She

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Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Two Global Reading
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
Section Three Detailed Reading
I. Reading aloud
Reading aloud

Read the following sentences aloud, paying
special attention to incomplete plosion and
liaison.
Audiovisual supplements

1. In her early teen, when?other mothers
   were?already the estrangemen(t) they felt with
   adolescen(t) daughters, I hit?upon?a solution
   rescue raids.
2. A few days later I(d) hear her on the phone,
   repeating some?of the things she had?ado(p)te(d)
   for her?own.

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II. Audiovisual supplements
Watch the film episode and then answer the
following questions.
Reading aloud
Audiovisual supplements
Film Episode A Bugs Life

Questions
1. Why did Flik want to leave his ant colony? 2.
Will he come back safe and sound, in your
supposition?
Answers for reference
1. Flik wants to go out of his ant colony to find
aiding bugs. 2. Open Answer.
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Hey. Dont worry. The colony is in good hands.
Bye now. All Right. (ants cheering) Hey, fellas.
Beautiful mornin, huh? My dad gives you one
hour before you come back to the island
crying. Does he, now? My dad doesnt think
that. He doesnt, uh? Naw, hes bettin youre
gonna die. Oh. Yeah, he says if the heat doesnt
get ya, the birds will. I think hes gonna make
it. Nobody asked you, Your Royal Shortness.
Flik Flik Flik Flik Ant Boy 1 Flik Ant
Boy 2 Flik Ant Boy 2 Flik Ant Boy 2 Dot
Ant Boy 2
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Yeah, Dot. What do you know? Hey, hey, hey. Ease
up. Come on. Shes entitled to her opinion
too. Oh. So go, already. Hey! The citys that
way. I know. Youre supposed to look for bugs,
not dandelions. You leave him alone. He knows
what hes doing. Thats right. Here I go. For the
colony, and for oppressed ants everywhere! Whoa-oh
. Wow! Hey! Hey-hey!
Ant Boy 1 Flik Flik Ant Boy 1 Ant Boy 2
Flik Ant Boy 1 Dot Flik Flik Flik Dot
Flik
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Bye, Flik! Wow! Ohh! Whoa! Good Luck, Flik! Bye!
Whoa-oh! Flik! Im Okey! Your dads right. Hes
gonna die. You just watch. Hes gonna get the
best, roughest bugs youve ever seen!
Dot Flik Dot Flik Dot Flik Ant Boy
1 Dot
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Reading aloud
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I. Text introduction
The text is a piece of narration of twenty
paragraphs,which are concerned with the present
events, especially with the changes in the mood
and actions of the main characterthe writers
daughter, who is leaving home for university. The
writer also recalls what she did to her daughter,
showing clearly how intimate the mother-daughter
relationship was, which presents a contrast to
the superficially tense relationship between the
writer and her daughter before the latter leaves
home for university.
Text introduction

Structural analysis
Cultural background
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II. Structural analysis
Text introduction
Allies preparations for university and her
abnormal attitude towards her mother because of
her reluctance to leave home

Paragraphs 1-8
Structural analysis

Cultural background
the writers recalling of how intimate the
mother-daughter relationship was

Paragraphs 9-12

Paragraphs 13-16
the daughters cold attitude angering her mother
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Paragraphs 17-20
the touching moment that Allie is back to her
mother, reading to her mother a pamphlet from her
university
Text introduction
Structural analysis

Cultural background
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III. Cultural background
Leaving Home Leaving home is a challenging period
in almost everyones life, fraught with
conflicting feelings and desires the earnest
desire for independence and autonomy, the fear of
failure and the continuing feeling of dependence
on parents, etc.
Text introduction
Structural analysis
Cultural background

