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Unit 11
Sad movies made me cry.
Section A 1a-2d
It was rather /ˈrɑːðə(r)/ a difficult question.
He looks rather /ˈrɑːðə(r)/ like his father.
My own position is rather /ˈrɑːðə(r)/ difficult.
I'd rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.
Kids would rather play than study.
She'd rather die than give a speech.
I'd rather die than say sorry to Helen.
adv. 宁愿;相当
宁愿…
You're driving yourself too hard.
This cough is driving me mad!
Dad's health hasn't been too good lately /ˈleɪtli/.
She had lately returned from India.
I've been friends with the Murkets for twenty years.
Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children.
v. 迫使
使人发狂
adv. 最近;不久前
成为某人的朋友
She left out an ‘m’ in ‘community’.
He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out.
I’ve made a list of names-I hope I haven’t left anyone out.
忽略;不提及;不包括
1a Look at the two restaurants below. Which would you like to go to? Why?
1b Listen and fill in the blanks. Then match the restaurants with the statements.
Rockin’ Restaurant
Blue Ocean
The ________ pictures make Amy ______________.
The ________ music makes Amy __________.
3. The _________ music makes Amy
________, but it makes Tina
______.
awful
soft
relaxed
sleepy
nervous
loud
uncomfortable
Amy: I’d rather go to Blue Ocean because I
like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating.
Tina: But that music makes me sleepy. I
want to have the hamburgers at Rockin’ Restaurant.
1c Role-play a conversation between Amy and Tina.
Tina: I’m hungry, Amy.
Amy: So am I. Why don’t we get something __________?
Tina: Yeah. Let’s go to Rockin’ Restaurant. I love their _____________.
Amy: Oh, Tina… I __________ Rockin’ Restaurant.
Tina: Why? The food is great, __________?
Amy: The food’s fine. I just don’t like the _____________. Those awful pictures on the walls make me ________________, and the loud music makes me __________.
Tina: Ok. So where do you want to go, Amy?
Amy: Let’s go to Blue Ocean. The soft music makes me __________.
Tina: __________. It makes me ________.
to eat
hamburgers
hate
isn’t it
environment
uncomfortable
nervous
relax
Not me
sleepy
2a Listen and number the pictures [1–4] in the order you hear them.
1
2
3
4
2b Listen again. Complete the statements.
1. Waiting for Amy drove Tina ________.
2. Amy didn’t want to ________ at Rockin’ Restaurant.
3. Loud music makes John want to ________.
4. The movie was so sad that it made Tina and Amy ________.
5. Sad movies don’t make John cry. They just make him want
to ________.
crazy
stay
cry
dance
leave
Listen again and finish the tasks.
1. Who was late last night?
A. Tina. B. Amy. C. John.
2. Where did they go for dinner at last?
A. Rockin’ Restaurant. B. Blue Ocean. C. Water Restaurant.
3. What kind of movie did they see?
A. Funny movies. B. Action movies. C. Sad movies.
John: Did you and Amy have fun last night, Tina?
Tina: Well…yes and no.
John: Was Amy late as usual?
Tina: Yes, she was, and waiting for her drove me crazy.
John: Oh dear. Where did you go for dinner, then
Tina: First we went to Rockin’ Restaurant, but Amy didn’t want
to stay. She said that the loud music made her nervous.
John: That’s funny. Loud music always makes me want to dance.
Listen again and repeat.
Listen !
Tina: Me, too. So we went to Blue Ocean. It was quiet and the
food was great. We had a good time.
John: Then did you go to the concert at the high school?
Tina: No. We decided to go to the movies. We saw Remember
Me Forever. It was a really good movie, but it was so sad
that it made us cy
John: Sad movies don’t make me cry. They just make me want
to leave!
Tina: You sound just like my brother!
Read and answer the questions.
1. Who is Alice's friend? Who is Nancy's friend?
2.What happened between Alice and Nancy?
3.Why is Alice unhappy?
4.What's Bert suggestion to Nancy?
2d
Alice is friends with Julie. Nancy is friends with Julie.
Because she thinks Julie is now better friends with Nancy than with her.
Nancy should ask Alice to join them each time she does something with Julie.
Nancy and Julie have been spending more time together lately,
and this makes Alice unhappy.
Julie
Nancy Alice
Role-play the conversation.
Nancy: Hey Bert. I think I’ve made Alice mad and I’m not sure what to do about it.
Bert: What happened?
Nancy: You know Julie is Alice’s best friend, right?
Bert: Uh-huh.
Nancy: Well, the more I got to know Julie, the more I’ve realized that we have a lot in common. So we’ve been spending more time together lately.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Bert: But what’s wrong with that?
Nancy: Umm ... it makes Alice unhappy because she thinks Julie is now better friends with me than with her.
Bert: I see. Mmm ... why don’t you ask Alice to join you each time
you do something with Julie? Then she won’t feel left out.
Nancy: Oh, good idea! That can make our friendship stronger.
2d
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Nancy has a trouble recently. Julie is her friend and ________ she got to know Julie, the more she has realized that they ___________________. So they’ve been spending more time together lately. It makes Alice unhappy because she thinks she and Julie are best friends, but now Julie is _______ friends with Nancy ______ with her. So Nancy thinks she’s made Alice _______. Bert advises her to ask Alice ____________ each time she does something with Julie so that she won’t feel _________. That can make their friendship __________.
the more
have a lot in common
than
mad
to join them
stronger
better
left out
worth
capital
basic
traffic
empty
mad
knocking
1. In many countries, it is impolite to show up at someone’s house for the first time with ________ hands. You should always bring a small gift.
2. Billy was very uncomfortable at a fine-dining restaurant last night because he didn’t know _____ table manners.
3. It is _________ spending the time to learn about the customs of a country before you go there. That way, you will know what you are supposed to do in different situations.
4. The ________ is always the worst in the _________ city. It’s important to leave earlier if you are traveling by car.
5. Sandy went into her sister’s room without ________ on the door. That made her sister _________.
empty
basic
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