I.Teaching aims and demands

1.Topics

1>.interview the headmaster and other teacher about the school rules

and the ways to learn all the subjects

2>.make a world map of English-speaking countries

3>.collect words different in spelling,pronunciation,or meaning between

British English and American English,to make a list

2.Function: language difficulties in communication

Can you spell that?

Could you repeat that,please?

What do you mean by...?

Could you speak a bit slowly,please?

Sorry,I didn t follow you.

I beg your pardon?

How do you say...in English?

How do you pronounce...?

What does...mean?

Can you say that in a different way?

3.Vocabulary

bathroom;towel;closet;pronounce;broad;repeat;majority;native;total;tongue;

equal;government;situation;international;organization;trade;tourism;global;

communicate;communication;exchange;service;signal;movement;commander;tidy;

stand;independent;fall;expression;typhoon;publish;southern;president;European;

hhowl;cookbook;compare;replace

make oneself at home;in total;except for;stay up;come about;end up with;

bring in;a great many;at the same time

4.Grammar direct and indirect speech:imperative(requests and demands)

II.Key points

1.listening and speaking

1>Write a passage comparing American and British English.

compare

[用法]vt.1. 和...比較,對照(+with/to) 2. 比喻為,把...比作(+to)

[舉例]Compared with him, I am a bungler.

與他相比,我只能算是一個笨拙的人。

2>What is it that Joe can t find in the bathroom?

[解析]本句為特殊疑問詞開頭的強調句型.強調句型的基本構成如下:

It + is(was) + 被強調部分 + that(who) + 句子剩余部分.

[舉例]It was in the street that I found the purse.

It is I who should be responsible for the incident.

Why was it that you used to skip classes?

3>Oh,there you are.

there you are

[用法]行了.好了.這是一句表示一種事情告一段落或有了最終結果的用語.

還可以表示"瞧!""對吧(果然如此)!"等語氣.

[舉例]There you are!Then let s have some coffee.

好了,那我們來點咖啡吧.

There you are!I knew we should find iot at last.

對吧!我就知道我們一定能找到的.

4>You must be very tired.

[用法]這是一種推測,表示"一準是","一定是"

[注意]否定式為can t be

5>We flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.

all the way

[用法]從遠道;一路上

[舉例]He was so happy that he sang all the way home.

6>You don t need to ask,just make yourself at home.

need

[用法]n. 需要;要求(+of/for)/+to-v

vt. 需要,有...必要

v.aux. (多用于疑問句和否定句)需要,必須

[舉例]We have no need to be afraid of them.

我們不必怕他們。

The garden needs watering.

花園該澆水了。(說明:該用法相當于need to be done)

7>Is there anything that isn t clear to you?

[解釋]本句中包含定語從句的一種特別情況,即當先行詞為不定代詞時,關系代詞最好使用that.

8>Make up another dialogue for three students and act it out in class.

Make up

[用法]1. 補足 2. 編造 3. 組成

[舉例]The whole story is made up.

整個故事完全是虛構出來的。

The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.

醫療隊由十二名醫生組成。

act ... out

[用法]1. 把...表演出來 2. 把...付諸行動

[舉例]We roared when Mary acted out the episode.

當瑪麗繪聲繪色地描述那件事時,我們哄然大笑起來。

They are determined to act out their ideal.

她們決心把自己的理想變成行動。

9>What do you mean by...?

[解釋]本句意為"你說(做)...什么意思?"這里的介詞需要注意.

2.reading

1>There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English.

majority

[用法]n. 多數,過半數,大多數

[舉例]The majority were on Ben s side.

大多數人都站在本的一邊。

The majority of boys like football and basketball.

2>An equal number of people learn English as a second language.

a number of

[用法] 很多,后接復數名詞,謂語動詞亦為復數.

[比較]The number of students absent is five.

有五名學生缺席。

3>The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.

the number of

[用法]后接復數名詞,謂語動詞為單數

4>In China students learn English at school as a foreign language,except for those in Hong Kong.

except for

[用法]1.除了...以外 2. 要不是由于

[舉例]The composition is quite good except for the spelling.

這篇文章除了拼寫以外,其他都不錯。

I would go to the party with you except for my broken leg.

要不是因為我腿斷了,我想與你一起去參加聚會。

[說明]關于except for和except的用法區別,本欄目有詳細解答.搜索可得.

5>English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world.

develop

[用法]vt.1. 使成長;使發展 2. 開發 3. 逐漸產生;逐漸養成; 5.使顯影,沖洗(底片)

vi.1. 生長;成長;形成 2. 進步;進化 3. 發展

[舉例]Swimming develops the muscles.

游泳能使肌肉發達。

The builders are developing that part of the city.

建筑商正在開發這座城市的那個地區。

6>You can use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet.

communicate

[用法]vt.1. 傳達;傳遞;傳播(+to)

vi.1. 交流思想(或感情,信息等);交際,交往(+with) 2. 通訊,通話(+with)

[舉例]Did she communicate my wishes to you?

她有沒有把我的祝福轉告你?

We learn a language in order to communicate.

我們學習語言是為了交流思想。

He had no way to communicate with his brother.

他沒有辦法與他兄弟聯系。

7>With so many people communicating in English every day,it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

With so many people communicating

[用法]此為with的復合結構,現在分詞(賓補)和people之間有邏輯上的主謂關系.

