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Pre-reading:

1. Imagine that you are alone on an island.
I didn't imagine my becoming a writer in the children.
alone&lonely
alone adj.&adv. 单独的/地， 独自一人的/地
lonely adj. 孤独的，偏僻的，荒凉的
I am alone, but I am not lonely.
The old women lived alone, but she didn't feel lonely.
Reading:
1. Chuck is a businessman who is so busy that he had little time for his friends.
adj./adv.
adj.+a(n)+单数可数名词
so + many/few+复数可数名词 +that
much/little+不可数名词
He ran so quickly that I couldn't catch up with him.
Jack is so smart a boy that he could work out difficult maths problems quickly.
There are so many cars in the street that I can't get through.
He makes so few friends that he often feels lonely.
There is so much room in the hall that it can hold many people.
a(n)+adj.+单数可数名词
such+ adj.+复数可数名词 +that
adj.+不可数名词
She is such a lovely girl that we all like her.
They are such interesting books that I want to read them all day and all night.
It is such fine weather that we would like to go out for a walk.
so that&so...that
so that 引导目的状语从句，从句的谓语动词常和 can/could/may/might 连用。so...that 引导结果状语从句，意为“如此....以至于”
They set out early so that they might arrive there on time.
They set out early so that they arrived there on time.
He didn't plan his time well, so that he didn't finish the work in time.
名题欣赏
John shut everybody out of the kitchen ____he could prepare hid great surprise for the party.
A. which B. when C. so that D. as if
2. One day Chuck is on a flight across the Pocific Ocean when suddenly his plane crashes.
on a flight 正在......中，正从事于.....
on a visit; on holiday; on duty; on the go 忙个不停，活跃着
when=and then
I was reading when the light went out.
Mary was cooking in the garden when someone knocked at the door.
Frank was about to leave when he found a letter on the floor.
(2004 北京 春季)
We were swimming in the lake___ suddenly the storm started.
A. when B. while C. until D. before
when&while
when 后接非延续性动词；while 后接延续性动词
It was snowing when we got to the airport.
He went home when he finished his homework.
Please write while I read.
My brother was singing while I was watching TV.
across&through
The river flows through the city from west to east.
She swam across the river.
Walk across the square and go through the gate, then you will come to the cafe.
3. He realise that he hasn't been a good friend because he has always been thinking about himself.
I have realised my mistake.
realise&come true
realise 及物动词，常用于sb. realise sth,
come true 不及物动词词组， 通常是表示“理想，愿望”等的名词作句子的主语。
She realised her dream to be a doctor.
Her dream of becoming a doctor came true.
think about/of 考虑
I am thinking of/about having a holiday.
has been doing
1) 未完结性
I have been learning to type.
2) 刚完结性
Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?
3) 连续性或重复性
I have been knocking ,but I don't think anyone is in.
(2004 北京)
Now that she is out of job, Lucy ____ going back to school, but she hasn't decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
3. Even though Wilson is just a volleyball, he becomes fond of him.
even though/if 意为“尽管，即使”用来引导让步状语从句，主句不能再用but. though 引出的从句是事实
He won't tell me about it though he knows the news.
He won't tell me about it even though he knows the news.
4. He talks to him and treats him as a friend.
把...作为...看待
对待...像...一样
Don't treat me as a child.
Don't treat me like a child.
She works as a nurse.
She works like a nurse.
5. Chuck learns that we need friends to share ha
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