英語(yǔ)教案：必修2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexpected(1)

1、英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)資料1、tale：n. （虛構(gòu)的）話、故事 e.g. a fairy tale：神仙故事； tales of adventure：冒險(xiǎn)故事； an old wives tale：迷信、荒唐的故事； It was just a tale：那只是捏造的事故； tell tales (about、on)泄露秘密、搬弄是非2、puzzle：vt.使迷惑、為難、傷腦筋。 常用句型：sth. puzzle sb.e.g. What he said puzzled everyone present. The maths problem puzzled all the students. vt. pu

2、zzle oneself (ones brain) about / over / as to 為絞盡腦汁、傷透腦筋e.g. He puzzled his brains all day about the problem, but failed to work it out. Dont puzzle yourself about it, for it is of no importance. n. 難題、謎、無法理解的事物e.g. Its quite a puzzle to me why he did that.be in a puzzle：感到困惑e.g. I was in a puzzle

3、when I was asked to answer the question. be puzzled by / about / at：被/對(duì)/聽（看）到而迷惑、為難、傷腦筋。e.g. We are puzzled by her / such an action. They were puzzled about the choice of words. 區(qū)分：puzzling / puzzled3、step up：走上樓梯，加快、加速，促進(jìn)、增加、改善e.g. The first line, please step up. For fear of being late, she began t

4、o step up her pace. You have to step up your efforts to finish the work on time.step的其它短語(yǔ)：step on：踩、踏； step aside：站到一邊、讓路，讓工作給某人（for sb）step down：從（車子等）下來，辭職、下臺(tái)； step in：走進(jìn)，干涉、介入； step off：走下交通工具；step out：走出、出去一下4、search：vt. 尋找、搜尋 1) search sb. / sth.：在地方找e.g. They searched every room but failed. Th

5、e police are searching the thieves, hoping to find sth. 2) search for sb. / sth.：尋找某人、某物e.g. They are still searching for the missing boy. He searched his pockets for some money. n. 搜索、調(diào)查 the / ones search for sth.：e.g. They gave up their search for the missing boy. in search of：尋找、尋求、試圖發(fā)現(xiàn) = in ones

6、 search for e.g. I went to the bookstore in search of some useful books. make a search for 搜索、尋求、追求 e.g. They made a search for the medicine the moment the meeting was over. Search me! (spoken English）(對(duì)問題）我不知道！5、due：adj. 到期、應(yīng)當(dāng)付的（與to連用），預(yù)定（到達(dá)）的、預(yù)定做的（+ to do）e.g. The deadline is due at five this afte

7、rnoon. He didnt pay the money back when it was due. The money due to me is about twenty thousand yuan. The train is due to arrive at 5 p.m. The meeting is due to end tomorrow afternoon.due to：由于、因?yàn)?= because ofe.g. Due to the heavy rain, the sports meeting was put off. We had to cancel the trip due

8、to his absence.6、show up：突出、顯眼；出席、到場(chǎng) e.g. His sun-burnt skin showed up against the white wall. He promised to come, but hasnt showed up yet.show的其它短語(yǔ)：show sb. around：領(lǐng)、帶某人參觀；show in：引進(jìn)；show off：賣弄、炫耀；show oneself：出現(xiàn)、顯現(xiàn)本性；show sb. to：把某人送到 e.g. show sb. to the door / to the car / to the gate； show sb

9、. the door：叫/趕某人出去；on show：展出； talk show：（電視節(jié)目的）訪談節(jié)目7、witness：n. 目擊者、見證人 e.g. The police found the witness to the murder case. I was called as a defense witness.（作被告證人） ；stand witness作證 ； bear / give false witness：作（偽）證； a living witness to.：活生生的證人； vt. 目擊、親眼看到 e.g. There are many who witnessed the

10、accident. Did you witness the whole event? vi. 作證、證明 (有時(shí)與to連用） e.g. He witnessed the truth of my words. He witnessed (to) having seen the man enter the room. A blush(臉紅）witnessed (to) her shy disposition.(性格） * wit：機(jī)智、聰明、才氣 e.g. He is full of wit and humour. He lacked the wit(s) to see what to do in

11、 emergency. (臨機(jī)應(yīng)變能力） at (ones) wits / wits / wits end：窮于應(yīng)付、不知所措、困惑 live by ones wits：靠小聰明過日子 out of ones wits：失去理智、驚慌失措8、according to：根據(jù)、按照，to是介詞。 e.g. According to our school rules, you are worthy of the reward. You should change your clothes according to the weather. Take the medicine according to

