Unit 2 Wish you were here

Part 1 Words

1.adventure

1）作可數(shù)名詞，意思是 冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷

She told me about her adventures in Africa.

2）作不可數(shù)名詞，意思是冒險(xiǎn)

Our life is full of adventure.

The boy has a love /spirit/sense of adventure

3）也可作定語

adventure stories /films/

4）還作動(dòng)詞 意思是拿。。。冒險(xiǎn)，使。。。冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)

Don’t adventure your life.

The boy adventure his opinion.

She likes adventuring in a remote place.

adventurous adj 喜歡冒險(xiǎn)的 充滿冒險(xiǎn)

adventurer 冒險(xiǎn)家

2.astonish vt

The news astonished everyone.

I was astonished when I heard that he died of the accident.

The news was astonishing.

3.clothing

不可數(shù)名詞 。一件衣服an article of clothing

In those days people wore woolen clothing.

Food here is cheaper than in Britain .Clothing ,on the other hand ,is more expensive.

The clothing industry in this area has been going from strength to strength

cloth 可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名詞

How much cloth does it take to make a blouse for the girl?

He gave me a hot wet cloth to wipe our hands.

clothes 可數(shù)名詞 但是不能跟基數(shù)詞連用。可以說many clothes 謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。

Put on your clothes before you go out.

4.supply vt

~ sth to sb ~ sb with sth

The government supplies free books to schools.

The town is supplied with water from a reservoir (水庫)in the hills

還可作名詞：

The medical supplies were running out.

We shall me receiving new water supplies next week.

Have you got a good supply of books to read for the train journey?

We need a good supply of water for the hike.

in supply 短缺

5.provide vt 提供 給予

Sheep provide us with wool.

Sheep provide wool for us.

It's wise to save some money and provide for the future.

積蓄點(diǎn)錢,為將來使用作些準(zhǔn)備是明智的。

6.scare vt 驚嚇 ，使害怕 ，使恐懼

His idea scared me .

She was scared at the strange noise.

People keep a dog to scare away thieves.

She is scared of the dogs.

He is scared to go out alone at night.

It was a scary story and children were scared after they heard it.

scared 驚恐的 adj scary 令人驚恐的

7.tire vt 使。。勞累/使。。厭倦

Too much work tired me (out).

tired 困倦的,厭煩的 tiring adj 累人的，令人厭煩的

I was tired from/with too much work.(由于。。。累)

He was very talkative and I was tired of talking with him.（厭煩做某事）

The speech was tiring .I couldn’t put up with it.（令人厭倦的）

8.envy vt 妒忌，羨慕

~ sb for sth /envy sb for sth

All her friends envied her for her good luck.

I envy you your good health.

Better be envied then pitied.（寧遭人嫉，莫受人憐）

n 作不可數(shù)名詞，羨慕，忌妒

They looked at her with envy.

She always has envy of others.

也可作可數(shù)名詞 意思是令人羨慕的東西或人。

His new car is the envy of everyone.

He has become an envy of all his friends, since he was assigned to a new promising post.

9.view

n 視野，風(fēng)景，景色，觀點(diǎn)

The house has a view over the sea.

You can get a good view of the city from the tower.

What’s your view on school punishments?

10.reach

1) 及物動(dòng)詞 意思是達(dá)到 ，夠及 ,得到,達(dá)成

When did you reach London ?

Can you reach the book for me ?

Your letter reached me yesterday .

After the heated discussion, they reached an agreement

2)不及物動(dòng)詞，意思是伸手取， 延伸

The woods reached as far as the river.

He reached out for the knife ,but he couldn’t reach it.

3) 名詞

The medicine should be put out of the children’s reach /out of reach of the children

The book is in my reach;I can get it .

11.claim

作及物動(dòng)詞 聲稱，宣稱 要求=declare ;要求=request

He clamed that he wouldn’t do that.

After the war ,they claimed victory.

We claimed the protection of the law.(要求)

還可用作名詞 表示斷言 陳述

None of us believe his claim that he is honest.

12.tower vi 高聳 屹立 高高升起

He is the tallest in class; that’s to say ,he towers over/above any other boy.

He did best in that exam. He towered over /above his classmates.

13.surround vt 包圍 環(huán)繞

The house is surrounded by a long fence

He was in danger and was surrounded by the enemines.

Surroundings 名詞（復(fù)數(shù)） 環(huán)境

14.harmony

作不可數(shù)名詞 和諧，協(xié)調(diào)，融洽

His tastes are in harmony with mine .

Can you see the harmony of color in nature?

They are out of harmony with each other. They often quarrel.

15.common adj 普通的 共有的

Mary is a common English name.

Snow is common in cold countries.

We should have common knowledge of medical care.

We are common people.

The swimming pool is in common and you are welcome here.（共有）

They are close friends and they have a lot in common with each other.(有共同之處)

16.total adj 完全的，全然的，全部的，總計(jì)的

It’s a total failure.

