so besides while unless although what is worse what is more as a result however all of a sudden as well as instead not … until as if so that as soon as not only … but also neither … nor whether … or not after all first of all above all first … then … next … finally on the other hand suddenly as long as immediately the moment because if so

At first he didn’t hear anything at all.

But then a sudden knock on the door woke him up.

Following that came a man’s voice, saying, “Come out, or I will break in.” Several minutes later , he heard someone leave.

Finally he got up, opened the door and looked around.

At first Early in the morning This morning On day The other day Soon After a while Before long Several minutes later, Then After some time,

Finally In the end At last And But however Immediately At once be doing--- when-- be about to do--- when-- suddenly see/ notice sb doing-- hear sb doing---

1 今天早晨，我正要去送信，突然乌云密布，不一会， 下起了大雨。 2 我们正在上英语课，突然有人敲门。 3 我正要出门，突然电话铃响了。

Homework: 1.

写事背一背

2.

写事写一写

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How to express one’s thanks:

The mother was so thankful that she did not say anything.

He gave/ expressed his hearty thanks to us and left.

He thanked her.

---lies in-- ---is in---

China lies in the east of Asia

with an area

of 9,600,000 square kilometers.

New York

is built on

a group of islands on the east coast of the USA

at a point where

several rivers flow into the ocean.

the ocean.

history and rich culture. her capital. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers, River, as we all know, is among the longest rivers in the world, and Great Wall is one of the seven wonders on the earth.

The Chinese people are a hard-working and brave people.

Their hardwork and wisdom have brought great changes in China in the past 20 years.

Our School Campus

Our school has a nice campus

. Facing the school gate , there is a red office building with a large glass entrance. To the east of it is an old classroom building, and to the west is a new one, modern and well-equipped. Inside this new building , there are lecture halls, language labs and bright classrooms. Behind these buildings is a large sports ground, which consists of a running track, a football field, two volleyball courts and four basketball courts. Around the sports ground , there are a lot of trees.

Here are some words and phrases that can help you make a contrast:

but, however, while, on the contrary, in contrast, on the other hand

(2004) Over the past twenty years or so, great changes have taken place in our life.

Take my family for example. My parents contacted others mainly by sending them letters

in the past

,

but now

we call long distance at home. And

once

my parents listened to the radio for news and other information,

but now

we watch the news and other programs on TV.

Another change

is in the housing conditions. When they got married about twenty years ago, my parents lived in a small room crowded with furniture,

but now

we have moved into a big new three-room apartment .

In short

, changes in our life in the past twenty years have brought us comfort and convenience.

表达对比和变化的经典句型：

1 过去父母们主要通过写信彼此联系。

In the past

my parents contacted others mainly by sending letters.

2 但是现在我们可以在家打长途电话。

But now

we call long distance at home.

3 过去我们甚至在周末还要上课，写没完没了的作业。 We

used to

have to attend classes even at weekends and do endless homework as well.

4 现在我不再熬夜，大约 10 点睡觉。 I

no longer

stay up late,

on the contrary

, I go to bed at 10 pm.

5 在过去的 20 多年里，我们的生活发生了很大的变化。 In the past 20 years, great changes have taken place in our life.

6 我很高兴告诉你自从减负我们 生活的变化。 I’m very pleased to tell you the changes in my life since our homework has been reduced.

7 总之，自从学校减负以来，有了很大的变化。 8 总之，过去 20 多年的变化使我们的生活更舒服方便。 9 到 2008 ，北京将成为一个美丽、现代、国际化的大都市。

( AB ) Change in my village

Great changes have taken place in my village.

Ten years ago, the small and low houses of my village lay on the north of a lake. They produced much waste. As a result, the lake was seriously polluted. To the west of the village was a sandy field, which was the source of much dust whenever wind was blowing. Worse still, a brickyard on the southwest side of the lake used up a great deal of good soil.

Now the poor houses have been replaced by green trees and the brickyard by tall buildings. The sandy field that the villagers used to plough has been covered with fruit trees.

On the lake, now clean and clear, the villagers often spend their spare time boating and fishing.

In a word, my village has become a modern and green one.

（

2001

）假设你是李华在一所中学读书。最近收到美国朋友

Smith

先生的来信，希望了解学校变化情况，给他写回信介绍变化。 老教学楼 老教学楼 原 操 场 图 书 馆 新 教 学 楼 新操场

Dear Mr Smith, I was so pleased to hear from you and I am writing to tell you something about my school. You are right. Quite a few changes have taken place.

On one side of the road there is a new classroom building. On the other side, where the playground used to be now stands another new building----our library. In it there are all kinds of books, newspapers and magazines. The playground is now in front of the school. We have also planted a lot of trees in and around the school.

I hope you come and see for yourself some day.

Best wishes Yours, Li Hua

1. 60% of the students are against / for the idea of-- 2. 40% think / believe -- 3. Two thirds of the students agree / disagree to this idea.

Two thirds of the students agree / disagree 4. The other 20% have never thought about it that-- or don’t care a bit.

