Unit 21 bady language
About American cestures
Question：In what situations do American people use these gestures?
一、单元课程概述
1、单词
unfair adj 不公正的；不公平的
反义词 fair
customer n 顾客；主顾
fold vt 折叠；合拢；抱住
vary vt 改变；使多样化
vi 变化；不同
crazy adj 疯狂的；狂热的
（建筑等）不安全的
part vt& vi 分开；分离
firm adj （指动作）稳定而有力的；牢固的
用法：make a bow 鞠躬
fist n 拳头
bend vt&vi (bent , bent )弯曲；专心于，屈服
tap vt&vi 轻拍；轻敲
gently adv 轻轻地；逐渐地
anger n 怒；愤怒
useless adj 无用的；无效的
反义词：useful
occur vi 发生；出现
focus n （兴趣活动等的）中心；焦点
specific adj 具体的；特有的
2、词组
ahead of （在空间或时间上比栽、某物）更前；更早
give sb a hand 给某人帮助
get through 通过；度过；到达
tear down 弄倒某物；拆除某物
tear open 撕开（信封等）
hold up 举起；拿起；举出
make a face （对某人）做鬼脸；扮怪相
in order 按顺序；整齐
3、语法：
The usage of V-ing （动词－ing的用法）（２）
（1）作主语（subject）
Walking is good for your health．
（2）作宾语 ( object )
You can’t stop him doing what he wants．
3．作表语 ( predicative )
Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。
二、重点难点讲解
（一）、词汇
1、avoid v
1) keep oneself away from (sb/sth)
eg．We avoided (driving in) the center of town．
2）stop (sth) happening; prevent
We must try to avoid accidents.
2．manage v
1）负责（某事物）；管理；经营 manage sth /sb
eg．manage a shop , business, factory, etc
2）设法做（某事） manage to do sth
In spite of these insults, She managed not to get angry.
manage to do 设法做成（某事）＝succeed in doing sth
try to do 设法做（某事） （成功于否？不得而知）
请用try 和 manage 填空，注意使用适当的形式 ：
①Jenny__________ to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt, and finally got a license．(managed)
②You look so slim(苗条) . How do you ________ to stay so．(manage)
③He______ to catch the early bus, but it had already started moving when he got to the bus station．(tried)
④I_________ hard not to laugh , but I failed．(tried)
⑤You haven’t even _______ to lift it． (tried)
3．fold v． 折叠；对折
She folded the handkerchief and put it in her pocket．
4．opposite
① n. 相反的人（事）
② adj． 相反的；对立的
③ prep． 在…对面
1) Black and white are opposites．( n.) 黑与白相反。
2) the opposite sex (adj.)异性
3) They live in the houses opposite the station ( prep.)
5．get through
We were all delighted when we heard you’d got through your exam．
6．tear down
These beautiful old houses are being torn down to make way for a new road．
（二）句子
1．While there are many different interpretations of our body language, some gestures seem to be universal．
2．And if we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing better than to see the smiling face of a good friend．
lonely adj．
比较：alone adj.& adv．单独的(地)；独自的(地)
请根据下面汉语完成句子，正确的使用lonely和alone。
①自从妻子离开他之后，他一直非常孤寂。
He has been very ______ since his wife left him． (lonely)
②乡下一间孤零零的房子
a ________ house in the country (lonely)
③荒凉的山坡
the ________ hillsides (lonely)
④她独居。
She lives ________． (alone)
⑤那所房孤零零地座落在小山上。
The house stands _______ on the hill．(alone)
⑥房子里只有我孤零零一个人。
I was all ______ in the house． (alone)
⑦我只有一个人，但并不感到孤独。
I was _______，but I didn’t feel _________.(alone, lonely)
（三）语法-The v-ing form (2) 在句中作主语、宾语和表语的用法。
①动名词起名词作用，可在句中作主语、宾语、表语。
例如：
Reading French is easier than speaking it．
②使用动名词时应注意以下几点动名词可以带自己的逻辑主语。如：
I’ll never forget his/him imitating the headmaster．
有些动词只能跟动名词作宾语：avoid , enjoy ,
appreciate , enjoy , keep , mind, excuse, finish , forgive , mind , imagine , delay , miss , suggest , put off , look forward to等。
有些动词如remember, forget, regret, mean, stop, try等接动名词和不定式时，意思不一样。例如：
I remembered to post your letter.
(我记住要给你写信。)
I remembered posting your letter．
(你的信我记得给你发了。)
三、作业
1．She focused her eyes_______ the page．
A．about B．on C．with D．in
2．He can________ a whole chicken．
A．get away B．get together C．get through D．get up
3．These fish vary _______weight______3 pounds to 5 pounds．
A．in; in B．from; from C．in; from D．from ; in
4．-Do you mind my_______ here?
-You’d better not．
A．to smoke B．to have smoked C．smoking D．being smoked
5．It suddenly________ to me that they went there by bike．
A．occurred B．happened C．took place D．looked
6．He didn’t agree with us. That’s to say, his opinion is ______ours．
A．common B．the same C．opposite D．similar
7．A club is a place to make frequent ________with friends．
A．connection B．touch C．reach D．contact
8．Please give me all the_________．
A．advices B．informations C．suggestion D．details
9．She’s crazy_________ dancing．
A．with B．on C．about D．of
10．He________ to escape from the prison, but he couldn’t find anybody to help him．
A．succeeded B．tried C．managed D．offered
11．She didn’t feel _____ though she lived ____ in a ____house．
A．alone; alone ; alone B．lonely; lonely; lonely
C．alone; lonely; alone D．lonely; alone; lonely
12．She remembered________ to Beijing as a child．
A．to take B．to be taken C．taking D．being taken
13．-Can I help you with your case? -___________．
A．My pleasure B．It doesn’t matter
C．That’s all right D．No, thanks .I can manage it myself
14．Seeing is _________________．
A．believing B．being believed
C．to believe D．to be believed
15．I just avoided______ over the cat．
A．to run B．to have run C．running D．being run
16．The workmen _________ the old house and built a new one in its place．
A．tore across B．tore away C．tore down D．tore up
17．Don’t take anything away．Mother likes to put everything ________．
A．in an order B．in the order C．in order D．in orders
18．You might wonder how it_____ to live without eating for so many months．
A．keeps B．succeeds C．manages D．tries
19、_______ made his parents unhappy.
A、His coming back late B、Him coming back late
C、He came back late D、Why he came back late
20、In the forest, I saw a _______ deer ______ by a hunter.
A、running; killing B、run; killed
C、run; killing D、running; killed
答案：
1、B 2、C 3、C 4、C 5、A 6、C 7、D 8、D 9、C 10、B 11、D
12、D 13、D 14、A 15、C 16、C 17、C 18、C 19、C 20、C