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:

被動語態(tài) The Present Continuous Passive Voice (3)

1.用英語描述事物正在受到某種影響或處理---使用現(xiàn)在進行時被動態(tài)

2.用英語描述人物正在受到某種影響或處理---使用現(xiàn)在進行時被動態(tài)

II.Key points

1.listening and speaking

1>as many...as

[用法]和...一樣多;有...那么多

[舉例]Take as many books as you want.

As many as ten students were late for class this morning.

[聯(lián)想]as much...as 指代或修飾不可數(shù)名詞

[舉例]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 適合；適應；裝備 n.合身 a. 合適的；恰當?shù)�；健康�?/p>

[搭配]fit in with 適應；配合

fit on 試穿

3>Jane wants to buy a cellphone.

cellphone

[用法]n. 手機

[聯(lián)想]mobile 手機; cordless phone 無繩電話; vision phone可視電話

4>Absolutely.

[用法]ad. 1.絕對地,完全地 2.【口】(用于對答)一點不錯,完全對

[舉例]It s absolutely no business of hers.

這件事與她毫不相關。

5>That s a good point.

[用法]你說得有道理.

[聯(lián)想]口語中表示同意的表達還有許多,如:I see what you mean 我明白你的意思

I couldn t agree more 我舉雙手贊成。

6>Well,it depends.

it depends

[用法]看情況而定

[聯(lián)想]depend on 依賴;取決于

[舉例]I knew he wasn t to be depended upon.

我知道他不可信賴。

Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.

健康依靠的是良好的食物,新鮮的空氣和充足的睡眠。

7>I m afraid I don t agree.

agree

[用法]vi/vt 同意. 該詞搭配較多,注意以下例句的不同用法.

[舉例]1. I don t agree with him on many things.

我和他在許多事情上意見不一致。

2. I think we should stop; do you agree?

我覺得我們該停止了,你同意嗎?

3. This bill does not agree with your original estimate.

這張帳單與你當初的估計不符。

8>I m not so sure about that.

sure

[用法]a.1. 確信的,有把握的 2. 一定的,必定的 3. 確實的;可靠的

[舉例]I m not sure whether our team will win.

我不能肯定我隊是否能贏。

We are sure of his innocence.

我們確信他是無辜的。

2.reading

1>She takes out her red cellphone and press the talk key.

press

[用法]vt. 1. 按,壓,擠 2. 壓碎,壓破;榨出 3. 熨平(衣服) 5. 催促;催逼;強迫;(極力)勸說

vi. 1. 擠向前,奮力前進 2. 緊迫

n. 1. 報刊;新聞界;記者們;通訊社 2.(常大寫)出版社

[舉例]Press this button to start the engine.

按此鈕發(fā)動引擎。

He was pressing his jacket.

他在燙外套。

He pressed her to come with him.

他強迫她跟他走。

2>I should be home in about ten minutes.

should

[用法]應該,但此處是一種推斷、猜測,而非義務,責任等

[舉例]She should be here any minute.

她該馬上就到。

Dinner should be ready by now.

此刻晚飯應該做好了。

in about ten minutes

[用法]大約十分鐘以后,主要用于將來時間

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;活躍

[舉例]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

[聯(lián)想]add to... 增加

add up 把...加起來

add up to 總計

add that-clause 補充說

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 (主要用于疑問,否定或條件句),過去式為dared

vt. 敢;膽敢 (除具有一般實義動詞之特點外,在否定,疑問句中dare后的to可省略.

7>Their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.

too much

[用法]修飾不可數(shù)名詞

[聯(lián)想]much too 修飾形容詞或副詞

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...保持聯(lián)系

no matter where

[用法]無論哪兒;不管哪兒,用以引導讓步狀語從句

[舉例]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]萬一...;如果...發(fā)生;假使...

[舉例]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]無論什么,此處引導名詞性從句

[注意]whatever還可引導讓步狀語從句,相當于no matter what

[舉例]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

[舉例]When he retired,his eldest son took over the farm.

他退休后,他的長子接管了農場.

[注意]take的用法和搭配相當多,本站有專門介紹,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]為數(shù)不多的

in the way

[用法]1.用這種方法 2.擋路;妨礙某人

the way that we use machines today

[用法]當way做先行詞,并在定語從句中做狀語時,關系詞用that或in which或省略

3>They have to repair machines when they break down.

break down

[用法]拋錨;垮了;壞了

[舉例]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.

