Unit 24 What were they doing?

扩展资料

Good Manners学习方法

　　Manners(礼貌)are important to happy relations(关系，联系) among people. No one likes a person with bad manners .A person with good manners never laugh at people when they are in trouble(麻烦), instead, he tries to help them .When he asks for something, he says “please”. And when he receives(接受) something, he usually says “Thank you”. He doesn’t interrupt(打扰)other people when they are talking. He does not talk loudly in public. When he sneezes(打喷嚏)or spits(吐痰), he uses a handkerchief (手帕). As a student it is bad manners to come late to class. If you are late you should make an apology（抱歉）to the teacher either at the time or after class.

过好口语关

　　英语是一门世界性交际语言，我们学英语的目的便是要能进行语言交流。那么，怎样才能过好口语关呢?下面给同学们提出几点建议，供学习参考。

　　1．打好语音基础。在语言学习中，要充分认识学好语音的重要性，扎扎实实打好语音基础。如熟悉英语中每一个音素，掌握其发音要领，掌握单词和句子重音等等。同时，要注意模仿，认真观察人家的发音口形。经常模仿录音磁带的发音和语调，力争使自己的发音符合英美人发音的特点。

　　2．积极参与课堂教学实践活动。课堂45分钟时间是同学们学好英语的关键，对于提高英语交际能力起着关键性的作用。教师为了使同学们得到更多的语言实践的机会，精心设计语言实践活动，创造“有事可做”的客观环境，如值日生报告、角色表演、三分钟演讲、分组操练、个别操练等。同学们应尽最大努力去参与，将学过的词汇、句型付诸实践。要相信一条莫理：Practice makes perfect. (熟能生巧。)

　　3．克服“金口难开”的毛病。有的同学不愿说英语，爱面子，生怕自己会说错，尤其是遇到讲得比自己好的人更是想说而难于开口。其实，英语课是一门技能课，不是知识课，语言是有声的，同学们要克服紧张、拘束的心理，要敢于开口说英语。在运用语言时，出错是难免的，讲英语不光是我们学生会犯错误，就是那些外语专家、英美人也时常出差错，因此，这种顾虑是不必要的。

　　同学们应利用早读时间大声朗读所学课文，增强语感。课外应大胆与别人交谈，课堂上所学的语言只有在课外反复使用，才能成为自己的语言。如你想向同学借铅笔时，可以用“Excuse me, can I borrow your pencil, please?”等日常用语。有条件的话可参与“英语角”会话。在交流中，积极学习他人的语言优点，来提高自己的会话能力和水平。

　　类文赏析

How you not wake up my parents

　　Robert is sixteen now, He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and gets much money. He hopes his son can go to college (学院) and makes him study hard. But the young man likes playing cards(纸牌) . He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.

　　One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to (碰巧) see him, The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert had to go up and down gently (轻轻地). Of course, it troubled him. He thought and thought but couldn’t find away.

　　Last night Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play at cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And when he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents' bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man ame out. He understood it was a thief. He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole(偷) in the room.

　　“Tell me how you didn't wake up my parents, said Robert,” or I’ll take you to the police station.

　　赏析：本文与课文中的故事与晚间睡觉有关，且结局都很有幽默意味。特别是主人公Robert（罗伯特），抓住了小偷后不是立即送到警察局，而是向他请教怎样能不把父母警醒，读后令人忍俊不禁。

LONDONFOG

　　In the old days, people in London called a thick fog(雾) “a pea-souper” (豌豆汤).They meant that the fog was as thick as pea-soup. London's pea-soupers were caused (引起) by factory smoke（烟）, so they-were called “smog”, the first two letters from “smoke” and the last two letters from “fog”. The smog was so thick that car and bus drivers had to drive very slowly: they could hardly see the road in front of them even during the day-time .The street lights were kept on all day. People did not like going out in the smog. If they had to go out, they wore “smog- masks”（面罩） over their faces.

　　In December 1952, a very thick dark cloud came down over London. It was the worst smog Londoners had ever had. Much of it was bad factory smoke. Nearly fifty people died in road accidents. But many more people became very unhealthy. The smog was very dangerous, especially for old people and young children. Thousands died. One man said:

　　“The smog lasted for weeks. It was a real peasouper. You couldn't see your own hand in front of you. The streets were almost empty because people stayed at home as much as possible. If you wanted to be safe, you stayed inside your house. The air was so thick that you could almost cut it with a knife. The smell from the smog was very bad.”

　　After three weeks, the smog slowly began to lift. Life in London began to return to normal. But in the following weeks and months over 4,000 people died as a result of the smog.

　　In 1956, the British decided to change the law(法律). They stopped people from burning dirty coal in houses and factories in the city. London's air was clean again. But today, in London and other Western cities, there is a new problem. The problem is SO₂ (sulphur dioxide). The SO₂ is caused by heavy traffic. In China there is a big SO₂ problem, too, but it comes from factories, not traffic. Maybe Londoners should follow the Chinese example, and ride more bicycles!

　　益智园

Do you know “Who I am”?

　　I rise in the east. I send my light into your room, and tell you it's time to get up. I send my light here and there. I shine on the trees, the houses, the hills and the water. And I make everything look beautiful. I give you light and heat. I can make the fruits and crops ripe. I am high up in the  sky. Sometimes I hide my head behind a thin cloud, and then you may not see me. I walk in the sky. I never stop, and I am never tired. But in fact its the earth that is travellmg all the time. Who am I? Do you know?

　　Wotes:

　　①rise [raiz] vi. 升起，上升

　　②send [send] v. 送

　　③ripe [raip] adj. 成熟的

　　Key: The sun

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