1、Unit 4Friends foreverStarting out & Understanding ideasIt is totally normal that every once in a while you come into a conflict with one of your friends. Actually, it can be easily fixed with some simple conflict management tools! Whether it is a little fight or an issue that can result in life-chan
2、ging results, read these tips to better get along with your friends! What do you do when you feel tired of putting all the effort into your friendship? This is a common problem among friends, and can easily result in the break-up of your friendship. But how can you fix the friendship when you have p
3、roblems with your friends? The secret here is communication. By expressing your feelings to your friends, they may either realise their bad behaviour or make an attempt to fix the problem. When you approach this situation it is important to use proper words. It is better to start the conversation wi
4、th, “I feel that. . . ” instead of “You are. . . ”. What do you do when your friends start going down the wrong path? Maybe they begin to drink alcohol or smoke. Maybe they are hanging out with the wrong crowd. As a real friend, it is your duty to step in and try to stop them. Sit your friends down
5、and express your concerns about their recent behaviour. If they understand your concerns and want to fix the problems, thats great! If they refuse to accept your suggestion, the problems just get more difficult. Give them an opportunity to realise their mistakes on their own once you have sat them d
6、own and expressed your concerns. If time goes by and they continue their bad behaviour, further action should be taken. Depending on the severity(严重性) of the problems, you can either discuss the problems with a parent or teacher, or choose the tough(无情的)way. Whichever you choose, choose carefully. 词
7、海拾贝1. normaladj. 正常的2. conflict n. 冲突3. effortn. 努力4. attempt n. 企图5. concernn. 关心我学我思1. every once in a while偶尔, 时常2. feel tired of对感到厌烦3. result in导致4. hang out 闲逛5. Whats the key to fixing the friendship when you have problems with your friends? To communicate with them properly. 6. What will you
8、 do if you find that your friends get into bad habits? I will sit down with them and ask them to give up the bad habits, because these bad habits are not good for their development. . 必备单词: 根据提示填写单词1. friends forever永远的朋友2. some exciting adventures一些激动人心的冒险3. maintain a balance保持平衡4. a digital camer
9、a数码照相机5. tend to live longer往往更长寿6. post only positive updates只发布正面的最新消息7. acquire shares获得股份8. have all other goods拥有其他所有的商品9. illustrate my point阐明我的观点10. complete the diagrams完成示意图11. two familiar faces 两张熟悉的面孔12. prefer jazz to rock music 喜欢爵士乐胜过摇滚乐have particular preference(n. )有特别的偏好13. promis
10、e to deliver within 48 hours 承诺48小时内送到a delivery(n. ) date交货日期14. recent advances in medical science 医学的最新进展the most advanced(adj. ) equipment最先进的设备15. make a significant breakthrough取得重大突破significantly(adv. ) different 明显不同16. enable older people to study at college 使老年人能在大学学习be able(adj. ) to come
11、能来 17. prove her innocence 证明她无罪definite proof(n. )确凿的证据. 必备短语: 英汉双译1. in view在视野范围内2. face to face面对面地3. stay in touch with与保持联系4. lose track of 不了解的情况, 不了解的动态5. thanks to 归功于, 多亏6. up to忙于, 一直到, 由决定7. social media社交媒体8. throw the baby out with the bathwater不分良莠一起抛弃9. keep in mind记住10. share sth. w
12、ith sb. 与某人分享某物. 必备句式: 翻译课文原句, 并观察黑体部分1. What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered? 译文: 倘若从远方朋友那里得到消息的唯一途径是写信, 而这封信需要很长时间才会送达, 将会怎样? 2. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if
13、they live on the other side of the world. 译文: 无论我们的爱好是什么, 互联网可以把我们和那些同样喜欢做这些事的人联系起来, 即使他们住在世界的另一端。3. Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same. 译文: 尽管科技改变了我们获得朋友的方式, 但友谊的意义和我们对朋友的渴望仍然没有改变。1. 副词后缀-lycalmcalmly平静地
14、exact exactly确切地directdirectly直接地wide widely广泛地2. “名词 +介词+名词”构成的短语, 在句中作状语heart to heart心连心地shoulder to shoulder肩并肩地hand in hand手拉手地back to back背对背地side by side肩并肩地框架宏观建构: 整体理解Find out the main idea of each paragraph. 文本微观剖析: 细节探究1. Choose the best answer. (1)The title “CLICK FOR A FRIEND? ” means “
15、_”A. Is it necessary to find a friend online? B. Is it possible to find a real friend online? C. Is it easy to find a real friend online? D. Is it more popular to find a friend online now than before? (2)What can the digital age enable us to do according to Paragraph 3? A. Shop online and save time.