關于with復合結構,論壇有詳解,歡迎前往查看.

have a knowledge of

[用法]對...有所了解

8>In which countries do we find most native speakers of English?

native

[用法]a.1. 天生的 2. 出生地的,祖國的,家鄉的 3. 本土的,本國的,土生的 4. (某地)特有的,原產的

n.1. 本地人,本國人 2. (某地)原有的動(植)物

[舉例]They are native speakers of English.

他們的母語是英語。

He has been away from his native Poland for three years.

他離開故土波蘭已有三年了。

9>The young father told his children to stand still.

stand still

[用法]站在那兒一動不動,stand意為處于某種狀態,也有人認為這是一種雙重謂語結構.

10>Mother told me to not to leave the door open after midnight.

leave...open

[用法]leave意為聽任,使處于某種狀態

[舉例]He left the windows open.

他讓窗子開著。

He will never leave a job unfinished.

他干什么事從來沒有不干完的.

11>turn down the radio.

turn down

[用法]關小(音量等);拒絕

[舉例]You d better turn down the radio,for the baby is sleeping.

His proposal was turned down.

他的提議被拒絕了。

12>Don t stay up too late.

stay up

[用法]熬夜,不去睡覺

[舉例]She stayed up reading until midnight.

她看書看到半夜才睡。

3.integrating skills

1>How did the difference come about?

come about

[用法]發生

[舉例]How did this come about?

這事是怎么發生的?

2>There is no quick answer to the question.

[注意]問題的答案,介詞常用to

3>In 1776 America became an independent country.

independent

[用法]a.1. 獨立的,自治的,自主的(+of) 2. 有獨立心的;自立的(+of)

[舉例]Many colonies in Africa became independent nations in the 1950 s.

非洲許多殖民地在二十世紀五十年代成了獨立國家。

My elder sisters and brothers have moved away from home and are now independent.

我的哥哥姐姐已從家里搬了出去,現在都自立了。

4>For a long time the language in America stayed the same.

stay the same

[用法]stay意為"繼續,保持",連系動詞

[舉例]I hope the weather will stay fine.

我希望天氣能持續放晴。

5>British and American English started borrowing words from other language,ending up with fifferent words.

end up with

[用法]以...為結局;結果會...

[舉例]It is not right to laugh at the disabled.Maybe some day you will end up with disabilities.

嘲笑殘疾人是不對的.也許有一天你也會成為有殘疾的人.

6>Except for these difference in spelling,written English is more or less the same.

more or less

[用法]或多或少,有點兒;大約

[舉例]His explanation was more or less helpful.

他的解釋多少有些幫助。

7>However,most of the time people from the tow countries don t have difficulty in understaning each other.

have difficulty in understaning

[用法]做什么有困難,difficulty可用trouble替代,這里均用作不可數名詞

[舉例]I had no difficulty in getting in touch with him.

我和他取得聯系沒有什么困難。

8>American English has changed over the centuries.

over

[用法]在...期間

[舉例]My grandchildren will stay over Christmas.

我的孫兒孫女們圣誕節期間將呆在這兒。

9>They started to use English,but they also brought in some words from their own language.

bring in

[用法]產生(利潤、進息、收入);進口;引進

[舉例]In America,pop singers may bring in millions of dollars each year.

在美國,流行歌手每年可以有數百萬的收入.

When we bring in new technology,we also bring in new ideas.

我們在引進新技術的同時,同樣引入了新的觀念.

4>workbook

1>Hi,long time no see.

[用法]好久不見了.口語用法.

2>It s been nice talking to you.Bye.

[用法]also It s nice talking to you or It s nice to talk to you

[注意]前者多見于分手時使用.后者見面也可以使用.

3>She tole him to shut up.

shut up

[用法]】(使)住口

[舉例]Will you children shut up?! I can t concentrate on my work.

孩子們可以請你們閉嘴嗎?我沒法子專心工作。

Can t you shut your friend up?

你不能叫你朋友閉嘴嗎?

4>He told me to move my chair a little bit closer to his bed.

a little bit

[用法]有點;有幾分

[舉例]You d better speak a little bit slowlier so that you can make yourself understood.

你最好說慢點,這樣別人可以聽懂你的意思.

你的建議很有效。

5>He has married a Chinese girl.

marry

[用法]vt. 娶;嫁,和...結婚 vi. 結婚

[舉例]He is going to marry Jane.

他將與簡結婚。

[注意]和某人結婚多長時間了,即表示狀態要用be married (to)

6>I wish we could see each other more often,but that s too difficult.

wish

[用法]wish后面的從句應使用虛擬語氣,其構成取決于時間

[舉例]I wish (that) I had never met her.

我要是沒遇見過她就好了。(對過去而言)

7>Not only did Xiaohua learn a lot of English from her Canadian teacher,she also became very interested in Canadian.

not only...but also...

[用法]not only...but also...在連接句子時,not only后面的句子要使用倒裝結構.

另外,but also有時僅用but或also或but...too或but...also或but...as well

8>I try to read as many books as I can find about Canadian.

as many as

[用法]和...一樣多(復數相關)

[舉例]You may take as many as you want.

你要多少就可拿多少。

9>Write a letter in the name of Wang Ning to Mr Smith,who works for the newspaper 21st Century.

in the name of

[用法] 以...的名義

[舉例]Stop doing that, in the name of God!

看在上帝的分上,別干了!