Unit 8 English Week单元学案

Unit8 English Week 单元学案
◆知识探究
Reading
词汇
competition n. 比赛；竞赛
He is in competition with three other people for promotion.他与其他三位对手角逐晋升的机会。
treasure n. 珍宝；宝物
She owns many treasures.她收藏了许多珍宝。
【提示】treasure表示“珍宝，宝物”时，是可数名词，且通常用复数形式；但表示“财富；珠宝”时，是不可数名词。
【链接】v. 珍视；珍爱；珍藏
I will treasure those memories forever.我会永远珍藏那些记忆。
text n.文本
The text is accurate and informative.文本内容准确，信息量大。
【提示】text un.表示“文本”时是不可数名词，但表示“文稿；讲稿；课本；课文”时是可数名词。
【链接】v. 用移动电话发送短信。
Text me when you are ready.准备好就给我发短信。
chance n.机会；机遇
Paul has waited for that chance for a long time.保罗等待那个机会已经很长时间了。
【提示】chance还有表示“可能性”的用法：
A by any chance（用于询问）可能；也许
Are you, by any chance, going into town this afternoon 今天下午你会到镇上去吗？
B no chance（非正式）不可能
- Perhaps your mother will give you the money.
- No chance.
也许你母亲会给你那笔钱。
不可能。
confidently adv. 自信地
She walked confidently onto the platform and started her speech.她自信地走上讲台，然后开始发表演说。
【链接】confident adj.自信的；confidence n. 自信；自信心
topic n.话题
The topic of the lecture is whales.讲座的话题是鲸。
winner n. 优胜者
The winner’s prize is a new car.获胜者的奖品是一辆新轿车。
【链接】win v.赢得； 获胜
advise v. 建议
【提示】是常用动词。现将它的几种常见用法归纳如下：
A advise+名词\代词。如：
What would you advise 你有什么建议？
Mr. Li advised Lisa after she failed the Maths test.莉萨数学测验不及格，李老师给她提了一些建议。
B advise+sb.+不定式短语。在这个句式中，不定式短语作advise的宾语补足语。如：
He often advises people to do more exercise.他常常劝人多锻炼身体。
C advise+动词-ing形式。如：
He advised going to London for the holidays.他建议去伦敦度假。
D advise+sb.+against+(doing)sth.表示“建议某人不做某事”。如：
The lawyers have advised us against signing the contract.律师建议我们不要签订这份合同。
【链接】advice un. Take my advice and stop doing that!
several det. 几个；一些
【提示】several 作定语，“几个”， 此外，several可作代词。
Several boys were injured.
Several of us decided to walk home.
opinion n. 意见；想法
I wasn’t asking for your opinion, Dick.
whole adj. 整个的；全部的
Do you want to know the whole story
【链接】whole n. 整体；全体
【比较】all与whole
都可与单数名词连用，含义大致相同，位置不同；all放在冠词、指示代词、形容词性物主代词等之前，而whole则放在这些词后。如：all the family the whole family
和复数名词连用，两者意思有所区别；all指“全部；每一个”；whole指“整个”。如：All the buildings were burning.
Whole buildings were burning.
在大多数不可数名词这前用all，不用whole。如：
所有的钱 the whole money× all the money 所有的酒 the whole wine × all the wine
在表示地点的专有名词之前，一般用all而不用whole。如：
all China全中国，也可以说成 the whole of China
suggestion n. 建议；提议
He followed her suggestion of a walk along the river.
【链接】suggest v. 建议；提议
communicate v. （与某人）交流信息；沟通
My mother communicates with me well.
【链接】 communication n. 交流；沟通 We were in close communication with each other.
whenever conj. 在任何---的时候；在任何---的情况下
She always went to that church whenever she was in that area.
