Unit 7 The Bad Attitude

b. because he felt too old to do his work.
c. because he found another job as a fisherman.
  2. why did the carpenter develop a bad attitude? (c)
a. because his boss didn’t treat him fairly.
b. because he was old. old people have bad attitudes.
c. because he was jealous. he didn’t have a nice house of his own.
  3. what did the completed house look like? (c)
a. it was a pretty, comfortable little house.
b. it was a small apartment.
c. the floors were uneven and there were holes in the roof.
  4. why was the carpenter ashamed when his boss gave the house key to him? (a)
a. because he did a very poor job in building it.
b. because the house was too beautiful for him.
c. because there were no keys for the house.
  5. what lesson did the carpenter learn? (b)
a. building houses is difficult.
b. a good attitude is important.
c. bosses are always unfair.
 
c forming opinions: guided writing
  1. a student is going to write a paragraph about the carpenter’s bad attitude. look at the notes.
why did the carpenter develop a bad attitude? what should he have done differently?
because he…
did not feel rewarded for his work.
worked hard all his life to build nice
houses for other people.
did not have enough money to buy his own house.
would have to live in a little apartment for the rest of his life. he should have…
worked hard as usual.
trusted his boss.
done a good job on the house.
  2. now help this student write a well-organized paragraph. describe how the carpenter felt and what he should have done.
the carpenter had to live in a poorly built house because he developed a bad attitude. i think he developed a bad attitude because he (1) didn’t feel rewarded for his work   . he (2) worked hard all his life to build nice houses for other people. but still he did not (3) have enough money to buy his own house. he thought he (4) would have to live in a little apartment for the rest of his life. actually, the carpenter (5) should have worked hard as usual. he should have (6) trusted his boss, and he should have (7) done a good job on the house . overall, he should have kept (8) working hard as usual. then, he would have a nice house for himself and his wife.
 
【典型例題】
1. the light of the room was _________ dim for tom         read last night.
a. too, to                     b. enough, to                c. too, not to