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Step 5 Practice First Explain the meaning of these words “few, a few, little, a little and the different usage between few and little. Explain the meaning either …or, neither … nor. 1) Few is used with countable nouns whereas little is used with uncountable nouns. 2) A few is positive and means “a small number but not a lot”. Few is negative and means not many. A little is positive and means “some, but not a lot”. Little is negative and means not much. Yes, I do know a few words of French. Fortunately he still had a little money. 3) neither. . . nor. . . used when two states. facts, actions, etc. are mentioned and both are not true or not possible. He is neither handsome nor smart. 4) either means one or the other of two things or people . either. . . or. . . Either Tom or Jack will go there. either means “also (but only in negatives)”. —I can’t swim. —I can’t, either. Then get the students to fill in the blanks with proper words from the box on page 58. Then check the answers. Do Workbook Exercise 2. Step 6 Exercises in class Fill in the blanks with “either” “neither” “(a) few” and “(a) little”. 1. Sally doesn’t like skating, his boyfriend doesn’t. ________. 2. We don’t have to go to the supermarket today, there are still _________ eggs left. 3. I have to borrow some money, because I have very_________ myself. 4. I don’t need any more milk, there is still _________ in the glass. 5. He has _________ friends, but ________ of them are helpful. 6. I like _________ of these two films, they are both quite boring. Keys: 1. either 2. a few 3. little 4. a little 5. a few, few 6. neither What types of sentences are they? 1. He asked her an interesting question. 2. He knocked at the door again and again, but there was no answer. 3. I’ll tell you why I asked you to come. 4. The girl likes going to school because she likes the classmates. Keys: 1. simple sentence 2. compound sentence 3. complex sentence( object clause) 4. complex sentence (adverbial clause) Step 7 Homework 1. Write a short passage to introduce a film (the story, actors, actress, music, etc.) 2. Do exercises on page 129. 3. Finish off the workbook exercises. Writing on blackboard Lesson 103 1. Discussion (1)Have you seen or heard of these films? (2) What were the stories? (3) What do you think of the actors and actresses? (4) What do you like most about these films? (5) Do you know the Chinese names of them? 2. Write out what types of sentences these are. (1) There was a very big hole in the ship and water began to come inside. (2) One afternoon in April 1912, a new ship set off from England to America on its first trip. (3) Its hard to say because I like many films. (4) Do you know how many people lost their lives? (5) On September 1,1985, people found the ship 4,000 metres under the sea. 3. Discuss the usage of the following. few, little, either, either. . .or, neither, neither. . .nor (责任编辑：admin) |