A reason explains something: He has given no reasons for his decision. There are several reasons why this is my
favourite book.
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Cause or reason
• What is your _r_e_a_s_o_n for sending
Have sth. done (by sb. else or by oneself)
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Have sth. done be done have sb. do sth. make sb. do Have sb. doing sth. Leave/keep sb. doing
He left the workroom and had the
Her life was devoted to the cause of justice.
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Cause vt.
be the cause of (sth); make happen Smoking can cause lung cancer. He caused his parents much unhappiness. 她总是给她的同桌带来麻烦。 She's always causing trouble for her
1.Who helped to repair the clocቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ?
2.Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking? Why?
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Read the text loudly and answer the following questions:
1.What does the vicar in our text usually do? Why can’t he have the clock repaired?
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Strike struck struck/stricken
Strike the iron while it is hot. to hit sb/sth hard with force:
The disaster struck the whole area and causedtomaattancyk: deaths.
You certainly did give me a surprise.
You really gave me a surprise
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equal
vt. One plus one equals two. Adj. All men are born equal.
Be equal to (sb in …)
different.
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A vicar
The priest of a parish in the Church of England who is in charge of a church and the area around it.
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Listen to the tape, take down as much as you can hear and answer the questions:
_f_ig_u_r_e__ whom he recognized as the grocer. The grocer had been trying to r_e_p_a_i_r _ the clock to give the vicar a s_u_r_p_r_is_e_, because the vicar had been trying to _r_a_is_e__ money to have the clockr_e_p_a_ir_e_d_, yet was not able tom__a_n_a_g_e_ to get enough money.
the child home from school?
• We haven’t know the _c_a_u_s_e__ of
Michael Jackson’s death yet.
• I need a _r_e_a_s_o_nto help you in this
situation.
• You two. Can you tell us
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One night, the vicar was_w_o_k_e_n_ up by the
church clock, it was one o’clock but the clock
_s_t_ru_c_k_ thirteen times, _a_rm__e_d_ with a torch,
the vicar went to the tower and saw a
==what _c_a_u_s_e_dthe fight?
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but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
1. I had my hair cut yesterday. 2. He had his money stolen in the bus. 3. They had some money saved.
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How do you explain the following sentences?
One night , however, our vicar woke up
with
a
start.
Wake up suddenly because or of frightening noise
of
fright
machine r_u_n_n_in_g_(run).
When I was at school, I often had my
deskmate d_o_____ (do) all my homework.
Tom, would you please have the shoes
r_e_p_a_i_re_d_(repair) this afternoon?
2.Why did the local grocer try to repair the clock late at night?
3.What does the topic mean?
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Careful reading
Read the passage carefully, look up your dictionary if necessary and answer the comprehension questions on page 21
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was
one o’clock.When he looked at his watch
Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. After he was armed with a torch,
Our vicar is always raising money
for one cause or another.
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One … or another.
For one reason or another, people are moving to western countries.
你可以用某种方式解决这个问题的。
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Questions for details Compete for points!
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What does the vicar always do ? What has the vicar never managed
to do? What did the big clock use to do? When was it damaged? What woke up the vicar one night? What time was it when he woke up? What did he hear?
No one can be equal to him in the knowledge of English.
Mary is quite equal to Bill in brains.
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Equal sb./sth. in sth.
You may equal me in strength but not in intelligence.
explosion.
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Cause cn
aim, principle or movement that is strongly defended or supported
Sun Zhongshan fought for the republican cause in the Warlord Period.
deskmate. 天气寒冷导致了许多植物死亡. The cold weather caused the plants to die.
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cause / reason
The cause of something is what makes it happen:
We do not yet know the cause of the accident.
Be equal to sth./ doing sth.
He is quite equal to taking care of
himself.
Be capable of
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raise
hands money voice questions children cattle
……C. onstantly, frequently