第十二讲Lesson 25 Do they speak English?Grammar: Word order in compound statements.并列句的语序常见的并列连词一．New words and expression1. railway : railroad railway station 火车站2. several: 只能修饰可数n，与some 意思相近, Some: 修饰不可数或可数Several = a number of(一些), a large number of 大量的, 只修饰可数复数Sometime, some time, sometimes, some timessome times= Several times 好几次, 英文中不用some timese.g. I’ve told you the answer several times.3. wonder:1) n. 奇观--wonderful adj.2) v. 感到奇怪wonder at sth. e.g. I wonder at this.想知道＝want to knowI wonder + whether/if 宾语从句+ when/ why/where/what/…宾语从句e.g. I wonder if you have any spare time.I wonder what time it is.(所有的宾语从句都要用陈述语序)Could you tell me how to get there?=I wonder how to get there.3) no wonder 难怪4. arrive: 到达arrive in/ at＋地点, （in 跟大地点，at 跟小地点）reach vt.一定要加地点get to + 地点e.g. When will you get to Beijing?How can I get there?(get home/there, home, there是副词)5. the way to: know the way to schoole.g. I know the way very well. 对这条跟很熟know sth. well二．Language points: 常用连词：将两个简单句连接起来，就组成了并列句and, but, so, yet(注意与作副词的用法区别)，or,both…and…, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but…as welle.g. Both you and I are from China.Either you or I ( be) right. Neither you nor he right.Neither you nor I will go to the party.He is not only a good teacher, but a good father as well.3. not only…but…as welle.g. I not only sing but dance as well.not only 常放在动词前,如果有实义和非实义动词，则放在两者中间e.g. I can speak not only Chinese but also English.=I can not only speak Chinese but also English.I not only like my mother but my father as well.4. however, 可直接放在名首，或句中，一定要加“,”5. neither…nor…可连接两个主语，宾语，谓语或表语Either…or…, neither…nor…, not only…but…as well 在连接两个主语时，谓语动词的形式要用“就近原则”，即：谓语动词的正确形式跟据离它最近的主语来确定其单复数。

三. Exercises for students.I. 单项选择.( )1. I could speak Japanese Chinese, so I had to talk to him in English.A. not only, but alsoB. both, andC. neither, norD. either, or( ) 2. Nancy looked around, didn’t see anybody.A. andB. butC. soD. because( ) 3. Study hard, you’ll pass the exam.A. orB. andC. butD. yet( ) 4. Tom, keep away from the fire, you’ll get burnt.A. andB. soC. orD. but( ) 5. We can’t go there together. you I can go.A. Both, andB. Either, orC. Neither, norD. Not only, but also( ) 6. you he is able to ski, but I am.A. Both, andB. Not only, but alsoC. Either, orD. Neither, nor( ) 7. You can stay at home go out to play. It doesn’t matter.A. either, orB. neither, norC. both, andD. not only, but also( ) 8. --I wonder without water. –About a week.A. how long man can liveB. how long can man liveC. when man can liveD. when can man liveII. 阅读理解.A storm dropped heavy rains on central and southern part of China last week. Along the Xiangjiang River in Hunan, floods caused by terrible rains killed 25people and 13 others were missing.The Chinese government warned Yunan and Chongqing of possible heavy rains over the next few days.In Changsha water levels rose to 38 metres early Monday morning, 3 meters above the danger line.In Guangdong, at least 21people were killed, while three were seriously hurt and seven went missing when heavy floods hit northern parts of Guangdong.The cities of Shaoguan, Meizhou and Heyuan were hardest hit and many people were left homeless.About 620 million yuan has been lost in the floods. Guangdong has sent something useful to Meizhou, Heyuan and Shaoguan to help the people who had lost homes build their homes again. ( ) 1. This passage is probably .A. a storyB. a menuC. a piece of newsD. a play( ) 2. Which city will probably have heavy rains soon?A. GuangzhouB. ShenzhenC. ShanghaiD. Kunming( )3. In Changsha, the danger line is meters.A. 35B. 38C. 45D. 620( ) 4. What caused the floods?A. EarthquakeB. Heavy rainsC. Tsunami(海啸)D. It doesn’t tell us( ) 5. Many people in Meizhou, Heyuan and Shaoguan had to build their homes again, because .A. their homes were too smallB. they had sold their homes after the floodsC. their homes were destroyed by the floodsD. their homes fell down in the earthquakeKeys: 1-4: cbbc 5-8: bdaa 1-5: cdabc。