成教版英语一-Unit-4

TeachingObjectivesInthisunit,youwilllearn:themainideaoftwotexts;thekeywords,expressions,structuresinTextAandTextB;usefulexpressionsandsentencesconcerningfamily;writingskills:Howtowritedeclarativeandinterrogativesentences?

thegrammarpoint:

PrepositionsandConjunctionsWarm-upActivity:Pre-readingquestions1.Howoftendoyouvisityourgrandparents?Andwhy?A.VeryoftenB.SeldomC.Notoften2.Whatdoyoutalkaboutifyoumeetthem?3.Doyoufinditeasiertotalkaboutpersonalmatterstoyourgrandparentsthanwithyourparents?TextUnderstandingTextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextA—BackgroundInformationGenerationGapAgenerationgapreferstoadifferenceinvaluesandattitudesbetweenonegenerationandanother,especiallybetweenyoungpeopleandtheirparents.TextA—BackgroundInformationSoapOpera(I)Asoapopera,sometimescalled"soap"forshort,isanongoing,episodeworkofdramaticfictionpresentedinserialformatonradioorastelevisionprogramming.

TextA—BackgroundInformationThenamesoapoperastemsfromtheoriginaldramaticserialsbroadcastonradiothathadsoapmanufacturerssuchasProcter&Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandLeverBrothersassponsorsandproducers.Theseearlyradioserieswerebroadcastinweekdaydaytimeslotswhenmostlistenerswouldbehousewives;thustheshowswereaimedatandconsumedbyapredominantlyfemaleaudience.Themaincharacteristicsthatdefinesoapoperasare"anemphasisonfamilylife,personalrelationships,sexualdramas,emotionalandmoralconflicts;somecoverageoftopicalissues;setinfamiliardomesticinteriorswithonlyoccasionalexcursionsintonewlocations".

SoapOpera(II)TextA—BackgroundInformationFamilyMeeting(I)

Afamilymeetingisastructureddiscussiontimethattypicallyinvolvesallmembersofafamily.

Familymeetingsshouldberegularlyscheduled(forexampleonceaweek).Specialmeetingscanbecalledtodiscussanimportantissuethatcannotwaituntilthenextregularlyscheduledmeeting.Holdingfamilymeetingsonaregularbasishasmanybenefitsforafamily.TextA—BackgroundInformationFamilymeetingscanbeusedtodiscussanddealwithavarietyofissuesincludingfamilyproblems,toplanfamilyactivities,todiscusschores,andtodiscussgoodthingsthathavehappened.Parentsshouldbecarefulnottodominatetheconversation.Everyfamilymembershouldbegivenachancetoexpresshisorherviews.

FamilyMeeting(I)TextA—OrganizationThecontrollingideaofthepassageisthatgrandparentscanplayanimportantroleinbridgingthegenerationgapofthefamily.

Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts,andthemainideaofeachpartis:

TextA—OrganizationPart1:Part2:

Part3:(Paras.1-2):Grandparentscanbridgethegenerationgapiftheycankeepthelinesofcommunicationopen.(Paras.3-4):Thewritertakesherfamilyasanexampletoshowhowagrandmothercanhelpbridgethegenerationgap.

(Para.5):Asgrandparents,weneedtoworkhardtoprotectourfamily,butnotgiveup.

TextA—LanguagePointsWordunderstanding:

include

ifonethingincludesanother,thesecondthingispartofthefirst;tomakesomeoneorsthpartofalargergrouporset包含，包括Examples:

Thepriceforthehotelincludesbreakfast.Ourtourparty(旅行团)includedseveralyoungfamilies.TextA—LanguagePointsInclude反义词：exclude

把…排斥在外，不包括Examples:

Wemustnotexcludethepossibilitythatthechildhasrunaway.Allairmustbeexcluded(fromthebottle)iftheexperimentistowork.TextA—LanguagePointsDailyhappeningordoneeveryday日常的，每日的

Examples:

Mobilephones(手机)havebecomeapartofdailylifeinmanycountries.

Theseworkersarepaidonadailybasis.TextA—LanguagePointsDaily同义词：everyday

Example:

Thebookiswritteninsimpleeverydaylanguage.TextA—LanguagePointsExperienced

possessingskillsorknowledge

becauseyouhavedonesth

oftenorforalongtime

有经验的，有阅历的；老练的Examples:

Ms.Carterisoneofthemostexperiencedteachersinourschool.

