Unit 9
I.Teaching aims and demands
1.Topics
1>Talk about science and technology
2>Describe things and how they work
3>Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology
4>Talk about new inventions
2.Function:
同意和不同意(Agreement and disagreement)
Absolutely. I disagree./Well,yes,but...
That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm afraid I don't agree.
That's a good point. You can't be serious.
That's just how I see it. Well,it depends.
That's worth thinking about. I would have to disagree with that.
Well,I'm not so sure about that.
3.Vocabulary
toothpick;agreement;disagreement;disagree;absolutely;depend;press;teenager;throughout;
add;latest;calendar;remind;appointment;behaviour;obey;dare;case;emergency;whatever;
dial;according;unexpected;particular;negative;clone;interview;department;electricity;
planet;wonder;defeat;force;peaceful;succeed;skip
stay in touch with;call for;in case (of);according to;take over;break down
4.Grammar:
被动语态 The Present Continuous Passive Voice (3)
1.用英语描述事物正在受到某种影响或处理---使用现在进行时被动态
2.用英语描述人物正在受到某种影响或处理---使用现在进行时被动态
II.Key points
1.listening and speaking
1>as many...as
[用法]和...一样多;有...那么多
[举例]Take as many books as you want.
As many as ten students were late for class this morning.
[联想]as much...as 指代或修饰不可数名词
[举例]Some students are spend as much as 200 yuan on their cellphones.
2>If you turn a left-handed glove inside out,it will fit on a right hand.
fit
[用法]vi/vt 适合；适应；装备 n.合身 a. 合适的；恰当的；健康的
[搭配]fit in with 适应；配合
fit on 试穿
be fit for 适合
a nice fit 合身的衣服
keep fit 保持健康
3>Jane wants to buy a cellphone.
cellphone
[用法]n. 手机
[联想]mobile 手机; cordless phone 无绳电话; vision phone可视电话
4>Absolutely.
[用法]ad. 1.绝对地,完全地 2.【口】(用于对答)一点不错,完全对
[举例]It's absolutely no business of hers.
这件事与她毫不相关。
5>That's a good point.
[用法]你说得有道理.
[联想]口语中表示同意的表达还有许多,如:I see what you mean 我明白你的意思
I couldn't agree more 我举双手赞成。
I agree entirely 我完全同意。
You said it 说得极是。
You could say that again 说得对极了。
6>Well,it depends.
it depends
[用法]看情况而定
[联想]depend on 依赖;取决于
[举例]I knew he wasn't to be depended upon.
我知道他不可信赖。
Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.
健康依靠的是良好的食物,新鲜的空气和充足的睡眠。
7>I'm afraid I don't agree.
agree
[用法]vi/vt 同意. 该词搭配较多,注意以下例句的不同用法.
[举例]1. I don't agree with him on many things.
我和他在许多事情上意见不一致。
2. I think we should stop; do you agree?
我觉得我们该停止了,你同意吗?
3. This bill does not agree with your original estimate.
这张帐单与你当初的估计不符。
4.Seafood doesn't agree with me.
我不适宜吃海鲜。
5.They agreed to give it to me the next day.
他们同意第二天将它给我。
6. He agreed that Ann was the winner.
他承认安是获胜者。
7.The trade union has agreed the company's pay offer.
工会同意了公司的付酬条件
8>I'm not so sure about that.
sure
[用法]a.1. 确信的,有把握的 2. 一定的,必定的 3. 确实的;可靠的
[举例]I'm not sure whether our team will win.
我不能肯定我队是否能赢。
We are sure of his innocence.
我们确信他是无辜的。
She is sure to write to you.
她一定会给你写信的。
One thing is sure, he won't let you down.
有一点是确定的,那就是他不会让你失望。
2.reading
1>She takes out her red cellphone and press the talk key.
press
[用法]vt. 1. 按,压,挤 2. 压碎,压破;榨出 3. 熨平(衣服) 5. 催促;催逼;强迫;(极力)劝说
vi. 1. 挤向前,奋力前进 2. 紧迫
n. 1. 报刊;新闻界;记者们;通讯社 2.(常大写)出版社
[举例]Press this button to start the engine.
