B1 unit 5 Reading.pptVIP

1.The time when I first met Nelsen Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. 第一次见到纳尔逊·曼德拉德时候，是我一生中非常艰难的时候。 1.The time when I first met Nelsen Mandela是when引导的定语从句，修饰the time 4. I became more hopeful about my future. hopeful adj.充满希望的。 become/be hopeful about/of 对……充满希望 7.We were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important,or fight the government. 我们被置于这样一个境地：要么被迫接受低人一等的现实，要么跟政府作斗争。 “less +形容词/(副词)原级+than”是形容词（副词）的比较级的一种，表示前者不及后者。 This truck is running less smoothly than it used to. 这辆卡车不如以前跑得那样稳了。 1. Elias went to see Nelson Mandela when he was in trouble. 2. Elias left school because the school was too far from his home. 3. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. Elias was born. Elias began school. Elias left school. Elias went to Nelson Mandela for advice 1. According to the text, what was the situation for black people in South Africa? Black people had no ____. They couldn’t get ____ they wanted. They were sent to the _______ areas where ______ could grow food. * * * * eg:He came at a time when we were badly in need of help.正在当我们急需帮助的时候，他来了。 Period n.一段时间；时期，时代 A decision must be made within a period of three months. 必须在三个月内作出决定 2. The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometers away.我仅仅读了两年的那所学校有三公里远 be…away有…远(指距离、时间) 1) 我家离这里只有两条街。 My house is only 2 blocks away from here. 2) 他的生日在两周以后。 His birthday is two weeks away. in two weeks. She worries about her health. = She is worried about her health. 3. Sadly I did not have this passbook because I was not born there and I was worried about whether I would be out of work.非常遗憾的是我没有这种证件，因为我不是再那出生的，我很担心会不会失业。 be worried about = worry about 担心 be out of work/job = lose one’s job 反义词：find a job 失业, 没有工作 His mother has been out of work for half a year. in work 有工作 at work在工作，在上班 Is her husband in work? out of 意为“在…之外”,“向…外”;表示失去, 没有, 用完; 不再处于某种状况。反义词为into或in。 To tell