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1、Never too Old to Learn,Nancy 叶,Lesson 85 Never too old to learn,Now that my former headmaster, Mr. Page, is retiring, pupils of the school will be sending him a gift and an album with the signatures of all those who have contributed. Many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his hono
2、ur . After having completed forty years as a teacher, Mr. Page will devote himself to gardening, which will be a new hobby for him, but one is never too old to learn.,What can we learn from this passage?Old as he is, he is willing to learn new things, such as gardening, with the belief that one is n
3、ever too old to learn.What would you say to yourselves?Since we are young and energetic, we should seize every opportunity to learn more knowledge, but not just satisfied with what we have learned.,Beautiful words and phrases,Vt. 通知，告知，报告inform sb of sth/ inform sb that/wh-从句I informed her mother of
4、 her safe arrival.I informed her mother that she arrived safely.I rang her mother, informing that she arrived safely.Adj. informed: 有学识的，见闻广博的，消息灵通的keep sb informed ofPlease keep me informed of whatever happens in my absence.Well, to me, I would prefer newspaper. The first reason is that it can keep
5、 me informed of the latest news.information Collect/ gather information about/onWe have information that the Prime Minister has made up his mind to resign.,inform,Mark,Vt. to celebrate a festival to mark the towns 200 anniversaryShow position 做记号于,留下痕迹；She marked the important words with a red penci
6、l.弄脏；给评分N.痕迹, 污迹, 斑点；记号, 符号；分数, 得分；成绩Her wet feet left marks on the floor.My teacher gave me full marks for dictation.,Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.,remark,Vt. + that: to say sth ,especially about sth you have just noticed“Thats a lovely shirt
7、 youre wearing,” she remarked. remark on (upon) sth: to notice sth that has happened and say sth about itEveryone remarked on his absence.N.意见，评论，感想 （与about/on搭配 ）Remarkable: usual, surprising, deserving attention or praiseShe has made remarkable progress., as he has often remarked, one is never too
8、 old to learn.,他取得了非凡的进步。,contribute,Vt. Vi. 捐（款）给,捐助， 提供He contributed (a lot of money) to the church.Vt. Vi. 投稿给, 投稿I often contributed (essays) to the school paper.Vt. 有贡献，有助于contribute to / make a contribution (contributions) toChina will continue to make contributions to promoting and deepening
9、 the world peace.,devote,Vt. 奉献（人生、时间、劳力等）（于）,把专用于；致力于devote sth to / devote oneself to (doing) sthHe devoted his life to promoting ( the promotion of ) world peace.devoted (adj.) 忠实的，挚爱的A devoted friend; be devoted to his friend专心致志于: be devoted to,After he has retired, he will devote himself to ga
10、rdening.,More verb phrases with “to”,adjust to; adapt to; be (get) used to; be accustomed to; be addicted to; look forward to; pay attention to; get down to; lead to; stick to; object to; in addition to; compare to; turn to; belong to; reply to; see to; attend to; refer to; be related to; have acces
11、s to; be accessible to; agree to (sth); point to; be equal to,be dressed in , be lost in , be occupied in/with, be busy in/with, be engaged in, be buried in, be caught in, be faced with, be located in,_ (devote) their lives to education, the teachers were praised at the meeting._ (devote) to educati
12、on, the teachers were praised at the meeting.Deeply _ (lose) in the new magazines that had come in the mail, Shella forgot all about the dog and the TV set._ (face) with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time. _ (dress) in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor. _
13、(compare) the youth to the rising sun at 8 or 9 oclock a.m., Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.Michaels new house is like a huge place, _(compare) with his old one.,Devoted,Devoting,Having devoted,lost,Faced,Dressed,Comparing,compared,remember sb for sthMr. Zhang left the school,
14、 but he is remembered for his wonderful teaching.remember to do /doing sthremember sb to sbeg. Please remember me to your family.give ones regards to sb; say hello to sb,remember,We shall all remember Mr Page for his patience and for,attend,Vt. 出席，参加；上（学）；服侍Vi. 注意，倾听；专心，努力于 toI may be late-I have go
15、t one or two things to attend to.attention n.attract/ capture/ catch/ command/draw/get sbs attention 吸引某人的注意力focus ones attention on/ devote ones attention to / pay attention toattentive adj. 专注的，留意的；体贴的；有礼貌的You should be attentive in class.,will be attending a farewell dinner ,Distinguish these fou
16、r words or phrases,Attend: 侧重参加/出席会议或学术活动等Join：普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等Participate：正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加Take part in：侧重参加某项群体性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用,Will you _ us for dinner?How many people _ in the opening ceremony? The school was _ almost entirely by local children.Are you going to _ in the
17、 school sports meeting? I think you can gain marks for our class.Ill persuade him to _ our club.,attend join take part participate,participated,attended,take part,join,join,entirely,entire 整个的，全部的（whole）；全然的，完全的(complete)During the weekend, I will spend the entire afternoon sleeping.entirely: comple
