1、Talking,Unit 1 Nothing ventured,nothing gained,Talking,Workbook, P51,Now you are expected to tell a story using one of these four pictures. In your plan you should include three parts: The beginning should include the names and relationship of all the characters. It should also explain where,the sto
2、ry starts and what the problem is. The middle should set out the ways in which the main character deals with ail tile problems that he / she meets. The end resolves the situations and ensures a happy end to the story.,After planning the story but before telling it students can make a collection of u
3、seful and powerful verbs that are alternatives for more ordinary over-used ones.,Below are some alternatives:,ITS NOW OR NEVER!Sam was very tired but he could see the top of the mountain ahead. It had been two days since they began the climb to the top. At first he had felt excited and full of antic
4、ipation at the thought of climbing such a high mountain but now he just felt tired,and weary. He was in his sixties. He wanted to stop climbing, lie down and go to sleep. As he staggered slowly at the back of the group he heard his brother, Fred, calling to him.,“Its not far now! Come on, Sam. You d
5、ont want to come so far and not succeed. What will you tell your grand- children?” Sam smiled and lifted his head. The top of the mountain appeared closer now. Perhaps he could make it if he only kept going. It was now or never to the top!,WILL SHE ARRIVE IN TIME? Meimei put down the telephone, pick
6、ed up her bag and rushed down the street. She had to get the afternoon bus to go and see her mother. It was terrible news to hear that her mother was so ill again. As she rushed towards the bus stop she could see the people picking up their bags.,That must mean that the bus was coming. Meimei took h
7、er wallet from her bag. She stood there helplessly as she saw there was no money in her wallet. She was not going to get there in time and she would miss her mother who was eager to see her Meimei began to cry as the bus started and moved away towards the city.,What was she going to do? Just then a
8、motorbike drew up beside her. It was her neighbour, Wang Yi. “Whats the matter, Meimei?” she asked. When Meimei told her, Wang Yi moved fast. “Get on,” she said. “III take you home.” They drove fast along the road, passing the bus as it slowly climbed up the hill and arrived at her home ahead of it.
9、,“How can I ever thank you?” whispered Meimei gratefully. “Its my pleasure,” said Wang Yi. “Give my love to your mother and tell her that I hope Ill have a wonderful daughter like you one day.” Meimei smiled for the first time that afternoon. “I certainly will,” she said. “I shall be in plenty of time now.”,HOMEWORK,Write one article from the following two other pictures.,
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