短语句式
in public “公开地；在别人（尤指生人）面前” You should not make jokes about her in public.
put on “上演” The band hope to put on a show in the UK before the end of the year.
put on “穿上；戴上” She put on her coat and glasses and then went out.
put on “增加（体重）” I eat a lot, but I never put on weight.
take part in“参加（---活动）”
【比较归纳】
join
1) 指加入某个党派、团体组织等，成为其中一员；
When did your elder brother join the army
She joined the Dancing Club last week.
2）指参与；加入到---之中，与take part in含义相同；
500 employees of this company joined the strike yesterday.= 500 enployees of this company took part in the strike yesterday.
join in 多指参加活动；与take part in 含义相同；
Come along, and join in the ball games.= Come along, and take part in the ball game.
take part in 多指参加活动；
She’ll take part in the discussion tomorrow.
Jack took part in the singing contest yesterday.
注意：take part in 是惯用词组，part前一般不用冠词，但当part前有形容词修饰时，要用不定冠词；
attend “出席；参加”，指参加会议、婚礼、典礼、听报告等；
He’ll attend an important meeting tomorrow.
I attended Professor Li’s lecture last week.
The students had to speak on a topic in English for two minutes. 同学们必须就一个话题用英语演讲两分钟。
on “关于；就”，about 意思相近
The teacher tests us on irregular verbs.
in English“用英语”； in “用”
Say it in German. She wrote in pencil.
speak to “对---说；与---交谈”，与talk to意思相近
He looked aside when I spoke to him.
‘d better= had better 后常用动词原形，“最好（做某事）”，常用于表达建议、劝告等
You’d better wash your hands first.
You’d better go to see the doctor at once.
否定形式had better not Simon, you’d better not go there alone.
in my opinion“依我看” in one’s opinion“依某人之见”这是表达观点时的常用说法
You didn’t do anything wrong, in my opinion.
In my opinion, your plan will work.
head teacher“校长”，英式英语; 美式英语用principal
give a speech to“给---做演讲”
Doctor Li gave a speech about trees to us last week.
communicate with “与---交流”
Love is the best way to communicate with children.
I can communicate with foreigners very well.
above all“最重要的是；尤其是”
You have your family to consider above all.
Above all, you must be independent.
随堂练：
Complete the sentences with proper words.
Alice won first prize in the singing and she will represent our school to take part in the national final.
When you speak in public, don’t be shy. You should speak .
When I travelled in Hangzhou, I bought silk scarves for my grandma.
More and more people are using the Internet to with each other nowadays.
You can drop in you are free. I’m retired and always stay at home.
Susan me to go to the dentist’s because I had a bad toothache.
Professor Wang will give us a on how to use computers for our studies next Friday afternoon.
You should not give this away. It’s time for you to get a job and start your new life now.
The world is becoming smaller and smaller with the development of modern communication.
Do you have any on ways of improving the working conditions
Grammar
A Modal verb: should 情态动词should的用法
should“应该；应当”，情态动词，多用于劝说他人的错误行为或给予他人一些建议，使用时后面须跟动词原形，人称没有形式上的变化。
I\we 我\我们
You 你\你们 should do some work tonight.
He\She\It\They 他\她\它\他（她）们
should否定形式，should not(shouldn’t)“不应该；不应当”
You shouldn’t sit in the sun all day.
They shouldn’t spend too much money.
常用I should或we should表达“对自己而言该做些什么”
I should go home. It’s midnight.
We should invite them for a meal.
常用I shouldn’t或we shouldn’t表达“对自己而言不该做某事”
I shouldn’t spend too much money.
常用you should\shouldn’t来向他人提出建议
You should look for a better job.
You shouldn’t drive so fast.
用should I\we---来向他人寻求建议
Should I write my name here
What should I say to Helen
I need a new passport. Where should I go
常用I think we should及I don’t think you should等来表达自己的观点
I think we should get a new car.
I don’t think you should believe him.
还可以用do you think I should--- 来寻求建议
He hasn’t replied to my email. Do you think I should phone him
What do you think I should give Tom for his birthday
B had better had better的用法
had better“最好”，用于表示对别人的劝告、建议或表示一种愿望，语气比should更婉转。had better后面也接动词原型，没有人称变化。缩写’d better
You had better go to hospital at once.