In a sense it is an assertion of selfhood and a
separation from parents, which begins in the
two-year old state, has its stronger and weaker
moments over the childhood years, comes on
strongly in early adolescence and reappears in
late adolescence. The acknowledged goal, in this
society at this time, is to leave home
successfully that is to be capable of
independently supporting oneself financially,
physically and even emotionally.
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The interim step is a sort of semi-independent
state offered by college dormitory living,
military housing, or the first apartment shared
with others, all with a strong cord still tying
the young to their parents home because a lot of
support still comes from the parents. Ultimately
this leads to a home of ones own, often with a
partner (through marriage or other long-term
commitment) and possibly children. Much has been
written in the past few years in sources such as
scholarly journals and womens magazines about
the difficulty many young adults are experiencing
today as they attempt to leave home and the new
phenomena of adults in their late twenties and
even thirties who have either never left the nest
or who have ventured out only to return to the
nest.
Text analysis
Structural analysis
Cultural background

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Shes Leaving Home
My daughter Allie is leaving for university in a
week. Her room is cluttered with shopping bags
filled with blankets, towels, jeans and
jumpers. She wont talk about going. I say, Im
going to miss you, but she gives me one of her
looks and leaves the room. Another time I say, in
a voice so friendly it surprises even me Do you
think youll take your posters and pictures with
you, or will you get new ones at university? She
answers, her voice filled with annoyance, How
should I know?
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My daughter is off with friends most of the time.
Yesterday was the last day shed have for a few
months with her friend Katharine, whom shes
known since kindergarten. Soon, it will be her
last day with Sarah, Claire, Heather ... and then
it will be her last day with me. My friend Karen
told me, The month before I left for university,
I screamed at my mother the whole month. Be
prepared. I stand in the kitchen, watching Allie
make a glass of iced tea. Her face, once so open
and trusting, is closed to me. I struggle to
think of something to say to her, something
meaningful and warm. I want her to know Im
excited about the university she has chosen, that
I know the adventure of her life is just starting
and that I am proud of her. But the look on her
face is so angry that I think she might slug me
if I open my mouth.
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One night after a long period of silence
between us I asked what I might have done or
said to make her angry with me. She sighed and
said, Mum, you havent done anything. Its
fine. It is fine just distant. Somehow in the
past we always found some way to connect. When
Allie was a toddler, I would go to the day-care
center after work. Id find a quiet spot and she
would nurse our eyes locked together,
reconnecting.
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Section Three Detailed Reading
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In her early teen, when other mothers were
already the estrangement they felt with their
adolescent daughters, I hit upon a solution
rescue raids. I would show up occasionally at
school, sign her out of class and take her
somewhere out to lunch, to the movies, once for
a walk on the beach. It may sound irresponsible,
but it kept us close when other mothers and
daughters were floundering. We talked about
everything on those outings outings we kept
secret from family and friends. When she started
secondary school, Id get up with her in the
morning to make her a sandwich for lunch, and
wed drink a cup pf tea together before the 640
bus came.
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Section Two Global Reading
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A couple of times during her final year I went
into her room at night, the light off, but before
she went to sleep. Id sit on the edge of her
bed, and shed tell me about problems a teacher
who lowered her grade because she was too shy to
talk in class, a boy who teased her, a friend who
had started smoking. Her voice, coming out the
darkness, was young and questioning. A few days
later Id hear her on the phone, repeating some
of the things I had said, things she had adopted
for her own. But now we are having two kinds of
partings. I want the romanticized version, where
we go to lunch and lean across the table and say
how much we will miss each other. I want smiles
through tears, bittersweet moments of
reminiscence and the chance to offer some last
bits of wisdom.
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But as she prepares to depart, Allies feelings
have gone underground. When I reach to touch her
arm, she pulls away. She turns down every
invitation I extend. She lies on her bed, reading
Emily Dickinson until I say I have always loved
Emily Dickinson, and then she closes the
book. Some say the tighter your bond with our
child, the greater her need to break away, to
establish her own identity in the world. The more
it will hurt, they say. A friend of mine who went
through a difficult time with her daughter but
now has become close to her again, tells me,
Your daughter will be back to you. I dont
know, I say. I sometimes feel so angry that I
want to go over and shake Allie. I want to say,
Talk to me or youre grounded! I feel myself
wanting to say that most horrible of all mother
phrases Think of everything Ive done for you.
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Late one night, as Im getting ready for bed, she
