Learning about Language教学设计案例

Unit 4 Pygmalion learning about language

1．hide/shelter from rain

2．for a moment

3．in disguise

4．pass sb./oneself off_as

...

5．make one’s acquaintance

6．generally speaking

7．in terms of ...

8．be superior to

9．a handful of

10．in amazement

11．take

...for

1．pass

...off as

...(把某人)改变或冒充成……

[教材原句]

But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party. 不过，先生，(高傲地)要是有人教她把英语说好了，她就可以在三个月以内冒充公爵夫人出席大使主办的花园晚会了。

①She passed herself off as an experienced actress. 她冒充一名有经验的女演员。

②He escaped by passing_himself_off_as a guard. 他冒充警卫逃跑了。

pass away

pass down

pass

...on to

pass through

去世

把……传给后世

把……传递给；(疾病)遗传给，传染给

通过；穿过；经历

避雨

一会儿；片刻

伪装(的)；假扮(的) 把某人自己改变或冒充成……

结识；与……相见

一般来说

就……来说；从……角度

比……优秀/好

一把儿；少量的

惊讶地

把……当作……

③A famous singer passed away on January, 2017. 一个著名歌手于2017年1月去世。

④The skill has been passed_down over four generations. 这项技巧已经传了四代以上。

2.in terms of就……来说；从……角度看

[教材原句]

Correct all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling, etc, so that she can use them properly. 从语法、拼写等方面改正这些句子，好让她使用恰当。

①In terms of weather, the city of Sanya is a good place for tour. 就天气来讲，三亚市是一个旅游胜地。

②It is hard to express it in terms of science. 要从科学的角度来表达它是困难的。

in the long/short term

be on good/bad terms with

... come to terms with (sb.) come to terms with sth. 就长期/短期而言

和……关系好/不好

与(某人)达成协议/妥协/和解

适应(困难的处境)，接受(令人不快的事物) ③The company’s prospects look good in_the_long_term. 这个公司的远景看好。

④The country is very poor and it has to come to terms with the neighbouring countries. 这个国家很穷，它不得不与邻国和解。

⑤We are on_good_terms_with all our neighbours. 我们与所有的邻居关系都好。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Generally (general) speaking, children under eight years old are still unable to take care of themselves. 2．Friendship is valuable and can never be measured in terms of money. 3．She passed herself off as an American. 4．The kind teacher takes the poor student for her own son. 5．My brother is a top student and superior to most of his classmates. Ⅱ.完成句子

1．In_terms_of quality, the product of our company is_superior_to that of other companies. 就质量而言，我们公司的产品比其他公司的好。

2．He made_a_fortune by doing business. 他靠做生意发了财。

3．Generally_speaking,_women cry more easily than men. 一般而言，女人比男人容易哭。

4．We all hope to make_our_acquaintance with more people. 我们都希望结识更多的朋友。

5．He passed himself off_as an experienced worker. 他冒充成一个有经验的工人。

1．[句型展示]

While_watching,_he makes notes. 他一边观察，一边做记录。

[典例背诵] While listening to the radio, she fell asleep. 她在听收音机时睡着了。

2．[句型展示]

Perhaps I could even find her a place as a lady’s maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English. 说不定我还可以给她找份工作，当一名贵妇人的侍女或商店的店员。这些工作都要求英语说得好呢。

[典例背诵] The little boy hasn’t come back yet after leaving home, which makes his parents worried. 小男孩在离家后还未回来，使得他父母很担心。

3．[句型展示]

What_if I was? 如果我是，又怎么样呢？

[典例背诵] What if you should fall sick? 万一你生病了怎么办呢？

1．While_watching,_he makes notes. 他一边观察，一边做记录。

此句为主从复合句，含有while引导的状语从句。while watching为状语从句的省略，其完整形式应为：While he is watching。

①While walking a dog, he happened to meet an old friend. 在遛狗时，他碰巧遇到了一位老朋友。

[点津]

