【B1-Writing】07 A class forum-班级论坛

【B1-Writing】07 A class forum-班级论坛

Learn how to write a post on a class forum.
了解如何在班级论坛上撰写帖子。

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
先做好准备工作。然后阅读课文和提示并做练习。

Preparation-准备

Reflective writing – preparation

Match the words with the definitions.

• Question

Vocabulary	Definition
1. to plot	a. something that people have done for many years
2. to blow up	b. a big fire that people build outside
3. an explosive	c. to destroy something in an explosion
4. a bonfire	d. a substance that explodes if it catches fire
5. to torture	e. to make a secret plan with other people to do something bad or illegal
6. a tradition	f. to cause great pain to someone, normally to get them to share information, to punish them or to be cruel

• Answer

1. something that people have done for many years – a tradition
2. a big fire that people build outside – a bonfire
3. to destroy something in an explosion – to blow up
4. a substance that explodes if it catches fire – an explosive
5. to make a secret plan with other people to do something bad or illegal – to plot
6. to cause great pain to someone, normally to get them to share information, to punish them or to be cruel – to torture

1. 人们已经做了很多年的事情 – 一个传统
2. 人们在外面生起大火 – 篝火
3. 在爆炸中摧毁某物 – 去炸掉
4. 着火时会爆炸的物质 – 炸药
5. 与其他人制定秘密计划去做坏事或非法的事情 – 密谋
6. 给某人造成巨大痛苦，通常是让他们分享信息、惩罚他们或残忍 – 折磨

Reading text

English

Add your comment below:

So cool to read about everyone’s home tradition they miss the most! I’m from England but I’ve been living in the States for five years and the thing I miss the most is Bonfire Night on November 5th.

The best thing about Bonfire Night is the fireworks, oh, and the bonfires! … and the history behind it. Basically, Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. They nearly did it too – they hired a room under the House of Parliament and filled it with explosives. But someone told the royal palace. The authorities found Guy Fawkes in the room guarding the explosives, and he was sentenced to torture and death.

So it’s a tradition that celebrates the fact that the king survived. It also means people don’t forget what happens if you plot against your country. There’s a kind of poem about it that starts ‘Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.’ That’s why we build a ‘guy’ – a life-size model of Guy Fawkes – and burn it on the bonfire. Pretty dark and horrible when you think about it!

English-Chinese

Add your comment below:在下面添加您的评论：

So cool to read about everyone’s home tradition they miss the most! I’m from England but I’ve been living in the States for five years and the thing I miss the most is Bonfire Night on November 5th.读到每个人最怀念的家乡传统真是太酷了！我来自英国，但我在美国生活了五年，我最怀念的是11月5日的篝火之夜。

The best thing about Bonfire Night is the fireworks, oh, and the bonfires! … and the history behind it. Basically, Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. They nearly did it too – they hired a room under the House of Parliament and filled it with explosives. But someone told the royal palace. The authorities found Guy Fawkes in the room guarding the explosives, and he was sentenced to torture and death.篝火之夜最棒的就是烟花，哦，还有篝火！ ……以及其背后的历史。基本上，盖伊·福克斯和他的朋友们试图炸毁议会大厦并杀死国王詹姆斯一世。他们也几乎做到了——他们在议会大厦下面租了一个房间，并在里面装满了炸药。但有人告诉了王宫。当局发现盖伊·福克斯在房间里看守炸药，他被判处酷刑和死刑。

So it’s a tradition that celebrates the fact that the king survived. It also means people don’t forget what happens if you plot against your country. There’s a kind of poem about it that starts ‘Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.’ That’s why we build a ‘guy’ – a life-size model of Guy Fawkes – and burn it on the bonfire. Pretty dark and horrible when you think about it!所以这是一个庆祝国王幸存的传统。这也意味着人们不会忘记如果你密谋反对你的国家会发生什么。有一首关于它的诗，开头是“记住，记住十一月五日，火药，叛国和阴谋。”这就是为什么我们建造一个“盖伊”——真人大小的盖伊·福克斯模型——并将其放在篝火上烧掉。当你想到它时，非常黑暗和可怕！

Tips-小贴士

1. It’s nice to start by saying something that shows you have read other people’s posts.
   最好先说一些表明您已经阅读过其他人的帖子的内容。

2. In a class forum you can be quite informal.
   在课堂论坛上，你可以非常随意。

3. In informal writing you can sometimes miss out the beginning of a phrase:
   在非正式写作中，您有时可能会错过短语的开头：

   So cool to read about everyone’s home tradition …
   读到每个人的家庭传统真是太酷了……

4. Remember, in a forum you are part of a long conversation with a lot of other people so they might ask you questions.
   请记住，在论坛中，您是与许多其他人进行长时间对话的一部分，因此他们可能会问您问题。

Task 1-任务一

A class forum – 1

Are the sentences true or false?

