Unit 3 (一)课文预习
一、Warming Up
Transport Advantages bus train ship airplane 1.Very cheap 2.Efficient for short journeys 1.Faster than bus, cheaper than plane 2.ends in the centre of the town/city. 1.Cheaper than plane 1.Quick 2.Efficient 3.Provides meals Disadvantages Takes longer than the train or plane. Takes longer than the plane. 1.More expensive than train 2.Not convenient for visiting inland places 1.Expensive 2.Journey ends far from the city 二、Fast-reading Match the paragraph and the main idea. Para 1Take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. Para 2 Different attitudes between them
Para 3The preparation before the trip & details about Mekong River. 三、Careful Reading
1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip? Their idea was to take a long bike trip.
2.Who Planned the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei planned the trip. 3.Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?
Qinghai Province ; the South China Sea 4.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?
You can see the source glacier ,rapids, hills,valleys, waterfalls and plains. 5.What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?
The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.
6.What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wang Kun: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Wei: imaginative, organized, eager,persistent, stubborn, risk-taking (二)词汇要点
1.determine vt.决定,决心,确定,测定
Determination n. 决心,毅力 determined adj. 坚毅的,下决心的 decide[同义] v.决定 典型用法 be determined to do sth
⑴ She is a girl of great ______________ (determine). ⑵ He is determined ________ (face) out the situation. ⑶ There is a ____________ (determine) look on his face.
2.similar adj. 类似的,相似的
Similarly adv. 类似地;同样地 Similarity n.类似;(可数)相似之处 be similar to[搭配]类似于,与……相似 the same ...as...[近义]与……相同 (1)My opinion is ______ yours.
⑵ The __________ between them has often been remarked on. ⑶ Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ____________,our minds are developed by learning.
3.organize v.组织
organization n.组织,机构 organizer n.组织者 organized adj. 有组织的
⑴ The _____________ (organize) of such a large-scale party takes a lot of time and energy. ⑵ The ___________(organize) think of various ways to amuse the athletes.
⑶ I will take part in an _________ (organize) activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society.
4.surprise vt.使惊奇,使诧异n. 惊奇,诧异
Surprised adj. 感到惊讶的 surprising adj. 令人惊讶的
surprisedly adv. 惊奇地,惊讶地 surprisingly adv. 令人感到惊奇地 典型的用法是:
be surprised at 对…感到惊讶 to one,s surprise (=surprisingly) 令人感到惊奇地是 (1) Everybody here was ____ (surprise) the news. (2) I was __________ (surprise) the change in him.
(3) ________________________ (surprise),he was so frank that he told me all of his secrets.
5..transport n.& v.运送;运输
派生:transportation n.运输;交通工具
⑴ 那辆黄色公共汽车将乘客从机场运送到城里。
The yellow bus_____________________________from the airport to the city. ⑵ 那些物品将用飞机运往青海玉树。
The goods ____________________ by plane to Yu Shu,Qinghai Province. 答案:will transport the passengers ; will be transported
6.persuade vt.说服,劝说
persuade sb. to do 说服/劝服某人去做 persuade sb. into doing 说服/劝服某人去做 persuade sb. out of doing说服/劝服某人不做
注意:劝而不服则要用advise sb.to do sth.或者try to persuade sb.to do sth.。 ⑴ 我们劝李老师戒烟,他不再抽烟啦!
__________________________________,and he never smoked at last. ⑵ 我们劝王老师戒烟,可他不戒。
___________________________________________________________,but he didn’t. 答案:We persuaded Mr. Li to stop smoking
We advised Mr.Wang to stop smoking/We tried.to persuade Mr.Wang to stop smoking
7.3.graduate v.毕业 n.大学毕业生 派生:graduation n.毕业 短语:graduate from 毕业于
(1)After ____________ (graduate),what are you going to do?
(2)My sister graduated ______ Beijing University ____ 1982.(填借此) (3) He is _____ graduate of Oxford. (填冠词)
8..care vi.关心;介意 n.关心;照顾
care about (to be worried about/concerned with)忧虑;担心;惦念 care for(=like,love)喜欢 take care of(=look after)照料;照顾 take care 小心;提防 派生:careful adj.细心的 carefully adv.细心地 carefulness n.细心 carelessly adv. 粗心地 carelessness n.粗心 careless adj.粗心的 ⑴ The only thing he cares __________ is money. ⑵ I don’t really care _____ red wine.
⑶Who will take care ___ your baby if you are out?
⑷ Many accidents are caused by ________ (care) driving.
⑤ They studied the question _________ (care) before they made the decision. 即学即用
(1)—That’s a lovely dress.
