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Unit 8 Follow your interests
第五课时 Extending and developing competencies
1. From that day on, she became really interested in animals. 从那天起,她就开始对动物产生了真正的兴趣。
词组: from that day on 从那天起
用法: from +时间 + on 从……起
例句: From that day on, he worked hard to achieve his dream. 从那天起,他努力工作来实现梦想。巩固:(翻译句子)从那时起,人们开始保护环境。
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2. When she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jane dreamt of a career studying wild animals in Africa. 当她还是一个16岁的学生时,珍就梦想着去非洲研究野生动物。
词义:16-year-old adj. 16岁的
词组: dream of …梦想……
例句:(1) When I was a 10-year-old boy, I started to learn painting. 当我还是一个10岁的男孩时,我开始学习绘画。
(2) I often dream of travelling around the world. 我经常梦想着环游世界。
拓展:辨析 16-year-old 和 16 years old
(1)16-year-old:这是一个合成的___________,可用来修饰名词,放在名词____________作定语。
e. g. She is a 16-year-old girl. 她是一个16岁的女孩。
(2)16 years old:这是一个短语,表示___________,通常放在系动词(如 be动词) ____________作表语。
e. g. The girl is 16 years old. 这个女孩16岁。
巩固:
(1) (单项选择) ( ) The robot was made by an __________ boy many years ago. Now, the boy is .
A. 8-year-old; 15-year-old B.8-year-old; 15 years old
C. 8 years old; 15-year-old D. 8 years old; 15 years old
(2)(完成句子)他梦想成为一名医生来帮助病人。
He _________ _________ _________a doctor to help the patients.
3. If you really want something, work hard and never give up. Then you' ll find a way. 如果你真的想要什么,那就努力去做,永远不要放弃。这样你就会找到办法了。
词组:(1) give up 放弃
(2) find a way (to do sth.) 找到办法(去做某事)
例句:(1) Once you start, never give up. 一旦你开始了,你就不要放弃。
(2) The girl tries to find a way to learn English well. 女孩努力去找到学好英语的办法。
拓展:way的一词多义及其用法
n.道路;通路
the way to + 地点
去……的路
Please show me the way to the school. 请指给我去学校的路。
n.方法;方式
in a(n) … way
用……的办法
He studies Chinese in a fast way. 他用了一个很快的方法学汉语。
n.方面,点
in a way
在某种程度上
In a way, it is a hard task.某种程度上,这是一个艰巨的任务。
巩固:
(1)(完成句子)为了他的健康,他应该戒烟。
He should ________ _________ __________ for his health.
(2)(翻译句子)她找到了一个阻止小猫跑走的方法。
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4. Jane discovered that these animals greet one another with a kiss or a hug, and make and use tools— just like humans do.珍发现这些动物用亲吻或拥抱互相问候,并就像人类一样制造和使用工具。
词义: greet /griːt/ v. 问候;同……打招呼
用法: each other互相
例句:(1) The girl greeted us with a smile. 女孩微笑着向我们打招呼。
(2) We should help each other at school. 在学校我们要互相帮助。
巩固:(完成句子)我们相互帮助是非常重要的。
__________ ___________very important for us to help __________ __________ .
5. Jane gave the chimpanzees human names and compared them to humans.珍给这些黑猩猩取了人类的名字,并将它们比作了人类。
词义: compare /kəm'peə(r)/ v. 将……比作
词组: compare A to B 将 A 比作 B
例句: The poet compared the girl to a flower. 诗人把小女孩比作一朵花。
拓展:compare 的词组及其用法
(1)“compare … to …”表示“把……比作……”,侧重于指出两个事物的_____________,常将抽象事物与具体事物进行类比。
e. g. We often compare books to our friends. 我们常把书比作成我们的朋友。
(2)“compare ... with ...”表示“把……和……比较”,强调两个事物之间的________________ 。
e.g.They compare the red car with the blue car to find out the differences.
巩固:(完成句子)这个男孩把他的小狗比作他最好的朋友。
The boy __________ his little dog _________ his best friend.
6. Nowadays, scientists believe that human beings have a lot in common with chimpanzees. 如今,科学家们认为人类与黑猩猩有很多共同之处。
词义: common/'kɒmən/ adj.共同的;相同的
词组: have a lot in common with … 和……有许多共同之处
例句:(1) We study hard for a common goal. 我们为了一个共同的目标而努力学习。
(2) The two sisters have many hobbies in common. 这两姐妹有很多共同的爱好。
拓展:common 的一词多义及其用法
adj.
共同的
He had little in common with his brother.他和他弟弟很少共同点。
adj.
常见的
Jack is a common English name. 杰克是一个常见的英文名。
adj.
普通的
This is a common task. 这是一个普通的任务。
巩固:
(1)(单句填空) The story was about a c___________ problem among teenagers.
(2)(翻译句子)这两种艺术有很多共同之处。
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7. She often gives lectures about her work because she wants people to protect the environment. 她经常做演讲讲述她的工作,因为她希望人们保护环境。
词义: lecture /'lektʃə(r)/ n. 讲座;讲课;演讲
用法: give a lecture about … = make a speech about …《》做一个关于……的演讲
例句: The professor gives lectures about history every week. 这位教授每周都做关于历史的演讲。
巩固:(完成句子)上周,校长在学校做了一个关于保护环境的演讲。
Last week, our headteacher __________ __________ ___________about protecting the environment at school.
