Chapter 15 SB Two Units 3,4
I. Focus on JSMET
manage, fix, add, custom, manner(s), latest, immediately, get down to, be popular with, as well, care for, etc.
Offering help, requesting
-inf. –ing
II. Prevision exercises.
1. - Would you like me to carry your bag?
- _________ .
A. Yes, please. I can manage it myself.
B. No, thanks. I can manage it myself.
C. It’s a pleasure. That’s nice of you.
D. Leave it alone, do your own things.
2. He smokes in the bus. I think he has no _____ at all.
A. habits B. customs C. polite D. manners
3. You should _____ different customs in different countries.
A. do B. make C. follow D. form
4. I’m afraid Mr. John isn’t in. Would you please _____ a message!
A. give B. leave C. take D. carry
5. Let’s get down to _____ at once.
A. our discussion B. discuss C. discussing D. discuss it
6. He is popular ____ his classmates. That is to say, his classmates like him.
A. with B. for C. in D. at
7. The newly-built square ____ the beauty of the city.
A. adds to B. adds up to C. adds up D. is added to
8. Tom sat in the classroom, with his eyes _____ on the flowers outside the windows.
A. fixing B. fixed C. looking D. looked
9. (’00 上海春招) This is not a match. We are playing chess just for ____.
A. habit B. custom C. fun D. game
10. (’03 上海) The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ____ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
A. Added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up
11. (’04辽宁) The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to _______ our studies.
A. get down to B. get out
C. get back for D. get over
12. Would you _____ a cup of coffer?
A. want B. take C. care for D. care to
III. Language focus
Teacher: Talk about some language focus and the problems Ss may have, such as the following.
1. manage v.
manage to do something = succeed in doing something
manage a few English words/a story
cf. manage to do something
try to do something
2. custom n.
cf. habit
3. get down to
to prep.
4. fix vt.
fix a time for something/doing something with somebody
fix somebody something
fix one’s eyes on/upon
5. manner n.
manners n.
6. popular adj.
be popular with somebody
be popular among the young people
be popular in ( a place )
popular science; popular education; popular readings
7. as well adv.
as well as conj.
8. besides/but, except prep.
besides adv.
9. –ing. –ing.
IV. Consolidation exercises
1. Their eldest son is retuning from Britain to Australia for food, to get down to ____ the company.
A. to managing B. to manage
C. to attempting D. to attempt
2. Rich as she is, she ____ little ____ her clothing.
A. is fond; of B. loves; for C. cares; for D. spends in
3. He stood at the beach, with his eyes ____ the ships and the seagulls on the sea.
A. fixing at B. fixed on C. fix on D. to fix at
4. One learns a language by making mistakes and ____ them.
A. correct B. correcting C. corrects D. to correct
5. Tony was very unhappy for ____ to the party.
A. having not been invited B. not having invited
C ng not been invited D. not having been invited
6. – Shall I help you with that suitcase?
-- ______ .
7. Hearing that most of the members vote against her, she ____ s smile.
A. wore B. managed C. performed D. controlled
8. The tower on the top of the hill ____ the beauty of the lake.
A. adds up to B. adds to C. adds up D. adds
9. She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role ____ in making the earth a better place to live.
A. to have played B. to play
C. to be played D. to be playing
10. When you turn on the TV set, clear picture wil ____ appear on the screen.
A. rapidly B. hurriedly C. lately D. immediately
11. _______the meeting himself gave them a great encouragement.
A. The president will attend B. The president to attend
C. The president attended D. The president’s attending
12. It’s no use going there now, ____, it’s too dark outside.
A. however B. therefore C. besides D. anyhow
13. I didn’t wait a moment, but come ____ you called.
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. shortly D. quickly
14. It is the ___ in Britain that young people often do not shake hands when they meet for the first time.
A. custom B. habit. C. hobby D. favour
15. Zhang Hong is said ___ by heart 2000 words up to now.
A. that she has learned B. to have learned
C. to learn D. having learned
V. Homework
Finish exercises on Green Path.