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Continuation
Writing
What is it?
How to make it?
Take out the insides of the pumpkin
Put the candle into it.
Pumpkin Light
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When :
Where :
Who:
What:
Read and Think
_____________
_____________
I, _______ , ________ and ______________, Jason
On Halloween
In the kitchen
mom
dad
my brother
To _________ my pumpkin was ___________, I _________ my head into it. But I couldn’t ________ it ________ now
prove
bigger
forced
get
out
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What and How?
In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage-I carried an 85-pounder back last year.
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Read Carefully and Fill in the Blank
What did I do How did I feel
seek out the _________ pumpkin and carried it home
can’t tell whether my prize or the one chosen by _____________ was the winner upset
______my head inside the pumpkin
managed to put my _______ into the pumpkin
can’t get my head out of the pumpkin
biggest
confident
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What and How?
This year, it was hard to tell(判断)whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner.
VS
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Read Carefully and Fill in the Blank
What did I do How did I feel
seek out the _________ pumpkin and carried it home
can’t tell whether my prize or the one chosen by _________________________ was the winner upset
______my head inside the pumpkin
managed to put my _______ into the pumpkin
can’t get my head out of the pumpkin
biggest
my 14-year-old brother, Jason
confident
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Unfortunately, we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point.
I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
What and How?
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Read Carefully and Fill in the Blank
What did I do How did I feel
seek out the _________ pumpkin and carried it home
can’t tell whether my prize or the one chosen by _________________________ was the winner upset
______my head inside the pumpkin
managed to put my _______ into the pumpkin
can’t get my head out of the pumpkin
biggest
my 14-year-old brother, Jason
confident
force
determined
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Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork (软木塞) forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.
My excitement was short-lived.
What and How?
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Read Carefully and Fill in the Blank
What did I do How did I feel
seek out the _________ pumpkin and carried it home
can’t tell whether my prize or the one chosen by _________________________ was the winner upset
______my head inside the pumpkin
managed to put my ____________ into the pumpkin
can’t get my head out of the pumpkin
biggest
my 14-year-old brother, Jason
confident
force
determined
whole head
excited
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What happened?
When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.
All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event.
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Read Carefully and Fill in the Blank
What did I do How did I feel
seek out the _________ pumpkin and carried it home
can’t tell whether my prize or the one chosen by _________________________ was the winner upset
______my head inside the pumpkin
managed to put my ____________ into the pumpkin
can’t get my head out of the pumpkin
biggest
my 14-year-old brother, Jason
confident
force
determined
whole head
excited
panicked
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Read Carefully and Fill in the Blank
What did I do How did I feel
seek out the _________ pumpkin and carried it home
can’t tell whether my prize or the one chosen by _________________________ was the winner upset
______my head inside the pumpkin
managed to put my ____________ into the pumpkin
can’t get my head out of the pumpkin
biggest
my 14-year-old brother, Jason
confident
force
determined
whole head
excited
panicked
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Read for expressions
(1) All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event.
What is structure of the italic(斜体的)words?
______________________________________________________
Use this structure to make a sentence.
我在因为害怕痛哭的时候,父亲向我走来。
_________________________________________________________
with +宾语+宾补
I cried out of fear, with my father stepping towards me.
(2) Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork (软木塞) forced into a bottle.
Which figure of speech is used here? ____________________
Write a sentence using the figure of speech.
他想把我的头拔出来,像萝卜从泥土拔出来一样。
___________________________________________________________
比喻
He tried to pull my head out, like the carrot forced out of the earth.
(3) I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in.
What does straightforward mean here? _____________________
Use straightforward to make a sentence.
把头拔出来没有把它塞进去那么简单。
_______________________________________________
简单的
To get a head out a pumpkin wasn’t as straightforward as to force it in.
(4) My excitement was short-lived.
What does short-lived mean here? ____________
Use short-lived to make a sentence.
我的轻松很短暂。________________________
短暂的
My relief was short-lived.
Read the beginning sentences of the 2 paragraphs and answer the questions
Paragraph 1
It was five or six minutes though it felt much longer. ___________________________
Did I finally get my head out of the pumpkin?
How did I make it
Yes
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Paragraph 1
It was five or six minutes though it felt much longer. _________________________________
put my head on the table
cut the pumpkin in half with a knife
get my head out of the pumpkin
Actions
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Feelings
frightened
cry
nervous
embarrassed
relieved
couldn’t help doing
relief
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How did I get my head out of the pumpkin?
What did I, mom, dad and Jason do? How did I feel when they did…?
Paragraph 1
我是如此的害怕和尴尬以至于我忍不住哭了(so… that…; couldn’t help doing sth).
我因为害怕痛哭的时候,父亲向我走来(with+宾语+宾补).
他让我把头放在桌子上,因为这个南瓜太重了(ask sb to do sth).
他想把我的头拔出来,像萝卜从泥土拔出来一样。但是,它没有奏效(work)
然后他决定把南瓜切成两半(decide to do sth; cut it into two).
虽然我相信我的父亲,我依然感到很恐慌(Although…,….).
几分钟后,我父亲设法把我的头从南瓜里面弄出来了(…later; manage to do sth ).
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但是我的轻松很短暂,因为我妈妈告诉我她已经把整件事都拍摄下来了(short-lived;film).
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Read the beginning sentences of the 2 paragraphs and answer the questions
Paragraph 2
The video was posted the Monday before Halloween. ___________________________
(3) What did the video film?
(4) Would the video be very popular on the Internet?
(5) How would I react to the video?
How I forced my head into the pumpkin and how I got it out
Yes
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How did I react to the video?
What did I think of the video? What did I respond to the people who saw the video?
一开始,我不愿意看它(be unwilling to do sth).
Paragraph 2
然后,我发现它很有意思(quite amusing).
当我把他发布在网上,它立刻被很多观众转发和喜爱.(immediately).
我突然在网上变得非常有名.(immediately).
最后,我不仅感谢支持我的人们,而且警告他们不要把头塞进南瓜里面.(not only…, but also…; warn sb not to do sth; force head inside the pumpkin).把头拔出来没有把它塞进去那么简单。(as straightforward as…)
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Paragraph 1
It was five or six minutes though it felt much longer. I was so embarrassed and frightened that I couldn’t help crying. When my dad heard it, he immediately came to assist me. He asked me to put my head on the table because the pumpkin was very heavy. He tried to pull it off but it didn’t work. Then he decided to cut the pumpkin with a knife. Although I believed in my dad, I still felt nervous. Several minutes later, my dad managed to get my head out of the pumpkin. I felt so relieved. But my mom told
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Paragraph 1
me that she had filmed the whole thing.
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Paragraph 2
The video was posted the Monday before Halloween. At first, I was unwilling to see it. Then I found it was quite amusing. When I posted it, it was immediately shared and liked by a lot of viwers. I became famous online overnight. I not only appreciated people supporting the video, but also warned people not to be as silly as I was.
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Thank You
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