新概念二册第85课课件

Vt. 奉献（人生、时间、劳力等）（于…）,把…专用 于；致力于 devote sth to / devote oneself to (doing) sth He devoted his life to promoting ( the promotion of ) world peace. devoted (adj.) 忠实的，挚爱的 A devoted friend; be devoted to his friend 专心致志于: be devoted to
Never too Old to Learn
Nancy 叶
Lesson 85 Never too old to learn
• Now that my former headmaster, Mr. Page, is retiring, pupils of the school will be sending him a gift and an album with the signatures of all those who have contributed. Many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour . After having completed forty years as a teacher, Mr. Page will devote himself to gardening, which will be a new hobby for him, but one is never too old to learn.



Vt. to celebrate a festival to mark the town’s 200 anniversary Show position 做记号于…,留下痕迹； She marked the important words with a red pencil. 弄脏；给…评分 N.痕迹, 污迹, 斑点；记号, 符号；分数, 得分；成绩 Her wet feet left marks on the floor. My teacher gave me full marks for dictation.
Vt. 出席，参加；上（学）；服侍 Vi. 注意，倾听；专心，努力于„ ＋to

I may be late-I have got one or two things to attend to.


attention n.
attract/ capture/ catch/ command/draw/get sb’s attention 吸
• What can we learn from this passage? • Old as he is, he is willing to learn new things, such as gardening, with the belief that one is never too old to learn. • What would you say to yourselves? • Since we are young and energetic, we should seize every opportunity to learn more knowledge, but not just satisfied with what we have learned.



remember to do /doing sth remember sb to sb eg. Please remember me to your family. give one’s regards to sb; say hello to sb
attend

…will be attending a farewell dinner …
join us for dinner? Will you _____ participated in the opening ceremony? How many people ___________ attended almost entirely by local children. The school was ________ take part in the school sports meeting? I Are you going to _________ think you can gain marks for our class. join our club. I'll persuade him to ______
contribute



Vt. Vi. 捐（款）给…,捐助， 提供 He contributed (a lot of money) to the church. Vt. Vi. 投稿给…, 投稿 I often contributed (essays) to the school paper. Vt. 有贡献，有助于 contribute to / make a contribution (contributions) to
Beautiful words and phrases
inform


Vt. 通知，告知，报告 inform sb of sth/ inform sb that/wh-从句
I informed her mother of her safe arrival. I informed her mother that she arrived safely. I rang her mother, informing that she arrived safely.

China will continue to make contributions to promoting and deepening the world peace.
devote
After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
remark
… as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.




Vt. + that: to say sth ,especially about sth you have just noticed “That’s a lovely shirt you’re wearing,” she remarked. remark on (upon) sth: to notice sth that has happened and say sth about it Everyone remarked on his absence. N.意见，评论，感想 （与about/on搭配 ） Remarkable: usual, surprising, deserving attention or praise She has made remarkable progress. 他取得了非凡的进步。
More verb phrases with “to”

adjust to; adapt to; be (get) used to; be accustomed to; be addicted to; look forward to; pay attention to; get down to; lead to; stick to; object to; in addition to; compare to; turn to; belong to; reply to; see to; attend to; refer to; be related to; have access to; be accessible to; agree to (sth); point to; be equal to


Adj. informed: 有学识的，见闻广博的，消息灵通的 keep sb informed of
Please keep me informed of whatever happens in my absence. Well, to me, I would prefer newspaper. The first reason is that it can keep me informed of the latest news.
be dressed in , be lost in , be occupied in/with, be busy in/with, be engaged in, be buried in, be caught in, be faced with, be located in
Having devoted (devote) their lives to education, the teachers were ______________ Devoting praised at the meeting. Devoted ________ (devote) to education, the teachers were praised at the meeting. Deeply _____ lost (lose) in the new magazines that had come in the mail, Shella forgot all about the dog and the TV set. Faced ______ (face) with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time. _________ (dress) in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than Dressed a doctor. Comparing ___________ (compare) the youth to the rising sun at 8 or 9 o’clock a.m., Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men. compared Michael’s new house is like a huge place, ____________(compare) with his old one.
引某人的注意力

focus one’s attention on/ devote one’s attention to / pay attention to


attentive adj. 专注的，留意的；体贴的；有礼貌的
You should be attentive in class.
Distinguish these four words or phrases attend join take part participate


information Collect/ gather information about/on
We have information that the Prime Minister has made up his mind to resign.
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Mark
Pupils
of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
remember
We shall all remember Mr Page for his patience …and for…


remember sb for sth
Mr. Zhang left the school, but he is remembered for his wonderful teaching.