1、Communication Workshop Words and Expressionsdepthscarestringstarveloafyawnn.深（度），纵深vt.使恐惧n.绳，线vi.挨饿，饿死n.（面包的）一条vi.打哈欠Words and Expressionstoughcross-talkcomponentthanks toaccomplishadj.艰难的，不幸的，强壮的，强健的n.相声n.成分，组成部分多亏，由于vt.做成功，完成Gullivers travelsvoyage to lilliputwritten by JonathanSwiftPt.I:Lemuel Gu
2、lliver,a ships surgeon,is shipwrecked at Lilliput where the inhabitants are six inches tall,except their emperor who is taller by almost the breadth of my nail thanSummary of Gullivers Travels any of his court.Swift satirizes war by showing how seriously the little people wage it,and has harsh words
3、 for the politicians and government officials.The parties are known by the height of their heels;a dispute over the questionat which end an egg should be broken is enough to plunge Lilliput into a civil war.Pt.II:In Brobdingnag,the natives are as tall in proportion to Gulliver as the Lilliputians we
4、re short.He engages in lengthy discussions with the king,who cannot understand the lofty pretensions and vanities of the warfare;what he hears strikes the king with horror.Pt.III:In Laputa,men abandon all common sense and concern themselves with speculativephilosophy.In Lagado,the flying island,Gull
5、iver is amazed to see the scientists trying to extract sunbeams from cucumbers.Pt.IV:Gulliver visits the land of the Houyhnhnms,where intelligent horses are the masters and theYahoos,filthy,degenerate human beings,are the slaves.At last,Gulliver returns to his wife and family,but finds them impossib
6、le to live with,after having associated with the Houyhnhnms.The yahoos represented for Gulliver the worst to which human beings could descend.Read the story and match the headings(1-8)with the Paragraphs(A-G).There is one extra heading.A 2 B 4 C 8 D 5 E 6 F7 G 3Communication WorkshopComplete the sto
7、ry with these linking words.Suddenly,at first,then,when,In a little time,before In the meantime,after,as soon as,immediately,at last1.at first 2.In a little time 3.As soon as 4.When 5.Suddenly 6.in the meantime7.before 8.immediately 9.After 10.Then 11.then 12.eventuallyJourneyvoyagestandrisewaymanne
8、r move forwardadvancetype-kindFind words and expressions in the text which mean the same as the words or phrases below.amazedsurprisedpick upgrabclimb ontomountdead from lack of foodstarveadmitconfessnot a surpriseno wondermedicine-drugFinish the following sentencesFinish the following sentencesIn M
9、arch,we _ by a storm onto a rock.We _ escape the sinking ship in a life boat.In a little time I _ land and _ to the ground.were drivenmanaged toreacheddroppedWhen I _,it was just day-light.My hair _ in the same _.I felt something alive _on my left leg._ the little beings,I began _to get loose.awaken
10、edwas tied downmannermovingHaving scaredstrugglingBefore I could _ any of the creatures,I felt a hundred needles stick into my hand._ my head as far as I could,I saw a stage built about a foot above the ground.grabTurning_with hunger,I showed that I wanted food.They fed me as fast as they could,_ su
11、rprise at my size and appetite.Being starvedshowingFollow the steps in the textbook.Fill the blank with following words.(advance,loosen,starve,yawn,associate)1.I always somehow _ fallen leaves with autumn.2.My belt is too tight;I must _ it.associateloosen3.Shes lonely,and _ for companionship.4.The Allied troops are _ on the camp of the enemy.5.The movie was nothing more than one big _.yawnadvancingstarving
