《I think life is better today》导学案

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Unit 2 I think life is better today
　　（一）重点单词
　　1. tiny  adj. 微小的；极小的
　　tiny的基本意思是“极小的”“微小的”，指与大多数同类事物或其他事物相比较而显得特别小。在句中多用作定语，偶尔也可用作表语,可用于比较等级。如：
　　Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town. 两只小老虎乘坐出租车穿过城镇。
　　In the corner of the tiny little bar.这个小酒吧的角落里。
　　（二）常考短语
　　1. all one’s life  一生，一辈子
　　2. go out  出去；熄灭
　　3. look after  照顾，看管
　　4. more than 多于，超过
　　5. on foot  步行
　　（三）核心句型
　　1. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because I was a girl. 我没有上过学家庭负担不起,更重要的是,因为我是一个女孩。
　　（1）afford  v. 提供，供应得起，给予，通常和can, can't ,be able to 连用，表示“付得起”的意思。如：
　　I'd love to go on holiday but I can't afford the time.我倒想去度假, 可是抽不出时间来.
　　（2） what’s more 常用作插入语，意为“更重要的是；而且，另外”，表示递进，独立使用，more后面不加词或句子既可以放句首，也可以放句中。如：
　　You should remember it, and what’s more, you should get it right. 你应
　　Ⅰ.根据句意及所给汉语提示，完成下列单词。
　　1. The city must improve its public        (交通).
　　2. Somebody opened the door and the        (蜡烛) blew out.
　　3. A good        (教育) c an be the gateway to success.
　　4. After graduating, she will look for a        (全职的) job.
　　5. Reading in a poor        (点灯) may bring on a headache.
　　Ⅱ.根据所给汉语完成 下列句子，每空一词。
　　1. 天气暖和可以游泳。
　　It's warm _______ ______ go swimming. 
　　2. 她一生为贫民义务服务。
　　She took care of the poor for love ______ ______ ______.
　　3. 约翰甚至在夏天也不出门。
　　John doesn’t ______ ______ even in the summer. 
　　4. 这个城市人口超过一百万。
　　This city has a population of ______ ______ 1,000,000. 
　　5. 他不用功，结果考试不及格。
　　He didn't work hard, ______ ______ ______ he failed his exam. 
　　Ⅲ.口语运用。
　　A: Can you tell me a bit more about staying with a host family, madam?
　　B: Of course.       (1)
　　A: It says here in the leaflet(传单) that you eat with the family.
　　B: That’s right.
　　A:        (2) I’m not used to western food.
　　B: I’m sure they will try to give you food that you lit it will also give you the chance to try western food. You might find that you like it a lot.
　　A: I suppose so. How about  my room?        (3)
　　B: No. All our home-stay students have their own rooms.
　　A: What about washing clothes?
　　B:       (4) When you first go to the family home, you can find out all these things.
　　A: Do Chinese students usually like it?
　　B: Yes. In fact, they often make good friends with the families and keep in touch after they come home.
　　A:        (5)
　　A. Would I have to share it with someone else? 
　　D. You’re welcome.
　　B. Well, it depends on how the family does it.   
　　E. It sounds good.
　　C. What would you like to know?      
　　F. What if I don’t like the food?
　　该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。
　　2. I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day.我高兴地看到她每天忙着工作。
　　be busy doing sth.=be busy with sth.忙于做某事，如：
　　I’m busy with my homework.=I’m busy doing my homework. with后面接事（sth.），没有with的话后面要接做什么事（doing sth.）。
　　3. I hope I can live long enough to see your children! 我希望能够活足够长的时间来看看你的孩子！
　　（1）“形容词或副词+enough to+动词原形”，其意为“足够地……可以……”。如：
　　He is old enough to take care of himself. 他大了，能照顾自己了。
　　Is the river deep enough to swim in? 在这条河里游泳水够深吗?
　　（2）若enough前出现否定词，则不仅否定了enough，而且也否定其后的不定式。如：
　　He was not strong enough to do the work. 他不够强壮，不能做这工作。
　　（3）该句型有时可与so [such]…that结构转换。如：
　　He is rich enough to buy a plane. 他很有钱，可以买一架飞机。
　　→He is so rich that he can buy a plane. 他很有钱，可以买一架飞机。
　　有时该句型也可与too…to句型转换。如：
　　He is too young to go to school. 他太小，还不能上学。
　　→He is not  old enough to go to school. 他还不够大，还不能上学。
　　Ⅳ.完形填空。
　　Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people   1   meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right   2  , we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
　　When the door of happiness closes, another   3  , but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one which has been opened   for us.
　　The best kind of   4   is the can sit on a gate and wa lk up and down, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best   5   you’ve ever had.
　　It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve b een