...and you can imagine how I felt

by the time.

What a clumsy end to an awful day!

How the writer used vivid language to make the writing more interesting

It was hot and tiresome.

The day was hot and tiring.

The sun was already boiling hot...

Task 2: layout

introduction

beginning of the narrative

development of the narrative

conclusion

Ⅲ. Post-reading

Make draft A and B more interesting by replacing some phrases with more colorful language.

Ⅳ. Homework.

Culture Corner

The Origins of English Surnames

Exercise 1

Ask students to tell their English names. Encourage them to say what meaning they know about their names.

Students work in small groups, discussing what they know about English names.

The groups then pool their ideas before they read the texts.

Students go over the new words in the notes and then read the text individually.

In pairs, students discuss the answers to the first two questions.

1. When did people in England first start using surnames?

2. Why did people start using surnames?

Answers: