Unit 1 Endangered animals
Saving the orang-utan
【教学目标】
本部分重要语言点。
【教学重难点】
本部分重要语言点的使用。
【教学过程】
confirm (v.) ---make certain; state or show sth is true or correct 确定,证实
His statement confirmed what we already believed.
Please confirm your message in writing.
confirmation (n.)
come into contact with 与。。。接触
come into increased contact with…与…接触越来越多
In her job, she often comes into contact with lawyers.
(Contact sb / make contact with sb/ lose contact with sb/ be in contact with sb
the advance of civilization
advance (n.) ---forward movement 发展,前进
There have been great advances in medicine in the last 50 years.
in advance 预先,提前 We always pay the rent in advance.
advanced (adj.) 先进的,领先的 ~ experience / ~ industrial nations
advance (v.) 发展,进步; 提前
A month has passed and the work has not advanced.
The date of the meeting has been advanced.
blame (v.)
be (largely/ partly) to blame for = be mainly responsible for 应(为……)承担责任;该(为……)受责备
这事故很大程度上该责怪司机而不应该是孩子.
The driver was largely to blame for the accident instead of the child.
I feel it is your husband who is to blame for the spoiled child.
Who is to blame for starting the fire?
blame sb.for sth. /doing sth.
Many children are afraid of being blamed for making mistakes in speaking English.
blame sth. on sb.把某事归咎于某人。
The police blamed the traffic accident on Jack's careless driving.
It's no use blaming our defeat on him.
blame (n.) 责任,责备,指责
decline (n.) --- continuous decrease in the number, quality, value…
There has been a sharp decline in our sales since the global financial storm began to gather a year ago.
My interest in sports is on the decline.
decline (v.)
1)下降,衰退His power/ health / influence has began to decline.
2)= refuse: 婉拒 We asked her to have dinner with us, but she declined (our invitation.)
smuggle… to/into
It’s a serious crime to smuggle drugs into China.
The police have stopped an attempt to smuggle guns into the country.
Smuggler 走私犯 /smuggling (n.)
serve as 充当
The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.
Aged as he is, he may well serve as a consultant, for an old hand is a good guide.
他虽年迈,但老马识途,作为顾问总是可以的。
serve in the army / serve the people heart and soul / This restaurant serves nice food / serve ones’ purpose符合目的/ First come, first served
rescue (v.) ---save from…
He sacrificed his life to rescue the dying man in the ruins.
rescuer sb from:~ a man from drowning / ~ a cat from a tall tree
rescue (n.)
a rescue team
come/ go to one’s rescue: No one came to my rescue when I was in trouble.
rescuer (n.)
existence (n.)
some people doubt about the existence of God
I was unaware of his existence until today.
come into existence 开始存在,成立,产生
It is believed that the internet came into existence in 1969.
in existence: The elephant is the largest land animal in existence.
exist(v.) / existent (adj.)
be at a critical stage 到了关键阶段
critical (adj.)
1)finding fault 吹毛求疵的,批评的 Why are you so critical of the government?
2)very serious or dangerous 紧要的,危急的 at a critical moment/ stage
take dramatic action
dramatic (adj.)
1)sudden, great and often surprising 突然的,巨大的
The announcement had a dramatic effect on housing prices. (产生巨大影响)
2)戏剧(性)的:It was a dramatic moment when the film star fell from the stage.