He’sveryexperiencedinlookingafteranimals.TextA—LanguagePointsExperienced反义词：inexperiencedExample:

Sammyisyoungandinexperienced,butsheisafastlearner.

TextA—LanguagePoints

Pretty

fairlyormorethanalittle;very

相当，颇Examples:

I’mprettysurehe’llsayyes.Shestilllooksprettyyoungafteralltheseyears.TextA—LanguagePoints

Pretty同义词：fairly,quite,rather,fairly,quite,rather,pretty意义虽然相似，但感情色彩和力度却有微妙区别。在强调力度上，fairly最弱，pretty最强。在修饰含义上，fairly通常含褒义，表示合意、舒适、满意等感情。而rather可含褒义，也可含贬义，表示不合意、不舒适、不满意等感情。例如：Itisfairlywarminhere.里面好暖和。（里面暖呼呼的，感到很舒服）Itisratherwarminhere.里面太热了。（里面过暖，感到不太舒服）Theroomisfairlyclean.这房间很干净。（合意）Theroomisratherdirty.这房间很脏。（不合意）TextA—LanguagePointsGuide

totakesbtoaplace;toshowsbtherightwaytodosth引导；指导Examples:

Teenagers(青少年)needadultstoguidethem.Heguidedusthroughthenarrowstreetstoamarket.TextA—LanguagePointsGuide近义词：lead

带路，领导direct

将(注意力、谈话等)指向，对准Examples:

Anursetookherarmandledhertoachair.Iwanttodirectmyeffortsmoretowardsmyownprojects.TextA—LanguagePointsParticular

notanyother;specialorgreat特定的；特殊的(强调个别的或个人的)

Examples:

Ihavenothingparticulartodothisevening.Fornoparticularreason,hequitthejob.Youshouldpayparticularattentiontothespellingofwords.TextA—LanguagePointsParticular近义词：special

特殊的，专门的(强调不一般，与别的不同)Examples:

She’saveryspecialfriend.

Agoodteachermakeseverychildfeelspecial.Whyshouldwegiveyouspecialtreatment?TextA—LanguagePoints

Senior

apersonwhoisolderthananother;onethatisofahigherposition,rank,orgrade年长的人；长辈older;havingahigherposition,level,orrank较年长的；(地位、级别)较高的，高年级的Examples:

Heismyseniorbythreeyears.(n.)Bobistwoyearsseniortome.(a.)Whitepeopleholdmostofthejobsinseniormanagement(管理层).(a.)Mostmenhadnoproblemsworkingforwomenseniortotheminposition.(a.)TextA—LanguagePoints

Senior反义词：junior

年少者，晚辈；年少的，资历较浅的Examples:

Shemarriedamansevenyearsherjunior.(n.)Thereareseveralpeoplejuniortomeintheteam.(a.)Thereareseparateroomsforseniorandjuniorofficers.(a.)特别提示：senior和junior没有比较级形式。TextA—LanguagePointsFlexible

canchangeorbechangedeasilytosuitanynewsituation能随机应变的，灵活的

Examples:

Thegovernmentneedsamoreflexibleplanforeducation.Ournewcomputersoftwareisextremelyflexible.TextA—LanguagePointsFlexible反义词：inflexible

Example:

Theproposedlawispoorlywrittenandinflexible.TextA—LanguagePointsEqually

tothesamedegreeoramount平等地，相等地。强调一样

Examples:

Agoodteachertreatsallthestudentsequally.Weagreedtodividethemoneyequallybetweeneveryone.TextA—LanguagePointsEqually词义比较：fairly

公平地，公正地

(强调诚实、按规则办事)Examples:

Thatsalesmandealsfairlywithhiscustomers.Ifeltwehadnotbeentreatedfairly.TextA—LanguagePointsProtect

tokeepsomeoneorsthsafefromharm,damage,orillness保护，保卫Examples:

Arewedoingenoughtoprotectourplanet?

Thepaintingis

protectedbythickglass.TextA—LanguagePointsProtect

近义词：defend

保卫，保护；为…辩护safeguard保护，维护Examples:

Whenthedogattackedme,Idefendedmyselfwithastick.Wehavefoundawayofsafeguardingourmoney.Thisisaprogramforsafeguardingthecomputersystemagainstviruses(病毒).TextA—LanguagePointsWorkout

tofindtheanswertosth;solvesth;tocalculateananswer,amount,price,etc.解决；设计出，计算出

Examples:

Weneedtoworkouthowwe’regoingtogetthere.We’llhavetoworkouthowmuchfoodwe’llneedfortheparty.HowmuchshouldIpayyou?—Ihaven’tworkeditoutyet.TextA—LanguagePointsWorkout近义词组：figureout

想出，理解，明白Examples:

Ican’tfigureoutwhyhequithisjob.

