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Everything except the weatherJessieContentsExercise Listeningkey pointsReviewListen and answer3.Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly？1.What did Harrison want to do after retiring？2.What did Harrison complain about?New words except ksept prep.not include something or somebody Mediterranean ,meditreinin n.地中海 complain kmplen v.to say that you are annoyed,not satisfied,or unhappy about something or someone continually kntnjl adv.constantly,one after another bitterly btl adv.very cold/shows feelings of great sadness or anger sunshine snan n.the light and heat that come from the sunListen again and fill in the blankMy old friend,Harrison,had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,for even though it was still summer,it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.After so many years of sunshine,Harrison got a shock.He acted as if he had never lived in England before.In the end,it was more than he could bear.He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.The dream he had had for so many years ended there.Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.key points1.He had often dreamed of retiring in EnglandI shouldnt dream of doing such a thing.我做梦也不会想到做这件事。弗兰克过去常幻想拥有一辆自己的车。Frank used to dream of having a car of his own.I dreamt about flying last night.昨夜我梦见我在飞翔。They dreamed up a most impossible plan.他们凭空想出一个十分荒唐的计划。Key points2.and had planned to settle down in the country.She must settle down to write an article.她安下心来写一篇文章。旅行了两年之后，我现在想过安定的日子了。After two years of travelling,I want to settle down now.Later,man began to settle in the places where the food and water were plentiful.后来，人们开始在有充足的食物和水的地方定居下来。key points3.Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,for even though it was still summer,it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.even though=even ifEven though you do not like it,you must do it.即使你不喜欢这工作，你也得做。虽然我们已非常累了，我们仍然继续干活。Even though we were very tired,we went on with the work.key points4.He acted as if he had never lived in England before.It seems as if he knows everything.他似乎是个万事通。通常跟在描述行为举止的动词之后，eg.:act,appear,feel,look,smell,sound等后面她的举动像疯了一样。She acted as if she were mad.这天气给人的感觉好像是要下雨。It feels as if/though its going to rain.key points5.He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.6.He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.时态结构:完成时态+than/when+一般过去时He had no sooner arrived than he shouted at me.他一回来就冲着我大叫。Hardly had he got into the bus when it began moving.车马上要开了的时候他才上公交车。我刚到办公室，电话铃声就响了I had no sooner arrived in the office than the telephone rangI had hardly arrived in the office when the telephone rang.一.就还没来得及.就Grammar:past perfect tenseThe house was dirty,they hadnt cleaned it for weeks.Hadnt cleanedWas dirty当我到车站的时候火车已经走了The train had left when I arrived in the station.Listen again and review1.他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.2.因为即使那时仍为夏季，但雨总是下个不停，而且常常冷得厉害。For even though it was still summer,it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.3.过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.4.他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。He acted as if he had never lived in England before.5.还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.Thank youThank you
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