外研版英语七年级下册 Module 7 Unit3 Language in use 教案

Module 7 My past life
Unit 3 language in use
word formation: compound nouns
1 Form compound nouns to indicate:
1 a writer of songs (songwriter)
2 a director of films (film director)
3 a scarf you wear around your head (headscarf)
4 a pack you carry on your back (backpack)
5 a stick you use to make your lips red (lipstick)
6 a lace you use to tie up your shoe (shoelace)
7 polish that you put on your nails (nail polish)
might have been / done
2 Rewrite the sentences using might have been / done .
1 It’s possible that the artist and the model became lovers.
The artist and the model might have been lovers.
2 It’s possible that Catharina was never jealous of the model.
Catharina might never have been jealous of the model.
3 It’s possible that the model became Vermeer’s assistant.
The model might have become Vermeer’s assistant.
4 It’s possible that Vermeer painted other masterpieces which have since been lost.
Vermeer might have painted other masterpieces which have since been lost.
5 It’s possible that Vermeer died in poverty.
Vermeer might have died in poverty.
may be due to the fact that …
3 Complete the sentences with your own ideas using may be due to the fact that …
1 The young pianist’s musical genius may be due to the fact that his mother played the piano a lot while she was pregnant, so he has always heard music from day one.
2 The late arrival of the train may be due to the fact that there were severe storms last night.
3 The misunderstanding may be due to the fact that she speaks very little Chinese and I don’t speak much Spanish.
4 The book’s enormous popularity may be due to the fact that it has been aggressively marketed on TV
and it was discussed in several prime time TV shows.
5 His dislike of music may be due to the fact that he was exposed to loud rock music for many hours a
day when he was quite small.
insist that …
4 Rewrite the sentences using insist that …
1 I met an old friend who refused to let me go before I had a drink with him.
I met an old friend, who insisted that I have a drink with him before he let me go.
2 The customs people refused to let me through unless I signed a document they gave me.
The customs people insisted that I sign a document they gave me before they let me through.
3 We refused to let him start the concert before having an hour’s rest.
We insisted that he have an hour’s rest before he started the concert.
4 They refused to publish the book until he changed some of the things he had written.
They insisted that he change some of the things he’d written before they published the book.
5 She refused to let me see the painting until I apologized for what I had done.
She insisted that I apologize for what I had done before she let me see the painting.
collocations
5 Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions.
1 appeal This word means the quality that something has that makes people like it or want it.
(a) If a radio station wants to widen its appeal, what does it need to do
It needs to appeal to a wider audience by having more popular programmes.
(b) Are games and sports that have a popular appeal liked by many people or a few people
They are liked by many people.
(c) When an organization makes an appeal for money, what does it do
It asks people to give money, probably for a charity.
(d) How would the police launch an appeal to the public for information
They would have a special event like a TV broadcast in which they ask the public to come forward
with any relevant information.
2 qualified This word can mean thoroughly trained for a particular job.
(a) If you are a highly qualified doctor, what do you have
You have lots of medical qualifications.
(b) If a job advertisement asks for fully qualified engineers, what does it expect
It expects people with degrees in engineering and work experiences to apply.
(c) If someone is well qualified to give an opinion, who are they
They are expert on the topic for which they are asked to give an opinion.
3 engage This word can mean to start to employ someone or use their services.
(a) If you get engaged to someone, what are you planning to do
You are planning to get married with the person.
(b) If government forces have engaged with rebels, what is happening
The government forces are fighting the rebels.
(c) If you engage someone in conversation, what do you do
You talk to them and try to interest them in a conversation.
4 convert This word can mean to change from one system, use, or method to another.
(a) Where can you convert pounds into dollars
You can exchange the money in banks, at the airport, according to the current exchange rate. You
should be sure to check the exchange rate because it can change from day to day.
(b) What useful piece of furniture do some sofas convert into
They convert into beds so that people can use them for overnight guests.
