Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教案3

M6 U4 Helping people around the world

Reading

Language points 1. When there is a lack of food, there is hunger. lack n. & vt.

①lack (vt) sth. e.g. lack money/ courage/ ability/ experience/ wisdom ________某物

②be lacking (adj) in 缺乏，不足，不够

③

for/ because of/ through/ from lack (n.) of 因为缺乏某物

④

He failed to get the job for ________________________. ⑤John is good at his job but he seems to ___________ confidence.

A. lack

B. lacking in

C. lack of

D. be lacked A. in search of

B. in place of

C. for lack of

D. for fear of 2. I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations, or the UN, as it is more often referred to.

1. as Can you figure out different uses of “as” in the following sentences? ①Remember, you must do everything _____________(按照我做的样子). ②

You needn’t worry about your weight, you look great _________________. ③

_______________（正如我们知道的那样）, he is a clever and diligent boy.

④

_______________ (随着他年龄的增长)，he gains confidence. ⑤

I hope you can treat me as ___________. ⑥______________(由于你不在)，I left you a message.

2.refer to

_________________(n.) ①谈及，提到= mention

When I said some people were stupid, I was not __________ to you. The professor _____________ in the meeting was very famous. My demand is that the information ________ (refer) to in my report _______ (e-mail) to Mr Brown without delay. ②参考，查阅

refer to a dictionary= ____________ a dictionary= _____ sth ______ in a dictionary ③指称/代

What does it refer to ?

refer to …as…将……称为……

TV, radio, newspapers ________ (refer to) as the public media play an important role in our daily lives. ○4

reference:

with/in reference to= with/in _______________ to = concerning/as concerns=regarding/as regards（prep.）关于

It’s a collection of documents with reference to the First World War. make reference to

提及; 涉及

The man didn't make any reference to = ___________his former employer. 1

⑥

More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities

space.

⑤It was foolish of him to __________ his notes during the important test and as a result, he got punished.

A. stick to

B. refer to

C. point to

D. devote to

3. I feel very honored to have been able to take on this role.

Read the following statements and try to guess the meanings of the phrases ①It was an awful risk to take on that job, but it proved worthwhile in the end.________ ②In the past ten years, our hometown has taken on a new look. _____________ ③We are not taking on any new clients at present. ____________ ④Some employers are not going to take on new workers. ______________ Fill in the blanks with proper preposition 1. Sales of home computers have taken ____ in recent years.

○2. He was homeless, so we took him ______.

○3. Would you like to take _____ a job as a teacher after graduation? ○4. Don’t be taken ______ by his charming manner. ○5. You may keep silent, but anything you say may be taken

________ and used as evidence ○against you.

6. She took ______ greater responsibilities when she was promoted.

○7. Peter will take ______ as managing director when Bill retires.

○8. Ian took______ (= continued) the story where Sue had left off. ○Practice : ①

The ship will stop at Shanghai to __________ passengers and mail.

A. take off

B. take on

C. take up

D. take over

A. took on

B. took up

C. kept up

D. took in

②

After he retired from office, Rogers ________ painting for a while, but soon he lost interest. 4. In addition, the UN helps protect human rights and works to improve international laws, for example, those on child labour and on equal rights for minorities

…

1) Learn to use in addition and in addition to

①

_________ English, he has to study a second foreign language. ②There are many shops around the railway station. ____________, there are some newly-built hotels there.

add

v.

add… to …;

add to;

add up to=total/ come to总计达; add up合计，加起来

①Please __________ the numbers to see how much they____________________. ②Please ________ my name ______ the list.

③The news ____________ his anxiety.

④The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ______ (add补充说) that he enjoyed his stay here. 2) equal (v./adj./ n.):= _________(adv.) =__________(n.) adj.

All man _________. 人生来平等。

v.

________________. 三加五等于八。

n.

He has no equal in physics. 他在物理方面无人能及。

be equal to…in…

①

Mary和Bill头脑一样聪明。

Mary __________/ ___________ Bill in brains. 2

②

They are of equal ability. =They are equal ____ each other ____ ability.