按此钮发动引擎。
He was pressing his jacket.
他在烫外套。
He pressed her to come with him.
他强迫她跟他走。
Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.
许多人挤向前和他握手。
Time presses and we must get back to work.
时间紧迫,我们得回去上班了。
The power of the press is very great.
新闻报刊的力量是极大的。
2>I should be home in about ten minutes.
should
[用法]应该,但此处是一种推断、猜测,而非义务,责任等
[举例]She should be here any minute.
她该马上就到。
Dinner should be ready by now.
此刻晚饭应该做好了。
in about ten minutes
[用法]大约十分钟以后,主要用于将来时间
[注意]下周一以后 after next Monday
3>Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life "on the go" and use cellphones.
on the go
[用法]忙碌;活跃
[举例]She's been on the go all day.
Healthy,happy people are usually on the go.
4>New functions are being added to the phones.
add...to
[用法]把..加到..上面去
[联想]add to... 增加
add up 把...加起来
add up to 总计
add that-clause 补充说
5>An electronic calendar will remind you about appointments and important dates.
remind
[用法]提醒;使想起
[搭配]remind sb of/about sth/sb
remind sb to do
remind sb that-clause
6>I don't dare to use the phone in school.
dare
[用法]v.aux. 敢;竟敢 (主要用于疑问,否定或条件句),过去式为dared
vt. 敢;胆敢 (除具有一般实义动词之特点外,在否定,疑问句中dare后的to可省略.
[举例]How dare you ask me such a question?
你怎敢问我这样的问题?
My younger sister dare not go out alone.
我妹妹不敢单独出去。
He did not dare (to) leave his car there.
他不敢把车停放在那里。
7>Their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.
too much
[用法]修饰不可数名词
[联想]much too 修饰形容词或副词
8>The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends no matter where we
are or what we are doing.
stay in touch with
[用法]和...保持联系
[联想]keep in touch; get in touch 意思相同
be out of touch with;lose in touch with 和...失去联系
no matter where
[用法]无论哪儿;不管哪儿,用以引导让步状语从句
[举例]No matter where he goes,his dog follows him.
10>We can call for help in case of an emergency
in case of
[用法]万一...;如果...发生;假使...
[举例]In case of fire,ring the alarm bell.
[联想]in case 以防万一
in case 后接从句
[举例]You'd better take an umbrella in case it rains.
11>She says that her cellphone helps her do whatever she wants to do.
whatever
[用法]无论什么,此处引导名词性从句
[注意]whatever还可引导让步状语从句,相当于no matter what
[举例]No matter what you do(Whatever you do),you must do it well.
Goats eat whatever food they can fond.
山羊找到什么吃什么.
3.integrating skills
1>It is the year 2374 and the machines have taken over.
take over
[用法]接管;接受
[举例]When he retired,his eldest son took over the farm.
他退休后,他的长子接管了农场.
[注意]take的用法和搭配相当多,本站有专门介绍,搜索可得.
2>The few surviving human beings are being used in the way that we use machines today.
The few
[用法]为数不多的
in the way
[用法]1.用这种方法 2.挡路;妨碍某人
[联想]on the way 在路上
by the way 顺便说一句
in this way 用这种方法
the way that we use machines today
[用法]当way做先行词,并在定语从句中做状语时,关系词用that或in which或省略
3>They have to repair machines when they break down.
break down
[用法]抛锚;垮了;坏了
[举例]The car broke down on the way to the forest.
He didn't take care of his health and at last his health broke down.
他不注意自己的身体,最终身体垮了.
4>Q12 cannot be defeated by force.
defeat
[用法]vt./n. 击败;战胜;受挫折
[举例]Our team has defeated theirs.(亦可用beat,但不能用win)
It was lack of money that defeated their plan.
由于缺少经费,他们的计划受到挫折.
5>Instead,the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.
come up with
[用法]提出;提供;想出;赶上
[举例]Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
科学家们必须为增加世界粮食供应提供新方法.
He walked so fast that I couldn't come up with him.
6>Imagine that you are one of those chosen to solve the problem.