Don’tworry,we’llfiguresomethingouttosolvetheproblem.TextA—LanguagePointsGetouttogotoplacesandmeetpeople,usuallyinordertohaveamoreenjoyablelife.出外走动(尤指参观、会友等)Examples:

Yououghttogetoutintothefreshair.Getoutandenjoyyourself,andmakenewfriends.TextA—LanguagePointsGetout

近义词组：goout出去，到外面去Examples:

Youshouldgooutandgetsomefreshair.LiamgoesoutdrinkingeveryFriday.TextA—LanguagePointsGiveup

tostoptryingtodosth;tostopdoingsthyoudoregularly放弃(多指在压力或困难之下放弃)Examples:

Youshouldn’tgiveupsoeasily.Igaveuptryingtopersuadehimtocontinuewithhisstudies.TextA—LanguagePointsGiveup近义词：abandon丢弃；抛弃；放弃Examples:

Finallythecaptainhadtogiveorderstoabandonship.Wehadtoabandonthecarandwalktherestoftheway.TextA—LanguagePointsSentenceunderstanding

Asgrandparents,weareincludedinourfamily’sdailylives.(Para.1,L.1)句中as的意思是“作为”，它还可以表示“由于，如同，当”等。Seemoreexamples:TextA—LanguagePointsExamples:Inthepast,womenweremainlyemployedassecretariesorteachers.Trytoanswerthequestionsasmanyaspossible.Assheisill,theoutinghastobeputoff.Asweknow,heisatopstudent.TextA—LanguagePointsItisimportantforustobeathandandkeepthoselinesofcommunicationopen.(Para.2)注意本句使用的句型为Itis+adj.+(forsb)todosth…，为避免头重脚轻，保持句子平衡，it作形式主语，真正的主语是置于句末的动词不定式短语。Seemoreexamples

TextA—LanguagePointsExamples:

Itisdifficultforhertokeepthesecret.

Itisnecessaryforustogetreadyforthetrip.

Itisdangerousforchildrentoswimintheriveralone.TextA—UsefulExpressions1bridgethegenerationgap2dailylives3moreexperiencedinlife4forexample5inourdays6beguidedthecorrectway7keepthoselinesofcommunicationopen8anongoingsoapopera缩小代沟

日常生活

生活阅历更丰富例如在我们这个/那个年代得到正确的引导使沟通渠道畅通一出正在上演的肥皂剧TextA—UsefulExpressions9playanimportantpartin10takecareof11haveahugedifficultyin12thecauseofherproblem13callafamilymeeting14workthingsout15treatthembothequally 16getup在……中扮演重要角色

照顾……方面有很大困难她问题的根源召集一个家庭会议解决问题平等对待他们双方起床TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedReadaloudthefollowingsentencesfromTextAandlearnthembyheart.TextA—SentencestoBeRemembered1. Itisimportantforustobeathandandkeepthoselinesofcommunicationopen.2. ……mylifedefinitelyseemstobeanongoingsoapopera.3. Asasenior,Ihavelearnedtobecomemoreflexibleandhaveplayedanimportantpartintakingcareofmygrandchildren.TextA—SentencestoBeRemembered4. My18-year-oldgranddaughterhadahugedifficultyincommunicatingwithhermotherandfather.5. Together,weworkedthingsout.6. Asseniors,weshouldnotplayanyseriousrole.TextA—Exercises:TableofContentsVocabularyExercisesStructureExercisesTranslationExerciseReadingComprehensionTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionI.ReadTextAandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. Whoaremoreexperiencedinlifeinthefamily?

Grandparents.2. Whatisthechallengeofraisinggrandchildrenforthewriter?

Grandchildrentendtobemuchmoremature(thanthoseintheolddays).TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension3. Whycouldthewriterworkoutthecommunicationprobleminherfamilymoreeasily?

Becausetheybelievedthatshewouldtreatthembothequally.4. Whatdoesthesentence“Istillgetup,getout,andhavealife”(Para.5)imply?

