BOOK8-Unit4Pygmalion-“黃岡杯”一等獎

TomandMarytogetheratlastBeforeyoustart(1)Lookagainatthefamilytreeonpage138.InwhatyeardidTom'sfatherdie?WhatisthenameofTomWestwood'swife?Whatishisdaughter'sname?Howoldwashisdaughterwhenshedied?Reading(1)AfterthewarAfterhewaswoundedatGallipoli,TomstayedinhospitalinEnglandforsixmonths.Whilehewasthere,hemethisfuturewife,MaryAtherton,whowasanurse.Afterhisrecovery,Tomwassupposedtoreturntothearmy.However,hisfathersufferedaheartattackandTomwasgivenpermissiontoreturntoAustraliatolookafterhisfatherandthefarm.WhenTomreturnedtoAustralia,hewroteregularlytoMary.ShekeptallTom'slettersandIfoundthemamongourfamilypapers,tiedtogetherwitharedribbon.In1916,Tom'sfatherhadasecondheartattackanddied.Tomneverreturnedtothearmy.Afterthedeathofhisfather,TomwasaloneonthefarmuntilMaryemigratedtoAustraliatomarryhiminJanuary1919.Theironlydaughter,Jean,wasborninDecember1919.Shewasmygreatgrandmotherandshelivedtobe91yearsold,soIwasluckyenoughtoknowher.(176words/_______minutes)Vocabularyrecovery康復(fù)，痊愈heart心力衰竭；心臟病發(fā)作emigrate移居外國(或外地區(qū))Exercise11.WheredidTommeethiswife?2.WhydidTomleavethearmy?3.WhydidMarygotoAustralia?4.Howoldwastheauthor(Sebastian)whenhisgreatgrandmotherdied?Beforeyoustart(2)Justbeforetheendofthewar,TomwrotetoMaryaskinghertomarryhim.WhatkindofthingsdoyouthinkTomwroteinhisletter?Reading(2)Glenview23March,1918MydarlingMary,Howareyou?Hoveyourecoveredfromtheflu?Idohopethatyoutookofewdaysoffanddidn'tgobocktoworktooearly.Iammissingyousomuch.YouoreinmythoughtsthefirstmomentZwokeupinthemorningandthelostmomentbeforeIfallasleepatnight.AsIwalkaroundthehomestead,itfeelssoemptyandZkeepimaginingthatyouoreinthehouse.IhovewholeconversationswithyouinmyheadandIcanseeyoulaughingandsmilingaswespeak.Darling,Tcannotimaginelifewithoutyou.HowmanymorelettersdoIhovetowritetoyou?Nottoomany,Ihope,becauseitismymostsincerewishthatyouwillbecomemywife.Mary,willyoumarrymethemomentthisterriblewarisover?Iknowyouloveyourfamilyandyourcountry,butdoyouthinkyoucouldmakeGlenviewyourhomeandAustraPleasewritebackassoonasyouhovemadeodecision.IknowIwon'tresteasilyuntilIhoveyouranswer.Ihaveenclosedophotoofmyself.Itisthepictureofomanwholovesyoudeeply,withoilhisheart.YourdevotedTom(222words/__minutes)Vocabularyrecover(from)康復(fù)，痊愈flu(常用定冠詞)流行性感冒enclose把……裝入信封，附入devoted忠實(shí)的；摯愛的NotesIammissingyou=我很想念你daysoff=dayswhenapersonisabsentfromworkPhoto:BypermissionJennyGallTomsentMarythisphotoofhimselfinhisuniform.Exercise2Arethesestatementstrueorfalse?1.MarywasinEnglandwhenTomwrotethisletter.2.Maryisextremelyill.3.TomthinksaboutMaryonlywhenheiswalkingaroundthehouse.4.TomwantstomarryMaryassoonasthewarisover.5.TomsenthisphotobecauseMarydoesn'tknowwhathelookslike.Exercise3Matcheachexpressionontheleftwiththecorrectmeaning.1.Youareinmythoughtsdayandnight.2.Icannotimaginelifewithoutyou.3.Iwon'tresteasily.4.Ihavewholeconversationswithyouinmyhead.5.Thehomesteadfeelssoempty.a.Iwillworry.b.Iamverylonely.c.Iamalwaysthinkingaboutyou.d.IimagineIamtalkingtoyou.e.Youareveryimportantinmylife.Exercise4Imaginethepersonyouloveisfaraway.Writealettertellinghim/herhowyoufeel.Beforeyoustart(3)1.ImagineyouhaveemigratedtoAustralia.Whataspectsofyourowncountrywouldyoumissthemost?Whatcouldyoudotofeellesshomesick?2.Lookatthepictureatthebottomofthepage.Jeandrewthismapofthegardenwhenshewasnineyearsold.Writefourorfivesentencesaboutthegarden.Reading(3):Ourgarden:Jean'sschoolcompositionshewroteinYear4WhenmymotherfirstcametoAustralia,shemissedherfamilyalot.IttookheralongtimetogetusedtothedifferentclimateandthedifferentplantsandanimalsofAustralia.So,shemadeanEnglishgardentoremindherofhome.Mymother'sgardenisverybeautiful.Shelovesitverymuchandsheisinitallthetime.Whenshegardens,shewearsherfavouritestrawhat,anapronandhergardeninggloves.ThisyearMumwontheWiltonGardenClubprizeforbestgardeninthedistrict.Mumlovesherflowerbedsbestofall.Shehasonebedfullofredandpinkflowers,anotherfullofblueflowersandanotherfullofyellowflowers.Theseareherfavouritecolours.Mymothersayshergardenislikehermother'sgardeninEngland.Myfather'sfavouriteplaceinthegardenistheorchard.Hegrowsnectarines,peachesandplums.Helovespruningthem,puttingsheepandchickenmanurearoundthemandwatchingthemgrow.Bestofall,helikestoeatthefruit.Myfavouriteplaceisthestablewheremypony,Bess,sleeps.Ilovecleaningherstable.Ilovebrushingherandridingheraroundthehomesteadandthepaddocks.Ialsolovetheriveratthebottomofthegarden.Iliketoridedownthereandwatchtheducks.It'sverypeaceful.(243words/_________minutes)Vocabularyflowerbed花壇orchard果園nectarine蜜桃prune修整，修剪manure肥料；糞肥stable馬廄paddock(用來馴馬等的)圍場；沒有圍欄的一片土地Exercise51.WheredoesJean'smotherspendmostofhersparetime?2.WhatdidMarywinaprizefor?3.WhatpartofthegardendoesTomWestwoodlookafter?4.WhyarethestablesJean'sfavouritepartofthegarden?5.HowdoesJeanfeelwhensheisclosetotheriver?Exercise6LookatJean'smapofthegarden.Answerthequestionsusingthewordsbelow.bottomofbehindnexttobetweennear1.Whereisthepond?2.Whereistheveggie(vegetable)garden?3.Whereisthestable?4.Whereisthehenyard?5.Whereistheriver?Keys:Beforeyoustart(1)Tom'sfatherdiedin1916.Tom'swifeisMaryAtherton.HisdaughterisJean.Shediedattheageof91.Exercise11.Hemethiswifeatthehospital