新概念3测试4

新概念英语第三册第1-4课检测题答案一、词汇（每小题1分，共10分）1.spot（L1.l2）2.claim(L1.l6)3.extraordinarily similar(L1.l6)4.immediately2.iately(L1.l8) 5.clay(L3.l7) 6.感到不得不做某事（L1.l5）7.令人不安（L1.l17）8.受到惊动，惊醒了（L2.l5）9.在….下面；低下（L3.l7）10.奇怪的（L4.l7）二、单项选择（每小题1.5分，共15分）1.b （B.P17.6）2. a（B.P21.8）3. c（B.P25.6）4. c（B.P29.8）5.c（E.P2.B3）6. c（E.P5.C4）7. b（E.P6.B3）8. d（E.P8.A4）9. a（E.P8.A6）10. b（E.P5.C3）三、翻译题（每小题1分，共10分）1.英翻汉1)One night, he was waked up with a start by noise in the yard.(L2.l5)2)Mike ate two bowls of noodles before it stopped. (L2.l7)3)When she turned around people were surprised to find that she had turned out to be apretty girl. (L3.l14)4)Criminals spotted 60 miles north of Beijing. (L1.l2)5)Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higherpay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. (L4.l4)2.汉翻英1)2)他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半。

新概念第三册测试及答案⼀、词汇Convince fragment manual fantastic monkBounce dye estimate emotional dimImpressive subtle anticipate surgeon comedyLitter conspire advent hoax lull⼆、选择题1. The accumulating evidence made the experts ___ the animal was a puma.a、to thinkb、thinkingc、thinkd、thought2. ______ the first sentence, the editor refused to publish the article.a、Readingb、Having readc、He readd、Being read3. ______ so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in an enclosure.a、Withb、Beingc、Becaused、Having4. In those days, ______ ‘prizefighters’ because they fought with bare fists for prize money.a、they called boxersb、boxers calledc、boxers being calledd、they were called boxers5. No one thought she ______ sink, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.a、would be possible tob、would be able toc、shouldd、could possibly6. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him he ______ it.a、savesb、should savec、would saved、was saving7. People are quite illogical when ______ deciding what …a、it comes tob、they come toc、they comed、coming to8. We often read in novels of a seemingly respectable person or family ______ some terrible secreta、havingb、hasc、whom hasd、that they have9. We often speak contemptuously _____ trampsa、forb、onc、tod、of10. But I decided to get off the boat______ anything.a、before I should buyb、until I was buyingc、until I had boughtd、before buying11. He had no sooner arrived there ______ pestering his doctor..a、and then he beganb、than he beganc、he begand、to begin12. He insisted ______ the money before he left.a、that the assistant countb、the assistant to countc、to countd、to be counted13. He asked a number of important critics to come _____ his private collection.a、and seeb、seeingc、seed、so they saw14. Rare antiques are beautifully displayed in cases ______ them free from dust.a、which are keepingb、which keepc、who keepd、and kept15. ______ the cap, he put the bottle to his nostrils.a、Having unscrewedb、Unscrewedc、Being unscrewedd、With unscrewed Vocabulary16. He Pro vided his readers with a series of coincidences, ______ wildly improbable.a、mostly beingb、most of whichc、most of themd、which would be most17. ______ there, he found a great deal to interest him.a、This being his first visitb、Never having been beforec、This was his first visitd、Having never been before18. The dealer told him it _____ him￡50.a、costb、had costc、will costd、would cost19. He believed ______ a car as fast as it could possibly go.a、driving inb、he would drivec、to drived、in driving20. ______ when the boulders suddenly disappeared.a、How relieved we feltb、What a relief we were feelingc、So relieved we feltd、How we felt relieved三、翻译题英译汉1. Armed with a hammer, they two went into a house to see what had happened.2. She likes rooms decorated with pretty ribbons.3. Weather permitting, we will go on a picnic tomorrow.4. Birds of the same feather flock together.5. One man’s meal is another one’s poison.汉译英1、美洲狮是⼀种体形似猫的⼤动物，产于⾮洲。

