Unit1《Culturalrelics》学案2(人教版必修2)

人教版新课标高一必修2 Unit 1 Cultural Relics
--Word Study
1. survive v.
a) vi. to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness
Only 12 of the 140 passengers survived the plane crash.
b) to continue to exist after a long time
Many strange customs have survived from earlier times.
c) vt. continue to exist after being in a difficult or dangerous situation Few of the houses survived the war.
* survival
The doctors gave him a one-in-ten chance of survival.
* survivor
Timely help is given to survivors of the earthquake.
2. remain v.
a) VI. to continue to exist when everything or everyone else has gone After the fire, very little remained of my house.
b) v. continue to be; stay in the same condition or state
Peter became a judge but John remained a fisherman.
c) vi. to stay in the same place
Only our aircraft remained on the ground after the others took off.
3. design
a) n. [ C] a drawing that shows how something will be made or what it will look like
We are going to discuss the design for the new sports centre.
? designs for a dress, a garden, an aircraft
b) n. [ U J general arrangement or planning (of a building, book, machine, picture,
The building seats 2000 people, but is of poor design.
c) v. to make a drawing or plan of something that will be made or built A new national curriculum is designed for high school students.
* be designed for sb./sth.; be designed to do sth.
4. fancy
adj. a) expensive and fashionable
It's a fancy pair of shoes.
b) having a lot of decoration or bright colours, or made in a complicated way
I just want a basic sports coat-------nothing fancy.
n. [C ] thing imagined, [ U] power of the mind to imagine
Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a fancy ?
? take sb's fancy
We can go anywhere that takes your fancy .
v. a) to like or want something, or want to do something (informal) Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight.
b) to think that something is true [(formal)
I fancied I heard footsteps behind me but I was too nervous to look back.
5. reception n.
a) [ U] the way people react to something or someone
We are preparing rooms for the reception of guests.
b) [sing] (Brit) the place in a hotel or office building where people go when they arrive
You can sign your name at the reception.
c) [ C] a large formal party to celebrate an event or to welcome someone It is an official reception for the foreign visitors.
? receptionist
Foreign visitors will expect the receptionist to have a very good knowledge of the city.
6. wonder
n. a) [ U] feeling of surprise and admiration for something very beautiful or new to you
The sight of the Summer Palace filled us with wonder.
b) [C] something that makes you feel surprise and admiration The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.
v. a) to feel surprised and unable to believe something Sometimes I wonder about his behaviour.
b) feel curious (about sth.); ask oneself questions
I wonder how James is getting on these days.
7. remove
a) vt. take sth./sb.away from one place to another After dinner, Mother removed the dishes (from the table).
b) vt. get rid of sth.
Remove all the fat, then cut the meat into cubes.。