高一英语unit2

Unit2 English around the worldThe first period warming up, speaking and integrating skillsTeaching aims:1.learn a dialogue about American English and British English2.Do some exercise about sentence transformation3.read the passage and fill in the formstep1. Listen to the tape and then answer the following questions:1. What does Nancy thinks Joe wants to do?2. What does Joe really want to do?3. What causes the misunderstanding between the two people?In American English Bathroom: a place where you are sure to find a toilet.Maybe you will find a bath; maybe not.In British English Bathroom :a place where you are sure to find a bath or shower , but sometimes you may not find a toiletStep2.Integrating skills :Read and answer:What differences between American English and British English are mentioned?•Different words with the same meaning•Spelling•Pronunciation•Borrowing words from other languagesFrench: court , literature(文学) Spanish:cafeteria (自助餐厅)Step3. Read the dialogue and fill in the blanksStep4.Grammar point1. for the first time首次做,在句中充当状语the first time充当连词引导时间状语从句The two students met for the first time at the beginning of termI thought her nice and honest the first time I met her.It is /was the …time +clauseIt is the first time I have been to the Great Wall. It was the first time I had left home.2.What is it that Joe can’t find in the bath room?强调句基本结构：“it+ is/was+被强调部分+ that/who”I met LiPing in the park yesterday.a.强调主语It was I that /who met LiPing in the park yesterdayb.强调宾语It was LiPing that /who I met in the park yesterday.c. 强调地点状语：It was in the park that I met LiPing yesterday.d. 强调时间状语：It was yesterday that I met LiPing in the park.W hat is it that Joe can’t find in the bath room?强调句的疑问句式：特殊疑问词+ is/was + that +句子的其它部分+？It is the toilet that Joe can’t find in the bathroom.What is it that Joe can’t find in the bath room?3. There you are.1) You have arrived at last ! ~! Come in and sit down!2) here is what you want. 你要的东西在这儿。

e.g. There you are! Two coffees.3) I told you so.瞧, 对吧（果然如此)e.g. There you are! I knew we should find it at last. There and here位于句首时,主谓倒装,当主语是人称代词时,不倒装Here comes the bus. Here you are. Here he comes4. direct adj.1)straight; going from one point to another without turning asidee.g. a direct flight from Chengdu to Singapore.Which is the most direct route to your home2)honest, easily understood He gave a direct answer to my question.direct adv.in a straight line, without stopping or turning asidee.g. The flight doesn’t go direct from Chengdu to Singapore.directly adv. in a direct manner e.g. He answered me very directly.conj. as soon as (一……就……) He came directly he got my call.5. You must be very tired.must be 表语气肯定的猜测，意为“一定，肯定”；否定形式是can’t be，表示“一定不”。

1) He must be in his office, for the light in his office is still on.2) ---That must be Jim. ---No, it can’t be him. He’s away on holidays.1. This ___b__ be a woman’s trousers.It _____ be a man’s.A. cannot, mayB. cannot, mustC. must not, canD. cannot, can2.It __b__he that tells such a lie; it ____you.A. must not be, must beB. can’t be, must b eC. must not be , can beD. can’t be, can he3. Such a businessman _a___ honest; he gets his money by dishonest ways.A. can’t beB. can’t have beenC. may beD. may not be责任,义务e.g. 1)You must finish your homework on time.2)She is so lonely. You mustn't leave her.3)---Must I come at 4 o’clock?---Yes, you must ---No, you needn’t.mustn’t 表示禁止做某事 e.g. You mustn’t cheat in the examination.Cars mustn’t park in front of the entrance.6. at all（1）用于否定句，意为：根本不、一点也不。

It wasn’t difficult at all.在口语中单独说not at all, 可用来回答感谢或道歉。

A：Thank you very much. B：Not at all. 不客气.（2）用于疑问句，意为：到底、究竟、难道不Do you play poker at all?（3）用于条件句(用来加强if的语气)，意为：假若、既然、即使、反正。

If you do it at all, do it well.7. make yourself at home=make yourself feel at homee.g. His mother made us feel quite at home.8. mean to do sth I mean to help you.Mean doing sth Missing the bus means waiting for another hour.9. forget/ remember/ regret to do sthforget/ remember/ regret doing sth10. on one’s way to , by way of , lose one’s way, all the way, in the/one’s wayA bit /a little+adj/adv a little+n ,a bit of +n not a bit =not at all, not a little=much11. How did these differences come about?come about: happen / occur / take place/ break out.(爆发)这些动词或动词词组都是不及物动词，因而不用被动语态。

1) No one knows how the accident came about(= happened).2) “Death occurred about midnight, ” the doctor said.3) It is said that SARS will break out again.come about 可用it 作形式主语,后用that引导主语从句How did it come about that the year1914 saw the First World War.How did it come about that humans speak so many different languages.12. There is no quick answer to this questionreply /key to the question a key to the locka note to the text an entrance to the school13. for a long time the language in America stayed the same…stay link v. 保持= remain/ keep1)The shop stayed open till six o’clock. 2) The temperature has stayed hot these week.Stay: v. stay in bed/ up/at home/ outThe same as / the same… as1) Jenny looks the same as before. 2) Do you think his jacket is the same as mine?3) Our English teacher is about the same age as my mother.14.while c onj. 1.表时间，“当……时候”e.g. Grandma fell asleep while she was reading the newspaper.2.表转折，“而，却”（并列连词） e.g. He likes coffee while I prefer tea.我们忙着学习，而他们在玩。