Tom, you’d better go there today.
had better的否定形式是had better not，缩写形式为’d better not
You had better not miss the last bus.
You’d better not leave for Nanjing the day after tomorrow.
可以用于指现在。
You had better listen to the radio now.
You had better be quiet.
也可以用于指将来。
You had better start tomorrow.
We had better buy the more expensive one. It will last much longer, so it will be cheaper in the end.
had better在表示对别人进行劝告、建议时，不宜用于与陌生人、长辈及上级的交谈中。对长辈说话时，比较有礼貌的说法是It might be better for you----, It would be better for you---等。
It might be better for you to help me, Grandpa.
随堂练：
一、单项选择题
_______ the last day of the English Week, the head teacher gave a speech to the whole school.
A. In B. On C. At D. /
What an ________ you give us!
A. amazing advice B. good news C. wonderful suggestion D. interesting suggestion
_____, he is the oldest of all. We should respect him.
A. In all B. At all C. After all D. Least of all
-- Amy looks very __________.
-- Yes, she is singing the song _______. Good for her!
A. confident, confidently B. confident, confident
C. confidently, confident D. confident, confidently
--How long ______ you ________ English
--About 9 years.
A. did, learn B. are, learn C. do, learn D. have, learnt
Everyone thinks Avatar is well worth _______.
A. see B. seeing C. to see D. sees
Oh, it’s almost 9:00 o’clock. The train will leave in half an hour. You ______ take a taxi to the railway station.
A. can B. may C. had better D. had better not
Making pictures in your mind _______ also a good way for you to memorize things.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
--I’m sorry. I forgot to bring your textbook.
--Never mind. I will borrow _______.
A. some else B. someone’s else C. someone else’s D. someone’s else’s
Tom has been in the factory ________ he left school.
when B. since C. as soon as D. for
二、语法选择题。
Evans lives in a city. He was a maths ___11___ three years ago. He taught __12_ and his studentsliked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. ___13__ a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运).
One spring he took his class to __14__ a place of interest. The children saw a lot of ___15__ things and had a good time there. But ___16___ their way back to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk（喝醉酒的）. Five students __17__and more than half of the children were
__18___ in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very__19__ it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a _20_. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations违反交通规则. He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So the drivers were afraid of him.
A. worker B. teacher C. reporter D. farmer
A. well B. nice C. good D. badly
13. A. So B. And C. Or D. But
14 .A. build B. break C. visit D. find
A. terrible B. dangerous C. safe D. interesting
16. A. on B. in C. at D. to
17. A. left B. lived C. died D. fell
18. A. beat B. hurt C. touched D. stopped
A. sad about B. afraid of C. interested in D. worried about
20. A . soldier B. policeman C. bookseller D. cleaner
三、完型填空。
From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying. But in the evenings and weekends, they are 21 and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others 22 sports, this is decided by their own interests. There are many different ways to spend our free time. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby: it may be something from 23 stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything 24 . Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuable（有价值的）only to their owners.
I know a man who has a 25 collection worth （值得several thousand dollars. A short time ago, he
bought an unusual fifty-cent piece which 26 him $250! He was very happy about it and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects 27 . He has almost 600 of them, butI wonder if they are worth any money. 28 , to my brother, they are quite valuable. 29 makes him happier than to find a new match box（火柴盒）for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we 30 to do in our free time. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
A. lucky B. clever C. funny D. free
A. think about B. join C. take part in D. take care of
A. collecting B. getting C. printing D. making
A. first of all B. at all C. of all kinds D. in all
A. book B. cloth C. stamp D. coin
A. spend B. took C. cost D. waste
A. stamps B. match boxes C. pens D. model planes
A. So B. However C. Because D. But
A. Nothing B. Everything C. Anything D. Something
30. A. have B. need C. enjoy D. like