Unit 1 School Life
Reading ( 1 ) ( Page 2 paragraph 1 to 4 )
Teaching Aims: Master the new words and phrases in the passage
Learning content: Reading part ( paragraph 1 to 4 on page 2 )
Learning important and difficult points:
Grasp the related the usage of words and expressions.
Grasp the related language points
Period ：Two ( one to two )
预习：
1、 According to the text,translate the following phrases into English.
1. 一个令人愉悦和激动的经历
2. 满意于
3. 参加集会
4. 在集会期间
5. 校规
6. 赢得尊敬的最好办法
7. 专心学习
8. 取得高分
9. 去不同的教室上不同的课
自主学习过程：
1. Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
1) experience [U]经验
eg. 你对这工作有经验吗？
Experience comes from practice. 经验来源于实践。
She is a teacher with 20 years’ experience in teaching. 她是一位有20年教学经验的老师。
2) [C] 经历
eg. 那起交通事故对他来说是一次可怕的经历。
Jumping from the flying plane is an unforgettable experience.
3) vt 体验
eg. He experienced the greatest hardship for the first time in his life.
Experiencing pain is as valuable as experiencing pleasure.
4) experienced adj 有经验的 如：an experienced doctor 有经验的医生
5) be experienced in (doing ) sth 如：
他对教学有经验。
拓宽：动名词、从句、不定式等作主语时，谓语动词使用单数。
眼见为实
你所说的话是真的。
学好英语是必要的。
2. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain.
1) be happy with= be pleased /satisfied with 对……满意。如：
他们满意于考试结果。
2) be happy to do sth 乐于做某事 如： 我将乐于接受你的邀请。
3. This means I could get up an hour later than usual…
1) mean doing sth 意味着做某事mean to do sth 打算做某事
eg. 如果你错过了这班火车，那就意味着你还要等30分钟。
He meant to cause trouble. 他是存心惹麻烦。
高考链接
In some parts of London, missing a bus means ______ for another hour. (上海2002春)
A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
2) usual a.通常的，普通的，平常的。如：
Let’s meet again at the usual place.
than usual 用于比较级之后，意为“比平常……”。如：
他比平常早起了些。
as usual 跟往常一样, 平常, 照常。如：
As usual he forgot to make his bed after he got up. 。
as is usual with… 和……平日那样。如：
As is usual with him, he was late for school today. 。
4. He also told us that the best way to earn respect from the school was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades.
1)the best way to /of …..
学好英语的最好办法是多听多说多写。
2) earn v. 挣得，搏得 earnings n. 所得收入earn one’s living 自行谋生
eg. The workers earned less money because they had to pay medical insurance.
因为工人要交医疗保险，所以他们赚得的钱就少了。
The old man earned his living as a fisherman. 这老人以捕鱼为生
As we know, it’s his honesty that earned the admiration of his friends.
正如我们所知，正是他的诚实得到了朋友们的赞扬。
It’s said that a person’s intelligence and abilities have a direct effect on his or her earnings.
3) respect A. 【U】意为“尊敬, 敬意”，与for连用。如：
The children showed respect for old people. 儿童向老人表示敬意。
I have great respect for him. 我很尊敬他。
B. 【U】 意为“尊重，重视，顾虑， 关心”。与介词for或to搭配使用。如：
We must have respect for the opinions of others.我们必须尊重/顾虑他人的意见。
C. 【C】在表示“（事情的某一）点，方面”。如：
She is right in every respect/in many respects. 她各方面都对。
respects意为“致意，问好，请安”。
如：Give your father my respects. 代我向令尊致意。
in no respect 无论哪方在都不……
in respect to/of…= with respect to… 关于 如：
I learned nothing with respect to it. 关于这件事，我没听说。
without respect to… 不管……， 不顾…… 如：
He did it without respect to the result. 他不顾后果做了那件事。
respect vt. 尊敬, 尊重, 重视 如：
I respect you for your honesty. 由于你为人正直，我对你十分敬重。
We should respect the rights of other people. 我们应尊重别人的权利。
respect oneself 自重，自尊 如：
If you don’t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you?
自己不自重，又怎能受到别人的尊重呢？
即学即用 I’m sure she will do as she promised; I’ve got great _________ her.
A. respect for B. respects of C. honor of D. faith in
4）achieve v. 完成, 达到 如：
The university has achieved all its goals this year. 这个大学今年已经实现了所有的奋斗目标。
achievement: [U] 完成，达到； [C] 成就, 功绩 make achievements 获得成绩，取得成就 又如：
eg. We may have the feeling of satisfaction and achievement from our English study when we are able to say something simple in English.
