课件24张PPT。Unit 2Great MindsGrammarLanguagethe infinitive after nouns 不定式做定语时，通常位于所修饰的名词或代词之后。动词不定式与被修饰词之间有着逻辑上的动宾关系。但是如果不定式的动词是不及物的话,则要带上相应的介词。
(1) I have a lot of homework to do.
(2) He needs a cup of tea to drink.
(3) I need a pen to write with.
(4) I have a small room to live in.
A Infinitives after nouns 1. A: I’ve made a decision.
B: _________________ what?
A: _____________________ a genius.
B: You can’t be serious.
A1 be become help make start A decision to do A decision to become 2. A: I’ve got an ability.
B: _______________what?
A: _______________ a great doctor.
B: I don’t believe it.
be become help make start An ability to do An ability to be 3. A: I’ve made a plan.
B: ____________ what?
A: ______________ life better for everyone.
B: You’ll probably fail.
be become help make start A plan to do A plan to make 4. A : I’ve decided to find a way.
B: _______________what?
A: _________________ people live to be
1,000 years old.
B: You must be joking.
be become help make start A way to do A way to help 5. A : So now is the time.
B: _______________what?
A: ________________ work.
B: I’ll give you some advice.
6. A: ________________ what?
B: To stop dreaming.
be become help make start The time to do The time to start Some advice to do A2 become a scientist go to university
do Maths try again to do Maths At school, Einstein’s ability ___________ surprised his
teacher, but he was bored with other subjects. At the
age of 15, he was given the chance ________________,
but he did not do well in the exam. He did not lose
heart, however, and he had a wish _____________
The next day. This time, he succeeded. He kept trying,
so he achieved his dream _______________________.to go to universityto try againto become a scientist1. 做主语:
不定式作主语,整个结构看成一个整体,谓语动词用单数形式。
1) To do sth. is + adj. .
To protect the environment is very important.
保护环境是很重要的。B Infinitives as subjects2) 在很多情况下，通常用it作形式主语,
而把不定式放于句末。
It takes sb. some time to do sth.
It takes me two hours to finish my
homework every day.
我每天花费两小时的时间完成作业。
3) It’s + n. + to do sth.
It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you.
能给像您一样的天才开车是我的荣幸。
4) It’s + adj. + to do sth.
It is interesting to read the book.
读英语书是有趣的。
5) It's + adj. + for sb. to do sth.
for sb. 常用于表示事物的特征特点，
表示客观形式的形容词，如 easy,
hard, difficult, interesting, impossible等。
It’s hard for him to learn English well.
学好英语对他来说是很难的。6) It’s + adj. + of sb. + to do sth.
of sb. 的句型一般用表示人物的性格，
品德，表示主观感情或态度的形容词，
如:good, kind, nice, clever, foolish,
right等。
It's very nice of you to help me.
= You are nice to help me.
你帮助我真是太好了。
Dr Green: Hello, Hans.
Han: Hell, Dr Green. How long did it take you to
get here by plane?
Dr Green: _____________________________________.
(take/two hours)
How long will it take to get to the university?
Han: _______________________________________.
(take/20 minutes)
Dr Green: Well, that’s not very long. Hans, you’ve a very
good driver. Is it difficult tp drive a car?
Han: No. ____________________. (easy/drive)
It will take 20 minutes to get to the university It ’s easy to drive a car It took me two hours to get here by planeDr Green: Maybe I’ll learn to drive some day, but
________________________. (difficult/for me/
learn) right now. I’m too busy. Do you like
your job, Hans?
Han: Yes, I like it a lot. I meet many great people
because I’m a driver. ___________________
_________________. (lucky/form/ have/job)
it’s difficult for me to learn It ’s lucky to have the job 不定式可放在be动词后面，用来说明主语的内容和身份,强调动作未发生。
例如：
(1) My work is to clean the room every day.
我的工作是每天打扫卫生.
(2) His dream is to be a doctor.
他的梦想是当医生.
C Infinitives after the verb to be 1.Do the work/ the most important thing/well
_________________________________________
2. In a year/Mr White’s plan/have a small shop
_________________________________________
3. Attract the students/my idea/by making a
poster
_________________________________________
4. children/her job/take care of
_______________________________________The most important thing is to do the work well.Mr White’s plan is to have a small shop in a year.My idea is to attract the students by making a poster. Her job is to take care of children.Exercises1. I have nothing ___ now.
