1、Section Using language & Developing ideas.核心单词1subway n. 地铁2gas n. 汽油;气体(英)3petrol n. 汽油(美)4flat n. 住房;公寓(美)5apartment n. 公寓(英)6nowadays n. 如今7aspect n. 方面8rather adv. 相当;颇9context n. 上下文;语境10comment n. 评论11boot n. 靴子12section n. 地区;区域13negative adj. 消极的;负面的14exchange n. 交换15forward adv. 向前.拓展单词1ori
2、gin n起源original adj.原始的2remind v提醒;使想起reminder n提醒物3actual adj.事实上actually adv.实际上;事实上.重点短语1would_rather 宁愿;宁可2have_a_frog_in_your_throat 说话困难3look_forward_to 期待;盼望4pick_up 学会;捡起;开车接(某人)5be_right_back 马上回来6got_to_go 得走了7communicate_with 与交流8be_appropriate_for 适合于.重点句型1When_I_was_about_to_leave,_I sa
3、w that shoes were actually on the ground floor, not the first floor.当我即将要离开时,我看见鞋实际上在一层,而不是二层。2I spent days preparing_and_writing my first English paper.我花费了几天的时间准备和写我的第一篇英语论文。1.Whats the text mainly about?ASome interesting expressions.BSome English phrases that may lead to misunderstanding.CThe sto
4、ry of an exchange student.DSomething about animals.答案:B2Whats real meaning of “Not bad!” in English?AVery good.BNot really well.CYou still need to do a lot of work.DQuite terrible.答案:A3What is the first floor in British English?AThe first floor. BThe second floor.CThe ground floor. DThe third floor.
5、答案:C4When a people in London say someone is wicked, he means the people is _.Avery nice Ba mean manCa bad man Dan active man答案:C重点单词和短语1nowadays n如今Nowadays people separate their waste to make it easier for it to be reused.现在人们把垃圾分类,以便于废物再利用。Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are g
6、ood enough.如今,任何国家只要运动员达到了参赛标准,都能参加(奥运会)。即学即练单句写作Nowadays,_more_and_more_people_pay_attention_to environment protection.当今社会,越来越多的人关注环境保护。,发散思维表示“当今”的其它用法now当今at present 目前;当前currently 当今;现在熟词生义:aspect还可以指建筑物的朝向图形助记:词缀助记:前缀re表示“再,重新”,mind表示“思考,想法”,remind就表示“使记住;使想起”。图形助记:The girl reminds the boy tha
7、t there is danger ahead.发散思维表“实际上;事实上”的词组还有as a matter of fact, in reality, in truth,in fact等。词缀助记前缀com表强调,词根ment表示“思考;想法”,对某人或某事发表意见就是“评论”2.aspect n方面;侧面;面貌every aspect of life 生活的方方面面a new aspect 一个新面貌Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life.技术革新到处可见,并影响着生活的方方面面。Our scho
8、ol takes on an entirely new aspect.我们的学校面貌一新。即学即练完成句子(1)I become afraid of the_angry_aspect_of_the_man (那个人生气的一面)(2)She felt she had looked at the problem from_every_aspect (从各个方面)3remind v提醒;使想起(1)remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起remind sb. that. 提醒某人(2)reminder n. 提醒物I forgot to rem
9、ind him about/of the time for the interview.我忘了提醒他面试的时间。We put up a board to remind people to protect the trees.我们竖起一块牌子提醒人们保护树木。I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too.我提醒自己,妈妈能做的我也能做。即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子(1)In our childhood, we were_reminded (remind) by grandmother to pay attention
10、to our table manners.(2)He placed the brochure on his desk as a reminder (remind)(3)This photo reminds_him_of (使他想起) his junior high school days.4actually adv.实际上;事实上(1)actually adv.实际上in fact(2)actual adj. 实际上的the actual cost 实际的花费an actual record 真实的记录Since life is a stage, we are actually all act
11、ors and actresses.既然生活是舞台,那我们实际上都是演员。即学即练单句语法填空/单句写作(1)Most people hate that kind of work, but I actually (actual) like it.(2)The_actual_cost_was_much_higher than we had expected.实际的花费比我们预料的高得多。5comment n评论v评论;批评(1)make a comment/comments on 对作出评论no comment 无可奉告(2)comment on. 对评论It is impolite to ma
12、ke unfavourable comments on a persons appearance.对他人的外貌作负面评论是不礼貌的。They are always commenting on/upon what Im wearing.他们总是对我的穿着评头论足。即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子(1)The discovery is hardly commented (comment) by the press.(2)He makes_no_comment_on (没有评论) the new policy.6.would rather 宁愿;宁可(1)would rather do than do
13、would do rather than do 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事(2)rather than 而不是(连接两个相同结构)I would rather stay indoors than go out to play.我宁愿待在室内也不愿出去玩。I always prefer starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute.我总是愿意早开始,而不愿把所有的事情都留到最后才做。即学即练单句语法填空/单句写作(1)Its getting late. Id rather (that) you left (leave
