Important Sentences in Book V

Important Sentences in Book 5 Module One 1. We have really everything in common with American nowadays except language. 2. It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. 3. The first and most important way where British and American English are different is in the vocabulary. 4. The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes omit them. 5. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. 6. George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language. 7. After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them. 8. For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily. 9. Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to British and American English at the flick of a switch. 10. The non-stop communication has led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English. 11. He grew up speaking Chinese as well as English. 12. As I was the only British person in the school, they made a fuss of me. 13. The Chinese refer to their language as Han. 14. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster. 15. By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever. 16. Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Module Two A Job Worth Doing 1. Life is hard at high altitude, and the mountains make communications difficult. 2. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. 3. One road in particular is considered the most dangerous road in the world. 4. On average, one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks. 5. The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive. 6. In theory, the road can only be used by traffic going uphill from 8 in the morning, and by traffic coming down hill from 3 in the afternoon. But in practice, few drivers respect the rules. 7. Thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen. 8. Every morning he climbs up to the bend with a large circular board in his hand. 9. Sometimes drivers give him a tip, so that he has just enough money to live on. But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted. 10. He volunteered to direct the traffic. 11. He had a close encounter with death. 12. He was driving a lorry load of bananas when he came off the road at a bend and fell 300 meters down the mountain. Somehow, he survived. 13. This experience had a profound effect on him. 14. He felt it was his mission in life to help others. 15. Every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, he takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic. 16. I’m surprised David didn’t apply for the job. He can’t have seen the advertisement. 17. I’m writing in response to your advertisement for a temporary position as a waiter. 18. According to a survey published by an American university, the ten fastest growing jobs will be related to computers and health. 19. There is also a rise in the demand for health care professionals. 20. More home care nurses will be needed to look after the rapidly ageing population. 21. 14 million Americans suffer from speech or language problems, and 6 million of them are under the age of 18. 22. Social workers will continue to be in demand. 23. As more and more countries open up to tourism, more travel agents will be needed. 24. Common sense, physical fitness and an outgoing personality are likely to be more important than computer skills. Module Three 1. Huck is a teenage boy who has run away from home. 2. The rain poured down. 3. By the light of the lightning, we saw something in the middle of the river. 4. The steamboat had hit a rock and was half in and half out of the water. 5. I don’t want to board a sinking ship. 6. We paddled over and climbed on to the steamboat, keeping as quiet as a mice. 7. To our astonishment, there was a light in one of the cabins. 8. When he heard the words, Jim panicked and ran to the raft. 9. The steamboat will sink in a couple of hours and he’ll go down with it. 10. It sounds as if he’s going to die of fright. 11. Jim looked terrified. 12. I persuaded him to help me and we found the men’s boat tied to the other side of the boat. 13. He made up a story about the steamboat. 14. I wanted to get them off before the ship sank. 15. We have no time to lose. 16. Often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create . Mark Twain was no exception. 17. To start with, the author’s name it itself an invention. 18. He was determined to make his fortune in South American and he set off from his home in Hannibal for New Orleans. 19. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to find that there were no boats for South America. 20. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, taking passengers up and down the Mississippi. 21. Mark Twain’s vivid and often amusing descriptions of lift on the river quickly became popular, and established the reputation he still enjoys today. Module Four 1. Think of carnival, and you think of crowds, costumes, and confusion. 2. In Europe, where it began, carnival was followed by 40 days without meat. 3. People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season. 4. Having fun means eating, drinking, and dressing up. 5. As time passed, the carnival period was extended. 6. For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognized. 7. Ordinary people could pretend to be rich. 8. If they broke the laws, they were put into prison for up to two years. 9. Hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes. 10. If the masks come off, the magic is lost. 11. Carnival today is an international, multicultural experience. 12. Millions of people were taken by force from their homes in African and transported to work as slaves. 13. When the slave trade was abolished in 1838 the former slaves took over the carnival. 14. Carnival became a way to unite different communities. Module Five 1. Li Ning is called the prince of gymnasts. He retired at the age of 26. 2. When sports journalists met in 1999 to make a list of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century, Li Ning’s name was on it, together with footballer Pele and boxer Muhammad Ali. 3. He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear. 4. The bright red logo is made up of the first two pinyin letters of his name. 5. The number of young people with money to spend was on the increase. 6. Today a Li Ning product is purchased every ten seconds. 7. Since 1991, he has helped young people to achieve their sporting ambitions. 8. ---- He isn’t as famous as the others. ----- That’s not the point. He was a real sportsman, even if he’s not very well known. 9. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few meters of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer. 10. In fact, the 1908 marathon ended dramatically. 11. The Americans protested and in the end the American runner was declared the winner. Module Six 1. The Chinese government have created the reserve to help save the tiger’s natural habitat. 2. The Siberian tiger is not the only endangered species. Giant panda is also in danger. 3. Jiesang shouted to the poachers to put down their guns. Although surprised, the poachers had an advantage--- there were more of them. 4. When his frozen body was found hours later, he was still holding his gun. He had given his life to save the Tibetan antelope. 5. A shawl made from the wool can sell for $5000. For poachers the profits can be huge. 6. Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, leaving only the babies, whose wool is not worth so much. 7. The animals are skinned on the spot. 8. The business is completely illegal ---- there has been a ban on the trade since 1975. 9. In the 1990s the shawls came into fashion among rich people. 10. A police raid on a shop in London found 138 shawls. 11. Over the next ten years over 3000 poachers were caught and 300vehicles confiscated. 12. Meanwhile, in those countries where the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealer’s. 13. I’m concerned about the future of wildlife in African. 14. WWF stand for World Wide Fund for Nature. 15. We should introduce environmental education into schools. 16. In 1995, the organization set up an office in Beijing. 17. The WWF China had been based in Switzerland but came to China to monitor the project. 18. They feed mostly on insects and small reptiles. PAGE 4