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:

被動語態 The Present Continuous Passive Voice (3)

1.用英語描述事物正在受到某種影響或處理---使用現在進行時被動態

2.用英語描述人物正在受到某種影響或處理---使用現在進行時被動態

II.Key points

1.listening and speaking

1>as many...as

[用法]和...一樣多;有...那么多

[舉例]Take as many books as you want.

As many as ten students were late for class this morning.

[聯想]as much...as 指代或修飾不可數名詞

[舉例]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 適合；適應；裝備 n.合身 a. 合適的；恰當的；健康的

[搭配]fit in with 適應；配合

fit on 試穿

be fit for 適合

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. 手機

[聯想]mobile 手機; cordless phone 無繩電話; vision phone可視電話

4>Absolutely.

[用法]ad. 1.絕對地,完全地 2.【口】(用于對答)一點不錯,完全對

[舉例]It's absolutely no business of hers.

這件事與她毫不相關。

5>That's a good point.

[用法]你說得有道理.

[聯想]口語中表示同意的表達還有許多,如:I see what you mean 我明白你的意思

I couldn't agree more 我舉雙手贊成。

I agree entirely 我完全同意。

You said it 說得極是。

You could say that again 說得對極了。

6>Well,it depends.

it depends

[用法]看情況而定

[聯想]depend on 依賴;取決于

[舉例]I knew he wasn't to be depended upon.

我知道他不可信賴。

Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.

健康依靠的是良好的食物,新鮮的空氣和充足的睡眠。

7>I'm afraid I don't agree.

agree

[用法]vi/vt 同意. 該詞搭配較多,注意以下例句的不同用法.

[舉例]1. I don't agree with him on many things.

我和他在許多事情上意見不一致。

2. I think we should stop; do you agree?

我覺得我們該停止了,你同意嗎?

3. This bill does not agree with your original estimate.

這張帳單與你當初的估計不符。

4.Seafood doesn't agree with me.

我不適宜吃海鮮。

5.They agreed to give it to me the next day.

他們同意第二天將它給我。

6. He agreed that Ann was the winner.

他承認安是獲勝者。

7.The trade union has agreed the company's pay offer.

工會同意了公司的付酬條件

8>I'm not so sure about that.

sure

[用法]a.1. 確信的,有把握的 2. 一定的,必定的 3. 確實的;可靠的

[舉例]I'm not sure whether our team will win.

我不能肯定我隊是否能贏。

We are sure of his innocence.

我們確信他是無辜的。

She is sure to write to you.

她一定會給你寫信的。

One thing is sure, he won't let you down.

有一點是確定的,那就是他不會讓你失望。

2.reading

1>She takes out her red cellphone and press the talk key.

press

[用法]vt. 1. 按,壓,擠 2. 壓碎,壓破;榨出 3. 熨平(衣服) 5. 催促;催逼;強迫;(極力)勸說

vi. 1. 擠向前,奮力前進 2. 緊迫

n. 1. 報刊;新聞界;記者們;通訊社 2.(常大寫)出版社

[舉例]Press this button to start the engine.

按此鈕發動引擎。

He was pressing his jacket.

他在燙外套。

He pressed her to come with him.

他強迫她跟他走。

Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.

許多人擠向前和他握手。

Time presses and we must get back to work.

時間緊迫,我們得回去上班了。

The power of the press is very great.

新聞報刊的力量是極大的。

2>I should be home in about ten minutes.

should

[用法]應該,但此處是一種推斷、猜測,而非義務,責任等

[舉例]She should be here any minute.

她該馬上就到。

Dinner should be ready by now.

此刻晚飯應該做好了。

in about ten minutes

[用法]大約十分鐘以后,主要用于將來時間

[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;活躍

[舉例]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

[聯想]add to... 增加

add up 把...加起來

add up to 總計

add that-clause 補充說

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 (主要用于疑問,否定或條件句),過去式為dared

vt. 敢;膽敢 (除具有一般實義動詞之特點外,在否定,疑問句中dare后的to可省略.

[舉例]How dare you ask me such a question?

你怎敢問我這樣的問題?

My younger sister dare not go out alone.

我妹妹不敢單獨出去。

He did not dare (to) leave his car there.

他不敢把車停放在那里。

7>Their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.

too much

[用法]修飾不可數名詞

[聯想]much too 修飾形容詞或副詞

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...保持聯系

[聯想]keep in touch; get in touch 意思相同

be out of touch with;lose in touch with 和...失去聯系

no matter where

[用法]無論哪兒;不管哪兒,用以引導讓步狀語從句

[舉例]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]萬一...;如果...發生;假使...

[舉例]In case of fire,ring the alarm bell.

[聯想]in case 以防萬一

in case 后接從句

[舉例]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]無論什么,此處引導名詞性從句

[注意]whatever還可引導讓步狀語從句,相當于no matter what

[舉例]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

[舉例]When he retired,his eldest son took over the farm.

他退休后,他的長子接管了農場.

