the cat that vanished + LP.pptVIP

Pre-reading 1. Talk about His Dark Materials. (author, hero/ heroine, content, etc) 2. What do you know about the second part of His Dark Materials, The Subtle Knife? skimming 1. Go though the passage and think about the main idea of this passage. Introduction Reading and Vocabulary The Cat That Vanished Language Points She padded out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road, where Will was standing. …Will felt such a longing to turn for home that tears scalded his eyes. …as a truck came around the circle and swept its lights over him. It wasn’t easy, because there was nothing to fix on, but when he came to the place and cast about to look closely, he saw it. And for that reason alone, it enticed him to stoop and look further. What he saw made his head swim and his heart thump harder. …he pushed his shopping bag through, and then scrambled through himself, through the hole in the fabric of this world and into another. Just beside him was that bare patch in the air… With a dawning light-headedness, the feeling that he was dreaming but awake at the same time, he stood up and …. 1. doubt n. 怀疑, 疑虑,未确定 There is no room for doubt. There is not much doubt that he will come. vt. 怀疑, 疑惑 We dont doubt that he can do a good job. Do you doubt what I say? 我怀疑今天是否会下雨。 I doubt if it will rain today. 当doubt在肯定句中时，后接_________引导的名词性从句;在否定和疑问句中时,后接___________ 引导的名次性从句. There is no doubt _______ we will be successful. A. whether B. when C. if D. that I doubt _______ she will come on time. A. when B. that C. whether D. where hold out We should hold out the hand of friendship to everybody. _______ In the speech he held out two special stories. ________ The rescue team hoped the men on the boat could hold out till they arrived. ________ The workers are still holding out for higher wages. __________ More phrases: hold on hold on to hold back