Lesson 119: A true story

Watch the story and answer the question

1. Who called out to the thieves in the dark? 谁在暗处对窃贼喊了一声？
   1. George’s parrot, Henry.

Key words and expressions

• happend 发生
• thief 贼（thieves）
• enter 进入
• torch 手电筒
• voice （说话的）声音
• parrot 鹦鹉

Language points

1. Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story. It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.

2. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen.

3. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.

4. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. “What’s up? What’s up?” someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.

5. George heard the voice and came downstairs quickly.

6. He turned on the light, but he couldn’t see anyone. The thieves had already gone.

7. But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there. “What’s up, George?” he called. “Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled. “Go back to sleep.”

8. tell sb. a story 告诉某人一个故事

9. a neighbour of mine

   1. a neighbour of yours
   2. a teacher of my sister’s

10. happen

    1. I hope nothing has happened to them.
    2. What happened to your car?

11. so 因此

    1. It was raining, so she took an umbrella with her.

12. as … as …

    1. I walked across the road as quickly as I could.
    2. Please write to me as soon as possible.

13. had already gone: go 离开

    1. left
    2. run away

14. go back to sleep

    1. go back to work
    2. go back to one’s hometown

Sentence patterns

过去完成时：had + 过去分词

• After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room.
• The thieves had already left before George came downstairs.
• I invited him to have lunch with me, but he had already had lunch.

Lesson 120: It had already happened. 事情已经发生了。

Pattern drill

before/after/but

1. sell, ask the price
   1. Did you buy the car?
   2. No, I didn’t.
   3. I asked the price of the car, but they had already sold it.
2. leave, run to the platform
   1. Did you catch the train?
   2. No, I didn’t.
   3. I ran to the platform quickly, but the train had already left.
3. correct, give
   1. Did your teacher give you your exercise books?
   2. Yes, but he corrected them first.
   3. He gave us our exercise books after he had corrected them.
4. go on holiday, take the examination
   1. Did your sister go on holiday?
   2. Yes, but she took the examination first.
   3. She went on holiday after she had taken the examination.
5. go out, finish the housework
   1. Did your wife go out?
   2. Yes, but she finished the housework first.
   3. She had finished the housework before she went out.
6. have dinner, arrive
   1. Did your friends visit you?
   2. Yes, but we had dinner first.
   3. We had had dinner before they arrived.