• Question

1. The writer is American.
   True
   False
2. Bonfire Night is celebrated in autumn in the UK.
   True
   False
3. Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up the royal palace.
   True
   False
4. Guy Fawkes’s plan worked.
   True
   False
5. Bonfire Night is a warning as well as a celebration.
   True
   False
6. Guy Fawkes wanted people to remember him on 5 November.
   True
   False

• Answer

1. The writer is American.
   True
   ✔False
2. Bonfire Night is celebrated in autumn in the UK.
   ✔True
   False
3. Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up the royal palace.
   True
   ✔False
4. Guy Fawkes’s plan worked.
   True
   ✔False
5. Bonfire Night is a warning as well as a celebration.
   ✔True
   False
6. Guy Fawkes wanted people to remember him on 5 November.
   True
   ✔False

Task 2-任务二

A class forum – 2

Choose the best answer.

• Question

1. What is the purpose of the first sentence in this post?
   a. To show the writer has read other posts.
   b. To say what the post is going to be about.
   c. For the writer to introduce themselves.
2. Which word is missing from the first sentence?
   a. They’re
   b. I’m
   c. It’s
3. What does the writer describe as dark and horrible?
   a. Trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
   b. Burning a model of Guy Fawkes.
   c. Having a party in Britain in November.
4. Which thing does NOT show the writing is informal?
   a. The writer talks directly to the reader using you.
   b. The writer sometimes uses sentences that are not complete.
   c. The writer gives some information about the history.
5. What does the word Basically mean at the beginning of a sentence?
   a. The writer is going to give a summary.
   b. The writer is going to give a lot of details.
   c. The writer doesn’t know all the details.
6. It’s not OK for readers of the post to …
   a. be rude to the writer.
   b. ask questions about Bonfire Night.
   c. ask questions about July 4th.

• Answer

1. What is the purpose of the first sentence in this post?
   ✔a. To show the writer has read other posts.
   b. To say what the post is going to be about.
   c. For the writer to introduce themselves.
2. Which word is missing from the first sentence?
   a. They’re
   b. I’m
   ✔c. It’s
3. What does the writer describe as dark and horrible?
   a. Trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
   ✔b. Burning a model of Guy Fawkes.
   c. Having a party in Britain in November.
4. Which thing does NOT show the writing is informal?
   a. The writer talks directly to the reader using you.
   b. The writer sometimes uses sentences that are not complete.
   ✔c. The writer gives some information about the history.
5. What does the word Basically mean at the beginning of a sentence?
   ✔a. The writer is going to give a summary.
   b. The writer is going to give a lot of details.
   c. The writer doesn’t know all the details.
6. It’s not OK for readers of the post to …
   ✔a. be rude to the writer.
   b. ask questions about Bonfire Night.
   c. ask questions about July 4th.

Task 3-任务三

A class forum – 3

Write one word to fill each gap.

• Question

1. I’m Australian but I’ve __ living in the UK for two years.
2. Bonfire Night is celebrated __ 5 November.
3. The most interesting thing __ Bonfire Night is the history behind it.
4. Guy Fawkes tried to blow __ the Houses of Parliament.
5. He __ caught guarding the explosives.
6. Bonfire Night reminds people of __ happens if you plot against your own country.

• Answer

1. I’m Australian but I’ve been living in the UK for two years.
2. Bonfire Night is celebrated on 5 November.
3. The most interesting thing about Bonfire Night is the history behind it.
4. Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
5. He was|got caught guarding the explosives.
6. Bonfire Night reminds people of what happens if you plot against your own country.

Discussion-讨论

What tradition do you like best from your country?
您最喜欢自己国家的什么传统？

Vocabulary

bonfire

• 简易

英/ˈbɒnfaɪə(r)/美/ˈbɑːnfaɪər/
n.篝火；营火

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bonfire/ˈbɒnˌfaɪə/|TEM8
N-COUNT A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn waste. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration. (燃烧废物的) 火堆; 篝火

• With bonfires outlawed in urban areas, gardeners must cart their refuse to a dump.
市区禁止户外焚烧垃圾，园林工人必须用推车把垃圾运到垃圾场。

explosion

• 简易

英/ɪkˈspləʊʒ(ə)n/美/ɪkˈsploʊʒn/
n.爆破，爆炸（声）；激增；爆发，迸发；突发的巨响；某事证实是错误的，推翻

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explosion/ɪkˈspləʊʒən/|CET4 TEM4