comes to the bathroom door and watches me brush
my teeth. For a moment, I think I must be
brushing my teeth in a way she doesnt approve
of. But then she says, I want to read you
something. Its a pamphlet from her university.
These are tips for parents. I watch her face as
she reads aloud Dont ask your child if she is
homesick, it says. She might feel bad the first
few weeks, but dont let it worry you. This is a
natural time of transition. Write her letters and
call her a lot. Send a package of goodies. Her
voice breaks, and she comes over to me and buries
her head in my shoulder. I stroke her hair,
lightly, afraid shell bolt if I say a word. We
stand there together for long moments, swaying.
Reconnecting.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
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Section Five Further Enhancement
I know it will be hard again. Its likely there
will be a fight about something. But I am
grateful to be standing in here at midnight, both
of us tired and sad, toothpaste smeared on my
chin, holding tight to while also letting go
of my daughter who is trying to say goodbye.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
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Section Five Further Enhancement
Shes Leaving Home
My daughter Allie is leaving for university in a
week. Her room is cluttered with shopping bags
filled with blankets, towels, jeans and
jumpers. She wont talk about going. I say, Im
going to miss you, but she gives me one of her
looks and leaves the room. Another time I say, in
a voice so friendly it surprises even me Do you
think youll take your posters and pictures with
you, or will you get new ones at university? She
answers, her voice filled with annoyance, How
should I know?
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
My daughter is off with friends most of the time.
Yesterday was the last day shed have for a few
months with her friend Katharine, whom shes
known since kindergarten. Soon, it will be her
last day with Sarah, Claire, Heather ... and then
it will be her last day with me. My friend Karen
told me, The month before I left for university,
I screamed at my mother the whole month. Be
prepared. I stand in the kitchen, watching Allie
make a glass of iced tea. Her face, once so open
and trusting, is closed to me. I struggle to
think of something to say to her, something
meaningful and warm. I want her to know Im
excited about the university she has chosen, that
I know the adventure of her life is just starting
and that I am proud of her. But the look on her
face is so angry that I think she might slug me
if I open my mouth.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
One night after a long period of silence
between us I asked what I might have done or
said to make her angry with me. She sighed and
said, Mum, you havent done anything. Its
fine. It is fine just distant. Somehow in the
past we always found some way to connect. When
Allie was a toddler, I would go to the day-care
center after work. Id find a quiet spot and she
would nurse our eyes locked together,
reconnecting.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
In her early teen, when other mothers were
already the estrangement they felt with their
adolescent daughters, I hit upon a solution
rescue raids. I would show up occasionally at
school, sign her out of class and take her
somewhere out to lunch, to the movies, once for
a walk on the beach. It may sound irresponsible,
but it kept us close when other mothers and
daughters were floundering. We talked about
everything on those outings outings we kept
secret from family and friends. When she started
secondary school, Id get up with her in the
morning to make her a sandwich for lunch, and
wed drink a cup pf tea together before the 640
bus came.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
A couple of times during her final year I went
into her room at night, the light off, but before
she went to sleep. Id sit on the edge of her
bed, and shed tell me about problems a teacher
who lowered her grade because she was too shy to
talk in class, a boy who teased her, a friend who
had started smoking. Her voice, coming out the
darkness, was young and questioning. A few days
later Id hear her on the phone, repeating some
of the things I had said, things she had adopted
for her own. But now we are having two kinds of
partings. I want the romanticized version, where
we go to lunch and lean across the table and say
how much we will miss each other. I want smiles
through tears, bittersweet moments of
reminiscence and the chance to offer some last
bits of wisdom.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
But as she prepares to depart, Allies feelings
have gone underground. When I reach to touch her
arm, she pulls away. She turns down every
invitation I extend. She lies on her bed, reading
Emily Dickinson until I say I have always loved
Emily Dickinson, and then she closes the
book. Some say the tighter your bond with our
child, the greater her need to break away, to
establish her own identity in the world. The more
it will hurt, they say. A friend of mine who went
through a difficult time with her daughter but
now has become close to her again, tells me,
Your daughter will be back to you. I dont
know, I say. I sometimes feel so angry that I
want to go over and shake Allie. I want to say,
Talk to me or youre grounded! I feel myself
wanting to say that most horrible of all mother
phrases Think of everything Ive done for you.
But as she prepares to depart, Allies feelings
have gone underground. When I reach to touch her
arm, she pulls away. She turns down every
invitation I extend. She lies on her bed, reading
Emily Dickinson until I say I have always loved
Emily Dickinson, and then she closes the
