高中英语 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour Section

Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour
Section I Words and Expressions
学习目标1. 熟记重点单词和短语，会读、拼写以及使用；
2. 对次要单词和短语，要会读并知晓含义。

学习重难点
1.单词：content; direct; convince; whisper; react
2.短语：pick out; cut off; up to now
学法指导
词不离句，句不离篇。

多读多练，记忆保鲜。

学习过程生命课堂互动探究
Task 1: 重点单词
1. content
教材原句： He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. (P18)
观察：1) She is content with her present life.
2) The designer was content to see his clothes beautifully displayed by the model.
3) She kept the contents of the letter a secret.
发现：
在例句1)和2)中，content是（词性），意思是。

用法为。

在例句3)中，content是（词性），意思是。

常以复数形式出现。

活用：补全句子
士兵们对战后的平静生活很满意。

The soldiers felt quite the peaceful life after war. summary：
2. direct
教材原句： Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.
(P18)
观察：1) Can you direct me to the bus station? 2) He directs the whole project.
3) The general directed his men to speed up. 4) a direct flight
5) She has a direct way of speaking. 6) Please go direct home after school.
发现:
在例句中，d i r e c t是动词，意思是。

在例句中，direct是形容词，意思是。

在例句中，direct
是副词，意思是。

拓展：
direct的抽象名词是，意思是，短语“朝四面八方” 是。

direct指人的名词是，意思是。

活用：单项选择
He is a very person, so you always know what his real views are.
A. direction
B. direct
C. director
D. directly
summary：
3. convince
教材原句： The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted. (P18)
观察：1) He convinced the king of his loyalty to the kingdom.
2) What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.
3) We need a convincing story to make her believe it is true.
发现：convince是（词性），意思是。

可与介词搭配构成短语，
意思是。

convincing是（词性），意思是。

拓展：其他与介词of连用的动词
remind sb. of sth. / inform sb. of sth. / rob sb. of sth. / accuse sb. of sth.
意思分别是
活用：语法填空
(convinced) of the benefits of the plan, we agreed to cooperate with him.
summary：
4. whisper
教材原句： Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered,… (P22)
观察：1) She whispered to me that she felt very afraid.
2) “Where are we going?” he asked in a whisper.
发现：例句1)中，whisper是（词性），意思是，跟某人轻声说话的用法是。

例句2)中，whisper是（词性），相关短语是。

活用：补全句子
她悄声告诉我见到他的喜悦。

She told me about her happiness of seeing him .
summary：
5. react
教材原句： How do you think John will react to her? (P23)
观察：1) People react differently to the change of the one child policy.
2) Dogs react to kindness by waving their tales.
发现： react是（词性），意思是，可与介词搭配，意为“对…做出反应”。

拓展：react的名词是。

他对这个消息的第一反应是什么？ What was his first the news?
活用：补全句子
他愤怒地回应了他人的不信任。

He oth er people’s disbelief.
summary：
Task 2: 重点短语
1. pick out
教材原句：Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. (P18)
观察： 1) I need to pick out the right shoes to match my new dress.
2) It was easy to pick out Bob’s father.
发现：pick out 的意思是和，同义动词分别是和。

拓展：pick up
1)Little babies will pick up anything they see and put it into their mouths.
2)Who will go to pick her up from the station?
3)We picked up a lot of English when traveling in London.
4)Don’t pick up the phone. It may be a trick(恶作剧).
5)I gradually pick up after a month’s treatment(治疗).
pick up在例句中的含义分别是
活用：英译汉
Please pick out all the words in the poem that suggest hope.
John picked up some mechanical knowledge when helping her father fix the car.
summary：
2. cut off
教材原句： Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. (P18)
观察：1) She cut off a big piece of meat.
2) Both electricity and food supply are cut off.
3) He felt cut off from the whole world.
发现：cut off的含义是分别、和。

拓展：cut down 砍、削减 cut up 切碎 cut in/into 插话 cut out 剪出…
活用：语法填空
He was born to be a lonely person and he cut himself completely from society. You smoke too much — you should try to cut .
summary：
3. up to now
教材原句：…., and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. (P18)
观察：1) Up to now, we have remembered nearly 2000 words.
2) They have got some positive results up to now, but they are looking forward
to more.
发现：当up to now作时间状语时，其所修饰句子的时态常常是。

拓展：你能想到哪些与现在完成时连用的词、短语和结构？
活用：汉译英
直到现在我已经收集到了200张外国邮票。

summary：
Task 3: 学习检测
I. 汉译英
1. 满足的
2. 指导、命令
3. 使相信
4. 耳语
5. 做出反应
6. 挑出来
7. 切断 8. 直到现在
II. 语法填空
1. The pianist is very content her performance yesterday night.
2. Would you please show me the (direct) of the Shijiazhuang No. 1 High School?
3. I was completely convinced the bright future of studying abroad.
4. She said it in whisper, so I couldn’t hear.
5. They stared at me with no (react).
6. (fortunate), she missed the last train back home.
7. I felt greatly (bore) by the (bore) play.
8. No one wants to be a (fail) in his life.
9. The talk show actor has a good sense of (humorous).
10. It is (convince) that he has the ability to perform the operation. III. 翻译与仿写
Up to now nobody has been able to do mime better than Charlie Chaplin.
翻译：
仿写：直到现在我都没能见到他的真面目。

M4U3 A Sense of English Humor答案
Section I Words and Expressions
重点单词
1. 形容词；满足的/满意的；be content with/be content to do sth.; 名词；内容；content with；
2. 1)/2)/3); 指路/领导/命令；4)/5)；径直的/直率的；6)；径直地；direction；方向/指导；in all directions；director；主任、导演、乐队指挥；B；
3. 动词；使相信；of；使某人相信某事；形容词；令人信服的；提醒某人某事；通知某人某事；抢劫某人某物；控告某人某事；Convinced；
4. 动词；轻声说话；whisper to sb.；名词；in a whisper； In a whisper；
5. 动词；做出反应；to；reaction；reaction to；reacted angrily to
重点短语
1. 挑选；辨别出；choose；recognize；捡起来；接某人；（无意中）学到；接电话；身体好转；请挑出这首诗中表示希望的词；帮父亲修车时，约翰学到了一些机械知识；
2. 切掉；切断供应；隔绝；off；down；
3. 现在完成时；already, yet, never, ever, recently, lately, so far, till now, in the past days/two weeks/three years, since+过去时间或动作；Up tp now, I have collected 200 foreign stamps.
学习检测
I. 汉译英
1. content;
2. direct;
3. convince
4. whisper;
5. react;
6. pick out;
7. cut off;
8. up to now
II. 语法填空
1.with;
2. direction;
3. of;
4.a;
5. reaction;
6. Unfortunately;
7. bored, boring;
8.
failure; 9. humor; 10. convincing
III. 翻译与仿写
直到现在也没有人比卓别林表演哑剧表演得更好。

Up to now I haven’t been able to see his true face.。