Learningaboutlanguage

1、人教课标 高三 选修 9 Unit 1,Unit 1 Breaking records,Learning about language,1. Complete the table and then choose a word to complete each sentence below,motivated/ motivating,motivate,devoted/ devoting,devote,accomplished,accomplishment,adjustable,adjust,approximation,approximate,1. He is _ to his wife and

2、gives her anything she asks for. 2. Can you tell me the _ number of athletes in your club? 3. It was a huge _ for her to be able to reach the top of the mountain,devoted,accomplishment,approximate,4. Some people have the ability to _ others to try to achieve their goals. 5. She has _ to the fact tha

3、t she will never win the 400 metre-swimming event,motivate,adjusted,2. Find the words in the reading passage that are similar in meaning to the underlined words below. Write down the pairs of words,When I am on holiday, I dont do the usual kinds of things like catching up with friends or cleaning th

4、e house of finishing a book. I go walking alone,in the mountains. It doesnt matter what the weather is like. However severe the journey is, as long as I am with nature, I dont care. For me, there is something sacred about breathing clean air, listening to the sounds of birds and observing the plants

5、 and animals around me. When I reach the highest,place on my walk, I like to sit in silence for a long time and enjoy the beautiful scenery in front of me. It is like food for my spirit. Last year I invited two friends to come with me. Unfortunately they were not very fit and so the walk was hard on

6、 them. I was worried that we wouldnt reach,our campsite before dark and begged them to walk faster. They complained loudly all the way. When the walk was over, we all agreed that it was an enjoyable experience. However, the truth was that I would never invite them to come walking with me again. And,

7、 they would probably never want to,conventional tough spiritual soul tough urged reality,usual severe sacred spirit hard begged truth,3. In groups of four, add as many words as you can to each box. Compare your lists with another group. Then share your lists with the class,Events gymnastics, maratho

8、n, triathlon,The training is tough, tiring, stressful,The event is fascinating, exciting,1. Underline the subject in these sentences. In groups, check your answers. Then discuss whether you agree with the ideas in the sentences or not,1. Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another. E

9、ven the failure to do something is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward,2. Some conceptions of a gentleman are these: a gentleman is always considerate for the feelings of others; he has tact-he knows how to say and to do the right thing at the right time,3. To regret ones errors to the

10、point of not repeating them is true repentance,4. The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves, for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds,5. Being happy is better than being king,2. Match the subject on the left with an ending on the right to make the correct s

11、aying. Then translate it into Chinese,Worrying Two heads Those who do not learn from history To travel hopefully Failing to plan A man who asks,are doomed to repeat it. is a fool for five minutes. are better than one. never did anyone any good. is planning to fail. is a better thing than to arrive,A

12、 man who never asks The one who understands The one who speaks What is done,does not speak. cannot be undone. does not understand. is a fool for life,1. Worrying never did anyone any good. 担忧从来不会给人带来任何好处。 2. Two heads are better than one. 两人胜一人。 3. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. 那些不从历史中汲取教训的人注定要 重蹈覆辙,4. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. 带着希望旅行(的过程)远胜于到达目的地(那一刻)。 5. Failing to plan is planning to fail. 没有计划，规划是要失败的,6. A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life. 问别人的人是一个五分钟的傻子；从不问别人的人是一辈子的傻子。 7. The one