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Unit1NeverGiveIn,Never,Never,NeverKEYTOEXERCISESTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthespeaker'spurpose.BII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertothelastsentenceofParagraph1.)2.T(RefertoParagraph2.)3.F(RefertoParagraph4.Imaginativepeoplesometimesarepessimistic,astheyseethingsfarworsethantheyareandforeseemoredangersthantherewillbe.)4.F(RefertoParagraph5.AtthebeginningoftheGermancontinual,intenseairraids,manynationsthoughtthatBritainwasfinished.Buttotheirsurprise,Britainstoodtheordealandthismiraclechangedtheviewofthosenations.)5.T(RefertoParagraph8.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph2.Becauseheunderstandsthatthewarislongandtough:itisnottoendinmonthsbutinyears.Hetellsthepeopletherethathoweverlongthewarlasts,thefinalvictorybelongstoBritain.Butatthesametimehemakesitclearthatnoteverydayisanopportunitytotakeaction:theyhaveyettowaitandpersevere.2.RefertoParagraph3.BecausehethinksthatbothTriumphandDisasteraredeceptiveinthatpeoplecanmakethingsoutfarworsethantheyreallyarewhentheyhaveadisasterandtheycanlosetheirvigilancewhentheyareintriumph.3.WhenBritaincameundertheheavyairattacksbyGermany,manyothernationsthoughtthatBritainwasfinished.Asthecountrystoodtheordealtotheirgreatsurprise,thosenationschangedtheirview.4.RefertoParagraph7.Becausehehasastrongconvictionofvictory.Thetwotermshavedifferentimplications.Whenusedinthetexttorefertothedaysofwar,darkerdaysemphasizesthedark/negativesideoftheeventandshowstheuser'spessimism.Sternerdays,thoughidenticalinitsreference,suggestsoptimismandprideinhavingthechancetorisetothechallenge.5.RefertoParagraph8.Yes,Ido.BypayingavisittoHarrowSchoolandmakingaspeechthere,ChurchillnotonlyencouragedtheaudienceofhisspeechbuttheBritishpeopleingeneraltocontinuetofightratherthansurrendertotheirenemy.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.Britainhasbeenintoolongaperiodofstillnesswithouttakinganyparticularactionagainsttheenemy.2.WearesuretoexperiencebothTriumphandDisaster,butmustavoidcloudingourjudgmentthroughexaggeratingtheirimportance.3.Nevergiveinunlessweareconvincedthatitishonourableandsensibleforustodoso.4.OthernationsthoughtthatBritainwascompletelyconquered.5.Wewillwinaslongasweholdontotheend.StructuralanalysisofthetextInPart2(Paragraphs2?)ChurchilloutlinedthelessonstobelearnedfromtheseeventsandhowtheyhadprovedothercountrieswrongaboutBritain.InPart3(Paragraphs6?)hetoldtheaudiencethathewantedtochangeawordintheadditionalverseoftheschoolsongandexplainedwhyhewantedtodoit.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextThefollowingantonymsareusedinthespeech:ups--downs,short--long,triumph--disaster,great--small,large--petty,darkdays--greatdays.Someoftheseantonyms(e.g.great--small,large--petty)areusedtoexpressthedeterminationoftheBritishpeopletofightonforthefinalvictory,andsomeofthem(e.g.darkdays--greatdays)areusedtoencouragetheaudiencenottolosehopeinthefaceofdifficulties.VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.gladdenmyheart2.situation;circumstances3.threat4.splendid;heroic5.suddensmallmovementbecauseofpainorfearII.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.putthrough2.addressedhimselfto3.wasgoingthrough4.Throwingourmindsbackto5.yieldedto6.closeouraccount7.upsanddowns8.misfortunesIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.catastrophically2.deceptive3.convictions4.apparently5.Perseverance6.desperation7.unflinchingly8.courageousIV.Choosethewordthatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.C2.D3.A4.D5.B6.A7.C8.AV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.Synonym:threat(danger)2.Antonym:happy(successful)3.Synonym:position4.Synonym:seemingly5.Antonym:defeat(failure)6.Synonym:retreat(shrink,withdraw)7.Synonym:praise(commend,laud)8.Synonym:destroyVI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1.current2.shown3.frequently4.depressed5.tryharder6.takesinGrammarexercisesI.Improvethefollowingsentences.1.Theschoolteachesshorthand,bookkeepingandtheuseofbusinessmachines.2.Thesentenceisdifficulttounderstandnotbecauseofthetechnicalvocabularybutbecauseofthefaultysyntax.3.Mariancouldnotdecidewhethertostartcollegerightafterhighschoolortogetajobfirst.4.TheAlliesdecidedtoinvadeItalyandthentolaunchamassiveassaultontheNormandycoast.5.Theactorwasstunnednotonlybythenoiseofbooingbutalsobythesightofflyingtomatoes.6.SmokingcigarettescanbeasdangerousasplayingRussianroulette.7.Thetriptothecityisneitherlongnorexpensive.8.Youmusteitherstayhomeorgowithus.9.Thecourseconsistsofseverallectures,threewrittenreports,andtwoimpromptuoralpresentations.10.Therequirementsforachemistrydegreearenotasstrictastherequirements/thoseforamedicaldegree.II.Combinethesentencesineachofthefollowinggroupsintoone,usingparallelconstructionswhereverpossible.1.HeidiRosswasbothrichandpowerful.2.Mostofthefloggingsandlynchingsoccuratharvesttime,whenfruithangsheavyandripe,whentheleavesareredandgold,whennutsfallfromthetrees,whentheearthoffer