book. Some say the tighter your bond with our
child, the greater her need to break away, to
establish her own identity in the world. The more
it will hurt, they say. A friend of mine who went
through a difficult time with her daughter but
now has become close to her again, tells me,
Your daughter will be back to you. I dont
know, I say. I sometimes feel so angry that I
want to go over and shake Allie. I want to say,
Talk to me or youre grounded! I feel myself
wanting to say that most horrible of all mother
phrases Think of everything Ive done for you.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
Late one night, as Im getting ready for bed, she
comes to the bathroom door and watches me brush
my teeth. For a moment, I think I must be
brushing my teeth in a way she doesnt approve
of. But then she says, I want to read you
something. Its a pamphlet from her university.
These are tips for parents. I watch her face as
she reads aloud Dont ask your child if she is
homesick, it says. She might feel bad the first
few weeks, but dont let it worry you. This is a
natural time of transition. Write her letters and
call her a lot. Send a package of goodies. Her
voice breaks, and she comes over to me and buries
her head in my shoulder. I stroke her hair,
lightly, afraid shell bolt if I say a word. We
stand there together for long moments, swaying.
Reconnecting.
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Section Two Global Reading
Section Three Detailed Reading
Section One Pre-reading Activities
Section Four Consolidation Activities
Section Five Further Enhancement
I know it will be hard again. Its likely there
will be a fight about something. But I am
grateful to be standing in here at midnight, both
of us tired and sad, toothpaste smeared on my
chin, holding tight to while also letting go
of my daughter who is trying to say goodbye.
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but she gives me one of her looks and leaves the
room.
Paraphrase
she looks at me disapprovingly and leaves the
room.
Explanation
give somebody a look to show somebody that you
are angry, or that you do not like them
e.g.
Mike gave him such a severe look that he didnt
dare to argue.
?????????,????????
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My daughter is off with friends most of the time.
?????????????????
Explanation
most of the time very often or almost always
e.g.
Most of the time they seem to just sit around,
watching TV.
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I struggle to think of something to say to her,
something meaningful and warm.
Paraphrase
I try all my best to think of something to say to
my daughter, something meaningful and warm.
Explanation
struggle to do something try extremely hard to
achieve something, even though it is very
difficult and you have a lot of problems
e.g.
Shes struggling to bring up a family on a very
low income.
??????????????????????????
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Somehow in the past we always found some way to
connect.
??,????,?????????????
Explanation
somehow in some way, or by some means, although
you do not know how
e.g.
Dont worry, well get the lost money back
somehow.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into
English 1) ????????,???????????? 2)
????????????????
I cant see how, but well have to reach an
agreement somehow.
This book has somehow disappeared.
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3.text2-S- I would
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I would go to the day-care center after work.
Explanation
day-care center a place where babies are looked
after while their parents are at work
???????????
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our eyes locked together, reconnecting.
Paraphrase
gazing at each other, feeling the natural bond
between mother and child again.
???????????,??????????
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I hit upon a solution rescue raids.
Explanation
rescue raids sudden quick attacks with the
intention to save somebody
In this text, the phrase is used to mean getting
Allie out of class without being noticed by
others.
?????????????
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I would show up occasionally at school, sign her
out of class and take her somewhere.
Paraphrase
I went to school sometimes, wrote my name in a
book to show that Allie had left the school and
then took her to some other place.
Explanation
sign somebody out of to write in a book that
someone is allowed to leave somewhere such as a
school, office, etc.
e.g.
After basic training, the soldiers were allowed
to spend weekends at home, provided they signed
themselves out of camp.
???????,????????,?????????????
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A couple of times during her final year I went
into her room at night,
Explanation
a couple of several
e.g.
The doctor said my leg should be better in a
couple of days.
??????????,?????????????
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3.text3-S_I want smiles
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I want smiles through tears, bittersweet moments
of reminiscence and the chance to offer some last
bits of wisdom.
Explanation
I want both of us to feel happy and reluctant to
leave each other, to have not only happiness but
also sad recollection of the past and I want the
chance to offer her some bits of parting advice.
??????????,???????????????,???????????????????
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But as she prepares to depart, Allies feelings
have gone underground.
Explanation
Allies feelings have gone underground. Allie
has hidden her real feelings.
?????????,?????????????
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3.text3-S_I feel