Can you tell me the total number ?

名詞 總數(shù) 總計(jì)

There are 55 students in total=in all?

What does the total come to ?

18 expect v 預(yù)料，預(yù)期;期盼

I expect that he will pass the exam.

As we had expected ,he came home early.

He came back one hour earlier than expected.

Our parents expect us to go to college.

We expect to go home every day.

n expectation

Part Ⅱ Phrases and expressions

1.in case 以防，萬一

It’s better to keep a little water in case you need it during the night.

You’d better take the umbrella in case of the rain.

有關(guān)case的詞組見unit 1講義

2.upside down 顛倒，上下翻轉(zhuǎn)過來

The picture is upside down.

The child pretended to be reading ,holding the book upside down.

The house was turned upside down by burglars.

He has an upside-down way of doing things.

3.see animals up close

4.get close to sb

5.feed on grass 吃草，以草為主食

6.be busy doing sth

be busy with /over sth

7.look forward to sth/doing sth

8.tourist spot

9.at dawn at noon at sunset at sunrise

10.challenge yourself

11.go trekking /swimming/climbing/fishing/shopping

12.explore the amazing rainforest

13. be ready to go

14.travel on camels/by camel

15.on clear nights /on a cold morning

16.get rough

17.go white -water rafting

18. get turned upside down

19.go on a trip /visit

20.scare the animals away

21.feel sick

22.begin with

23.refer to

24.make discoveries

25.have enough energy to do sth

26.sound fun

27.be worth risking your life

28.think to oneself

29.take extra clothes

30.remind sb of sth

31.make his trip more enjoyable

32.as well

33.make a fire

34.take are

35.a piece of equipment

36.than usual

37.be disappointed at the news

38.in total silence

39.gather information

40.pay attention to sth

41.look out for sth

42.take a train to some place

43.at the foot of the mountain

44.be tired of doing sth

45.discover a place of mystery=discover a mysterious place

46.regular flights

47. be covered with snow

48.make viewers speechless

49.live in perfect harmony with nature

50.provide it with endless natural treasures

51.make the land a happy home for the local people

52.experience four seasons

53.at its mildest

54.places of interest

55.make full use of sth make good use of sth

make the best use of sth make the best/most of sth

Part Ⅲ Patterns and structures

1.I wish you were here.我希望你在這兒。

Wish后面跟賓語從句，謂語部分要用虛擬語氣形式.。

I wish I were as clever as you.(現(xiàn)在)

How he wish that he had passed the exam.(過去)

How I wish I could have a good holiday.( 將來)

2.It’s the biggest desert in the world –about the size of the US!

3.它是世界上最大的沙漠，大約是美國(guó)的面積。

Our classroom is twice bigger than theirs.

Our classroom is three times as big as theirs.

Our classroom is three times the size of theirs.

4.We eat and drink whatever they do .

whatever adv./conj.可引導(dǎo)名詞性從句和狀語從句

You can get whatever you need here.

Whatever you do ,you should try your best.

=No matter what you do ,you should try your best.

類似的詞如：wherever ,whoever, whomever, whichever, however

However (No matter how)great the difficulty is ,you should try to overcome it.

Wherever (No matter where)you go ,you can take it with you.

5.Since (既然，因?yàn)?we’ll be walking every day for almost two weeks ,I’ll need to buy a large strong ,light backpack 我們每天都需要徒步行走，長(zhǎng)達(dá)近兩周時(shí)間因此我得買一個(gè)改良大、質(zhì)地牢、輕便的旅行背包。

6.We will walk across the land ,following the footprints of big animals .

我們將穿行于陸地，追尋大型動(dòng)物的腳印。

7.We will try to get close as possible to the animals even though they are dangerous, so that I can take some good photos.

盡管這些動(dòng)物很危險(xiǎn)，我們還是要試圖盡可能地靠近他們，這樣我就有可能拍到一些真正的好照片了。

注意 even though =even if 即使 縱然

so that 因此

I got up very early so that I could catch the early bus.

I got up very early in order to=( so as to ) catch the early bus.

He is such a good student that every teacher likes him.

8.I will make sure that we will get enough rest after sunset.

我將確保在日落之后能夠得到充足的休息。

9.The whole trip will take six days.

整個(gè)行程將花六天時(shí)間。

10.You don’t want to run out.

run out vi用完，花光 use up vt

I ran out of my money.

My money ran out.

I used up my money=My money was used up.

11.The sun rose ,as it always does, in a clear sky.

12.He was about to get off the camel when a child ran towards him.

be about to do sth 即將/正要做某事 與when引導(dǎo)的從句連用

I was about to go out when it began to rain.

Part Ⅳ Grammar and usage

Future continuous tense and Future in the past

Future continuous tense

1.He will be climbing in the Himalayas all next week.