12、 the instructions on the bottle.9、white-skinned：白皮膚的。這是一個(gè)合成形容詞，由形容詞+名詞+ed構(gòu)成。合成形容詞的構(gòu)成有多種方式，有：數(shù)詞+名詞+ed，形容詞+現(xiàn)在分詞，名詞+現(xiàn)在分詞，名詞+過去分詞，形容詞+名詞ed, 等。 e.g. multi-colored, strange-looking, good-looking, man-eating, one-eyed, three-legged English-speaking, cold-blooded, warm-blooded，etc.10、frightening：令人驚嚇的、恐怖的；

13、frightened：驚嚇的、害怕的、受驚的 e.g. The film was so frightening that all the students were frightened. The dead body lay there with a frightening / frightened expression on the face. The frightened girl was speechless. The child looked at the man with frightened eyes. be frightened to do sth.：因做而感到害怕、膽怯 e.g

14、. She was frightened to look down from the top of the building. be frightened that ：對(duì)感到害怕 e.g. The boy was frightened that he would lose his way. Im frightened that I will fail the exams. frighten：使受驚嚇、害怕11、rule out：1) 排斥、否決、拒絕考慮 （rule possibility out)(以possibility作賓語(yǔ)） e.g. We cant rule out the poss

15、ibility of failure. Thats a possibility that cant be ruled out. The doctor took an X-ray to rule out the chance of broken bones. 2) 使不可能 e.g. Fathers death ruled out college for him. The heavy rain ruled out going to the mountain. * as a rule：通常、一般而言； by rule：according to rule：按規(guī)定地； make it a rule t

16、o do sth.：習(xí)慣做12、possibility：可能性 e.g. the possibility of . / the possibility that . Do you think there is any possibility of success / rain / his coming There is still some possibility that he will recover from the illness. There is no possibility that it will rain these days.13、look into：注視內(nèi)部；調(diào)查；檢查e

17、.g. He looked into the room, but saw nobody inside. Please be patient, I will look into the matter soon. The Public Security Bureau is looking into the murder look的其它短語(yǔ)：look about / around四下環(huán)顧；朝四周看； look back (on / upon / to ) 顧；回想 e.g. look back on the good old days； look down on / upon 俯視；輕視；瞧不起 e

18、.g. Gone are the days when the Chinese people were looked down upon .look forward to盼望；帶著希望等待；e.g. Were looking forward to the winter vacation/ seeing you； look out (for)小心；注意、留心 e.g. Look out ! Here comes the bus . Please look out for snakes when walking through the jungle.look over了望；越過看；檢查 e.g. A

19、 strange man was looking over the wall . The secretary looked over the letters quickly .look through 通過看；大略的看一遍；檢查 e.g. I have to look through my notebooks for the exam .look upon / on as   把看成是；認(rèn)為 e.g. He looked upon the old man as his father .look like看起來象；好象要 e.g. It looks like rain14、make u

20、p 組成；編造；彌補(bǔ)；化妝;調(diào)解 This is made up of three different parts . This is merely an excuse you made up . They quarreled but soon made up . He studied harder to make up for lost time .make out 勉強(qiáng)分辨出 / 認(rèn)出（人；字等）;理解；（事物）順利進(jìn)行/ 進(jìn)展；成功She has grown up but I can still make out her writing. Can you make out what he

21、 is saying? I wonder how hes making out in his new job . make 的其它短語(yǔ)：make after：追趕 e.g. You go first and Ill make after you then.make at：襲擊、撲向、向前進(jìn) make do with= make do：用替代、用將就e.g.Can we make do with canned food? = Can we make canned food do? make for：向方向前進(jìn) e.g. The audience made for the exits when t

22、he game was over.有助于、促進(jìn) e.g. Cultural exchange makes for better understanding. make from ：用制成（制成后改變了材料原來的性質(zhì)和形狀）e.g. We can make butter from milk. Paper can be made from wood. make into：制成； make of：用做成（制成后不改變材料原來的性質(zhì)）； make it：（spoken English) 做成、成功、達(dá)到目的、設(shè)法安排； make out of ：用做成、把改成 e.g. You can make tw

23、o baby shirts out of this sweater.He made three chairs out of the broken table. make up for：補(bǔ)償、填補(bǔ)、彌補(bǔ) e.g. He drove faster to make up for lost time.She stayed up late to make up for the missing lessons. make-up：化妝品 make up ones mind：下決心15、case：案子、案件、場(chǎng)合、例子、情況、事件 e.g. a case of murder：謀殺案； a civil case

24、：民事案件； What would you do in such a case?(場(chǎng)合） Is it the case that he has lost all his money?(事實(shí)） The doctor explained the case to her family.(病例） * as is often the case：這是常有的事 in any case：無論如何、不管怎樣； in case：萬(wàn)一、以防 in case of：萬(wàn)一、以防 in no case：決不、在任何情況下都不； in that case假如那樣的話16、convince：說服、使相信，常用句式：1) co