当我们可以说点儿简单的英语交谈时,我们就可以从英语学习中得到满足感和成就感。
The success of the experiment proves that we have made great achievements in the study of rocket.
那个实验的成功证明我们在火箭方面的研究取得很大成就。
5. This is about the average size for British schools.
average adj. 平均的；平常的 如：
你们班上女生的平均年龄是多少? It’s an average essay，so it is not impressive． 这是一篇很普通的论文，所以给人的印象不深刻。
average n. 平均数,一般水平(通常不用复数形式)。如：
Alice’s maths is above the average in the class. 爱丽丝的数学成绩高于班级平均水平。 on (an/the) average，there are twenty boys present every day. 平均说来，每天有二十个男孩出席。
average vt. 平均达到 如： The rainfall averages 36 inches a year.
6. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me…
used to 过去常常做……，后跟动词原形。如：
We used to swim in this river. 过去我们经常在这条河中游泳。
My father used to smoke, but now he doesn’t.。 我父亲以前常抽烟，但现在不抽了。
1).used to 与would的区别
表示过去的继续状态或过去的习惯动作（和现在和未来相比）时，通常要用used to,而不用would。在表示过去的习惯动作时两者都可用。但would常表示含用感情成分的主观意思，而used to 则表示较客观的意思。
used to表示相当长期间的习惯，而would则表示某动作的重复，其习惯的意味较淡，因此通常与often, sometimes等词连用。如：
He a naughty boy. 他从前是个顽皮的孩子。 Is this the place where you ? 这是你从前住过的地方吗？
He often say so when he was young. 他年轻时常这么说。
We often talk about our future on the bank of the river. 我们（过去）常在河岸上谈论我们的未来。
Tom used to get up late in the morning, ?
相似短语区别：
be/get used to sth./ doing sth. 习惯于/开始习惯于做…… 如：
I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. 我习惯了乘飞机旅行，只有一次我可给吓怕了。
be used to do 被用来做…… 如：
In our school, candles are used to give light when electricity is cut off. 在我们学校停电时，就用蜡烛来照明。
固定短语:
there used to be 某地过去有某物 如：
There used to be a swimming pool in our town. 我们镇上过去有一个游泳池。
2) a bit和a little
二者都可以修饰形容词或副词的原级或比较级。如：
It’s a bit/a little cold today. 今天有点冷。 He feels a bit/a little more tired today than yesterday. 他今天觉得比昨天要更累一点。 She is driving a bit/a little faster. 她现在开得稍快了一点。
a little可直接加名词，而a bit须加of后才能加名词。如：
a little bread = a bit of bread 一点儿面包
a few bits of wood 几片木片 a little wood = a bit of wood 一点儿木柴
not a bit意为 “一点也不” , 相当于 not at all，而not a little则意为 “非常” ，表达肯定的意思。如：
He is not a bit surprised at the news.
He is not a little surprised at the news. He was not a little surprised.
bit前可用人称代词，意为“某人的一份力量”，而little无此用法。little可用作不定代词，而bit无此用法。如：
We should do our bit for our country. 我们为祖国尽自己的一份力。
Little does he know about his illness. 他对病情知道得很少。
3) challenge n. / v. 挑战 作动词时用于challenge … to …或challenge … to do …结构，意为“向……挑战……”。如：
那学校向我们挑战足球赛。
The present world is full of challenges as well as opportunities.
challenging adj. 引发兴趣的，使人思考的，激发干劲的。如：
a challenging problem 发人深思的问题
课后作业：
1. 背诵Reading前三小节。
2. 完成PartE on page 5 .
Unit 1 School Life
Reading ( 2 ) ( the last four paragraph )
Teaching Aims: Master the new words and phrases in the passage
Learning content: Reading part ( paragraph 5 to 8 on page 3 )
Learning important and difficult points:
Grasp the related the usage of words and expressions.
Grasp the related language points
Period ：Two ( three to four )
预习
1. According to the text ,translate the following phrases into English.
1. 在午饭休息时间
2. 发电电子邮件给我的家人和朋友
3. 学会如何去购买准备和烹饪食物
4. 举行班级聚会
5. 制作一个小的雕塑
6. 在正餐结束时
7. 回顾在英国的日子
自主学习过程：
7. …so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
free adj. 免费的；空闲的 如：
a free dinner 免费的午餐 for free （＝ free of charge）免费的 free time 空闲时间
All the books were given away free. 所有的书都免费赠送。
e-mail n&vt
我有两封电子邮件发送给公司。
8. Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food.