16、 B. Do business with other people. C. Look through interesting websites. D. Find people with similar interests. (3)Which friends may be real friends online? A. People who often have a chat with you. B. People who always tell you the true information. C. People who introduce other people to you. D. P
17、eople who have similar interests with you. (4)What can be learned from the last paragraph? A. People can have no friend because of social media. B. Peoples longing for friends has decreased. C. The meaning of friendship has changed a lot. D. Friendship is still important for people. 答案: (1)(4) BDBD2
18、. Long sentence analysis. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods. 分析: 本句是复合句, As Aristotle said为as引导的非限制性定语从句, even if he had all other goods为even if引导的让步状语从句。译文: 正如亚里士多德所说, 没有人会选择没有朋友的生活, 即使他拥有其他所有的东西。语篇总结归纳: 主题深化Nowadays, we can move around t
19、he world and still stay in touch with 1. the people that we want to remain friends with. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up 2. to and maintain friendships. All we need is a wi-fi 3. connection (connect). The digital age also 4. enables (able) us to find people who share our 5. int
20、erests (interest). But when you “friend” people online, does this mean that they 6. really (real) are your friends? It depends. If people always exchange true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and 7. meaningful (meaning). But we need to keep in mind that 8. what we
21、 see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person. On social media sites, people tend 9. to post (post)only positive updates that make them appear happy 10. and friendly. But this doesnt mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. 阅读思维升华: 主题实践1. Do you think social medi
22、a is beneficial to making friends? (Critical Thinking批判性思维)I think so. We can come across some people with similar interests on social media. At the same time, we can keep in touch with friends with the help of social media. 2. How to keep safe in chatting online? (Logical Thinking逻辑性思维)Keep our per
23、sonal information such as name, address, telephone number and pictures secret. 1. familiar adj. 熟悉的 (教材原句) With no familiar faces in view. 看不到熟悉的面孔。【词块积累】(1)sb. be familiar with sth. 某人熟悉某物sth. be familiar to sb. 某物为某人所熟悉(2)unfamiliar adj. 陌生的, 不熟悉的Are you familiar with the computer software they us
24、e? 你熟悉他们使用的计算机软件吗? His novels are familiar to a large number of readers. 他的小说为众多读者所熟悉。The course is designed for students who are unfamiliar with computers. 这门课程是为不熟悉电脑的学生设计的。2. prefer v. 更喜欢(2020全国卷) While the younger generations prefer to communicate visually, for those used to working with tradit
25、ional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve. 虽然年轻的一代人更喜欢视觉交流, 但是对于那些习惯使用像电子邮件这样的传统工具工作的人来说, 它可能感觉就像学习曲线。【词块积累】prefer (sb. ) to do sth. 宁愿/更喜欢(某人)做某事prefer+n. /v. -ing+to+n. /v. -ing 与相比更喜欢prefer to do. . . rather than do. . . 宁愿做而不愿做prefer that . . . should do sth. 宁愿Id prefer you to c
26、ycle, if you dont mind. 如果你不介意的话, 我更想让你骑自行车。I would prefer reading books written by him to watching TV series based on his novels. 我宁愿看他写的书而不愿看根据他的小说改编的电视连续剧。He prefers to die rather than give in to the enemy. 他宁死也不屈服于敌人。We preferred that they (should) communicate with each other face to face. 我们更希望
27、他们彼此面对面地交流。prefer的易错点(1)prefer意为“更喜欢”, 相当于like better, 所以prefer一般不与比较级连用。(2)prefer的过去式, 过去分词为preferred, 现在分词为preferring。【知识延伸】preferencen. 偏爱, 倾向; 优先权in preference to而不是*She chose to learn the violin in preference to the piano. 她选择去学小提琴而不学钢琴。 3. deliver v. 传递, 传送; 接生, 生(小孩儿); 发表(演讲等)(2020天津高考) Once