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I feel myself wanting to say that most horrible
of all mother phrases
Explanation
feel oneself doing something notice something
that is happening to somebody
e.g.
I felt myself blushing slightly.
???????????????????????
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clutter v.
to cover or fill a space or room with too many
things, so that it looks very untidy
e.g.
Piles of books and papers cluttered his desk.
The walls were cluttered with paintings and
prints.
e.g.
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Collocation
be cluttered (up) with something
Derivation
clutter n.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ????????,???????????? 2) ??????????
The desk was cluttered with files, but the chair
behind it was vacant.
Dont clutter up your room.
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jumper n.
a sleeveless dress
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annoyance n.
a feeling of slight anger
e.g.
A look of annoyance crossed her face.
e.g.
To his annoyance, he discovered they hadnt
waited.
Derivation
annoy v. annoying adj. annoyed adj.
Comparison
irritation disturbance annoyance irritation
the feeling of being annoyed about something,
especially something that
happens repeatedly or for a
long time disturbance a situation in which
people behave violently in
public annoyance a feeling of slight anger
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Practice
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the
given words
1) There were (disturb)
in the crowd as fans left the stadium.
disturbances
_____________
2) It really (annoyance) me when I
see people dropping litter.
annoys
_______
3) It really (irritation) me when
he doesnt help around the house.
irritates
________
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open adj.
honest and not wanting to hide any facts from
other people
e.g.
The couple are quite open with each other about
their feelings.
e.g.
His friendly, open manner really attracts us.
Derivation
open n. open v.
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Practice
Match the left column with the right one
according to the meaning of each phrase with
open.
1. open day 2. open house 3. open letter 4.
open market 5. open prison
A. B. C. D. E.
a party at someones house that you can come to
at any time during a particular period a letter
to an important person, which is printed in a
newspaper or magazine, usually in order to
protest about something a prison that does not
restrict the freedom of prisoners a day when a
school or an organization invites the public to
come in and see the work that is done there a
market system which makes it easy to buy and sell
goods with other countries because there are few
restrictions
Key
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. E 5. C
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slug v.
to hit somebody hard with your closed hand
e.g.
Jimmy slugged Paul in the stomach and pushed him
to the ground.
Collocation
slug it out
Comparison
punch, hit, beat, slug punch to hit someone or
something hard with your fist hit to touch
someone or something quickly and hard with your
hand, a stick, etc. beat to hit someone
or something many times with your hand, a
stick, etc. slug to hit somebody hard with your
closed hand
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Practice
Fill in the blanks with hit, beat, punch or slug
in their proper forms
1) The woman had been to death by
her husband.
beaten
_______
2) The two men rolled around on the floor
each other and yelping
and growling.
slugging / punching
___________________
3) He raised the hammer and the bell.
hit
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distant adj.
showing that somebody does not want to be
friendly or intimate
e.g.
After the quarrel, Sue remained cold and distant.
As she was growing up, her father was always
distant and took little interest in her.
e.g.
Derivation
distance n.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ???????????,???????????? 2)
?????????????????
The neighbors seem very distant, although I try
to be friendly.
Her distant attitude really angered us that day.
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spot n.
a particular place or area, especially a pleasant
place where you spend time
e.g.
This is a nice, quiet spot on the beach.
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nurse v.
1) to suck milk from a mothers breast
e.g.
The baby was nursing at its mothers breast.
2) to breast-feed a baby
e.g.
She nurses all her five babies.
3) to take care of (the sick or injured)
e.g.
She nurses her aged mother.
Derivation
nurse n. nursery n.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ???????????????? 2) ???????????????????
Hes been nursing an elderly relative.
This book offers information on nutrition for
nursing mothers.
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estrangement n.
no longer having any connection with a relative
or good friend, because of an argument
e.g.
The current dispute causes the estrangement of
the two old friends.
e.g.
The quarrel led to her complete estrangement from
her family.
Derivation
estranged adj.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ?????????????? 2) ?????????????????
Mill became estranged from his family after the
marriage.
The estrangement of friends finally leads to the
failure of friendship.
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hit upon
to have a good idea after thinking about a
problem for a long time
e.g.
We hit upon an idea of raising funds through
public donation.
e.g.
After weeks of thinking, they hit upon an
excellent idea.
Comparison
hit back (at somebody / something) hit upon
hit out (at somebody / something) hit back (at
somebody / something) to attack or criticize a
person or
group that has attacked or