新概念英语第三册课后题及答案Lesson4 新概念英第三册答案第 4Multiple choice questions 多1... A illustrate vt. 明 , 述“...a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becomingwhite-collar worker"2... C double life3... D "...he feels that his rise in status is well worththe loss of money"previous adj.在前的,早先的respect n.某方面vt.尊敬,尊重4... B to?go?能省略They usually go to work wearing a collar and tie.5... D"Alfred was too embarrassed to say anything to hiswife about his job."too...to⋯（不定式to表示否定）so...that ⋯（在 that 引的果状从句中 , 如果采用否定式，能和 too...to? 互）--The water is too hot for us to drink. =The?water?is?so?hot?that?we?can ‘t?drink.6... C "He simply told her that he worker of theCorporation"simply 副（是 ,再没有的了= only, just）无是 simply, only是just，往往用在所修的主体之前。

--I did it simply/only for the money--I don ‘t like driving. I do it simply/only because Ihave to go to work each day.and?no?more（放句尾）in?a?simple?way地,朴地-- She?was?always?dressed?in?a?simple?way.7... BBefore 是介和名形式搭配。

Lesson 1 1d 2a 3c 4c 5d 6b 7d 8d 9c 10b 11b 12a Lesson 2 1d 2b 3c 4b 5d 6b 7c 8a 9b 10a 11a 12c Lesson 3 1d 2d 3a 4d 5b 6c 7b 8b 9a 10d 11b 12b Lesson 4 1a 2c 3d 4b 5d 6c 7b 8c 9d 10b 11c 12a Lesson 5 1c 2b 3a 4b 5c 6d 7b 8c 9c 10b 11d 12d Lesson 6 1b 2a 3c 4d 5b 6a 7a 8d 9a 10a 11b 12c Lesson 7 1b 2d 3b 4a 5c 6b 7c 8a 9a 10d 11b 12b Lesson 8 1c 2c 3d 4d 5a 6a 7c 8c 9b 10a 11d 12c Lesson 9 1a 2d 3a 4c 5b 6d 7b 8a 9b 10c 11c 12a Lesson 10 1d 2c 3a 4b 5d 6d 7b 8d 9a 10c 11b 12a Lesson 11 1c 2c 3a 4d 5c 6b 7a 8a 9c 10a 11d 12b Lesson 12 1c 2d 3a 4b 5d 6c 7b 8c 9b 10d 11d 12a Lesson 13 1d 2c 3c 4b 5d 6b 7b 8c 9a 10d 11a 12b Lesson 14 1b 2b 3a 4a 5c 6b 7a 8c 9b 10d 11d 12c Lesson 15 1c 2d 3a 4b 5b 6d 7a 8c 9a 10c 11b 12b Lesson 16 1c 2b 3b 4d 5d 6c 7d 8b 9a 10b 11c 12a Lesson 17 1d 2a 3a 4a 5a 6b 7d 8d 9a 10c 11c 12d Lesson 18 1a 2c 3d 4c 5c 6b 7a 8d 9d 10a 11b 12c Lesson 19 1a 2b 3a 4b 5d 6a 7b 8d 9d 10b 11c 12a Lesson 20 1c 2b 3b 4c 5a 6c 7d 8a 9c 10d 11a 12d Lesson 21 1b 2d 3c 4a 5a 6b 7b 8a 9c 10a 11a 12d Lesson 22 1a 2c 3c 4c 5a 6c 7c 8a 9d 10d 11b 12c Lesson 23 1d 2a 3d 4a 5b 6c 7a 8c 9d 10d 11b 12b Lesson 24 1a 2c 3a 4a 5d 6b 7c 8b 9d 10a 11d 12a Lesson 25 1c 2a 3d 4c 5b 6d 7a 8d 9b 10a 11a 12c Lesson 26 1d 2a 3c 4c 5b 6a 7c 8d 9c 10d 11b 12a Lesson 27 1a 2d 3b 4b 5b 6b 7d 8c 9c 10a 11b 12c Lesson 28 1b 2c 3b 4d 5c 6a 7d 8c 9c 10b 11b 12a Lesson 29 1c 2b 3a 4a 5a 6a 7b 8c 9d 10d 11c 12b Lesson 30 1d 2a 3d 4b 5c 6b 7a 8a 9c 10b 11d 12a Lesson 31 1b 2b 3d 4b 5b 6a 7a 8a 9d 10d 11c 12d Lesson 32 1a 2b 3a 4c 5b 6d 7c 8c 9d 10b 11c 12a