Using LanguageⅡ主要内容及教案内容

Unit 3 A taste of English humour --using language 1. on… occasion

在…时候；有…次

on occasion(s)偶尔；偶然；有时候

on the occasion of在…时候

if the occasion arises 如果有必要的话

occasional

adj.偶尔的；偶然的；临时的

occasionally

adv.偶尔；偶然；有时候

(1)We occasionally meet for a drink after work.

(2)He spent five years in Paris with occasional visits to Italy.

(3)He has been seen on occasions to lose his temper.

(4)They have been seen together on two separate occasions.

(5)As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only occasionally.

(6)You can hardly find any occasions when he accompanies his family for weekends.

(7)I only drop in on my parents on occasions. 2. keep to信守(诺言)；不偏离(道路)；坚守(某地)；不偏离(主题)

keep (oneself )to oneself 不与某人来往

keep sth to oneself不把某事物说出去

stick to坚持做某事；维持、固守某事物

(1)He promised to help us and he stuck to his word.

(2)You must keep to the point at the moment.

(3)It is wrong not to keep to an agreement.

(4)Keep to the track(小路)-the land is very boggy(多沼泽的)around here.

(5)We just kept working in the field after dark.

(6)I would be grateful if you keep this information to yourself.

(7)Everyone shall keep to the point when we are discussing.

(8)She keeps to herself and never contacts with others.

(9)Kindly keep your opinions to yourself in future.

(10)Nothing is more irritating than people who don’t keep to the point.

3. slide v.滑动；滑行；(使)悄然移动；逐渐衰退

n.滑动；滑行；降低；幻灯片slide in/into/out (of) 溜进…/溜出…

slide from… to….从…滑向… slide down 下滑

on the slide 下滑；恶化

steal into=slide into溜进来

(1)We slid down the grassy slope. (2)He slid out while no one was looking. (3)The economy is on the slide. (4)We had to admit that our living conditions were on the slide at that time. (5)He stole into the room without being noticed. (6)The boy slid out of the classroom without being noticed. 4. amuse

vt.逗笑；逗乐；(提供)消遣；(使)娱乐

amuse oneself自娱自乐

entertain

vt.使…娱乐

amusing

adj.逗人笑的；好笑的；有乐趣的

amused

adj.逗乐的；觉得好笑的

amusement

n.娱乐(活动)

to one’s amusement使某人感到好笑的是

with amusement 愉悦地，愉快地

amusement park 游乐场，游乐园

(1)My funny drawings amused the kids. (2)I’m sure I’ll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.

(3)Her eyes twinkled (闪烁)with amusement. (4)He told a quite amusing story just now. (5)There was an amused look on the president’s face.

(6)The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform. 5. whisper

vt.

vi.低语；小声说；私下说

n. 低语，秘密

in a whisper/in whispers低语，低声说，窃窃私语

whisper sth to sb 悄悄告诉某人某事

It was whispered that….有人私下说….

(1)My mum whispered to me,”Be quiet!Your little sister is sleeping.”

(2)He whispered to me that he was afraid. (3)They were spoke in whispers. 6. mess

n.肮脏，杂乱，不整洁，混乱

vt.使不整洁，弄脏，弄乱

in a mess乱七八糟

make a mess of sth把…弄乱

a mess of(后面加可数名词复数或者不可数名词)许多的…mess around/about胡闹

mess sth up 把…弄糟，使…不整洁

tidy

vt.使整洁；使有条理

(1)The room was in a mess. (2)I feel I have made a mess of things. (3)I don’t want you to mess up my clean kitchen.

(4)The kids

made a mess in their room and the whole house is in such a mess. (5)If you cancel now, you will mess up all my arrangements.

(6)Stop messing around/about and get down to business. (7)You will find a mess of fish swimming down in the water. 7. react

vi

起反应；回应；与…发生变化

react to sth

与某物发生反应，对某事物做出回应；react with 与…起化学反应，发生物理变化

react against sb/sth

反对、反抗某人/某物

reaction n.反应

(1)Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. (2)He reacted against the regulations of his company. (3)Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust.(铁锈) (4)Hearing how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure. (5)What was his reaction to the news? 课堂测试

用短语的适当形式填空

break into,break in,break down,break out,break up (1)

To understand the grammar of the sentence,you must _____it______into parts. (2)

I was still sleeping when the fire ________,and then it spread quickly. (3)

I’m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have____________.

So am I.They seemed very happy together when I last saw them (4)

Somebody must have _________ last night. fortunefortunate unfortunately (1)

It was_________________that he couldn’t speak English.

(2)

I was_________in having a good teacher. (3)

I have had a good______to work with some brilliant directors. worse off

well off

better off (1)

We are _______for storage space in the new offices. (2)

The president hopes that the people be_______when he quits than when he started. (3)

The increase in taxes means that we’ll be 300￥

a year_____than before. usual

regular

common

ordinary (1)

It is a_____practice to make an appointment before seeing a doctor in the USA. (2)

He was born in a peasant family and he is just a(n)______child. (3)

My parents both have a_________income and we needn’t worry about money every month.

(4)

He went to the restaurant and sat at his______seat. cut in

cut down

cut off (1)

She kept_______ on our conversation. (2)

Grandpa _______a tree and cut off the branches. (3)

If you don’t pay your gas bill, you may be _____.

pick at

pick up

pick out (1)

The bird is______the grains left in the field. (2)

My radio can ________the program of BBC. (3)

She was_______from over 200 applicants for the job. (4)

I _____Spanish when I stayed in Spain. (5)

She_______Japanese when she was in Japan.Now she can speak it freely. (6)

I can easily____you ______in the crowd. (7)

The picture was taken a long time ago.I wonder if you can_______my father. convincing

convinced (1)I proved my innocence to him with_______evidence. (2)I am______of her innocence. (3)He is a ______ Christian. (4)His explanation sounded_______to me.

amused

amusement

amusing (1)

Playing with water can keep children______for hours. (2)

His son was a continuous source of________and delight to him. (3)

I didn’t find the joke________at all.