
though he could only sit and watch.
7) What can we infer from the sentence “I could have done
this, too, if things had been different” in Para. 9?
A. Father trusted that he himself could have done as well
as “I”, if he were not crippled.
B. Father believed that he himself could have been
excellent in the Navy if he had been enrolled.
C. Father was dissatisfied with my performance in the
Navy and thus set himself as an example for me. B A

32. C 8) How do “I” feel now when Father has been gone for years?
A. I always recall how I complained to Father about
trifles and my envy of others’ good fortune.
B. I am always afraid that Father might have sensed
my unwillingness to be seen with him.
C. I miss my father a lot and feel regretful and sorry
for what I thought about him. C

33. Find the words or phrases referred to in the article and write them down below.
the difficulty of balancing our steps
the hardship and stress of my father’s going to work
treat himself as an object of pity or envy lucky others
a “good heart”
the baseball team
sensed my unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks
what I thought about him.

34. Work in groups to discuss the following questions.
In the last paragraph, why does the writer say he would
put his hand on Father’s arm to regain his own balance? And what is your understanding of “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you” in that case?
Now he is a grownup and when bothered by trifles, envy, complaints, and a bad state of mind, he often thinks of his father’s good attitude of life.
The father has set a good example or standard and the author will try to follow him.”

35. Discussion
2) If you were the son, how would you feel toward the father?
I would feel very proud of my father because of his determination, understanding heart, courage, and active attitude of life always means a lot to me.
3) What is a “good heart” in the writer’s view? And what
is your understanding of a “good heart”?
A good state of mind or attitude toward life.
A “good heart” can enlighten and ease our life stress and even misfortune. Everyone can become a better person with a good mind, so the world can become a better place for us to live in.

36. Homework Read the text and review the new words.
Preview Word Power and do the exercises.

37. Period Ⅲ

38. Find words or expressions in the article with the same meanings as the following.
1) unable or unwilling to keep still (Para. 1)
2) to disclose sth. meant as a secret (Para. 1)
3) to be successful in a particular activity (Para. 3)
4) extremely surprised (Para. 5)
5) sb. or sth. a certain feeling is directed toward
(Para. 6)
6) to make sure (Para. 9)
7) to be surprised and want to know (Para. 10)
8) to become aware of (Para. 10)
restless
let on
make it
amazed
object
see to it
wonder
sense

39. What’s missing? let on restless see to it make it amazed wonder object
sense

40. let on What’s missing? object see to it make it amazed sense restless
wonder
What’s missing?

41. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the words or expressions you have got in Task 1.
As he walked home he _ what to make for
the evening meal.
2) Please that you will attend the meeting on time.
3) I get if I stay in the same job for too long.
my disapproval, he began to explain his schedule in detail.
5) We to the airport 15 minutes before the plane took off.
6) He must know more about the accident than what he has
7) Now the prime minister has become the of complaints for his role in the economic crisis.
8) Visitors are often to discover how little the town has changed in the last two decades.
was wondering
see to it
restless
Sensing
made it
let on
object
amazed

42. Choose the right word from the following groups of words to complete each of the sentences. Change the form if necessary.
embarrassing
embarrassed
embarrassment
In the TV interview last night, the pop star tried to
avoid any questions about his private life.
B. When he got married, Alf was too to
say anything to his wife about his cleaning job.
C. He could not hide his at his
children’s poor marks in the parent-to-teacher interview.
embarrassing
embarrassed
embarrassment

43. grow
grown
growth
During the 1970’s there was rapid in oil
production and consumption worldwide.
B. It’s a shame for a man to spit in public.
C. Children often fast after the age of 12.
growth
grown
grow
complain
complaint
The BBC has received a stream of about its
programme these days.
B. They have already been given a 10% raise in salary, so
why are they ?
complaints
complaining

44. envy
envious
Mary is good-looking, rich, and smart—all the other
girls in town her.
B. I’m not the least bit of his fame and wealth.
envy
envious
engage
engagement
engaged
A. Have you heard that Jerry and May got ?
B. Don’t bother dad, Tom! He is himself in
mending a fuse.
C. Jerry and May officially announced their in
church last Sunday.
engaged
engaging
engagement