Lesson 33 1c 2b 3a 4b 5d 6a 7a 8c 9c 10b 11a 12d Lesson 34 1b 2b 3c 4b 5d 6c 7a 8d 9c 10b 11a 12c Lesson 35 1c 2b 3b 4d 5c 6d 7c 8c 9a 10d 11b 12d Lesson 36 1d 2c 3c 4b 5d 6a 7b 8b 9d 10c 11a 12d Lesson 37 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a 7d 8c 9d 10d 11b 12a Lesson 38 1b 2d 3a 4d 5c 6b 7c 8b 9a 10a 11c 12a Lesson 39 1c 2a 3a 4d 5a 6d 7b 8c 9a 10c 11b 12c Lesson 40 1a 2c 3c 4d 5a 6d 7c 8c 9b 10a 11d 12a Lesson 41 1d 2b 3a 4c 5a 6c 7b 8b 9a 10b 11b 12a Lesson 42 1d 2a 3b 4c 5c 6b 7d 8b 9c 10a 11d 12b Lesson 43 1b 2c 3c 4b 5b 6a 7d 8c 9c 10a 11d 12b Lesson 44 1d 2c 3c 4d 5b 6a 7c 8d 9b 10a 11c 12bLesson 45 1b 2d 3d 4b 5a 6a 7b 8a 9d 10c 11c 12aLesson 46 1c 2d 3d 4c 5d 6a 7b 8c 9b 10a 11c 12bLesson 47 1c 2b 3a 4c 5a 6c 7a 8a 9c 10c 11a 12bLesson 48 1a 2b 3c 4d 5a 6a 7c 8d 9b 10c 11b 12aLesson 49 1b 2d 3d 4c 5d 6c 7c 8a 9c 10b 11a 12cLesson 50 1c 2a 3d 4d 5b 6c 7b 8a 9c 10c 11b 12bLesson 51 1c 2b 3d 4b 5c 6a 7a 8a 9a 10b 11a 12aLesson 52 1a 2c 3d 4b 5c 6d 7b 8a 9c 10d 11a 12dLesson 53 1c 2d 3c 4b 5a 6c 7a 8a 9c 10a 11b 12bLesson 54 1b 2d 3a 4c 5c 6a 7c 8d 9b 10b 11b 12cLesson 55 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a 7a 8c 9a 10c 11b 12aLesson 56 1b 2a 3c 4c 5d 6c 7b 8c 9a 10d 11c 12aLesson 57 1d 2d 3b 4a 5c 6b 7c 8d 9a 10c 11c 12bLesson 58 1c 2b 3d 4a 5a 6a 7c 8a 9b 10b 11d 12dLesson 59 1a 2d 3a 4d 5b 6d 7d 8b 9b 10a 11d 12bLesson 60 1b 2b 3d 4b 5b 6c 7a 8c 9c 10b 11a 12c1 CABDD BDAAC AB Unit2 BCBDC ACAAD BC Unit3 CABDA CDABA CDUnit 4 ACCAB BCDAA BD Unit 5 CABAB DACBB DD Unit 6 CACCC AAADB AAUnit 7 DCABA BACDA AC Unit 8 BDABD BAABC BC Unit 9 CDBAA CABAC AD Unit 10 CAABD CBBDC AA Unit 11 AABDD DADDB DD Unit 12 CABAC CDACA ABUnit 13 ACDAC BDABC AD Unit 14 DBDCC ACCBD BD Unit 15 CADCD DBACA CAUnit 16 ABCCA DDBAB AC Unit 17 BBADA BBDCD CA Unit 18 BABCD CDCCC BA Unit 19 BBCAD AABDD BC Unit 20 BCADC CCBDB CA Unit 21 BDBBA ADDAB CAUnit 22 CDACB ADBCD AB Unit 23 CADCC DCABC AC Unit 24 AACCB CADDA CDUnit 25 DBADD CACDB CA Unit 26 CBCBA CDDAB AC Unit 27 BCDCC ACCDD DAUnit 28 ADCDA BCADA BD Unit 29 CCADD CCADA BC Unit 30 CABDD BCCAC DCUnit 31 AABAD BADDC BD Unit 32 BDCBA DBDCA BC Unit 33 BDBAD BCCDC BAUnit 34 DCACB DACDB CA Unit 35 CBCAC ABBDC CD Unit 36 ACBCC ACCDB ACUnit 37 CABAC DBCDC BD Unit 38 CAABB ACBDD AB Unit 39 BCADA BDDBD BCUnit 40 DCDAC ADDDA DB Unit 41 ACACD CBBBD BC Unit 42 BCCBD BDADC ACUnit 43 DBABC CDDAC BB Unit 44 AAAAB BBBDC BA Unit 45 CADAC CACDC DCUnit 46 BBDBD ABCDA BD Unit 47 CAADB CACDB BC Unit 48 CCBCC CCDBA AB。

