task 1 individual work before class.
finish ex1, ex2 and ex3 on page 20.
task 2 individual work in class.
fill in the blanks with the words and expressions on page 20.
1). if someone is strong--willed, it will be difficult to make him _____ ____ _____; that is, once he ____ _____ _____ ______, no one can prevent him. for example, mary never changes her mind.therefore, she is ______ in her decision.
2). i like singing while my sister ____ _____ _____ dancing.
3). the whole ceremony went smoothly, which _____ ______ ________.
4). liuhulan was a national hero, who didn't _____ ______ _____ enemies' threat.(威胁)
5). mary is a little short, which is to her ___________ to be an actress.
6). mary likes blue, but she likes red better. so mary ______ red _____ blue.
7). mary has a habit of keeping a ______ everyday to record her daily life.
8). i asked my father to stop smoking and now he indeed gives ____(in/up) smoking. that is, i ___________ my father to stop smoking. however, when i ______ my brother to stop smoking, he refused my advice.
9). einstein, who _______ little ______ money, never _____ ______ his salary.
10). pan-pearl river______(珠江) is a developed economic zone in china.
11). the river came pouring down in a ________ off the hill.
12). a _____ of china stands on the river _____.
task 3 group work in class.
1. look at the following sentences and explain them in your own words.
1). she gave me a determined look--the kind that said that she would not change her mind.
2). ... ... my sister does not care about details.
3). it makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows.
