Learning about Language教学设计及课堂实录

Unit3 Inventors and inventions

一、.词性变化 1. mercy n.仁慈，宽容 ______________ adj. 宽恕的

merciless adj.残忍的；无情的

2. abrupt adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的 ________________adv.突然地；粗鲁地 3. expect vt. 期待，预期，

指望 _____________ n. 期待，预料，指望，展望

______________ adv. 出乎意料地，想不到地

4. freeze v.(使)冻结，(使) 结冰 n.冻结；冰冻期

_____________n. 冰点 adj. 冰冻的，严寒的 5. practice vt.&vi. 实行；

练习；实习(practise) _____________ n. 练习，实习，实践，习俗

______________adj.实际的，实

践的，实用__________________ adj. 想不到的，未预料

的 【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。 1). This result was beyond my wildest ________ (expect). 2). She was subjected to the ________ (mercy) criticism of her opponents. 3). They asked her to be ________ (mercy) to the prisoners. 4). We must put our plans into ________ (practical). 5). Your invention is very ________ (practice). 6). The young girl practices ________ (play) the violin every day. 7). His father died _______ (expect), and it was ten years since they were last together. 8). We were _______ (freeze) cold in the tent last night. 9). Our conversation came to an _______ (abruptly) end when George burst into the room.

二、.重点词汇

1. distinguish 辨别；辨认；（常与from, between连用）区别；区分

[典例] 1) I can distinguish them at a distance. 从远处我能认出他们。 2) At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?

儿童到到什么年龄才能明辨是非。

3)The man distinguishes himself by his wisdom这个人因智慧而扬名。

4) It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other. 很难分辨出一对孪生儿谁是谁。

[重点用法] distinguish A from B

辨别A与B distinguish oneself

显扬自己；使自己扬名 [练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词或翻译。

1) Can you distinguish _______ those two objects? 2) Children should be taught to _______ _______ _______ _______ (分辨好坏). 3) Speech distinguishes human beings _______ the animals. 2. convenient adj.便利的，方便的

convenience n.便利，方便

conveniently adv.便利地 [典例] 1). Is it convenient for you to come next Sunday? 下个星期天你方便来吗？

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2). I can’ t see him now; it’ s not convenient.

我现在不便见他。 [重点用法] be convenient to sb. 对某人方便 It is convenient (for sb) to do sth. (某人)做某事方便

[练习]

根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。 1). Come and see me _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ (无论你何时方便). 2). We must arrange a ________ (convenience) time and place for the meeting. 3). I keep my reference books near by desk for _______ (convenient). 3. seize vt. 抓住，捉住；占据；（指强烈的感情﹑

愿望等）突然影响或控制（某人） [典例] 1) She seized me by the wrist. 她抓住我的手腕。 2) Panic seized us.

我们惊恐万状。 3) seize a chance / an opportunity 抓住时机

完成句子。 1) His father asked him ______________________________________ (抓住时机赚一些钱). 2) We _____________ (身不由己) by a sudden impulse to run. 4. hang vt.& vi. (hung; hung) 悬挂，附着；悬挂着 vt. (hanged; hanged) 吊死，绞死 [典例] 1). She hung up the phone angrily before I could speak. 在我说话之前他就生气的把电话挂掉了。

2). He was hanged for murder.

他因谋杀被判处了绞刑。

3). Hang on a minute; I’ m just coming. 请稍等，

我就来了。

三.重点词组

1. call up 征召；召集服兵役；唤起；使人回忆；带入心中；打电话给某人(= give sb. a ring给某人打电话) call back 召回；回电话；收回处理

[典例] 1). He called me up to tell me the good news. 他打电话给我并告诉我这个好消息。 2). I was called up three months after war broke out. 战争爆发后的第三个月，我应征入伍。 [练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词或副词。 The old photo calls _______ memories of my childhood. 2. set about sth/doing sth (不用于被动语态) 开始（某工作）；

着手做某事

set out to do sth.

开始做

[典例] 1) I must set about my packing. 我得开始收拾行李了。 2) The new government must set about finding solutions to the country’ s economic problems. 新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的办法。 3) I felt I could do anything I set out to do.

我感觉，我可以做任何我决心要做的事情。

[短语归纳] set sth aside 将某事物放在一边；（为某目的）节省或保留（钱或时间） set sth down 将某事物记在纸上；

写下来 [练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词。 1). I don’ t know how to set _______ this job.

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2). How do senior managers set _______ making these decisions? 3. (every) now and then/again 时而；偶尔；有时

[典例] 1) I like to go to the opera now and then.

我喜欢偶尔去看歌剧。 2) Every now and again she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep. 她时而到楼上看看他是否还在睡着。 4. out of order次序颠倒；发生故障

[典例] Our air-conditioner is out of order. 我们的冷气机出故障了。

The elevator is out of order. 电梯出故障了。 5. get through 用完，消耗掉；（设法）做或完成某事；通过（与某人）联系（尤指通电话）

[典例] 1). I’ ve got through a lot of correspondence today. 今天我处理了一大批信件。 2). I tried ringing you several times yesterday but I couldn’ t get through (to you). 昨天我给你打了几次电话, 可是都没（和你）接通。

6. ring back 回复电话

[典例] 1). I’ll ask him to ring you back. 我会叫他给你回电话。 2). He rang off before I could answer it. 我还没来得及接他就挂断了。 [练习] 翻译下面的句子。 1). 他们一到我就给你打电话。 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2). 你一定要挂电话了。我要用这个电话。 ______________________________________________________________________________

四．课文佳句背诵与仿写 1.【原句】Prepared with some research findings, I decided on three possible approaches. 经过一番研究准备之后，我决定采用三种可能的方法

[模仿要点] 句子结构：V-ed 状语，+ 主句 【模仿1】有电子词典的帮助，学生可以学得更多更快。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【模仿2】有知识的武装，我们能有更多的机会与别人竞争。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2．【原句】Pressed by my friends and relations, I decided to send my invention to the patent office to get recognition for my successful idea. 由于朋友和亲戚的敦促，我决定抓住这次机会把我的发明送到专利局去，请他们对我这次成

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功的思路给予认可. [模仿要点] 句子结构：V-ed状语，主句

【模仿1】虽然做好了失败的准备，我仍然感到伤心并决定抓住每一分钟更加努力提高我的

英语。 ______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 【模仿2】被她的耐心所感动，我对我的粗鲁行为感到尴尬并决定要学做耐心的人，这有助

于我与我的同学，朋友和我的父母很好地相处。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. 【原句】Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor. 只有你得到这种承认，你才可以说是一个真正的发明家。 [模仿要点] 句子结构：Only + 介词短语 + 倒装 【模仿1】只有通过生产用太阳能驱动的交通工具我们才能解决能源短缺问题。 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 【模仿2】只有把竞争和合作相联合，才能有助于我们达到目标并满足自身需求。 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________.

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