课件48张PPT。 Great PeopleUnit 2 What Is the Meaning of Life?Lesson 7 Lesson7 What Is the Meaning of Life?课文呈现知识讲解…………词汇
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·Do you know any successful people?
What does success mean to you?
·What are your dreams for the future?
After the history class, Li Ming sits in
the classroom, deep in thought?. Wang
Mei comes in and the two start a dialogue.Wang Mei：Hi Li Ming. What are you thinking about?？
Li Ming: Oh, hi Wang Mei. I was just thinking... What is the meaning? of life？Do you ever wonder? about that?
Wang Mei: Oh, I see. You are thinking about your purpose in life. Yes, I think about that sometimes. But I also wonder about other things. For example， why are great people so successful?？ And how can we succeed in life? Li Ming: Those are good questions, too. But... what is success? And how do you know if? you've succeeded? Does it mean that you have a good job? Does it mean that you are rich and famous?
Wang Mei: Those are all really important questions and very difficult to answer. I'm not sure how to answer them, but I think we should try our best to live a good and happy life.
Li Ming: That sounds right to me. My dad always says that we should be good to others.Wang Mei: Exactly! If we are living a happy life, but the people around us aren't, is that a good life? I'm not so sure...It seems like something is missing.
Li Ming: I agree. I have an idea，Wang Mei. Let's write these questions down? and then survey our parents, friends and neighbours about their thoughts.
Wang Mei: Great idea, Li Ming！Let's do it！知识点1deep in thought 陷入深思考向【重点】 eg：Keep quiet. Father is deep in thought.
安静些，爸爸在沉思。 deep in thought 在句中常作表语，也可作状语，表示伴随状态。其同义短语为lost in thought陷入深思。
eg：He sat at the table deep in thought.
他坐在桌旁沉思。thought
1. n. 思想，想法，相当于mind ，是个可数名词。
eg：I have no thoughts on it.
对这件事，我没有什么看法。
2. 思考，思维，考虑，打算，意图
eg：He has no thought of hurting her.
他没有伤害她的意思。拓展知识点2think about 考虑，想……事情eg：I will think about the plan.
我会考虑这个计划。think about，think of 和 think over 辨析考向魔法记忆知识点3meaning/'mi?n??/n. 意思eg：I didn't understand your meaning.
我不明白你的意思。 考向一meaning的其他意思：(人生的)意义；价值，目标
eg：At last he knew the meaning of life.
最后，他懂得了生活的意义。魔法记忆“……是什么意思？”的表达法：
What's the meaning of...?
What does...mean?
What do you mean by...?考向二 魔法记忆拓展meaning的词根是mean，mean的常见用法：
(1)意思是。
eg：The word means very angry.
这个单词的意思是非常生气。
(2)mean 表示“意味着”，后接动词的-ing形式； 表示“打算”的含义，后接动词不定式。
eg：Talking in class means wasting the time.
上课说话意味着浪费时间。 eg：I wonder if you are a student.
我不知道你是不是个学生。知识点4wonder/'w?nd?(r)/ v. 想知道；对……感到奇怪考向一【重点、难点】 wonder作及物动词，意为“想知道”，常见的用法有：后接who，what，why，where等词引导的宾语从句。
eg：I wonder who he is.
我想知道他是谁。后接that引导的宾语从句，表示“感到惊奇；对……感到惊讶”，that常可省去。
eg：I wonder(that)she has won the race.
我对她赢了比赛感到惊讶。
后接if或whether引导的宾语从句，表示疑问。
eg：I wonder if he will succeed.
我不知道他会不会成功。
后接“疑问词＋不定式”。
eg：I'm just wondering how to do it.
我正想知道该怎样做那件事。典例
【点拨】宾语从句应用陈述句语序，选项A是疑问句语序；选项C用了一般过去时，而彭丽媛是山东人，这是客观事实，应用一般现在时，故错误；选项D意为“彭丽媛将会怎么来”，不符合题意，故选B项。
—I wonder________．
—Shandong Province.(山东东营)
A．when will Peng Liyuan come
B．where Peng Liyuan is from
C．where Peng Liyuan came from
D．how Peng Liyuan will comeB魔法记忆wonder作不及物动词时，常见用法有：
wonder at“对……感到惊讶”。
eg：I wonder at your allowing her to do such a thing. 我对你允许她做这样的事感到惊讶。
wonder about“对……感到疑惑”。
eg：I wonder about my future.
我对我的未来感到疑惑。考向二 魔法记忆拓展wonder还可作名词，常用句型：
(1)It's a wonder that...奇怪的是…… eg：It's a wonder that she is still alive.
奇怪的是她还活着。
(2)It's no wonder that...难怪……
eg：It's no wonder that they won't come.
难怪他们不会来了。知识点5successful/s?k'sesfl/ adj.获得成功的；
有成就的eg：He is a successful businessman.
他是一个成功的商人。魔法记忆success，succeed，successful 和successfully 的用法考向一魔法记忆魔法记忆 “成功做某事”的表达：
(1)have success in sth./doing sth.
eg：He has success in diving.
他在跳水项目上获得成功。
(2)succeed in sth./doing sth.
eg：He succeeded in getting the gift.
他成功地得到那份礼物。考向二【重点】魔法记忆(3)be successful in sth./doing sth.
eg：Try your best，and you will be successful
in your life.
尽你的全力，这样你将会在你的人生中获 得成功。
(4)do...successfully
eg：He solved the problem successfully.
