I. 教学目标
1. learn the following words and phrases:
bacteria, powder, standard, conscience, frost, handwriting, overcoat, wage, anyway, god, admit, foolish, clap, partner, abundant, warmth, taxpayer, occupy, constant, welfare, clerk, composer, novelist, firm, shadow, ambition, noble, bond, indeed, goose, selfish, bishop, choir;
care for, leave alone, in want of, badly off, close up, have an eye for, as follows, of late,
2. learn to talk about social responsibilities:
Business is not only about making money and profits.
We should care for other people.
It’s necessary for employers to care about their employees and their families.
Rich people should help poor people in society.
People who make and sell fake food products and medicine must be punished.
Companies must take necessary measures to improve working conditions to protect the people working for them.
We cannot only think about ourselves, and we should open our hearts freely and think of others.
3. review the Adverbial;
II、重难点解析
1. Language Points on the Main Reading Selection
1. 工资的种种表达方式
wages:（复数）工资；支付给手工或劳力的短期间的工资（日给，周给）
salary: 支付给从事知识性和专门性的工作者的固定薪俸
pay: 薪水、工资等的最普通用语，特制海陆军人及其他在政府部门工作者的薪水
income:收入；收益
2. admit (admitted, admitting)
vt. 承认、供认，准许……进入、接纳、招收
vi. 容许；承认
admit sb. (sth. ) into/to sth. 允许某人(物) 进入
sb. be admitted to school(hospital) 接受某人入学
admit sth. 承认某物
admit doing sth. 承认做某事
admit that clause 承认
e.g. admit my mistake/making a mistake
The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year.
The prisoner has admitted his guilt.
Many students are admitted to college every year.
3. occupy vt. 使忙碌，使从事，占有
e.g. The company occupies the entire building.
He is occupied in repairing farm tools.
4. bring in (资金等) 生息；产生；使赚入
e.g. The job brings him in HK $ 100, 000 a year.
相关短语：
bring out 出版
bring off 完成；拯救
bring on 引起；促进
bring through 使某人度过困难
5. too cold to write, Humbug! 太冷了，没法写了！胡扯！
The problem is too difficult for her to solve.
6. Let's observe another little scene, as you might have in your life to come. 咱们再来看一个小镜头，这可能是你未来生活中会出现的镜头。
as 此处引导定语从句，as在从句中作宾语。
e.g. You know as much about it as 1 do.
He was a foreigner, as 1 detected from his accent.
另外，as多用于这些习惯用语中：
as anybody can see 正如人人都能看见的那样
as is known to all 众所周知
as we had expected 正如所预料的那样
as often happen 正如经常发生的那样
as is mentioned above 正如上面提到的
2. Language points in Warming-up
1. mean v. adj.
a. vt. 意谓；预定
e.g. What do you mean by your silence?
What do you mean by signing the letter to him?
mean doing 意味着
mean to do 打算
I meant to wait for him.
b. adj. 平庸的；普通的；卑贱的；小气的
n. means 方法；手段；工具 （同way, method）
mean/intend/plan/design/propose
intend做或说某件事的意愿
mean 没有intend那种强烈的意图，指心中想要，为一般用语
plan 指思考计划等
design 尤指细心的计划，有慎重行事之意
propose 指公开表明意图，为征求他人意见或承认，而表示的明确意图
2. employ v. &n. : employee n. 员工，受雇员工 employer 老板
employment n. 雇佣
the employed 受雇者 / the unemployed 失业者
vt. employ/take on/hire
e.g. They employ six waiters.
3. Language Points in the exercises
1. Much good may it do you! 愿圣诞赐福给你！
e.g. May he live to an old age! 愿他长命百岁！=Long may he live!
May you succeed! 祝你成功！
2. too... to...
a. too +adj. +for sb. (sth)
e.g. The work is too difficult for me.
The jacket is a bit too small for me.
b. can’t (can never) …too…
=-can't/can never. . . enough 怎么也不过分
c. not/never too. . . to. . . 不太……而能……
3. celebrate 与congratulate
celebrate vt. 庆祝，宾语是节日或事件
congratulate 的宾语不是所庆祝的事，而是所祝贺的人
congratulations to sb. on sth. /congratulate sb, on sth. 祝贺某人某事
e.g. I will congratulate you on your passing the college entrance examination.
You celebrate Christmas in your own way, and let me celebrate it in mine.
III. Exercises
Choose the best answer.
1. That was really a splendid evening. It’s years ________ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. when B. that C. before D. since
2. He can always seize a chance whenever ________.
A. being offered B. offered C. to be offered D. offering
3. The actor threw himself from the horse as if ________.
A. to be shot B. being shot C. shooting D. shot
4. When ________ at the gate, he was greeted with a warm welcome.
A. having appeared B. appearing
C. appeared D. had appeared
5. ---How about ________ we go to the zoo this afternoon?
---Good idea!
A. that B. whether C. if D. it
6. I appreciate ________ if you would turn the radio down.
A. that B. it C. that D. which
7. The teacher is grading the homework ________ the other day.
A. having been handed in B. handed in
C. that handed in D. being handed in
8. College teachers ________ some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to collage will behave more politely.
A. expect B. hope C. wish D. forbid
9. ---How about the book you are reading?
---Good indeed. It ________ many problems we have come across in our study.
A. says B. talks C. covers D. refers
10. ________ it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to ________ well.
A. Whatever, work B. Whichever, help
C. However, function D. What, help
Keys:
D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A