A. to do B. to doing
C. doing D. to be done
2. I haven’t got a chair _______. Will you
make room for me?
A. to sit?????? B. to sit in? ??????
? C. for sitting?? ???? D. sitting
3. It’s kind? _____ help him.
A. for you to???? B. for you not to????
C. of you to?? D. of you not to4. I advised _________ at once.
A. him to starting?? B. him to start????
C. to starting?????? D. to start
5. The patient was warned ___ oily food after the
operation. A. not to eat B. eating C. to eat D. not eating
6. Her?wish?is?____?a?doctor.?
? A.?become? B.?becomes?C.?to?become? D.?became
7. It takes me half an hour _____ to school by bus.
A. get B.?gets C. getting D. to get?8. My computer doesn’t work. I have to have
it ?______?.
A. repair B. repaired
C. to repair D. repairing
9. I think the house is big enough ____.
A. to live in B. to live
C. live D. living
10.The?question?is?_________?the trouble.
? A. to?deal?with
B. deal?with
C. how?to?deal?with
D. what?to?deal?with用所给动词的适当形式填空：
1. Never mind. Please keep ________
(work) on it. Don’t give up _______
(work) on it.
2. Einstein received many invitations
_________ (explain) his theories at
different universities.
3. I think they are doing well in _________
(protect) the environment.
4. I think that’s the best way ___________
(improve) your English.
workingprotectingto improveto explainworking5. Don’t worry. He will agree ______
(give ) the money to you .
6. Lucy plans ________ (go) abroad
for further study.
7. Most of us are looking forward to
________ (watch) the program.
8. I don’t understand your decision ______
(stay) at home.
9. It’s unfair ________(make) the workers
________ (work) 8 hours a day.to give to goto stayto makewatching work课件9张PPT。Unit 2Great MindsListening and speakingListening Listen to a radio programme about three great minds and complete the information cards below. Write one word or figure in each blank. Three great mindsName: Albert Einstein (1879- (1) _____
Job: Scientist
Achievements: He is the greatest
scientist of the (2)______
century. His theories
explain the way the
universe (3)______ Name: William Shakespear(1564-1616)
Job: (4) _________
Achievement: During his life, he wrote
around (5)______
plays and hundreds
of (6)_______. One
of his plays is Romeo
and Juliet. Name: Confucious (551-479)
Job: Teacher, philosopher
Achievement: He spent a lot of his life
(7)______ and
meeting many different
people. He is remembered
for his wise (8)_______.
They were written down
by his (9)______. Speaking A. Talk time
Leaving and talking phone message
Sometimes people cannot answer calls.
When this happens, we can leave and take
messages like this:
---Can I speak to xxx?
--- Sorry, he/she is out at the moment.
Can I take a message?
---OK. My name is … My phone number
is… Can you ask him/her to call me back?
---I’ll ask him/her to return your call.
B. Speak up
Do you know any interesting stories about
Albert Einstein or another famous person? Go
on internet or look in some books, and them tell
your classmates about the story you have found.
What is this person’s name?
What is/was his job?
When was he/she born/
What are/were his/her main achievement?
What interesting experiences did this
person have?课件36张PPT。Unit 2Great MindsReadingA. What do you know about…
Do you know these people?
What did they do?
Discuss these with your classmates. Lead-in 1 2 3Albert Einstein Marie Curie Confucius 4 5 Hua Luogeng Charlie ChaplinB. Before you read
Look at the pictures, the title and the introduction to the story on page 19. then answer the questions below.
1. Who are probably the two geniuses?
a. Einstein and his driver
b. Einstein and his son
2. what kind of story is it?
a. A funny story b. A sad story
3. What is the man doing in the second
picture? C. VocabularyC1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words from the article on page 51. Find the words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.Farmer I it is a __________ to work in the field. (happy thing) (line 7)
Doctors warn people to _______ too much sun this summer. (keep away) (line 9)
Famous artist: ______ yourself and your own ideas. (line 13)
Student learns the whole dictionary __________. (by remembering every word) (line 15)pleasureavoidTrustby heart5. Astronaut returns to Earth __________________ (with no trouble at all) (line 20)
6. Dance on Saturday night! All students are invited to _______ the activity (take part in) (line 20)without difficultyjoin inC2 Complete the diary below with the
word given from the box. consider sense university
let…down tonight17th march
Earlier (1)___________, my friend offered me a ticket for Dr Yang’s lecture at the (2)___________ , so I decided to go. Many people (3)__________ Dr Yang one of the cleverest women in the world. She did not (4) ______ me _______. The lecture was very successful.
