Unit 1 School Life
Reading ( 1 ) ( Page 2 paragraph 1 to 4 )
Teaching Aims: Master the new words and phrases in the passage
Learning content: Reading part ( paragraph 1 to 4 on page 2 )
Learning important and difficult points:
Grasp the related the usage of words and expressions.
Grasp the related language points
Period ：Two ( one to two )
預(yù)習(xí)：
1、 According to the text,translate the following phrases into English.
1. 一個(gè)令人愉悅和激動(dòng)的經(jīng)歷
2. 滿意于
3. 參加集會(huì)
4. 在集會(huì)期間
5. 校規(guī)
6. 贏得尊敬的最好辦法
7. 專心學(xué)習(xí)
8. 取得高分
9. 去不同的教室上不同的課
自主學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程：
1. Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
1) experience [U]經(jīng)驗(yàn)
eg. 你對(duì)這工作有經(jīng)驗(yàn)嗎？
Experience comes from practice. 經(jīng)驗(yàn)來(lái)源于實(shí)踐。
She is a teacher with 20 years’ experience in teaching. 她是一位有20年教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老師。
2) [C] 經(jīng)歷
eg. 那起交通事故對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)是一次可怕的經(jīng)歷。
Jumping from the flying plane is an unforgettable experience.
3) vt 體驗(yàn)
eg. He experienced the greatest hardship for the first time in his life.
Experiencing pain is as valuable as experiencing pleasure.
4) experienced adj 有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的 如：an experienced doctor 有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的醫(yī)生
5) be experienced in (doing ) sth 如：
他對(duì)教學(xué)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
拓寬：動(dòng)名詞、從句、不定式等作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞使用單數(shù)。
眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)
你所說(shuō)的話是真的。
學(xué)好英語(yǔ)是必要的。
2. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain.
1) be happy with= be pleased /satisfied with 對(duì)……滿意。如：
他們滿意于考試結(jié)果。
2) be happy to do sth 樂(lè)于做某事 如： 我將樂(lè)于接受你的邀請(qǐng)。
3. This means I could get up an hour later than usual…
1) mean doing sth 意味著做某事mean to do sth 打算做某事
eg. 如果你錯(cuò)過(guò)了這班火車(chē)，那就意味著你還要等30分鐘。
He meant to cause trouble. 他是存心惹麻煩。
高考鏈接
In some parts of London, missing a bus means ______ for another hour. (上海2002春)
A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
2) usual a.通常的，普通的，平常的。如：
Let’s meet again at the usual place.
than usual 用于比較級(jí)之后，意為“比平�！�。如：
他比平常早起了些。
as usual 跟往常一樣, 平常, 照常。如：
As usual he forgot to make his bed after he got up. 。
as is usual with… 和……平日那樣。如：
As is usual with him, he was late for school today. 。
4. He also told us that the best way to earn respect from the school was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades.
1)the best way to /of …..
學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的最好辦法是多聽(tīng)多說(shuō)多寫(xiě)。
2) earn v. 掙得，搏得 earnings n. 所得收入earn one’s living 自行謀生
eg. The workers earned less money because they had to pay medical insurance.
因?yàn)楣と艘会t(yī)療保險(xiǎn)，所以他們賺得的錢(qián)就少了。
The old man earned his living as a fisherman. 這老人以捕魚(yú)為生
As we know, it’s his honesty that earned the admiration of his friends.
正如我們所知，正是他的誠(chéng)實(shí)得到了朋友們的贊揚(yáng)。
It’s said that a person’s intelligence and abilities have a direct effect on his or her earnings.