The“parenting”jobhasn’tpreventedherfromenjoyingalifeofherown.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

Theindispensablerolethegrandparentsshouldplayinafamily.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionII.ChoosethebestanswersaccordingtoTextA.1.Whocanbridgethegenerationgapinthefamily? A.Parents. B.Mother. C.Grandparents. D.Children.2.Altogetherhowmanychildrenandgrandchildrenarethereinthewriter’sfamily? A.5. B.6. C.11. D.13.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension3． Thewriterhaslearntto__________.A.becomeflexibleineducationongrandchildrenB.becomeaseriousgrandmotherC.keepthelinesofcommunicationopenD.getupandgetoutasusualATextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4.Howdidshehelpbridgethecommunicationgapbetweenherchildrenandhergranddaughter?Shetalkedwithherandunderstoodthecauseofherproblem.Shecalledafamilymeetingwithherchildrenandhergranddaughter.C.Sheworkedthingsouttogetherwithbothsides(双方).D.Alloftheabove.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5.Accordingtothewriter,wecannevergiveup__________. A.ourfamily B.ourhometown C.ourroleinthefamily D.ourlinesofcommunicationwithchildrenATextA—Exercises:VocabularyI.Fillintheblankswithcorrectformofthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.protectchallengeseriousathandgiveupseniorincludeflexibleparticularworkout1.Wearingdarkglassescan__________youreyesfromthesun.2.Isthereany_______________coloryouwouldpreferforthewindowcurtain?3.Finallytheresearchteamsucceededin_______________theproblem.4.Healwayskeptthepictureofhisfamilyclose__________.

5.It’stimetogive__________considerationtothismatter.

protect

particular

workingout

athandseriousTextA—Exercises:Vocabularyprotectchallengeseriousathandgiveupseniorincludeflexibleparticularworkout6.Allright,thisquestionistoodifficultandI_____________;tellmewhattheansweris.7.WecanvisityourhouseonMondayorTuesday;ourplansarefairly_____________.8.Thewriter___________alargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeech.9.Reducingthegapbetweentherichandthepoorisa________facingthegovernment.10.Jimmywasbornin1994whileIwasbornin1996.Soheismy______________bytwoyears.

giveup

flexible

included

challenge

seniorTextA—Exercises:VocabularyII.Rewriteeachofthefollowingsentences,usingthewordsgiveninbracketstoreplacetheitalicizedpartofeachsentence.Changewordformswhennecessary.Learningaforeignlanguagehelpsusconnecttwodifferentcultures.(bridgethegapbetween)_______________________________________________________Weusedtoplayfootballwhenwewereyounger.(inone’s...days)_______________________________________________________Learningaforeignlanguagehelpsusbridgethegapbetween

twodifferentcultures.Weusedtoplayfootballinouryoungerdays.TextA—Exercises:Vocabulary3. Cloudsweregatheringandtherainwasgettingveryclose.(athand)____________________________________________________4. Youcanlearnalotifyoualwaysuseyourearstolisten.(keep…open)____________________________________________________Thegovernmentshouldbehavemoreactivelytofightcrimes.(playapart/rolein)____________________________________________________Cloudsweregatheringandtherainwascloseathand.Youcanlearnalotifyoualwayskeepyourearsopen.Thegovernmentshouldplayamoreactivepart/roleinfightingcrimes.TextA—Exercises:VocabularyPleaselookafterthebabyformeforawhile,willyou?(takecareof)____________________________________________________Givemesometimetothinkandmakeadetailed(详细的)plan.(workout)____________________________________________________I’llriseearlytomorrowsothatI’llbereadywhenyoucome.(getup)____________________________________________________Pleasetakecareofthebabyformeforawhile,willyou?Givemesometimetothinkandworkoutadetailedplan.I’llgetupearlytomorrowsothatI’llbereadywhenyoucome.TextA—Exercises:VocabularyWe’dlovetoleavethehouseandgointothecountrysideatweekends.(getout)___________________________________________________Mydoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingwithoutdelay.(giveup)___________________________________________________We’dlovetogetoutintothecountrysideatweekends.Mydoctoradvisedmetogiveupsmokingwithoutdelay.TextA—Exercises:Vocabulary1. 几张彩色照片____________________________________2. 一位有才华的小提琴手____________________________3. 技术工人________________________________________4. 一个带围墙的花园________________________________III.Nowtranslatethefollowingphrases,usingadjectivesformedfromthenounsgivenbelow.skillexperiencecolorbeardheatfloweragewoodtalentwallafewcoloredphotos

atalentedviolinistskilledworkersawalledgardenTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary5. 一个种了花的园子________________________________6. 她年迈的父母____________________________________7. 一个留胡须的男子________________________________8. 一场热烈的讨论__________________________________9. 多树的乡野______________________________________10. 有经验的教师____________________________________skillexperiencecolorbeardheatfloweragewoodtalentwallafloweredgardenheragedparentsabeardedmanaheateddiscussionwoodedcountrysideexperiencedteachersTextA—Exercises:Structure1.Ducksswim.Thatisnatural.

