2024剑桥雅思讲义Contractions_Worksheet_-_English_Advantage.docx

ContractionsLessonWorksheetReadthefollowingpassageandtrytoidentifythecontractionsused:Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.WhenIwas17rIreadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:uIfyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou,llmostcertainlyberight/1Itmadeanimpressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:4,lftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?"AndwhenevertheanswerhasbeenllNo,tfortoomanydaysinarowfIknowIneedtochangesomething.Rememberingthat111bedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolveeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverything-allexternalexpectations,allpridefallfearofembarrassmentorfailure-thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatistrulyimportant.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.Task2Listentothespeechfrom09:01-10:07tolistenoutforthecontractionsyouidentified:Clickthislinktolistentothespeech.Changethefollowingsetsofwordsintotheircontractionform.ArenotIwillWeareCannotItisWehaveDonotShewillWewouldHeisShouldnotWhatisHereisTheyareYouareIamWasnotYouwillUsethevideotocheckyouranswers.Task4Readtheparagraphbelowandplacethecorrectcontractionineachgap.SorthethingIsayis.whenyougrowupyoutendtogettoldthattheworldisthewayitisandyour.yourlifeisjusttoliveyourlifeinsidetheworld;trynottobashintothewallstoomuch,trytohaveanicefamilylife,havefun,savealittlemoney.Butlife.Thataverylimitedlife,lifecanbemuchbroader,onceyoudiscoveronesimplefact,andthatis,everythingaroundyouthatyoucalllifewasmadeupbypeoplethatwerenosmarterthanyou.Andyoucanchangeit,youcaninfluenceitryoucanbuildyourownthingsthatotherpeoplecanusefandtheminuteyouunderstandthatyoucanpokelife,andactuallyifyoupushinsomethingwillpopouttheotherside,thatyoucanchangeitlyoucanmoldit,thatmaybethemostimportantthing,istoshakeoffthiserroneousnotionthatlifeisthereandyoujustgoingtoliveinitfversusembraceitrchangeit,improveit.ListentotheinterviewbelowandcheckifyouranswersforTask4werecorrect.Clickheretowatchthevideo.Task61. Thinkaboutthese2questionsinrelationtothevideoyoujustwatched:> Howdidthischangehowyouviewlife?> Howcouldyouusethistoimproveyourlife?2. Usingyourphone,recordyourselfdiscussingthesequestions.3. Listenbacktotherecordingandidentifywhetheryouusedmanycontractionsornot.4. Repeatstep3buttrytoincludemorecontractionsinyourdiscussion.