I.Teaching aims and demands
1.topic: 1>talk about friends and friendship
2>discuss problems occuring in a friendship and suggest solutions
3>write an e-mail to find an e-pal
2.function: 1>likes and dislikes
2>making apologies
3.vocabulary: honest;brave;loyal;wise;hansome;smart;argue;classical;
fond;match;mirror;fry;gun;hammer;saw;rope;movie;cast;
deserted;hunt;share;sorrow;feeling;airplane;lie(n.);
speech;adventure;notebook;error
be fond of;hunt for;in order to;care about;such as;drop ab a line
4.grammar: direct and indirect speech
1>statements
2>questions
II.Key points
1.listening and speaking
1>Learn to make apologies.
make apologies
[用法]道歉
[注意]因某事向某人道歉 make an apology(or apologies) to sb for sth
[联想]apologize vi. 道歉;认错,赔不是(+to/for)
[举例]I owe you an apology for my rudeness last night.
昨天晚上我太粗暴,应该向你道歉。
He apologized to her for not going to her party.
他因为没有出席她举行的宴会而向她表示歉意。
2>What qualities should a good friend have?
quality
[用法]n.1. 质量[U] 2. 特性[C] 3. 品质
[举例]Quality often matters more than quantity.
质量往往比数量更重要。
3>What are they arguing about?
argue
[用法]vi.1. 争论,辩论;争吵(+with/over/about) 2. 提出理由(+for/against)
vt.1. 辩论;议论 2. 主张,认为[+that]
[举例]I m not going to argue with you tonight.
我今晚不想与你争辩。
He argued against the plan.
他据理反对这个计划。
4>I don t enjoy singsing,nor do I like computers.
nor
[用法]conj. 1. (用在neither之后)也不 2. (用在not,no,never之后)也不 3. (用在句首,句子须倒装)也不
[举例]I have never spoken nor written to her.
我跟她从来没说过话,也没写过信。
You do not like him, nor do I.
你不喜欢他,我也不喜欢。
5>I hate hiking and I m not into classical music.
be into
[用法]【口】对...(极)有兴趣,热衷于,入迷
[举例]She s really into pop music.
她很迷流行音乐。
He is very deep into computers.
他对电脑兴趣很浓。
6>I m fond of singing.
be fond of
[用法]喜欢...;爱好...
[举例]Tom is fond of music.
汤姆喜爱音乐。
She is very fond of ballet.
她很喜欢芭蕾。
7>I surf the Internet all the time.
surf the Internet
[用法]上网(冲浪)
[联想]上网的其他说法:go on the Internet;
8>Rock music is OK,and so is skiing.
so is skiing
[用法](so后用倒装结构)也如此,也一样
[举例]I was tired, and so were the others.
我累了,其他人也一样。
I like dancing; so does my sister.
我喜欢跳舞,我姐姐也喜欢。
[注意](so置于句首,后面不倒装)确是如此,正是那样
2.reading
1>Imagine you are alone on an island.You have to survive without friends..
alone
[用法]a. 单独的,独自的 ad. 单独地
[举例]She watches TV when she is alone.
独自一人时,她便看电视。
For years Mary lived alone in New York.
玛丽孤身一人在纽约生活了好几年。
[联想]lonely
[用法]a.1. 孤独的,孤寂的 2. 偏僻的,人迹罕至的
survive
[用法]vt. 在...之后仍然生存,从...中逃生 vi. 活下来,幸存;
[举例]Only two passengers survived the air-crash.
这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于死。
Few survived after the flood.
洪水后极少有人生还。
2>Tom Hanks plays a man named Chuck Noland
play
[用法]扮演(角色) (此处意同act)
[举例]I am to play Juliet.
我将演朱丽叶。
3>Chuck is a businessman who is always so busy that he has little time for his friends.
so...that...
[用法]如此...以至于...,that在此引导结果状语从句(有时可能省略)
[注意]1.这里的so后接形容词或副词或形容词加冠词加名次,另有固定搭配so few/many/much/little/等.
