1、Unit 2 Teaching methods situational teaching method;cooperative learning method;programmed teaching method;task-based and assessment teaching methods.Teaching aims and demands一、topic:Robots,literary work about science二、vocabulary三、functions:Supposition and belief四、grammar:Revise the Passive VoiceArr
2、angement of teachingthe first period:warming upthe second period:language points of readingthe third period:readingthe fourth period:learning about language and language points of using languagethe fifth period:using languagethe sixth period:grammarthe seventh period:exercises 1.Do you think it is p
3、ossible for a robot to 2.have its own needs and desires?(P10)你认为机器人有可能有自己的需求吗？desire vt.渴望，希望，要求n.愿望，要求，欲望，向往的东西desire sth.=have a desire for sth.渴望得到某事desire to do sth.=have a desire to do希望/渴望做某物desire sb.to do sth.=desire that sb.(should)do希望某人做某事(have)the desire for sth./to do sth.渴望得到某事/希望做某事 m
4、eet/satisfy ones desire满足某人的愿望at ones desire 照某人的希望We all desire happiness and health.我们都希望幸福健康。Everyone has a desire for success,but noteveryone desires to get rich.每个人都渴望成功,但并非人人都渴望有钱。He desires you to go to see him at once.=He desires that you(should)go to see him at once.他要求你马上去见他。desire/wish/ho
5、pe/expect/want desire强调主观愿望的热切性，含有“强烈希望做或得到某物”，用于正式场合或文章中。hope表示实现的可能较大的希望。want表示想要。expect侧重表示“期待,预期,指望”。表示“希望做某事/得到某物”有多种表达：desire(for)sth./to do sthhope for sth./to do sthwish for sth./to do sthwant sth./to do sthexpect sth./to do sthwant/wish/expect sb.to do sth.(但不能用hope)希望某人做某事2.test out sth.=p
6、ut sth.to the test对新试做的物品或新产生的理论进行“试用”或“检验考验”,检验其试用的程度或有效性,以便加以改进。e.g.Their theory is going to be tested out.3.absent adj.l 缺席的,不在场的(+from)Three members of the class wereabsent this morning.今天早晨该班有三人缺席。He is absent on business.他因事缺席。He is absent from Hong Kong.他不在香港。l 缺少的,不存在的Snow is absent in his c
7、ountry.他的国家不下雪。l 茫茫然的,心不在焉的He looked at me in an absentway.他茫然地望着我。He had an absent look on his face.他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。vt.不在;缺席Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?昨天你为何不到校？absent 的反义词是present出席的,在场的How many people were present at the meeting?到会的有多少人?4.alarm n.警报，惊慌The fire caused much alarm
8、.火灾引起很大的恐慌相关短语：give the alarm to 发警报给.take alarm at 对.感到吃惊a fire alarm火警a false alarm 虚惊一场vt.使警觉,使惊慌I dont want to alarm you,but there is a strange man in your garden.我不想吓唬你,不过你花园里有个陌生人。相关短语：be alarmed at 被吓了一跳I was alarmed at his entering the home.be alarmed for 对放心不下I was alarmed for her safety.5.
9、Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.1)to be offered是不定式的被动式,在宾语从句中作真正的主语,it是形式主语。不定式的被动式可在句中作多种成分,是高考的热点之一。考例1 The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle _.(浙江2007)A.to be heard B.to have heard C.hearing D.being heard 点拨 struggle to do sth.努力做
10、某事，又因I 与hear之间构成逻辑上的被动关系，所以用不定式的被动式，故选A。考例2 It took a long time for the connection between body temperature and illness _.(江西2006)A.to make B.to be made C.making D.being made 点拨 根据“It takes/took(sb.)+一段时间+to do sth.”可排除C、D,再根据make与connection构成动宾关系,所以用不定式的被动式,故选B。考例3 Energy drinks are not allowed _ i
11、n Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.(上海2006)A.to make B.to be made C.to have been made D.to be making 点拨 allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事,又因make与energy drinks构成动宾关系,用不定式的被动式;再根据句意说的是一般情况,无完成含义,故选B。6.sympathy 同情心，同感express sympathy for对表示慰问a letter of sympathy 慰问信feel/have sympathy for 同情I felt
12、 much sympathy for the blind.be in sympathy with 赞同7.elegant 优雅的，高雅的an elegant vase 别致的花瓶an elegant gentleman 举止文雅的绅士8.pile 堆a pile of=piles of=a lot of 堆积如山的I have a pile of work to do this evening.今晚我有一大堆工作要做。9.or rather 或者说，准确地说What I want is the truth,or rather a series of truth.我需要的是事实,准确地说是一系列
