文档介绍：Comprehending
1 Read the passage and join the correct parts of the sentences.
1 Anne kept a diary because A she couldn’t meet her friends.
2 She felt very lonely because B Jews were caught by Nazis and killed.
3 They had to hide because C she could tell everything to it.
4 Anne neamed her diary Kitty because D she wanted it to be her best frind.
参考答案: 1——C,2——A,3——B,4——D
2 Read the passage again and answer the following questions.
1 About how long had Anne and her family been in the hiding place when she wrote this part of her diary?
About two years. The family went into hiding early July 1942. On the 15th June 1944 Anne wrote this diary entry.
2 How did Anne feel about nature before she and her family hid away?
Before she and her family hid away, she took nature for granted, but now she appreciates its beauty and majesty.
3 Why do you think her feelings changed towards nature?
Her feelings have changed because she was no longer able to go out as she pleased because she is in hiding. Losing freedom has made her feel more excited about good and beautiful things around her.
4 Why did Anne no longer just like looking at nature out of the window?
She did not want to be a “prisoner” in the hiding place any longer. She wanted to live a normal life again.
3 How would you describe Anne’s feelings as she was looking out at the night sky?
1 With a partner brainstorm some adjectives to describe her feelings. Make a list of at least five.
eager, excited, enthusiastic, earnest, auxious, sad, nostalgic, lonely, calm, etc.
2 Share your list with another pair. Choose five good adjectives from the two lists.
eager, excited, enthusiastic, earnest, calm
Learning about language
Discovering useful words and expressions
1 find the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text.
1 outdoors not inside building
2 upset feeling disturbed
3 be concerned about to be worried about
4 loose free, not tied up
5 go through to experience something
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