She also has a great (5)________ of humour and made many people laugh. She received a lot of applause at the end. universitytonightconsidered let down senseD. ComprehensionD1 Read the story on page 19. Then complete the diagram below. Write the letters in the correct boxes.Hans and Einstein left the university
happily, with Einstein driving.
b. Einstein answered the question perfectly.
c. A man asked a difficult question.
d. Hans offered to give a lecture for Einstein.
Hans asked Einstein to answer the question.
dD2 Read the story again and decide
whether these sentences one T(true) or
F(false). Then find evidence from the
story to support your answers.( )1. Einstein was a popular lecture.
( )2. Hans was tired of driving Einstein.
( )3. Hans had a very good memory.
( )4. The audience did not enjoy the
lecture given by Hans.TFD3 What do you think of Hans? Tell your
classmates your opinions.TF根据课文内容写出所缺单词。
Many people (1)_________ Albert Einstein a genius. In fact, he was also a man of a great sense of (2)_________. He often received (3) ___________to explain his theories at different (4)____________.
One evening, Einstein was (5)_______ to a university to give a (6)_______, but he wasconsiderinvitations humour universities invited lecturewas too tired to speak. So his driver, Hans, (7)_______ to present the lecture instead because he had (8)_______ it by heart. So they (9)_______ places without telling it to others.
Hans gave the lecture (10)_________ difficulty and joined in the (11)_________
at the end. However, before Hans left, a
offeredlearntchanged without applause man asked Hans a (12) ___________ question. and Hans had no (13) _____ what he was talking about. So he asked the real Einstein to answer it. Einstein answered the question (14)_________. Then they left the university with Einstein (15)_______. Einstein said to his driver, “It’s a pleasure to drive a (16)______ like you.”
perfectlydifficult ideadrivinggeniusLanguage pointsIt’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, … .
能给像您一样的天才开车是一种荣幸,... It’s a pleasure to do sth.
做某事是一种荣幸。
It is a pleasure to drive you home.
开车送你回家是一种荣幸。
pleasant adj. 愉快的
Wish you a pleasant trip.
pleased adj. 满意的
be pleased with sth. 对某事感到满意
= be satisfied with sth.
2. One evening, on their way to a university, ……
一天晚上,在去大学的路上, ……
on one’s way to some place
在某人去某处的路上
on one’s way home/here /there
在某人回家的路上/来这儿/去哪儿的路上
by the way 顺便问问
in a way / in one way 稍微；有点
in the way 防碍；挡道
3. I don’t want to give my lecture
tonight, Hans.
汉斯,我今晚不想演讲。= I don’t feel like giving my lecture
tonight, Hans.
lecture hall (阶梯课室）
give a lecture/ speech 演讲4. But I can’t let the audience down.
但是我不能让我的观众失望。
let sb. down 让某人失望
= make sb. disappointed
Don't worry. I'll never let you down. 5. …I’ve learnt it by heart.
……我已经记住了。
learn …by heart 记住
= remember/memorize
It’s easy to learn these poems by heart. 6. No one will find out.
没有人将发现。look for
表示“寻找；寻求”强调过程；
find
表示“找到；发现”，强调结果；
find out
表示经过调查、探听或询问后才发现7. …listen to Hans give his lecture without difficulty.
…… 听汉斯毫不费力地作了报告。
without difficulty=easily
毫不费力
I found a job in this city without
difficulty. How lucky I was!
8. …and joined in the applause at the end.
……并且最后加入鼓掌的队伍里。 join意为“参加（某组织），加入（某处任职），参加到某个人群中去，从而成为其中一员”。 She joined a health club.
她参加了一个健身俱乐部。
We both joined the Party in 2000.