他成功地解决了问题。典例The company hopes its new product will be. __________(success) on the European market.(上海)successful知识点6if /?f/ conj. 如果；假如；是否 if引导宾语从句的用法
if引导宾语从句时，意为“是否”，常和whether互换使用，常放在动词ask，see，say，know和find out等后面。考向一【易错点】 eg：I wonder if it will be clear tomorrow.
我不知道明天是否会晴天。eg：Lucy asked if/whether they had a cotton sweater.
露西问他们是否有一件棉制的毛衣。
只能用whether的情况：
在动词不定式前只能用whether。
eg：I can't decide whether to stay.
我不能决定是否留下。
在whether or not固定搭配中，只能用whether。
eg：I want to know whether or not it's good news.
我想知道它是不是好消息。在介词后，只能用whether。
eg：Her father is worried about whether she will lose her work.
她的父亲担心她是否会失去工作。
用if会引起歧义的，必须用whether。
eg：Could you tell me whether you know the answer？ 你能告诉我你是否知道答案吗？魔法记忆 if 引导条件状语从句的用法
主祈从现：if引导的条件状语从句，主句是祈使句，从句使用一般现在时。
eg：If you want to go, please tell me.
如果你想去，请告诉我。
主将从现：指if引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时。考向二【难点、易错点】 eg：If you don't get up early，you will be late for school. 如果你不早点儿起床，你上学将会迟到。
if引导的条件状语从句，主句含有情态动词从句要用一般现在时。
eg：You can sit here if you are tired.
如果你累了， 你可以坐在这儿。典例【点拨】考查if的用法。本题可用分析句子结构法。句意为：——我想知道玛丽亚是否要参加我们今晚的时装表演。——我相信如果她完成了她的作业，她将会加入我们。根据语法知识可知，第一句中if引导的是宾语从句，主句用一般现在时，从句根据实际需要应该用将来时；第二句中if引导的是条件状语从句，要遵循主将从现的原则。所以选项B正确。 —I want to know if Maria________ us in the fashion
show tonight.
—I believe if she_____ her homework, she will join us.
(湖北咸宁)
A. joins; finishes B．will join; finishes
C. joins; will finish D．will join; will joinB知识点7write down 意为“写下，记下” write down是动副结构的短语，后接名词可放在down 的前面或后面，即write down sth.或write sth. down。后接代词只能放中间，即write ＋ 代词宾格＋ down。考向一【重点】 【点拨】考查短语write down。本题可用分析句意法。根据第一句说这个句子很重要，可知第二句是表示请写下来。代词必须放在write与down之间。所以选项B正确。 魔法记忆eg：You can write the telephone numbers down.
＝ You can write down the telephone numbers.
你可以记下这些电话号码。典例 The sentence is very important. Please ________.
A．write down it B．write it down
C．turn down it D．turn it downB有关write的短语：
write to 给……写信；
write back 回信；
write out写出考向二1)Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.
After the history class, Li Ming sits in the classroom, deep in thought. Wang Mei comes in, and they start a ________. Li Ming wonders about the ________ of life. He has many questions about his purpose in life. Wang Mei thinks those questions are ________ to answer. They decide to ________ their questions ________， and then ________ some people about their thoughts.dialoguemeaningdifficult writedownsurveyLet's Do It !2)Listen to the passage and tick the ideas mentioned.
□ Become famous.
□ Have a happy family.
□ Attend a good university.
□ Make other people happy.
□ Have a satisfying job.
□ Be rich.√√√√Let's Do It !What is success? Well, different people have different ideas. Some think being rich is success. Some think having a happy family is success. Others think that attending a good university or becoming famous is success. 3)Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the
words in the box.1．Work hard and you will be ___________ in the future.
2．I ________ who he was, but nobody could tell me.successful wondered Let's Do It !3．What is the ________ of your visit?
4．One of our ___________ helped us look after our dog while we were away.
5．We ________ 500 people and 75% of them were in favour of the plan.purpose neighbours surveyed 4)It's said that happy people can live longer. What do you need to be happy? Fill in the mind map. Then give a reason for each thing you list.happinesshealthkindnesssafetyfriendsLet's Do It !Example：Health is important for living a full and active life. You need to be healthy to work and play. Friends are also very important in our life. Friends can help us when we are in trouble. They share the pain and happiness with us. Kindness is important. You need to be kind to help others who have difficulties. Keeping safe is necessary for us .If you hurt yourself，you won't study and play well.我们一起来总结一下本节课学习的主要内容：
（1）meaning, wonder, successful, if等单词的用法。（2）deep in thought, think about, write doown等
短语的用法。一、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
1．What is the m of the word?
2．They sat together and started a d ．
3．The man is s in his life. He is great.
4．We have s some people about their purposes in life.
5．She w what the child was doing. eaning ialogue uccessful urveyed ondered二、用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空
6．My _____________ are good to me.They often help me.
7．Work hard and you will be ____________ one day.
8．I ___________ how to do it, but no one could tell me.
9．What does happiness ________ to you?
10．Do you think you are________ a happy life?neighbours wonderedsuccessfulmeanliving
三、单项选择
11. We should try our best ________ at school.
A．to work hard B．work hard
C．working hard D．works hard
12. 【易错题】He is good ________ his workmates.
A．at B．to C．for D．of
13. —What are you ________ alone?
—The meaning of life.
A．talking about B．thinking of
C．talking of D．thinking aboutADB14．We'll go to visit Tian'anmen Square ________ it doesn't
rain tomorrow.
A．if B．as soon as C．when D．since
15. — I wonder ________ next.
— Make money and let's live a better life.
A．how do I do it B．how to do
C．what will I do D．what to do
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