③

Fitness is important in sport, but of at least _________ importance are skills.

A. fair

B. reasonable

C. proper

D. equal

④. A is as important as B.= A and B are _________ important.

5. With this, the women have enough money to acquire materials to make baskets.

acquire: vt. 购得；获得；得到

①

During her film career, she _________________________(得到了意志坚定的名声). ②

We must work hard to ________________________ (获得好的英语知识). ③

I have never _________________________ (养成对葡萄酒的爱好) ④

It is through learning that the individual _____ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.

A. wins

B. acquires

C. earns

D. gains

A. required

B. competed

C. acquired

D. returned

⑤

Gradually we _________ experience in how to do the work. 6. With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. expand: ①扩大，

增强，膨胀

Metals expand when ______(heat).

It is through reading ______ you can expand/________ your vocabulary.

②扩展，发展（业务）

~ business

/

~ into …

The company expanded into a large enterprise.

③详述，详细阐明

expand on/upon your point Practice:

The project to be accomplished by the end of 2016 will ______ the countryside’s network to cover 1,000,000 users.

A. expand

B. spread

C. explore

D. exploit 6. There are lots of worthwhile

programmes like this under the umbrella of

the UN that have helped millions of people across the world.

With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations, the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters.

①

worthy adj. someone/ something having qualities that make people respect them. worthwhile adj. if something is worthwhile, it means that it is worth the time, money or effort that one spends on it.

a worthy professor _____________

a worthy/worthwhile suggestion _______________ a worthy/ worthwhile cause ______________

be of no worth=be of no _________ =be _________ Compare:

worth/ worthy/ worthwhile

词汇

worth worthy 成分

表语

定语/表语

常用结构

sth. be worth doing be worthy of sth be worthy to be done be worthy of being done

worthwhile

定语/表语

It is worthwhile to do/ doing sth 1.The story is very interesting, and it is ________. 3

A. well worth reading

B. well worthy of reading

C. very worthy reading

D. worth to read

②

under the umbrella of

umbrella: a system that provides protection for people ___________________________(在希望工程的保护/管理下), the new charity has more funding to help children go to school or even university. Step3 Classroom consolidation 1. We had a long wait, but it was ______ because we got the tickets. A. worth

B. worthy

C. worthwhile

D. funny

2. I ________ a shop where you can get the things cheaper, but I have not been there. A. know of

B. care for

C. look out

D. pick up

3. The ability to use a language can be _______ by the act of using the language. A. won

B. lost

C. acquired

D. drawn 4. Though _______ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lacked

B. lacking of

C. lacking

D. lacked in

5. Although the teacher did not mention any name, everybody knew who he was ________. A. referring to

B. turning to

C. attending to

D. talking to

6. During their stay in China, they visited Beijing University, ______, they went to the Great Wall.

A. as well

B. in addition

C. apart from

D. in addition to

7. The newspaper article gave a vivid ______ of the earthquake happened in Japan and we can know how things happened there. A. starvation

B. description

C. operation

D. attention

8. Some insects ________ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves. A. take in

B. take off

C. take on

D. take out

9. Susan decided not to ______ the program at home because she didn’t want her parents to know what she was doing. A. work at

B. work out

C. work on

D. work for

10. He asked friends to help him find new stamps to add _______ his collection. A. up

B. to

C. up to

D. in

11. A child’s vocabulary ______ reading.

A. expands through

C. is expanded

B. expands with

D. is expanded with

12. I have nothing _______ the clothes I am wearing. A. except for

B. apart

C. but

D. apart from

13. The canal was built and ________ by the people of Panama. A. operated

B. improved

C. managed

D. made

14. –When can we meet again, Mr. Smith? -- I will be ________ next Tuesday if you want to meet me. A. present

B. convenient

C. useful

D. available 15. I can drive you there quicker than any train, if it’s _______. A. voluntary

B. touching

C. urgent

D. equal

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