Unit 19 Warm-up &Lesson 1
Teaching aims:
1. To learn some strategies about learning a foreign language.
2. To master some words and expressions.
3. To improve the students reading ability.
Teaching important and difficult points:
To master some words and expressions
Teaching aids: computer, blackboard
Teaching procedures:
StepⅠ. Warm-up
Free talk and discuss the following questions:
1. Name some countries where English is spoke as a first/second/foreign language.
2. By what ways do you think can improve your English?
Task 1: Match the key words to the language skills they are related with in Ex.2.
Task 2: Listen and finish Ex.4.
StepⅡ. Reading
Task1: First reading to figure out the whole structure of the passage.
Task2: Second reading to complete Exs. 2 and 3.
StepⅢ. Language points and sentence structures
1. thankful adj. 高兴的;感激的
be thankful for … 为…感到高兴
be thankful to sb. for sth. 因为某事感激某人
be thankful that 对…感到高兴
be thankful to do sth. 做某事感到高兴
thankfully adv. 感激地;欣慰地; 谢天谢地
You should be thankful to be alive.
I can't express myself in words how thankful I am to you for all this help.
I am thankful that my dream comes true.
2. thrill vt. 使兴奋
thrill with excitement 激动得不能自已
thrill at 因…感到兴奋
be thrilled about /at /with 对…感到兴奋
thrill n. 激动,兴奋感;一阵强烈的感觉give sb. a thrill 给某人一种刺激感
thrilled adj. 非常激动的,兴奋的,高兴的
thrilling adj. 引人入胜的;令人激动的
He was thrilled by her conversation.
The magic of his music thrilled the audience.
3. absence n. 不存在,缺乏
in the absence of 在(人)不在时;在(物)缺乏时
absent adj. 不在场的 absent-minded 心不在焉的
be absent from 缺席 be present at 出席
His repeated absence form the school is worrying.
In the absence of the manager, I shall be in charge.
She was absent from the school with a cold.
All the students absent will be punished. (absent/present表 “缺席的/出席的”做定语时只能做后置定语.)
4. surround vt. 环绕,围绕
be surrounded by /with 被…所围绕
surrounding adj.周围的;附近的
surroundings n. [pl.] 环境(environment)
They lived in a house surrounded by trees on all sides, and most of the trees surrounding the house were beautiful, which created the most pleasant surroundings in the world.
5. adequate adj. 足够的,充分的
be adequate for sth. …充足
be adequate to (doing) sth. 胜任(做)某事
be adequate to do sth. 足够做某事
Is your salary adequate to support yourself?
6. ensure vt. 确保,保证
ensure sb. against /from danger 保护某人免受危险
ensure sb. sth. 保证某人某事
ensure sth./that
All the necessary steps have been taken to ensure their success.
His wife ensured that he took all the pills every day.
His recommendation will ensure me a job.
We should ensure ourselves against all possible risks.
7. guarantee vt. 担保,保证
guarantee sb. sth.
guarantee to do
guarantee that
guarantee sth. against sth.
be guaranteed to do sth. 肯定会/必定会做某事
under guarantee 在保修期内
I cannot guarantee the plan will work, but I will give it a try.
I guarantee to get rid of my bad habits.
The students are not guaranteed jobs when they graduate.
The light is still under guarantee.
8. adjust v. 调整;使适合;调节;使适应
adjust to 适应
adjust oneself to 使自己适应于…
adjustable adj. 可调整的,可调节的
adjustment n. 调整,调节;适应
make an adjustment ( to sth.) 作出调整
Some people found it hard to adjust to the changes in working methods and technology.
9. inform v. 通知,告知;告发,检举
inform sb. about /of sth. 通知/告诉某人有关某事
inform sb. that 通知/告诉某人
I was not informed of the decision until too late.
10. dedicated adj. 专心致志的
be dedicated to (doing) sth.专心于;献身于
dedicate one’s life /oneself to 献身于
dedication n. 贡献,奉献
(二.) 短语:
1. get ahead 获得成功,取得进展,比人强
get ahead of … 比…强;走在…前面
get around /about 传播,流传;各处走动
get away from 离开,脱身
get down to (doing) sth. 开始做某事
get over 克服,控制
get through 通过,完成;打通,到达
2. stand out 突出,显眼;引人注目
outstanding adj. 杰出的
stand for 代表;支持;象征
stand up for /against 维护/反对(权利)
stand by 袖手旁观
stand aside 靠边站
stand doing sth. 忍受做某事
stand surprised 感到吃惊 (stand 可作系动词用)
3.keep … in mind 记住…
bear sth. in mind 记住
have sth. in mind 在想…;计划…
4. more than
(1.) more than 与数词连用,意思是“多于,大于,超过”
more than one + 单数名词,谓动用单
There is more than one fast food restaurant around the school.
(2.) more than 后面跟名词,意为“不只是,不仅仅是”
Jason is more than a lecture; he is a writer, too.
(3.) more than 与形容词或分词连用,表示“非常,十分”
They were more than happy to see us come back from the expedition.
(4.) more than 和含有情态动词的句子连用,表示“超过了…所能”之意
The beauty of the mountainous country is more than I can describe.
(5.) more… than… 肯定more 后面的内容而否定than 后面的内容,表示“与其说…倒不如说…”
Hearing the news, Tom was more surprised than disappointed.
(6.) no more than 的意思是“仅仅,不过,只是”
Their new flat has no more than 60 square metres.
(7.) not more than 表示 “至多,不超过”
Lying on the ground was a peasant boy of not more than seventeen.
(三.)重点句子:
1. What this means is that they make sure there is an adequate amount of input
in English conveyed to the students through various mediums.
What this means 为主语从句
that they make sure there is 为表语从句,其中there is … 又为宾语从句
2. … are well worth the extra effort.
…很值得去努力。
3. … which must be of the highest quality.
… 一定是最高质量的。
StepⅣ. Consolidation
Task 1: Do the blank-filling in Ex. 5
StepⅤ. Discussion
StepⅥ. Homework
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