Speaking: Ask wh- questions. Where did you put everything?

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Ask WH- (information) questions.
a. We put everything in the garage. (where)
b. We bought canned food, batteries, and a saw. (what)
c. The wind was 80 miles an hour. (how strong)
d. I felt scared! (how)
e. It rained for hours. (how long)
f. We couldn’t see out the window because it was raining so hard. (why)
g. We were afraid a tree would fall on our house. (what)
h. The power was out for two days. (how long)

More Vocabulary Review: blizzard bathtub candles

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Student B
2. This word means “to hit and push over.”
4. This word means “to leave quickly because of an emergency.”
6. Today, we don’t usually chop trees down. We usually use this machine instead. (a power saw/a chainsaw)
8. When the earth shakes, it is called an ____.
10. When the water rises and it covers land that is usually dry, it is called a ____.
12. When there is not enough water and things begin to die, we say there is a ____.
14. When very much snow slides (幻灯片, deslizarse) down a mountain and completely covers houses and people, it is called an ____.
16. You use this device (小工具, artefacto, aparato) to help you see in the dark. You can carry it around with you.

flood avalanche flashlight drought earthquake chainsaw/powersaw evacuate knock over

 

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Student A
1. A bad snow storm with strong wind is called a ____.
3. Some people say this is a safe place to be during a hurricane.
5. These are made of wax (蜡, cera), and we light them so we can see in the dark when the power goes out.
7. This carries large amounts of electricity to your home. Sometimes it falls down during a storm.
9. This device stores (储存, acumula) electricity to use in iPods, cameras, and cell phones.
11. This is a building where you can park your car.
13. This is a very strong storm that is many miles wide, with heavy wind and rain.
15. This means ‘if’. For example, sometimes you see signs that say, “___ ___ of emergency, do not take the elevator.”
17. This means to tell someone to watch out or to try to avoid something.

Vocabulary Review: On the Road to Exciting New Changes in Car Design

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Exercise your mind! Use word association (联系) to improve your memory.
a. once a year : annually :: twice a year: semi-annually
b. wonderful : fantastic :: amazing : incredible
1. the power : powerful : the sun : __________
2. to produce : to make :: to use again : to ____________
3. to hurt : to harm :: to advise not to : to __________
4. the power : the energy :: ________________: money for studying wind power
5. a stopover : a layover :: the last place on a trip : the ____________

What one word can you use to fill in each set (a, b, c)? Write it in the blank.
6. a) Cars XXX gas, diesel, or electricity.
b) Some calculators XXX solar power, so you don’t need to plug them in.
c) Cell phones, cameras, and laptops XXX batteries. (電池 , pilas)
7. a) You can XXX a ball in your hand.
b) On the phone, you can XXX until a person comes on the line.
c) You can XXX a press conference. ____________
8. a) If the TV is too loud, you can XXX the volume.
b) If the room is too cold, you can XXX the air conditioning.
c) On the computer, you can XXX the darkness, the lightness, or the color of a picture if you don’t like it. ____________
9. a) You drive carefully in order to XXX accidents.
b) You eat good food and exercise in order to XXX getting sick.
c) If don’t want to see a person, you try to XXX her. ____________
10. a)You can XXX your destination. What time did you XXX Los Angeles?
b) You can XXX for something that is high up on a shelf. If you cannot XXX it, you might need a step ladder.
11. a) Here are some fabric XXX:
polka dotted solid striped checked floral
paisley plaid
b) Here are some common spelling XXX:
/i:/ each, repeat, piece, believe, seen, feel
/o:/ boat, throat, wrote, note, rose, nose

Speaking: Yes/No Questions. The Three Gorges Dam

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The Three Gorges Dam
Ask yes/no questions.
1. China is building a dam on the Yangtze River. >> Is China building a dam on…?
2. The river is located in central China.
3. The government will finish the dam in 2009.
4. Some people oppose (=are against) the dam.
5. The dam will cost $29 billion.
6. It is going to generate very much electricity.
7. Ships will be able to sail all the way to Chongqing when the dam is finished.

Reading: Exciting New Changes in Car Design

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Highway to the Future
Focus on Grammar¬—Intermediate, p. 46
On the road to exciting new changes in car design
Get ready! We’re on the road (=going to) to exciting new changes in car design. What will the vehicle of the future look like? Well, it will probably still have four wheels, but it’s going to come in many more colors and patterns. You’ll be able to choose a green and yellow polka-dotted model or design your own model! It’s going to be environmentally friendly, too. The material will be 100 percent recyclable, and the car will run on solar energy.
What about speed? The car of the future will go a lot faster than current cars. One day, it will even fly! But it will also be safe. An electronic shield (屏蔽,escudo) around the car will warn of danger and automatically avoid accidents. And you won’t get lost anymore! You’ll just say the destination and the car will give you directions.
One manufacturer, Smart Transport, Inc., is holding a press conference next week. At the conference you’ll see actual models of these fantastic new cars. And before very long, you’ll be able to zip around town in the real thing! So, full speed ahead to the future! It’s going to be a great trip.

Natural Disasters

1. flood
2. hurricane (is called a typhoon in Asia)
3. drought
4. earthquake
5. blizzard
6. tornado

Irregular Simple Past: H I J K L M N O P Q R

1. hung
2. let
3. hid
4. kept or made  (Use 'kept' on your test!)
5. ran
6. hurt
7. had
8. heard
9. made
10. put
11. read
12. rode
13. knew
14. left
15. lent
16. rang
17. lay
18. met
19. held
20. meant
21. lost  Note: "...as soon as I found OUT", not "found IT."
22. led