新编英语教程1Unit7

Unit7Dialogue1OntheWheelQuestionstoanswer:1.WhyisChinacalleda“kingdomofbicycles”?2.Whydoesthemanprefertorideabike?3.WhyareAmericansapeopleonthewheel?4.DoesthemanthinkpeopleshouldbeenviousoftheAmericanlifeonthewheel?Why?5.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardsprivatecars?6.IstheinconvenientcitypublictransportrelatedtoAmericanpeople’schoiceofprivatecars?Languagepoints:1.Thisisnoexaggeration.exaggerate(v):makesthseemlarger,better,etc.thanitreallyis;describesthbeyondthetruthe.g.,Thiscoatexaggeratesherweight.你没必要夸大困难吓唬孩子们。Youneedn’texaggeratethedifficultiestoscarethechildren.exaggerated(adj)1)Hehasanexaggeratedsenseofhisownimportance.2)She’sputonexaggeratedmake-up.(unnatural)Shetreatedherrelativeswithexaggeratedpoliteness.3)anexaggerateddescriptionofthejustwar(distorted)exaggeration(n)他的这本书通篇夸夸其谈。Hisbookisfullofexaggerations.2.SomeofmyAmericanfriendsfeelkindofalienatedfromthelocalpeople…kindof:(informalexpression,frequentlyseeninAE)tosomeextent,slightlye.g.,I’mkindofdisappointedthatthesportsmeetingwillbeputofftillSaturday.bealienatedfrom:feelseparatedfromsocietyorthegroupofpeoplearoundyou,andoftenunhappyalienate(v)alienatesbfromsb/sthe.g.,Hisarrogancealienatespeoplefromhim.3.forachange,whichisusedwhenyouusuallydosth,butthistime,youdoanotherthingforachange.e.g.,Heusuallygoestoschoolbybus,buttodayherodeabikeforachange.4.DoinChinaastheChinesedo.→WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.5.myprimarymeansoftransportation(mostimportant,main/major)e.g.,我目前最重要的任务就是学到尽可能多的知识。Atpresent,myprimaryconcernistolearnasmuchknowledgeaspossible.6.todomybitfortheprotectionoftheenvironmentdoone’sbit(informal):doone’sshareoftheworkthatneedstobedone7.Theydon’tfeelliketheyareinchargeoftheirlivesunlesstheyareinchargeofthewheel.beinchargeof:beresponsiblefor;control8.drive-in:aplace,esparestaurant,acinemawhichallowsyoutoenjoytheserviceprovidedwithoutleavingyourcar免下车餐馆,免下车电影院(顾客可坐在自己的车上购物、进餐、看电影等等)9.ManypeoplehereseemtobeenviousofthisbitoftheAmericanwayoflife.beenviousof:envy;bejealousof(slightlyderogatory)e.g.,小男孩很羡慕哥哥长那么高。Thelittleboyissoenviousofhisbrother’sheight.不要嫉妒别人，而要想着如何提高自己。Don’tbeenviousofothers,butthinkabouthowtoimproveyourself.10.beopposedto:beagainst11.liveawayfromdowntowndowntown:thecentre/mainbusinessareofacitydowntownvs.suburbs12.Youbet.(slang):Ofcourse;CertainlyDialogue2In-classactivityIntermsoftheirlikes,dislikesandpreferences,whatareTeacherA,TeacherBandTeacherClikerespectively?Discussitwithyourpartners.TeacherAhatesShanghaibothinthesummerandinthewinter.He’dprefertobeinBeijingduringthewinter.HeprefersShanghaistylefood.TeacherBprefersBeijinginthesummertoBeijinginthewinter.ShelovestheparksinBeijingandenjoysthefoodthere.Shedoesn’tlikesmokingnowthoughshesmokedbefore.TeacherCreallylovesthesummerinEngland.Hequiteenjoysflyinganddetestssmokytrains.Reading1:MyFirstDayatSchoolBackgroundInformation♫Britainhasinstitutedcompulsoryschoolingformanyyears.Parentsarerequiredbythelawtoensurethattheirchildrenreceiveefficientfull-timeeducationbetweentheagesof5and16.Goingornotgoingtoschoolhasbecomeamatterofthelaw.Itisnolongeranindividual’sfreechoice.♫Possiblepleasant/unpleasantthingsexperiencedbyachildonhis/herfirstdayatschool:☻anewenvironment,parentsespeciallykind,akindandfriendlyteacher,friendlyschoolmate,enjoyablegames,gettingnewbooks,feelingofindependence…(pleasant)☻confusionanduncertainty,scoldedbyparentsfornotwillingtogotoschool,scoldedbytheteacherforbeingverynaughtyintheclassroom,bulliedbyschoolmates,difficultyinlocatingplaces…(unpleasant)Multiple-choicequestions:1.Theboycouldnotwritehisnameontheblackboardbecause_____.a.hewasnervousb.hestiffenedc.hewasthelaughingstockd.hewasstandingattheblackboard2.Theverbcoaxmeans“______”.a.adviseb.persuadepatientlyc.suggestd.sayimpatiently.3.Theteacheraskedhimthequestion“What’syourname?”,because______.a.shewasangryb.shewantedtodisgracehimc.sheintendedtocalmhimd.shedidnotknowhisname4.Thesentence“Ispelledmynameinawildrushofletters”meansIspelledmyname_________.a.inawildwayb.veryquicklyc.letterbyletterd.desperately5._____madehimforgeteverything.a.Thelaughterfromthepupilsb.Theteacherc.Theblackboardd.Thepresenceofhisclassmates6.Whichstatementiscorrect?a.Hethoughthighlyofhimself.b.Hewaspessimisticabouthimself.c.Heregardedhimselfdumb.d.Helookeddownuponhisclassmates.Languagepoints:1.inthepresenceofsb/insb’spresence:withsbtheree.g.,你最好当着她的面指出她的问题。You’dbetterpointoutherprobleminherpresence.2.…butstandingattheblackboardwiththeeyesofthemanyboysandgirlslookingatmybackmademefreezeinside…makemefreezeinside(inthesentence):makemybloodfreeze/fillmewithterror3.giggle&tittergiggle:laughquietlyinasillyway,likeachild,becausesthisfunny咯咯笑；傻笑~atsb/sthe.g.,小婴儿看到风铃乐个不停。Thebabywasgigglingatthewindbell.titter:laughquietlybecauseoneisnervous嗤笑；偷笑titter-tattle(n):trivialtalk闲谈4.stiff,stiffenstiff(adj)1)noteasilybent,folded,moved,etc.e.g.,astiffpairofshoesfeelstiffafteralongwalk2)Theporridgeisverystiff.(thickandhardtostir)3)astiffexamination(difficultandhardtodo)4)Whenshespoketohermother,hermannerwasratherstiff.(formalinmanner,behavior,etc;sometimesunfr