14、) now.(2)He would rather express his anger than bottle it up.(3)She_would_rather_die than give in.她宁死不屈。7pick up 学会;拿起;开车接(某人);收听;低价买到写出下列句中pick up的意思(1)She picked up Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.学会(2)We managed to pick up a few bargains in the market.低价买到(3)She went o
15、ver to the crying child and picked her up.抱起(4)Ive got to pick up my daughter from school at four oclock.开车接(某人)pick out 选出;辨别出pick sb. to do 挑选某人做pick ones pocket 扒窃;掏包See if you can pick me out in this photo.看你能不能从这张照片上认出我来。When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the scho
16、ol play.在三年级时,我被选为校剧中的公主。即学即练单句语法填空/单句写作(1)His story was picked out as the best by the judges.(2)Sam_picked_up_some_knowledge_of_computer just by watching others working on it.Sam仅仅通过看别人操作学会了一些电脑知识。,难点提示would rather后跟从句,从句用一般过去式(did),表示对现在或将来的虚拟;过去完成式(had done)表示对过去的虚拟,如:I would rather that you had
17、come yesterday.(过去)真希望你昨天能来。I would rather that you were Alice.(现在)真希望你就是爱丽斯。熟词生义pick up还有“恢复(健康);提高”等意思Once the snake picked up, it tried to bite me.那条蛇一恢复过来,就试图咬我。The train picked up speed.火车提速了。重点句型1(教材P21)When I was about to leave, I saw that shoes were actually sold on the ground floor, not the
18、 first floor.当我即将离开时,我看到鞋在一楼,而不是二楼。be about to.后加动词原形,即将做某事,表示要做的事情马上就会发生。是将来时态的一种表达形式。We are about to start.我们马上就要出发。The new school year is about to begin.新学年马上就要开始。即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子(1)When we arrived at the station, the train was about to_leave (leave)(2)The plane is_about_to_take_off (即将起飞)2(教材P21)
19、I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper.我花费了几天准备和写我的第一个英语论文。spend. (in) doing sth. 花费(时间/钱)做spend. on sth. 在某事上花费(时间/钱)等I spend a lot of time (in) explaining the project.我花了很多时间解释这个方案。I spent all my money on my girlfriend.我所有的钱都花到女朋友身上了。即学即练单句语法填空(1)He spends too much time on his s
20、tudy.(2)We spent hours studying (study) the structure of leaves under the microscope.(3)It took me two months to_finish (finish) the project.,误区释疑:be about to do的句子中,不能再加时间状语()The medical team is about to leave immediately.()The medical team is about to leave.易混辨析人spend时间/钱on/(in) doing花费时间/钱做人pay钱f
21、or物 某人为某物支付多少钱物cost sb.钱数 某物花费某人多少钱it takes sb.时间to do 某人花费多长时间做某事.单词拼写1Will we take a bus or the subway (地铁)?2He lived in an apartment (公寓) when he was in France.3Nowadays (如今) the number of foreigners who are studying Chinese is increasing.4His paper is excellent in every aspect (方面)5The exact mea
22、ning of this word must be understood in the context (篇章)6His mother reminds (提醒) him of the date of the meeting.7He refused to comment (评论) on the matter.8Actually (实际上) he didnt say anything to the police.9You should stop focusing on negative (负面的) things.10Mary is an exchange (交换) student from the
23、 USA.单句语法填空1Im looking forward to hearing (hear) from you.2The passengers are_reminded (remind) to keep still before the plane comes to a stop.3He decides to exchange the old table for a new one.4Sometimes, he thinks negatively (negative) while his brother thinks positively.5Many people make comment
24、s on the plane crash.6I would rather that you hadnt_told (tell) him the truth last week.7I like reading. I often spend a lot of time on books.8I was about to_leave (leave) when my friend visited me.课文语法填空Some students are sharing their stories about their misunderstanding in language. The first girl
25、s teacher couldnt teach because she had 1.a frog in her throat. She 2.thought (think) her teacher had eaten a big frog. 3.Actually (actual), the teachers throat (喉咙) was not good that day. The second girl went to a shopping center 4.to_buy (buy) some winter boots. She 5.was_told (tell) the shoe sect
26、ion was 6.on the first floor. But she got lost because the second floor 7.is_called (call) the first floor in her own country. There are some 8.differences (difference). The first boys penpal told him that his grandfather was “really wicked”. But he found this old man very kind. So he was 9.confused (confuse). The second boy spent days 10.preparing (prepare) his English paper. When he got the paper back, he was surprised to find a comment “Not bad!”