Learning about Language名师教学设计1

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Learning about Language教案

行唐县第一中学

王青华

一、语言要点

I单元要点预览）

词语

1. expand / extend / spread / stretch

辨析

2. occupation / job / work / employment / career / profession 1. hunger n.[u] 饥饿；欲hungry adj. 饥饿的

望

2. expand v.使变大；伸expansion n.[u,c]扩

展

大；扩展

3. satisfy vt. 使某人满satisfied adj. 对……

satisfaction n. 满意

意

表示满意

词达到要求；满足需要

satisfactory/sarisfying 形

adj. 令人满意的

变4. free adj.&adv.自由的freedom n.自由

化

(地) 免费的(地)

vt. 解放

词5. equip vt.&vi. 配备；equipment n.[u] 装

汇

装备

备；设备

部6. discover vt.发现，找discovery n.被发现discoverer n. 发现者

分

到

的事物，发现

1. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力

2. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备

重点

3. regret (regretted) vt. (对……)遗憾；惋惜

n.[c,u] 遗憾；惋惜

单词

4. reduce vt.&vi. 减少；减缩

5. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力)；聚焦

n.[c,u] 焦点；中心点

6. comment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论

n.[c,u] 评论；议论

1. thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为

(有时作反语) 2. rid sb./sth. of 使某人某物摆脱

重3. be satisfied with 对……表示满足或满意

点

4. would rather 宁愿……

词5. build up 逐渐建立；逐渐增强体质；积累；开发

组

6. lead to 导致；造成（后果）；通往

7. keep...free from/of 使……免受(影响/伤害)；使……不含(有害物)

1. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 重点句子

2. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. 重点语法

V-ing 的基本用法（见语法部分）

II 词语辨析

1. expand / extend / spread / stretch 【解释】

expand指向四面八方的扩大扩张

extend 强调向某一方向的延长

spread 指消息，疾病，瘟疫等的传播、蔓延，也指把某物铺开，把胳膊张开

stretch 指手掌，手臂，腰，腿，颈由曲变直，由短变长的伸展或伸出，多与out连用

【练习】用expand，extend，spread，stretch的适当形式填空。

1). The man _______ the information around.

2). The empire _______ its country in the 16th century.

3). The road builders worked hard to _______ the high way. 4). She _______ out her hands to meet me. 5). The project will _______ the city’ s telephone network to cover 1000000 users.

Keys: 1). spread

2). expanded

3). extend

4). stretch

5). expand 2. occupation / job / work / employment / career / profession 【解释】

occupation指一个人经常担任的工作，不论是否领取工资。

job非正式用语，指一份固定的赚钱工作，不论是否需要技术和特殊训练。

work多用来指工作本身，平常我们每做一件事无论大小，都可以称为work。

employment 指受雇于他人，领取工资谋生计，并且比较固定的工作。

career 指职业、事业；指某种经过特殊训练而又为之献身的终身事业，带有崇高色彩。

profession 指那些必须受到特殊教育及训练才可胜任，带有专业性质的工作，多为创造性的脑力劳动。

【练习】用occupation，job，work，employment，career，profession的适当形式填空。

1). She has a good ________ in the bank.

2). She is an architect by ________.

3). She abandoned her stage ________. 4). Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find ________.

5). Please write down your name, ________ and address here in the form. Keys: 1). job

2). profession/occupation

3). career

4). employment

5). occupation III 词性变化

1. hunger n.[u] 饥饿；欲hungry adj. 饥饿的

望

2. expand v.使变大；伸expansion n.[u,c]扩大；扩展

展

3. satisfy vt. 使某人满satisfied adj. 对……表示满satisfaction n. 满意

意

意

达到要求；满足需要

satisfactory/sarisfying adj. 令人满意的

4. free adj.&adv.自由的freedom n.自由

(地)

免费的(地)

vt. 解放

5. equip vt.&vi. 配备；equipment n.[u] 装备；设备

装备

6. discover vt.发现，找discovery n.被发现的事物，discoverer n. 发现者

到

发现

【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。

1). In some poor African areas, many children died of ________ (hungry) every year.

2). The basic needs of the world population should ________ (satisfy) first.

