2Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.1Theboy’sfatherwantedhissontotastehisfirstoysterbecause______.(a)theboywashomesick(b)hehopedhissonwouldlikeoystersasmuchashedid(c)ittastedbetterthanabaconsandwich(d)theboywasfeelingasgloomyastheskiesandtheseaExercisesb2Theboyfeltespeciallyunhappybecause______.(a)theweatherreflectedhowhewasfeeling(b)hehadnevertastedoysters,andhedidn’tliketheirlook(c)hedidn’tlikeseafood(d)hewasveryhungryExercisesb(Hisfatherofferedhimprawnsasareward,knowingthattheboylikedthem.)3Theattitudeoftheboy’sfatherwas______.(a)kindbutfirm(b)generousandloving(c)kindandreadytocompromise(d)firmbutreadytocompromiseExercisesa4Whentheboyfinallyatetheoyster,______.(a)hisfatherwaspleasedwithhim(b)itremindedhimofhismother’shomebaking(c)itmadehimrealizehowmuchhelovedhisfather(d)heknewhisfatherhadconvincedhimaboutthetasteofoystersExercisesa5Fortheboy,thememoryofhisfirstoyster______.(a)hastaughthimtoloveallkindsofseafood(b)remindedhimhowdifficulthisfatherwas(c)hasstayedwithhimallhislife(d)madehimrememberthesaltandtheseaExercisesc3Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.Exercisesfrankgloomyinnocencejuicynonsenseperceptionresortyummy1honestaboutthesituationoryouropinions,evenifthisoffendspeoplefrankExercisesfrankgloomyinnocencejuicynonsenseperceptionresortyummy2aplacethatmanypeoplegotoforaholiday3tastingextremelygood4containingalotofliquid,sotastinggood5darkinawaythatmakesyoufeelsadoralittleafraidresortyummyjuicygloomyExercisesfrankgloomyinnocencejuicynonsenseperceptionresortyummy6lackofexperienceoflife7theabilitytounderstandandmakegoodjudgmentsaboutsomething8ideas,behaviour,orstatementsthatarenottrueorsensibleinnocenceperceptionnonsense4Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.1Thewaveswereverylargeinsizeastheyfellontothebeach.2Therewassomuchseafoodthatitwasholdingtightlyontotheplate.Exercisesenormousclingingbakeclingcrackdiscardenormousimplementregionscrapeslippery3Intheareaoflandwheretheywerevisiting,itwasn’tusualtoeatfishandchips.4Whenhehadeatentheshellfish,hegotridoftheshells.5Toeatshellfishyouneedspecialtoolstobreakopentheshellsanddigoutthefood.Exercisesregiondiscardedbakeclingcrackdiscardenormousimplementregionscrapeslipperyimplementscrackscrape6Theboywasespeciallyfondofhismother’sbreadandcakesfromtheoven.7Becausethey’resmooth,wetandquitedifficulttohold,it’squiteachallengetotryyourfirstoysters.Exercisesbakingbakeclingcrackdiscardenormousimplementregionscrapeslipperyslippery5Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsinthebox.1Whichwordmeansfeeling?2Whichwordmeansafeelingthatasituationissobadthatthere’snothingyoucandotochangeit?3Whichwordmeanstosayyou’renothappywithsomeoneorsomething?Exercisesemotiondespaircomplaincomplaindespairemotionfrownnastytease4Whichworddescribeshowyourfacelookswhenyou’reannoyedorworriedaboutsomething?5Whichworddescribessomethingthatisunpleasanttotaste,smellorsee?6Whichwordmeanstosaysomethingtosomeoneinordertohavefunbyembarrassingorannoyingthemslightly?ExercisesfrownnastyteasecomplaindespairemotionfrownnastyteaseReadingandinterpreting6Check(√)thetruestatements.□1Thefatherthoughthissonshouldtrynewthingsbeforeherefusedthem.□2Theboythoughtmenweremorefoolishthanwomen.□3Theboycouldn’ttellhowoysterstastedjustbylookingatthem.Exercises√√□4Theboywasnervousabouteatinghisfirstoyster.□5Thefatherthoughtoysterstastedsaltylikethesea.□6Theboyenjoyedthetasteoftheoystereventhoughhedidn’ttryitagain.Exercises√Developingcriticalthinking7Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1Hasanyoneevermadeyoueatordosomethingthatyouhavenevertriedbefore,andthatmadeyounervous?Yes,Idon’tlikerawonions.Butmyfatheroftenasksmetoeatrawonionsbecausehethinkstheyaregoodformyhealth.Exercises2Doyouthinkit’ssometimesbettertoremaininnocent,orshouldwealwaystryeverypossibleexperienceinlife?Exercises•Iagreethatitissometimeswisetoremaininnocent.Forsomethings,suchasdrugs,weshouldnevertrythem.•IthinkIshouldtryeverythingthatcomesmyway.3Whichtastesorexperienceshavebeensoimportanttoyouthatyouwouldmakeyourchildtrythematallcosts?Iwouldsaythisdependsonthethingtobetried.Itmaybedangeroustoaskachildtotrythingsatallcosts.4Whichexperiencesdoyouthinkpeoplefromotherculturesshouldtrywhenthey’reinChina?Ithinktheyshouldtrysomelocalstreetfood,suchasstinkytofu(臭豆腐).Exercises