criticized you hit upon to have a good
idea after thinking about a problem for a
long time hit out (at somebody /
something) to express strong disapproval of

someone or something
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Fill in the blanks with out, upon or back
1) The bishop hit at the governments
policy on the homeless.
out
____
2) I hope that after all these talks, someone
will hit a way out of our
difficulty.
upon
______
3) In a TV interview, she hit at her
critics.
back
_____
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show up
to arrive, esp. at the place where somebody is
waiting for you
e.g.
Seth showed up, apologizing for being late.
e.g.
We had 200 people show up for our seminar.
Comparison
show off show somebody around show up show off
to try to make people admire your abilities,
achievements, or possessions used
to show disapproval show somebody around to go
around a place with someone when
they first arrive
there, to show them what
is interesting, useful,
etc. show up arrive, esp. at the place where
somebody is waiting for you
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Practice
Fill in the following blanks with up, off or
around
1) He couldnt resist showing on the
tennis court.
off
___
2) Harrison showed her the house.
around
_______
3) It was ten oclock when he finally showed
up
___ .
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occasionally adv.
sometimes, but not regularly and not often
e.g.
Occasionally we go out to restaurants, but mostly
we eat at home.
e.g.
He lives in Australia now, so we only see him
very occasionally.
Derivation
occasion n. occasional adj.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ?????????? 2) ?????????????
He still occasionally goes out to bars.
My stomach still bothers me occasionally.
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sign somebody out
to write ones name in a book when one leaves a
place
e.g.
Parents must sign pupils out when collecting them
for doctors or dentists appointments.
Comparison
sign somebody in sign somebody off sign
somebody up sign somebody in to write someone
elses name in a book so that
he or she is allowed to enter a club,
an office,
etc. sign somebody off if a doctor signs
someone off, he or she
receives a note saying that he or she is
ill and not able
to work sign somebody up if someone is signed up
by an organization, he
or she signs a contract in which he or she
agrees to work for
that organization
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sign somebody out to write ones name in a book
when one leaves
a place
Practice
Fill in the blanks with up, out, in or off
1) Several well-known researchers have been
signed for the project.
up
___
2) Remember to sign yourself at reception.
in
___
3) For the last month she has been signed
sick from work.
off
____
out
4) Sign yourself when you leave here.
____
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flounder v.
1) to act in a way that shows confusion or a lack
of purpose
e.g.
I found myself floundering as I tried to answer
her questions.
e.g.
Im sorry, she floundered helplessly .
2) to be unable to move easily because you are in
deep water or mud, or cannot see very
well
e.g.
They were floundering chest-deep in the freezing
water.
Collocation
flounder around
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Practice
Translate the following sentences into
English 1)??????,???????????? 2)
????????????,???????????????
Anna couldnt swim and was left floundering
around in the deep end of the swimming-pool.
When one of his listeners laughed rudely, he
floundered and lost the place in the notes of his
speech.
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outing n.
a short pleasure trip for a group of people
e.g.
Mrs. Pollack took her class on an outing to the
local museum.
e.g.
This is like a Sunday-school outing.
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tease v.
to make jokes and laugh at somebody in order to
have fun by embarrassing him or her, either in a
friendly way or in an unkind way
e.g.
Dont get upset. I was only teasing.
e.g.
He used to tease her mercilessly.
Collocation
tease somebody about something tease something
out (of)
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Practice
Translate the following sentences into
English 1) ????????????? 2) ???,?????????
I finally managed to tease the truth out of her.
At school, the other children always teased me
because I was fat.
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questioning adj.
appearing to have doubts or want information
e.g.
She showed a questioning look.