状语从句的省略条件为：

从句的主语与主句的主语一致或从句的主语是it，且从句的谓语动词是be动词，这时

可将从句的主语和be动词省略。

②I will go there to see you if_(it_is)_possible. 如果可能的话，我会去看你。

③Once the time is set, it cannot be changed. ＝Once_set,_the time cannot be changed. 时间一旦被设定就不能更改。

④When I was waiting for a bus, I met Tom. ＝When waiting for a bus, I met Tom. 我在等车时碰到了汤姆。

2．What_if I was? 如果我是，又怎么样呢？

此句为省略句。原句为：What if I was born in

...？what if要是……又怎样；如果……将会怎么样；如果……又怎样。

(1)询问将来可能发生的事或面临的情况，特别是不太好的情况。

①What if he doesn’t come (What shall we do if he doesn’t come)? 如果他不来，我们怎么办呢？

(2)用于提建议。

②What if we go and see a film tomorrow night? 我们明晚去看电影好吗？

[点津]

若表示对过去情况的假设，what if后的句子常用一般过去时；若表示的是将来的情况，what if 后的句子常用一般现在时。如：

③What if we failed in the last exam? 要是我们上次考试不及格怎么办？

④What if we fail in this exam? 要是我们这次考试不及格怎么办？

What/How about

...？

So what?

What(

...) for?

What though?

How come?

……怎么样？

那又怎么样？

为何？为什么？

尽管……又有什么关系？

怎么搞的？

为什么不做……

Why not do sth.?

⑤How/What_about us/our going swimming? 我们去游泳怎么样？

⑥What_for did you ask that silly question？Now he’s going to speak for another ten

minutes. 你干吗要问那个愚蠢的问题？这么一来他又得再说上十分钟。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．He bought a book yesterday in a bookstore, which he often visits. 2．When heated (heat), the metal can be melted. 3．What if it rains (rain) tomorrow? Will we still have soccer practice? Ⅱ.翻译句子

1．即使他生气了又会怎么样？(用what if ...) What_if_he_gets_angry? 2．如果水被加热，将变成蒸汽。(用省略句式) If_heated,_water_will_be_turned_into_vapour. 3．他被那所大学录取了，这使我们很高兴。(用非限制性定语从句) He_was_admitted_to_the_university,_which_made_us_happy.

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．The popular cartoon Mulan is an adaptation (adapt) of a Chinese poem for children. 2．If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to_ask (ask) me. 3．It is not polite to make unkind remarks (remark) about those in an embarrassing situation. 4．He was condemned to seven years in jail. 5．I made the acquaintance of him at a party. 6．He had a good disguise, but as soon as he spoke he betrayed himself. 7．The computer bought yesterday is superior to my former one. 8．He tried to pass himself off as a qualified doctor. 9．Generally (general) speaking, we have much work to do every day. 10．In terms of his own situation, he has to give up this chance. 11．We should do some exercises about reading comprehension, which could help improve our reading skills. 12．While listening (listen) to the lesson, they made notes. Ⅱ.完成句子

1．This new film is said to_be_adapted_from_a_novel by Jane Austen. 据说这部新影片是根据简·奥斯汀的一本小说改编的。

2．I_hesitated_for_a_moment/while before I offered my seat to her.

我犹豫了一会儿，然后把座位让给她。

3．During our vacation in the seaside city, we made_the_acquaintance_of some foreigners from America. 在海滨城市度假期间，我们认识了几位来自美国的外国人。

4．In_terms_of finance, his company has great advantage. 从财力方面讲，他的公司有很大优势。

5．Generally_speaking,_we enjoyed the trip. 总的来说，我们这次旅行很愉快。

6．Some lazy persons usually pass_off_themselves_as disabled ones to get help from others. 一些懒惰的人通常把自己假扮成残疾人以得到他人的帮助。

7．While_discussing_the_plan,_they found it practical. 当讨论这项计划时，他们发现它很实用。