我们俩都是2000年入党的 。 join in sth. / doing sth.意为“参加”，后面接的宾语一般是表示竞赛、娱乐、游戏等活动的名词或V-ing。Can I join in the game?
我可以参加这个游戏吗？
They all joined in singing the song.
他们一起唱这首歌。 take part in 意为“参加，参与（某事物或某活动，如 (movement, competition, meeting, conference, conversation 等)。 Not all students take part in this sports meet.
不是所有学生参加这运动会。
How many countries will take part in the World Cup?
有多少个国家要参加世界杯？1. My brother _______ the army in 2002.
2. I didn't want to _______ their argument.
3. May I ____________ the singing competition?巩固精练：用take part in, join和join in的适当形式填空。 joinedjoin intake part in1. My brother _______ the army in 2002.
2. I didn't want to _______ their argument.
3. May I ____________ the singing competition?巩固精练：用take part in, join和join in的适当形式填空。 joinedjoin intake part in8. …that Hans had no idea what he was talking about.
……以至于汉斯不知道他在讲什么。
?
have no idea =not know
不知道; 毫不知情don’t know我不知道他为什么迟到 。
I have no idea why he was late.
=I ____________why he was late.
10. “Now we’re in trouble .”
我们现在处于困境中。
1) trouble n.
in trouble 在困境中
We should help people in trouble.
out of trouble 摆脱困境
Thank you for helping me out of trouble.
have trouble (in) doing something
= have difficulty (in) doing something
做某事有困难
ask for trouble 自找麻烦
Don’t ask for trouble! Cheer up!
不要自找麻烦！振作起来！
trouble v.
trouble sb. to do sth.
麻烦某人做某事
I’m sorry to trouble you so much to send me home.
我很抱歉给您带来这么多麻烦送我回家。
11. a. He then asked a question so
difficult that Hans could not
understand it at all.
b. That’s such an easy question that
my driver can answer it .
…so + adj. +a/an +n. + that + 从句
= …such a/an + adj.+ n. + that +从句 It is _____easy a math problem that
I can work it out.
=It is ____an easy math problem that
I can work it out. so such 12. A little later, Hans offered to drive.
一会儿后, Hans主动提出驾车。
offer v . (主动) 提出;提供
offer sth. to sb. =offer sb. sth.
给某人提供某物
He offered me a cup of coffee.
他端给我一杯咖啡。
offer to do sth. (主动)提出做某事
Peter ________ _____ _____ ?me?
some?books.?
彼得主动提出借给我几本书。
?
offered? to? lendPhrases1.幽默感
2.收到邀请信
3.使失望
4.熟记
5 演讲
6.弄清楚
7.尽力做某事
8.避免做某事
9.坐下
10.轻而易举
have a sense of humor
receive an invitation
let sb. down
=make sb. disappointed
learn sth. by heart
give a lecture
find out
try to do sth.
avoid doing sth.
take a seat
without difficulty
11.丝毫不知道
12.处于困境中
13.上大学
14. 参加（活动）
15. 主动做某事
have no idea
in trouble
go to university
join in= take part in
offer to do sth.
课件29张PPT。Unit 2Great MindsWordsn.mind
astronomer
genius
sense
humour
invitation
theoryuniversity
pleasure
lecture
audience
seat
applause
achievementuniverse
philosopher
actionv.consider
avoid
trust
obey
reduce
pale
tonight
exactly
adj.adv.sense of humour
let…down
by heart
take a seat
without difficulty
join in
have no idea
(be) in troubleplay a joke on sb.
turning point
a series of
1. mind v.
1)“当心；注意”；
Mind the step! 小心台阶！
2) 意为“介意；在乎”，主要用于疑问句和
否定句。
Would you mind me opening that door?
= Do you mind if I open the door?
我开门你介意吗?
change one’s mind 改变主意 keep...in mind 记住...... never mind 不要紧 mind n. “聪明人, 富有才智的人”
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见列同。
mind “脑子；想法”
An idea has just come into my mind.
我刚刚想到一个主意。
2. astronomer n. 天文学家
astronomy n. 天文学
The boy is interested in astronomy
and he wants to be an astronomer in
the future.
这个男孩对天文学感兴趣,并且他将来想当一名天文学家.
