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in the Christmas vacation run back and forth be dying to do... play with… scramble out of the bus check in overlook can’t wait to do… (do…)for the first time
Find the sentences in the text with similar meanings to those of the following ones:
• Last year my father told me that he would definitely take me on a fun trip if I got good marks in my exams. • When all the marks I got in the exams were A’s, Dad asked me whether I’d like to go to the Botanical Gardens for a weekend trip. • But mum said, “No, you definitely said you would take Vanessa on a special trip. I think you should do what you promised.” And, although the trip was expensive, dad kept his promise.
Find the suitable paragraphs for each of the following synopses:
• The first skiing lesson was not very successful. • They travelled to South Korea. They played with the snow excitedly when they arrived. • Vanessa did well in her exams, and so the family decided to have a special holiday. • She decided to work part-time and earn money to go skiing again. • But soon she improved and really enjoyed skiing.
Make sure you know the following phrases and words:
• • • • • • • • even though promise to do… take sb on a holiday do well (in…) get straight A’s the Botanical Gardens keep one’s word despite (=in spite of)+ n. (noun phrases)
fenciing
weightlifting
Have a general look at SKIING:
ski (s) (snowboar d)
ski suits
Questions:
• • • • • • What is the essay about? Why did she have the holiday? How did they go there? How did they react when seeing the snow? What did they do during the holiday? How did she like skiing?
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a gentle slope (steep/ sharp) basic skills go up a hill step by step in case get injured to be honest …be a great success keep on falling down fell over
沪教版高中二年级
第一学期（上册）
英语
全册优质课课件
hockey
basketball
badminton
baseball
handball
table tennis
tennis
volleyball
shooting
softball
gymnastics
cycling
taekwondo
Judo
boxing
• I very much wanted to get off the shuttle bus and play with the snow. • We were impatient to try skiing ourselves. • I felt very odd when I first put on skis. • To tell you the truth, after only one lesson I still could not ski very well. I had great trouble standing up on the skis. • Several times, I succeeded in skiing longer distances, and had just a few falls. • However, it all ended more quickly than I would have liked it to.
Meaning-guessing:
• • • • • • • vacation: a shuttle bus: scramble: check in: overlook: floodlit (floodlight): rent:
• definitely: • congratulate: • nevertheless