1) fun n. [U]愉快；开心adj. 有趣的，奇妙的 比较：funny adj. 好笑的，滑稽的
for fun 寻找乐趣；当作玩笑 make fun of 捉弄
It is (not) fun doing sth. 做某事没趣 have fun doing sth 做某事感到开心
踢足球十分有趣。
It is fun to play with snow in winter.
fun it is to play with snow in winter.
A.How B.What C.What a D.How a
There’s no fun in spending the whole evening playing cards. 整个晚上打扑克牌没有意思。
I felt unhappy whenever I was made fun of. 。
It is fun to have a talk with you.
Fifty years ago, people would rather hunt wild animals for fun than go sightseeing.
2) prepare: v.准备, 预备, 有能力而且愿意 preparation n. 准备, 预备
prepare for…/prepare…for… make preparations for be prepared for
老师们正在备课，而学生们正在为考试作准备。
Will you help me prepare for the get-together of the old classmates?
Preparations for the top government officers’ visit are almost complete.
9. …but can stop studying some subjects if they do not like them.
stop doing sth stop to do sth
他们停下来休息一 会儿。
他们停止工作休息一会儿。
10. I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch time.
miss v. 错过；失去; 想念；思念 miss doing sth. 想念/错过做某事
He threw the ball to me, but I missed it and it landed on the ground.他把球扔给我，但我没接住，球落在了地上。
Being too tired, he narrowly missed crashing into the tree. 。
我相信每个人都会怀念他。
11. Sometimes I just relaxed under a tree…
relax vt. & vi. 使松弛, 放松, 松懈。如：
relax one’s muscles 放松肌肉 relax one’s attention 放松注意力 relax one’s pace 放慢步伐 relax one’s mind 使脑子得到休息
eg.His face relaxed in／into a smile．他的表情在一笑中变得轻松了。
We must not relax in our efforts．我们决不能松劲。
Let’s stop working and relax for an hour. 我们停工休息一小时
比较：relaxed和relaxing
relaxed 感到轻松 relaxing 令人轻松的
He is feeling relaxed now. 他现在感到轻松。
The music is relaxing. 音乐使人轻松。
We are having relaxing weather. 天气使人懒洋洋的。
relaxation n. [U] “放松”消遣”“娱乐”。[C]为消遣所做的具体的事
relaxation of the muscles 肌肉的放松Let’s have some relaxation. 我们放松一下。 Fishing and mountain-climbing are his favorite relaxation. 钓鱼和爬山是他最喜欢的娱乐。
12. I do like eating desserts after meals as you mentioned in your article. (P5)
[考点] do在句中起强调作用。在强调谓语动词时，根据人称时态，在动词原形前加do, does 或did。do的这种用法只用于肯定句，且只有现在时和过去时两种时态。
[考例] An awful accident ______, however, occur the other day. (上海2000)
A. does B. did C. has to D. had to
13.Finish Part E on p 5.
Practice
根据首字母或汉语注释写全单词
1.The morning a_______ at our school is at 9 o’clock in the school hall.
2..Before the meeting began, I made the necessary i____________.
3. The old worker is very e__________ in mending cars.
4. Her earlier p__________ for the next day made her perfect for the job.
5. The great inventor was given a prize for his scientific a___________.
6. The _______ (平均) age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
7. Dinner costs $5 and wine is _____(额外的).
8．He thought it better to begin our work __________ (立即).
9．We often study Shakespeare’s plays in our ________ (文学) classes.
10. Tom accepted his friend’s ________(挑战) to swim across the lake.
Homework
3. 背诵Reading中4~6节。
4. Preview the next lesson.
III. Reading (1)
Fill the following blanks (the main idea part is given)
Teachers and classmates/ Attending assembly/ School hours/ British food and her activities / Homework and subjects / Intention
Para. Main idea Detailed information
1 a) Was she happy with the school hours? _______
b) School in Britain __________around 9 am and _______ about 3:30 pm
2 a) Who was the girl sitting next to her on the first day? ______________
b) The headmaster told them about ________________ during assembly.
3 a) Who was her favorite teacher? _________________
b) Was it easy for her to remember all the students’ faces and names? Why? ______________________
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5
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a) The homework was not heavy, but why was it a bit challenging for her? _____________________________
a) Why did her English improve a lot? ______________
b) Did she enjoy cooking? How do you know? ________________________________________
a) Do students have to learn all the subjects even if they don’t like them? ____________________________
7 a) Why did she miss Chinese food a lot at lunchtime? ________________________________________
b) She usually played on the school field. Sometimes ______________.Sometimes___________________.
8 a) She felt lucky and hopes _______________________