Active reading（1）
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words for actions in the box with their definitions. 1 to gently move your hand over skin, hair or fur (stroke) 2 to move along the ground on your hands and knees (crawl) 3 to copy someone’s actions, words or behaviour (imitate) 4 to touch someone gently several times with a flat hand to show that you care about them. (pat)
Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the words.
(a) My father patted me on the head to show he was pleased with me. (b) Children learn a lot by imitating their parents.
(c) Babies start learning to crawl at about six months old. (d) She was sitting quietly in the corner, stroking the cat.
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes. 1 (distinct) 2 (Infants) 3 (sympathetic) 4 (stem from)
5 (trace; discipline) 6 (an overall; distress) 改写：A lot of my childhood memories have faded now, but I have an overall impression that I often felt a vague sense of distress.
6 Answer the questions about the words and phrases.
Active reading 2
3 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 (honorable) 2 (drama) 3 (beam) 4 (catalog) 5 (volume) 6 (knot) 7 (couch) 8 (clip) 9 (mostly)
5 Complete the summary with the words in Activity 4.
(1)honorable (2)beam (3)mostly (4)catalog (5)clip (6)knot (7)couch (8)volume (9)drama
6 Answer the questions about the words and phrases.
Language in use
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets and the suffix -ant or -ancy.
1. About 800,000 illegal enter the US every year. (immigrate) Correct answer immigrants
2. She says her dream is to be one of the on a TV reality show like \Brother\(contest)
Correct answer contestants
3. I want to get a job as a teacher, but there aren't many at the moment. (vacant) Correct answer vacancies
4. I have a friend who runs a management in London. (consult) Correct answer consultancy
5. The trial lasted three days, during which time the never opened her mouth. (defend)
Correct answer defendant
6. Mel can't make his mind up about anything. His is a bit worrying. (hesitant) Correct answer hesitancy 7. I don't know the way out of the building. Perhaps you should ask the over there. (attend)
Correct answer attendant
8. A normal lasts for about 40 weeks. (pregnant) Correct answer pregnancy
9. He worked as an headteacher for two years before coming here. (assist) Correct answer assistant
Complete the answers with the correct form of the underlined words and the prefix mis-.
1. What happens if you don't understand something properly?
You it. Correct answer misunderstand
2. What have you done with something if it's in the wrong place?
You have it. Correct answer misplaced 3. What is the opposite of good fortune?
It is . Correct answer misfortune
4. If you have made an incorrect judgement of someone's character, what have you done?
You have made a . Correct answer misjudgement
5. If you have not been correctly informed about something, what has happened? You have been about it. Correct answer misinformed
Now rewrite the sentences using by the time. Follow the example. Example:
I accumulated a fixed circle of people. Then I lost my hearing.
By the time I lost my hearing, I'd already accumulated a fixed circle of people.
1. I arrived at the party. Almost everyone had already left. Suggested answer:
By the time I arrived at the party, almost everyone had already left.
2. At the age of two, children know about 100 words. Suggested answer:
By the time children are two, they have known about 100 words.
3. In the end he realized what was happening, but it was too late to ask for help. Suggested answer:
By the time he realized what was happening, it had been too late to ask for help.
4. When I finally got my degree, most of my friends already had jobs. Suggested answer:
By the time I finally got my degree, most of my friends already had jobs.
5. Children learn a lot of useful skills before they leave primary school. Suggested answer:
By the time they leave primary school, children have learnt a lot of useful skills.
6. Courtney finished writing the essay. The deadline had already passed. Suggested answer:
By the time Courtney finished writing the essay, the deadline had already passed.
Rewrite the sentences using as if / as though. Follow the example. Example:
Hope crawled off to be comforted by her mother. She was the one who seemed to have been hurt (and not the other baby).
Hope crawled off to be comforted by her mother, as though it were she who had been
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