他不注意自己的身體,最終身體垮了.

4>Q12 cannot be defeated by force.

defeat

[用法]vt./n. 擊敗;戰(zhàn)勝;受挫折

[舉例]Our team has defeated theirs.(亦可用beat,但不能用win)

It was lack of money that defeated their plan.

由于缺少經費,他們的計劃受到挫折.

5>Instead,the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.

come up with

[用法]提出;提供;想出;趕上

[舉例]Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world s food supply.

科學家們必須為增加世界糧食供應提供新方法.

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(后接名詞,代詞,動名詞或賓語從句) vi. 想像,猜想

[舉例]I can t imagine what has happened.

我想像不出發(fā)生了什么事。

I imagine you are tired from the journey.

我想你旅途勞累了。

7>If you practise reading and thinking in this way,you ll become a smarter reader.

practise reading and thinking

[用法]后接名詞,代詞或動名詞

[舉例]You should keep practising speaking English,if you want to learn it well.

想學好英語,你應該堅持練習說英語.

8>If they succeed,they believe humans and machines can live together like friends.

succeed

[用法]vi. 成功 vt.接續(xù);繼承

[舉例]He succeeded in getting the job.

他謀得了那份工作。

Our plan has succeeded.

The millionaire s eldest son will succeed to his estate.

這百萬富翁的長子將繼承他的產業(yè)。

The storm was succeeded by calm.

暴風雨后一片寧靜。

4>workbook

1>What are the advantaged and disadvantages of modern technology?

advantaged and disadvantages

[用法]優(yōu)點和缺點

[補充]advantage n. 1. 有利條件,優(yōu)點,優(yōu)勢 2. 利益,好處

disadvantage n. 1. 不利條件 2. 不利;損失,損害

[舉例]His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.

他缺少教育,這在找工作時是一個不利條件。

Not studying will be to your disadvantage.

不學習將對你不利。

[聯(lián)想]take advantage of 利用

2>The money will be spent on equipment.

equipment

[用法]n.[U] 1. 配備,裝備 2. 設備;器械;用具

[舉例]The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.

把這個新醫(yī)院的設備配齊要化一年時間。

The store sells tents and other camping equipment.

這家商店出售帳篷和其他野營用具。

[聯(lián)想]equip vt. 1. 裝備,配備 2. 使有能力;使有資格;賦予

[舉例]Our laboratory is well equipped.

我們的實驗室裝備良好。

3>New trees are being planted which will give shade in summer.

shade

[用法]n. 1. 蔭;陰涼處;陰暗 2. 遮光物,遮太陽的東西

[舉例]I saw him sitting in the shade of a tree.

我看見他坐在樹蔭下。

[聯(lián)想]shadow n. 1. 蔭;陰暗處 2. 影子

[舉例]Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.

有時候她獨自一人坐在幽暗處。

Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth s shadow falls on the moon.

地球的影子落在月球上時,就發(fā)生月蝕。

4>They are based on the ideas that transportation means moving sth from one place to another.

be based on

[用法]以什么為根據(jù);建立在什么基礎之上(前面的課文中已有呈現(xiàn))

...ideas that...

[用法]that引導的是同位語從句,指idea的內容.注意和定語從句的區(qū)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]使分開;拆散

[舉例]John took the engine apart.

約翰把引擎拆開。

[聯(lián)想]tell...apart 把...區(qū)分開

6>The more we know,the more we can imagine.

The more...the more...

[用法]越...越...

[舉例]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. 證明,證實 vi. 證明是;原來是

[舉例]I ll prove to the world that he was right.

我將向世人證明他是對的。

My advice proved to be wrong.

我的意見證明是錯的。

8>Computers and the Internet are among the latest great inventions to change the world.

among

[用法]在...中間,此處指其中之一

[舉例]He s among the students who are good at English.

latest

[用法]a.1. 最新的;最近的 2. 最遲的 ad. 最遲地;最近地

[舉例]She is dressed in the latest Paris fashion

她身穿巴黎最新款式的時裝

He was the latest person to come.

他是最晚來的人。