Neighbours

主 持 人：郑云（江苏省特级教师）

组稿团队：江苏省郑云网络名师工作室

You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours, because you never know when you need their help.If they do something to make you sad or angry,it is better to discuss it in a friendly way than argue about it.For example, if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like, ask them politely to turn the music down instead of angrily saying you will call the police if they do not turn it off.

Trees and fences can also be a cause of disagreements between neighbours.My grandmother liked to sit out in the sun after lunch, but her neighbour had put up a high fence that made a shadow over her front yard in the early afternoon.She did not want to argue with him,because he had given her a lot of help since my grandfather died.

As last, my grandmother thought out a great idea.She invited her neighbour for dinner and shared her idea with him.He could make the fence lower enough to give her some sun without losing his privacy.In return, she would cut down the tree that reached to his garden and dropped leaves all over his yard in the autumn.

The neighbour agreed on the idea,and then they lived in peace.

relationshipn.关系

fencen.栅栏

shadown.阴影

arguev.争论

causen.原因

lowadj.低的

instead of 而不是disagreementn.分歧privacyn.隐私

文中画线句“if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like...”是if 引导的条件状语从句，其中“that you do not like”是定语从句修饰“music”，“ask them politely to turn the music down”是主句，“instead of angrily saying you will call the police if they do not turn it off”是状语，而“you will call the police if they do not turn it off”是“say”的宾语，该宾语是宾语从句，从句中含有一个if引导的条件状语从句。

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.We shouldn’t argue with neighbours.

B.Good communication helps solve problems.

C.We can invite our neighbours for dinner to solve problems.

2.请说一说关于“邻居”的谚语。

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俗话说：“远水不解近渴，远亲不如近邻。”假如你是Mike，住在光明社区，你们学校的校刊正在举办主题为“My neighbourhood”的英语征文活动，请根据下面的思维导图，写一篇文章投稿。

My neighbourhood

My name is Mike.I live in Sunshine Neighbourhood in the centre of the city.It is small but beautiful.You can enjoy the flowers on both sides of the path when walking on it.

My neighbours are all kind.They always give a helping hand to me when I am in trouble.For example, once I fell down from my bike because I rode too fast.One of my neighbours saw me.He quickly found out what happened and sent me to hospital.He often shares his printer with us.

There is a large square behind my flat.I always have fun playing badminton with my friends on weekends.

This is my neighbourhood.I am lucky to live in a neighbourhood full of love like this.

“光明社区”可以表达为：

Guangming Community。

关 于“ What is your neighbourhood like?”的内容不够全面、具体。

第一个事例语言不够精练；第二个事例描述不具体。

第三段中自己为小区所做的事情不够丰富，未能体现社区人人互帮互助的氛围和生活在光明小区发自内心的幸福感。

建议句与句、段与段之间增加连接词或连接句，使语言更加有层次性和逻辑性。

My neighbourhood

My name is Mike.I live in Guangming Community in the centre of the city.It is small but beautiful.There is a big square,a small river and some tall buildings in it.I can enjoy different kinds of flowers in the four seasons.

My neighbours are kind and helpful.They always give a helping hand to me when I am in trouble.For example, once I fell off my bike and was hurt badly on my way to school.One of my neighbours saw what happened and sent me to hospital.Besides, when we students need to print papers at home, our neighbours are always willing to share their printers with us.

At weekends, I usually have fun playing badminton with my friends in the square,and sometimes I also help clean up the square and roads to keep our neighbourhood clean and tidy.

This is my neighbourhood.I am lucky to live in a neighbourhood full of love like this.

（江苏省靖江市实验学校 陈钦源）

本篇书面表达的主题是介绍自己生活的小区，全文紧扣主旨，结构清晰。每段要点内容鲜明，重点突出。升格作文中，小作者除增加了具体事例来刻画好邻居的形象，还使用了过渡词使语篇语言更具逻辑性。全文句式丰富，透过小作者笔下的句子，光明社区居民互帮互助的形象跃然纸上。我们也体会到了小作者生活在小区里发自内心的幸福感。

（江苏省靖江市实验学校天水分校 刘佳）