Text:
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.
Summary writing:
We went to the Town Hall, and there were a lot of people there. In twenty minutes' time the Town Hall clock would have struck twelve, but it stopped at five to twelve. In other words, the clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, the crowd began to laugh and sing.
Key structures:
A
1, On wednesday evening.
2, In twenty minutes' time.
3, At five to twelve.
B
1, he has gone abroad. He will return in two years' time.
2, On Saturdays I always go to the market.
3, I never go to the cinema during the week.
4, He ran a hundred metres in thirteen seconds.
5, I can't see him at the moment. I'm busy.
6, My birthday is on November 7th. I was born in 1974.
7, The days are very short in December.
8, We arrived at the village late at night. We left early in the morning.
9, I shall not hear from him until tomorrow.
C
1, The match begins at 3 o'clock.
2, I bought this book in 1980.
3, This shop is open from 9 till 5./This shop is closed from one till two.
4, The children go to school in the morning.
5, This building will be finished in two years' time./He'll finish school in two years' time.
6, I go for a walk every evening.
7, I went to church on Sundays.
Special difficulties:
A
1, I don't have any money./I have no money.
2, I didn't go anywhere in the holidays./I went nowhere in the holidays.
3, I didn't buy anything this morning./I bought nothing this morning.
4, There wasn't anybody present when the accident happened./There was nobody present when the accident happened.
B
He has no hobbies. He goes nowhere. He see nobody. He is interested in nothing except food!
Sentence structure:
On wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
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记录：难度☆☆ 2016年3月16日11:58:13
1，注意过去式和完成式，还是比较难的。
2，the shop is open from...till.../the shop is closed from...till...
There wasn't anybody present when the accident happened.
I shall not hear from him until tomorrow.
3，not...any和no...
4，注意时刻的表达方式：five to twelve 11:55，two past twelve 12:02（这里的past是介词）