3) respect A. 【U】意為“尊敬, 敬意”，與for連用。如：
The children showed respect for old people. 兒童向老人表示敬意。
I have great respect for him. 我很尊敬他。
B. 【U】 意為“尊重，重視，顧慮， 關(guān)心”。與介詞for或to搭配使用。如：
We must have respect for the opinions of others.我們必須尊重/顧慮他人的意見(jiàn)。
C. 【C】在表示“（事情的某一）點(diǎn)，方面”。如：
She is right in every respect/in many respects. 她各方面都對(duì)。
respects意為“致意，問(wèn)好，請(qǐng)安”。
如：Give your father my respects. 代我向令尊致意。
in no respect 無(wú)論哪方在都不……
in respect to/of…= with respect to… 關(guān)于 如：
I learned nothing with respect to it. 關(guān)于這件事，我沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)。
without respect to… 不管……， 不顧…… 如：
He did it without respect to the result. 他不顧后果做了那件事。
respect vt. 尊敬, 尊重, 重視 如：
I respect you for your honesty. 由于你為人正直，我對(duì)你十分敬重。
We should respect the rights of other people. 我們應(yīng)尊重別人的權(quán)利。
respect oneself 自重，自尊 如：
If you don’t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you?
自己不自重，又怎能受到別人的尊重呢？
即學(xué)即用 I’m sure she will do as she promised; I’ve got great _________ her.
A. respect for B. respects of C. honor of D. faith in
4）achieve v. 完成, 達(dá)到 如：
The university has achieved all its goals this year. 這個(gè)大學(xué)今年已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)了所有的奮斗目標(biāo)。
achievement: [U] 完成，達(dá)到； [C] 成就, 功績(jī) make achievements 獲得成績(jī)，取得成就 又如：
eg. We may have the feeling of satisfaction and achievement from our English study when we are able to say something simple in English.
當(dāng)我們可以說(shuō)點(diǎn)兒簡(jiǎn)單的英語(yǔ)交談時(shí),我們就可以從英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)中得到滿足感和成就感。
The success of the experiment proves that we have made great achievements in the study of rocket.
那個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)的成功證明我們?cè)诨鸺矫娴难芯咳〉煤艽蟪删汀?
5. This is about the average size for British schools.
average adj. 平均的；平常的 如：
你們班上女生的平均年齡是多少? It’s an average essay，so it is not impressive． 這是一篇很普通的論文，所以給人的印象不深刻。
average n. 平均數(shù),一般水平(通常不用復(fù)數(shù)形式)。如：
Alice’s maths is above the average in the class. 愛(ài)麗絲的數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)高于班級(jí)平均水平。 on (an/the) average，there are twenty boys present every day. 平均說(shuō)來(lái)，每天有二十個(gè)男孩出席。
average vt. 平均達(dá)到 如： The rainfall averages 36 inches a year.
6. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me…
used to 過(guò)去常常做……，后跟動(dòng)詞原形。如：
We used to swim in this river. 過(guò)去我們經(jīng)常在這條河中游泳。
My father used to smoke, but now he doesn’t.。 我父親以前常抽煙，但現(xiàn)在不抽了�！�
1).used to 與would的區(qū)別
表示過(guò)去的繼續(xù)狀態(tài)或過(guò)去的習(xí)慣動(dòng)作（和現(xiàn)在和未來(lái)相比）時(shí)，通常要用used to,而不用would。在表示過(guò)去的習(xí)慣動(dòng)作時(shí)兩者都可用。但would常表示含用感情成分的主觀意思，而used to 則表示較客觀的意思。
used to表示相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)期間的習(xí)慣，而would則表示某動(dòng)作的重復(fù)，其習(xí)慣的意味較淡，因此通常與often, sometimes等詞連用。如：
He a naughty boy. 他從前是個(gè)頑皮的孩子。 Is this the place where you ? 這是你從前住過(guò)的地方嗎？
He often say so when he was young. 他年輕時(shí)常這么說(shuō)。
We often talk about our future on the bank of the river. 我們（過(guò)去）常在河岸上談?wù)撐覀兊奈磥?lái)。
Tom used to get up late in the morning, ?
相似短語(yǔ)區(qū)別：
be/get used to sth./ doing sth. 習(xí)慣于/開(kāi)始習(xí)慣于做…… 如：
I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. 我習(xí)慣了乘飛機(jī)旅行，只有一次我可給嚇怕了。
be used to do 被用來(lái)做…… 如：
In our school, candles are used to give light when electricity is cut off. 在我們學(xué)校停電時(shí)，就用蠟燭來(lái)照明。
固定短語(yǔ):
there used to be 某地過(guò)去有某物 如：
There used to be a swimming pool in our town. 我們鎮(zhèn)上過(guò)去有一個(gè)游泳池。
2) a bit和a little
二者都可以修飾形容詞或副詞的原級(jí)或比較級(jí)。如：
It’s a bit/a little cold today. 今天有點(diǎn)冷。 He feels a bit/a little more tired today than yesterday. 他今天覺(jué)得比昨天要更累一點(diǎn)。 She is driving a bit/a little faster. 她現(xiàn)在開(kāi)得稍快了一點(diǎn)。
a little可直接加名詞，而a bit須加of后才能加名詞。如：
a little bread = a bit of bread 一點(diǎn)兒面包
a few bits of wood 幾片木片 a little wood = a bit of wood 一點(diǎn)兒木柴
not a bit意為 “一點(diǎn)也不” , 相當(dāng)于 not at all，而not a little則意為 “非�！� ，表達(dá)肯定的意思。如：
He is not a bit surprised at the news.
He is not a little surprised at the news. He was not a little surprised.
bit前可用人稱代詞，意為“某人的一份力量”，而little無(wú)此用法。little可用作不定代詞，而bit無(wú)此用法。如：
We should do our bit for our country. 我們?yōu)樽鎳?guó)盡自己的一份力。
Little does he know about his illness. 他對(duì)病情知道得很少。
3) challenge n. / v. 挑戰(zhàn) 作動(dòng)詞時(shí)用于challenge … to …或challenge … to do …結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“向……挑戰(zhàn)……”。如：
那學(xué)校向我們挑戰(zhàn)足球賽。
The present world is full of challenges as well as opportunities.
challenging adj. 引發(fā)興趣的，使人思考的，激發(fā)干勁的。如：
a challenging problem 發(fā)人深思的問(wèn)題
課后作業(yè)：
1. 背誦Reading前三小節(jié)。
2. 完成PartE on page 5 .
Unit 1 School Life
Reading ( 2 ) ( the last four paragraph )
Teaching Aims: Master the new words and phrases in the passage
Learning content: Reading part ( paragraph 5 to 8 on page 3 )
Learning important and difficult points:
Grasp the related the usage of words and expressions.
Grasp the related language points
Period ：Two ( three to four )
預(yù)習(xí)
1. According to the text ,translate the following phrases into English.
1. 在午飯休息時(shí)間
2. 發(fā)電電子郵件給我的家人和朋友
3. 學(xué)會(huì)如何去購(gòu)買(mǎi)準(zhǔn)備和烹飪食物
4. 舉行班級(jí)聚會(huì)
5. 制作一個(gè)小的雕塑
6. 在正餐結(jié)束時(shí)
7. 回顧在英國(guó)的日子
自主學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程：
7. …so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
free adj. 免費(fèi)的；空閑的 如：
a free dinner 免費(fèi)的午餐 for free （＝ free of charge）免費(fèi)的 free time 空閑時(shí)間
All the books were given away free. 所有的書(shū)都免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送。
e-mail n&vt
我有兩封電子郵件發(fā)送給公司。
8. Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food.
1) fun n. [U]愉快；開(kāi)心adj. 有趣的，奇妙的 比較：funny adj. 好笑的，滑稽的
for fun 尋找樂(lè)趣；當(dāng)作玩笑 make fun of 捉弄
It is (not) fun doing sth. 做某事沒(méi)趣 have fun doing sth 做某事感到開(kāi)心
踢足球十分有趣。
It is fun to play with snow in winter.
fun it is to play with snow in winter.
A.How B.What C.What a D.How a
There’s no fun in spending the whole evening playing cards. 整個(gè)晚上打撲克牌沒(méi)有意思。
I felt unhappy whenever I was made fun of. 。
It is fun to have a talk with you.
Fifty years ago, people would rather hunt wild animals for fun than go sightseeing.
2) prepare: v.準(zhǔn)備, 預(yù)備, 有能力而且愿意 preparation n. 準(zhǔn)備, 預(yù)備
prepare for…/prepare…for… make preparations for be prepared for
老師們正在備課，而學(xué)生們正在為考試作準(zhǔn)備。
Will you help me prepare for the get-together of the old classmates?
Preparations for the top government officers’ visit are almost complete.
9. …but can stop studying some subjects if they do not like them.
stop doing sth stop to do sth
他們停下來(lái)休息一 會(huì)兒。
他們停止工作休息一會(huì)兒。
10. I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch time.
miss v. 錯(cuò)過(guò)；失去; 想念；思念 miss doing sth. 想念/錯(cuò)過(guò)做某事
He threw the ball to me, but I missed it and it landed on the ground.他把球扔給我，但我沒(méi)接住，球落在了地上。
Being too tired, he narrowly missed crashing into the tree. 。
我相信每個(gè)人都會(huì)懷念他。
11. Sometimes I just relaxed under a tree…
relax vt. & vi. 使松弛, 放松, 松懈。如：
relax one’s muscles 放松肌肉 relax one’s attention 放松注意力 relax one’s pace 放慢步伐 relax one’s mind 使腦子得到休息
eg.His face relaxed in／into a smile．他的表情在一笑中變得輕松了。
We must not relax in our efforts．我們決不能松勁。
Let’s stop working and relax for an hour. 我們停工休息一小時(shí)
比較：relaxed和relaxing
relaxed 感到輕松 relaxing 令人輕松的
He is feeling relaxed now. 他現(xiàn)在感到輕松。
The music is relaxing. 音樂(lè)使人輕松。
We are having relaxing weather. 天氣使人懶洋洋的。
relaxation n. [U] “放松”消遣”“娛樂(lè)”。[C]為消遣所做的具體的事
relaxation of the muscles 肌肉的放松Let’s have some relaxation. 我們放松一下。 Fishing and mountain-climbing are his favorite relaxation. 釣魚(yú)和爬山是他最喜歡的娛樂(lè)。
12. I do like eating desserts after meals as you mentioned in your article. (P5)
[考點(diǎn)] do在句中起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用。在強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞時(shí)，根據(jù)人稱時(shí)態(tài)，在動(dòng)詞原形前加do, does 或did。do的這種用法只用于肯定句，且只有現(xiàn)在時(shí)和過(guò)去時(shí)兩種時(shí)態(tài)。
[考例] An awful accident ______, however, occur the other day. (上海2000)
A. does B. did C. has to D. had to
13.Finish Part E on p 5.
Practice
根據(jù)首字母或漢語(yǔ)注釋寫(xiě)全單詞
1.The morning a_______ at our school is at 9 o’clock in the school hall.
2..Before the meeting began, I made the necessary i____________.
3. The old worker is very e__________ in mending cars.
4. Her earlier p__________ for the next day made her perfect for the job.
5. The great inventor was given a prize for his scientific a___________.
6. The _______ (平均) age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
7. Dinner costs $5 and wine is _____(額外的).
8．He thought it better to begin our work __________ (立即).
9．We often study Shakespeare’s plays in our ________ (文學(xué)) classes.
10. Tom accepted his friend’s ________(挑戰(zhàn)) to swim across the lake.
Homework
3. 背誦Reading中4~6節(jié)。
4. Preview the next lesson.
III. Reading (1)
Fill the following blanks (the main idea part is given)
Teachers and classmates/ Attending assembly/ School hours/ British food and her activities / Homework and subjects / Intention
Para. Main idea Detailed information
1 a) Was she happy with the school hours? _______
b) School in Britain __________around 9 am and _______ about 3:30 pm
2 a) Who was the girl sitting next to her on the first day? ______________
b) The headmaster told them about ________________ during assembly.
3 a) Who was her favorite teacher? _________________
b) Was it easy for her to remember all the students’ faces and names? Why? ______________________
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a) The homework was not heavy, but why was it a bit challenging for her? _____________________________
a) Why did her English improve a lot? ______________
b) Did she enjoy cooking? How do you know? ________________________________________
a) Do students have to learn all the subjects even if they don’t like them? ____________________________
7 a) Why did she miss Chinese food a lot at lunchtime? ________________________________________
b) She usually played on the school field. Sometimes ______________.Sometimes___________________.
8 a) She felt lucky and hopes _______________________