UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE Using Context Clues D C helped somebody do something The context of a word is the words and 3. Her tragedy?". It didn ' t seem ideas before and after it. When you find an possible that terrible things could unfamiliar word while reading, you can happen in this quiet, peaceful place often work out its meaning from the The word tragedy means context. The context often contains clues 口a. something terrible to the meaning of the word. Read this D b something wonderful sentence: The snow was so dense that it 口c. something funny shut out the light. You could guess that dense means "thick "or "heavy because 4. All three drowned in a swamp. It had the context tells you that the snow"shut been a very rainy summer. places that had always been safe suddenly out the light". Use context clues to work out the meaning of the following words became dangerous. The word swamp means and idioms from the story. Put a v in the 口a. a mountain box next to the correct answer 口b. a forest 口c.wet. soft land Words 1. Everything made him feel nervous. In Idioms fact, he had come to the country to calm his nerves. The word nerves here means 5. She has never been able to get over what happened. She still believes that O a. the state of staying calm O b. the state of being worried and they will all come back some day. Here frightened the idiom get over means 口a. like or enjoy O c. the state of being brave a b recover from, or get used to 2. I'll give you the names of some nice 口c. help or assist people .. Mrs Sappleton was one of the nice people" she recommended 6. He always sang that to tease her because she said it got on her nerves The word recommended here means D a praised or suggested somebody When something gets on your nerves, it 口a. helps you. suitable for a particular purpose O b bothers you a b advised somebody to do O C. makes you sad something
UNDERSTANDING THE STORY Exercise A- Checking Comprehension Answer each question by writing a complete sentence in your notebook 1. Where was Framton Nuttel when the young lady entered the room? 2. How old was the young lady? 3. Why had Framton come to the country? 4. When did Framton's sister visit that part of the country? 5. What did Framton know about the aunt? 6. When did Mrs. Sappleton's tragedy happen 7. Why is the French window kept open every day until it gets dark? 8. What did the husband have over his shoulder when he went hunting? 9. Why did Ronnie always sing. "London Bridge is falling down "? Exercise B-Putting Events in Order Put the events in the order in which they occurred. You may look back at the story a. The girl pointed to a large French window b. she said that Mrs Sappleton 's husband and two brothers had drowned c. When he saw the girl, Framton felt nervous d. she said that their bodies had never been found 4567 e. Framton was glad to see the aunt enter the room. f. she said that her aunt believes they will come back some day g. The girl entered the room. THE OPEN WINDOW
Betore You Read Part 2 Framton Nuttel is a very nervous person. He went to the country to relax. His sister suggested that he visit Mrs Sappleton. Based on what you have read so far, do you think that Framton's visit with Mrs Sappleton will help calm his nerves? Read on to see if you are right 」PART2 << am so sorry I'm late, "the aunt apologized to Framton. "I hope that you enjoyed talking to Vera, my niece. She has been.uh. very interesting "said Framton I hope you don't mind the open window, "Mrs Sappleton said cheerfully. "My husband and my brothers will be back soon from hunting. They always like to come in through that window. They' ve been hunting in the swamp today, so they 're sure to have mud on their boots. " Mrs Sappleton smiled and added, " They'll get mud all over my beautiful carpets. But thats the way you men are, arent you?4s0 She began to talk happily about hunting. To Framton it was dread ful. He was getting more and more nervous. He tried again and again to change the conversation to a different subject. But Mrs Sappleton was not really listening to him. She was keeping an eye on the open window and the lawn beyond it. |1 It was certainly unlucky that he had come to visit that very day-just three years to the day when the awful accident took place Framton was talking to Mrs Sappleton. "The doctors all agree that I should rest completely, "Framton was saying. "Nothing should upset me or make me nervous. I need to be calm and avoid excitement. "Framton paused and then added, "The doctors do not agree about what foods I should eat. Really?"said Mrs Sappleton, beginning to yawn. Then suddenly she sat up straight in her chair and looked bright and alert. o But it was not because of what Framton was ng. sayin Here they are at last! "she exclaimed. a"Theyre just in time to have tea. And, as I thought, they have mud all over their boots, Framton shivered slightly. He shook his head sadly and turned to the niece to give [1] Drawing conclusions: Look back at the tragedy told by the girl. Then look at Mrs. Sappleton's actions. What can you conclude about her? See if you are right after you finish the whole story ① alert留神的,警觉的 exclaim(因高兴,惊讶,愤怒等而)喊叫 9
her a look of pity. But the girl was staring out through the open window. Her eyes were wide with horror.A chill went up Framton's back as he turned around in fear. He looked out of the open window In the dim light, three figures were walking across the lawn toward the window. The ll carried guns under their arms, and one of them had a white raincoat around hisey shoulders. A tired brown dog staved close to their heels. Without making a sound, they moved closer to the house. Then a young voice began to sing, "London Bridge is falling down, falling down..21 Framton grabbed his hat and ran wildly out of the house. Someone riding a bicycle had to drive into a bush to keep from hitting him Here we are, my dear, "said the man with the white raincoat, as he came in the window."I dont think that we re too muddy Who was that man who rushed out as we came by? 12 Drawing conclusions: Look back at the tragedy told by the girl again, Then look at what happens here. What do you think the three figures might be? 10
A very strange man, a Mr Nuttel, "said Mrs Sappleton "He could only talk about how ill he was. Then he ran away without saying a word when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost! "o I think I know the reason, "Vera said very calmly. "It was probably the dog He told me he had a terrible fear of dogs. He said he was once chased into a cemetery .by a pack of hungry dogs. He said he had to spend the night in a newly dug gravewhile the dogs stood a few feet above him barking and snarling and growling. That would make anyone nervous That's true, "said the aunt Vera loud to make up stories. As you can see, she was very good at it! [31 [3] Finding clues drawing conclusions: Here the girl makes up another story. Is it true? What can you conclude about her character? Is the tragedy told by her true? o ghost灵,鬼。 ④ cemetery公,地 ③ grave坟, ⑥snar怒吼 ①grow咆哮 THE OPEN WINDOW