45. participate
participant
participation
A. Would all the in the next race come forward?
B. Everyone in this class is expected to in these
discussions.
C. Teachers should always encourage class .
participants
participate
participation
regret
regrettable
regretful
It’s a great opportunity to buy this at $50, Sir! You’ll
never it.
B. It is a fact that our health gets worse as we
increase our work hours to make more money.
C. Till now she hasn’t shown any signs of being for
her mistakes.
regret
regrettable
regretful

46. Read the expressions with parts of human body and
match them with their Chinese equivalents.
1) face to face
2) see eye to eye
3) neck and neck
4) heart-to-heart
5) shoulder to shoulder
6) from mouth to mouth
7) to follow one’s nose
8) to pull one’s leg
9) to have a sweet tooth
10) to burn one’s fingers
肩并肩地
B. 看法一致
C. 口口相传；广泛流传
D. 愚弄某人；开某人玩笑
E. 爱吃甜食
F. 自讨苦吃；自寻烦恼
G. 一直走
H. 面对面地
I. 坦诚亲切地交谈
J. 并驾齐驱
Keys: 1)-H ;
2)-B;
3)-J;
4)- I;
5)-A;
6)-C;
7)-G;
8)-D;
9)-E;
10 )-F.

47. Two-word Verbs
A two-word verb or phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or adverb that changes the meaning of the verb. For example, the verb let has a different meaning when it is combined with on. Let on ( see the last sentence of Para. 1 of the article) means to reveal/tell a secret.

48. Close your books!
Discuss with your partner the meaning of the phrases.
let down:
let in:
let off:
let on:
let out:
let up:
to cause (someone) to be disappointed;
to fail to keep a promise
to admit
to excuse (someone) from (punishment, duty, etc.)
to tell a secret
to make a loud sound
to lessen, gradually cease; to stop working

49. Then complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the two-word verbs.
Don’t ___________ that we know anything about the matter.
2) Please open the window and ___________ some fresh air.
3) The boy failed to do his homework, but the teacher
_________ him ___________.
let on
let in
let
off
4) They have been working for 40 hours without __________.
5) She ___________ a sudden scream seeing a dead rat in the
corner of the room.
6) Don’t worry, Dad, I won’t you __________.
letting up
let out
let
down

50. Homework 1.Read the text carefully and review the new words.
2. Preview Grammar and do the exercise.

51. Period Ⅳ

52. Look at the following pictures, paying special attention to the coloured parts.
Bob is a real genius, though very young.
Terrific! What a nice painting!

53. A matter of time!
Can he possibly be
better than Da Vinci?

54. What is omitted in each of the coloured parts?
Now try to match them.
1) What a nice painting ! A. was
2) Bob is a real genius, though very young! B. It is
3) Can he possibly be better than Da Vinci ? C. it is
4) a matter of time! D. he is C D A B
Besides the omission of the subject, object, predicate or “to”, ellipsis can also mean the omission of some other parts of a sentence.

55. be Ellipsis ( II ) Omitted part Examples Link verb Predicative “it is”
1) It was difficult to balance our steps — his (was) slow, mine (was) impatient —... as we went along.
2) Tom is a bus-driver, his wife (is) a conductor.
Predicative
1) — Is the problem too difficult for an 8-year-old boy?
— No, it isn’t (too difficult).
2) — He’s a real man.
— Who is (a real man)?
“it is”
1) It was a severe heart attack, (it was) his first (attack).
2) — Can you work out this plan in 3 days?
— Of course! (It is) A piece of cake!
Subject + be
1) Once (he was) there, he would take a firm hold of the handrail...
2) Henry looked about as if (he were) in search of something. be

57. Write the omitted words or phrases in the following sentences on the lines given.
Bob has done his homework, but Tom
hasn’t.
2) — Are you a teacher?
— No, but I used to be.
3) She studies very hard though still rather
weak.
4) When pure, water is a colourless liquid.
done his homework
a teacher
she is
water is

58. 5) Only one of us was injured,
and just slightly.
6) This is one of the oldest buildings
in town, if not the oldest.
7) I’ll buy the tickets if you want me to.
8) The boy looked as if afraid of nothing.
injured
it is
buy them
he was

59. Rewrite the titles of newspaper articles in their complete forms and try to translate them into Chinese.
1) Three Dead after Inhaling Oven Gas
Complete form: Three people died after inhaling oven gas.
Translation: 误吸煤气三人窒息身亡。
2) Banker Killed by Burglars
Complete form:
Your translation: 。
A Banker was killed by Burglars
一个银行家被窃贼谋杀

