step by step 第二册 lesson 24

Lesson 64 Part Ⅰ

Lesson 64

Part Ⅰ  Warming-up Exercises

Sentence Structure

1. a. She talked until it began.

b. She still talked after it began.

c. She talked because it began.

2. a. I like watching TV.

b. I watch TV when the show is good.

c. I never watch TV.

3. a. They went although it was cold.

b. He went although he felt cold.

c. It was too cold to go.

4. a. Los Angeles is near.

b. I'm going far away.

c. I'm not going to go to Los Angeles.

5. a. Susan went to New York by plane.

b. Susan has gone to New York.

c. Susan might go to New York.

6. a. I always go to bed at ten o'clock.

b. I always visit friends.

c. I sometimes go to bed after ten o'clock.

7. a. He studied until the vacation began.

b. He studied in the vacation.

c. He didn't study until the vacation began.

8. a. Sam kept the food.

b. Sam ate up the food.

c. Sam has been eating for a long time.

Score:_____

Lesson 64 Part Ⅱ ThanksgivingDay

Lesson 64

Part Ⅱ                Thanksgiving Day

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ. 1.____ Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday, November 4th.

2.____ Thanksgiving Day was originally a holiday observed by Indians in Massachusetts.

3. ____ The first English settlers experienced¹ a bad winter in 1621.

4. ____ The settlers celebrated² the day to thank God for their survival³ and the first summer harvest.

5. ____ People customarily⁴ celebrate the day with a big feast⁵.

6. ______Thanksgiving Day has become a traditional family day.

7. Thanksgiving Day is observed throughout America.

Ⅱ. Tell why you have decided⁶ that some of the statements in Ex. I are true and some are false.

Lesson 64 Part Ⅲ ASong ---- Sing

Lesson 64

Part Ⅲ                    A Song ---- Sing

 

Exercises:

 

Sing

 

Sing, sing a song,

Sing out loud, sing out strong.

Sing of good things, not bad,

Sing of happy, not sad.

Sing, sing a song,

Make it simple to last your whole life long.

Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear,

Just sing, sing a song.

Sing, sing a song,

Let the world sing along.

Sing of love that would be,

Sing for you and for me.

Sing, sing a song,

Make it simple to last your whole life long.

Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear,

Just sing, sing a song.

1 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 survival   

n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者

参考例句：

• The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。

4 customarily   

adv.通常

参考例句：

• They customarily went into battle side by side with their men. 他们向来都同士兵并肩作战。
• Customarily, he began the day in Tokyo with an intellectual feast. 在东京，他通常以精神会餐来开始自己一天的生活。

5 feast   

n.盛宴，筵席，节日

参考例句：

• After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
• You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。