Comprehension Questions:

1. What is your favourite sport? 2. You don’t worry if you don’t catch anything, do you?

3. Do you often fish without catching anything?4. Some fishermen are unlucky, aren’t they? 5. What do they catch instead of fish? 6. Why do you think you are even less lucky than these fishermen?

7. Where have you spent the whole morning?8. What do your friends suggest? 9. What do they say about fishing?” 10.What are you really interested in?

Topics for discussion: 1. What is your favourite pastime?

2. Do you think the writer is wasting his time? Why /Why not? 3. Would you like to be a fisherman? Why / Why not?

Language points

1、Fishing is my favourite sport. fishing是一个动名词，由动词+ing组成，动名词可以作主语 或宾语，如eating,reading等等 ★fish ① n. 鱼 e.g. I would like to buy two fish in the market. There are a lot of fishes(表示种类)in the sea. ② v. 钓鱼, 捕鱼 e.g. Do you like to fish in the river or in the sea?

2、I often fish for hours without catching anything. for+时间段 表示一段时间 for hours = for some hours 数小时 without catching anything without是介词，后面的动词用ing 的形式I can’t repair the car without your help. They tried to leave the restaurant without paying. He went out without saying any words. 她没有告诉任何人就离开了。 他的妈妈走进屋子，没有发出一点声响。

3、But this does not worry me. ★worry ① v. 烦恼，担扰 worry sb. 使(某人为……)忧虑 e.g. My daughter worried me. The changes of the climate worries the scientists. 他蹩脚的英语口语真令我担心。 worry about 为…担心 I don’t worry about my job. 不用担心我。我会没事的。 worried (adj.)担心的 be worried about ……为……担心 I am never worried about this. = This does not worry me.

4、Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. instead of… 代替…, 而不是… (instead of 后面的词一定是没有做的) I went to school instead of staying at home. 我没呆在家里而是去上学了。/ /我去上学了而不是呆在家里。 I bought some books instead of clothes. 我可以要面条代替米饭吗？ 我们应该做些事情，而不是只谈论。

5、I am even less lucky. less是little的比较级，意为“不及，不如，更少” e.g. I spend less time on English than on French. A is less…than B A不如B 6、After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. after (介词)+ -ing ……之后 e.g. After going to school, I learned a lot of knowledge. spend (time / money) on sth. doing sth. 每天我们花3个小时学英语。 昨天我花了20镑买了这本书。

7、'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. give up sth. // doing sth. = stop sth. // doing sth. 放弃做某事 e.g. You should give up smoking. It’s bad for your health. 他的脚严重受伤，他必须放弃打篮球。 数学

真是太难了，我很想放弃它。

8、I'm not really interested in fishing. be interested in sth. / / doing sth. 对……感兴趣 e.g. I’m interested in collecting stamps. 我对摄影很感兴趣。 他对种花一点兴趣都没有。

动名词动词+ing 兼有动词和名词的特征

(1)做主语 Eating too much is bad for your health. 眼见为实。 游泳是很好的运动。 (2)做宾语 I like singing. 我已经写完这些信了。 他一直站了两个小时。 (3)做表语 (在be动词后) My hobby is playing computer games. 我的工作是教英语。 他的兴趣是画画。

利用介词(after / before /on / for / without …)+动名词 (ing) 可以把两个句子连成一个句子 e.g. I must apologize. I interrupted you. 我得表示道歉. 我打断了你的说话(工作). I must apologize for interrupting you. (See Page89 c) 动名词(ing)的否定式是在它前面直接加not。 I am sorry for not telling you about that. I regretted not having entered for the exam.

Special Difficultiesinterested and interesting excited and exciting. 以-ed结尾的形容词表示人的情绪、状态、喜好等； 以-ing结尾的形容词表明事物的某种特征、性质等。 Fishing is not interesting. I am not really interested in fishing. 钓鱼没意思. 我对钓鱼并不真正感兴趣. The match was very exciting. The crowd got very excited. 比赛非常激动人心. 观众非常激动. be interested in sth./doing sth. 对……感兴趣

It's it’s = it is It's (= it is) cold today. It's raining too. 今天天气冷, 而且正在下雨. its 它的 This engine has lost its power. 这台发动机已失去 了动力.

Special Difficulties Its

Special Difficultiesrealize understand realize vt. 意识到…… He didn't realize that he had made a mistake. 他没有意识到他犯了一个错误. understand vt. 明白…… I don't understand English. 我不懂英语.

练习 C 1 without paying the bill 2 instead of getting a pair of shoes 3 of spending 4 After hearing 5 before answering 6 On seeing

Oral composition:

1. Fishing – favourite 2. Often – hours – anything

3. Some – unlucky4. Instead – fish – boots – rubbish 5. I – less 6. never – even – boots 7. Whole morning - river – home – empty

8. “give up_ friends – “waste-”9. Realize – important 10.Not interested 11.Only – sitting - nothing