新概念英语第三册Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs知识讲解重点：1、本课书重点词汇、句型2、词汇辨析:get married与be married；invent、discover、find与create3、关于“倍数"的表达；too.。

to。

./so .。

that的表达等难点：worth的用法教学目标：1、能理解课文大意、掌握课文中重点词汇、句型2、能辨析相关近义词汇3、理解worth的用法、记住worth的用法误区教学过程：一、【生词、短语学习】double adj.两倍的，双重的manual adj。

体力的（= physical adj。

身体的, 物质的）manual work 体力工作=physical workmental work 脑力工作例句：体力工作和脑力工作都需要能量。

有时脑力工作比体力劳动更消耗能量。

collar n。

衣领white—collar adj.白领阶层的, 脑力劳动者（those who do mental work）blue—collar adj蓝领阶级的，工人阶级的（those who do manual work）get hot under the collar 怒气冲天例句:He got hot under the collar when he knew that they laughed at him。

当他知道他们嘲笑他的时候,他怒气冲天。

sacrifice vt。

牺牲,献出（to give up for good purpose）—- sacrifice one’s life for the country为国家献身—- sacrifice time牺牲时间、贡献时间sacrifice n.牺牲(——make many sacrifices)即学即用：伟大的人往往不在意为别人贡献一切。

过去的牺牲使他赢得了别人的尊重。

新概念L3-L4 练习题一，根据所给中文意思补全单词。

1.h__ __ __(这里)2.d__ __ ght __ __(女儿)3.ti __ __ et (票)4.u__ br __ ll__(伞)5.s__ __ (先生)6.pl__ __ se (请)7.cl__ __kr__ __m (衣帽存放处)8.n__mb__ __ (号码)9.s__n (儿子)10.t__ __ch__ __ (老师)11.s__ __t (一套衣服)12.sc__ oo__ (学校)二．单项选择。

( )1.-Is this your coat? -___________. Sorry,sir.A.Yes, it is.B.No, it isC.No, it isn’tD.Yes, it isn’t( )2.My sister _______ a teacher.A.is noB.is notC.no isD.not is( )3.-__________ your coat.—Thank you very much.A. Here areB.This isC.Here isD.That is( )4.--Is my number five? –No, it isn’t. It's ________________.A.Number SixB.six numberC.Number sixD.Six number( )5.--Come here,please. –Yes, __________.A. I amB.it isC. I comeD.Sir三．选词填空。

3.I beg your __________.4.Mary has three beautiful _________.5.My umbrella _________.6. _______ Five.四．按要求改写句子。

1. This is my skirt. (变一般疑问句)_______ this _______ skirt?2.This is my coat. ( 变否定句)This is _______ my coat.3.This is my car. (变否定句)This _______ _______ ________.4.Are Bob and Peter friends? (做肯否回答)Yes, _______ ________. No, ________ _________.5.My teacher is Alice.(做肯否回答)Yes, _______ ________. No, ________ _________.五.完形填空。

---------------------------------------Be highly-motivated.------------------------------------------ 2018级”New Concept English III”检测题：Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred BloggsA.熟练朗读课文后，独立完成以下练习。

These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people 1. _____ work in offices. People working in offices are frequently referred to 2. ___ “white collar workers”. Many people are willing 3. _______ (sacrifice) higher pay to become white-collar workers. This can give rise 4. _____ curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs.When he got married, Alf was 5.______ embarrassed that he didn’t say anything to his wife about his job. He 6._______ (simple) told her that he worked for the corporation. Every morning, he left home 7.________ (dress) in a smart black suit. He then changed his clothes and spent 8 hours as a dustman. Before 8.______ (return) home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf’s wife has never discovered the secret and she never will, 9.______ Alf has just found another joy and he will be working in an office soon. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels his rise in status is 10._______(good) worth the loss of money.B. 用以下词汇的适当形式填空。