28、the book youve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up. 一旦你要的书被送到最近的分店, 他们会通过电子邮件通知你, 你就可以去取了。【词块积累】(1)deliver sth. to sb. 把某物运送给某人deliver a speech/lecture发表演讲(2)delivery n. 递送Did you deliver my message to my mother? 你把我的信息传送给我母亲了吗? The doc
29、tor delivered the twins safely last night. 昨天晚上那位医生安全地接生了一对孪生儿。He delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Cup. 他在世界杯的开幕式上致辞了。4. thanks to归功于, 多亏 (教材原句) Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly. 由于科技的进步, 我们交朋友和与他们交流的方式都发
30、生了显著的变化。【词块积累】表示“因为; 由于”的短语还有owing to, due to, because of, as a result of, on account of等。Thanks to the timely help, many lucky people survived the earthquake. 多亏了及时的帮助, 很多幸运的人得以在地震中活了下来。He had to retire because of ill health. 因为健康不佳, 他不得不退休。Our delay was due to the heavy traffic. 我们延误是由于交通堵塞。5. adv
31、ance n. 进步, 发展vi. &vt. 前进, 促进; 提前(2020天津高考) Next time you visit Bob, remember to give him a call in advance. 下次你拜访鲍勃的时候, 记得提前给他打电话。【词块积累】(1)in advance=ahead of time提前, 预先make an advance in sth. 在某方面有进步(2)advanced adj. 先进的; 高级的There have been great advances in medicine in the last ten years. 在过去十年里,
32、医学取得了巨大的进步。The strikers advanced on/towards us, shouting angrily. 罢工的人愤怒地喊叫着向我们逼近。It is a popular show, so advanced booking is essential. 它是一场很受欢迎的演出, 所以一定要提前订票。Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of better communication. 多亏了先进的技术, 我们生活在一个沟通更好的时代。He who does not advance loses ground
33、. 逆水行舟, 不进则退。6. tend v. 易于做某事, 往往会发生某事(教材原句) On social media sites, people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly. 在社交媒体网站上, 人们倾向于只发布那些使他们看起来高兴和友好的积极的更新。【词块积累】(1)tend to do sth. 易于做某事(2)tendencyn. 趋向; 趋势; 爱好have a tendency to/towards有的趋势Boys and girls tend to be
34、different in this regard. 男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同。Some people think that a womans body cells have a tendency to age more slowly than a mans. 有些人认为女性的体细胞衰老得比男性的慢。【熟词生义】He carefully tended his sunflower plants. 他精心照料他的向日葵。(v. 照管; 护理)7. prove v. 证明, 证实 linking verb. 结果证明是, 被发现是(2021浙江高考)He remembered landmarks
35、, but since he didnt know his towns name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country proved to be impossible. 他记得地标性建筑, 但由于他不知道自己所在城镇的名字, 要在一个幅员辽阔的国家里找到一个小街区被证明是不可能的。【词块积累】(1)prove sth. to sb. 向某人证明某事prove (to sb. ) +从句 (向某人)证明prove sb. /oneself (to be)+n. /adj. 证明某人是(2)prove (to be) +n. /adj. 证
36、明是(3)proof n. 证据, 证明Can you prove your working ability to us? 你能向我们证明你的工作能力吗? (2020江苏高考)He proved that its not what happens to us that determines our livesits what we make of what happens. 他证明了并不是发生在我们身上的事情决定了我们的生活, 而是我们如何看待发生的事情。She proved herself (to be) an able secretary. 她证明了自己是一个很有能力的秘书。 The ta
37、sk proved (to be) more difficult than wed thought. 事实证明这项任务比我们预想的难得多。8. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world. 不管我们有什么样的爱好, 互联网总能把我们同其他也喜欢做同样事情的人联系在一起, 即使他们生活在这个世界的另一端。【句式解构】此句为主从复合句。句中Whatever引导的是让步状
38、语从句。Whatever you do, you cant go against nature. =No matter what you do, you cant go against nature. 无论你做什么, 都不能违背自然规律。Now that I have passed my exams, I can do whatever I like. 既然我考试通过了, 可以做任何我喜欢的事了。【知识延伸】whatever可以引导让步状语从句, 也可引导名词性从句。(1)whatever 作连接代词, 引导让步状语从句时, 可以换成no matter what, 意思是“无论什么”。(2)w
39、hatever作连接代词引导名词性从句 (主语从句、宾语从句)时, 相当于anything that, 不能用no matter what代替, 意思是“所的任何事情”。(3)whatever意为“无论什么样的”时, 必须同其被修饰的词一起放在从句前引导从句(让步状语从句和名词性从句均可)。【要点拾遗】1. lose track of不了解的情况, 不了解的动态 (教材原句)How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends? 如果搬到一个新的小镇意味着不了解朋友的情况, 你会有什么感觉?
