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urned in — thankfully.Synonym: fortunately8. There followed a long interval of noises.Synonym: periodin the same way2. underwayin progress3. carefreehandy to usepreventing the passage of sound8. landlocked基數(shù)numerals express integerThe different ways to express “around”: around, about, nearly, some, more or less, or so, thereabouts, etc.OrdinalFractional numeral is used to express parts of a whole. Commonly, it takes two forms:1. CommonI.different ways to express “around”.1. About 100 students。5. some four miles。II.1. a nap合一會(huì)兒眼。7. very probably十有八九。III. Correct the errors in the following sentences.1. He was not due at the office for another threequarter (attributiveadjective) (three quarters) of an hour.2. was –were.3. This is the worst disaster I can remember in my plus 25 years (25 years plus) as a police officer.4. second time –a second time.5. see –have seen. (present perfect)6. It took him one and a half hours to finish the task.7. Twentynine (beginning)Neither means not the first one and not the second one.e. g. Neither of the students were listening.常言道貓有九命,我信這話。3.This film actor is more inclined than most people to help the handicapped because he himself suffered a stroke ten years ago.(lead to)Some of the flaws in the American financial system, which had never received due attention,趕快斷了這個(gè)念頭吧——這個(gè)想法太瘋狂了,根本不值得考慮。Exercises: Write two paragraphs based on the following topic sentences with the analogy strategy.1. Elderly people are like babies.Ideas for reference:They need the care and intervention of others.They rely on their families for emotional support.Sample:Elderly people are like babies. Babies e into the world with no teeth, the elderly leave with no teeth too. The most obvious similarity between elderly people and babies is that they need the care and intervention of others. They may depend upon someone for something as simple as moving from place to place. Many elderly people and infants cannot walk without assistance. A person weak with age may sit in a wheelchair all day and require others to push them. Most importantly, they both need others’ extra attention. They are not so socially active so they rely more on their families for emotional support. Babies and old people, you have to love them, they are the most lovable people in the world.…………Elderly people are like babies. First of all, elderly people are physically vulnerable just like babies. They are so easily taken ill whenever the weather changes drastically. When a cold wave strikes, elderly people are as likely to catch a cold as babies do and they may also have blood pressure problems or even develop other more serious conditions. Second, many people of advanced ages seem to return to the state of ignorance typical of the na23