新概念英语第三册Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs知识讲解重点:1、本课书重点词汇、句型2、词汇辨析：get married与be married；invent、discover、find与create3、关于“倍数”的表达；too...to.../so ...that的表达等难点：worth的用法教学目标：1、能理解课文大意、掌握课文中重点词汇、句型2、能辨析相关近义词汇3、理解worth的用法、记住worth的用法误区教学过程：一、【生词、短语学习】double adj.两倍的, 双重的manual adj.体力的（= physical adj.身体的, 物质的）manual work 体力工作=physical workmental work 脑力工作例句：体力工作和脑力工作都需要能量。

有时脑力工作比体力劳动更消耗能量。

collar n.衣领white-collar adj.白领阶层的, 脑力劳动者（those who do mental work）blue-collar adj蓝领阶级的, 工人阶级的（those who do manual work）get hot under the collar 怒气冲天例句：He got hot under the collar when he knew that they laughed at him.当他知道他们嘲笑他的时候，他怒气冲天。

sacrifice vt.牺牲，献出（to give up for good purpose）-- sacrifice one's life for the country为国家献身-- sacrifice time牺牲时间、贡献时间sacrifice n.牺牲（-- make many sacrifices）即学即用：伟大的人往往不在意为别人贡献一切。

过去的牺牲使他赢得了别人的尊重。

Unit 4 单元测试卷一、单选( ) 1. It came onto the market _____ 1977.A. inB. onC. atD. /( ) 2. It _____ like a lawnmower..A. tastesB. soundsC. smellsD. has( ) 3. Where _____ you find it?A. doB. isC. doneD. did( ) 4. What can you _____ _____ it?A. do withB. doing withC. did withD. done with( ) 5. It hasn’t _____ out of its box for twenty years!A. beenB. goneC. goD. is二.短语翻译1. 听起来像…________________________2. 很久以前________________________3. In fact, it’s been there since we moved into this house! _______________________________4. It was already a museum piece when I bought it. __________________________________5. Has Jack already gone to the States? __________________________________三. 阅读理解Mingming and Qinqin are twin brothers. They are twelve years old. They are in the same class, the same grade, and the same school. They wear the same clothes. Both of them are very good students. Their teachers and classmates like them very much.These two brothers are good at sports. They are members of the school football team. They also like drawing pictures, practicing calligraphy and playing the guitar. Sometimes they play games with their uncle. Their uncle is a policeman. They like him very much. Their uncle like them, too. They often ask their uncle to tell stories to them.But there are some differences between this twin brothers. Mingming is taller and always has a lot of things to talk about. Qinqin is just a little bit shorter than his brother. When his brother is talking, Qinqin will just listen. The two brothers are very kind-hearted. They often help their mother do some housework. They like to help other people.阅读短文，从A，B，C，D四个选项中选择一个正确答案填空。

新概念三册L1-4 测试题改试卷共5大题，满分100分一、单词拼写（每小题2分，共20分）1. It is frightening to find wolf fur c_________（粘） to the bushes.2. The h__（搜寻） for the murderer proved to be very difficult for he was hiding in the mountain.3. Experts c_____ ( 证实)that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.4. The ancient city of Loulan must have been p_________. （繁荣的）5. The archaeologists found a statue d_________（追溯） from the fifteenth century B.C6. Despite her age，the old lady was very g________（优雅的） indeed7. He immediately r___________( 认出) as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.8. The big clock has been s_________( 无声无息) ever since it was damaged many years ago.9.When he got married , Alf was too e____________( 尴尬的) to say anything to his wife about his job.10.He feels that his rise in s____________(地位) is well worth the loss of money.二、单项选择（每小题2分，共20分）1. _________, it immediately ran away.A. Observing herB. Having been observedC. On being observedD. On her being observed2. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal _______ a puma.A. must beB. should have beenC. can only beD. could only have been3. A puma will not attack a human being unless it feels itself to be _________.A. under coverB. in a cornerC. at an angleD. in a trap4. I’ve been coming here ________ for weeks now.A. all nightB. every nightC. the following nightD. Even now5. It was not until the thirteenth stroke _______ the bell stopped.A. thatB. so thatC. whenD. before6. ________ being very old, she was very graceful.A. EvenB. AlthoughC. In spite ofD. Even though7. The head was carefully preserved. It was _________.A. in good conditionB. well doneC. conservedD. maintained8. His earnings were only half the amount _________...A. as they used toB. they used to beC. they used toD. they were used to9. He wanted to be _________ “Mr. Bloggs ”, not “Alf”.A. cried outB. namedC. addressed asD. shouted10.They usually wear a collar and tie __________.A. as they workB. in order to workC. to workD. going to work三、完成句子（每小题2分，共5小题，共10分）1. 随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查.As the evidence began to ___________，experts from the Zoo __________________ investigate.2. 那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。

