Section One
Step I. Go over the new words.
Have a dictation to the following words.
society, respect, difference, ordinary, edge, fix, gesture, besides, nowadays,
female, suitable, relax, sensitive, concern, suppose, scream, province,
insist, relationship, active, right, publish, freedom, movement, dependent,
independence, train, unite, arrest, conductor, audience, judge
Step II. Read through the whole text and let them do the following simple questions Judge the following sentences whether are true or false.
Decide the following questions T or F.
1. Families in Canada have more free time than families in China.
2. The Canadians don’t respect their ancestors.
3. We explore the differences and similarities in culture between countries through traveling.
4. Brazil is an English-speaking country.
5. Li Ming will only go to see kangaroos in Australia.
Step III. Find out the phrases and sentence patterns similar to the given.
1. give a talk _______________
2. go fishing _______________
3. do some shopping _______________
4. come true _______________
5. The population of China is much larger than that of Japan. _______________
6. His brother studies much harder than he does. _______________
7. I’m glad to know that Mom is coming from California. _______________
8. I’m writing to tell you the way of understanding the world. _______________
9. Practising speaking can make you improve your spoken English. _______________
Step IV. Language points
Useful phrases:
for some reason hang out
on a Sunday afternoon after high school
make a lot of money think that way
do a favor for somebody be free to do something
pick something off be supposed to do something
difficult sentences:
A. “A welder is someone who joins two pieces together by heating the edges and fixing them,” explained Jenny with the help pf gestures.
B. I think we should all be free to be exactly who we are.
C. You don’t have to be one way or another just because people expect men or women to be that way.
D. In 1960, she traveled to Moscow Conservatory of music, where she studied conducting theory and opera music.
Step V. Read the text more carefully and then answer the following questions.
A. Should men and women play the different roles that they are expected to play?
B. Why do you think Qianqian was unhappy when Jenny tried to stop her from bringing a drink to Li Ming?
C. Why do you think Li Ming was so embarrassed when Jenny pick the spider off his shoes?
D. “You don’t have to be one way or another just because people expect men or women to be that Way.” How do you understand the sentence?
Step VI. Exercise
据首字母完成句子。
A. Li Ming’s father is an o______ worker in his factory, not a leader.
B. As we all know, everyone in the s______ should respect teachers.
C. If you cannot make yourself understood by your words, you may make a g______ to help you.
D. He is very s______ on the subject of religion.
E. Sewing was often considered a f______ occupation.
F. The boy’s poor health c______ his parents.
G. He i______ that he is right, although many people have told him that he is wrong.
H. Do you think this present is s______ for such a little baby?
I. In class we should be a______, or we cannot follow the teacher.
J. What book will be p______ by Qiong Yao?
Step VII. Homework
Preview Section 2 and 3.
Practice
I. 1. 根据首字母或注释或汉语意思写出正确的单词形式：
1) c____________ : bring or gather together ; get from a number of places or persons
2) s____________ : the state of being similar
3) a____________ : ask to be given
4) v____________: of great importance ,use or value
5) a ___________: any one of those persons from whom one’s father or mother is descended
6) Peter Smith has lived in ____________(贫困) all his life.
7) He ____________(使非常疲倦) himself by working hard all the night.
8) I want to live in a place more _____________(和平宁静) than here.
9) You should try your best to _____________(探索)the possible new ways of solving this problem.
10) Fresh vegetables are sold at a _____________(合理的) price in winter too.
11) I am going to make a tour of the city this Sunday, but my younger brother tends to go ____________(野营) .
12) I’ve just bought this dress here, but can I e____________ it for that one?
13) He usually s____________ his free time going cycling.
14) The light goes on and off. Is there a loose c____________?
15) He didn’t n____________ how she felt when he introduced his girlfriend to me.
16) She found that her English was too weak. She started working hard to i____________ it.
2．按要求写出单词:
例: beauty →a. beautiful
touring→ v. ___________ medical→ n. ____________
similarity→adj. ___________ amazing→ v. ____________
peacefully→ n. ___________ poverty→ adj. ____________
presentation→ v. ___________ costly→ n. ____________
Spanish→ adj. ___________ connection→ v. ____________
valuable→ n. ___________ traditional→ n. ____________
3.写出下列短语的汉语意思,并用其中的短语的正确形式补全下面的句子:
give a presentation about ___________ come alive ___________
and yet ____________ on a trip to ____________
build a medical care ____________ rather than ____________
feel a connection to _____________ because of _____________
tend to _____________ look forward to _________
in addition to__________ on tight budget__________
1) He ________________get angry when people say no to his idea.
2) He preferred to beg from door to door ___________________work for a living.
3) __________________giving him some advice ,I gave him twenty dollars.
4) It was ________________the good job that she was able to buy that red car.
5) He was ________________England when his wife and daughter fell ill.
6) We are ________________hearing from you soon !
7) The story is too strange, _________________it is true .
8) The teacher would like to see me now. I ________________the mid-term examination.
II. 语言点知识讲与练
1. experience n. 经历（可数）； 经验（不可数） v. 经历，体验
1) I have no ________ ________ __________（教学经验）。
2) I shall never forget ________ _________ _________ _________(第一个晚上的经历)
3) The child has never experienced pain.(译成汉语)
2. spend v. 用，花费，浪费; 度过
1) He spent all day ________ _________ (寻找)the lost child.
