patterns in use1. Not + all/both/every (+ of) + N(P) + V . . .

S + aux. + not + V + all/both/every (+ of) + N(P)

2. Review: It + seems/seemed + that-clause

S + seem/seems/seemed + to be/V/have V-en . . .

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1. Not + all/both/every (+ of) + N(P) + V . . .S + aux. + not + V + all/both/every (+ of) + N(P)

Examples：1. After watching the documentary film, I

realized that not all children lead a carefree life as we do.

2. Not every kiss is alike. Some kisses are for greeting, while others are reserved for one’s family or lovers only.

1. Not + all/both/every + (of +) N(P) + V . . .S + aux. + not + V + all/both/every + (of +) N(P).

3. I haven’t read both of the author’s plays. But judging from the reviews, I believe that the second one is not that good.

1. Not + all/both/every (+ of) + N(P) + V . . .

S + aux. + not + V + all/both/every (+ of) + N(P)

Exercise A:Rewrite each of the following sentences by using the given words and the above patterns. The first one has been done for you.

1. Some volcanoes are no longer active, while others still are. (all)

→ Not all volcanoes are still active. 2. Some girls like to play with dolls, while others do not. (every)

→ ____________________________________Not every girl likes to play with dolls.

Exercise A3. Some bestsellers are worth reading, while others are not. (every)→ ___________________________________

4. I know only one of David’s parents. (both)→ ___________________________________

5. Some of the director’s movies are box-office hits, while others are not. (all)→ ___________________________________

___________________________________

Not every bestseller is worth reading.

I don’t know both of David’s parents.

Not all of the director’s movies are box-office hits.

Exercise B:Buck is writing a passage about Mahatma Gandhi and the caste system in India. Complete the following passage by using the given words and the patterns on the previous page.

1 __________________________________ (not/all/people/be born/equal/ India) because of the caste system, which has existed in India for thousands of years.

Not all people are born equal in India

Exercise BThe system classifies people into groups depending on the families they are born into. For instance, poor people who belong to the lowest class are called the untouchables ( 賤民 ). Though 2 ______________________________________ (not/all/the untouchables/live/isolation), they are usually looked down upon by people of other classes. They have almost no rights in society and are hired to perform jobs like cleaning toilets and garbage dumps—sometimes with their bare hands.

not all of the untouchables live in isolation

Exercise BIn spite of this, 3 ___________________________________________________ (not/every/Indian/have treat/these lower-class people/badly). Take Mahatma Gandhi, for example. His family belonged to the merchant caste, but his first real friend was a boy from the untouchable caste. Gandhi knew 4_____________________________________________________ (not/every/child/India/can/lead/carefree life/as/he/can). Therefore, he spent much of his life trying to help the untouchables, even living like them as an example for other Hindus.

not every Indian has treated

these lower-class people badly

not every child in India could lead a carefree life as he could

Examples：1. To me, it seems that Sandeep Shahani leads

a miserable life.

2. Living such difficult lives, these children seem to stand no chance of dreaming big.

3. The pirates seemed to have found the treasure on the island.

Patterns in Use 22. Review: It + seems/seemed + that-clauseS + seem/seems/seemed + to

be/V/have V-en . . .

Exercise A:Jason (“J”) is telling a reporter (“R”) about the traffic accident he had witnessed. Complete the following conversation by using the given words and the patterns on the previous page. The first one has been done for you.

J: While I was walking home, I saw a car crash into a pole. The driver crawled out of his ruined car. 1 He seemed to be in great pain (he/seem/ be/in great pain). A few minutes later, the ambulance arrived and rushed him to the hospital.

Exercise AR: Was anyone else injured in the accident?J: 2______________________________________

____________________ (it/seem/the driver/ be/the only person/get hurt). I didn’t see anyone else hurt in the crash.R: Did you notice anything unusual about the driver?J: Yes. 3__________________________________

__________________ (he/seem/not/understand/

what/happen).

It seemed that the driver was the only person that got hurt

He didn’t seem to understand what had happened

Exercise AR: Was he drunk?J: Well, I’m not very sure about that. But 4_______________________________________________________ (it/seem/he/not/know/how serious/the situation/be). Some other witnesses said that 5______________________________________________________ (the driver/seem/ lose his grip/the steering wheel) before the crash.R: OK. Thanks for your cooperation.

it seemed that he didn’t know how serious the situation was

the driver seemed to have lost his grip on the steering wheel

Exercise B:Translate the Chinese sentences on the facing page into English ones by using the patterns on the previous page.

1. 辛勤工作一天後，每個人似乎都很疲倦。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Everyone seems to be exhausted after a day of hard work./ It seems that everyone is exhausted after a day of hard work.

Exercise B2. Jack 和 Jane 似乎在上週的舞會上一見鍾情。_____________________________________

_____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

3. Adam 似乎不喜歡古典音樂，所以他拒絕和我們一起參加昨晚的音樂會。

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

Jack and Jane seemed to fall in love at first sight at the party last week./ It seemed that Jack and Jane fell in love at first sight at the party last week.

Adam didn’t seem to like classical music, so he refused to go to the concert with us last night./It seemed that Adam didn’t like classical music, so he refused to go to the concert with us last night.

Exercise B4. Peter 似乎因為停電而被卡在電梯裡。

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. 登山客們似乎失去了方向感而找不到回營地的路。

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Peter seems to be stuck in the elevator because of a blackout/power failure./It seems that Peter is stuck in the elevator because of a blackout/power failure.

The hikers seemed to have lost their sense of direction and could not find the way back to the campsite./It seemed that the hikers had lost their sense of direction and could not find the way back to the campsite.