Lesson 3 OF NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH

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New Concept English 3rd Video Teaching

 

 

A puma at large
The United Arab Emirates

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Listen to the recording and then answer the following questions.
Where must the Puma have come from?

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. when reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. however, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. it immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. the search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. several people complained of "cat-like noises 'at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. the experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. the hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. it is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

 

 

Notes:

Lesson 01 A puma at large escape from the couplas

New words and expressions new words and phrases

It is not enough to know Chinese semantics when learning a word. You must put words in a statement to understand their application.

To learn the structure of a key sentence, you should put it in a paragraph structure or article.

Puma N. Puma

Spot v.

= See, pick out, recognize, catch sight of stresses the results, identifies, sees, recognizes, and discovers

-- A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.

-- He has good eye for spotting mistakes.

Word of consent:

-- Find: indicates the result of Discovery/find out: finds the truth.

-- Discover: make major discoveries/notice: Notice

-- Observe: Observe/watch: Observe the person or picture in the activity

Spot n. Spot

-- There is a white spot on the shirt.

On the spot has two meanings:

1> immediately (at once, immediately)

-- Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.

2> at the place of the action on site

-- Wherever she is needed, she is quickly on the spot.

Evidence N. Evidence (N)

Evident adj. Obviously/evidently adv. Obviously

Eviof = proof (N. Evidence)

-- When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.

In evidence obvious

-- He was in evidence at the party.

Accumulate v. accumulate (emphasizing the accumulation process)

-- As the evidence accumulates, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.

Gather vt. Gather and gather someone somewhere

-- The teacher gathered his students in the class

Collect vt. Collect and collect

-- Do you collect stamps? Yes, I collect stamps as my holobby. (N. Hobbies)

Assemble v. Set, Assembly/assembly

-- A large number of people assemble on the square.

Hoard vt. Massive storage (-- hoard up = store up)

-- The squirrel hoards up nuts for the cold winter (

Squirrel N. Squirrel) (nut N. Nuts)

Amass vt. accumulation (mainly used for poetry and literature)

-- The clouds amassed abve the hills

Oblige v. Make... Feel required

Feel obliged to do something.

-- I feel obliged to say no to his demand (N. required)

Be obliged to do something forced to do something

-- They were obliged to buy their car to pay their debts off .(

Debt N. Debt)

Hunt V. N. Hunting)

-- The experts from London Zoo began to hunt (v.) For a puma.

-- The Hunt (n.) for the puma proved the difficult. (prove vt. Proof, confirmed)

Search somewhere to find someone or something

-- The police were searching the forest for the missing boy.

Run after emphasizes catch-up and pursuit

-- Look, a dog is running after a cat

-- What are you run after in your life

Seek = pursue v. Pursuit (ideal)

Chase v. Catch up (-- they are chasing a thief/They are running after a thief)

Blackberry N. Blackberry/berry N. Berries

Human being human

Corner v. No way to go.

Passive Voice is often used as a verb.

-- The thief was cornered at last

-- The problem cornered me.

Corner N. Corner

-- At the corner of the street

-- In the corner of the room

-- On the corner of the desk

Trail n. A string, a series

Trail vt. Trace, trace (= follow)

-- The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding (Criminal N. Criminal)

Print N. Marks

Cling v. Stick (clung, clung, clinging)

-- She is always clinging to her mother.

-- He clung to the hope that he wowould succeed. He has the hope of success.

Stick v. Stick (-- stick the envelop) n. Envelope

Stick to stick to (-- stick to the plan/stick to one's promise) n. Promise

Sticky adj. Sticky (-- sticky fingers)

Convince v. Make... Convinced

1> convince sb of something

-- I convince him of my honesty. (N. Honest, honest) I trust him in my honesty.

2> be convinced that...

-- I am convinced that she is honest girl. (adj. Honest, honest)

Somehow adv. I don't know why.

= By some means, in some way, for some reason unknown

-- I'll get the book back somehow. In any case, I want to get this book back.

-- I got lost somehow, somehow, lost.

Somewhat adv. A little, a little, some (= a little)

-- The price is somewhat higher than I have CT .(

High (high)

Disturb v. Disturbing

Disturbing adj. Disturbing/disturbed adj. Disturbing

Surprising adj. Surprising/surprised adj. Surprised

Exciting adj. Excited/excited adj.

Wild adj. Wild, wild

Investigation, Research

Description n. Description

Extraordinarily adv. Very, very

Similar adj. Similar, similar

Attack vt. Attack

Difficult adj. difficult, difficult difficulty N. difficult, difficult

Rabbit N. Rabbit, hare

Paw N. Palm, hand claw

Fur N. Fur, fur, soft hair

Bush N. Bush

Fully adv. Fully, completely

Collector N. Collector, Collector

Text

At large is not controlled

-- The thief is still at large

At large (= in detail) n. Details, details

-- I need talk to you at large

At large (= as a whole)

-- The students at large are hungry for English. (hungry adj. Hungry, eager)

Where must the Puma have come from?

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.

In English expressions, the result is first presented to the reader (different from Chinese)

English is good at long sentences and Chinese is good at short sentences.

-- Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. (panda N. pandatv)

Cat-like cat, sneaky/dog-like dog/life-like

When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles

South of London, they were not taken seriously.

Generally, the attribute clause and the sentence clause follow the modified term. However, to maintain the sentence balance

Place the predicates before the clause.

1> attribute clauses are only supplementary descriptions and modifications of the modified words.

-- The guiding word of the Attribute Clause:

-- Person: Subject Who; object who, whom; Attribute whose

-- Things: that (or person)/which

-- Time: When/location: Where/reason: Why

2> the sentence clause describes the content of the modified noun.