5. In my opinion,

2001

年高考书面表达 假设你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友 Dick 听说中国的 中小学正在减轻学生的学习负担，来信询问有关情况。 请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈减负给 你的学习和生活带来的变化。 周末活动（减负前） 周末活动（减负后） 白天：上课、做作业 白天：参观博物馆、学习电脑、绘画等 晚上：做作业 晚上：看新闻、读书、看报 就寝时间： 11 ： 30 就寝时间： 10 ： 00 注意：

1

、词数

100

左右

2

、开头已为你写好 生词：减轻学习负担 ——reduce learning load ************************************************ Dear Dick, How nice to hear from you again. ________________

满分作文 I’m very pleased to tell you the changes in my life learning during the day was very simple. Having classes and reducing the learning load, my life has become

President George Hopkings Pace Middle School New York, NY 10038 USA Dear Mr. Hopkings , Xinghua High School Beijing,102600 China May 6, 2004 Yours sincerely Li Xiuting President of Xinghua High School

1. How are you? How have you been? How is everything going on with you?

1.

你近来如何？

3. I’m glad to know---

2.

收到你的来信很高兴。 3.

我很高兴知道 -- 4.

这是关于 -- 的信息。

Now, I will tell you about it.

5.

顺便提一下， 6.

请你 -- 好吗？ 7.

我真盼望着 -- 8.

给你最好的祝愿。

Homework

：求职信

1996

你是李华，从报纸上看到北京某公司招聘一名英文 秘书的启示。你根据启示写应聘信，寄北京 2703 信箱 说明你的简历，并请经理考虑予以答复。 李华， 1986 年 2 月出生在大连，学历： 1992-1998 光明小学； 1998-2004 大连市第六中学，主要课程： 语文、数学、英语、物理、化学、电脑。 特长： 英语、电脑（去年在全校电脑竞赛中获第一名）。 业余爱好：游泳、滑冰、集邮、流行音乐。 本人通信处：北京 0325 信箱 写信时间： 2004 年 5 月 8 日

apply for the position of English language secretary

Li Hua P.O.Box0325

Mr. Manager Beijing P.O.Box2703 May 8,2004 Beijing Dear Manager, I am writing to apply for the position of English language secretary in your company, as listed in the newspaper.

I hope very much to be accepted by your company. I’ll work hard to prove my abilities.

I am looking forward to an early reply, and thank you very much for your attention.

Faithfully yours, Li Hua

My name is Li Hua. I was born in Dalian, Liaoning Province in February 1986. I started school in 1992 when I was seven. I studied in Guangming Primary School from 1992 to 1998. After that I went to No.

6 Middle School of Dalian and graduated this summer.

The main subjects I studied at school included Chinese, maths, English, physics, chemistry and computer. I like English and computer best and I am very good at them.

Last year I won first prize in the school computer competition. In my spare time I enjoy listening to popular music and collecting stamps. My favorite sports are swimming in summer and skating in winter.

Feb. 20, 2004 Dear Alice, How nice to hear from you. You want to know what is going on in schools in china? Now I will tell you about it.

In the past, exam-oriented education forced us to listen to our teachers while taking notes in class. We did all kinds of exercises without end, though it was 5o’clock in the afternoon. After supper, we had to continue our exercises far into the night.

Now, quality-oriented education has made our life colourful.

We are active in class. In order to train the ability, we often do research on/into study.Sometimes one of us teaches ourselves. We have various outside activities, such as singing, dancing, English corner and taking computer

lessons. Basketball and football are our favourite sports. In the evening we can watch news on TV, do experiments by ourselves and discussions about our subjects.

Please make sure that our school life is getting more and more colourful and interesting.

Best wishes.

yours, Li Hua

Notice

The Students’Union May 4, 2004

Announcement

Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, Boys and girls,

May I have you attention please?Attention, please!

That’s all. Thank you.

Attention please!

I’m very glad to

at 2:00 pm on May 4. It will be held in the reading-room. It will be given by Professor Donald White from Illinois University. He is on a visit to our school. Professor White will give us a talk on the difference between American be interested in it. After the lecture, we’ll have a discussion

I’m sure

That’s all. Thank you.

I think

Please attend the lecture on time. Don’t forget to take notes while listening.

Notice

It has been decided that

an English writing composition will be held in our school.

All the students are welcome to take part in the competition.

The compositions must be about the lives of us students. First prize will be given to the five best compositions, second prize to ten compositions and third prize to twelve compositions. The writing composition will be judged by our English teachers and five winners will be chosen to take part in the English writing competition of the city, which is to be held in August.

The Students’ Union May 4, 2004

NMET 1994

你校学生会将为来访的美国朋友举办一个晚会，要在学校广播 中宣布此事，并欢迎大家参加。为使美国朋友能听懂，请你用 英文写一篇广播通知。 宗旨： 欢迎来访的美国朋友 组织者： 时间： 地点： 学生会 8 月 15 日（星期六）晚 主楼楼顶花园 7 ： 30 活动内容：音乐、跳舞、唱歌、交换小礼物（请包装好、签名 并在包装外面写上几个祝愿词） roof garden exchange gifts sign your name wrap it up The Student Union

May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement to make.

The Student Union is going to hold a party on Saturday evening, August 15, to welcome our friends from the United States. The party will be held in the roof garden of the Main Building. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. There be music, dancing, singing, games and exchange of gifts. Will everybody please bring along a small gift for this purpose?

Remember to wrap it up, sign your name and write a few words of good wishes. Don’t forget: 7:30, Saturday evening, roof garden, main building.

There’s sure to be a lot of fun. Everybody is welcome.