Lesson 19: A Story or a Poem? 冀教版　九年级 Lesson 19: A Story or a Poem?

New Words compare v. 比较,对照 Compare this with that, and you will see which is better. Teachers are often compared to gardeners. Compared with the little girl, you are much luckier.

limit v. 限制；限定 format n. 格式；板式 rhyme n. 韵；韵脚 v. 押韵 passage n. 章节, 走廊, 段落 A dark narrow passage led to the hall. Read the following passage and answer the questions below. limit v. 限制；限定 format n. 格式；板式 rhyme n. 韵；韵脚 v. 押韵

although conj. 虽然;尽管 Although he was ill, he worked hard. effort n. 努力；精力 You should put more effort into your work. The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people. Without effort you can achieve nothing.

fat adj. 胖的；厚的 aloud adv. 出声地, 高声地

Think About It Do you have a favourite poem or story? What is it? Have you ever tried to write a poem?

Discuss: The differences between stories and poems. 1.It must have a beginning, a middle and an end. 2.Although it is short, every word must have power and meaning. 3.Usually fewer words are used. 4.It is longer and has more words. 5.You have to think about the format.

Language Points Useful phrases: compare with 与……比较 come up with 想出；提出 3. take effort 花精力 4. wake up 醒来；叫醒 5. all day 整天

compare with come up with take effort wake up all day 即学即用：用所给短语的适当形式完成句子。 compare with come up with take effort wake up all day 1. Doing such things _____________ and time. 2. _____________ that school, ours is much bigger. 3. It rained ___________ yesterday. 4. A sudden noise___________ the man. 5. He _____________an idea at last. takes effort Compared with all day woke up came up with

aloud， loud 和 loudly loud指大声喊, 强调声音很大;通常用比较级 louder于句子中。 aloud强调发出声音, 出声, 但并不代表声音大。而当aloud修饰laugh, talk, speak等时, 就有声音大的意思了。 loudly声音大, 与loud同意, 但loudly含有说话人对其讨厌之意, 声音大而使说话人不喜欢。

1. Don’t speak ________ in the library. 2. Can you speak ________？I still can’t hear you. 3. The dog is barking _________. 4. My daughter loves ________ music. I can’t stand it when she plays her CD so _______. 5. My brother likes reading English ________ in the morning.

although与though的用法区别 although 一般不用作副词, 而 though 可用作副词, 且一般放在句末(不放在句首), 意为“可是”、“不过” ，在 even though(即使，纵然)等固定短语中不能用 although。 1. Even __________ we could afford it, we wouldn't go abroad for our vocation. 2. __________ we are poor, we are still happy.  3. It’s hard work; I enjoy it ________. 

still, already, yet 1. still意为“仍然；还”，可用于各种句式，一般位于句中。 2. already通常用于肯定句，用于疑问句表惊讶、怀疑语气。 3. yet意为“已经，尚未” ，用于疑问句和否定句。 They have _______ been away. She is _______ busy. She has not finished her homework ______.

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