Learning about Language

Complete the table with the correct verbs, nouns or adjectives.

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Verb Noun Adjective

injury

poisonous

burn

swollen

damage

treatment

wounded

infect

injure injuriouspoison poison (ing)

burn burning

swell swelling

damage damning

treat treatable

wound wound

infection infectious

Complete the questions with words from the text.(P37)

1 When do you need to know about________ _________?

When someone suddenly falls ill or has an accident.

2 What is the ________ that protects you against diseases

and the sun’s rays? The skin.

3 What are some of the ________ of burns? Hot liquids,

steam, fire, radiation and the sun.

4 What are the ______________ of first degree burns? They are dry, red and mildly swollen.

2

first aid

organ

causes

characteristics

5 What may cause the third degree burns? Severe petrol

fires or ________ shocks.

6 How do you stop the ________ of burning? By running

cool water over the burn.

A B C

electric

pain

Grammar – Ellipsis ( 省略）为了使语言简洁或避免重复，省略句中的一个或几个句子成分，这种语法现象乘为省略。

(1) (I) Beg your pardon.

(2) (It) Sounds like a good idea.

(1) (Is) Anybody here

(2) (Is there) Anything I can do for you

A: Where has Mr Smith gone?

B: Sorry, I don’t know (where he has gone.)

(1) (Are you) Hungry?

(2) (I want) Orange juice, please.(1) A:Would you like to come to the party?

B: I’d love to (come the party.)

主语

谓语或谓语的一部分

宾语

主语 和谓语

不定式后省略动词

Now it’s your turn to find out what have been left out.

I haven’t seen you for ages

Would you like some more tea?

That / It sounds like a good idea.

It doesn’t matter.

I’m sorry to hear that.

1. Haven’t seen you for ages.

 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?

It’s/ What pity you couldn’t come

  Step this way, please.

What terrible weather it is!

Are you joining us for a drink?

  Are you going to the supermarket?

In groups, look at these pairs of sentences(page 37)

Discuss the difference between A and B in each pair

1

2 Rewrite these sentences taking out the unnecessary parts.

1. The burn that she got from the iron was red and it was very painful.

2. A boy was on the left side of the sick woman, and a girl was on the

right side of the sick woman

3. She has a daughter who is in hospital.

4. He went to the doctor because he had to go to the doctor .

( )

( )

( )

( )

5 Did she pass the first aid test that she did yesterday or didn’t she pass?

6 She could not decided whether to send him to hospital or not to send

him to hospital .

7 When your nose is bleeding, you should bend forward so that the

blood runs out of your nose and the blood doesn’t run down your

throat.

8 Only some of the students have done a first aid course but most of

the students haven’t done a first aid course .

1) The cottage surrounded by a wall belongs to the local government.

2) The first book I read this term was more interesting than the second.

3.These sentences are correct. However, one or more

words have been left out. Rewrite each sentence

including the missing words.

The cottage (that is) surrounded by a wall belongs to the local government.

The first book I read this term was more interesting than the second (book I read this term).

   3) To her teacher’s surprise, she did better in her first aid exam than expected.   

4) I don’t think they have returned from the hospital, but they might have.   

5) He wanted to help the accident victim but his friend didn’t.

   6) You can borrow my first aid notes if you want to.

To her teacher’s surprise, she did better in her first aid exam than(it was) expected.   

I don’t think they have returned from the hospital, but they might have ( returned from the hospital).

He wanted to help the accident victim but his friend didn’t (want to help the accident victim).

You can borrow my first aid notes if you want to (borrow my first aid notes).

Choose the best answers.

1)---- Tomorrow is a holiday. Why are you doing your homework?

-----I am doing these exercises now so that I won’t have _____ on

Sunday.

A. it B. them C. for D. to

2)----Shall I invite Ann to my birthday party tomorrow evening?

----Yes. It’ll be fine if you______.

A. are B. can C. invite D. do

3)---- Aren’t you the manager?

-----No, and I______

A. don’t want to B. don’t want to be

C. don’t want be D. don’t want

Choose the best answers.

4)---- I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after

my cat?

----Not at all______.

A. I’ve no time B. I’d rather not C. I’d like it D. I’d be glad to

5)----- Won’t you have another try?

------ ________.

A.  Yes, I will have B. Yes, I won’t have

C. Yes, I won’t D. Yes, I will

6)-----I won’t do it any more.

-----_______?

A. Why not B. Why don’t do any more

C. Why not do D. Why don’t

Choose the best answers.

7)-----Do you think it will snow tomorrow?

------______?

A.I don’t think B. No, I don’t think

C. I don’t think so D. No, I don’t so

8)-----Have you fed the cat?

------No, but______.

A. I’m B. I am

C. I’m just going D. I’m just going to

Homework

1. Go over the usage of Ellipsis.

2. Finish listing structures on Page 71 Ex 1

and Ex 2

3. Prepare Reading and discussing on Page 38