英语学习课件妙语短篇lesson12

英语学习妙语短篇lesson12 12The Monster Once upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly. He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely. "I wish I had a friend," he said to himself every day. "One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to." He wrote a letter to a magazine. The magazine gave people advice. "Dear Editor," he wrote. "I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?" "Dear Monster," the Editor replied. "Advertise for a friend in this magazine." The monster wrote an advertisement. "Monster wants friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my nose. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake's Store at 6 p.m. on Friday May 7th. Write to Mr. A, Box 45, Everybody's Magazine." A few days later he went to the magazine. "Do you have any letters for Box 45?" he asked. The clerk looked in Box 45.' "Yes, there is one," she said, and gave it to him. The monster opened the letter, and read, "Dear Monster, I think a person's character is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake's Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite." New Words and Expressions monster / 'mmista / n怪物. ugly / 'Agh / adj.难看的，丑的 lonely / 'bunh / adj.孤独的，孤单的 advice / ad'vais / n.劝告，忠告 editor / 'edita / n.编辑 advertise / 'aedvataiz / v.做广告 advertisement / ad'vsitismant / n.广告 male / meil / n.男子，男性 female / 'fi:meil / n.女子，女性 tail/ toil n.尾巴 clerk / kla:k / n.文员，文书，职员 character / 'kaerakta / n.性格，品德 appearance / a'piarans / n外 recognize / 'rekagnaiz / v.认出(英式拼法为recognise) sincerely / sm'srah / adv.诚实地，忠实地 EXERCISE I 1. Choose the best answer a, b, c, d or e, to these questions about the storv. 在a.b.c.d.e中选出一个最适合本故事的 A. Why was the monster unhappy? (a)He had no friends. (b)He was ugly. (c) He had two heads. (d)He had three tails. (e)He never received any letters. B. What did the monster advertise for? (a) a magazine (b)a friend (c) an editor (d) a male or female monster (e) a clerk C. How did the monster describe himself in the advertisei (a)ugly (b)lonely (c) kind (d)good-looking (e)different D. What was strange about Miss Thwaite's letter? (a) She was not interested in people's appearance. (b) She wanted to meet the monster. (c) She needed a flower to recognize him by. (d) It was the only reply. (e) She thought a person's character was important. 2. Write T for True and F for False beside these statements about the story. 在下列有关本故事的句子旁空白处标上T(对)或F(不对) (a)The monster had plenty of people to talk to. (b)The magazine editor advised him to advertise for a friend. (c) The monster had a very unusual appearance. (d)Many people replied to the monster's advertisement. (e)Alice Thwaite was worried that she might not recognize the monster when she met him for the first time. __ 3. Study the following pictures. Which of them is the best illustration of the monster in the story? 仔细看看下面这几幅图，哪一幅是故事中妖怪的最佳写照 4. Answer these questions about the last paragraph of the story. 回答下列有关本故事最后一段内容的问题 (a)What is the adjective in the first sentence? (b)What is the verb in the second sentence? (c) What is the noun is the third sentence? (d)What are the verbs in the third sentence? (e)What is the adverb in the last sentence? 5. Give the form shown in parentheses of the words below. 按所示词语写出与下列词意思相应的词 (a)monster (adjective) _ (b)ugly (noun)________ (c) friend (adjective) ___ (d)advertise (noun) ____ (e)appearance (verb) __ 6. Guess the answers to the following. All the words are found in the story. 你能猜出下列各题的答案吗，所有答案都可在故事中找到 (a)the person in charge of a magazine (6 letters) (b)we often ask for it when we have a problem (6 letters) (c)a person who works in an office (5 letters) (d)at some time in the past (4,4,1,4 letters) (e)the word that begins a letter (4 letters) Usage使用说明 EXERCISE II Fill in the blanks of these sentences with kind, kind of, a kind of, or kinds of. 用 kind, kind of, a kind of 3L kinds of 填空 a) Do you like her? I think she's : nice. b) I bought three __ meat for dinner. c) I want to have a husband who is very d) What _____dog is that? e) I feel _____ sick. May I go home? HAVE NO have no = don't have any The monster had no friends = The monster didn't have any friends.(这个怪物没有朋友)