Unit1Livingwell.doc

Unit 1 Living well 学案导学. Learning aims1. Grasp the new words, expressions and sentence patterns in this unit.2. Get the general idea of this text and answer some questions.3. Take an active part in the class activities and learn from each other.4. Learn good qualities from the disabled. Important and difficult points 1. New words and expressions: disability, ambition, beneficial, in other words, clumsy, adapt, motto, out of breath, absence, fellow, annoyed, all in all, accessible, independent, make fun of, encouragement, politics, in particular, dignity2. Some sentence patterns in this unit: I was the same as everyone else in my class. Just accept them for who they are and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do. Access to the cinema for people in wheelchairs and those who have difficulty walking. I read in the newspaper that you are the architect who is to design This will allow hearing-impaired customers to enjoy the company of their hearing friends rather than having to sit in a special area. Teaching and learning stepsStep 1. Scan the text and try to answer the questions below: 1. What kind of person do you think Marty is? 2. What Marty does in spite of his disability? 3. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?Step 2. Read the text carefully and do the exercises below: A. Complete the blanks with the words in this unit. 1. His d_ caused by a big fire prevents him from holding a job. 2. Mr. Webson, a businessman, found the mild climate in coastal areas _ (有益) to his illness and stayed there for a whole month. 3. She never speaks ill of anyone in his or her _ (不在) . 4. He r_ his post as headmaster and took up business. 5. The experiment _ (主持) by Professor Meine proved to be a great success. 6. They often offer a_ when we are in trouble. 7. There are many differences between Earth and Mars. While the former has an atmosphere and liquid water, the l_ does not. 8. He was my only Chinese _ (伙伴) during my stay in Australia. 9. There is only one way _ (可以进入) to the old castle. 10. Many colonies in Africa became i_ nations in the 1950s and gone were the days when they were ruled by foreigners. B. Translate the phrases into English. 1. 换句话说_ 2. 撞在家具上_ 3. 像一样_ 4. 适应_ 5. 过去常常_ 6. 梦想做某事_ 7. 太而不能_ 8. 与不一样_9. 取笑_ 10. 上气不接下气_11. 长期缺课_ 12. 顾影自怜_13. 也；和；除了_ 14. 过正常的生活 _15. 特别_ 16. 总而言之_Step 3. Grasp the language points: 1. beneficial adj. 有益的；受益的 【典型例句】 Sunshine and moisture are beneficial to living things. 阳光和水分有益于生物。 早起锻炼是有益的。(翻译)_ 【相关链接】 (1) benefit n. 利益；好处 vt. & vi. 有益于；得益 (2) for the benefit of 为了的好处 benefit from 从中受益 to be of great benefit 有很大的益处 2. adapt vt. 使适应；改编 【典型例句】 He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions. 他努力使自己适应新的情况。 这部电影是由小说改编的。(翻译)_【要点归纳】 adapt from 根据改写（改编） adapt oneself to 使自己适应或习惯于某事【相关链接】adaptable adj. 能适应的；适应性强的 adaptation n. 适应；适应性；改编 adopt vt. 采用；收养3. annoy vt. 使不悦；惹恼【典型例句】 His mother was annoyed with him for being so rude to their neighbors. 他母亲因为他对邻居如此无理而生他的气。这只苍蝇一直在打搅我。(翻译)_【相关链接】annoyance n. 烦恼；令人烦恼之事annoying adj. 令人烦恼的annoyed adj. 恼怒的；气恼的4. latter adj. 较后的；后半的；（两者中）后者的【典型例句】This latter point was of great importance. 后面这点极为重要。 这是汤姆和戴维；后者是我的兄弟。(翻译)_【相关链接】 late/later/latter/latest/lately 辨析 late表示“迟（迟于正常安排的或期待的时间），晚（指一段时间的末尾或者晚上较晚的时间）”；later是late的比较级，也可指“后来；以后”；latter指顺序，意指两者中的后者，前者是the former；latest是late的最高级，但仅用作形容词，意为“最近的，最新的”；lately是时间副词，意指“最近”，常与现在完成时连用。 5. accessible adj. 可接近的；可进入的；可使用的【典型例句】 His house is not accessible by car. 车子无法通达他家。 从我家到那百货公司挺方便。(翻译)_【相关链接】 access n. 进入；通道；使用；接近 6. in other words 换句话说【典型例句】 In other words, much thinking yields wisdom. 换句话说，多想出智慧。 换句话说，他变成了一个了不起的英雄。(翻译)_【相关链接】 in a/one word 总而言之；简言之 7. as + 形容词 +（不定冠词）+ 名词 + as 像一样（如果名词是不可数名词或复数名词，不用不定冠词。）【典型例句】 This is as good an example as the other is. 这是一个像其他的一样好的例子。 我可像你一样能够带一样多的纸。(翻译)_【相关链接】 asas, not soas, sothat, tooto/for; how如果与单数可数名词连用，它们的顺序一律是：as/so/too/how + adj .+ a(an) + n.。例如： This is too long a journey for me. She is so lovely a girl that everyone likes her. How hot a day it is! 8. She was proud to have recently represented her country in an athletics competition where she won a gold medal in the 50-metre race.【译文】 最近她代表国家参加了一项田径比赛并荣获50米赛跑的金牌，对此她感到自豪。【剖析】 句中的to have represented是原因状语，表示导致她自豪的原因。这是一个不定式的完成形式。不定式的完成形式表示动作发生在谓语动作之前。例如： Im glad to have seen your father. 9. These stories are very positive and describe the satisfying lives these young people live even though they have some difficulties.【译文】 这些故事都很具有积极性，描述了那些年轻人的令人满意的生活，虽然他们有些困难。【剖析】 even though在此句中引导让步状语从句，意为“即使”，也可换为even if。例如： Even though he is poor, she loves him. 10. I have a very busy life and I dont have time to sit around feeling sorry for myself.【译文】 我的生活很充实，没有时间坐着顾影自怜。【剖析】(1) sit around意为“无所事事”。(2) feeling sorry for myself是现在分词短语作伴随状语。现在分词作状语可以表示时间、条件、让步、结果、方式或伴随情况等。例如： Having worked for three hours, we took a rest. Being very weak, Mrs. Green couldnt move. I stood watching them go out.Step 4. Exercises:A. Multiple choices.1. The stable political and economical situation is considered _ for the growth of town enterprises. A. effectiveB. beneficialC. beneficentD. efficient2. Computers must be _ to the students in the mountain areas to make them keep up with the date. A. usefulB. accessibleC. possibleD. valuable3. Bob, will you please join us in the volleyball club?Im sorry, but Im not _ any of you.A. a player as good asB. as a good player as C. as good a player asD. a player as well as4. “Cant you read?” Mary said _ to the notice. A. angrily pointingB. and point angrily C. angrily pointedD. and angrily pointing5. Like some of my classmates, I cannot live up to my teachers expectations; _ I let them down. A. in other wordsB. after allC. whats moreD. more or less6. _ the danger from another attack of earthquake, people had to overcome a shortage of food, drinking water, medicine, clothing, and almost everything. A. As for asB. As well asC. As bad asD. As much as7. Im green at everything. Dont worry. _ you get older, you will get more experience. A. AsB. TillC. IfD. While8. The report about the market sales should be sent to the manager on time and it shouldnt be a minute _. A. lateB. laterC. latterD. latest9. The newcomers found it impossible to _ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country. A. suitB. adaptC. fitD. adopt10. Everyone asked me why Jack didnt come, but it was _ a mystery to