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Aboutthenameofthebook有关书名

Whatcanyouseeonthecover?Atwhattimeofayeardidthestoryhappen? Whatdoyouguessthebookisabout?

Guessingfromcontext猜词替换练习

Readeachsentence.Receeachunderlinedwordorphrasewithasynonymthatmeansthesame.

Itwasthebiggesttheworldhadeverseen.

war B.party C.celebration

Yourwordsareararecomforttomeinmycoldtrench.

news B.somethingpleasant C.surprise

Theonlycetoeatandsleepisinthebunkers,butwhenitrains,beinginsideismiserable.

comfortable B.cozy C.terrible

Thedrasticcoldthatrolledintwodaysagobecameanunexpectedblessing.

movedin B.suddenlyappeared C.leftinahurry

Mostofusthoughtitwassurelyatrap.

game B.danger C.enemy

ItradedbuttonsfrommyfieldcoatforabeltbucklewithaGerman

soldiernamedKarl.

changed B.bought C.sold

ManyreturnedwithsouvenirslikeIdid.

wounds B.weapons C.gifts

Makingpredictions

WhataretheimpressionsofthefirstWorldWaryougetfromthebeginningofthebook?

Whowasthewriter?Whowashewritingto?

Howfarweretheyapartfromtheirenemies?

Whatwasthetrenchlike?

Whatmadehimmostannoyedthere?

Doyouthinkthewarwouldendsoon?

Whatmadethemhaveafewhoursofsure-footedstepsaroundtheirtrench?

Whatsurprisedthewriteroneevening?

WhatdidtheGermansdoontheChristmasEve?

Whatdidthesoldiersfromthetwosidesdo?Whatcanyou lfromthis?

Wouldyouexchangegiftswithyourenemyifyouwerethewriter?

Whatwasthemajor’sreactionwhentheycamebacktothetrench?

DoyouthinktheBritishsoldierswantedtokilltheGermansoldiers?

Whatkindofmessagedoyougetfromthestory?

VocabularyFlashcards单词闪卡

请家长把最后两页的单词卡片打印并裁剪成一个单词一张卡，帮助孩子练习卡上的生词。

generation

destroy

Iftwo sliveatthesametimeandareaboutthesameage,wesaytheyarefromthesamegeneration.

e.g.Eachgenerationhastheirowncharacteristics.

military

Ifsomethingisdestroyed,itcan’tbeusedanymore.

e.g.TheearthquakedestroyedmanybuildingsinSanFrancisco.

avoidable

Ifsomebodyisinthemilitary,heworksinthearmy.

e.g.Towofhissonsareinthemilitary.

Ifsomethingisavoidable,therearewaystopreventitfromhappening.

e.g.Oversleeisavoidableifyouhavearmclock.

acollectionof

Ifyouhaveacollectionofbooks,youhavemanycopies.

e.g.Acollectionofphotosareondisyinthehall.

tumble

Ifyoutumble,youfalldownandcollapse.

e.g.Theoldbuildingcouldtumbleatanytime.

Signup

nasty

Ifyousignupforsomething,youenteryournameforit.

e.g. I have signed up for somevolunteeringworkthissummer.

Ifsomethingisnasty,youfinditoffensiveordifficulttodealwith.

e.g.Thedoggavethemilkmananastybite.

uniform

honor

Youwillfindmenandsoldierswearuniforms.

e.g.Studentswearschooluniformstoschooleveryday.

bestuckin

Ifsomethingisanhonor,itmakespeoplefeelproudandrespect.

e.g.Itisanhonorforasoldiertoservehiscountry.

fade

Ifyouarestuckinsomething,youwillfindyoucanhardlymove.

e.g.Theywerestuckinthetrafficjamforhours.

If something fades, it disappearsgradually.

e.g.Thecolorofthedressfadesbecauseofwashing.

blessing

solid

Ablessingissomethingthatyoufeelluckytohave.

e.g.Therainisreallyablessingforfarmers.

Ifsomethingissolid,itisfirmandhasashapeaswellasvolume.

e.g.Water essolidwhenit

zes.

giveaway

cautiously

Ifyougiveawaysomething,youmakeasecretknownbyotherpeople.

e.g.HepretendedthathewasfromLondon,buthisaccentgavehimaway.

horizon

Ifyoudosomethingcautiously,you

t

verycarefully.

e.g.Mymotherdrivesverycautiously.

heave

Horizonisthelinewheretheskyandtheearthseemtomeet.

e.g.Thesunroseabovethehorizon.

Ifyouheavesomething,youthrowitwithgreateffort.

e.g.Itisabadhabittoheavethingsaround.

signal

bury

Asignalisanonverbalactionorgesturetogivesomeinformation.

e.g.Aredlightisoftenasignalofdanger.

Ifyouburysomething,youcoveritupwithsomethingelse.

e.g.Anostrichlikestoburyitsheadinthesandwhenthereisadanger.

task

prayer

Ifyouhaveatask,youhaveapieceofworktoundertakeorfinish.

e.g.Johnhasataskofwateringthentsinhismom’sgarden.

inagoodmood

Ifyousayprayers,youaretalkingtoGodtogethelporblessing.

e.g.Isaymyprayerseverynightbeforegoingtobed.

goal

Ifyouareinagoodmood,youfeelhappyandyouarefriendlywithpeople.

e.g.IhaveneverseenMaryinsuchagoodmood.

Inafootballgame,eachteamwilltrytokicktheballintotheotherteam’sgoal.

e.g.Itwasalongshoot,butunfortunayhemissedthegoal.

belousof

helmet

Ifyouarelousofsomebody,youpainfullydesirehisachievements.

e.g.BenwaslousofMike’snewtoy.

Helmetiswhatsoldierswearinthewartoprotecttheirheads.

e.g.Allvisitorsmustwearasafetyhelmetinthefactory.

headquarter