e.g.
He takes a questioning attitude to any problem.
Derivation
question v. questionable adj.
questionnaire n.
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Practice
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of
question
questionnaire
1) All staff were asked to fill in a
about their jobs.
_____________
2) It is whether the
taxpayer receives value for money.
questionable
____________
3) It requires a persistent
approach to deal with all scientific problems.
questioning
____________
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romanticize v.
to do something in an idealistic or sentimental
way
e.g.
Men tell violent tales and romanticize the
lessons violence brings.
e.g.
Only those who have not been tied to the land can
romanticize it.
Derivation
romantic adj. romanticism n.
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lean v.
to move or bend your body in a particular
direction
e.g.
They were leaning forward, facing each other.
e.g.
Lean back and enjoy the ride.
Collocation
lean (something) against / on something lean
forward / back / over, etc. lean towards
something lean on somebody
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Practice
Translate the following sentence into
Chinese Just lean forward for a moment, please.
?????????
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bittersweet adj.
happy, but mixed with sadness at the same time
e.g.
I have bittersweet memories of childhood.
e.g.
It took him a very short time to write a
bittersweet memoir.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ???????????????? 2) ????????????,?????????
Mary cherished her bittersweet experience very
much.
When her bittersweet past is mentioned, she
doesnt know what to say.
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reminiscence n.
a spoken or written story about ones own life
(usu. in the past)
e.g.
First, reminiscence highlights older peoples
assets rather than their disabilities.
e.g.
In reminiscence, you build up from the past life
to the present.
Derivation
reminiscent adj. reminisce v.
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of
reminiscence
1) At club meetings, we like to
, remembering old times.
reminisce
_________
2) There comes a point when
is blocked, or when there is resistance to
proceeding further.
reminiscence
_____________
3) At club meetings, we like to be
, remembering old times.
reminiscent
____________
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turn down
to reject to refuse an offer, a request, or the
person who makes it
e.g.
They offered her the job but she turned it down.
e.g.
Im not going to turn down an invitation to go to
New York!
Collocation
turn away turn in turn off turn something out
turn up
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Comparison
turn somebody away turn something in turn
somebody off turn something out turn up turn
somebody away to refuse to give someone
sympathy, help, or
support turn something in (American
English) to give back something you
have borrowed or rented turn
somebody off to stop the supply of water, gas,
etc. from flowing
by turning a handle turn something out to
produce or make something turn up to be found,
especially by chance, after having been lost or
searched for
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Practice
Fill in the blanks with up, out, off, away or in
away
1) Anyone who comes to us will not be turned
_____ .
2) Any prospective buyer will be turned
by the sight of rotting wood.
off
___
in
3) When do the library books have to be turned
?
__
4) Eventually my watch turned in a coat
pocket.
up
___
5) The factory turns 300 units a day.
out
___
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extend v.
1) to officially offer somebody help, sympathy,
thanks, etc. 2) (of space, land, time, etc.) to
reach, stretch or continue
e.g.
Id like to extend my thanks to all the catering
staff.
e.g.
Management have agreed to extend the deadline.
e.g.
Some of our courses extend over two years.
3) to affect or include people, things or places
e.g.
My duties at the school extend beyond just
teaching.
e.g.
The vote was extended to all women aged 21 and
over in 1928.
Collocation
extend something to somebody extend to /
beyond, etc.
Derivation
extension n. extensive adj.
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Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ????????? 2) ????????????
They extended the queen a warm welcome.
My garden extends as far as the river.
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break away
to leave your home, family or job and become