小学新概念三级阶段测试卷（Unit4—Unit6）Name_____ Score_____听力部分（40%）：一、听单词，从A、B、C三个选项中找出画线部分发音不同的选项。

（2*5=10）（）1. A. phone B. gossip C. postman（）2. A. London B. come C. doctor（）3. A. star B. garden C. dollar（）4. A. good B. cook C. too（）5. A. but B. put C. husband二、听录音，选出你所听到的内容。

（2*5=10）（）1. A. policeman B. postman C. Englishman（）2. A. there B. where C. here（）3. A. and B. but C . or（）4. A. How are you? B. How is he? C. What about you?（）5. A. Where’s he from? B. What’s his job? C. What’s the matter with him 三、根据听到的内容选择正确的答案。

（4*5=20）（）1. What’s the matter with him?A. He’s very cold and thirsty.B. He’s very hot and thirsty.C. He’s very cold and hungry.（）2. What nationality is Hans?A. He’s English.B. He’s French.C. He’s Australian.（）3. What’s Paul’s job?A. B. C.（）4. What does the woman do?A. B. C.（）5. Which is the runner?A. B. C.笔试部分（60%）：一、写出下列数字的英文形式或阿拉伯数字。

新概念第一册3-4课前测一、默写单词（每题1分，共20分）伞__________ 请__________ 这里__________ 我的__________ 票__________ 号码__________ 五__________ 对不起的__________ 先生__________ 衣帽存放处__________ 一套衣服__________ 学校__________ 老师__________ 儿子__________ 女儿__________ 原谅__________ 重复一遍__________ 房子__________ 手表__________ 你的__________二、单项选择（每题2分，共10分）(. )1. ---- , what time is it ?？----It’s 6 o’clock.A. PardonB. Excuse meC. Thank youD. Sorry(. )2. Here __________ my ticket.A.amB. isC. areD. be(. )3. ----Is this it？----__________.A.No, it isB. No, it isn’tB.Yes, this is D. No, this isn’t(. )4. This is __________ my umbrella.A.notB. don’tC. doesn’tD. didn’t(. )5. Is this__________ dress?A.youB. yourC. yoursD. yourself三、按要求改写句子。

（每题2分，共10分）1. This is my house. (变一般疑问句)_____this _____house？2. Is this your suit?（变肯定句）_____ _____ my suit.3. This is my car.（变否定句）This _____ _____my car.4. Is this your ticket? （做否定回答）No，_____ _____.5. Thank you very much.（同义句）Thanks _____ _____.。

Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred BloggsListening comprehension1 Introduce the storyT : Today we'll talk about a man who wanted to change his job.2 Understand the situationT : What do you think is happening in the picture?3 Listening objectiveT : Listen to the passage (or read it silently) and see if you can answer this question:Why did Alf want a white-collar job?4 Play the tape or read the story or wait for thestudents to finish reading silently5 Answer the questionAfter the reading, ask the question again: Why did Alf want a white-collar job?Train the students not to shout out the answer. Instead, ask one student, then ask the others to agree or disagree with a showof hands.Answer: Because he thought it was higher in status than his present job.6 Intensive readingPlay the tape or read the text again, pausing after every sentence to check the students understand. Obtain brief explanations to difficulties in the text from the students themselves. Only use Chinese if a confirmatory translation is necessary.7 Play the tape or read the story again8 Reading aloudAsk one or two students to read the text aloud. Comprehension questions1 Who generally earn more, manual workers or office workers? (Manual workers.)2 People who work with their hands often earn more than officeworkers, don't they? (Yes, they do.)3 How do we often refer to office workers? (As white-collar workers.)4 Why ‘white-collar workers’? (Because they wear a white collar and tie to go to work.)5 What are some people prepared to sacrifice to bewhite-collar workers? (Higher pay.)6 What was Alfred Bloggs' job at the Ellesmere Corporation?(He was a dustman.)7 Was Alf married? (Yes, he was.)8 What did Alf fail to tell his wife? (That he was a dustman.)9 How did he dress every morning? (In a smart black suit.)10 What did he change into when he got to work? (Overalls.)11 How did he spend the next eight hours? (Working as a dustman.)12 What did he do before going home? (He took a shower and changed back into his suit.)13 How long did Alf do this? (For over two years.)14 Did his fellow dustmen keep his secret? (Yes, they did.)15 Did Alf's wife discover his secret? (No, she didn't.)16 Will she ever discover it? (No, she won't.)17 Where will Alf soon be working? (In an office.)18 How will his salary compare with his work as a dustman? (He'll be earning half as much.)19 How does Alf feel about the loss of money? (He thinks it's worth it because of his rise in status.)20 What will he now be wearing every day? (A suit.)21 How will people address him? ( ‘Mr, Bloggs’, not ‘Alf’.) Asking questions: Ask me if⋯T : Ask me if manual workers receive more money than officeworkers.S : Do manual workers receive more money than office workers?T : Why ⋯?S : Why do manual workers receive more money than office workers?1 manual workers receive more money than office workers. (Why)2 we refer to people who work in offices as ‘white-collar workers’. (How)3 some people are prepared to sacrifice higher pay to become office workers. (Why)4 Alf was too embarrassed to tell his wife about his job. (Why)5 he dressed in a smart black suit every morning. (How)6 he changed into overalls when he got to work. (When)7 his wife never discovered she'd married a dustman. ( Why ⋯never)8 he will soon be working in an office. (Where)9 he will be earning half as much as he used to. (How much)10 people will call him ‘Mr. Bloggs’. (What)Tell the story1 Alf got married ---- too embarrassed ---- wife ---- job2 Told her ---- worked for ---- Corporation3 Every morning ---- smart black suit4 Changed ---- overalls---- eight hours ---- dustman5 At night ---- shower---- changed back ---- suit6 Two years ---- fellow dustmen ---- secret7 Alf's wife ---- never discovered ---- never will8 Alf ---- another job ---- office9 Earning half as much ---- status ---- worth loss of money10 Will wear a suit---- ‘Mr. Bloggs’---- ‘Alf’Topics for discussion1 Is it true that manual workers earn more than office workers?Why? Give examples.2 Tell us about some of the dirty jobs in society and what people should be paid to do them.3 Do you think Alf was a snob? Do you approve of what he did? Why/Why not?Key to Summary writingPoints1 Married ---- Alfred Bloggs ---- told wife ---- Corporation2 Dressed ---- smart black suit3 Changed ---- overalls4 Spent day ---- dustman5 Shower ---- changed back into suit at night6 Lasted two years7 Fellow dustmen ---- secret8 Wife ---- never learn truth9 Husband ---- office ---- futureSummaryWhen he got married, Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked for the Corporation. Though he dressed in a smart black suit everymorning, he changed into overalls at work and spent the day workingas a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suitat night. This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. His wife will never learn the truth because her husbandwill be an office worker in future. (80 words )Key to VocabularyA possible answerreceive (1.1) getsacrifice (1.5) give upprivilege (1.6) special advantage, honourcurious (1.7) strangeembarrassed (1.9) shydiscovered (1.13) found outstatus (1.15) social positionKey to CompositionA