2) How do you spend your free time? (译成汉语)
3) He _______ ________ _________ ________ _________ ________(把全部钱买了书)
4) 我的金项链花了2500元。（给出五种译法）
A. (buy) ____________________________________
B. (cost) ____________________________________
C. (take) ____________________________________
D. (pay) _____________________________________
E. (spend) ___________________________________
5) How much time do you _________ studying English every day?
A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay
3. notice v. 注意到，看到 n.. 布告，通知；注意
1) 试比较下列句子：
I noticed that he entered the room.
I noticed him enter the room.
I noticed him entering the room.
2) I noticed ______ _______ _______ ________ ________( 你取得了很大的进步).
3) 注意短语： take notice of give/have notice
come into notice without notice
4. improve v. 改善，增进，使……更好; 好转 improvement n .
1) We must __________ __________(提高自己) in English.
2) His health __________ _________ (正在好起来).
3) I found my English __________ (improve) a lot.
4) Their life _________ _________ __________ (improve) since liberation.
5) Let’s hope the weather improves before Saturday. (译成汉语)
5. apply vi. 提出申请（或请求）； 适用（与介词to连用）
vt. 应用，使用（常用于apply …to…结构中）
1) You had better apply to your brother for help.(译成汉语)
2) I am going to _________ __________ _________ __________(申请工作)as an English teacher.
6. look forward to 盼望，期待
注意其中的to 是介词，可以接名词或动词+ing 形式。
1) Everybody _________ ________ _________ _________ ________ _______ （都在盼望着这一天）.
2) I’m looking forward to __________ _________ _________(很快见到你).
选择恰当的短语填空：
look for look into look up look down upon look forward to
3) Small boys usually _______________ little girls and refuse to play with them.
4) You’re ________________ a fight if you say things like that to me again.
5) Susan had been ___________ leaving the hospital wards for a holiday in Hawaii.
6) The police are _____________ the records of all those involved in the crime.
7) I couldn’t ______________ the spelling of the word , as I hadn’t a dictionary.
7. valuable adj.有价值的 value n. & v.
请改正下列句子中的错误：
1) The dictionary is very value to students.
2) The magazine is of great valuable to young girls.
3) We will valuable our friendship.
8. respect n. & v. 尊敬，敬重 respected adj. respecter n．
show /have respect for ; pay respect to ; respect sb. /oneself
请翻译下列句子：
1) Children should show respect for their teachers.
2) If you don’t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you .
3) The government should pay respect to the needs of the people.
III. 词语辨析
1. travel, tour, trip, journey
travel泛指“旅行，旅游”，尤指国外旅行；指具体旅行时常用复数，但前面不用many或数词。
trip 一般指短距离的旅行;属于非正式用词，通常可作journey 的替换词。
journey 通常指陆地上的时间和距离都较长的旅行。
tour 指“周游，巡回旅行”，常是参观或考察一系列地方后又回到原出发地。
1) He came back home after ______ ________ _________ _______(国外多年旅行).
2) My sister will make a __________ ________ (旅行去) New York next month.
3) Some American friends are ________ _________ ______ ________(在做巡回旅行).
2. costly, expensive
expensive指东西要花很多钱，但因为东西外形好，质量高而使人感到满意；可能是比买者想支付的价钱或者他认为可行的价钱要高。
costly 所指的东西是非常昂贵的，只是因为这些东西稀有精致或做工优良。
用expensive或costly填入下列句子的空格中。
1) He bought a ___________ diamond necklace yesterday.
2) That is a very beautiful coat, but it is too ___________ for me.
3) The car is too ___________ for me to buy.
IV. 语法知识讲与练
1. 表示“请求”的情态动词
1) can与could 都可以表示“请求”，但could语气委婉，主要用于疑问句中，不可用于肯定句；答语应用can。例如：
Can I go now? Yes, you can.
Could I come tomorrow? Yes, you can.
2) may与其过去式might都可以表示“请求”；might 比may 的语气更委婉一些。否定回答时常用can’t或mustn’t。例如：
May I use your pen? No, you can’t.
Might I take the book away? Yes, you can . (No, you mustn’t.)
3) will与would 也可以表示“请求”，其中would 比 will 委婉客气。例如：
Would you pass me the book?
Will you please give me a hand?
2. 在英语句子中，除了名词和代词常用作句子的主语外，动词不定式和动词+ing形式也常用作主语。但须注意，动词不定式用作主语往往表示具体的或一次性的动作；但动词+ing用作主语通常表示一般或抽象的多次性行动。例如：
To go to college is my wish.
It is right to give up smoking.
It is no use crying all the time.
同时，动词不定式和动词+ing 形式也常用作某些动词的宾语，但须特别注意这些动词。例如：What would you like to do?
I remember doing the exercises .
此外，动词不定式和动词+ing 形式也常用作定语或状语，用来修饰或说明某一名词或动词。例如：
I have a lot of homework to do .
Do you have a reading room?
I came here to see you .
The question is difficult to answer.
Being a student, I must study hard.
3. 介词短语非常常用，除了在英语句子中用作表语外，也常被用作定语或状语，用来修饰或说明某一名词或动词或整个句子。例如：
The key to the door is missing.
I stayed in Shanghai for two years.
After a week, he returned from abroad.