2.so加形容词或副词置于句首引起倒装
4>He is a successful manager that sends mail all over the world.
successful
[用法]a. 成功的
[联想]相关词形succeed/successfully/success
that
[用法]关系代词,引导定语从句,指代先行词(人或物),在从句中做主语或宾语或标语
[注意]定语从句将在后面的单元正式学习,相关句型在近几个单元里会多次出现,请留意.
5>Chuck is survive the crash and lands on a deserted island.
crash
[用法]vi.1. (发出猛烈声音地)碰撞,坠落 2. (飞机等)坠毁,撞坏 3.【电脑】死机
n.[C] 相撞(事故);(飞机的)坠毁,迫降
[举例]The motorcycle crashed into the fence.
摩托车猛地撞在围栏上。
An airliner crashed west of Denver last night.
昨夜一架客机在丹佛西边坠毁。
desert
[用法]n. 沙漠;荒野
a.1. 沙漠的 2. 荒芜的;无人居住的
vt. 抛弃;遗弃;离弃
[举例]All his friends have deserted him!
他所有的朋友都抛弃了他!
Nobody likes to live in that desert region.
没有人喜欢生活在那个沙漠地区。
6>He has to learn to collect water,hunt for food,and make fire.
hunt
[用法]vt.1. 追猎,猎取 2.搜索;寻找 3. 追捕
vi.1. 打猎 2. 搜寻(+for/after)
[举例]November is a good time to hunt deer.
十一月正是猎鹿的好时节。
I m hunting a job.
我在找工作。
7>In order to survive ,Chuck develops a friendship with an unusual friend.
in order to
[用法]为了...
[举例]We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了
[联想]1.so as to...,和in order to...同义,但前者一般不用于句首
2.否定式在to前加not
3.相应的目的状语从句由so that...或in order that...引导.
8>He talks to him and treats him as a friend.
treat
[用法](此处)vt. 对待;看待,把...看作[O][(+as/like)]
[举例]Do not treat this serious matter as a joke.
不要把这件严肃的事情当作笑料。
She treated me all right.
她对我还不错。
9>Chucks learns that we need friends to share happiness and sorrow,and it is important to have someone to care about.
share
[用法]vt.1. 均分;分配(+out/among/between) 2. 分享;分担;共同使用(+with/among/between)
vi.分享;分担[(+in)]
[举例]He shared with his friends in distress.
他和朋友共患难。
We shared in his joy.
我们分享了他的喜悦。
care about
[用法]关心;担心;在乎,介意
[联想]care for,除具有care about的意思外还可表示"对...感兴趣","喜欢"之意.
[说明]对这两个短语,很多词典解释不一,界限比较模糊.
10>When he makes friends with Wilson,he understands that friendship is about feelings.
makes friends with
[用法]和...交朋友
[联想]make enemies with 与...为敌
11>Most of our friends are human beings.
human
[用法]a.1. 人的;人类的 n. 人[pl.humans]; human being 人;人类
[举例]This meat is not fit for human consumption.
这种肉不适合人食用。
It s only human nature to want a comfortable life.
人的本性就是要过舒服的生活。
Wolves will not usually attack humans.
狼通常不会袭击人。
12>The lesson we can learn from Chuck and all the others who have unusual friends is that friends are teachers.
[讲解]本句包含三个从句:
we can learn from Chuck为定语从句,修饰the lesson,关系代词that或which在从句中做宾语,可以省略.
who have unusual friends为定语从句,修饰all the others,关系代词做主语不可省略.
that friends are teachers,此为that引导的表语从句,其构成和大家比较熟悉的宾语从句基本相似.
13>My friend is honest.He never tells lies.
tell lies
[用法]撒谎,为固定搭配
[比较]tell/say/speak/talk,其用法各有侧重,也有各自的一些搭配,学习重要注意区分和积累.
