Frightening nature（The Third Period）

2. some more tea?
3. sounds like a good idea.
4. doesn't matter.
5. sorry to hear that.
6. pity you couldn't come.
7. this way, please.
8. terrible weather!
9. joining us for a drink?
10. going to the supermarket?
t: (after a while.) have you finished? who will give us the answers? one student, one sentence. volunteers?
suggested answers:
    1. i haven't seen you for ages.
    2. would you like some more tea?
    3. it sounds like a good idea.
    4. it doesn't matter.
    5. i'm sorry to hear that.
    6. it's a pity you couldn't come.
    7. you come this way, please.
    8. what terrible weather it is!
    9. do you enjoy joining us for a drink?
       or: do you feel like joining us for a drink?
    10. are you going to the supermarket?
step v discussion
t: (teacher shows the screen.) let's do another exercise. look at the screen.
    some of the words in the sentences on the screen are unnecessary. cross these
    words out.
 do the following after the example:
 example: it didn't take my uncle long to decide whether to go to save his friends
 or not to go to save his friends.
1. she can hold her breath longer than i can hold nay breath.
2. they discussed whether they should stay in the house or they should try the open air.
3. they had a meal, they went out for a walk and they came back to sleep.
4. don't bathe if you don't want to bathe.
5. i don't visit my parents as much as i ought to visit my parents
(after a while.)
sa: i think in the first sentence “hold my breath” can be omitted.
sb: the word “can” can be omitted, too.
t: who is right?
ss: sb.
sc: in the second sentence, we can leave out the words “they should”. am i right?
ss : yes.
sd: in the third sentence the second and the third subject “they” can he omitted.
se: the fourth sentence can he changed like this: don't bathe if you don't want to.
t: can the word “to” be omitted?
ss: no, it can't be omitted.
st: in the fifth sentence, the last few words “visit my parents” can be left
     out, can't they?
ss: yes.
t: you've grasped the spirit of it. now open your books on page 78. let's do
   ex. 4. read the requirement and have a discussion with your partner.
suggested answers:
 m: well, you don't look at all like a sea captain, sir.
 c: i'm afraid you don't like very much like a governess. you turn around, please!