M3U1 Task: Telling a story

Aims:

1. Know the sequence of a story.

2. Train the ability of telling a story effectively by using pictures with speech bubbles.

3. Improve the ability of writing a story by using adjectives and adverbs.

Procedures：

Step 1 Revision

1. Check homework.

2. Do some exercises to revise the noun clauses.

Step 2 Skills building 1

1. Read part A on page 12.

2. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions in Part B.

3. Write the beginning of the story in Part B.

Step 3 Skills building 2

1. Telling a story effectively by using pictures with speech bubbles.

2. Prepare a story with a surprise ending.

Step 4 Skills building 3: using adjectives and adverbs in stories. 1. 1. Writing a story by using adjectives and adverbs.

3. Improve your story.

Languag Details:

1. He was very interesting to listen to.

这是"主语+be+形容词+不定式"结构，在这个结构中，不定式常与句中的主语构成动宾关系，该不定式用主动形式表示被动意义。在该结构中，动词必须是及物动词，要在该动词后加上适当的介词，使之构成及物动词短语，

eg. The boy is difficult to teach.

这男孩很难教。

The chair is comfortable _________.

这椅子坐着挺舒服。

I am not a person who _______.

我不是一个难以相处的人。

2. Mr. Liu Weihai is making good progress.

刘卫海先生正在逐渐康复。

Make progress in 取得进步，取得进展；（向某地）前进，行进

Make swift /slow/ great/ good/ rapid/ much progress in...

Eg. 1.He has made rapid progress in the lesson.

他在功课上有快速进展。

　　2.The patient is making remarkable progress.

病人的康复情况有明显的好转。

　　3. They ___________ the construction of the bridge.

　　4.______ rapid progress has he made that we all admire him.

A. Very B. So C. Such D. Too