-- The guiding word of the sentence clause:

-- Nouns (subject, object, etc.): relational words use that instead of which

-- Time: When; Location: Where

-- There is no relation word in the Attribute Clause, but what can guide the sentence clause

-- An idea came to her that she might do the experiment in another way.

-- I have no idea what has happened to him.

They were not taken seriously (they refers to reports)

Take something seriously = deal with something seriously take something seriously

-- I always take your suggestions seriously.

Take something lightly to treat something rashly (lightly adv. rashly)

-- Don't take the hot potato lightly (

Hot potato N. tricky problem)

However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the zoo felt obliged

Investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were

Extraordinarily similar.

However adv. However (Turning Point)

As join: with, when...

Past word segmentation as an attribute:

-- The descriptions given by people

-- The story told by the sailor (N. Sailors, sailors, crew members)

-- A book written by Luxun

Claim to have done… claim to have done something

-- He claimed to have been the manager of the large shop.

The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw

'A large cat' only five yards away from her.

Where a woman picking... Attribute Clause

-- I still remember the school where I studied English.

It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack

A human being unless it is cornered.

Confirm = Be sure = be certain (confirm vt. OK)

Unless it is cornered = if it is not cornered (unless conj. If not, unless)

-- He will accept the job unless the salary is too low.

The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning

And at another place twenty miles away in the evening.

Search = hunt

Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.

Leave something behind: leave behind

-- Wherever he went, the wound left behind him a trail of blood. (N. Blood)

Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.

The expression of English is used to passive voice, highlighting objective facts. Chinese characters are good at using the executors of actions.

Puma fur was found clinging to bushes. (passive)

We found the puma fur clinging to bushes. (active)

-- Clinging to bushes

Several people complained of "cat-like noises 'at night and a businessman on a fishing trip

Saw the puma up a tree.

Complain of/about… complain about something

On + term: emphasizing action in progress

-- On the rise is rising/on the increase is increasing

-- On the watch is watching/on the match is playing

-- On the fishing trip on the way to fishing/on holiday on vacation

The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come

From?

Fully (adv. Fully, completely) = completely = entirely

As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have

Been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.

Something be in the possession of Sb = something be in sb's possession something is owned by someone (the subject is a thing)

-- The beautiful car is in my possession. = the beautiful car is in the possession of me.

SB be in possession of something someone has something (subject is a person)

-- I am in possession of the beautiful car. (In possession... Table LANGUAGE)

-- The person in possession of the big house is excited. (In possession... As an attribute)

Take possession... Owns...

The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught.

Went on = lasted (last VI. Continue, continue)

It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

It is disturbing to think that... Be uneasy

-- It is disturbing to think that I fail my examination

In the quiet countryside in the quiet mountain village

Special difficulties

Exercises

1. at/for 2. to 3. to 4. In 5. On

Exercises B

1. He is the man we have heard about so much.

2. The shelf you put those books on has collapsed. (VI. collapsed, collapsed, collapsed)

3. Whom did you receive a letter from?

Whom cannot be omitted in special questions (this sentence ).

In informal usage, the which clause and the whom that refers to a person as an object can be omitted.

When omitted, the prefix cannot be placed before the relational pronoun whom. Before which, it can only be used after unfixed verb phrases.

Fixed verb phrases

Look)

Unfixed verb phrases

Look at: Watch

Live in: residence (after removing in, live still has the meaning of residence, so the prefix "in" can be prefixed)

This is the old house in which he lived. = This is the old house he lived in.

4. This is the road we came?

5. Where is the penpencil you were playing?

Multiple choice questions multiple options

1... Correct answer: d

In common adv. Total (with similar replaced)

2... Correct answer: B

A) It is just a specific issue. You should take the central idea into consideration when reading and understanding questions.

B) Large Cat

Persuade v. Persuade and persuade

3... Correct answer: c

The theme should be closely followed and the general idea should be closely linked during Question comprehension.

The last sentence summarizes the general idea.

Sentence Structure questions and vocabulary questions are the key to each lesson

4... Correct answer: c

Usage of make:

Make somebody do (the infinitus symbol to in the active voice should be omitted)

Be made to do (the infinitus symbol must be complete in the passive voice)

-- They made her wait for hours. She was made to wait for hours.

5... Correct answer: d

A) Change "say" to "claim" (-- people claimed to have seen the puma .)

D) clearly states the sequence of actions

6... Correct answer: B

In the original sentence, when is guided by the time adverbial clause... (As soon)

Passive: On being observed, it immediately ran away.

Active: on observing her, it immediately ran away.

On seeing me, he waved to me.

7... Correct answer: d

Limit t can be used with nouns/nouns (it is also the clause form guided by when/If)

Unless = if... not = condition T on the condition that...

When = if

--... When t when they are cornered. =... Failed T if they are cornered.

-- Whenever you come, you are welcome. = if ever you come, you are welcome.

8... Correct answer: d

A) must be is just a speculation of objective reality, and the time is inconsistent.

-- To speculate on past facts, modal verb + have + word segmentation must be used.

9... Correct answer: c

On more than = nothing more than = only/within = not more

10... Correct answer: B

In a corner secretly, secretly

In a trap

At an angle is incorrect and skewed (angle N. angle, angle, corner, corner, and angular)

Under cover is in the shadow, secretly, and secretly

11... correct answer: B

Fishes for pleasure phishing

Travel for pleasure

Read for pleasure

12...

On one's own adv. independent, active (= alone)

For one's own benefit for someone's own benefit