independent
e.g.
I felt the need to break away from home.
Collocation
break down break in break off break out
Comparison
break down break in break off break out break
down if a car or machine breaks down, it stops
working break in 1) to enter a building by
using force, in order to steal something 2)
to interrupt someone when they are speaking
break (something) off to end a relationship
break out if something unpleasant such as a
fire, fight, or war breaks
out, it starts to happen
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Practice
Fill in the blanks with down, in, out, off
1) She broke their engagement only a few
weeks before they were due to be married.
off
___
2) The car broke just north of Paris.
down
______
3) Thieves broke and stole 10,000 worth
of computer equipment.
in
___
out
4) I was still living in London when the war
broke .
____
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identity n.
the qualities and attitudes you have that make
you feel you have your own character and are
different from other people
e.g.
Children need continuity, security, and a sense
of identity.
e.g.
Traveling alone can lead to a loss of identity.
Derivation
identification n. identify v.
identifiable adj. identical adj.
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Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ????????????? 2) ?????????????
She was afraid marriage would cause her to lose
her identity.
We made visible to ourselves the complexity of
our identities.
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ground v.
1) to stop a child going out with his or her
friends as a punishment for behaving
badly 2) to strike or cause a boat to strike
against the bottom of a sea, a river, etc.
3) to base
e.g.
I got home at 2 am and Dad grounded me on the
spot.
e.g.
The ship grounded on a hidden sandbank.
e.g.
He grounded his ship in two meters of water.
e.g.
Our development plans are grounded on the results
of our market research.
e.g.
Our fears proved to be well grounded.
Collocation
be grounded in / on something ground somebody in
something
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Translate the following sentences into English
1) ??????????? 2) ?????,???????????????
Our ship grounded in shallow water.
All the aircrafts at London Airport are grounded
by fog today.
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horrible adj.
very bad or unpleasant and often frightening,
worrying or upsetting
e.g.
The horrible accident caused the bridge to
collapse.
e.g.
I have a horrible feeling that we are going to
miss the plane.
Derivation
horrify v. horror n.
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Practice
Translate the following sentences into English
1) ?????????? 2) ?????????,??????????
I had a horrible dream last night.
I have a horrible feeling that were going to
miss the plane.
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tip n.
1) a helpful piece of advice 2) a small amount
of additional money that you give to someone such
as a waiter or a taxi driver
e.g.
This manual is full of useful tips.
e.g.
Take my tip and keep well away from that place.
e.g.
Did you leave a tip ?
Collocation
give somebody tips tips on something
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Practice
Translate the following sentences into
Chinese 1) I gave the guy a big tip. 2) Can you
give me some tips on how to control myself ?
?????????????
????????????????????
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transition n.
(an example of) the act or process of changing
from one form , state, subject or place to another
e.g.
It was a peaceful transition from colonial rule
to self-government.
e.g.
She is subject to frequent transitions from high
spirits to depression.
Comparison
transform transplant transfer
transport transform to completely change the
appearance, form, or character
of something or someone, especially in a way that
improves it transplant to
move a plant from one place and plant it in
another place transfer to move from one place,
school, job, etc. to another, or to
make someone do this, especially within the
same organization
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Comparison
transport to take goods, people, etc. from one
place to another in a vehicle
Practice
Choose the best answers
1) The company meat across the
country in refrigerated containers. A.
transfers B. transplants C. transition
D. transports
D
_______
2) Making the from youth to adulthood
can be very painful. A. transform B.
transplant C. transition D. transfer
C
_______
3) Increased population has