possible answerNearly caughtOne morning Alf and three other dustmen were collecting rubbishin Merton Street and they stopped outside Mrs. Frost's house. Though Alf didn't know it, his wife was visiting Mrs. Frostat the time. She and Mrs. Frost were old friends, though Mrs. Frosthad never met Alf. Alf was just getting out of the dustcart to go into Mrs. Frost's backyard when he saw his wife leaving Mrs. Frost'shouse. He quickly returned to the dustcart and hid in the drivingcabin. While he was hiding, his fellow dustmen helped him by collecting Mrs. Frost's rubbish. Meanwhile, Alf's wife and Mrs. Frost talked on the doorstep. It looked as though theirconversation would never end!At last Mrs. Bloggs said goodbye to Mrs. Frost. She waved to one of the dustmen whom she recognized and she went towards thedustcart to greet him. The dustman waved back and gave her a bigsmile as the dustcart drove off. Mrs. Bloggs stood on the pavementand watched the dustcart disappear down the street. Then she beganto walk home. ‘It's all right, Alf,’his friend said. ‘She can't see you now.’‘Thanks, Jim,’ Alf said. ‘That was a lucky escape!’ (200words )Key to Letter writingA possible answeraddressdateDear Mrs. Frost,It was nice to meet you at Selena's party last week.You mentioned you had a c opy of ‘Who's Who’. I am writingto ask if I could borrow it for a couple of days. I'm doing someresearch on politicians and this book contains a lot of information.I promise I will take good care of it and return it to you as quicklyas possible.I look forward to hearing from you soon.Yours sincerely,signature (80 words)Key structures: the present perfect, simple andcontinuousa We use the simple present perfect to refer to an indefinite past:He has never been abroad before. (= at any time up to now) or to describe actions which have just been completed:have just received a letter from my brother. 1KS4b We use the present perfect continuous to emphasize the continuity of an action which has only just finished or may stillbe in progress. Compare:I've painted the sitting room. (= I've finished the job.)I've been painting the sitting room. (= I have just finishedor the work is still in progress.) 1KS52Key to KS ExercisesA 1 AIf's wife has never discovered⋯ (1.13)2 Alf has just found another job. (11.13-14)B 1 I've been living in this flat since last April.2 How many postcards have you sent up till now?3 Your mother has just phoned. Do you want to call her back?4 Have you ever visited Xi'an?5 I haven't been there yet, but I intend to go one of these days.Special difficulties: sentence patterns with verbs like‘explain’We say Give me the book or Give the book to me, but we don't say *Explain me the situation. * We have to say Explain the situation to me. Other verbs that follow this pattern are: announce,confide, declare, describe, introduce, propose, report, say and suggest.Key to SD ExercisesPossible answersA 1 John described the film to his aunt. 2 He said nothingto her. 3 She explained the position to me.4 They proposed the idea to us.Worth is not a verb. We say It's worth $50. It's not worth worrying. We use the -ing form after worth.B 1 Is it worth 2 Is this worth buying 3 Your car is notworth 4 I don't think it's worth goingRepetition drillThe present perfectChorus, group or individual repetitionTo elicit negative statements involving the use of the simple present perfect and for. Irregular verbs only.T : Drill 4. Listen. Do not speak.(1) T : How long is it since you saw him? Two years?S : About that. I haven't seen him for about two years now. (2) T : How long i s it since you last caught a cold? Six months? S : About that. I haven't caught a cold for about six months now.(3) T : How long is it since you last did any work? Three weeks? S : About that. I haven't done any work for about three weeks now.T : Now you answer the questions in the same way. Ready?1 As in (1) above.2 As in (2) above.3 As in (3) above.4 T: How long is it since you last ate any meat? Two years? S: About that. I haven't eaten any meat for about two years now.5 T: How long is it since you last flew in a plane? Three years? S: About that. I haven't flown in a plane for about three years now.6 T: How long is it since you last grew tomatoes? Ten years? S: About that. I haven't grown tomatoes for about ten years now.7 T: How long is it since you last spoke to him? Five days?S: About that. I haven't spoken to him for about five days now.8 T: How long is it since you last read a book? Two months? S: About that. I haven't read a book for about two months now.9 T: How long is it since you last swam in the Mediterranean? Five years?S: About that. I haven't swum in the Mediterranean for about five years now.10 T: How long is it since you last rode a horse? Twenty years? S: About that. I haven't ridden a horse for about twenty years now.11 T: How long is it since you last drove this car? Ten months? S: About that. I haven't driven this car for about ten monthsnow.12 T: How long is it since you last drank any coffee? Two years?S: About that. I haven't drunk any coffee for about two years now.Key to Multiple choice questions1 a2 c3 d4 b5 d6 c7 b 8 c 9 d 10 b 11 c 12 a。