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:
被动语态 The Present Continuous Passive Voice (3)
1.用英语描述事物正在受到某种影响或处理---使用现在进行时被动态
2.用英语描述人物正在受到某种影响或处理---使用现在进行时被动态
II.Key points
1.listening and speaking
1>as many...as
[用法]和...一样多;有...那么多
[举例]Take as many books as you want.
As many as ten students were late for class this morning.
[联想]as much...as 指代或修饰不可数名词
[举例]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 适合；适应；装备 n.合身 a. 合适的；恰当的；健康的
[搭配]fit in with 适应；配合
fit on 试穿
3>Jane wants to buy a cellphone.
cellphone
[用法]n. 手机
[联想]mobile 手机; cordless phone 无绳电话; vision phone可视电话
4>Absolutely.
[用法]ad. 1.绝对地,完全地 2.【口】(用于对答)一点不错,完全对
[举例]It s absolutely no business of hers.
这件事与她毫不相关。
5>That s a good point.
[用法]你说得有道理.
[联想]口语中表示同意的表达还有许多,如:I see what you mean 我明白你的意思
I couldn t agree more 我举双手赞成。
6>Well,it depends.
it depends
[用法]看情况而定
[联想]depend on 依赖;取决于
[举例]I knew he wasn t to be depended upon.
我知道他不可信赖。
Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.
健康依靠的是良好的食物,新鲜的空气和充足的睡眠。
7>I m afraid I don t agree.
agree
[用法]vi/vt 同意. 该词搭配较多,注意以下例句的不同用法.
[举例]1. I don t agree with him on many things.
我和他在许多事情上意见不一致。
2. I think we should stop; do you agree?
我觉得我们该停止了,你同意吗?
3. This bill does not agree with your original estimate.
这张帐单与你当初的估计不符。
8>I m not so sure about that.
sure
[用法]a.1. 确信的,有把握的 2. 一定的,必定的 3. 确实的;可靠的
[举例]I m not sure whether our team will win.
我不能肯定我队是否能赢。
We are sure of his innocence.
我们确信他是无辜的。
2.reading
1>She takes out her red cellphone and press the talk key.
press
[用法]vt. 1. 按,压,挤 2. 压碎,压破;榨出 3. 熨平(衣服) 5. 催促;催逼;强迫;(极力)劝说
vi. 1. 挤向前,奋力前进 2. 紧迫
n. 1. 报刊;新闻界;记者们;通讯社 2.(常大写)出版社
[举例]Press this button to start the engine.
按此钮发动引擎。
He was pressing his jacket.
他在烫外套。
He pressed her to come with him.
他强迫她跟他走。
2>I should be home in about ten minutes.
should
[用法]应该,但此处是一种推断、猜测,而非义务,责任等
[举例]She should be here any minute.
她该马上就到。
Dinner should be ready by now.
此刻晚饭应该做好了。
in about ten minutes
[用法]大约十分钟以后,主要用于将来时间
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;活跃
[举例]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
[联想]add to... 增加
add up 把...加起来
add up to 总计
add that-clause 补充说
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 (主要用于疑问,否定或条件句),过去式为dared
vt. 敢;胆敢 (除具有一般实义动词之特点外,在否定,疑问句中dare后的to可省略.
7>Their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.
too much
[用法]修饰不可数名词
[联想]much too 修饰形容词或副词
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...保持联系
no matter where
[用法]无论哪儿;不管哪儿,用以引导让步状语从句
[举例]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]万一...;如果...发生;假使...
[举例]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]无论什么,此处引导名词性从句
[注意]whatever还可引导让步状语从句,相当于no matter what
[举例]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
[举例]When he retired,his eldest son took over the farm.
他退休后,他的长子接管了农场.
[注意]take的用法和搭配相当多,本站有专门介绍,搜索可得.
2>The few surviving human beings are being used in the way that we use machines today.