60. 3) Pope to Visit Japan in February
Complete form:
Your translation: 。
The Pope is going to visit Japan in February
教皇二月将去日本访问
4) Johnson Ready for Tokyo Meet
Complete form:
Your translation: 。
Johnson is ready for Tokyo Meet
约翰逊做好了东京运动会的准备

61. 5) Boy 14, Rescued from Cliff Face
Complete form:
Your translation: 。
A 14 years old boy was rescued from Cliff Face
一个14岁男孩获救于Cliff Face
6) American President to Fly to London
Complete form: .
Your translation: 。
The American President is going to fly to London
美国总统将飞往伦敦

62. Expressing Sympathy and Giving Response
Period Ⅴ
Expressing Sympathy and Giving Response

63. puppy
Vocabulary
vet
The vet is listening to the puppy’s heartbeat.

64. She whistled and the game began.
a whistle
This pencil is twisted.
She whistled and the game began.

65. Pairwork
Look at the following pictures for selling puppies and decide which puppy you like best and which one you’d like to buy. Tell your partner why you’d buy it.

66. Would you like to buy this puppy? Why or why not?
twisted, crippled, limp, lame

67. The little boy bought the puppy because . who ran with a limp
Listen to the recording to find out which puppy the little boy in the story bought and why he bought it.
The little boy bought the puppy because
who ran with
a limp
he thought the puppy needed someone who could understand him

68. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions.
What was on the poster? .
2) How much did the storeowner usually ask for a puppy?
3) According to a vet, can the little puppy that runs with a
limp be cured?
Puppies for Sale
From ＄ 30 to ＄ 50
No.

69. 4) When the storeowner wanted to give the puppy to the little
boy, how did the boy feel? .
5) How much would the boy pay for the little puppy?
6) What was wrong with the boy’s left leg?
He felt upset.
He would pay full price.
It was badly twisted, crippled and supported by a big metal brace.

70. Listen for the 3rd time and fill in the blanks with the missing information.
＄ 2.37
A little boy went to buy a puppy with $ in his pocket. When he found a puppy that walked with a limp, he decided to buy it. The storeowner didn’t think the boy really , so he decided to But the little boy refused. He said he would pay_________ for he thought the little puppy every bit as much as though it was never going to be able to with him like the other puppies. He thought that the little puppy would need someone like himself .
wanted to buy the puppy
give it to him
full price
was worth
all the other dogs
jump and play
to understand it

71. If you bought the crippled puppy and hugged it, what would you say to it? What do you think the puppy might say to you? The following sentences will be helpful.
Expressing Sympathy
Responding
I’m terribly sorry to hear
that you can’t run normally.
Thank you for your
concern.
2) How awful for you!
2) Thank you. I appreciate it.
3) Oh dear, I’m awfully
sorry about your bad luck.
3) Thanks a lot/very much.
4) I understand how you feel.
4) Thanks. It was just one of
those things.
5) Poor thing! You must be
feeling unhappy/worried/
disappointed now.
5) Thank you. I’m
disappointed but these
things happen.

72. Practise having dialogues with your partner with the help of the situations and the sentence structures in Task 5.
Your friend Jane can’t go home during the May Day holiday, for her home is too far away from the school. Express your sympathy and invite
her to join your family.
Situation 1

73. Your friend Jimmy has just failed his English test
Your friend Jimmy has just failed his English test. Express your sympathy, and say you have had the same unpleasant experience before.
Situation 2
You were told that one of your classmates, David, has fallen from his bike and broken his right leg. Call him to show your sympathy.
Situation 3

74. Period Ⅴ Why or why not? Discussion
Do you make friends with family members?
Why or why not?

75. Writing an Opinion Column
Steve writes a “Friends” column with a newspaper, helping people build new friendships and providing expert advice on how to maintain them. Here is an article taken from his column on “Family Members Make Good Friends”.

