Body language Workbook
设计意图
This is the first teaching period of this unit, aiming to help students get a basic understanding of the words and expressions. In this period, students mainly focus on the pronunciation, form and meaning of the vocabulary. The teacher’s task is to provide opportunities for students to read the new words and expressions.
教学重点
Get students to know the following words and expressions: greet, represent, association, flight, curious, approach, defend, major, misunderstand, adult, likely, function, ease, false, subjective, defend against, be likely to, in general, at ease, lose face, turn one’s back to.
教学难点
Get students to grasp the usage of the following words and expressions: represent, curious, approach, defend, be likely to, at ease, turn one’s back to.
教学目标
At the end of the class, the students will be able to:
1. Get a basic understanding of the words and expressions in this unit.
2. Spell the following words: represent, curious, approach, function, ease, rank, greet, association, defend, major, misunderstand.
3. Use the following phrases: be likely to, in general, at ease, lose face, in most cases.
诵读词汇
Lead-in
Hello, everybody!
Today we are going to learn the new words of Unit 4. First read after me.
Let students read the new words and expressions by themselves for about 10 minutes. Then check to see if they can pronounce the words correctly.
识记词汇
1.连一连
represent 好奇的
curious 代表
approach 靠近,接近
function 作用,功能
ease 错误的
adult 安逸,舒适
false 成年人
lose face 防御
defend…against 丢脸
at ease 相反
on the contrary 自由自在
Suggested answers:
represent 代表
curious 好奇的
approach 靠近,接近
function 作用,功能
ease 安逸,舒适
adult 成年人
false 错误的
lose face 丢脸
defend…against 防御
at ease 自由自在
on the contrary 相反
2.根据释义写出单词
(1) _____ action of defending oneself against an enemy’s attack
(2) _____ might happen or probably will be true
(3) _____ to be chosen to speak or act in place of someone
(4) _____ to run or travel somewhere in a great hurry
(5) _____ to come nearer to something or someone from a great distance
(6) _____ either side of the face below the eye
(7) _____ the act of flying, especially scheduled on a plane
Suggested answers: (1) defence (2) likely (3) represent (4) dash (5) approach (6) cheek (7) flight
精讲词汇
1. approach
(1) vt. 接近,靠近
The policeman approached the burning building.
警察靠近着火的大楼。
(2) n. 接近;方法,途径
an approach to… ……的方法
He came up with a new approach to the difficulty.
他提出了解决这个困难的新方法。
【词汇辨析】
approach, way, method与means
approach“方法;接近”。用法为:an approach to(to为介词)
way的用法是:in the way“用这种方法”。the way to do /the way of doing (to为不定式)“做某事的方法”。
method构成with a method“用一种方法”。
means意为“方式,方法”。单复数同形,by means of意为“通过……方法”。
Can you tell me the way to work out the math problem?
你能告诉我做那道数学题的方法吗?
We should improve our teaching method, with which we can make ourselves understood better.
我们应该改善我们的教学方法,用这些方法,我们可以使学生更好地理解我们。
We arrived there by means of plane
我们坐飞机到达那儿。
【尝试运用】
There is no easy _____ to maths.
A. way B. means C. method D. approach
Suggested answer:D 考查名词与介词的搭配辨析。approach“方法”,与to连用,表示“……的方法”;而means意为“方式”,不可与to连用;method与with搭配;way则与of连用,和to连用时,to为不定式,不是介词。
2. curious adj.
(1)好奇的;感兴趣的
The foreign tourists were surrounded by the curious children.
国外游客被一群好奇的孩子包围着。
(2)奇特的;不同寻常的
He is suffering from a curious disease.
他患了一种奇怪的病。
【拓展延伸】
curiosity n. 好奇 curiously adv. 好奇地
be curious about对……感到好奇
be curious to do极想做
out of curiosity出于好奇
The child was curious about everything around him.
这个孩子对身边的每一件东西都感到很好奇。
I was curious to know the results of the exam.