25、nvince sb. of sth.； 2) convince sb. to do sth.； 3) convince sb. that e.g. Finally he convinced me of his honesty. We convinced them to go with us. She convinced me that she didnt make the stupid mistake.17、make progress：取得進(jìn)步，在progress前可用no、great、much、little等形容詞。e.g. He has made much progress in Engl

26、ish study. He tried hard, but made no progress at all.18、similar：相似的、類似的 be similar to e.g. Your views are similar to mine. These cars are only similar (to each other) in colour. * sb. be familiar with sth. = sth. be familiar to sb.19、run after：追趕、(口語(yǔ)）追求 e.g. The bus was full, but still some people

27、were running after it. The young man is running after the lady.run into：撞上、偶然遇見、跑進(jìn)、流入e.g. The car ran into a tree and stopped. She ran into an old friend of hers in the street yesterday. The Changjiang River runs into the East China Sea. The boy ran into the room and told good news to the family. ru

28、n的其它短語(yǔ)：run across：與不期而遇、跑過、橫跨（道路）； run after：追趕；run away：逃走、逃跑； run out：跑出、結(jié)束、用完； run out of：將用完run over：（液體等）溢出、（車子等）輾過、匆匆過一遍；20、exist：vi 存在、實(shí)際上有（不用進(jìn)行時(shí)）= There is / are e.g. Some people believe the Devil exists Dont be silly. Such a thing doesnt exist. Freedom doesnt exist in such a country. We hav

29、e no evidence that life exists on the Mars. existence：存在、實(shí)有 the existence of sth. e.g. Do you believe in the existence of God in the world? come into existence：產(chǎn)生、成立 e.g. This new country came into existence in 1995. in existence：adj. 現(xiàn)存的、現(xiàn)有的 e.g. the oldest wooden building in existence21、dream：n. 夢(mèng)

30、； 夢(mèng)想的、理想的e.g. dream / have a bad / good / terrible dream What is your dream school like? vt./vi. 做夢(mèng)、夢(mèng)見、想到、渴望e.g. dream a . dream / dream that . / dream of (about) doing sth. He dreamed a good dream last night. I never dreamed that I would meet you here. I often dreamed of living in the south with my

31、 wife.22、vote：投票 vote on：就投票表決e.g. We voted on whether to go or not. In those days women had no right to vote on important matters. vote for：投票支持、贊成 e.g. The public voted for the building of a new hospital. vote down：投票否決 e.g. We decided to vote down his proposal. vote against：投票反對(duì) e.g. All the stud

32、ents vote against smoking in classrooms. vote through：投票通過 e.g. Finally we voted through the decision23、ensure：擔(dān)保、保證 1）+ 名詞e.g. This letter will ensure you a seat on the ship. His recommendation ensured me a job in that shop. Good food and enough sleep will ensure your early recovery. 2) + that .：保證

33、一事， = make sure (that)e.g. Can you ensure that I get a room on the ship? I will try my best, but cant ensure that you will be employed. 3) ensure sb. against / from sth.：保護(hù)免受 e.g. No one will ensure you from being fired if you dont work hard.24、avoid：逃避、避免，常用句式：avoid (doing) sth.e.g. He changed his

34、mind at the last minute, so he avoided the air crash. To avoid meeting him, I took the other road. He just avoided being hit be a car. Its a narrow escape.25、intend：打算、想、意欲 1）intend to do：打算做 e.g. I intend to study abroad next year. They intended to buy the old house and move in. 2) intend that shou

35、ld. e.g. We intend that the plan should be carried out next month. 3) sth. be intended for ：某物是準(zhǔn)備用于/給的。 e.g. This book is intended for senior studentsintention：意圖、意向.e.g. He went to Shanghai with the intention of seeing his friends.26、conclude：1）結(jié)束 = end, stop e.g. The teacher concluded his class wi

36、th a poem. After explaining the rules, the headmaster concluded the meeting. 2) 下結(jié)論：conclude that e.g. From these facts, I conclude that I am right in this point. He concluded that he would quit the chance. conclusion：結(jié)論， arrive at / come to / draw / reach / make a conclusion e.g. We arrived at a co

37、nclusion after a heated discussion.27、base A on B：A 是以B為根據(jù)/依據(jù)的 e.g. He based his theory on real life. The film is based on a folk story. sth. based on.：以為根據(jù)的 e.g. a film based on real life, a story based on imagination28、responsible：負(fù)責(zé)任的 e.g. He is a responsible father.be responsible for：為負(fù)責(zé)e.g. Ill

