Lesson 5 Never too old to learn
活到老学到老
文章讲解
I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home. We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
二、文章讲解部分
1.I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
知识点:
语法:非谓语动词
结构:完整句子,+非谓语动词。
辨析: doing/done
1. ________ at in his way, the situation does not seem so desperate.
A. Looked. B. looking C. Being looked. D. to look
2. _____time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
a. Having b. Given c. Giving d. Had
2.Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home.
知识点:
1)名词复数展开方式:向下展开。
2)定语从句:
All those who have contributed towards the giftwill sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home.
例:Students should involve themselves in community activities _______ they can gain experience for growth.
A. who B. when C. which D. where
例:Among the many dangers ______ sailors have to face , probably the greatest of all is fog .
A. which B. what C. where D. when
3.We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
知识点:
1)we shall all remember …中的all
例:We all think it’s not your fault.
例:Thank you guys.
2)定语从句省略:
We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave uswhen we went so unwillingly to school.
adj. 告别的
int. 再会,别了