1. N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden, violent burst of energy, such as one caused by a bomb. 爆炸

   • After the second explosion, all of London’s main train and subway stations were shut down.
   第二次爆炸后，伦敦所有的主要火车站及地铁站都被关闭了。

2. N-VAR Explosion is the act of deliberately causing a bomb or similar device to explode. 引爆

   • Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion.
   拆弹专家在一次控制爆破中炸掉了那个袋子。

3. N-COUNT An explosion is a large rapid increase in the number or amount of something. 暴增; 暴涨

   • The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market.
   这项研究还预测了低糖软饮料市场的暴增。

4. N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden violent expression of someone’s feelings, especially anger. (情感、尤指愤怒的) 暴发

   • Every time they met, Myra anticipated an explosion.
   每次他们相见，迈拉都预期会有一场怒火暴发。

5. N-COUNT An explosion is a sudden and serious political protest or violence. (抗议、暴力行为的) 爆发

   • …the explosion of protest and violence sparked off by the killing of seven workers.
   …由7名工人被杀引起的抗议及暴力行为的爆发。

to blow up

• 简易

简明
炸毁；爆炸；给轮胎等充气

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1. The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
   恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。

2. You never knew what was going to blow up next.
   你永远都不知道下一次会有什么东西要爆炸。

3. He was jailed for 45 years for trying to blow up a plane.
   他因图谋炸飞机而被监禁了45年。

substance

• 简易

英/ˈsʌbstəns/美/ˈsʌbstəns/
n.物质，材料；主旨，主要内容；重要性；真实性，可信性；毒品；财富，财产；实质，（实在的）东西；<哲> 实体；可靠，稳定；（哲）实体

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复数substances

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substance/ˈsʌbstəns/|CET4 TEM4

1. N-COUNT A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties. 物质

   • There’s absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don’t include poisonous substances.
   绝对没有确保香烟不含有毒物质的规定。

2. N-UNCOUNT Substance is the quality of being important or significant. 实质

   • It’s questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved.
   是否已取得任何实质性的进展值得质疑。

3. N-SING The substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they are trying to say. 要旨

   • The substance of his discussions doesn’t really matter.
   他讨论的要旨实际并不重要。

4. N-UNCOUNT If you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true. 正确性

   • There is no substance in any of these allegations.
   这些指控没有一个是正确的。

explode

• 简易

英/ɪkˈspləʊd/美/ɪkˈsploʊd/
v.（使）爆炸，（使）爆破；急剧扩大，激增；（情感）迸发，爆发；推翻，破除；爆响，发出巨响；迅速移动

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第三人称单数explodes现在分词exploding过去式exploded过去分词exploded

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explode/ɪkˈspləʊd/|CET4 TEM4
exploding exploded explodes

1. V-T/V-I If an object such as a bomb explodes or if someone or something explodes it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury. 使爆炸; 爆炸

   • They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded.
   他们在清理时第二颗炸弹爆炸了。

2. V-I If someone explodes, they express strong feelings suddenly and violently. (情感) 迸发

   • Do you fear that you’ll burst into tears or explode with anger in front of her?
   你害怕在她面前突然大哭或勃然大怒吗？

   • “What happened!” I exploded.
   “出什么事了！”我情绪爆发了。

3. V-I If something explodes, it increases suddenly and rapidly in number or intensity. 暴涨

   • The population explodes to 40,000 during the tourist season.
   旅游季节人数暴涨至4万。

4. V-T If someone explodes a theory or myth, they prove that it is wrong or impossible. 推翻 (理论等)

   • Electricity privatization has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power.
   电力私有化打破了廉价核电力的神话。

explosive

• 简易

英/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/美/ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/
adj.易爆的，可能引起爆炸的；（局势）一触即发的，爆炸性的；暴躁的，易怒的；激增的；强有力的；（声音）轰响的；（浊音）爆发的，破裂的

n.炸药，爆炸物

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复数explosives比较级more explosive最高级most explosive

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explosive/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/|CET4 TEM4

1. N-VAR An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion. 炸药; 爆炸物

   • …one-hundred-and-fifty pounds of Semtex explosive.
   …150磅的塞姆汀塑料炸药。

2. ADJ Something that is explosive is capable of causing an explosion. 能引起爆炸的

   • The explosive device was timed to go off at the rush hour.
   该爆炸装置定在交通高峰时间爆炸。

3. ADJ An explosive growth is a sudden, rapid increase in the size or quantity of something. 暴涨的

   • The explosive growth in casinos is one of the most conspicuous signs of Westernization.
   赌场数量的暴涨是最明显的西化标志之一。

