Comprehensive English IIUnit 4The Man in the WatelSchool of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English II School of Foreign Languages Unit 4 The Man in the Water
DifficultsentencesfromtheTEXT1.Asdisastersgo,thisonewasterrible,butnotuniquecertainlynotamongtheworstUSaircrashesonrecord.Compared withtheaveragedisasterofthistypeMoreexamplesof“as....go"As writers go,Oscar Wildewas notthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular.Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.Aircrashesusuallyinvolveaheavylossoflives.Comparedwithotheraircrashes,thisonewasnottheworst.Thisaircrashwasrememberedfora differentreason
1. As disasters go, this one was terrible , but not unique, certainly not among the worst US air crashes on record. Difficult sentences from the TEXT Compared with the average disaster of this type More examples of “as .go” As writers go, Oscar Wilde was not the most talented. But he was among the most popular. As businessmen go, he is considered pretty honest. Air crashes usually involve a heavy loss of lives. Compared with other air crashes, this one was not the worst. This air crash was remembered for a different reason
DifficultsentencesfromtheTEXT2.Washington,thecity offormand rules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalon metal(Para. 1) .disorderedstateofappositionphraseunformed thingsstrong,suddenmovement ofwinda sharp,loud and forceful strike ofthe plane and the bridge,stressingwhat met the earWitha sharp and loud noise, Washington, the neatlywell-designedcity of orderwasthrownintoaterribleconfusion
a sharp, loud and forceful strike of the plane and the bridge, stressing what met the ear 2. Washington, the city of form and rules, turned chaotic by a blast of real winter and a single slap of metal on metal. (Para. 1) . Difficult sentences from the TEXT With a sharp and loud noise, Washington, the neatly well-designed city of order was thrown into a terrible confusion. apposition phrase disordered state of unformed things strong, sudden movement of wind
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DifficultsentencesfromtheTEXT3.Hewas seen clinging with five othersurvivors to thetailsectionoftheairplane.Clinging:present participle as subject complementIwasembarrassedtobeseencrying.ShewasseenrunningawayfromthesceneofthecrimeHewasheardsinginginthenextroomCompare:Thenextmorningshefoundthemanlying inbed,dead.The next morningthe man was found lying in bed,dead
Difficult sentences from the TEXT 3. He was seen clinging with five other survivors to the tail section of the airplane. Clinging: present participle as subject complement ✓ I was embarrassed to be seen crying. ✓ She was seen running away from the scene of the crime. ✓ He was heard singing in the next room. • Compare: ➢ The next morning she found the man lying in bed, dead. ➢ The next morning the man was found lying in bed, dead