3. genius n. 天才
geniuses (复数)
Li Bai and Du Fu were two great geniuses in the Tang Dynasty.
李白和杜甫是唐代的两位伟大的天才。
4. consider v.
1) 思考;考虑=think about
We must consider the problem now.
我们现在必须考虑这问题。
consider doing sth.
We are considering going to America for our summer vocation.
我们正在考虑去美国度暑假.
2) 认为；觉得
They?consider?Jim?(to?be)?the?cleverest
boy?in?their?class.
他们认为吉姆是班里最聪明的男孩。
?
sense n. 理解力；判断力
It’s a common sense that fish live in
the water.
鱼生活在水里是常识。
It seems that he ’s talking sense.
似乎他讲得有道理。
a sense of “……的感觉 ”幽默感
成就感
方向感a sense ofhumour
achievement
direction 6. humour n. 幽默 a sense of humour 幽默感
He is a man without humor.
他是个没有幽默感的人。
His sense of humor makes popular
with the students.
幽默感使他很受学生欢迎。
humorous adj. 幽默感的, 滑稽的
Chaplin was a very humorous person.
卓别林是个有幽默感的人。
7. invitation n. 邀请;招待 She received an invitation to the party.
她接到参加聚会的邀请。
invite v. 邀请
invite sb. to?do?sth.? 邀请某人做某事?
They ______ us ________ their school.
他们邀请我们参观他们学校。 ??
? invite sb. to?a?place 邀请某人到某处
I _________ you _____ my house
tomorrow.
我明天邀请你来我家。
invited to visit will invite to theory n. 学说；论；说
theories (复数)
The project sounds perfect in theory.
这个项目从理论上来说是完美的。
9. university n. （综合性）大学
universities (复数)
a university student 一名大学生
go to university 上大学
pleasure n. 乐事；快事
It’s a pleasure to talk with you.
和你谈话是件愉快的事情。
please v. 使高兴 =make …happy
Her new job pleases her.
她的新工作使她高兴。
pleased adj. =satisfied 满意的；
Tom’s teacher is pleased with his
progress.
Tom的老师为他的进步感到满意.
Notice:
1) It’s my/a pleasure.
用于当别人对你说Thank you时，你的答语“不用谢”。
--Thank you for your help.
-- ________________.
2) With pleasure.
用于别人请求你做某事，你很乐意去做的时, 你的答语 “非常乐意” 。
--Could you help me carry the box?
--_____________.
It’s my pleasure With pleasureavoid v. 避免；避开
You?should avoid?such?mistakes.
你应当避免犯这样的错误。
avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
He?avoided ___________my?questions.
他避而不答我的问题。
?
?
answering12. lecture n. 讲座；演讲
give (sb.) a lecture/speech 演讲
The scientist is giving us a lecture on universe.
科学家正在给我们做有关宇宙的演讲。
lecture v. 给……讲授
He lectured his students on modern writers.
他给学生们讲授现代作家的课。14. audience n. 观众；听众
可作集体名词，用作主语时，其谓语可用单数或复数。
The?audience?is?[are]?listening?to him give a lecture attentively.
? 听众都在聚精会神地听着他演讲。
13. tonight adv. 在今夜；在今晚
There will be a garden party tonight.
今晚将有游园会.trust v. 信任；信赖
trust sb. 表示相信某人(所说的话)
trust in sb. 表示信赖某人
I trust you. = I trust what you say.
我相信你所说的.
He is an honest man and I trust in him.
他是个诚实的人,我信任他。
seat n. 座位
The?classroom?has?seats?for?fifty.
? 教室有五十个座位。
take/have a seat 就座; 坐下
Please take a seat and relax yourself.
请坐下来休息。
seat v. 就座
be seated 就座; 坐下
Please be seated, ladies and gentle
men. 女士们, 先生们, 请坐下。
applause n. 鼓掌；喝彩
His wonderful speech won the applause from the audience.
他精彩的演讲赢得了观众的掌声。
applaud v. 鼓掌；喝彩
The crowd applauded warmly as soon as the boy was saved.
当那男孩子被救时,人群中发出热烈的掌声。
pale adj. 苍白的
She turned pale with fear.
她吓得脸色发白。
19. achievement n. 成就；成绩
She was excited about her son's
achievement.