8. Jane Goodall made her dreams come true because she never gave up.珍·古道尔实现了她的梦想,因为她从未放弃。
词组: come true 实现;成为现实
用法: make one’s dream come true = achieve one’s dream 实现某人的梦想
例句:(1) His dream finally came true. 他的梦想终于成真。
(2) I will try my best to make my dream come true. 我会尽力实现我的梦想
巩固:(翻译句子)为了实现你的梦想,你不得不放弃一些东西。
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基础练习·课时过关
一、用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. Let’s stop the boy. He is ____________ (shoot) at the bird now.
2. I’d like to avoid ____________ (give) the lecture tonight.
3. Could you keep the kids ____________ (quietly) while I’m on the phone?
4. It is ____________ (possible) to finish all these tasks in just two days.
5. Her ____________ (curious) about the stars led her to study astronomy.
6. She is ____________ (interest) in English. She reads English every morning.
7. Paul ____________ (hug) his grandma and then said goodbye to her.
8. The ____________ (perform) on the stage (舞台) looks very nice.
9. I personally believe that artificial intelligence may not be a good choice for ____________ (human being).
10. There’re different kinds of musical ____________(instrument) in this shop.
二、根据句意及首字母提示写单词。
1. The professor(教授) gave a very interesting l ____________.
2. C____________ these two pictures and find the differences.
3. There are different m____________ to solve this maths problem.
4. We can see stars s____________ across the sky at night.
5. He has the a____________ to solve difficult problems.
6. we p____________ £ 10,000 for the shop, and£ 2,000 for its goods.
7. The games l____________ only half the normal time.
8. The d____________ on the ring is very shiny (闪耀).
9. Being an artist is her dream c____________, because she loves painting very much.
10. Eating too much salt will i____________ the risk of high blood pressure.
三、完成句子。
1.苏珊望着天空,看见一颗星星划过天空。
Susan looked at the sky and ____________a star ____________ across the sky.
2.从这天起,她开始对太空很好奇。
From that day on, she ____________ very ____________ ____________ space.
3.她梦想有一天能像宇航员那样飞向月球。
She __________ ___________ ___________to the moon one day like astronauts.
4.她需要努力学习,这样她才能实现她的梦想。
She needs to study hard so that she can __________ ___________ ___________.
5.每次她想放弃的时候,她都会去外面看星星。
__________ ___________ she wants to give up, she will ___________ ___________ and look at the stars.
4、 阅读理解。
Name
Appearance
Hobby
Job
Tina
She has long straight blonde hair and big eyes. She is not heavy or thin. She often wears a skirt. She also likes wearing a hat.
playing computer games,
singing
singer
Peter
He is tall with short curly brown hair. He has a round face and a small mouth. He likes wearing T-shirts and shorts.
swimming,
watching ball games
police artist
Helen
She has short white hair and small blue eyes. She often wears glasses with a small and round frame (镜框).
swimming,
reading,
playing badminton
teacher
David
He has short curly hair, big black eyes and a black beard (胡须). He always wears glasses with a black frame. He often wears blue jeans and a T-shirt with a word“love” on it.
writing, playing the guitar
actor
( ) 1. What does Tina look like?
A. She is not tall or short. B. She has long straight hair.
C. She wears glasses. D. She has blue eyes.
( ) 2. What does Peter like?
A. He likes writing. B. He likes swimming. C. He likes singing. D. He likes reading.
( ) 3. Where does Helen work?
A. In a bank. B. In a hospital. C. In a school. D. In a police office.
( ) 4. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Helen and David both wear glasses. B. Helen and Peter both like reading.
C. Tina and David are singers. D. Peter and David both like watching games.
( ) 5. From the passage, we can know that _________.
A. all of the four people often wear shirts B. Tina and Peter like doing sports
C. Helen and David have short hair D. all of the four people like playing games
五、阅读填空。
When I was a child, my mother always asked me to draw. She hoped that I could be good at drawing like her. __1______ I had my own hobby, and I usually did it in my free time.
When I grew up and got into the college, I became interested in knowing about different things on the Internet, from history to modern science. Also, I liked DIY a lot. __2_______ It was hard and others might say it was boring sometimes. __3________ Because it was really satisfying whenever I finally finished one piece. What’s more, I enjoyed having pets around me. __4________ I always played with them and raising them made me know that I should be a responsible person. Not long ago, I started to have a small coin collection. I love seeing different kinds of coins from all over the world. It can make me know about their history and culture. It’s very meaningful.
I have many different hobbies now. __5_________ My mum doesn’t worry about me any more. And she knows that I can benefit a lot from them.
A. I always spent days making one piece of work.
B. I can’t live without them.
C. But I didn’t like it at all.
D. They could provide me with love and comfort.
E. But I still kept doing it.
参考答案
1. From then on, people started to protect the environment.
2. B; dreams of becoming
3. give up drinking; She found a way to stop the cat from running away.
4. It is, each other
5. compares, to
6. common; These two kinds of art have a lot in common.
7. gavv a lecture
8. To make your dream come true, you have to give up something.
基础练习·课时过关
一、1. shooting 2. giving 3. quiet 4. impossible 5.curiosity
6. interested 7. hugged 8. performance 9. human beings 10. instruments
二、1. lecture 2. compare 3. methods 4. shooting 5. ability
6. paid 7. lasted 8. diamond 9. career 10. increase
三、1. saw, shooting 2. was, curious about 3. dreams of flying
4. achieve/ realize her dream 5. Every time, go outside
4、 BBCAC
5、 CACDB
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