13、事实。10.absurd 荒谬的,可笑的an absurd opinion 谬论Dont be absurd！别胡闹！11.As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops.因为克莱尔不让托尼陪她去商店accompany vt.陪伴，陪同，同时存在或发生，为伴奏accompany sb.to a place陪伴某人去accompany sth.with/by sth.与某事物同进存在或发生keep sb company 陪伴某人，和某人做伴in the company of sb.在某人陪同下He accompanied the frigh
14、tened girl to her house and kept her company until she calmed down.他陪那个受惊的女孩回家，并陪着她直到她镇静下来。Thunders accompanied by heavy rain in this season are very common.这个季节，雷鸣常常伴有大雨。12.ring sb.up=call sb.up=give sb.a call/ring=call sb.on thetelephone=phone sb 打电话给某人ring off the telephone 挂断电话call back=ring bac
15、k 回电话13.As she turned around,there stood Gladys Claffern.当她转过身去时,格拉雷斯克拉芬站在那里。turn around同turn round 转过身1)与turn有关的短语:turn back 折回,翻回turn in 上交turn down 拒绝,调小/低turn out 结果是;生产turn on 开(灯等)turn off 关(灯等)turn up 出现;到达2008全国卷-What are you reading,Tom?-Im not really reading,just _ the pages.A.turning off
16、B.turning around C.turning over D.turning up 解析：C本题考查动词短评辨析。turn over意为“翻动”，“把反过来”；turn over the pages即“翻动书页”，符合搭配。2)there stood.此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的动词有stand,seem to be,happen to be,be likely to be,live,come,enter,lie等There happened to be nobody in the room.14.By the amused and surprised look on her fac
17、e,Chaire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.After all,she knew Claires husbands name was Larry,not Tony.从她脸上惊奇的表情判断,克莱尔知道拉迪斯认为她有外遇,毕竟她知道她丈夫的名字是拉里,而不是托尼。1)by prep.此处相当于according to根据,按照By my watch it is two oclock.by的用法：l“到.时为止”,其后若跟过去时间,时态多用过去完成时;若跟将来时间,时态多用将来完成时。By the age of 15,he h
18、ad taught himself advanced maths.到15岁时,他就自学完了高等数学。l 表示时间时,还有“在期间,不迟于”的意思。I have no idea why he often sleeps by day.我不知道他为什么常在白天睡觉。By tomorrow he will be here.他明天就到这儿。l by 作为介词和副词,意思还有“在附近,在旁边,经,由,依据,通过,用,以方式”等。There is a mall table by the bed.在床边有一张小桌子。Please let me by.请让我进去。2)affair 暖昧关系,事情,私通Dont
19、mind ones own affaires/business.别管闲事！have an affair with sb.跟某人有不正当的男女关系She was having an affair with someone who has a wife(有妇之夫).Its not my affair.这不关我的事。3).after all 毕竟,别忘了You should be proud of him,after all,he is just a child.15.Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends
20、 to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return.点拨 该句是一个由and(第一个and)连接的并列句。第二个分句包含一个that引导的宾语从句,the night before.在句中作时间状语。还要注意的是suggest意为“建议”,后接宾语从句时，从句的谓语动词用虚拟语气,即“(should+)动词原形”。考点 was to leave和was to return是过去将来时，表示按计划或安排将要发生的事。考例 In a room above the store,where a party _,s
21、ome workers were busily setting the table.(湖南2006)A.was to be held B.has been held C.will be held D.is being held 解析 根据“some workers were busily setting the table”可知聚会尚未举行,要用将来时,又因整个句子用了过去时,故选A。16.firm 稳固的,坚实的as firm as a rock 坚如磐石a firm faith 坚定的信念a firm foundation 牢固的基础16.She cried out“Tony”and th
22、en heard him declare that he didnt want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.她大叫一声“托尼”,然后听到托尼一本正经地说,第二天他不想离开她,而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。点拨 该句的主句包含两个并列的谓语,即cried和heard。declare后接两个that引导的宾语从句,其中第一个宾语从句中的that可以省略。declare vt.1)宣布,宣告;声明+(that)to make known formally or o
23、fficially.The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany.新的国会向德国宣战了。2)宣称;断言+(that)The accused man declared himself innocent.被告声称他是无罪的。She declared that she didnt want to see him again.她宣称再也不愿见他了。I declared at the meeting that I did not support him.我在会上声明我不支持他。3)申报(纳税品等)I have nothing to decla
24、re.我没什么要申报的。I would like to declare my love for you.A lot of use on Valentines Day,dont we?lannounce:宣布 to tell a lot of people.If I have a birthday party,I want to announce it to my friends.declare n.:宣告,宣布a way of expressing oneself辨析:declare与announceHomework1.Learn the words by heart2.Prepare for the reading
