教學目標：
掌握Unit 1詞匯及詞性變化
教學重難點：
掌握課文中的重點句型的結構、用法
Unit 1 School life
（一）詞匯
attend vt. 參加，出席
earn n. 獲得
respect v. 尊敬，敬重
achieve v. 取得，完成
grade n. 等級，成績
subject n. 科目
literature n. 文學
average adj. 普通的；平均的
n. 平均數；普通
on average
an average of
cooking n. 烹飪
extra adj. 另外的，額外的
Spanish n. 西班牙語
adj. 西班牙的, 西班牙人的，西班牙語的
etc. 等等
miss v. 想念
dessert n. 餐后甜點
dessert , desert /e/
dessert表示甜點，而desert 表示沙漠。但是desert也可以發/ i /, 這時它是作為動詞，意思是拋棄，離棄。例：荒島 a deserted island
experience vt. 經歷，體驗
辨析experience和experiment
experience 表示經驗，經歷，而experiment表示實驗。注意兩個單詞拼法上的區別。
article vt. 文章
immediately vi 立刻，馬上
（二）課文重難點
1. mean
v. 意味
What do you mean?
1）mean that +賓語從句
我是說你不需要今天就完成。
I mean you needn’t finish it today.
2）mean doing
Falling into the river on such a cold day means losing your life.
學好英語意味著花大量的時間。
Learning English means spending a lot time.
3）mean to do 計劃=plan to do
I didn’t mean to hurt you.
我們本打算給你一個驚喜的。
We mean to give you a surprise.
聯想1：meaning
What’s the meaning of this word? Do you know?
2. attend, take part in, join和join in
attend, take part in, join和join in都表示“參加”的意思。但是，attend 通常與meeting, lecture搭配。take part in 常常指參加一個重大的活動。join表示參加一個“組織”、“團體”等, 也可以說加入某人, join sb, 而join in表示參加一個活動。如join in （doing） sth, join sb in （doing） sth.
例：我們每天上學。
We attend school every day.
他參加了慶�；顒印�
He took part in the celebration.
他在五年前參軍了。
He joined army five years ago.
3. This sounded like my school in China.
sound 作動詞，表示“聽起來”，后面可跟形容詞、like加名詞，或從句。
聽起來是個好主意。
That sounds like a good idea.
你的解釋我聽著有道理。
Your explanation sounds reasonable to me.
你的聲音在電話里聽起來很甜。
Your voice sounds sweet in the phone.
聯想1：與sound有相同用法的詞還有look, taste, feel等感官動詞。
例：你穿這件藍色裙子看起來很漂亮。
You look beautiful in this blue dress.
嘗起來很美味
taste delicious
這個沙發感覺非常舒適。
This sofa feels comfortable.
聯想2：sound n. 聲音
sound, voice 與noise
noise指噪音，voice通常是指人的聲音，sound指普通的聲音。
4. used to do
表示過去常常做某事
Einstein used to be a student who is not good at Maths.
愛因斯坦曾經是一名不擅長數學的學生。
他們曾經天天在一起游泳。
They used to swim together every day.
聯想1：used to do 與be used to doing
used to do表示過去常常做某事，而be used to doing 表示習慣做某事
例：我現在習慣住在中國了。
I’m used to living in China now.
我還不習慣每天這么早起。
I am still not used to getting up so early every day.
5. I usually went to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
for free 免費的
We provide tea for passengers for free. 我們免費為乘客們提供茶。
6. Though it didn’t look like a table when it was finished, I still liked it very much.
1）though引導讓步狀語從句,相當于although。注意不可再用but。
例：Though he got up early, he didn’t catch the train.雖然他起得早，但沒趕上那一趟車。
雖然我并不富裕，但我仍然愿意去幫助別人。
Though I am not a rich man, I still would like to help others.
2）though 可放在句末，作補充說明，意思為“不過”。
例：I got a cold, not serious though.
我得了感冒，不過不是很嚴重。
7. as
聯想1：as…as
例：I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school.
我希望將來和我母親一樣漂亮。
I hope I will be as beautiful as my mother.
她不像以前那樣驕傲了。
She is not as pride as she used to be.
注意：
He is as tall as that small tree. （a boy）
He is as tall a boy as that small tree.
例：We have as good a time as you have.
否定：not as… as, not so … as
聯想2（1）：引導原因狀語，相當于because
例：This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.
我覺得很幸運因為我所有的朋友心地都很善良。
I felt lucky as all my friends were kindhearted.
聯想2（2）：引導時間狀語，表示“當……的時候”
隨著年齡的增長，他對除了園藝外的所有事情都失去了興趣。
As he grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.
【模擬試題】
一、單項選擇
1. Some girl students asked me to ________ them in _______ Mary a happy birthday
A. join; to wish B. attend; to wish C. join; wishing D.take part in; wishing
2. Life here is much easier than it .
A. is about to B. thanks to C. used to be D. belong to
3. She shouldn’t that gift, for it her sister.
A. accept, belongs to B. accept, is belonged to
C. received, belongs to D. received, is belonging to
4. The young man spent as much time as he over his lessons.
A. went B. has gone C. would go D. could going
5. I _______ if you’ll give me some advice on how to learn English.
A. wonder B. ask C. am puzzled D. wish
6. -Be careful! Your hair might get caught in the machine.
-Thank you. I _________ I ________ so close to it.
A. don’t know; am B. haven’t known; was
C. didn’t know; was D. haven’t known; am
7. -Why haven’t you bought any butter?
-I _______ to, but I forgot about it.
A. liked B. wished C. meant D. expected
8. They made an important decision _________ the end of the meeting.
A. in B. by C. on D. at
9. -Would you like some coffee?
-Yes, but only ________.
A. little B. very little C. a little D. little bit
10. Pop music is a great _________ with young people.
A. favorable B. favored C. favorite D. favor
二、閱讀理解
Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300 miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.
Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”, school is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all the students answer, lessons begin…. Think of your teacher 300 miles away!
11. The children in “The Centre” do not go to a school because .
A. they live too far away from each other
B. they do not like school
C. they are not old enough to go to school
D. their families are too poor
12. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Centre” of Australia need to provide _________.
A. a desk B. a car
C. a school room at home D. a special radio
13. Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach .
A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students
B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing
C. without using any textbooks or pictures
D. without knowing whether the students are attending
14. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher, .
A. but their teacher cannot hear them
B. and their teacher can hear them too
C. but cannot hear classmates
D. and see him or her at the same time
【試題答案】
一、1-5 CCADA 6-10 CDDCC
二、11、A 12、D 13、B 14、B