Learning about Language教学设计实例

Unit 1 重点单词，词组解析

重点单词

[词条1] survive

[课文原句] Is it enough to have survived for a long time?

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[点拨] survive在此为不及物动词，意为“幸存，存活”。又如：

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The man was seriously ill, but to everyone’s surprise, he survived. ②

This kind of animal can survive for seven days without eating. [拓展]

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survive还可作及物动词，意为“幸免，幸免于难，挺过；比……活(或存在)的时间长”。例如：

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He survived the shipwreck (船只失事). ②

The man survived his elder sister by 10 years. ●

survive的名词形式有两个，一个为survival，意为“生存，存活；幸存”；另一个为survivor，意为“幸存者，生还者”。例如：

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We need enough water and food for survival. ②

No survivors were found after the plane crash (碰撞). [词条2] design

[课文原句] The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.

(Page 1) [点拨] design在此为名词，意为“设计，布局”。又如：

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The design of the dress is so special that I want to buy two of them. ②

She wants to take part in the Poster Design Contest in her school. [拓展] ●

design作名词时还可意为“图案，花纹；意图”。例如：

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This factory produces tiles in various colors and designs. ②

He has designs on the manager position. ●

design还可作动词，意为“设计，构思；计划，制订”。例如：

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He is busy designing a computer program. ②

They should design a new plan for the new year. ●

design 作动词时，常用于短语be designed for sth.“打算给……用”，及be designed to do sth.“打算干某事”。例如：

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The book is designed mainly for students who learn medical science. ②

The experiment is designed to test the new drug. [词条3] doubt

[课文原句] There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.

(Page 2) [点拨] doubt在此为名词，意为“怀疑；疑惑”。“There is no doubt that ...”为固定句型，意为“毫无疑问……”。又如：

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There is no doubt that he will stay here with us. ②

There is no doubt at all that she has told the truth. [拓展]

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doubt还可作动词，意为“对……无把握，不能肯定；怀疑，不相信”，后可接名词或代词。例如：

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I doubt the truth of his report. ②

He is angry now. You shouldn’t have doubted him. ●

doubt 作动词时，后还可接从句。在否定句和疑问句中，后接that引导的从句；在肯定句中，后接if或whether引导的从句。例如：

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Do you doubt that he will come? ②

I don’t doubt that he will keep his promise. ③

I doubt if / whether this is what he wants. [词条4] worth

[课文原句]Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing?

(Page 2) [点拨] worth在此意为“(行动)值得，有价值”，常用于worth sth. / doing sth.结构。又如：

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Qingdao is a city worth a visit. ②

It is worth making a good plan before you take action. [拓展] ●

worth还可意为“值（多少钱），价值为”。例如：

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How much is the coat worth? ②

Each of these stamps is worth one yuan. ●

be worth it意为“值得这样（做）”。例如：

It has taken him a long time to prepare the dinner, but it’s worth it.

重点词组

[词条1] in search of

[课文原句] IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM

[点拨] in search of 意为“寻找”，后面接要寻找的对象，search为名词。又如：

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She is in search of her puppy (小狗). ②

Some birds fly into the house in search of some food. [拓展]

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search还可作动词，意为“搜索，搜查；搜身”。例如：

The man searched for his identity card in his bag but he didn’t find it.

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search for的意思相当于look for及hunt for，后面跟的是寻找的对象；而search ... for ...则表示“为寻找某物而搜寻某处”。例如：

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He searched for some money and went out in a hurry. ②

The police are searching the room for the drugs. [词条2] less than

[课文原句] In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.

[点拨] less than在此意为“少于”。又如：

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The little boy is less than ten years old. ②

She eats less than she should. [拓展]

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less than 还有“一点也不”的意思。例如：

He is busy and less than delighted to meet us at the moment. ●

less ... than ... “不如”；no less than“不少于，多达”。例如：

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He is less honest than his brother. ②

In that battle, we wiped out no less than 200 enemies. ●

more than“超过；不仅仅”；no more than“顶多；不超过”。例如：

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He means more than what he said. ②

The old woman spends no more than $200 a month. [词条3] think highly of

[课文原句] I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.

[点拨] think highly of意为“看重，器重，对……评价高”。又如：

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We all think highly of the educational reform in Shandong Province. ②

Jim’s composition is highly thought of by his classmates. [拓展] think highly of中的think可换成speak，highly也可换成well, much；think badly / ill / little / poorly of意为“对……评价不高”。例如：

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Thinking / Speaking badly of the company’s management system, he left. ②

The teacher thinks / speaks well of those who are ready to help others.