(c) What would a farmer have to do to convert to organic food production methods
They would have to stop using artificial methods of food production and start to use more natural
ones.
5 grind When you grind something, you break it into small pieces or powder, by using a machine or by
crushing it between two hard surfaces.
(a) What happens to coffee, spices or pepper when you grind it
The beans or seeds become powder.
(b) Did you know that 20 per cent of people grind their teeth at night
No, the number of the proportion sounds horrible.
(c) If the traffic grinds to a halt, does it stop suddenly or slowly
It stops slowly and will probably become a traffic jam unless it gets moving again quickly.
6 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.
1 Listen, if you can, to the 48 fugue themes of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavichord. Listen to each theme, one after another. You will soon realize that each theme mirrors a different world of feeling. You will also soon realize that the more beautiful a theme seems to you the harder it is to find any word that will describe it to your complete satisfaction. Yes, you will certainly know whether it is a gay theme or a sad one. You will be able, in other words, in your own mind, to draw a frame of emotional feeling around your theme. Now study the sad one a little closer. Try to pin down the exact quality of its sadness. Is it pessimistically sad or resignedly sad; is it fatefully sad or smilingly sad
可能的话，你不妨听听巴赫的《平均律钢琴曲集》中的48个赋格主题。依次地、一个个地听听其中的每一个主题，你很快就会意识到每个主题都反映了一个不同的情感世界，你很快也会意识到你越觉得某个主题美妙，就越难找到令你完全满意的字眼来描述它。是的，你当然知道那个主题是欢快的还是悲伤的。换句话说，你能够在脑海中勾勒出那个主题的情感框架。那么就更仔细地听一下这个悲伤的主题吧，要明确悲伤的性质。是悲观厌世的悲伤，还是无可奈何的悲伤？是时运不济的悲伤，还是强颜欢笑的悲伤
2 We know less about the Girl with the Pearl Earring than any of Vermeer’s works. Indeed, the
unexplainable lack of background information may even contribute to the worldwide popularity the painting enjoys. With so much mystery, the painting has been the theme of first, a novel and later, a film, both of which attempt to answer some of the questions about the painting, as well as one, which is immediately more appropriate to the medium of the novel or the film: Are her wide eyes and enigmatic half-smile innocent or seductive
我们对《戴珍珠耳环的少女》的了解比对维梅尔的其他作品都少。实际上，这种无法解释的背景资料的缺失甚至会使得该画更受欢迎。正因为如此神秘，这幅画先是成了一部小说的主题，而后又被一部电影所采纳。它们都试图揭开有关这幅画的一些谜题，其中一个是：女孩那双睁得大大的眼睛，以及那一丝神秘的微笑，到底是天真还是诱惑？像小说或电影这类媒介更适合作出回答。
7 Translate the paragraphs into English.
1 随着婚礼的临近，苏珊变得非常焦虑。她说不清楚是什么让自己如此烦恼。在同好友凯特长谈了一次后，她才意识到，尽管自己已经28岁了，但在情感方面还不够成熟，还没有为婚姻做好准备，也不知道这桩婚姻是否会给自己带来美满的家庭生活。(pin down; guarantee)
As the wedding ceremony was approaching, Susan had become quite anxious. She could not pin down what exactly was troubling her. After a long talk with her close friend Kate, she realized that, although she was 28 years old, she was not emotionally mature enough to be ready for marriage and she was not sure whether the marriage would guarantee her a happy family life.
2 她知道中国学生总是不愿意表达自己的情感和想法，这不仅仅因为他们对自己的英语口语不够自信，还因为他们相信稳重是一种美德。因此她特意设计了一些简单的话题，鼓励学生参与讨论，让他们增强自信心，拉近彼此间的距离。(shy away; engage sb in)
She knew that Chinese students had a way of shying away from revealing their feelings or opinions, due not merely to their lack of confidence in spoken English, but to their belief in the virtue of modesty. So she specially conceived a couple of simple topics and encouraged them in the discussion, in order that they might become more confident and closer with each other.