1、Book 4 Unit 3 A taste of English humor Period 2 Language points 编写：毛彦芳教学目标： 1熟记和使用本节五个词组 2能拓展所列相关短语 自主合作探究：1up to now直到现在As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.(教材P18)正如维克多雨果所说：“笑
2、声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳”，直到现在在这方面也没有人能做得比查理卓别林更好。归纳拓展：till/until now直到现在 by now到现在 just now此刻；刚才right now立刻；马上 from now on从现在开始【提示】 up to now， so far， until now， till now常与完成时连用。up to多达；直到；取决于；由决定；能胜任；做；忙于品味典例：The students have made great progress in studying till now.到目前为止学生们在学业方面已经取得了巨大进步。I can take up to f
3、our people in my car. 我的汽车最多能坐四个人。Hes not up to the work.他不能胜任这件工作。小试牛刀：用所给动词的正确时态填空Where has he gone？He (be)here just now.We _(not know)the result of the final exam up to now.From now on I _ (try)to do better.as引导非限制性定语从句，代指整个主句的内容，可放在主句之前、之后或中间，意为“正如，正像”。as引导非限制性定语从句的常见搭配：as we all know众所周知as ofte
4、n happens 正如经常发生的那样as we expect 正如我们预料的那样as you can see 如你所见as has been said above 如上所述as is often the case 这是常有的 (2016高考浙江卷，阅读理解C)As some psychologists put it，“It is not that children are little scientists but that scientists are big children.” 翻译_2content adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足n.目录；内容He made people la
5、ugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives.(教材P18)在人们感到沮丧的时候，卓别林使他们开怀大笑，于是人们对自己的生活感到比较满足。归纳拓展： content oneself with.满足于品味典例：She was not content to remain at home. 她不满足于待在家里。Your mother contents herself with what you have done.你妈妈对你做的很满意。Nothing contents h
6、er，she is always complaining.任何事情都不令她满意，她总是在抱怨。小试牛刀：介词填空As theres no cream，well have to content ourselves black coffee.The article is very good content and form.We shouldnt be content the achievements already gained.3astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing
7、as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(P18)你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。品味典例：It is astonishing how much the place has changed.这地方变化如此之大，真是令人吃惊。To our great astonishment，the boss wasnt astonished at the astonishing news at all.使我们非常吃惊的是，老板对这个令人吃惊的消息一点也不惊讶。归纳拓展：astonis
8、h vt.使惊诧小试牛刀：用astonished/astonishing/astonishment填空Much to our ，the lazy boy won the contest.We were to hear of her sudden death.China is developing _，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.4badly off贫穷的；缺少的；境况不好的Unfortunately his father died，leaving the family even worse o
9、ff.(教材P18)品味典例：We used to be badly off，but now we are well off. 我们过去贫困，但现在富裕了。It is said that most farmers are badly off in that area.据说在那个地区大多数农民都很穷。归纳拓展： be badly off (for)缺少;be worse off更穷的 be well off 富裕，be better off境况更好 句中的leaving the family even worse off.现在分词作结果状语。He ran very fast breaking t
10、he record of our school.他跑得很快，结果打破了我们学校的纪录。The naughty boy fell off his bike，hurting both his arms.那个淘气的男孩从自行车上掉了下来，伤了双臂。 小试牛刀：完成句子In the old days people were (过得很差)In fact most people are (要富裕得多)than they were five years ago. 句中的leaving the family even worse off.现在分词作结果状语。He ran very fast, breaking
11、 the record of our school.他跑得很快，结果打破了我们学校的纪录。The naughty boy fell off his bike，hurting both his arms.那个淘气的男孩从自行车上掉了下来，伤了双臂。5entertain vt.使欢乐；款待No one was ever bored watching himhis subtle acting made everything entertaining.(教材P18)归纳拓展：entertain sb.(to sth.)宴客；招待 entertain sb.(with sth.)使某人快乐；以款待某人_
12、 n娱乐节目；招待_ adj.使人愉悦的；有趣的 entertainer n表演者品味典例：They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities 顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。小试牛刀：用entertain的适当形式填空What did you your friends with last night?We spent an evening there.Xiao Shenyang is a funny .He always gives us great whenever he appears.达标练习： 翻译下列句子：1、 Its up to him to decide the matter._.2.你对你的工作满意吗？_3.It is astonishing that he should have done that work so early._4.在一些偏远（remote）的村庄，人们仍生活贫困。_5. _ many times，“serve the people” is our first policy. 正如我们所多次强调的，为人民服务是我们的第一宗旨。