4. ADJ An explosive situation is likely to have difficult, serious, or dangerous effects. 爆炸性的 (局势)

   • He appeared to be treating the potentially explosive situation with some sensitivity.
   他似乎正在有些敏感地处理潜在的爆炸性局面。

5. ADJ If you describe someone as explosive, you mean that they tend to express sudden violent anger. 脾气暴躁的

   • He’s inherited his father’s explosive temper.
   他遗传了他父亲的火暴性子。

plot

• 简易

英/plɒt/美/plɑːt/
n.阴谋，密谋；情节；（专用的）小块地；（表现两个变量关系的）图表；<美>图表，地图；<美>底层平面图

v.密谋，暗中策划；（在地图上）画出，标出；构思（情节）；绘制（曲线）；绘制（图表）；在图表上标记，布置；用图表说明；计划，制订

【名】 （Plot）（捷、法）普洛特，普洛（人名）

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复数plots第三人称单数plots现在分词plotting过去式plotted过去分词plotted

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plot/plɒt/|CET4 TEM4
plotting plotted plots

1. N-COUNT A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government. 阴谋

   • Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government.
   安全部队已经揭穿了一个推翻政府的阴谋。

2. V-T If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it. 密谋

   • Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government.
   审判的公诉人声称被告曾密谋推翻政府。

   • The military were plotting a coup.
   该军方当时正在密谋政变。

3. V-T When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it. 制订

   • Yesterday’s meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party.
   昨天的会议旨在制订该党的生存策略。

4. N-VAR The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story. 情节

   • He began to tell me the plot of his new book.
   他开始向我讲述他新书的情节。

5. N-COUNT A plot of land is a small piece of land, especially one that has been measured or marked out for a special purpose, such as building houses or growing vegetables. 小块圈地

   • I thought that I’d buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it.
   我觉得我应该给自己买一小块地，在上面盖一所房子。

6. V to arrange or divide (land) into plots 划分(土地); 把(土地)分成小块

7. V-T When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up. (在曲线图上) 绘制

   • We plotted about eight points on the graph.
   我们在图表上绘出了大约有八个点的曲线。

8. V-T When someone plots the position or course of a plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information. 标绘

   • We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
   我们当时正试图标绘出那艘潜艇的航线。

9. V-T If someone plots the progress or development of something, they make a diagram or a plan which shows how it has developed in order to give some indication of how it will develop in the future. 用图表展示 (发展趋势)

   • They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the police station on December 24, 1990.
   他们使用计算机绘制了图表，来显示1990年12月24日警察局中每个人的行动。

torture

• 简易

英/ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/美/ˈtɔːrtʃər/
n.拷打，拷问，酷刑逼供；折磨，煎熬；变形

v.拷打，拷问，严刑逼供；造成精神上的巨大痛苦，使忧虑；扭曲

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复数tortures第三人称单数tortures现在分词torturing过去式tortured过去分词tortured

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torture/ˈtɔːtʃə/|CET4 TEM4
torturing tortured tortures

1. V-T If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them terrible pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information. 拷打; 拷问

   • Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence.
   尽管受到拷打，她仍声称自己是清白的。

2. N-VAR Torture is also a noun. 拷打; 拷问

   • …alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces.
   …安全部队涉嫌严刑拷打与谋杀的案子。

3. V-T To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. (精神上) 折磨

   • He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.
   他不会通过和她争吵而进一步折磨她。

cruel

• 简易

英/ˈkruːəl/美/ˈkruːəl/
adj.残酷的，残忍的；引起痛苦的

v.<非正式>弄糟，使没有成功可能

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cruel/ˈkruːəl/|CET4 TEM4
crueller cruellest

1. ADJ Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. 残忍的

   • Children can be so cruel.
   孩子也会这么残忍。

2. ADV 残忍地

   • Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings.
   道格拉斯过去常遭到嫉妒他的兄弟姐妹们的残忍折磨。

3. ADJ A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. 严酷的

   • …struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope.
   …在一个他们不能承受的严酷世界中挣扎着求生。

4. ADV 严酷地

   • His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making.
   他的生活由于一个非他自身因素造成的事件被无情地破坏了。

treason

• 简易

英/ˈtriːz(ə)n/美/ˈtriːz(ə)n/
n.叛国罪，通敌罪；背叛，不忠，背信；（史）轻叛逆罪（杀害原被效忠者，如仆杀主、妻杀夫等的行为）

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treason/ˈtriːzən/|CET6+ TEM4
N-UNCOUNT Treason is the crime of betraying your country, for example, by helping its enemies or by trying to remove its government using violence. 叛国罪

• They were tried and found guilty of treason.
他们受到了审判并被处以叛国罪。