Module One Unit Two Growing pains

Period Three Reading: School Life in the UK（2）

（一）學習要求：在理解課文的基礎上掌握重要單詞、短語和句型的用法。

（二）語言點（請羅列課文中你費解的單詞、短語和句型）：

Words: ___________________________________________________________________________

Phrases: ___________________________________________________________________________

Sentences: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

（一）自學評價

Fill in the blanks according to the play:

Act Characters Things they do Feelings

One Mom and Dad 1） excited, disappointed and

angry

Eric plays soccer at home 2）

Daniel stays in another room 3）

Two Daniel 4） angry

Eric 5） calm

Mom talk about the things that happened today 6）

Dad strong-willed/ stubborn

（二）系列活動

I. Students raise questions about the text and the teacher gives necessary explanations.

II. Listening and Consolidation

Listen to the tape. Follow it while listening, and please pay attention to the pronunciation.

Do Part E on page 25

III. Discussion

Have a discussion with your partners about the questions in Part F on page 25.

（三）釋疑解難

1. vacation“假期”，指正式規定的較長的假期，不指假日或節日。

the summer／winter vacation暑／寒假

take a vacation休假 on vacation (在)度假

three weeks of vacation 三周的假期

[辨析]holiday與leave

(1)holiday既可以指假期(也可用復數)，也可指節假日。

(2)leave休假，準假，多指政府部門機關，尤指部隊的休假。

on holiday (在)度假 holiday dress節日盛裝

ask for leave請假

2. than expected“比預料的”, as expected“如預料的那樣”。expect“預想, 預期，料想”。

There are more people present than expected. 到場的人比預料的要多。

3. surprise

vt.使驚奇；使驚訝

What surprised me most was that the little boy could speak English so well .

surprising adj.令人吃驚的 surprised adj. 吃驚的；受驚的

She wore a surprised face when she came in the room. 她進門時臉上是一副驚訝的表情。

n.令人驚奇的事（可數）吃驚；驚奇

It was a pleasant surprise to see them again.

To my surprise, he came back so soon.

4. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog，walking very slowly. 埃里克跑進來追球，后面跟著一只走得慢騰騰的狗。

(1) followed by 為過去分詞短語作伴隨或方式狀浯，表示被動含義。

The boy spent the night locked in the room. 那個男孩被鎖在房間里度過那一夜。

(2) walking very slowly 為現在分詞短語作定語。

Do you know the boy (who is) lying under the big tree? 你認識那個躺在大樹下的男孩嗎?

5. be supposed to do

(1)表示按照義務、規則、規律或約定“理應，應該做……”。

(2)被認為，被看作是

He is supposed to arrive before six o'clock. 他應該6點以前到達。

Business is not as good as it was supposed to be. 生意不如想象的那么好。

6. The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone，but Spot looks so hungry! 你應該用來買狗食的錢不見了，但Spot好像還在挨餓。

be to do結構常用來表示計劃、安排、指示，命令或要求等，它也可以表示可能性或注定要發生的事情。

Their daughter is to be married soon. 他們的女兒很快就結婚了。

You are to be back by 10 o'clock. 你必須10點以前回來。

7. leave“讓……處于某種狀態”，后跟復合賓語。能作其賓語補足語的除了介詞短語之外，還可以是形容詞、副詞、分詞、名詞等。

Don't leave her waiting in the rain. 別讓她在雨里等。

He seemed to have left something unsaid. 他似乎有些話沒說。

He left all the windows open. 他讓所有的窗戶都開著。

Don't leave all the lights on. 別把所有的燈都開著。

The parents died，leaving the boy an orphan. 父母雙亡，孩子成了孤兒。

I left him to explain it to them. 我讓他給他們作解釋。

8. in charge掌管，負責

take charge 接管，take charge of 接管……，in charge of 掌管……

in／under the charge of 在……的掌管下

Who is in charge here? 這兒誰負責?

The factory is in the charge of Li Hai. 這家工廠的廠長是李海。

When did you take charge of the company? 你什么時候接管的這家公司?

9. This is not a family where bad behavior goes unpunished and you…在這個家里，壞的行為就得受懲罰，而你……

(1)go與否定式過去分詞連用，表示某動作未發生。

Her absence went unnoticed．無人注意到她缺席；

He is worried that many crimes go unreported. 他擔心許多犯罪行為無人上報/匯報。

(2)go作連系動詞，表示進入或處于某種狀態(多為不好的變化)

go blind變瞎 go mad變瘋 go bad變霉了 go pale變蒼白

go grey變花白 go wrong出差錯，出故障 go wild瘋狂

go hungry挨餓

（四）追蹤練習

Put the following into English:

1. 你別指望他會支持你。(expect)

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2. 你要到哪兒度假? (vacation)

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3. 他們經常讓孩子一人在家。(leave)

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4. 我們本應六點鐘到達。但我們遲到了。(be supposed to do)

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5. 坐在右邊的女孩是教授的女兒。

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6. 他坐在房間的角落里，傷心地哭著。

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7. 我對你剛才說的話感到很驚訝。(surprise)

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8. 他擔任我們的班主任。(in charge of)

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9. 聽到 “煤礦失事……”的消息，她的臉變得蒼白。

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10. 在這樣干燥的天氣里，要想讓花活下來必須多澆水。 (be to do)

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I. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box, using the correct form:

shout at, expect, in charge, trust, go out, cross, decide, punish

1. He reminded that not everybody is a person to__________.

2. He is a person who can make an immediate _______ whenever he faces difficulties.

3. Jenny made much better progress in her studies than_________.

4. You shall be ________ sooner or later if you go on like this.

5. I waited until all the lights ________ and had to leave disappointedly.

6. The old lady sat on a bench, with her arms _________ in front of her chest.

7. I owe it to the doctor _______ of the operation on me that I’m still alive.

8. When I know the truth, I can’t help ______________ him.

II. Cloze test:

I arrived in the United States on February 6,1996, but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very 1 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to 2 . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my 3 . On the way, I saw the sky-line of Manhattan for the 4 time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man- made 5 . My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.

6 my friend had left, I went to a 7 near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak a single 8 of English, I couldn't tell the 9 what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some 10 , but the waiter didn't 11 me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was 12 . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway 13 I came to Times Square with its cinemas, theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I 14 to walk around the city. I wanted to see everything 15 my first day. I knew it was 16 , but I wanted to try.

When I returned to the hotel, I was 17 ,but I couldn't fall asleep because I 18 hearing the fire and police sirens（警笛） during the night. I lay 19 and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of 20 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.

1. A. warm B. hot C. cold D. cool

2. A. look B. listen C. enjoy D. mind

3. A. school B. hotel C. home D. office

4. A. first B. second C. last D. only

5. A. parks B. satellites C. beauty D. lakes

6. A. Long before B. Shortly after C. Just before D. Sooner after

7. A. restaurant B. sailor's shop C. bookstore D. post office

8. A. sentence B. language C. word D. phrase

9. A. boss B. cook C. waiter D. man

10. A. sounds B. noise C. voices D. gestures

11. A. listen to B. understand C. see D. serve

12. A. reading B. writing C. ordering D. eating

13. A. until B. when C. before D. after

14. A. stopped B. tried C. decided D. continued

15. A. for B. on C. at D. in

16. A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. right

17. A. tired B. excited C. surprised D. pleased

18. A. lased B. continued C. went D. kept

19. A. afraid B. awake C. aloud D. asleep

20. A. noise B. streets C. places D. rivers