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Look at the picture and the title of the first story. What do you think the story is about? A diva is a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of prima donna. "Performance of a lifetime? 开始学习
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A prima donna gave the performance of her life.
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Look at the picture and the title of the second story. What do you think the story is about? A flat tyre. "It pays to be honest" 开始学习
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I wish to know. The picture shows a flat tyre. Somebody needs to change that tyre. The saying in the title is a mystery.
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Read the stories. Think of an ending for each one. 开始学习
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A little boy stood up and said: "Mummy, I heard you singing better in the shower!" and ... found her husband watching TV. He didn't believe it was a tip from an old lady, but being she so pregnant, he didn't think the worst.
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Turn to page 158 and read the two possible endings for each story. Which one do you prefer? 开始学习
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Ending 2: He shouted: "Mumy, what's for dinner?" Ending 2: He's Steve Hunt.
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with the words in bold in the stories.
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did something better than ever 开始学习
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gave the performance of her life
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shaking, usually from cold 开始学习
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in a way that can be seen 开始学习
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Which versions of the stories have a point of moral? Which story is more effective? 开始学习
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a point of moral: ending 1 and ending 2. more effective: ending 2 and ending 1.
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Every cloud has a silver lining. 开始学习
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A bad situation always has something good in it.
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What goes around comes around. 开始学习
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If you do something good/bad, the same will happen to you.
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Get hurt once, never try again.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 开始学习
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Take risks or you'll never achieve anything.
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When in Rome do as Romans do. 开始学习
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Follow the local customs wherever you go.
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Did you eat snake in China? 开始学习
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Yes, you know what they say: When in Rome do as Romans do.
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You should buy your new phone online. 开始学习
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No, last time I shopped online my card details were stolen. Once bitten, twice shy.
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Since my accident, Pam's been so helpful. 开始学习
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You were always there for her. What goes around comes around.
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Shall I enter the talent show? 开始学习
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Oh, go on! After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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Joe was fired but now he's found an even better job! 开始学习
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Really? Well, every cloud has a silver lining.
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People often use the begining of a saying and expect the listener to understand the full idea, e.g. You know what they say, when in Rome... 开始学习
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Which part could you leave out?
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Read the story "Nothing ventured..." 开始学习
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and answer the questions.
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How does the writer link the introduction (under the title) and end of the story? 开始学习
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He rewrote the saying: "Nothing ventured, nothing lost". Now is not so keen of the saying.
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Which paragraph sets the scene? Which verb forms are used to do this? 开始学习
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"Finally, ... when I went on, and the audience had already been sitting there three hours. My friends were there"
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Which paragraphs develop the story? Which verb forms are used to do this' 开始学习
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"I started... and eventually I finished.
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Where does the writer include his feelings? 开始学习
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He includes his feelings in the adverbs.
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Where does he describe what he learnt from the incident? 开始学习
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The last paragraph shows what he learnt from the incident.
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Circle eight adverbs ending in -ly in the story. 开始学习
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stupidly, naturally, finally, awkwardly, apparently, unfortunately, politely, eventually
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not a very clever way to do something. 开始学习
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normally and as expected. 开始学习
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might be true but not completely certain. 开始学习
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in a clumsy and uncoordinated way. 开始学习
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adverbs of manner (describing how an action happened) 开始学习
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stupidly, awkwardly, politely.
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attitude markers (expressing the writer's attitude to something in the story) 开始学习
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naturally, apparently, unfortunately.
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time markers (referring to time) 开始学习
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Rewrite the sentences from stories. 开始学习
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Replace the underlined words with the correct form of a word from the list.
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She would sit and look at photographs of exotic places for hours, and simply let out a long breath of sadness, knowing she would never leave her house. 开始学习
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She would sit and look at photographs of exotic places for hours, and simply sigh, knowing she would never leave her house.
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His conversation was so dull that after a while she opened her mouth wide in boredom and walked away. 开始学习
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His conversation was so dull that after a while she yawn and walked away.
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There was a small space at the bottom of the fence, so he went under on his hands and knees. 开始学习
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There was a small space at the bottom of the fence, so he went under crawling.
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She said her name softly, as if it were some sort of secret only I should know. 开始学习
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She whispered her name, as if it were some sort of secret only I should know.
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He walked through the city with no destination in mind, turning left or right at random. 开始学习
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He wandered through the city, turning left or right at random.
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When he reached the river, he looked out at the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought. 开始学习
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When he reached the river, he gazed at the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought.
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