3). The survey found that men got greater ________ (satisfy) from caring for their families than they did from work.

4). The rapid ________ (expand) of cities can cause social and economic problems.

5). We were told to keep all our sports ________ (equip) in the lockers downstairs.

6). The people there enjoy complete ________ (free) of speech.

7). The ________ (discover) of electricity was Franklin. 8). Like many ________ (discover), atomic power can be used for good or evil.

Keys: 1). hunger

2). be sarisfied 3). satisfaction

4). expansion 5). equipment

6). freedom

7). discoverer

8). discoveries

IV 重点词汇1. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力

[典例]

1). They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。

2). The book is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。

[词语归纳] struggle for 为……而斗争

struggle with / against与……作斗争

struggle to do sth.努力做某事

straggle to one’ s feet挣扎着站起来

a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). They are ________ (为……而斗争) the position 2). They struggled all through the years ______ us _______ the Japanese.(介词) 3). The fox struggled ________ (escape). 4). He _______ _______ _______ _______ (挣扎着站起来) and dragged slowly ahead. Keys: 1). struggling for

2). with; against

3). to escape

4). struggled to his feet

2. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备

equipment n.[u] 装备；设备

[典例] 1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。

2). A good education should equip you for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。

[重点用法] equip sb./sth. with 用……武装某人；用……装备某物

equip sb./sth. for 为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物

a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). The soldiers were well _______ _______ (装备好了) weapons.

2). We must equip young teachers _______ _______ _______ (对付) difficult children.

3). This library is equipped _______ (介词) atomic research. 4). Our classroom _______ _______ _______ (装备有) a computer and a tape recorder. Keys: 1). equipped with

2). to deal with

3). for

4). is equipped with

3. regret (regretted) vt. (对……)遗憾；惋惜

n.[c,u] 遗憾；惋惜

[典例] 1). If you go now, you’ ll regret it. 假若你现在就走, 一定得後悔。

2). I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉, 那个工作已经有人做了。

[重点用法] regret to say/tell/announce/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/宣布/通知

regret doing / having done sth. 后悔已做了某事

regret that 遗憾/后悔…

[练习] 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空或翻译。

1). I now regret _______ (leave) school so young.

2). _______ _______ _______ _______(非常抱歉), I am unable to accept your invitation. 3). I regret _______ (inform) you that your contract will not be renewed.

Keys: 1). leaving / having done

2). Much to my regret/To my great regret

3). to inform

4. reduce vt.&vi. 减少；减缩

reduction n.缩减，减少，降低

[典例] 1). He reduced his weight from 98 to 92 kilos/by 6 kilos. 他把体重从98公斤减少到92公斤。

2). The reform has reduced us to servants of the State. 这一改革把我们都降为公务员了。

[重点用法] reduce sth (from...) to... 把某物从……减少到……

reduce sth. by... 减少多少

[练习] 根据句子意思填入正确的介词。

1). We must reduce our expenses ______ 300 yuan a month.

2). Their output has been reduced ______ 10 percent. 3). He reduced his weight ______ 6 kilos. Keys: 1). to

2). by

3). by

5. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力)；聚焦

n. [c,u] 焦点；中心点

[典例] 1). Focus your camera. 把照相机的焦距调准。

2). Her beauty makes her the focus of attention. 她长得漂亮, 很惹人注目。

[重点用法] focus on集中于 focus (one’ s attention/mind/efforts) on集中(注意力/心思/精力)于

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). The focus of recent research has been _______ (介词) environmental issues.

2). All eyes _______ _______ (集中于) her. 3). They focused their mind on ______ (do) the experiment.

Keys: 1). on

2). focussed on

3). doing

6.comment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论

n. [c, u] 评论；议论

[典例] 1). The scandal caused a lot of comment. 这件丑闻遭到很多议论。

2). “Will you resign, Minister?” “No comment!”“部长，你是要辞职吗?”“无可奉告。”

[重点用法] comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论

make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论/不进行评论

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). Have you any comment(s) _______ (make) on the recent developments?

2). Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister _______ _______ (发表意见) no decision had yet been made.

3). She was asked about the pay increase but _______ _______ _______ (不进行评论) on it. Keys: 1). to make 2). commented that 3). made no comment