Imagine
[用法]vt. 想像;猜想,料想(后接名词,代词,动名词或宾语从句) vi. 想像,猜想
[举例]I can't imagine what has happened.
我想像不出发生了什么事。
You may imagine their astonishment at finding the room empty.
你可以想像他们发现房间里空无一人时那吃惊的样子。
I imagine you are tired from the journey.
我想你旅途劳累了。
7>If you practise reading and thinking in this way,you'll become a smarter reader.
practise reading and thinking
[用法]后接名词,代词或动名词
[举例]You should keep practising speaking English,if you want to learn it well.
想学好英语,你应该坚持练习说英语.
8>If they succeed,they believe humans and machines can live together like friends.
succeed
[用法]vi. 成功 vt.接续;继承
[举例]He succeeded in getting the job.
他谋得了那份工作。
Our plan has succeeded.
The millionaire's eldest son will succeed to his estate.
这百万富翁的长子将继承他的产业。
The storm was succeeded by calm.
暴风雨后一片宁静。
[联想]success; susccessful; successfully
4>workbook
1>What are the advantaged and disadvantages of modern technology?
advantaged and disadvantages
[用法]优点和缺点
[补充]advantage n. 1. 有利条件,优点,优势 2. 利益,好处
disadvantage n. 1. 不利条件 2. 不利;损失,损害
[举例]He had the advantage of a good education.
他具备受过良好教育的优势。
What is the advantage of using nuclear power?
使用核能有何好处?
His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.
他缺少教育,这在找工作时是一个不利条件。
Not studying will be to your disadvantage.
不学习将对你不利。
[联想]take advantage of 利用
2>The money will be spent on equipment.
equipment
[用法]n.[U] 1. 配备,装备 2. 设备;器械;用具
[举例]The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.
把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。
The store sells tents and other camping equipment.
这家商店出售帐篷和其他野营用具。
[联想]equip vt. 1. 装备,配备 2. 使有能力;使有资格;赋予
[举例]Our laboratory is well equipped.
我们的实验室装备良好。
Your training will equip you for your future job.
你的训练使得你能够胜任将来的工作。
His work experience equipped him to deal with all kinds of people.
他的工作经验使他能与各种各样的人打交道。
3>New trees are being planted which will give shade in summer.
shade
[用法]n. 1. 荫;阴凉处;阴暗 2. 遮光物,遮太阳的东西
[举例]I saw him sitting in the shade of a tree.
我看见他坐在树荫下。
[联想]shadow n. 1. 荫;阴暗处 2. 影子
[举例]Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.
有时候她独自一人坐在幽暗处。
Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow falls on the moon.
地球的影子落在月球上时,就发生月蚀。
4>They are based on the ideas that transportation means moving sth from one place to another.
be based on
[用法]以什么为根据;建立在什么基础之上(前面的课文中已有呈现)
...ideas that...
[用法]that引导的是同位语从句,指idea的内容.注意和定语从句的区分.
5>With teleportation,a person or thing is taken apart at point A and put together again at point B.
taken...apart
[用法]使分开;拆散
[举例]John took the engine apart.
约翰把引擎拆开。
[联想]tell...apart 把...区分开
6>The more we know,the more we can imagine.
The more...the more...
[用法]越...越...
[举例]The harder you work,the more progress you will make.
7>Can you think of some examples to prove this idea?
prove
[用法]vt. 证明,证实 vi. 证明是;原来是
[举例]I'll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。
The lawyer proved the innocence of his client.
律师证实了他的当事人的清白。
The rumor proved true.
这谣传结果是真的。
He proved a competent manager.
他证明是一个能干的经理。
My advice proved to be wrong.
我的意见证明是错的。
8>Computers and the Internet are among the latest great inventions to change the world.
among
[用法]在...中间,此处指其中之一
[举例]He's among the students who are good at English.
latest
[用法]a.1. 最新的;最近的 2. 最迟的 ad. 最迟地;最近地
[举例]She is dressed in the latest Paris fashion
她身穿巴黎最新款式的时装
He was the latest person to come.
他是最晚来的人