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LESSON 52
A pretty carpet
Read & comprehend
PART I
Questions of the passage
1. Is it difficult to get the new room in order for the writer?
2. why did his sister get a big surprise when she went into his room?
3. what is the writer’s carpet made of?
Guess ,what does the writer do?
teacher
professor
writer
lawyer
new words & expressions
PART II
1. Temporarily adv. 暂时地,临时地
Temporary adj. 暂时的,临时的
eg. She put the luggage under the bed temporarily.
eg. This is a temporary decision for us.
反义—permanent adj. 永久的
2. Actrually adv. 实际上
=in fact/really
Eg. Actrually speaking,you are too young to take the risk.
Surprisingly, he has already learned to swim well .
Luckily/honestly/ fortunately/firstly
3. inch n. 英寸;少量
英美制长度单位 含义 国际尺寸 含义
Inch 英寸 Centimeter 厘米
Foot(feet) 英尺 Metre 公尺(米)
Yard 英码 Metre 公尺(米)
Mile 英里 Kilometer 公里(千米)
Inch 少量
Eg. Don’t move an inch, put your hands up!
every inch 完全/整个地方
Eg. The policeman examined every inch of the room.
4. Space n. 空间;空白;空隙
space
Eg. The cabinet takes up too much space.
outer space
space station
近义词辨析( room/space place/seat)
room/space place/seat
词义 [U]空间,抽象地 [C]座位,具体的空处
示例 There isn’t much room/space left in the meeting room. It’s difficult to buy hard seats during the spring festival.
太空
太空站
5. gaze vi. 凝视;注视
gaze at a quick look
glance at look at with fixed eyes
stare at look with fixed eyes open wide
The child __________ the toys in the shop window.
He _________the man who has interrupted him.
_____________the watch, she told me the time
gazed at
stared at
Glancing at
Key structures
PART III
Key structures
It has rained for three weeks.
It has been raining for the last three weeks,and it is still raining.
have/has +done(过去分词)
表示一个动作从过去一段时间一直延续到现在,可能已经完成,可能正在继续
过去发生的动作, 对现在产生的影响
have/has+been+doing(现在分词)
past
现在完成时
现在完成进行时
past
future
present
He has rung me up five times since 12 o’