40、【词块积累】(1)keep track of与保持联系; 了解的动态be on track稳步前进; 走上正轨(2)track down追查到; 追捕It is five years since we lost track of each other. 我们彼此失去联系五年了。Its hard to keep track of all ones old school friends. 与所有老校友都保持联系是很困难的。So far, they have been all more or less on track. 目前来看, 他们都或多或少按计划行事。They hope to track d
41、own the source of the infection as soon as possible. 他们希望尽快查出这种传染病的根源。表示“与失去联系”的短语还有: lose contact with, be out of contact with(表示状态)。2. significantly adv. 重大地; 显著地(2020新高考全国卷) However, they took significantly more when the actor was thin. 然而, 当这个演员瘦的时候, 他们摄入的食物显著增加。【词块积累】significantadj. 重要的signific
42、ancen. 重要性; 意义be of significance= be significant 有意义attach significance to重视(2018天津高考)The event happening in the house was more significant. 发生在这个房子里的事情更重要。His work is of great significance to historians. 他的工作对历史学家有重大意义。In my opinion, we should attach equal significance to economic development and e
43、nvironmental protection. 在我看来, 我们应该同等重视经济发展和环境保护。*Peak to climb it, not only look at its people have real significance. 高峰只对攀登它而不是仰望它的人来说才有真正意义。3. enable v. 使可能; 使发生(2020全国卷) Giving employees the tools enables them to communicate honestly. 给员工工具使他们能够真诚地交流。【导图理词】The creativity enables people to inven
44、t new things that change life. 创造力能让人们发明改变生活的新事物。He has the ability to make full use of opportunities and face challenges bravely. 他有充分利用机会, 敢于面对挑战的能力。We shall be able to deal with all sorts of problems. 我们应该能够应付各种困难。4. keep/bear. . . in mind记住 (教材原句) But we need to keep in mind that what we see on
45、social media is often not the whole truth about a person. 但是我们需要记住, 我们在社交媒体上看到的经常不是有关一个人的全部真相。【词块积累】come to mind突然想起bring. . . to mind使想起make up ones mind下定决心change ones mind改变主意We must keep in mind that pride goes before a fall. 我们必须记住骄者必败。I couldnt bring to mind the name of the hotel Id stayed in.