76. Family Members Make Good Friends
What does in-law mean?
Family Members Make Good Friends
Brothers, sisters, cousins, even in-laws are all likely to be strong, satisfying friends. After all, you already share one important thing in common: you are related, and that can be a powerful bond.
My older sister is one of my very close friends, but we sure didn’t start out that way. She and I fought like Tom and Jerry over clothes, the phone and whose turn it was to clean the room until the day she got married and moved away. But now that we are adults, we’ve become very close, spending many hours talking on the phone or shopping together.
e.g. father-in-law, mother-in-law

77. So think about your relatives
So think about your relatives. Which of them would you like to get a little closer to? What are their hobbies or their favourite sports, and would you like to join in? And don’t forget your older and younger relatives. Good friendships can be found among them as well. After all, family is good for more than just sharing Thanksgiving dinner.

78. Points on how to write an opinion column:
Know your subject well.
Research the background of what you want to write about.
Keep notes of information sources.
Make your writing easy to understand with explanations
and examples.

79. Now suppose you are Steve, write an article for this column on one of the titles listed below.
1) How to make new friends and keep the old ones?
When moving to a new city, going away to college, or
finding out you have a “false friend”, you will possibly
make a new friend or two, but how will you keep your old
ones at the same time?
Related sayings
“Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver
and the other’s gold.”
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes
in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”
“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave,
and impossible to forget.”
“Best friends are the ones who can be the farthest away
but there the fastest when you call.”

80. 2) Friendship and loaning money
What do you do when a friend asks to borrow some
money? It doesn’t matter if it is just a small amount of
money. But what if it isn’t?
Related Proverbs/Expressions
“Lend your money and lose your friend.” A Scottish
proverb.
“A friend in need is the friend in deed”.
“You should never loan out more than you can afford
to lose.”
"If you can't afford to give it away don't lend it!”

81. 3) When friendship hurts
Everybody makes mistakes, even our nearest and dearest
friends. That is a fact that can’t be avoided or changed.
So, what do you do when a friend says or does
something that hurts you?
Related Expressions:
“A true friend laughs at your stories even when they're
not so good, and sympathizes with your troubles even
when they're not so bad”
Was it on purpose? did they even mean to hurt you?
Talk to them about it before you declare the friendship is
over.
Put yourself in his shoes and see it from his side.

82. 4) What makes a F-R-I-E-N-D
We are all looking for our friends, but what would your
ideal friends be like and what qualities should they have?
Suggested Answers:
To desire what is best for the other
Sympathy and empathy (put oneself in the other’s
shoes)
Honesty
Mutual understanding and compassion
A positive relationship is based on equal give and take
between the two parties

83. Homework
Finish writing an article for the column.

84. Have you ever seen how people treated thieves?
Pairwork
Period Ⅵ
Discuss about the following questions in pairs.
Have you ever had anything stolen?
How did you feel?
Have you ever seen how people treated thieves?

85. Work in pairs and try to describe the picture.

86. Guess what will happen next and then share your opinion with your partner.

87. Groupwork
If you were the woman in the picture, and you caught the boy while he was snatching your purse, what would you do?
Read the text to find out what the woman did.

88. Thank you, Ma’am
She was a large woman. She carried a large purse slung across her shoulder. It was about eleven o’clock at night, dark. She was walking alone when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse. The purse strap came off, but he pulled so hard that he lost his balance. He fell on his back on the sidewalk. The large woman turned around, and picked him up by his T-shirt.

89. Role-play this dialogue.
ǁ The woman said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?”
Held up by his T-shirt, the boy said, “Yes, ma’am.”
The woman said, “What did you do it for?”
The boy said, “It was a joke.”
She said, “You lie!”
“Lady, I’m sorry,” whispered the boy.
“Um-hum! Your face needs washing. Don’t you wash your face at home?”
“No, ma’am,” said the boy. ǁ
The large woman started up the street, dragging the frightened boy behind her.
Role-play this dialogue.
to pull sb/sth along with
effort and difficulty
scared

90. What do these 3 sentences imply?
Sweat bathed the boy’s face and he began to struggle. Mrs. Jones continued to drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside. She turned on the light and left the door open.
She said, “What is your name?”
“Roger,” answered the boy.
“Roger, go to that wash basin and wash your face,” said the woman. She let him go—at last. Roger looked at the door. He looked at the woman. And then he went to the wash basin.
What do these 3 sentences imply?

