Cheetahs battling stormy river I. Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions. 1. Children were so happy to run up and _____ the stairs. 2. Maggie, _____ many high school graduates, didn’t go straight to college after leaving school. 3. How many factory workers are _____ danger of losing their jobs 4. Jump _____ the water and see how long you can stay under. plete each sentence with the proper forms of the given words. 1. There have been some _____ (impression) entries in the wildlife photography section. 2. The sea was thought to be the windiest stretch of salt water on the globe and one of the _____ (stormy) places in the world. 3. Those patterns are regarded as a _____ (strike) part of the photograph. 4. He had emerged from being a _____ (hesitate) and unsure candidate into a fluent debater. III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in the box. disappear, appreciate, swim, watch 1. The man tightly grasped the swimmer’s hand, struggling _____ across the stormy river. 2. All the judges agreed that the work was one of the highly _____ entries. 3. The little boy spent the whole afternoon _____ videos at home. 4. Her nervousness quickly _____ once she was on stage. IV. Translate the following sentences into English according to the given information. 1. 她一直都在非常努力地学习，以便赶上其他同学。(in an effort to) 2. 当他转身直视它的时候，它已经不见了。(look straight at) 3. 老人把一个沉重的购物袋放在了地上。(put down) 4. 这似乎是告诉她坏消息的好时机。(it almost seems like) Keys: I. 1. down 2. like 3. in 4. in / into II. 1. impressive 2. stormiest 3. striking 4. hesitant III. 1. to swim 2. appreciated 3. watching 4. disappeared IV. 1. She has been studying very hard in an effort to catch up with other classmates. 2. When he turned to look straight at it, it had already disappeared. 3. The old man put down a heavy shopping bag on the ground. 4. It almost seems like a good time to tell her about the bad news.(
课件网) Cheetahs battling stormy river Pre-reading How much do you know about cheetahs’ habitat Pre-reading Pre-reading What kind of photos might be found on Buddhilini de Soyza’s website Exploring the text While-reading 1. Masai Mara National Reserve：马赛马拉国家野生动物保护区，位于肯尼亚西南部与坦桑尼亚交界地区，与坦桑尼亚塞伦盖蒂动物保护区相连。该保护区始建于1961年，面积达1800平方公里。保护区内的动物种类繁多，数量庞大，是世界上最好的野生动物保护区之一。著名电视节目《动物世界》中的许多镜头拍摄于此。 I. Background information. 2. Buddhilini de Soyza：是一位摄影师、投资银行家、旅游爱好者和动物爱好者。她有一个自己的网站，用来分享她在旅程中的所见所闻，旨在号召人们爱护大自然、保护动物。 I. Background information. Exploring the text While-reading Exploring the text II. Sentence analysis. While-reading 1. The river was stormy following heavy rain and flooding, but the cheetahs needed to cross it to reach the larger side of their territory, which had more prey. ... ...
