1.练习材料
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 9 /ə/ /kəʊld/ /ˈwɛlkəm/
/ɒn/ /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/, /wiː/ /wɛnt/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /taʊn/ /hɔːl/. /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ðə/ /lɑːst/ /deɪ/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /jɪər/ /ænd/ /ə/ /lɑːʤ/ /kraʊd/ /ɒv/ /ˈpiːpl/ /hæd/ /ˈgæðəd/ /ˈʌndə/ /ðə/ /taʊn/ /hɔːl/ /klɒk/. /ɪt/ /wʊd/ /straɪk/ /twɛlv/ /ɪn/ /ˈtwɛnti/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /taɪm/. /ˈfɪfˈtiːn/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /pɑːst/ /ænd/ /ðɛn/, /æt/ /faɪv/ /tuː/ /twɛlv/, /ðə/ /klɒk/ /stɒpt/. /ðə/ /bɪg/ /ˈmɪnɪt/ /hænd/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /muːv/. /wiː/ /ˈweɪtɪd/ /ænd/ /ˈweɪtɪd/, /bʌt/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /ˈhæpənd/. /ˈsʌdnli/ /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /ˈʃaʊtɪd/, /ɪts/ /tuː/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /pɑːst/ /twɛlv/! /ðə/ /klɒk/ /hæz/ /stɒpt/!' /aɪ/ /lʊkt/ /æt/ /maɪ/ /wɒʧ/. /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /truː/. /ðə/ /bɪg/ /klɒk/ /ˌriːˈfjuːzd/ /tuː/ /ˈwɛlkəm/ /ðə/ /njuː/ /jɪə/. /æt/ /ðæt/ /ˈməʊmənt/ /ˈɛvrɪbɒdi/ /bɪˈgæn/ /tuː/ /lɑːf/ /ænd/ /sɪŋ/.
(2) 学单词
1) welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ n. 欢迎
2) crowd /kraʊd/ n. 一群
3) gather /ˈgæðə/ vt. 聚集
4) hand /hænd/ n. 指针
5) shout /ʃaʊt/ v. 喊叫
6) refuse /ˌriːˈfjuːz/ v. 拒绝
7) laugh /lɑːf/ v. 笑