—Do you think so?My aunt gave it to me for my birthday,but I don’t thecolor. A.interest in B.care for C.take care of D.fond of (2)I don’t think Jack what happensto his family.He is so selfish.
A.cares for B.cares aboutC.cares to D.cares of
9.reliable adj. 可信赖的;可靠的 派生:rely vi.依靠;依赖(通常接on)⑴ I found this to be a ________ brand of washing machines.
⑵ The villagers here ____ wells for their water.(填与rely相关的词)
10..schedule n.时间表;进度表 vt.为某事安排时间
according to schedule 按照计划;按照安排 on schedule 按时 behind schedule 晚点 be scheduled to do被安排,定于 ⑴ 火车按时到达。 The train arrived ___ ___ ⑵ 总统定于明天发表演说。
The President is __________ (schedule) to make a speech tomorrow.
11.attitude n. 态度;看法
attitude to/towards ... 对……的态度
翻译:我的英语老师改变了对我的态度。
My English teacher ________________________ me. has changed his attitude to/towards me.
12..be fond of(=love;like)喜欢;喜爱
翻译:虽然她有好多缺点,但是我们都很喜欢她。
She has many shortcomings,but we __________________her.
13.give in 屈服;让步
give up停止/放弃做某事 give out 用完;用尽;分发;分布 give away捐赠;暴露;泄露 give off发散(气味);发出(光) give back交还
运用:用适当的介词或副词填空。
(1) He gave ____ to her request.
(2) If you give _____ smoking,you will save a lot of money every year. (3) His accent gave him _____ . So I knew he was from USA.
(4)Our teacher gave ______ to the police station what he picked up from the ground. (5) His money soon gave ______ because he bought a lot of things.
14.as usual 照常;如平常一样
⑴ 昨天早上,他像往常一样去了办公室。Yesterday morning,________________________. ⑵ 你像平常一样迟到了。 You are late,___________.
15.put up 建造,搭建,举起;升起 put up with 忍受 ⑴ You should ___________ what he said.
⑵ If you have questions to ask,please _______ your hand.
16.at midnight 半夜
比较:at night(傍晚)晚上
in the evening=during the night/in the night在晚间/在夜间 (1)My grandma usually woke up ____ midnight.
⑵ You must be tired after you worked several hours _____ the evening. Please take a rest.
17.change one’s mind 改变注意 make up one’s mind 下决心;决定
⑴ He______________________ go to university after graduation from high school. ⑵ He is very stubborn(固执的)and he is not easy to _________________.
has made up his mind to ;change his mind
(三)重点句子解析
一、Warming up –language point
1. Which kind of transport do you prefe rto use:bus or train?(回归课本P17)
prefer v.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物) (1)prefer sth.更喜欢??
prefer (sb.) to do sth.更喜欢(某人)做??
prefer that更喜欢[that从句中常用(should)+动词原形]
prefer sth./doing...to sth./doing...与??相比更喜欢??;宁愿??,不愿?? e.g. I would prefer meat to fish.我喜欢肉胜过(喜欢)鱼。 I prefer singing to acting. 我喜欢唱歌胜过演戏。 prefer to do...rather than do...宁可??也不??
e.g. He prefers to stay at home rather than go shopping. 他宁可呆在家里也不愿意去逛商店。 (2)preference n. 偏爱;爱好;喜爱
give preference to sb./sth.给??以优惠;优待 in preference to sb./sth.而不是
(1)He prefers indoors out this afternoon.
A.to stay;to go B.staying;to go C.to stay;to going D.staying;to going (2)The little girl go to the cinema rather than at home alone that night.
A.preferred;stay B.prefers to;to stay C.preferred to;stay D.prefers to;stay 1. D ;2.C
二、Reading Language points
1.Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.
1). dream n. v.
dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt dream of/about sth. (vi.) dream a…dream (vt.) dream that… (vt.) dream sb. to be … (vt.) 1) 他梦想着有一天为自己工作, 没有老板.
He working for himself and not having a boss one day.
= He that one day he will work for himself and not have a boss. 2) 我做梦也没想到他是个撒谎的人. I never a liar.
答案:dreams of / about ; dreams ; dreamed him to be
2. Then she persuade me to buy one.然后她动员我也买了一辆. persuade vt.说服; 劝服; vi.被说服 persuade sb. (not) to do sth.
persuade sb. into / out of doing sth. 我已说服他做这件事。
e.g. I persuaded him to do it. = persuade him into doing it.
如果“劝说”不服, 不能直接用persuade, 而应用try to persuade或advise, 或者用persuade的否定式。
e.g. Some of us advised him to change his mind but no one could persuade him to do so. (2)实例
1. I __ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary.