M1U1 School Life in the UK
Reading 2
Teaching aims:
1. Get students to understand the language points in the text;
2. Have students know how to use some of the key words, expressions and pattern;
Important points: Usage of the keywords and expressions
Difficult points: Difficult sentences in the text
Learning guide: Read, copy, translate and recite
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Revision
1. Write 10 key words from the text
2. Listen to and read the text
Step 2: Language points
1. Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
[L1]
a) v-ing 形式(动名词)在句中作主语
eg. 1) Cooking was really very fun. 2) Laying eggs is the ant queen's full-time job.
Ex: 1) _____________ (玩火) is dangerous. 2) _____________ (抽烟) is not allowed here.
b) experience n. v.
• n. [u] 经验 ~ in/ of
[试译] 1) 你对这工作有经验吗?________________________________
2) 经验来源于实践。________________________________
• n. [c] 经历
[试译] 3) 那次的车祸对他来说一次可怕的经历。________________________________
4) Please tell us your ~s of living abroad for so many years. ___________________
• vt 体验
[试译] 1) He experienced the greatest hardship for the first time in his life.________________
2) Experiencing pain is as valuable as experiencing pleasure.______________________
• experienced adj. 有经验的
[试译] 1) An experienced doctor is operating on the wounded soldier. _____________________
2) Anyone experienced in drawing may come tomorrow. _________________________
2. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. [L2]
a. be happy/pleased with: 对…满意
[试译] 1) 她对新工作好像很满意。________________________________
2) 他对结果不会满意。 _____________________________________
be happy to do sth 乐于做某事
I shall be happy to accept your invitation: _______________________
b. Hour特殊时刻; 重要时刻
1) 晚餐时刻 ___________ 2) 上课时间 ____________ 3) 营业时间 ____________
c. Around 大概;大约:
1) 那是大约在十年前发生的事。 ________________________________
2) 现在大约五点钟。 ________________________________
3. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. [L4]
mean v. (meant meant)
1) 意味着 [+(that)][+v-ing]
这就是说,大家不久都会有一台个人用计算机。
This meant that everyone could soon have a personal computer.
新的订单意味着加班。The new order means working overtime.
2)意欲;打算:[to do]
He meant to cause trouble. 他是成心惹麻烦。
【试译】
1)如果你误了这班火车,就意味着你要等 30分钟。__________________________
2) 对不起伤害你了,我不是有意的。___________________________________
4. attend [L6]
1) go to
Did you attend the meeting yesterday? /She was sick so she didn't attend her classes.
attend a lecture / a party / a meeting attend school attend church
2)attend on 服侍, 照料; 陪, 随从
有两位护士看护着她。She has two nurses attending (on/upon) her.
3)attend to 处理
I'll attend to the matter. 我来处理此事。
[试译]
a. 他尽管有病,还是可以上课。 _______________________________________
b. 昨天他没有参加会议。 ____________________________
c. 护士们尽心尽责地照料病人。_______________________________________
d. 专心学习, 不要说话。 __________________________________________
5. earn [L9]
1)He earns his living by teaching, but she earns a good salary.
2)He earned a lot of praise from the papers for the way he handled the strike.
由于他对罢工的处理(方法)得当,他博得了报界的不少好评。
【试译】这个月他已经赚了好多钱了。_________________________________
6. respect [L10]
1) n. 敬重,尊敬 [U][ (+for)]
Show/Have some respect for your parents. ________________________
He has no respect for the feelings of others. ________________________
2)vt.
He's much respected by all his colleagues. __________________
We respect him as a great leader. _________________________
I deeply respect your courage. __________________________
[即学即用]
Students should have _______ their teachers.
A. respect for B. respects for C. respects of D. a respect in
7. achieve vt. achievement n. [L10]
1) to finish successfully 完成,做到
• He will never achieve anything if he doesn't work hard. ____________________
2) gain 达到,实现
•他达到了他的目的。 ______________________________
•取得成功 _____________________________________
8. sound(like) + n. [L11]
sound + adj.
1) 那听起来是个好主意。_____________________________________
2) The plan sounds _____ ( good / well). 3) Her voice sounds ____ ( beautiful/ beautifully).
9. Average [L16]
1) n. 平均 on the/an average
The average of 3, 8 and 10 is 7. __________________________
His school work is well above / below (the) average. _________________
We receive 20 letters a day on average. _____________________
2) adj. What is the average rainfall for July? ____________________________
There is nothing special about the film. It was only average.(一般) ______________
3)v 平均达到 Our mail averages 20 letters a day. __________________________
I average eight hours' work a day. ____________________________
[试译]
•你们班上女生的平均年龄是多少? ________________________________________
•每天平均有二十个男孩出席 _____________________________________________
10. ..., so it was difficult to remember all the faces and names. [L18]
It is + adj./ n. ( for sb / of sb ) +to do sth
1)在两天之内完成这份工作是不容易的。 ___________________________________
2)你及时到达那里是很重要的。________________________________________
3)熬夜(stay up)是个坏习惯。____________________________________
4) It was clever ________ at the decision in two minutes.
A. for him to arrive B. for his arriving C. of him to arrive D. of his arriving
11. used to do [L20] 过去常常做某事或过去的状态
be used to do 被用来做……
be used to sth/doing 习惯于做……
[试译] 1) 我过去常骑自行车上学,而现在习惯于走到学校。____________________________
2) 他曾是个医生。 _________________________________________________________
3) 钢笔是用来写字的。__________________________________________________
4) 你习惯这儿的学校生活吗?_______________________________________
5) 我父亲以前常抽烟,但现在不抽了________________________________________
6) 我习惯了乘飞机旅行 __________________________________________
12. a bit = a little ______________________ [L21]
not a bit = not at all _________________ not a little = much ____________________
eg: 1) He is not a bit surprised at the news. ___________________________
2) He is not a little surprised at the news. __________________________
Ex: 1) I am ____________ tired, so I can’t go any further.
2) He is ___________ sad, as if it had nothing to do with him.
• a little可直接加名词,而 a bit须加 of后才能加名词。如:
a little bread = a bit of bread一点儿面包 a little wood = a bit of wood 一点儿木柴
a few bits of wood 几片木片
13. challenge n. / v. 挑战 作动词时用于 challenge … to+n.或 challenge … to do …结构,意为
“向……挑战……”。[L21]
The school challenged us to a game of football. 那学校向我们挑战足球赛。
He challenged me to play another tennis game. 他向我挑战要我跟他再打一场网球。
The present world is full of challenges as well as opportunities.当今社会充满了机遇与挑战。
challenging adj. 引发兴趣的,使人思考的,激发干劲的。
a challenging problem 发人深思的问题
14. fun n. [u] [L31]
for fun; make fun of; have great fun
1)Tom很有趣。___________ 2)(What/ How) great fun the children had at the seaside!
3) He said it was only _____ fun. 4) It’s wrong to __________ the disabled
15. drop v. [L36]
1)to fall or let fall
She dropped her glasses and broke them. / The apple dropped (down) from the tree.
The temperature has dropped.
2) give up
I'm going to drop history this year.
When the fire alarm rang I dropped everything and ran out of the building.
16. relax
1) Sit down and relax. 2) The music will help to relax you.
• relaxation; relaxed; relaxing
1) He was lying in the sun looking very _______ and happy. 2) The music is ________.
3) We are having _______ weather. 4) I play golf for _______.
Step 3: Summary: What have you learned today?
Go over the things above.
Step 4: Check
1. Do the exercises on P 86. (A1, A2)
2. Do some additional exercises.