• 1. Reading Is a Journey閱讀就像旅遊Lesson one
    • 2. Grammar FocusI. When / While / After + V-ing, S +V……Ex:After I talked to you, I felt much better. After talking to you, I felt much better. Practice
    • 3. 2. After she had her second child, she got fatter and fatter. 3. When you drive, you should be very careful.4. While we were driving along the country road, we saw a girl crying for help. After having her second child, she got fatter and fatter.When driving, you should be very careful.While driving along the country road, we saw a girl crying for help.
    • 4. 5. Before he introduced me to his friend, he shook hands with him. 6. They had had dinner, so they continued their journey.Before introducing me to his friend, he shook hands with him.Having had dinner, they continued their journey.
    • 5. 8. Because she is a foreigner, she can’t speak Chinese.7. Because I didn't know his phone number, I was not able to contact him.Not knowing his phone number, I was not able to contact him.Being a foreigner, she can’t speak Chinese.
    • 6. 9. Because he had spent all his money, he had to beg for food.10. She doesn't have a car, so she takes a bus to work every day.Having spent all his money, he had to beg for food. Not having a car, she takes a bus to work every day.
    • 7. II. (Not) V-ing, S +V……Practice Tom is a ten-year-old boy. He did something wrong today and his mother made him write it down on a piece of paper. Rewrite his sentences, beginning each one with V-ing or Not V-ing. Sometimes you will need to begin with Having.
    • 8. 1. I was hungry, so I went to the kitchen to get something to eat.Being hungry, I went to the kitchen to get something to eat.2. I didn't find anything in the fridge, so I decided to get some honey from the bottle on the highest shelf.Not finding anything in the fridge, I decided to get some honey from the bottle on highest shelf.3. I was not tall enough to reach the bottle, so I stood on a chair to get it.Not being tall enough, I stood on a chair to get it.
    • 9. 4. I saw a jar of candy next to the honey, so I changed my mind.Seeing a jar of candy next to the honey, I changed my mind.5. I wanted the candy, so I pushed the bottle of honey aside.Wanting the candy, I pushed the bottle of honey aside.6. I pushed too hard, so I fell off the chair.Pushing too hard, I fell off the chair.
    • 10. 7. The bottle fell from the shelf, so it broke into pieces.Falling from the shelf, the bottle broke into pieces.8. I didn't know what to do, so I hid myself under the bed in my room.Not knowing what to do, I hid myself under the bed in my room.9. I had done such a foolish thing, so I felt terribly sorry.Having done such a foolish thing, I felt terribly sorry.