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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Simple Past vs. Past Continuous 1

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Jill came to my house last night. It was 6:30. I (make) ______________ dinner when she (arrive) _______________. She didn’t stay at my house for a long time. She only (stop) _______________ by to say “hello.” After a few minutes, she (leave) _______________.
2. While I (listen) _______________ to the teacher’s lecture, I heard two words that I (not know) _______________. I (write) _______________ down the words, and after class I (look) _______________ them up in the dictionary.
3. Paul and I studied together this afternoon for our test tomorrow. We (meet) _______________ at the library, and we studied for about two hours. Then we (have) _______________ a bite (=a small amount) to eat in the student cafeteria. After that, I (go) _______________ home, but Paul went back to the library to study some more. While I (go) _______________ home, I (decide) _______________ to stop by the bank to withdraw some money from the ATM.
4. Last Sunday I went to a baseball game. It (start) _______________ at 1 p.m. The players from both teams (go) _______________ onto the field. After they (warm) _______________ up, they (begin) _______________ playing. Unfortunately, it suddenly (start) _______________ to rain really hard. In fact, they (have to) _______________ cancel the game!
5. Many Americans can remember exactly what they (do) _______________ the moment when they heard the news about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack (恐怖袭击, atentado terrorista) on the Twin Towers in New York. I (attend) _______________ a meeting when a secretary rushed into the room and (tell) _______________ us the horrible news.

Listening: Vocabulary Review

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Wh- Questions: Madonna

Wh- Questions: Madonna 5-56int011802-2

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Write wh- questions. Replace the boldface words with who, what, where, when, why, how…
Remember, each question should have a yes/no question inside!

a. Madonna released her first album in 1983.

→ When did Madonna release her first album?
1. Madonna used to have dark hair. →
2. She has blond hair now. →
3. She studied dance in college. →
4. She dropped her last name when she became a singer.
5. She earned $242,000,000 in 2008. →
6. Her music tour was called “Sticky and Sweet.” →
7. Madonna has acted in 22 films. →
8. Madonna got divorced in 2008. →
9. She is dating a 22-year-old Brazilian man named Jesus Luz right now.

Listen and Repeat: 4-Simple Past B

4-SimplePastB

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it costs it cost
he cuts he cut
he lets he let
he puts he put
he hurts he hurt
he hits he hit
he quits he quit (to stop, to stop working for a company)
he sets he set (to put, to place)
he wets he wet 把…弄湿, mojar
he upsets he upset 使心烦意乱，使不安, alterar, afectar, disgustar, ofender

he draws he drew
he withdraws he withdrew (to take money from a bank account)

he begins he began
he drinks he drank
he rings he rang
it shrinks it shrank 缩小，减小，缩减. encoger(se), reducirse
he sings he sang
it sinks it sank 下沉，沉下, 沉，沉没, descender, bajar

he sits he sat

he swims he swam

I am I was
He is he was
They are they were

he bites he bit 咬, 咬出，咬成, morder, picar
he hides he hid 隐藏，把…藏起来, esconder(se)

he bends he bent 弯曲, torcer, curvar, doblar
he lends he lent 借（钱）给，贷（款）给, prestar
he sends he sent
he spends he spent

he bleeds he bled 出血，流血, sangrar
he feeds he fed (to give food to someone)
he feels he felt
he keeps he kept
he leaves he left
he meets he met
he reads he read /rεd/
he sleeps he slept
he sweeps he swept 扫，打扫，清扫, barrer, limpiar
he weeps he wept (to cry)

he blows he blew 吹，吹动, 向…吹气, soplar, sonarse la nariz
he knows he knew
he breaks he broke 打破，打碎，打烂，砸破，摔碎 romper, partir, quebrar
he wakes he woke
he speaks he spoke
he steals he stole 偷，窃, robar

he brings he brought
he thinks he thought

Vocabulary Test Practice: Test After Spring Break

Vocabulary Practice Test. Fill in the blanks with the new vocabulary words we have learned. Pay attention to the tense! Should nouns be singular or plural?

1. The robber shot three people. An ambulance came and took

the three v__________________ to the hospital.

