6.Not A Small Promblem
Mr. Guppy was a very large man. He had a loud voice and a bad temper. He was not a giant, but he was much bigger than most men.
Life was not easy for Mr. Guppy. He could seldom find clothes big eno ugh. His feet were too large for most shoes. In buses, trains and pla nes, he could not stand up straight. The roofs were too low.
In cars he could not move his legs. There was not eno ugh room. At home, his bed was too short.
Chairs were always too small. In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr. Guppy had problems because of his size.
These problems were so bad that
Guppy stayed at home most of the time. Life was easier at home.
Then one day, a frie nd said, \"You spe nd too much time at home. You should go out more. There's a good movie at the theater.\" \"I can't sit in theater seats,\" Mr. Guppy said. \"I'm too big.\" \"That is no problem,\" his friend said. \"I'll buy you two tickets. You can get them at the theater whe n you go.\" The friend sent money to the theater for two tickets. When the day came, Mr. Guppy put on his best clothes and went to the theater.
\"You have two tickets for me,\" he said to the woman in the ticket office. \"My n ame is Guppy.\"
\"Oh, yes, Mr. Guppy,\" the woman said. \"Here you are, seats G4 and P12. I'm sorry, you and your frie nd can't sit together because we are very full this eve nin g.\"
Poor Mr. Guppy. He smiled sadly, walked out of the theater and went home.
New Words and Expressi ons loud高声的 Voice 声音 temper脾气 gia nt巨人 seldom不常，很少 straight笔直的，挺直的 roof屋顶
in fact事实上
movie电影theater剧场，影剧院
ticket 票
EXERCISE I
1.
Choose the best an swer a, b, c or d, to these questi ons about the story.
在a, b, c, d中选出一个最适合本故事的答案。 A. Mr. Guppy's life was hard because (a) he was so fat. (b) he was so ugly. (c) he was so small. (d) he was so big.
B. What did he do about his problem? (a) saw doctors
(b) told his frie nds
(c) stayed home most of the time (d) went on holidays C.
How did his friend try to help him?
(a) He sent him for a holiday.
(b) He bought him tickets for a football match. (c) He bought him tickets for a movie. (d) He gave him some mon ey. D.
Why was Mr. Guppy sad at the end of the story? (a) Mr. Guppy was too big to sit in only one seat. (b) He could not sit with his friend. (c) The woma n in the ticket office was rude. (d) Mr. Guppy's frie nd was rude. 2.
Complete the senten ces (a) to (e) with phrases from ⑴ to (j). 用(6)至(h)完成(&)至(d)的不完整句子。 (a) Mr. Guppy was
(b) Because of his problem (c) One day his frie nd (d) Whe n the day came
he spe nt a lot of time at home. (g) much bigger tha n most men. (h) bought him two tickets
(i) the movie theater was
(e) The woma n in the ticket office said (j) he put on his best clothes to a movie, very full,
3. Write T for True or F for False beside these stateme nts about the story. 在下列有关本故事的句子旁标上T (对)或F (不对) (a) Mr. Guppy had a bad temper.
(b) In cars, he could not move his legs.
(c) His frie nd said he should not go to the theater. (d) The woma n at the ticket office took him to his seat. (e) The theater was empty that eve ning. (f) 4.
Mr. Guppy was very sad.
Which words in these senten ces are not spelled correctly? Circle them
___ ___ ___ ___
and write the correct spelling in the space provided.
下列哪些词的拼写是错的？请把他们圈出来，并在空白处填上正确的拼法。 (a) Mr. Guppy was not a gea nt but he was biger tha n most men.
(b) In busses, tranes and pla ins he coud not sta nd up strait.
(c) A frei nd told him he spe nt two much time at home.
(d) The frei nd sent mony for too tickets.
(e) He walkd out of the theater and wend home.
5. Complete these senten ces about the story by putt ing in the miss-i nq
adjectives.
用形容词在下列有关本故事的内容的句子填空。
(a) Mr. Guppy was a very _______ man with a ________ voice and a ________ temper.
(b) Life was not ______ because he could seldom find clothes ________ eno ugh.
(c) His bed was too _______ and chairs were too ______ (d) His friend said there was a ____ movie at the theater. (e) Mr. Guppy put on his ____ clothes and went to the theater.
6. Circle the following things you would probably find in a movie theater. 你在电影院中会看到哪些东西，请把他们圈出来。 popcor n giraffes cars
tractors
people
policeme n
seats
radios
TV sets
Usage使用说明
ADJ. + ENOUGH; TOO + ADJ.; NOT + ENOUGH + NOUN
请看下列在故事中出现的短语： Big eno ugh Not eno ugh room
too large too small Too low Too short Too big
与big enough意思相反的是not enough。否定词not放在形容词前面。如: The motorcycle was big eno ugh for two people. The motorcycle was not big eno ugh for three people.
与 too big 相反的 too small 与 too short 相反的 too tall 与too low 相反的 too high ,
与too big 含义相反的还可用not too big 来表示，否定词not放在too前面 与eno ugh room 含义相反的是 not eno ugh room, 否定词 not 放在 en ough前面，如果有动词的话也放在动词前面。如： Mr. Guppy had eno ugh room.
Mr. Guppy did n't have eno ugh room.
注意：room在这里是不可数名词。意味“空间” “空余之地”
EXERCISE II
Write the opposite or n egative senten ces for the follow ing senten ces. 把下列句子改成意思相反的或否定句。 (a) She had eno ugh mon ey.
(b) The chair was too tall.
(c) There was eno ugh food for every one. (d) The soup was hot eno ugh to drink.
Now write the opposite senten ces for these senten ces. 把下列句子改成意思相反的句子。
(e) He did n't have eno ugh time.
⑴ The house was n't too small for the family.
(g) They were n't stro ng eno ugh to carry the box.
(h) (h) She was n't tall eno ugh to reach it.
CAN — COULD 注意助动词can的过去式的拼法 现在
式 can can't
过去式 could could n't
例：
I can play the pia no now.
I could play the piano when I was young. I can't see my father today. I could n't see my father yesterday.
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