lesson 90 What’s for supper?
What’s kind are they?
Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to word in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work. Now they have had? special cages make to protect them from these monsters. The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large; the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea: the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs: the total absence fishing boats around the oil rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water. Who eats who?
Summary writing
Make a summary of the passage in not more than 80 words. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below.
Divers working on North Sea oil rigs are often terrified by giant fish that bump into them when they are working in deep water. These fish are not sharks or whales. On the contrary相反的对立的 ,they are favourite eating varieties that grow to unnatural sizes. Three factors have caused this to happen; the first is the warmth温暖n. from oil-pipes: the second is the supply of plentiful food: the third is the absence of fishing round the rigs. 76 words
Divers who work on the North Sea oil rigs have been terrified out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them while they work in deep water. The fish are not sharks or whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which have grown to unnatural sizes. Three factors have caused this to happen; the warmth from the hot oil-pipes, the plentiful food thrown from the rigs and the absence of fishing around the rigs.
76 words
Composition
Imagine that you were visiting the oil rig when the divers reported报告 what they had seen. Write two paragraphs of a letter to a friend, using the ideas given below;
1 Strange story---diving跳水潜水 team went down last week---work at a depth深度 of sixty feet---work went well---
one diver reported---nasty险恶的bump in the dark---sounded听起来 like a joke---the men on the rigs laughed---must be a monster.
2 Today---second team went down---came up immediately---cod eight feet in length---skate twelve feet across---refuse to go down again---managers had to promise to have special cages made.
Now I went to tell you a strange story which I heard from the divers during our visit. The divers had to work at a depth of sixth feet under water. At first, their work went on well. But some time later, one diver reported that he got a nasty bump in the dark, and all the divers were frightened out of their wits. As a result, they dared敢于 not go on with their work. This sounded like a joke. Upon根据在之上 hearing this, the men on the rigs all laughed. They thought there must be a monster in the deep ocean.
Then, a second team went down. But they came up immediately, for they were again bumped by some giant creature as they worked. It turned变质的 out to be some huge fish: a cod eight feet in length, and a skate twelve feet across. So the divers refused to go down again. The managers had to promise to have special cages to protect them. 153 words
Key structures
Have
Exercises
A Study the various各种各样的 different uses of the verb have in the passage.
B Study these two sentences;
Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently.
They have had the oil rigs repaired continuously不断的.
Write these sentences again choosing the appropriate适当的 have construction结构造句 in place of the words in italics.
1 Special cages have been made to protect the divers from these monsters.
They have had special cages made to protect the divers from these monsters.
2 The oil companies公司伙伴陪伴 make arrangements安排准备n for the rigs to be repaired frequently.
The oil companies have had the rigs repaired frequently.
3 The divers must often work in total darkness.
The divers often have to work in total darkness.
4 He has published a book.
He has had a book published.
5 We need to protect fish stocks库存量.
We have to protect fish stocks.
6 We have not sent the letter to his new address.
We have not had the letter sent to his new address.
7 ‘I will send the package to you,’ she promised.
‘I will have the package sent to you,’ she promised.
8 Must you go so soon?
Do you have to go so soon?
9 Are you going to clean this suit?
Are you going to have this suit cleaned?
10 When will you fix固定修理 this loose handle?
When will you have this loose handle fixed?
11 I must take接受 this car in for new brakes刹车系统 to be fitted.适合、安装
I have to take this car in for new brakes to be fitted.
12 How long is it since you needed to see a doctor?
How long is it since you had to see a doctor?
13 The doctor told me I must get more exercise.
The doctor told me I had to get more exercise.
Special difficulties
Two nouns joined by ‘and’ + singular单数的 or plural复数的 verb
看成整体用动词单数形式。看成分开的用动词的复数形式。
Study these sentences
Jane and Keith have always been good friends of our.
Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain.
Exercise
Choose the correct verb in the following sentences;
1 Bread and butter (is)(are) fattening. 正在被养肥的用于养肥的
is
2 There (is)(are) a knife and fork missing
is note; a knife and fork 一套刀叉
3 There (is)(are) a light bulb灯泡 and a screwdriver螺丝刀
in the drawer抽屉.
are
4 (Is)(are) there bacon腌肉 and eggs for breakfast?
Is
5 A chequebook 支票簿 and a purse钱包 (has)(have) been taken.
have
Multiple choice questions
Comprehension
1 It is a surprise to hear the divers on North Sea oil rigs have been frightened by giant fish because().
a fish and chips has always been a favourite dish for the English
b fish has become rare
c it is not common普通的 for fish to grow very large
d divers have been friendly with fish around the oil rigs
b
2 Diver are terrified because().
a they have to work in the dark
b they have to work a hundred feet under water
c the fish are huge
d there are no fishing boats around the oil rigs
c
Structure
3 These eating varieties are sometimes twelve feet().
a length
b depth
c long
d deep
c note; in + length
4 There is a total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs. There are () fishing boats.
a few
b a few
c no
d not
c note; no= not +any
5 Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently. They () repaired often
a ought to be
b need to
c have had
d require需要命令
a
note ;b c d 不合语法
6 Giant fish are, in fact, eating varieties() cod and skate.
a as
b like
c similar相似的adj.
d resemble类似v
b
note; b 介词prep
7 These monsters are sometimes() twelve feet.
a so much as
b longer
c as long as
d bigger
c note; 长达12英尺
Vocabulary
8 Divers() those giant fish while working under water.
a come over 从远处来过来胜过
b are hit by遭到袭击
c bump off残杀
d are terrifying正在惊吓
b
9 The report comes as a surprise.这报道使人吃惊 It is ().
a surprising
b surprised
c delightful
d shocked
a
10 Those fish grow to unnatural sizes. They are ().
a expensive
b overfished
c lovely
d huge
d
11 Divers are terrified. They are ().
a terrifying吓人的
b at their wits’end不知所措的智穷才竭
c frightening威胁人的,吓人的
d frightened out of their wits
d
12 Special cages are made to ().
a catch the fish
b attack 攻击sharks and killer whales
c terrify divers
d keep the fish away
d
Sentence structure
Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text.
Divers often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water. They have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish. Giant fish bump into divers as they work under water.
Divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.