高中英语Unit 3 Amazing people 教案1牛津版必修二.doc

Unit 3 Amazing peoplePeriod 1-2Word study1. curious: 好奇、渴望的、爱探究的curious eyes, curious neighbours,1) be curious about sth…：对……好奇e.g. The boy is curious about everything around him.2) be curious to do sth…：及想干……e.g. We are curious to go fishing this Sunday.The lady was curious to know the cause of the fire.3) It is curious that ….should do…：……是奇怪的。

e.g. It is curious that he should be late this morning.It is curious that she should say nothing when asked to.curiosity：好奇心2. set sail for：开始向……航行、驶去(head for…, leave for…)e.g. The next day we set sail for the USA.set有许多短语：set about doing sth：着手干……e.g. Soon we set about ploughing the fields.set out to do sth：开始干……e.g. They set out to mend the roof of the house.set aside：储蓄、暂时放于一边e.g. It’s wise to set some money aside for future use.set off：出发e.g. We set off early the next morning.set out：出发e.g. They set out for the north, hoping to find land.set up：竖起、搭起、建立e.g. Our school was set up in the late 50s of the last century.set foot on：踏上……e.g. This is the first time that Man has set foot on this quiet planet —the moon. set fire to…：放火烧……e.g. Someone set fire to the house and it was burnt down in about an hour.3. preserve：保护、保管、保存，维持（现状）preserve sth.= protect sth.e.g. They tried every means to preserve the old temple.It is hard work to preserve these books dating from the Tang Dynasty.Food preserved in fridge will stay fresh for a long time.preserve … from…：保护……免于/免受……e.g. This method will preserve the food from going rotten.Please draw the curtain close to preserve your eyes from the strong sunlight.preserve one’s strength, preserve one’s sight, …4. empty：adj. ：空的e.g. The empty room was soon filled with chairs and tables.The bag was empty and so the books were lost.vt. 倒空、倾空e.g. The man emptied his pockets to prove his words.Soon the whole building was emptied and would be pulled down.5. shortly after：……之后不久e.g. Shortly after he graduated from college, he got work in a big company.She came back shortly after she heard the news..6. in / withinin：可解释为“在……内”，也可解释为“在……之外、过……时间”，用于将来时。

e.g. They finished their work in three working days.He will be back in about a month.within：只解释为“在……之内、范围内”。

e.g. The school is within two kilometers from here.Within only an hour, they finished the work, which was a wonder.比较：afterafter：后接一段时间时，通常用于过去时，相当于：… latere.g. After three days = three days later, he came to life.但当after后接点的时间时，也可用于将来时。

e.g. He will go home after five o’clock this afternoon.7. disturb / interruptdisturb：妨碍、打扰、扰乱、使心神不宁e.g. Loud noises will disturb our studies.I’ll be very sorry if I’m disturbing you.She was disturbed to learn about the bad result.interrupt：打断、中断（工作、谈话或正在进行的事）e.g. Sorry to interrupt you, but I have sth important to tell you.We have to interrupt our work to discuss the problem.I don’t like being interrupted while speaking.8. result in：结果、导致、引起e.g. Smoking will result in illnesses.Driving after drinking often results in accidents.result from：由……而引起e.g. Such diseases often result from eating too much..Several deaths resulted from his careless driving.as a result (of …)：因为、由于（……）e.g. Many animals died as a result of pollution from factories and cars.He didn’t study hard enough, as a result, he failed to pass the exam.9. test / examine / checktest：测试、验证，以了解人或事物的能力、品质、性能。

e.g. They tested the car and found it quite good.The teacher tested the students in English.examine：检查、测验，以查找毛病、问题或所需要的结果。

e.g. Let the doctor examine your eyes.Have you examined that dictionary? Maybe your card is in it.check：核对、核查，以了解结果与标准是否一致。

e.g. Please check your answers before turn in your papers.I have checked the car and found nothing wrong.11. pay：n. 薪资e.g. This is your pay this week.vt. 支付pay (sb.) money for (doing) sth.e.g. Have you paid (money) for the book?I paid him 50 yuan for helping me with my work.pay的常用短语：pay back：偿还： e.g. When will you pay my money back?pay for：付……的款 e.g. Help me and I’ll pay for it.pay off：全部还清、得到报偿 e.g. I paid off all the money last week.I feel all my work has been paid off. pay up：付清、缴清 e.g. You can pay up my money in three months. 区分pay、spend、cost、take的用法。

pay：主语是“人”spend：主语是“人”，常用：spend time/ money on sth. /( in) doing sth.cost：主语是“物”，常用：(Doing) sth. cost sb. sth. (money/ time / energy….)e.g. The pen cost him 100 yuanThe boy’s illness cost the mother many sleepless nights.Careless driving cost him a leg.take：主语通常是“物”，常用句式：(Doing) sth. take sb. time 或：It take (sb.) time to do sth.e.g. It took us about eight hours to repair the broken car.The bridge took the workers two years to complete.12. compare: compare A with Bcompare A to BCompared with A, B is….13. express: （以语言、表情）表达……、叙述……express one’s ideas / one’s disappointment / one’s love of / one’s thanks to / oneself in…adj. 快的、直达的an express letter / an express trainn. 快车、直达车He came by express.expression: 表达的词句、表情14. organize: 组织……、整理……organize a football team / organize a party / organize an adventure / organize one’s notes organize medical reports …organized：有组织的This is an organized meeting.organizer, organization15. base: n. 基地、基础vt. base A on B A is based on B；A based on Bbasic基本的、基础的16. contact：n. 接触、交往，与with连用。