whats-your-excuse

What’syourexcuse?1snapshotCalendarn.日历→阴历/阳历lunarcalendarsolarcalendarDueIfsomethingisdueataparticulartime,itisexpectedtohappen,bedone,orarriveatthattime.预期的例：结果预期于月底揭晓。Theresultsaredueattheendofthemonth.例：卡特先生预计周一到达华盛顿。Mr.CarterisdueinWashingtononMonday.Openyourmouth!Doyoueveruseexcusestoavoiddoingthingsthatyoudon’tliketodo?Doyouthinkthatyoushouldalwaystellthetruth?2conversationSodan.苏打；碳酸水Listenandgetthemainidea3grammar引述别人的话时，一般采用两种方式：一是引用别人的原话，把它放在引号内，称为直接引语；二是用自己的话加以转述，被转述的话不放在引号内，称为间接引语。间接引语在大多数情况下是一个宾语从语。直接引语变成间接引语时，要注意以下几点：人称变化、时态变化、宾语从句要用陈述句语序。1.直接引语是陈述句，变成间接引语时，由连词that引导。例如：Shesaid,Iamveryhappytohelpyou.→Shesaidthatshewasveryhappytohelpme.2.直接引语是一般(选择/反意)疑问句，变成间接引语时，由连词whether或if引导。例如：Heaskedme,Doyoulikeplayingfootball?→Heaskedmeif/whetherIlikedplayingfootball.注意：大多数情况下，if和whether可以互换，但后有ornot,或在动词不定式前，或放在介词后作连接词时，一般只用whether。例如：Sheaskedmewhetherhecoulddoitornot.Hehesitatedaboutwhethertodriveortakethetrain.3.直接引语是特殊疑问句，变成间接引语时，由相应的疑问词who,whom,whose,how,when,why,where等引导。例如：Mysisteraskedme,Howdoyoulikethefilm?→MysisteraskedmehowIlikedthefilm.4.直接引语是祈使句，变成间接引语时，把动词原形变成动词不定式，并在动词不定前加tell,ask,order等的宾语。例如：Thecaptainordered,Bequiet.→Thecaptainorderedustobequiet.注意：此种情况的否定句，在动词不定式前加not。Myteacheraskedme,Don'tlaugh.→Myteacheraskedmenottolaugh.Note(1)直接引语是客观事实、普遍真理等，变成间接引语时，时态不变。例如：Theytoldtheirson,Theearthgoesroundthesun.→Theytoldtheirsonthattheearthgoesroundthesun.2)直接引语变间接引语时，指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等要作相应的变化。如：this/that→these/those,now→then,today→thatday,yesterday→thedaybefore,lastyear→theyearbefore,ago→before,here→there等。例如：Hesaid,Ihaven'tseenhertoday.→Hesaidthathehadn'tseenherthatday.Note：如果转述时就在原来的地方，就在说话的当天，就不必改变指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等。(3)间接引语一般要用陈述句的语序，即主、谓、宾的顺序。例如：HeaskedLucy,Wheredidyougo?→HeaskedLucywhereshewent.Tomsaid,Whatdoyouwant,Ann?→TomaskedAnnwhatshewanted.3grammarIndirectspeech&Verbsusedtoexpressone’srequestAsk/tellsb(not)todosthSay(not)todoListentotheexamplesandfinishtheexercises4picnicattheparkImagineyou’replanningapicnicorparty.Writethreepositiveandthreenegativerequestsforyourguests.E.g.meetmeattheparkat2o’clock.→Yousaidtomeetyouattheparkat2o’clock.Bringabaseballbat.→Youaskedmetobringabaseballbat.Don’tforgetyourbathingsuit.→Youtoldmenottoforgetmybathingsuit.5wordpowerApologyn.道歉Complaintn.抱怨；诉苦→投诉信AletterofcomplaintComplimentn.恭维；称赞Complementv.补充Sympathyn.同情；慰问FinishexerciseA6conversationListenandgetthemainideaOpenyourmouth!MakeupyourownexcusefornotacceptingAlbert’sinvitation.7listening(A)7listening(B)8GrammarDirectspeech→indirectspeech现在时→过去时现在进行时→过去进行时过去时→过去完成时现在完成时→过去完成时一般将来时→过去将来时may→might8GrammarListentotheexamplesandfinishtheexercises9pronunciationListentotheexamplesandpracticethesentencesyouwroteinExercise811listening12readinghomework