Itisnaturalforduckstoswim.2.Icamehomelate.Thatwasnotunusual.

Itwasnotunusualformetocomehomelate.3.Weshouldpreparefortheworst.Thatisnecessary.

Itisnecessaryforustopreparefortheworst.I.Nowcombinethefollowinggroupsofsentences,usingthestructure“itis…forsbtodosth”.TextA—Exercises:StructureTheywantedtofinishthejobwithoutanyhelp.Thatwasimpossible.

Itwasimpossibleforthemtofinishthejobwithoutanyhelp.Wecan’timaginehowdifficultlifewasforourparents.Thatishardforus.Itishardforustoimaginehowdifficultlifewasforourparents.Healthyanimalscast(遗弃)theiryoung.Thatisuncommon.Itisuncommonforhealthyanimalstocasttheiryoung.TextA—Exercises:StructureChildrenshouldn’tplayonthestreet.It’squitedangerous.

Itisquitedangerousforchildrentoplayonthestreet.Thequestionwasdifficult.Theycouldn’tanswerit.

Itwasdifficultforthemtoanswerthequestion.TextA—Exercises:Structure1. ____________________(作为父母),wefeelthatweshoulddomoretoprotectourchildren.2. _____________________________(由于她生病了),perhapsshe’llneedsomehelp.3.She_______________________________(做过秘书)inthatcompany.II.Now,use“as”tocompletethefollowingsentencesaccordingtothemeaninggiveninChinese.Asparents,Asshe’sbeenill,workedasasecretaryTextA—Exercises:Structure4. Theworkisnot__________________________(像你想象的那么难).5. Wearetired,______________________(正如谁都能看到的).6. Thekitten(小猫)usesthatbox__________________________(当作自己的床).7. _______________________(由于时候不早了),Iturnedaroundtostartforhome.8.________________________________(正当这两个人就要离开时),apostmanarrivedandhandedthematelegraph(电报).

as/sodifficultasyouimagine.

asanyonecansee.

asabedforitself.

Asitwasgettinglate,

Justasthetwomenwereleaving,TextA—Exercises:TranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiven.这本书看来似乎蛮有趣。(seemtobe)____________________________________________________你应该随时准备听取好的意见。(keep…open)____________________________________________________Thisbookseemstoberatherinteresting.

Youshouldalwayskeepyourears/mindopenforgoodideas.TextA—Exercises:Translation我们将开一个会来讨论这个问题。(callameeting)________________________________________________我们必须缩小东部和西部地区之间的经济差距。(bridgethegap)________________________________________________出口棉花在这个国家的经济中起到重要作用。(playapartin)________________________________________________Wearegoingtocallameetingtodiscussthisproblem.

Theexportofcottonplaysanimportantpartinthecountry’seconomy.

Wemustbridgetheeconomicgapbetweentheeasternandthewesternareas.TextUnderstandingTextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextB—BackgroundInformationFreshmanYear(I)

Afreshman(US)orfresher(UK,India)isafirst-yearstudentinsecondaryschool,highschool,orcollege.FreshmaniscommonlyinuseasanUSEnglishidiomatictermtodescribeabeginnerornovice,someonewhoisnaive,afirsteffort,instance,orastudentinthefirstyearofstudy(generallyreferringtohighschooloruniversitystudy).

