Unit 9 Technology
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
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。
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。
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。
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。
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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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
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。
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。
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]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。
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。
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。