91. Why was there a long pause?
“Are you taking me to prison?” asked the boy, bending over the wash basin.
“With that face, I would not take you anywhere. Have you been home to eat yet?”
“There’s nobody at my house,” said the boy.
“Then we’ll eat,” said the woman. “I believe you are hungry. So you tried to snatch my purse.”
“I want a pair of leather shoes,” said the boy.
“Well, you didn’t have to snatch my purse, ” said Mrs. Jones. “You could have asked me.”
“Ma’am?”
With water dripping from his face, the boy looked at her. There was a long pause. After he dried his face, he turned around, wondering what to do next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it. He could run, run, run!
Why was there a long pause?

92. In a corner of the room behind a screen was a small gas stove and a refrigerator. Mrs. Jones went behind the screen. She did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse, which she left behind her on the bed. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from the purse, where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.
mis + trust + ed

93. Do you often help your Mom set the table? Why couldn’t he say that?
She heated some beans and ham, made cocoa, and set the table. The woman did not ask about where he lived, or about his family, or about anything that would embarrass him. Instead, as they ate, she told him about her work in a hotel beauty shop. Then she cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Do you often help your Mom set the table?
“Eat some more,” she said.
When they had finished eating, she got up and said, “Now here, take this ten dollars and buy some leather shoes. And next time, don’t snatch my purse, nor anybody else’s — because shoes got by bad ways will burn your feet. From here on, I hope you’ll behave yourself.”
The boy wanted to say something besides, “Thank you, ma’am, ” to Mrs. Jones. His lips moved, but he could not even say that.
Why couldn’t he say that?

94. Read the article and rearrange the following statements in the correct order.
1) The woman made the boy wash his face.
2) The boy tried to snatch the woman’s purse.
3) The woman told the boy to behave himself from then on.
4) The woman invited the boy to have supper together with her.
5) The boy failed to say “Thank you, madam.”
6) The woman dragged the boy up the street.
7) The woman seized the boy.
8) The woman gave the boy money to buy what he wanted.
The correct order is:
2);
7);
6);
1);
4);
Tips: Getting a general idea of the sequence of actions will help you understand the story better.
8);
3); 5)

95. Read the article and complete the following chart.
Time
Place
Characters
Roger
Mrs. Jones
about eleven o’clock
at night
on the sidewalk
the dirty boy
the large woman

96. Roger tried to snatch Mrs
Roger tried to snatch Mrs. Jones’ purse but was seized and dragged up to the street by her.
Event
The beginning
The process
The ending
Roger was frightened by Mrs. Jones and taken to her home. He was asked to wash his face and given some supper.
Mrs. Jones gave Roger some money and asked him to behave himself, which moved him deeply.

97. ∧ did not wanted to buy shoes
Decide whether each of the following statements
is true (T) or false (F). Correct the false one(s).
1) Mrs. Jones was a woman of heavy build.
2) Mrs. Jones helped the boy to stand up by
seizing his T-shirt.
3) When Mrs. Jones dragged the boy along the street, the boy didn’t feel afraid.
4) The boy wondered whether Mrs. Jones would send him to prison.
5) The boy must be an orphan according to the text.
6) Mrs. Jones was a well-to-do woman.
7) Mrs. Jones gave the boy ten dollars to buy a pair of shoes because the boy had no shoes on.
8) Mrs. Jones didn’t ask Roger anything except his
name for she thought it would embarrass him. T T F
did T
not T F ∧
wanted to buy shoes F T

98. Ask and answer the following questions together with your partner.
How old do you think the boy was? Give your reasons.
2) Why was Roger’s face bathed in sweat when Mrs. Jones
dragged him along the street? .
3) Why did Mrs. Jones leave the door open after they
entered the house?
He was maybe 10 to 15 years old. Because he could be picked up by a woman.
Because he was frightened of being taken to prison
Because she wanted to give the boy a second chance to change his behavior

99. 4) Why was there a long pause after Mrs. Jones said Roger
could have asked her for money instead of snatching? .
5) Where did Rodger sit after he washed his face ? Why?
6) How do you understand the sentence “Shoes got by bad
ways will burn your feet”?
7) What might happen if the woman sent the boy to the
police?
He couldn’t believe what she said and was very shocked
On the far side of the room, away from the purse. Because he didn’t want to be mistrusted again
It’s an expression to warn Roger not to snatch things anymore, which will ruin his life.
The boy would look down on himself, lose hope of life and keep on behaving badly

100. Should the woman send the boy to the police station?
Debate
Should the woman send the boy to the police station?
Yes!
no!

101. Homework Look at the picture and make up a story with the
help of the following words and expressions.