The few
[用法]为数不多的
in the way
[用法]1.用这种方法 2.挡路;妨碍某人
the way that we use machines today
[用法]当way做先行词,并在定语从句中做状语时,关系词用that或in which或省略
3>They have to repair machines when they break down.
break down
[用法]抛锚;垮了;坏了
[举例]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.
他不注意自己的身体,最终身体垮了.
4>Q12 cannot be defeated by force.
defeat
[用法]vt./n. 击败;战胜;受挫折
[举例]Our team has defeated theirs.(亦可用beat,但不能用win)
It was lack of money that defeated their plan.
由于缺少经费,他们的计划受到挫折.
5>Instead,the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.
come up with
[用法]提出;提供;想出;赶上
[举例]Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world s food supply.
科学家们必须为增加世界粮食供应提供新方法.
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(后接名词,代词,动名词或宾语从句) vi. 想像,猜想
[举例]I can t imagine what has happened.
我想像不出发生了什么事。
I imagine you are tired from the journey.
我想你旅途劳累了。
7>If you practise reading and thinking in this way,you ll become a smarter reader.
practise reading and thinking
[用法]后接名词,代词或动名词
[举例]You should keep practising speaking English,if you want to learn it well.
想学好英语,你应该坚持练习说英语.
8>If they succeed,they believe humans and machines can live together like friends.
succeed
[用法]vi. 成功 vt.接续;继承
[举例]He succeeded in getting the job.
他谋得了那份工作。
Our plan has succeeded.
The millionaire s eldest son will succeed to his estate.
这百万富翁的长子将继承他的产业。
The storm was succeeded by calm.
暴风雨后一片宁静。
4>workbook
1>What are the advantaged and disadvantages of modern technology?
advantaged and disadvantages
[用法]优点和缺点
[补充]advantage n. 1. 有利条件,优点,优势 2. 利益,好处
disadvantage n. 1. 不利条件 2. 不利;损失,损害
[举例]His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.
他缺少教育,这在找工作时是一个不利条件。
Not studying will be to your disadvantage.
不学习将对你不利。
[联想]take advantage of 利用
2>The money will be spent on equipment.
equipment
[用法]n.[U] 1. 配备,装备 2. 设备;器械;用具
[举例]The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.
把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。
The store sells tents and other camping equipment.
这家商店出售帐篷和其他野营用具。
[联想]equip vt. 1. 装备,配备 2. 使有能力;使有资格;赋予
[举例]Our laboratory is well equipped.
我们的实验室装备良好。
3>New trees are being planted which will give shade in summer.
shade
[用法]n. 1. 荫;阴凉处;阴暗 2. 遮光物,遮太阳的东西
[举例]I saw him sitting in the shade of a tree.
我看见他坐在树荫下。
[联想]shadow n. 1. 荫;阴暗处 2. 影子
[举例]Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.
有时候她独自一人坐在幽暗处。
Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth s shadow falls on the moon.
地球的影子落在月球上时,就发生月蚀。
4>They are based on the ideas that transportation means moving sth from one place to another.
be based on
[用法]以什么为根据;建立在什么基础之上(前面的课文中已有呈现)
...ideas that...
[用法]that引导的是同位语从句,指idea的内容.注意和定语从句的区分.
5>With teleportation,a person or thing is taken apart at point A and put together again at point B.
taken...apart
[用法]使分开;拆散
[举例]John took the engine apart.
约翰把引擎拆开。
[联想]tell...apart 把...区分开
6>The more we know,the more we can imagine.
The more...the more...
[用法]越...越...
[举例]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. 证明,证实 vi. 证明是;原来是
[举例]I ll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。
My advice proved to be wrong.
我的意见证明是错的。
8>Computers and the Internet are among the latest great inventions to change the world.
among
[用法]在...中间,此处指其中之一
[举例]He s among the students who are good at English.
latest
[用法]a.1. 最新的;最近的 2. 最迟的 ad. 最迟地;最近地
[举例]She is dressed in the latest Paris fashion
她身穿巴黎最新款式的时装
He was the latest person to come.
他是最晚来的人。