18、telyAlthough Tim and Mike come from entirely different backgrounds, they became good friends.exactly, extremely-Is this the dictionary you want?-Oh, thats not exactly what I want. I mean the New English-Chinese Dictionary.Its reported that the extremely cold weather is approaching.,This will be an e
19、ntirely new hobby.,Beautiful sentences,复合句 1) Attributive clause(定语从句) 2) Noun clause (名词性从句) 3) Adverbial clause (状语从句)复杂句1) Subjunctive mood (虚拟语气)2) Non-finites (非谓语动词) 3) Emphasis sentence (强调句型)4) Inversion(倒装句型)5）with 结构,1. I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my
20、 former headmaster, Mr Page, will be retiring next week.2. Pupils of the school, (old and new,) will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.3. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmasters home.4. We shall all reme
21、mber Mr Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.,(Surprising and happy,) Tony stood up and accepted the prize.Tom arrived home, (tired and hungry).,It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Pa
22、ge will have been teaching for a total of forty years.But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.,can never/ cant 与too, too much, enough, 及比较级 搭配表示“无论怎样.都不过分”,While you are doing your homework, you cant be careful enough.He is such a great man that we cant
23、 praise him too much.You can never pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important. I cant agree with you more.,How to improve your writing?,Use the advanced words and phrases.inform, mark, remark, contributeto, devoteto, rememberfor, attend, entirely, Use the complicated sentenc
24、es.The clauses; the -ing/-ed/-to do forms; the inverted structures; the subjunctive mood; Emphasis sentence and so on,Practice writing sentences with the indicated words.,1. 他向警方报案说有些钱不见了。（inform)2. 当你有了Mary的消息时，请告诉我。(informed)3. 庆祝祖国生日要举行典礼。（mark）4. 全体老师都全身心地投入工作，因此对我们学校的发展做出了很大的贡献。(devote, contrib
25、ute),When you hear sth about Mary, please keep me informed.,He informed the police that some money was missing.,There will be ceremonies to mark our countrys birthday.,All the teachers devote themselves to working, contributing a lot to/making great contributions to the development of our school.,5.
26、 所有那些参加了这次“希望工程”捐赠活动，并在活动中捐款的人，都会被当地的孩子们记住。(remember)6. 在过去的十年里，学校发生了很大的变化，已完全不是原来的那个样子了。(entirely),All those who have participated in the “Hope Project” activity and donated some money will be remembered by the local children.,In the past ten years, there have been great changes taking place in the
27、 school / great changes have taken place in the school. So, the school now is entirely different from the one it was.,Practice writing,假如你是Mike，是学校校庆办负责人，最近要写一封信给在国外的淳中校友John，信中首先告知学校将于下个月举行90周年校庆活动，邀请他参加然后介绍：近几年来学校所发生的变化：占地面积扩大了一倍，班级个数及学生人数也翻了一翻；现在的学校已经完全不同于10年前的学校了。 在校学生学习努力，教师工作勤奋, 所有这些都对学校的发展起到了
28、巨大的贡献。请你以Mike的身份描述该份信的内容，内容为以上划横线部分。注意：1.词数100120； 2.同时可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语、结束语已为你写好。提醒：注意连接词的使用,Dear Mike, Its honorable for me to write this letter to you, _,Dear Mike, Its honorable for me to write this letter to you, informing you that there will be a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of ou
29、r school next month. I will appreciate it if you can participate. There have been great changes taking place in the past 10 years. For example, our school now covers an area of 124,000 square meters, which is twice the size of the area ten years ago. At the same time, the number of classes and stude
30、nts is increasing so rapidly that there are more 2,500 students. Therefore, our school now is entirely different from the one it was when you studied here. Whats more, students here study very hard and teachers devote themselves to teaching, both contributing a lot to the development of our school.
31、As a matter of fact, everyone who studied here will be remembered for his contributions to the school. So it is really our honor if you could come. Looking forward to your reply!,The bird covered the distance in three minutes. (Line 5, Lesson5 )During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.
32、( L6, L33 )Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden Competition” each year, but(L2, L8), for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. (L9, L64)If you receive a request like this, you will not fail to obey it. (L8, L16)I think that young children often appreciate mo
33、dern pictures better than anyone else. (L6, L26 )This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.(L4, L64),Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. (L1, L49)Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked
34、up the mattress and carried it into his house. ( L9,L49)Looking around, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. (L8, L50)Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. (L6,L55)Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied
35、 by a “guard of honor” of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. (L2,L65),Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. (L9,L55) Nothing could have been more annoying. (L6, L54)No sooner had I got back to the kitchen than the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead. (L10,L54),