2. The paramedics took her to the hospital. She had

a bad w__________________ on her head with heavy bleeding.

3. The pilot was very happy. When she was landing the plane, they had excellent v__________________. There were no clouds at all, and she could see very far.

4. The police are questioning two s_______________ they think may have killed the woman.

5. When I was riding my bike, I almost hit a p__________________ . She was talking on her cell phone, and she stepped into the street without looking.

6. To prevent b__________________, you should always lock all your doors and windows. A good alarm ( 警报, сигнализация, نظام إنذار) system is very helpful, too.

7. We didn’t want to drive because of the b_______________. With all the snow and wind, we were afraid of having an accident.

8. Cell phones and laptop computers r__________________ on batteries.

9. a. I’d like to get this shirt.

b. OK. Which p__________________ would you like, the striped one or the floral one?

10. In San Francisco, we must r__________________ our garbage. We put our cans, bottles, and paper in the blue bin.

11. a. What is your c__________________ position?

b. I’m working as a cashier at 7-11.

12. a. What kind of v__________________ was she driving?

b. A truck. It was a light blue Ford.

13. S__________________ power is energy from the sun.

14. She w__________________ me not to walk in that neighborhood at night because it was dangerous.

15. If you have high cholesterol (胆固醇, холестери́н, كولسترول، دهن الصفراء، شحم المرارة),

you should a__________________ eating red meat and foods with a lot of fat in them.

16. a. How do I a__________________ the volume? It’s too loud.

b. Turn this little knob* here. 旋钮, botón, кнопка, الزّرّ

17. The billionaire and his wife only stayed in l__________________ hotels—only the best and most expensive things for them.

18. Honda is a large Japanese m_________________ of automobiles.

19. a. Which gate (登机口, puerta de embarque, выход, (بوابة المغادرة (في المطار) should I board at?

b. What is your d__________________?

a. Frankfurt.

b. OK, the flight for Frankfurt leaves at Gate 59.

20. The President is going to hold a p__________________ conference to discuss

foreign policy*.*外交政策, política exterior, внешней политик, سياسة الشؤون الخارجية

21. The sales people fly back to New York every year in January for the company’s a__________________ meeting.

Vocabulary List 3: Test after Spring Break

Vocabulary List 3

nouns

the blizzard 暴风雪, tormenta de nieve, вьюга, عاصفة ثلجية عنيفة

the burglary/ the theft 盗窃, robo, взлом/кража со взломом, سرقة

the destination 目的地, 终点, destino, цель, وجهة مقصد

the luxury 奢侈品, 精美昂贵之物, de lujo, роскошь, رفاهية رغد

the manufacturer 制造者, 生产者, 生产厂家, fabricante, изготовитель, مؤسسة ، مصتع , منتِج

the pattern 花样, 图案, 形状, 布局, diseño, dibujo, estampado, узор, تصميم رسم

the pedestrian 行人, peatón, пешеход, ماشي

the press conference 新闻发布会, conferencia de prensa, пресс-конференция, مؤتمر صحفي

the suspect 嫌疑犯, sospechoso, подозревать, مشبوه، مشتبه به

the vehicle 汽车, 机车, 车辆, vehículo, автомашина, مركبة

the victim 受害者, victima, жертва, قتيل، مصاب

the visibility 能见度, visibilidad, видимость, مجال الرؤية

the wound /wu:nd/ 伤害, 伤痛, herida, ра́на, ране́ние, جُرح

verbs

to adjust 调整, 校准, ajustar, regular, пригоня́ть, عدّل

to avoid 避免 (做某事), 防止, evitar, избегать, يتجنب

to recycle 重新利用, 回收利用, reciclar, перерабатывать, يعيد استعمال

to run on (to use for energy) 运行, funcionar con, рабо́тает на, تعمل : هذه السيارة تعمل بالديزل

to warn 警告某人, advertir, предупреждать, يحذر ، ينذر

adjectives

annual 年度的, 每年的, anual, ежегодный, годовой, سنوي

current 当前的, 现在的, actual, en curso, текущий, современный,حالي ، حاضر

solar 太阳能的, solar, солнечный, طاقة شمسية