Unit 3 Reading and Thinking 课文解析学案-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

STRONGER TOGETHER: HOW WE HAVE REEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNET Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web. There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient. We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping. We can get the most updated information from large databases. We can download software, documents, and images whenever we need them. But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient. People's lives have been changed by online communities and social networks. ⭐1. convenient adj. 方便的；近便的 【误区警示】 It is convenient for/to sb. to do sth. （√） Sth. is convenient for sb. （√） Sb. is convenient to do sth. （×） 【词语积累】 （1）convenience n. 方便；便利 at one’s convenience 在某人方便的时候(作文当中好用，用作委婉语) for convenience 为了方便起见 for the convenience of sb. 为了方便某人 （2）inconvenient adj. 不方便的 inconvenience n. 不方便 单句语法填空 （1）Some aspects of a pilot’s job can be boring， and pilots often have to work at ____________（convenient）hours. （2） In this seaside resort，you can enjoy all the comfort and　　　　 　（convenient）of modern tourism. （3）___is convenient for you to take a plane because there is a regular bus to the airport. （4） Come to my office 　　　　　　　　　　（在你方便时）. 2 update vt. & n. （1）vt. 更新；向……提供最新信息 搭配：update one’s knowledge更新某人的知识 通过阅读，我们可以很快的更新自己的知识。 Through reading, we can update our knowledge quickly. （2）n. 更新；最新消息 a news update 最新新闻报道 【词语积累】 updated adj. 更新的；现代化的　　the updated version 最新版本 3 stuck adj. 卡住；陷（入）；困（于） 搭配： get/be stuck in 陷入……中，困在……中 be/get stuck in the traffic/in the mud ? 常用的表示“陷入”的短语有：be/get stuck in，be/get trapped in，be/get caught in 【归纳拓展】原形stick，stick to 坚持（to 为介词） stick to one’s dream 坚持梦想 stick to his word 履行诺言 I didn’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade，when I went up to rescue a kite that was ______ in the branches of a tree. Para2. Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious ill