我极想知道考试的结果。
I asked out of mere curiosity.
我只不过是出于好奇问问罢了。
【尝试运用】
I was _____ to find out what he said.
A. strange B. amusing C. curious D. conscious
Suggested answer:C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我极想知道他说的话。strange“奇怪的”;amusing“好笑的”;conscious“有意识的”。根据句意选C项。
3. ease
(1) n.安逸,舒适
She is leading a life of ease.
她过着舒适安逸的生活。
(2) v. 减轻(痛苦,忧虑)
The medicine eased his pain.
这药减轻了他的痛苦。
【拓展延伸】
put sb. at ease 使某人感到舒适、不拘束等
Her smile put us at ease.
她的微笑使我们感到放松。
with ease 毫不费劲地,轻而易举地
The question was so easy that I could answer it with ease.
这个问题如此简单,我回答得很轻松。
【尝试运用】
He felt completely _____ ease _____ Mary.
A. at; with B. at; to C. with; with D. to; to
Suggested answer:A 考查名词与介词的搭配。句意:他和玛丽在一起时感到完全放松。at ease“感到舒适,完全松弛”。故选A项。
4. defend…against /from保卫……以免受;防御
We should defend the island against the enemy.
我们应该保卫这个岛免遭敌人的侵犯。
【词汇辨析】
defend, protect与guard
defend是指抵御或击退外来威胁或攻击,另外defend还有“辩护”的意思。
protect指采取保护措施,使之不受伤害或损伤。
guard是指小心谨慎地对可能的危险进行防御以维护安全,含警告之意。
She wore a pair of sunglasses to protect her eyes from the sunlight.
她戴了一副太阳镜以保护她的眼睛不受阳光的照射。
The dog guarded the house against strangers.
狗守着房屋,不让陌生人进去。
【尝试运用】
The newspaper defended her _____ the accusation (谴责).
A. against B. with C. in D. of
Suggested answer:A 考查固定短语。defend sb. against /from意为“保护某人免受伤害”。
5. be likely to do很可能……;有希望……
She is not likely to leave next week.
她下个星期不可能离开。
It’s very likely that he will not agree.
很有可能他不会同意。
【词汇辨析】
likely, possible与probable
likely是常用词,指从表面痕迹来看很有可能。主语既可以是人也可以是物。可以说sb./sth. be likely to do,但是不可以说It is likely for sb. to do sth.。
possible强调客观上有可能,但含有实际上可能性很小的意思。主语不可以是人,只能是用it作形式主语,构成It is possible for sb. to do sth.。
probable语气比possible强,含有“很有可能,十有八九”的意思。构成It is probable for sb. to do sth.。
I’m likely to be very busy today.
我今天可能很忙。
It is possible that he will come late again.
他有可能又迟到。
It seems probable that he will arrive before dusk.
他很有可能黄昏前到达。
【尝试运用】
It’s nearly eleven o’clock and Mother _____ walk in at any moment.
A. is possible to B. is probable to
C. is likely to D. is able to
Suggested answer:C 考查likely,possible与probable的辨析。由于主语为Mother,指人。故选C项。
6. lose (one’s) face丢脸;受屈辱;丧失声誉
You’ll lose face if you don’t keep your promise.
如果你不遵守诺言,你会丧失声誉的。
When Tom failed to beat his opponent, he felt he had lost his face before his friends.
汤姆没能打败对手,他感觉在朋友面前很丢脸。
【拓展延伸】
lose heart 泄气,灰心
lose one’s heart to 爱上,钟情于
lose weight 减肥
lose one’s way 迷路
lose one’s life 丧生
lose courage 丧失勇气
【尝试运用】
In order not to _____, he spent the whole night preparing for the speech of next day.
A. lose courage B. lose heart C. lose faced D. lose voice
Suggested answer:C 考查动词短语的辨析。lose courage“丧失勇气”;lose