1. Pre-reading questions
2. Structure of the text
3. Detailed study of the text
Paraphrase the following sentences.
1. Serious-looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.
2. The cab driver’s door popped open at the very sight of a traveler.
Key:
1. They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.
2. As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door.
Comment on the following narration and modify the incorrect usages in the passage.
It was a Friday morning in the spring of 2013, as one of my classmates, Tom was struck down by the SARS virus he was immediately sent to hospital.
The news spread quickly in campus. At first, we were terrified and wondered if we were to be infected too. However, through our government’s publicity on mass media, we gradually conquered the fear and set out to try our best to help him. Some teachers provided him for daily necessities while some students recorded the English class contents for him so that Tom could not be left behind. With our care and concern, Tom recovered quickly.
Such an incident teaches us a good moral. Our society is full of love, warm and peace, in which everybody from man to woman, from person to person, from individual to individual, tends to be very helpful. Just like a famous song goes, “The world will turn into heaven only if everyone contributes a little.” And I do believe that it’s my great honor to live in this love-filled paradise!
Key:
The whole passage is clear in theme and structure. The first sentence presents the subject directly. Appropriate details are offered in the body and some necessary comments follow the narration.
Problems:
Structure (It was … sent to the hospital)
Preposition (in campus; for daily necessities)
Part of speech (warm)
Prolixity (in which everybody from……., tends to be helpful)
Japan and Abenomics
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