TextB—BackgroundInformation

HighSchoolfirstyearstudentsarealmostexclusivelyreferredtoasfreshmen,orinsomecasesbytheirgradeyear,9thgraders.Secondyearstudentsaresophomores,or10thgraders,thenjuniorsor11thgraders,andfinallyseniorsor12thgraders.AtcollegesoruniversitiesinUS,freshmandenotesstudentsintheirfirstyearofstudy.Thegradedesignationsofhighschoolarenotused,butthetermssophomores,juniors,andseniorsarekeptatmostschools.FreshmanYear(II)TextB—BackgroundInformationDormitory

Adormitory,oftenshortenedtodorm,intheUnitedStatesisaresidencehallconsistingofsleepingquartersorentirebuildingsprimarilyprovidingsleepingandresidentialquartersforlargenumbersofpeople,oftenboardingschool,collegeoruniversitystudents.Adormitory,oftenshortenedtodorm,intheUnitedStatesisaresidencehallconsistingofsleepingquartersorentirebuildingsprimarilyprovidingsleepingandresidentialquartersforlargenumbersofpeople,oftenboardingschool,collegeoruniversitystudents.

TextB—OrganizationThecontrollingideaofthetextisthatatruemotherknowseverythingaboutherchildandsharesthesamefeelingwithherchild.Itcanbedividedinto3partsandthemainideaofeachpartis:TextB—OrganizationPart1:Part2:

Part3:(Para.1):Atruemotheralwaysknowseverythingaboutherchild.(Paras.2-5):Thewriter’smothercouldreadherforeheadwhenshewasalittlechild.(Paras.6-9):Thewriter’smotherstillknowseverythingabouthereventhoughshehadmovedfarawayfromhome.TextB—LanguagePointsWordunderstanding:Absolutely

completelyandineveryway;usedtoemphasizesth完全地，绝对地Examples:

Thiscakeisabsolutelydelicious.Areyouabsolutelysureaboutthis?Doyouletyourkidstravelaloneatnight?—Absolutelynot!TextB—LanguagePointsAbsolutely反义词：relatively

比较地，相对地Examples:

Ifoundthetestrelativelyeasy.Thephonehasbeenrelativelyquiettoday.TextB—LanguagePointsHide

toputorkeepsborsthinaplacewheretheycannotbeseenorfound;topreventsthfrombeingknown

隐瞒；躲藏，隐藏Examples:

Mrs.Vincenthadhiddenthechocolatesothatthechildrenwouldn’tfindit.Harryhid(herself)underthebedwhenhismothercameintotheroom.TextB—LanguagePointsHide同义词：conceal

Examples:

Heconcealedthesweetsinhispocket.Hetriedtoconcealthenewsfromhismother.TextB—LanguagePointsHide反义词：expose暴露，显露，曝光，揭露reveal揭露，泄露，展现，显示Examples:

I’mafraidImightexposemyrealfeelingsforhim.Youshouldn’texposethesoldierstounnecessaryrisks.Thedoctordidnotrevealthetruthtohim.Thereportrevealedthatworkershadbeenexposedtohighlevelsofradiation.

TextB—LanguagePointsNeighbo(u)r

someonewholivesnexttoyou

ornearyou;person,thingor

country

thatisnexttoornear

another

邻居；同桌；邻近的人或物Examples:

Oneoftheneighborscomplainedaboutthenoisefromtheparty.

Phil’ssistersawhimpassinganotetotheirneighbor.Wewereneighboursatdinner/inclass.TextB—LanguagePointsNeighbo(u)r词义比较：neighborhood

附近；四邻Examples:

ShegrewupinapoorneighborhoodofBoston.Bequiet!You’llwakeupthewholeneighborhood!TextB—LanguagePointsMealanoccasionwhenyoueatfood,forexamplebreakfastordinner

一餐，一顿(饭)，一餐的食物Examples:

AfterthemoviewewentforamealinaChineserestaurant.

Whydon’tyouaskhimoutforameal?Wemusthaveamealtogethersometime.TextB—LanguagePointsMeal词义比较：dinner

正餐，主餐；宴会

Examples:

Shallweaskhimtodinner?Whattimedoyouusuallyhavedinner?

TextB—LanguagePointsAmaze

tosurprisesomeoneverymuch使惊奇，使惊讶Examples:

Daveamazedhisfriendsbysuddenlygettingmarried.

Itstillamazesmehowmuchshehaschanged.TextB—LanguagePointsAmaze近义词：surprise

使吃惊，使惊讶

shock

使震惊(程度较高)Examples:

She’sover80?Yousurpriseme!Wewereallsurprisedbytheboy’sintelligence.Theyhadbeenshockedtohearthatthehospitalwasclosingdown.Itshockedmetothinkhowclosewehadcometobeingkilled.

TextB—LanguagePointsFreshman

astudentinthefirstyearofhigh

schooloruniversity

新生，大学一年级学生用法说明：freshman是美国英语。