2.I will be meeting him sometime in the future.

3.What will you be doing at six tomorrow morning?

4.We’ll be have a meeting from 3 to 4 this afternoon.

5.We will be watching a match this time tomorrow morning.

6.The report says that it will be raining tomorrow morning.

1)形式：will be doing

2)概念 表示在將來某一時(shí)刻或某一時(shí)間內(nèi)，正在進(jìn)行的、持續(xù)的動(dòng)作；自然發(fā)生的事情，不是人為安排的。

3)時(shí)間狀語 soon /this morning /this time /all the week etc

Future in the past

1.They were sure that they would win .

2.I was going to leave but then it rained.

3.He said that he was to leave .

4.I was about to go to bed when the door bell rang.

1)形式 would +do

was/were going +do

was/were (about)to do

2)概念 在過去的某個(gè)時(shí)刻將要發(fā)生的動(dòng)作（計(jì)劃、安排、打算）

Part Ⅴ Writing

Page 101 (課本)

8 May ,Monday

We are finally back from Beijing .It was a really wonderful visit!

On the first day in Beijing ,we got up early and went to see the flag-raising ceremony in Tian’anmen Square. Then, we visited the Palace Museum. The emperors used to live and work there .On the second day ,we visited the Summer Palace. The palace scenery was beautiful .The next day ,we went to the Great Wall is a symbol of Chinese culture .An old saying goes ,”He that does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man ”I think this is true. I was so proud to climb to the top of this ancient wall .On the last day ,we visited the Temple of Heaven .This is where the emperors used to go to worship Heaven.

I was very tired after the visit ,but it was well worth it .

Page 54 （課時(shí)訓(xùn)練）

Good morning ,everyone ! Today we are very happy to have our friends from Washington Longfellow High School .Welcome ! Now I would like to give a brief introduction of our students outside class activities .Every afternoon from 4:20 to 5:20 ,students of all grades will have different activities .They can read books in the library or in their own classroom. They can do sports ,sing songs ,learn the computer or surf the Internet .They can also do different researches in their own subject groups .Sports and the computer are the most popular activities .But you know ,because they have exams ,students still have much homework every day .So they really hope that they can have less homework and have more free time .They slow prefer to have more visits and travel ,They think it it s good for them .

That’s all Thank you for listening.

Page 40 (AB卷)

Dear Mike ,

I ‘m so excited at the news that you are coming to China this summer .I’ve found something that we can do together .Have you heard the Yangtze River Cruise ? It is a 5-day trip down the great river .Let me tell you more .We will get on board the ship in Chongqing on the first day .The next day the ship will arrive at Fengdu ,known as the Ghost City. During the next two days ,we’ll be able to enjoy the beauty of the famous Three Gorges and visit the Three Gorges Dam. I’m sure we will learn a lot about this amazing project .Finally we’ll be reaching Wuhan, where we are to visit the Yellow Crane Tower.

Do you like it ? Please tell me if this plan will work for you .

Talk to you soon.

Love,

Li Ming

Exercises

1.Lakes ________ by vast grasslands, look like jewels.

A surrounding B surrounded C to surround D surround

2.Three mountains ,Meili ,Baimang and Haba ,which are covered with snow ,tower ______ the land.

A over B on C than D at

3.I’ve been quite busy _____ my holiday with my friends.

A plan B to plan C planning D planned

4.______ I forget ,please remind me of it .

A Whether B In case of C In case D In that case

5.He insisted ____ a rise because of his wonderful work .

A that he give B on having given C that he should give D on being given

6.This is the shop ____ I often speak to you.

A of which B what C in which D where

7.He _____ to bed when he heard someone shouting for help.

A was going B would go C was about to go D went

8.It ____ long before we ____ the result of the experiment.

A will not be / will know B is /will know C will not be /know D is /know

9.It was ___ that a hundred people looked lost in it.

A so large a room B so a large room C such large a room D a such large room

10.Tom ____ New York ____ Boston next week.

A is leaving /to B is leaving ,for C leave/for D leaves /to

11.He has just arrived ,but I didn’t know she _____ until yesterday.

A will come B is coming C was coming D had come

12.--What’s the terrible noise? The neighbours _____ for a party.

A have prepared B are preparing C prepare D will prepare

13. His pale face suggested that he _________ ill, and his teacher suggested that he ______ to the hospital.

A. be, go B. was, should go C. should be, went D. was, went

14 .___________,Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A.However late is he B. No matter how he is late

C. However is he late D. However late he is

15 .They arrived home late and were astonished to find the house______ but nothing______.

A. turned upside down; stolen B. turning upside down; stealing

C. to be turned upside down; had been stolen D. to have been turned upside down; to be stolen

16. ---Where is Helen? ---She America for a week.

A. has gone off to B. has left for C. has been off to D. has set off to