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 \nNow read quickly to get the main idea.  \nSARATOV,RUSSIA 1One day,Olga Petrovic isn't feeling well.2She goes to see the doctor in her small town in southernRussia.“What's the matter?”he asks.3”I have astomachache.4And I'm running a fever,\"she tells him.5The doctor takes an x-ray.He's shocked when he looks at it.There's a 12-inch piece of metal in Olga's stomach.“Thattakes the cake!\"he thinks.\"No wonder she has astomachache!”6Olga remembers an operation she had 25years ago.Apparently,the surgeon made a big mistake andleft a medical instrument inside her.7“We need to get ridof it,\"says the doctor.\"You need an operation.\"Olga hascold feet and wants to put it off.But her doctor wants herto have the operation right away.8Now the medicalinstrument is gone and Olga is recovering.  \nNew idioms and expressions               \n(it's)no wonder    ……            it's not surprisingWhat's the matter?…          …What's wrong?  \nhave a stomachache…               feel pain in one's stomachrun a fever        …       …   ·have a high body temperatureThat takes the cake!…             …That's really strange!;That's the worst!make a mistake                      do something incorrectlyget rid of something*…      ……remove somethinghave cold feet                       be afraid to do somethingput something off*…           ·delay or postpone somethingright away                           immediatelyWords in parentheses()can occur with the idiom,but don't have to.       phrasal verb (see Lexicon,p.116-150 and Appendix D,pp.112-115)   \n2 Can You Believe It?  \n# 3.Read the Story\n\nNow read the story carefully.Pay special attention to the idioms so thatyou're ready for Exercise 4.  \n# 四4.Listen and Complete\n\nClose your book.Listen to the story again.When the tape or your teacherpauses,try to complete the idiom.  \n# 5.Tell the Story\n\nCover the story and look at the pictures above.Tell the story using as manyidioms as you can.  \na.First,work with the whole class to retell the story.  \nb.Then tell the story to a partner or small group.  \n# 6.Answer the Questions\n\nAbout the story.       ……  \na.What's the matter with Olga when she goes to the doctor?  \nb.What does the doctor say when he sees the x-ray?  \nc.What happened to her 25 years ago?  \nd.Why does Olga need another operation?  \ne.Why does she want to put it off?  \nA bout you..   …  .  \nf.Have you ever had an operation?  \ng.How do you feel today?Do you have a stomachache,a headache,or a cold?  \nh.How often do you think doctors make serious mistakes?Tell about a time whenyou made a big mistake.  \ni.Are you putting off something that you should be doing?If so,what? 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