46、 我想不起我住过的旅馆的名字了。We have made up our minds to take a trip to Australia or Thailand for this holiday. 我们已经决定了这个假期去澳大利亚或者泰国旅游。5. What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered? 倘若从远方朋友那里得到消息的唯一途径是写信, 而这封信需要很长时间才会送达, 这会怎样呢? 【句式解构】what if “倘若将
47、会怎样, 即使又有什么关系”为固定句式。(1)What. . . for为什么? (2)What about/How about. . . ? 怎么样? (表示建议)(3)How come? 用于口语交际中, 表示疑惑, 意为“为什么会这样呢, 怎么搞的? ”How come 还可以接从句或v. -ing 形式。(4)So what? 那又怎么样? It sounds like a good offer, but what if its a trick? 这个提议听起来很诱人, 但如果是个骗局会怎么样? If she spent five years in Paris, how come he
48、r French is so bad? 如果她在巴黎待了五年, 她的法语怎么还会这样糟糕? He is fifteen years younger than you. 他比你小十五岁呢! So what? 那又怎么样? What about going to the cinema tonight? A new film is on show. 今天晚上去看电影怎么样? 有一部新电影正在上映。1. President Xi Jinping delivered a New Year speech on Dec. 31, 2020 via China Media Group and the Inte
49、rnet. 2020年12月31日, 国家主席习近平通过中央广播电视总台和互联网发表了新年贺词。2. These measures to expand opening-up are a choice China has made by itself to advance its reform and development. 中国扩大开放的举措, 是根据中国改革发展客观需要作出的自主选择。3. The talks in Anchorage once again proved that communication and dialogue based on mutual respect can
50、help the two sides increase trust and promote mutually beneficial cooperation. 在安克雷奇举行的会谈再次证明, 在相互尊重的基础上进行沟通和对话, 有助于双方增进信任, 促进互利合作。. 单词拼写1. We have always maintained(保持) good relations with our customers since our company was set up. 2. There have been striking advances (进步) in space in the last 20
51、years. 3. The new plastic enables (使可能) us to make our products more cheaply. 4. It tends (往往会发生某事) to be very wet at this time of year. 5. Our team has an unusual(非凡的) number of talented players. 6. Its reported that trained dogs have been used to hunt for criminals (罪犯). 7. The screens also show p
52、hotographs, text and information from sites (网站). 8. Significantly (显著地), he did not deny that there might be an election. 9. It is impossible to prove (证明) the existence of God. 10. Think about the skills you have acquired (获得), and how you can use them. . 根据汉语提示写出适当的短语1. Thanks to (多亏) my teachers
53、 help, I have made great progress in my physics. 2. You can pay weekly or monthlyits up to (由决定) you. 3. Everyone who knows him likes to make friends (交朋友) with him. 4. Keep in mind (记住) that the bank will be closed tomorrow. 5. Ive lost track of (与失去了联系) my high school friends after graduation. 6.
54、Not knowing the language here, I found it hard to communicate with (与交流) local people. 7. We try to stay/keep in touch with (与保持联系) each other through e-mails. 8. After all, we tend to (倾向于) do what we like doing and what we delight in. 9. There was nobody in view (看得见) in the street. 10. I wanted t
55、o explain things to her face to face (面对面). . 结合课文主题, 使用本单元词汇与句型写一篇80词左右的短文1. 我的这位朋友你应该熟悉。他就是我们班里的演讲天才李明。(familiar)2. 每次发表演讲之前, 他往往会提前一个星期认真准备。(deliver; advance)3. 所以无论他说什么, 总能取得好成绩。(whatever)4. 我过去更喜欢听而不是说。多亏他的帮助, 我现在学会了很多演讲的技巧。(prefer; thanks to)5. 他经常开玩笑地问我, “事实证明你也是一个优秀的演讲人, 但是如果你不尝试会怎么样呢? ”(pro
56、ve; what if. . . )You should be familiar with this friend of mine. He is the born speaker in our class, Li Ming. He wont deliver a speech until it is fully prepared a week in advance. So whatever he says, he always ranks the top. I used to prefer listening to talking. Thanks to his help, I have lear
57、ned a lot of speaking skills now. He often asks me jokingly, “You proved to be an excellent speaker, but what if you even dont have a try? ”完成句子1. Whatever happens, you shouldnt lose heart. 无论发生什么事, 你都不应该丧失信心。2. Its up to you to decide whether we buy this set of furniture or not. 由你决定我们是否买这套家具。3. What if it rains tomorrow? 倘若明天下雨将会怎样呢? 4. Even if you read English easily, youll find it is another cup of tea to make conversations in English. 即便你读起英语来很容易, 你会发现用英语进行会话是另一回事。5. The way (that/in which) he teaches us in class is very interesting. 他的授课方式非常有趣。关闭Word文档返回原板块