[注意]take的用法和搭配相當多,本站有專門介紹,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]為數不多的

in the way

[用法]1.用這種方法 2.擋路;妨礙某人

[聯想]on the way 在路上

by the way 順便說一句

in this way 用這種方法

the way that we use machines today

[用法]當way做先行詞,并在定語從句中做狀語時,關系詞用that或in which或省略

3>They have to repair machines when they break down.

break down

[用法]拋錨;垮了;壞了

[舉例]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.

他不注意自己的身體,最終身體垮了.

4>Q12 cannot be defeated by force.

defeat

[用法]vt./n. 擊敗;戰勝;受挫折

[舉例]Our team has defeated theirs.(亦可用beat,但不能用win)

It was lack of money that defeated their plan.

由于缺少經費,他們的計劃受到挫折.

5>Instead,the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.

come up with

[用法]提出;提供;想出;趕上

[舉例]Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.

科學家們必須為增加世界糧食供應提供新方法.

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(后接名詞,代詞,動名詞或賓語從句) vi. 想像,猜想

[舉例]I can't imagine what has happened.

我想像不出發生了什么事。

You may imagine their astonishment at finding the room empty.

你可以想像他們發現房間里空無一人時那吃驚的樣子。

I imagine you are tired from the journey.

我想你旅途勞累了。

7>If you practise reading and thinking in this way,you'll become a smarter reader.

practise reading and thinking

[用法]后接名詞,代詞或動名詞

[舉例]You should keep practising speaking English,if you want to learn it well.

想學好英語,你應該堅持練習說英語.

8>If they succeed,they believe humans and machines can live together like friends.

succeed

[用法]vi. 成功 vt.接續;繼承

[舉例]He succeeded in getting the job.

他謀得了那份工作。

Our plan has succeeded.

The millionaire's eldest son will succeed to his estate.

這百萬富翁的長子將繼承他的產業。

The storm was succeeded by calm.

暴風雨后一片寧靜。

[聯想]success; susccessful; successfully

4>workbook

1>What are the advantaged and disadvantages of modern technology?

advantaged and disadvantages

[用法]優點和缺點

[補充]advantage n. 1. 有利條件,優點,優勢 2. 利益,好處

disadvantage n. 1. 不利條件 2. 不利;損失,損害

[舉例]He had the advantage of a good education.

他具備受過良好教育的優勢。

What is the advantage of using nuclear power?

使用核能有何好處?

His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.

他缺少教育,這在找工作時是一個不利條件。

Not studying will be to your disadvantage.

不學習將對你不利。

[聯想]take advantage of 利用

2>The money will be spent on equipment.

equipment

[用法]n.[U] 1. 配備,裝備 2. 設備;器械;用具

[舉例]The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.

把這個新醫院的設備配齊要化一年時間。

The store sells tents and other camping equipment.

這家商店出售帳篷和其他野營用具。

[聯想]equip vt. 1. 裝備,配備 2. 使有能力;使有資格;賦予

[舉例]Our laboratory is well equipped.

我們的實驗室裝備良好。

Your training will equip you for your future job.

你的訓練使得你能夠勝任將來的工作。

His work experience equipped him to deal with all kinds of people.

他的工作經驗使他能與各種各樣的人打交道。

3>New trees are being planted which will give shade in summer.

shade

[用法]n. 1. 蔭;陰涼處;陰暗 2. 遮光物,遮太陽的東西

[舉例]I saw him sitting in the shade of a tree.

我看見他坐在樹蔭下。

[聯想]shadow n. 1. 蔭;陰暗處 2. 影子

[舉例]Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.

有時候她獨自一人坐在幽暗處。

Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow falls on the moon.

地球的影子落在月球上時,就發生月蝕。

4>They are based on the ideas that transportation means moving sth from one place to another.

be based on

[用法]以什么為根據;建立在什么基礎之上(前面的課文中已有呈現)

...ideas that...

[用法]that引導的是同位語從句,指idea的內容.注意和定語從句的區分.

5>With teleportation,a person or thing is taken apart at point A and put together again at point B.

taken...apart

[用法]使分開;拆散

[舉例]John took the engine apart.

約翰把引擎拆開。

[聯想]tell...apart 把...區分開

6>The more we know,the more we can imagine.

The more...the more...

[用法]越...越...

[舉例]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. 證明,證實 vi. 證明是;原來是

[舉例]I'll prove to the world that he was right.

我將向世人證明他是對的。

The lawyer proved the innocence of his client.

律師證實了他的當事人的清白。

The rumor proved true.

這謠傳結果是真的。

He proved a competent manager.

他證明是一個能干的經理。

My advice proved to be wrong.

我的意見證明是錯的。

8>Computers and the Internet are among the latest great inventions to change the world.

among

[用法]在...中間,此處指其中之一

[舉例]He's among the students who are good at English.

latest

[用法]a.1. 最新的;最近的 2. 最遲的 ad. 最遲地;最近地

[舉例]She is dressed in the latest Paris fashion

她身穿巴黎最新款式的時裝

He was the latest person to come.

他是最晚來的人