她为她儿子所取得的成绩而感到兴奋。
achieve??v. ? 完成，得到
No one can achieve anything without
effort.
没有人能够不努力而有所成就。
20. universe n. 宇宙
He lives in a little universe of his own.
他生活在自己的小宇宙里。
universal adj. 宇宙的，普遍的
The desire to look attractive is universal.
爱美之心,人皆有之。philosopher n. 哲学家
The boy’s dream is to be a philosopher.
那男孩的梦想是当哲学家。
22. obey v. 服从；遵守
遵守学校纪律
遵守交通规则
We should obey our school rules. 我们应当遵守学校纪律。
reduce v. 减少；缩小
At last he reduced the price from $ 5
to $ 3. 他终于把价钱从五英镑减到三英镑。 obey the school rulesobey the traffic rules exactly adv. 确切地
exact adj. 确切的
It is difficult to tell his _____ age.
Tell me _______ where she lives.
action n.
1)（故事、戏剧等中的）情节
I like action movies.
我喜欢动作片。
2) 行动;手段;
We should take action to protect
wild animals.
我们应该采取行动保护野生动物。 exactly exact 1.sit (名词) ___________
2.humour (形容词) ___________
3.nod (现在分词、过去分词)
__________________
4.achieve (名词) ___________
5.invitation (动词) ______
6.exact (副词) ________单词大变身humorousnodding; noddedachievementinviteexactly seat 7.let sb.down (同义) _____________
8.applause (动词) ________
9.theory (复数) ________
10.obey (过去式) ________
11.genius (复数) _________
12.pleasure (动词) _______
13.perfect (副词) ________applaudtheoriesobeyedpleaseperfectlygeniuses make sb. disappointed 单词大变身1. We all think that they were both ________ (genius)
2. In my opinion, Peter did the job ___________ (perfect) .
3. The entire audience broke into loud __________. (applaud)
4. Einstein received many __________ to explain his theories. (invite)
用所给单词的正确形式填空： geniusesperfectly applauseinvitations5. The movie is both ___________ and moving. (humour)
6. It’s a __________ to go hiking with
you. (please)
7. The boy is interested in __________
He wants to be an ___________
when he grows up. (astronomy)
8. My friends always offer _______ me when I’m in trouble. (help)
pleasureastronomerastronomyto helphumorous课件11张PPT。Unit 2Great MindsWriting You are going to write a short story about Patrick Moore, another famous person with a good sense of humour. Floating listeners A. In groups, look at the pictures and
then complete the diagram below.
Write the letters in correct boxes to
show the plot of the story. How to write a story?Top tipWhen you write a short story, it is important to use paragraphs. This makes it easier for readers to understand how the story moves on. B. Write a short story about Patrick
Moore. Use the information in A to
help you. 1. float v. 漂浮
2. astronomy n. 天文学
astronomer n. 天文学家
3. play a joke on sb. 和开玩笑
4. a series of 一系列
5. harmless adj. 无害的
harmful adj. 有害的
harm n. / v. 有害
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
obey one’s instructions 听从某人的指令
Look at the new words and phrases. Floating listeners
Sir Patrick Moore was a well-known astronomer with a good sense of humour. Like many scientists, he enjoyed playing harmless jokes on people. Some years ago, he received an invitation to give a series of talks on the radio. One day, at the end of his talk. The host said _________________________ _____________________________. Over the next few days, __________________________________. However. On his way to the radio station on 1st April, ___________________ ____________________________. He arrived at the station and __________________________ . At the end of his talk, _____________________________________ . A few minutes after 9: 47 a.m., ____________________________________ ______________________________________________.More practice A Read this story about Albert Einstein and then answer the questions below.
Where did Einstein and the little girl meet each other?
Why did the girl not believe Einstein?
Why did the girl’s mother go to visit Einstein?
What made Einstein and the little girl become friends?
B What do you think of Einstein? Discuss this with your classmates.
Phraseswalk home from work/school
at the same time
a 12-year-old girl
side by side
curious（curiously；curiosity）
from time to time
be honest with sb.
tell sb. the truth
in return
下班/放学步行回家
同时
一位12岁的女孩
肩并肩
好奇的
不时
对某人诚实
告诉某人真相
作为报答
