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I. Facts and Opinions Most reading passages contain ideas based on fact and opinion.

The ability to recognize differences between factand opinion can help us to achieve a deeper levelof understanding in our reading.

ideasfacts

opinions

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e.g. One day, my mother called me, to invite me to a birthday dinner for my

father.

Fact: statement that tells what really happenedor what really is the case.

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Opinion: statement of belief, judgment or feeling. It shows what someone thinks or feels about a subject.

e.g. In his dark business suits, he looked nice but easily forgettable, like somebody’s nephew at a funeral.

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II. Exercises

1.I am sure that time will only confirm what we feel deeply about each other.

2.I arranged it so my mother would want to cook a meal especially for him.

3.I was hoping she would say something first concerning Rich.

OO

FF

FF

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4. Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children don’t?

5. He had brought a bottle of French wine, something he did not know my parents could not appreciate.

FF

OO

Script Writing

Group Performance

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I. Script Writing

Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law

Write a script , and perform in a group of

four : father , mother, Rich and I.

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她只会看着烹饪指南烧菜，而我对烹饪操作了如指掌。

他稍微矮了一点，但长得很结实。

1. She can only cook looking at directions. My instructions are in my fingers. (L15)

Auntie Suyuan can only cook while looking at directions. I am so skilled that I can cook without much thinking as if my fingers did it by themselves.

2.He was a bit on the short side, compactly built.(L28)

He was a little too short and had a small, butwell-shaped body.

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3. I could feel the goose bumps rise on my back. (L35)

我听后感到背上起了鸡皮疙瘩。I was so disappointed that I could feel the tiny lumps or thick or hard raise areas on my back.

Before we could say something skillfully to please my mother, …

4. But before we could be so diplomatic, … (L59)

但是我们还没能来得及说一些圆滑得体的话，……

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My mother always said something negative about her own cooking skills to show modesty as most of the Chinese cooks do.

我妈妈总是要对她自己的烹饪发表一些评论，说一些自己的菜烧得不好之类的话，这是中国厨师的习惯。

5. As is the Chinese cook’s custom, my mother always made negative remarks about her own cooking. (L43)

Word Using

Old to New

Chinese to English

Word Experiencing

Story Making

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findorganizeaboutexpectforcemake it cleargo on doingin some wayunhappilyget on well with

come up with arrange concerning anticipate compel proclaim proceed to do somehow miserably hit it off

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赢得 …… 的心配料结实地代表无辜；装作不知方言像样的批评圆滑

win over ingredient compactly on one’s behalf innocently dialect appropriate criticize diplomatic

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Experiencing1. criticize: to talk about one’s fault

When does your father or mother

criticize you?

2. arrange: to organize or make plan for sth.

What do you arrange for the coming National

Day/winter holidays …?

I was criticized when …

We are arranging (a party, a tour) for …

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3.concerning: about

What is your mother’s letter or phone normally concerning?

4. miserable: very unhappy or uncomfortable In what situation do you feel miserable?

My mother’s phone is mainly concerning …( my life at the college).

It is miserable for me to …

I felt miserable when …

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IV. Story Making

Make a story in your group with the words given. Each sentence should contain one of the words. Your story should be logical, meaningful and smooth.

compel innocent come up with

anticipate somehow

A sample

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We were anticipating the party for the coming National Day. Somehow someone played a joke on me and asked me to give performance at the party. I felt innocent. I was compelled to think about what to perform. At last , I came up with an answer—I was going to play a joke

back on those guys.

A StoryA Story

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1. come up with (L1)

think of or suggest

TranslationTranslation他总能想出一个理由来让他们再耽搁上一个月。

KeyKeyHe could always come up with a reason He could always come up with a reason for them to linger another month.for them to linger another month.

V. Word Using

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2.concerning prep. (L16)

about (sb./sth.)

TranslationTranslation

针对他的行为我和他谈了话。

KeyKey I spoke to him concerning his I spoke to him concerning his behavior.behavior.

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3. compel (L30)

v. force

TranslationTranslation雨迫使我们停止了比赛。

KeyKey

The rain compelled us to stop our The rain compelled us to stop our game.game.

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4. criticize (L42)

v. point out the mistake of sb. or sth.

TranslationTranslation报道对警方未能解决这个问题提出了强烈批评。

KeyKey

The report strongly criticizes the police The report strongly criticizes the police for failing to deal with this problem.for failing to deal with this problem.

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5. clue (L43)

n. a fact or idea as a guide or aid in a problem

TranslationTranslation警方仍在寻找线索以便找到失踪的女孩。

KeyKeyPolice are still looking for clues in their Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.search for the missing girl.

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6. proclaim (L49)

v. make sth. known publicly

TranslationTranslation他声称自己是班上最好的学生。

KeyKey

He proclaims himself the best student He proclaims himself the best student in the class.in the class.

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The father is testing on the future son-in-law, the son-in-law is nervous and he also tells somelies to please the father.

How to win over future How to win over future parents-in-law?parents-in-law?