38、 be responsible for my words. A teacher should be responsible for the safety of his or her students.29、research：n. （科學(xué)的、學(xué)科的）研究、調(diào)查 conduct / do / carry out / make a research on the subject / into the cause of the fire / in Roman history vt. / vi. research (into、on) sth. e.g. research (into、on) the ef

39、fects of heavy rain on crops.30、support：n. 支撐、支持；維持、撫養(yǎng)；贊成、援助 e.g. a means of support：一種謀生的手段； active support：積極支持； financial support：財(cái)政援助；give / lend / offer / provide support to sb.：支持某人；win / lose ones support：贏得 / 失去某人的支持 The bridge will fall down if we dont add more support. The table has three

40、supports. Father is the chief support of my family. He tried hard to win the support of the audience.31、unexplained：un+過去分詞 e.g. unfinished / unpunished / unknown / unlocked / unexpected / unlocked / unlimited / unemployed / unpaid / unnoticed / unsaid Period 3 Welcome to the unitRevision: 1. Test s

41、ome word spelling2. Test some word studyLead-in1. How do you understand the topic of our unit “Tales of the unexplained”?2. Can you give us some examples of such tales?3. What do UFO stand for?Presentation: 1. UFO stand for “unidentified flying objects”. It means that no conclusion has been made abo

42、ut these strange flying objects, so we call them “unidentified flying objects” or “UFO”.2. Now please open your books at page 1 and look at the pictures about some unexplained things3. Now read the following reading to get more information about these unexplained things in the pictures.Tales of the

43、unexplained1. Something about the UFOThe number of documented general sightings in the modern age numbers nearly 120 000,of which 20 000 have been described as landings. Many surveys and opinions polls conducted over the last 50 years consistently report that between 5%-10% of the US population have

44、 seen what they consider to be a UFO. According to the United Nations, since 1947, approximately 150 million people have been witnesses to UFO sightings throughout the world.Questions:1. Have you ever seen a UFO with your own eyes?2. What do you think the UFO really is? (A plane? A cloud? A weather

45、balloon? A spaceship from other planet? A comet? Or a part of a broken satellite?)3. Do you believe in UFOs?4. Why do you think UFOs visit our planet?2. Something about the Loch Ness MonsterLoch Ness is located in the North of Scotland and is one of a series of interlinked lochs which run along the

46、Great Glen. The Great Glen is a distinctive incision which runs across the country and represents a large geological fault zone. The interlinking was completed in the 19th century following the completion of the Caledonian Canal. Most of the Nessie witnesses describe something with two humps, a tail

47、 and a snakelike head. A V-shaped back was often mentioned, as well as a gaping(open) red mouth and horns or antennae on the top of the creature's head. Nessie's movements have been studied, and the films and photos analyzed to determine what Nessie might be if she exists.3. Something about

48、the Pyramids: The great pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20 year period. The site was first prepared, and blocks of stone were transported and placed. An outer easing(外罩)(which disappeared over the years) was then used to smooth the surface. Although it is not known how the blocks were

49、put in place, several theories have been proposed. One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral（螺旋）ramp（斜坡）that was raised as the construction proceeded. This ramp, coated with mud and water, eased the displacement of the blocks which were pushed (or pulled) into place. A second theo

50、ry suggests that the blocks were placed using long levers（杠桿）with a short angled foot.Questions:1. Where are the pyramids built, on the east coast of the Nile or on the west coast? Why?2. Do you think the Great Pyramid is a wonder in human history?3. What do you think the pyramids are built for?4. D

51、o you really think the pyramids are built by men on the earth?4. Something about the Yeti The Yeti is a mythical creature who is supposed to live in the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Although there have been many reported sightings of the Yeti, none of them have been documented

52、（證明）with evidence in any way. In terms of description, the Yeti has been reported to be. similar to the north-American Bigfoot and the African 2nd GorillaQuestions: 1. Where are the Himalayas?2. Whats the weather like there?3. Why do some people make great efforts to climb them? (hobby, dream, chall

53、enge themselves, make discoveries, overcome difficulties, )4. A Yeti is reported to be half-man and half-beast. Have you ever heard of it?5. Do you think some climbers disappearances are connected with Yetis?5. Something about StonehengeStonehenge is surely Britain's greatest national icon（圣像）,

54、symbolizing（象征）mystery, power and endurance. Its original purpose is unclear to us, but some have speculated(推測(cè)) that it was a temple made for the worship of ancient earth deities. It has been called an astronomical observatory for marking significant events on the prehistoric calendar. Others claim that it was a sacred（神圣的）site for the burial of high-ranking citizens from the societies of long ago. While we can't say with any degree of certainty what it was for, we can say that it wasn't constructed for any casual purpose. Only something very important to the ancients