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Unit 1 Cultural relicsLanguage goals(语言目标)：To read about cultural relicsTo learn about The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive ClauseKey vocabulary(重点词汇)：cultural, survive, remain, belong to, design, doubt , besides, consider , prove sb. to be, pretend Target language(目标语言)：1.Some expressions to give opinions: I think / I dont think I dont agree that 2Some expressions to ask for opinions: What do you think of ? Do you believe ? How can you be sure of ? How do you know that?Grammar focus(语法焦点)：An adjective clause is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adjective in another clause or phrase. Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun, answering questions like “which?” or “what kind of?”知识讲解:cultural adj. 文化的 a cultural independence / cultural exchange relic n. sth. old that reminds us of the past遗迹；古物 unearthed cultural / a relic of early civilization survive vt. &vi. to continue to live, esp. after coming close to death; to continue to live after幸免于；幸存；之后还活着 survive the traffic accident / survive all her children remain vi. 1. to stay or be left behind after others have gone or been removed停留；留居；留下When the others had gone, Mary remained and put back the furniture.2. to continue to be (in an unchanged state) 继续；依然remain young / remain to be uncompleted; Peter became a judge but John remained a fisherman. If you wont eat youll just have to remain hungry! 3. It remains to be seen: we shall know later on.情况仍未明，要看怎样发展。 state n. 国家；政府；州；状态 state schools / state documents /in a poor state of health look into:to examine the meaning or causes of考察，调查 look into the matter / look into the eventrare adj. 稀罕的；稀有的；珍贵的 the rare air of the mountains / rare metals / a rare book belong toto be the property of; to be a member of; to be connected with属于；为的一员;与有关系belong to a club / belong to a class / belong to mein search of 寻找 in search of the cure to the disease / in search of the lost boygift n. 赠品；礼物；天赋 birthday gifts / gift vouchers / a gift for musicmelt vt. vi. (使) 融化；（使）熔化 melt the snow / melt the anger /melt in waterheatn. vt. 热；热度；把加热；使激动 the body heat/ the heat of a debate/ heat soup for lunchdesign n. a plan in the mind; a drawing or pattern showing how sth. is to be made设计；图案 vt. to imagine and plan out in the mind设计；构思 curious in design / make a design for a monument; design an engine / design dresses for a queenfancy adj.奇特的；异样的（无最高级和比较级）vt.想象；设想；爱好 a fancy price / fancy goods / fancy his coming /fancy herself still youngstyle n.风格；风度；类型 do things in style / in the style of / out of style.jewel n.珠宝；宝石 precious jewels / a jewel necklacelight vt. vi 点火，照亮 light a cigarette / light a torch/ light sb. on his wayremove vt. to take away(from a place); take off移动;脱掉；除去remove the cloth from the table / remove ones hat; Youve got to remove your shoes before you enter the room.consider vt.1. to think about; examine考虑；思考Im considering changing my job. Weve decided to move and are considering a new house in Beijing. 2. to regard as认为I consider you a fool. I consider it a great honour to be here with you today. The boss considered Tom (to be) too lazy to be a good worker. 3. to take into account顾及；考虑到；If you consider (the fact) that shes only been studying English a year, she speaks it very well.besidesadv. in addition, also此外;而且I dont want to go; besides, Im tired. I met some friends and other people besides. I dont like those blue socks; what have you got besides? Prep. as well as; in addition to除之外 I have a few friends besides you. There were three others present at the meeting besides Mr. Day. Unit 2 The Olympic GamesLanguage goals(语言目标)：To talk about the history of the Olympics gamesTo learn about future passive voiceTo discover useful words and expressionsKey vocabulary(重点词汇)：honest, ancient, compete, promise, relate, replaceGrammar focus(语法焦点)：1. Present future passive voice (take “ask” for example)AffirmativeNegativeInterrogativeI You He/she/it will be askedWe will (shall)You/They willI You He/she/it will not be askedWe will (shall) notYou / They will notWill (shall) IWill youWill he/she/it be askedWill (shall) weWill you / they2. The passive Voice of phrasal verbGenerally speaking, only transitive verbs can form the passive voice, for only transitive verbs can be followed by objects. But many intransitive verbs together with some prepositions and adverbs can be used as transitive verbs. So they can also be followed by the objects. Therefore they can also be used in passive voice.知识讲解:honestadj. 1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent: honest lawyers 2. marked by truth: give honest answers 3. without pretensions: worked at an honest trade 4. without dissimulation; frank: my honest opinion 5. habitually speaking the truth: an honest man 6. worthy of being depended on: an honest working staff 7. free from guile: His answer was simple and honestancientadj. 1. very old: an ancient mariner 2. in or of times long ago: ancient Rome and Greece 3. having existed since a very early time: ancient history/customscompetev. to try to win sth. in competition with someone else: John competed for a place at their school, but didnt get it. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersmedaln. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other eventhost n. a man who receives guests: He acted as host to his fathers friends. China is the host country for 2008 Olympic Games. v. be the host of or for: We hosted 4 couples last night.magicaladj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers: a magical spellinterviewn. 1. the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists: My interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds. 2. a conference (usually with someone important) v.1. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting 2. discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation: We interviewed the job candidates. 3. go for an interview in the hope of being hired: The job candidate interviewed everywhere.athleten. a person trained to compete in sportsadmitv. 1. allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of: admit someone to the profession 2. allow to enter; grant entry to: We cannot admit non-members into our club. 3. serve as a means of entrance: This ticket will admit one adult to the show. 4. give access or entrance to: The French doors admit onto the yard. 5. afford possibility: This problem admits of no solution. 6. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of: He admitted his errors. 7. admit into a group or community: Well have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member. 8. have room for; hold without crowding: The theater admits 300 people.replacev. 1. put something back where it belongs: Replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it. 2. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected): He replaced the old razor blade. 3. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items: The con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt. 4. take the place or move into the position of: Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left.relatev. 1. have or establish a relationship to: She relates well to her peers. 2. be in a relationship with: How are these two observations related? 3. give an account of: The witness related the events. 4. have to do with or be relevant to 5. make a logical or causal connection: I cannot relate these events at all.sailn. 1. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel 2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure v.1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water): We sailed the Atlantic 2. travel in a boat propelled by wind: I love sailing, especially on the open sea. 3. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means: The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow. 4. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions: Shreds of paper sailed through the air.advertisev. 1. call attention to: Please dont advertise the fact that he has AIDS. 2. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)promisen. 1. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future: There is little or no promise that he will recover. 2. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future v.1. give grounds for expectations: The results promised fame and glory. 2. make a promise or commitment 3. promise to undertake or give: I promise you my best effort. 4. make a prediction about; tell in advance Unit 3 ComputersLanguage goals(语言目标)：To talk about computerTo learn to use The Present Perfect Passive Voice To discuss about ITKey vocabulary(重点词汇)：in common, in ones opinion, deal with, make up, after all, as a result, materialTarget language(目标语言)：1.as if, as though 句型2sothat句型Grammar focus(语法焦点)：1. Passive VoiceOverview2. The Present Perfect Passive VoiceThe structure of The Present Perfect Passive Voice is: have/ has beened知识讲解:common n. 1. an area of grassland with no fences which all people are free to use or a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area (常用于专有名词中): Every Saturday Jean went riding on the village common. Harlow Common is very beautiful in winter.哈洛公园在冬天时风景很美。2. in common: in shared possession 3. out of common: unusual adj. 1. of or associated with the great masses of people: The common people in those days suffered greatly. 2. to be expected; standard: common decency. 3. common to or shared by two or more parties: common friend. 4. of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual: the common man. 5. belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public: for the common good. 6. commonly encountered: a common (or familiar) complaint. 7. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language: common parlance. 8. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste: behavior that branded him as common. 9. of low or inferior quality or value: produced.the common cloths used by the poorer population.simple n. 1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties 2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense adj. 1. not elaborate in style; unornamented: a simple country schoolhouse. 2. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions 3. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved: a simple problem. 4. easy and not involved or complicated: a simple game.) 5. lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety 6. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity: simple courtesy.technology n. 1. the practical application of science to commerce or industry 2. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problemsuniversal n. coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions: In motor vehicles a universal joint allows the drive shaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps.) adj. of worldwide scope or applicability: universal experience.mathematical adj. 1. statistically possible though highly improbable: have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs. 2. beyond question: a mathematical certainty. 3. of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics: a mathematical textbook. 4. characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics: mathematical precision. 5. relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers: a mathematical whiz.artificial adj. 1. contrived by art rather than nature: artificial flowers. 2. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes 3. artificially formal: Her husband hated the artificial humility .disagree v. 1. be different from one another 2. be of different opinions: She disagrees with her husband on many questions.disadvantage n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position v. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm: This rule clearly disadvantages me.choice n. 1. the act of choosing or selecting: Your choice of colors was unfortunate.) 2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen: My only choice is to refuse. adj. 1. of superior grade: choice wines. 2. appealing to refined taste: choice wine.material n. 1. things needed for doing or making something: writing materials. 2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form: The archives provided rich material for a definitive biography.) 3. a person judged suitable for admission or employment: He was university material. 4. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object: Coal is a hard black material. 5. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers: She measured off enough material for a dress. adj. 1. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case: His support made a material difference. 2. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being: material needs. 3. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests: material possessions. 4. derived from or composed of matter: The material universe. 5. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginarymate n. 1. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner): He loved the mare and all her mates. 2. a fellow member of a team: It was his first start against his former teammates. create v. 1. invest with a new title, office, or rank: Create one a peer. 2. create by artistic means: Create a poem. 3. bring into existence: The company was created 25 years ago. 4. make or cause to be or to become: create a furor. move n. 1. the act of deciding to do something: He didnt make a move to help. 2. the act of changing your residence or place of business: They say that three moves equal one fire. 3. the act of changing location from one place to another: The movement of people from the farms to the cities. 4. a change of position that does not entail a change of location: Movement is a sign of life. v. 1. dispose of by selling: The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers. 2. live ones life in a specified environment: She moves in certain circles only. 3. go or proceed from one point to another: The debate moved from family values to the economy. 4. arouse sympathy or compassion in: Her fate moved us all. 5. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion: He moved his hand slightly to the right. 6. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense: Move those boxes into the corner, please. 7. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment: We moved from Idaho to Nebraska. 8. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action): We must move quickly. 9. change location; move, travel, or proceed: The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell. 10. give an incentive for action: This moved me to sacrifice my career.brain n. 1. part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord 2. mental ability: Hes got plenty of brains but no common sense. spoil n. 1. the act of stripping and taking by force 2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it: Her spoiling my dress was deliberate.3. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war): To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy. v.1. become unfit for consumption or use: The meat must be eaten before it spoils. 2. have a strong desire or urge to do something: He is spoiling for a fight. mop n. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors v.1. make a sad face and thrust out ones lower lip: Mop and mow.) 2. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: Mop the hallway now.wander v. 1. go via an indirect route or at no set pace: After dinner, we wandered into town. 2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment: The wandering Jew. 3. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking: Her mind wanders. 4. be sexually unfaithful to ones partner in marriage: Might her husband be wandering? 5. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course: Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body. Unit 4 Wildlife protectionLanguage goals(语言目标)：To talk about endangered speciesTo speak about helping the dodoKey vocabulary(重点词汇)：distant, progress, effect, suggest, contain, pay attention to, according to, die out, set up, without mercyGrammar focus(语法焦点)：1. Passive Voice The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. The Passive is formed: Passive Subject + To Be + Past Participle It is often used in business and in other areas where the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action. 2. Passive Verb FormationThe passive forms of a verb are created by combining a form of the “to be verb.” with the past participle of the main verb. Other helping verbs are also sometimes present: “The measure could have been killed in committee.” The passive can be used, also, in various tenses.知识讲解:enemy n.1. any hostile group of people. E.g.: He viewed lawyers as the real enemy. 2. an opposing military force : E.g.: The enemy attacked at dawn. reserve v.1. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance E.g.: Reserve me a seat on a flight. 2. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advanceE.g.: We managed to reserve a table at Maxims. 3. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or causehunt n. an instance of searching for somethingE.g.: the hunt for submarines. v.chase away, with as with forceE.g.: They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood. v. 1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)E.g.: Gering often hunted wild boars in Poland. 2. search (an area) for preyE.g.: The King used to hunt these forests. 3. seek, search forE.g.: She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them. 4. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extentE.g.: The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency. 5. pursue or chase relentlesslyE.g.: The hunters traced the deer into the woods. wild n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilizationE.g.: He lived in the wild. adj.1. in a state of extreme emotionE.g.: wild with anger. 2. produced without being planted or without human laborE.g.: wild strawberries. 3. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivatedE.g.: wild geese. 4. marked by extreme lack of restraint or controlE.g.: wild ideas. 5. not subjected to control or restraintE.g.: A piano played with a wild exuberance- Louis Broomfield. 6. deviating widely from an intended courseE.g.: a wild bullet. 7. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loudE.g.: wild colors. 8. talking or behaving irrationally 9. located in a dismal or remot
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