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Answers nursery rhythm rhyme recite run out of cottage 3 In English we sometimes add –ful to a noun to make an adjective For example wonder becomes wonderful This means full of wonder Now make adjectives form these nouns Then add four other pairs you know 1 beauty __________ 5 dread

____________ 9 __________ ____________ 2 joy ____________ 6 hope

____________ 10 _________ _____________ 3 sorrow _________ 7 peace

___________ 11 __________ ____________ 4 delight __________ 8 power

___________ 12 __________ ____________ Suggested Answers 1 beautiful 2 joyful 3 sorrowful 4 delightful 5 dreadful 6 hopeful 7 peaceful 8 powerful 9 thankful 10 successful 11 painful 12 useful 4 Complete the table with the correct nouns verbs adjectives

or adverbs Noun Verb Adjective Adverb angry

darken impressive repetitive

transformational translation

warm enjoy expressively

inspire Suggested Answers Noun Verb Adjective Adverb anger anger angry Angrily dark darken

dark darkly impression impress impressive impressively

repetition repeat repetitive repetitively transformation

transform transformational \ translation translate translated \ warmth warm warm wrmly enjoyment enjoy enjoyable enjoyably expression express expressive

expressively inspiration inspire inspirational inspirationally 5 Complete each sentence using the correct word from the table you have just completed 1 While you were reciting the poem

I think you moved your body very __________ It made the performance much more interesting 2 Ad I lay in the _________ the words of a new poem came into my head 3 The teacher doesnt think that the _________ of the Tang poem is very good 4 Songs are often easy to remember because they

________ a lot of poetry 5 Your talk was so _________ that I want to

go and write lots of poetry 6 I loved the strong images you used in your poem to convey feelings of _________ 7 We were very __________ by the students performance of their poetry 8 We passed the afternoon very

_________ reading poetry together under the trees 9 Mr Tanners love of poetry has ________ the students feelings towards the subject 10 Even though it is cold your poem about summer has made me feel really ________ Answers 1 expressively 2 darkness 3 translation 4 repeat 5 inspirational 6 anger 7 impressed 8 enjoyably 9 transformed 10 warm Step 3 Grammar 1 Presentation Purpose To revise

the usage of the subjunctive mood with Ss 所述情况从句主句

与现在事实相反If主语动词过去式 be动词用were 主语wouldcouldmightshould 动词原形与过去事实相反If主语动词过去完

成式主语 wouldcouldmightshould have 过去分词与将来事实相反

① if主语动词过去式② if主语were to 动词原形③ if主语should

动词原形主语 wouldcouldmightshould 动词原形此表中需要注意几点 1 be动词在表示与现在事实相反的从句中一般用were在非正式情况先第一第三人称后偶尔也用was 如 If he were you he would go at once 2 主句中的should 通常用于第一人称wouldcould以及might可以用于各种人称 3 在表示与将来事实相反的条件句中只能用should而不能用would could might等如If it should rain tomorrow we would not go camping should rain 也可

以用rained were

to rain 代替 4 当条件状语从句表示的行为和主句表示的行为所发生的时间不一致时被称为错综时间条件句动词的形式要分别根据它所表示的不同时间做相应的调整如 If you had followed my advice you would be better now 2 Practice Purpose To get Ss to have knowledge of the grammar through exercises ⑴ Match the beginning of each sentence with the appropriate en

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