B6M2Readingandvocabulary.ppt

Module 2 Fantasy Literature望谟民族中学：胡兴贵 Never DieA: Do you believe that one day we’ll never die and be young forever?B: Oh, I can’t imagine that. But ____________________Warming up :possible or impossible?I believe it is possible.Did you ever meet such a situation wheresomeone or something vanished for no reason ?There are 13 paragraphs in the text. We can divide them into 4 parts. First, read the whole text and then give the general idea of each part.Part 1: Paragraph 1 _____________________________Part 2: From Para. 2 to _______What the cat did and how the catvanished.When and where the story happenedPara 5Part 3: From ______ to Para. 10 What Will found and how he entered another worldPart 4: From Para11 to para13 _______________________________________________________Para 6What Will saw and how he felt after entering another world.1.Will can’t think clearly because ___.A.He was very frightened in the dark at nightB.He was excited when he saw a cat. C.He was worn out. Into the text:2. Why did the cat behave strangely? A. Because the cat put out a paw to pat something invisible in the air in front of her. B. Because the cat came up to Will when he held out his hand. C. Because the cat approached the patch of grass and then left back.3. Which of the following is TRUE about the patch according to the text? A. Will had cut the patch out of air. B. The patch was almost square in shape and less than a meter across. C. From the most positions, the patch was completely visible. 4. According to the text, we can know that Moxie was ___________. A. the cat that vanished B. a friend of Will C. a tabby Will once fed D. a homeless cat5. The phrase “be laden with” in the text means “___________”. A. be burdened with B. be full of C. be covered with D. be responsible for1. She came out of a garden to where Will was standing. =She came out of a garden to the place where/in which Will was standing. Key points: e.g. He is pointing to where there is a temple. e.g. The thieves have gone where the police can’t get them. e.g. Where there are a large number of chemical factories, the air is likely to be polluted. 2. Still watching, Will saw the cat behave strangely. Then he stood still, close to the nearest tree, as a truck passed by. still adj. 静止的 adv. 仍然e.g. Please stand still when I take a photo of you.e.g. My desk mate is sitting still. It seems that he has been asleep. 3. But Will knew without any doubt that … doubt n. 怀疑 e.g.毫无疑问会给那些在各自领域成功的人们奖赏。

(There is) no doubt ______ the prizes will be given to the people successful in their own fields. thate.g.我对他是否来这个派对有一些怀疑I have some doubt _________ he willcome to the party.doubt vt. 怀疑怀疑我怀疑他的诚实我怀疑他的诚实e.g. I doubt his honesty. e.g. I doubt whether/if he is honest. e.g. I don’t doubt that he is honest. whether/if4. …but he didn’t hesitate. hesitate v. hesitate at/about/over sth. hesitate to do sth.e.g.在给我答复之前他犹豫不决He hesitated before giving me a reply.e.g.对于是否递交申请表他仍然在犹豫对于是否递交申请表他仍然在犹豫。

He is still hesitating about handing in his application form.e.g.如果你需要我的帮助就不要犹豫和如果你需要我的帮助就不要犹豫和 我联系Don’t hesitate to contact me if youneed my help.hesitation n. 犹豫，迟疑犹豫，迟疑hesitant adj. 犹豫不决的犹豫不决的5. When it had gone past he crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the places where… keep his eyes on: have his eyes on, or look aftere.g. 我盯着你呢，所以你要按要求做我不在家地时候，玛丽自愿照顾孩子I’ve kept my eyes on you now, so you do as you’re told.Mary offered to keep an eye on the baby while I went out. 6. The patch was almost square in shape and less than a metre across. square in shape: in the shape of square e.g. 她戴了一枚鸟型的胸针。

She was wearing a pin bird in shape.=she was wearing a pin in the shape of a bird. 7. …. he bent down and looked through. bend down: end your body at your waiste.g. 1) 我弯腰从地上提起箱子I bent down to lift the box off the floor. look through 翻阅; looked straight through假装没看到2) 我翻阅了所有文件，但仍没找到合同I’ve looked through all papers but I still can’t find the contract.3) 我昨天在街上看到莉莉了，她却假装没看到我I saw Lily in the street yesterday and she looked straight through me.1.Work in groups of three of four. Tell the story of The Cat That Vanished. Each person in the group takes turns to tell part of the story.Post-reading: SpeakingIf necessary, help the person who istelling the story. Example Student A: The cat suddenly vanished into the air,…I can’t remember what happened next.Student B: A truck passed.Student C: And then, Will crossed the road. Student A: Oh, right. A truck passed and Will stood close to a tree. Then he crossed the road, trying to see the place where the cat had vanished. 2. Work together and try to guess what happens next. 。