3.integrating skills
1>I like to have fun.If you re interested in being friends,drop me a line.
fun
[用法]n.[U]1. 娱乐,乐趣 2. 玩笑,嬉戏 3. 有趣的人(或事物)
[举例]What fun we had!
我们玩得多开心!
His uncle is fond of fun.
他的叔父喜欢开玩笑。
Mr. Smith is great fun.
史密斯先生是一个很有趣的人。
drop me a line
[用法]给某人写短信
[联想]drop in/by
[举例]Would you drop by when you are in town?
I d like to drop in and see you sometime next week.
我想在下周什么时候顺便来看看你。
2>An e-mail is less formal than a letter,but there are still a few things to keep in mind.
keep...in mind
[用法]记住
[举例]Keep in mind that you ll have to practice economy.
记住要厉行节约。
These are the very duties we should keep in mind.
这些责任正是我们要记在心上的.
4.workbook
1>My telepone wasn t working.
work
[用法]vi.1. 工作(+at/on) 2. (机器等)运转,活动 3. 起作用;行得通
[举例]She works in a restaurant.
她在一家饭店工作。
The machine won t work.
机器不转了。
Your suggestion works well.
你的建议很有效。
2>My bike had a flat tire but I had no time to fix it.
flat
[用法]a.1. 平的,平坦的 2.(轮胎)泄了气的 ad. 平直地,仰卧地
[举例]Of course, no one now believes that the earth is flat.
当然如今无人相信地球是平的。
Our car had a flat tire.
我们那辆汽车有一只轮胎漏了气。
Lie down flat and breathe deeply.
平躺下,作深呼吸。
fix
[用法]vt.1. 使固定;牢记 2. 确定;决定[(+up)][+wh-][+to-v] 3. 修理;整理;
[举例]Her image was fixed in his mind.
她的形象深深印在他的脑海里。
[搭配]fix one s eyes/attention upon...注意力集中在...
3>When I arrived at school,I ran into my friend Jonna.
ran into
[用法]1. 撞到 2. 偶遇
[举例]The bus got out of control and ran into a wall.
公共汽车失去控制,撞上了墙。
I ran into an old girlfriend yesterday. It brought back memories.
昨天我无意中遇见旧时女友,唤起一些昔时的记忆。
4>They told me they were proud of me.
proud
[用法]a.1. 骄傲的,有自尊心的 2. 傲慢的,自负的 3. 自豪的,得意的(+of)/+to-v/+(that)
[举例]He s too proud to speak to poor people like us.
他太骄傲了,从不与我们这样的穷人说话。
5>Sometimes we have to skip classes to keep an eye on the restaurant.
skip
[用法]此处为vt. skip classes意为逃课,逃学
keep an eye on
[用法] 照看;注意
[举例]Would you keep an eye on my baby for a while?
请你照看一下我的婴儿好吗?
6>When Sarah was in the third grade,some of the other students were making fun of her.
make fun of
[用法]取笑某人
[联想]laugh at...,基本同义
7>She helped Sarah overcome her shyness.
overcome
[用法]vt.战胜;克服
[举例]The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。
8>Despite the fact that they have never met each other,Michel and Xiaoli are best friends.
Despite
[用法]prep.不管,尽管;意同in spite of
[举例]He went to work despite his illness.
尽管生病,他还是去工作。
Despite advanced years, she is learning to drive.
尽管年事已高,她还在学开车。
that they have never met each other
[讲解]此为同位语从句,表示fact的内容.模样酷似定语从句,试着比较一下?
9>Xiao Li is also curious about life in France.
curious
[用法]a.1. 好奇的,渴望知道的;(+as to/about)/+to-v/+wh-
2. 奇怪的;稀奇古怪的,难以理解的
[举例]The boy was curious about everything he saw.
那男孩对所见的一切都感到好奇。
I heard a curious noise last night.
昨晚我听见一个奇怪的响声。
10>We go to different schools,but we always get together after school to talk and have fun.
get together
[用法]聚集;聚会
[举例]When can we get together?
我们何时相聚?