交际速成( Describe things and how they work ) 1.--- ____did you like his speech? ---Not bad,but I didn’t agree with __he did.A.What; that B.How; everythingC.Why ;that D.How;anything

2. ---What is Mike like?

---_______.

A.He isn’t very well.

B.He isn’t very handsome.

C.He doesn’t like sugar.

D.He likes playing basketball.

3.--What do you think of living in the

country?

--_______.

A.Yes,perfectly. B.I agree with you.

C.Not really. D.Well, that depends.

1. China Daily is __________ a paper.

We can not only get information from it, but learn English as well.

2.You may _______ 120 in China you get

hurt in the accident.

3.Does she _______ to go alone on such a dark night?

more than

dial

dare

add …to ,more than, dare, dial, remind… ofcall for, break down

Absolutely I disagree.That’s exactly what I was thinking.That’s a good point.That’s just how I see it.That’s worth thinking about.

Express agreement

Express disagreementWell ,I don’t agree.

I disagree.

Well,I’m not so sure about that.

Some adjectives used to describe a person’s personality

creative ,productive , effective, potential, ambitious, considerate, diligent,kind,modest.

Language points:

1. press v.

press a button

press a key

press a handkerchief to his nose

n. the Press 媒体

2 .I should be home in about ten minutes.

in 后接一段时间时用在一般将来时态中

Ex: 你妈妈要多久会回来？

半年之后。

How soon will your mother be back?

In half a year.

3.add to /add up to

add to 增加某事物这种坏天气更更增加了我们的困难。

The bad weather added to our

difficulties.

add up to 总计达These numbers add up to 100.

Try to fill in the blanks:Try to fill in the blanks:A.add B. add to C.add up D.add up toIf the tea is too strong, ___ more water?May I ____a point?

His illness ________ the family’s trouble.

So heavy a case ________ our difficulty.

Will you ____ my name ____the list?

These figures ( 数字 ) don’t _______right.

The cost of the phone calls __________

$23 a month.

addadd

added to added to

add

add up

adds up to

to

whoever,whatever 的用法比较

Whoever you are,you must obey the school rules.

=No matter who you are…Whoever breakes the school rules will be punished.=Anyone who breaks the school rules…

Do you understand these sentences?

1. They are being used everywhere — sometimes where they shouldn’t .

2.The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where we are or (no matter )what we are doing .

地点状语

让步状语

wherever whatever

2.They have to make electricity for…when they break down .

时间状语

To introduce concessive adverbial clauses:• No matter how / However expensive the cellp

hone is, I’ll buy it as I need one badly.• No matter when / Whenever I meet him, he is always wearing that old hat. -------------------------------------------------------

no matter where = wherever;

no matter what = whatever;

no matter how+adj./adv=however+adj./ad

v.

no matter when = whenever

Whatever you say,I won’t believe you.

=No matter what yousay…

I won’t believe whatever you say.

=I won’t believe anything that you say.

Ex.

1. _____beat Xiao Wang black and blue is not known.

A.Whom B.Whoever

C.Who D.What

2. I’d like to become a friend of _____ share my interest

A.anyone B. whomever

C.whoever D who

in case/in case of

in case 以免，以防万一，引导条件状语从句你最好带一把雨伞，以免下雨。

You’d better take an umbrella with you in case it rains.

in case of 假如In case of fire,ring the alarm bell.

in no case 无论如何都不

无论如何我们都不会放弃。In no case will we give up.

in that case 既然那样，假如那样

I don’t think I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some______. (NMET 2000)

A. at last B. in case

C. once again D. in time

John may phone tonight. I don’t want to go out _____he phones. (NMET2000 春季 ) A. as long as B. in order that

C. in case D. so that

Ways to express causes and effects

Why..? Because of ..,I..

As a result of ..It will cause..

Because/As/Since…

If…,then… It follows that..

It will lead to…

hunt

go hunting

hunt for : search for

hunt for a lost book

make a big difference : matter a lot

some much little no any

It doesn’t make any differenceto me whether he will come or not.

make difference that…

Grammar

care (about) : pay attention to care for : like, take care of (1) Everyone should __________the environment.(2) Would you _______taking a walk with me?(3) The house looked well ________.

(4) Don’t you __________ anybody?

care about

care for

cared for

care about

devote

oneselfone’s lifetimemoneyenergy

to (doing )sth.

He devoted all his life to helping the poor.

He was devoted to his wife.

Grammar

amount : n 量，后常接不可数名词 常用词组：the amount of … : …. 的量a large amount of … : 大量的large amounts of … : 大量的

a great deal of + 不可数名词a great number of + 可数名词a great / good many + 复数名词

Integrating skills:

respond : vi. answer (vt.), react by behavior

respond to a question

response : n. answer

When Tom insulted Green, he responded with a kick. His illness quickly responded to treatment.

My letter of my inquiry brought no response.

take sth. over: take sth. over: take control of sth.take control of sth.

Since you’re a little tired, would you Since you’re a little tired, would you like me to like me to take overtake over the driving the driving for a while? for a while?

Her daughter took over the business from her father who was sick.

Can Q12 be Can Q12 be defeateddefeated? Why and ? Why and how?how?Yes, but not by force.

defeat= beat

by force= by physical strength

They can come up with peaceful solution.

come up with sth.=produce an answer to sth.She came up with an new idea She came up with an new idea

for increasing sales.for increasing sales.

human beings=humanshuman beings=humans相对动物或上帝，鬼怪或机器而言的人man, the human race, mankind 人类

How long is the human race doingHow long is the human race doing to keep its place in the world?to keep its place in the world?

Translation1. 我们需要更多地 了解环境，以便能保护她。

We need to know more about the environment to be able to protect it.

2.2. 地球的许多动物与植物已经灭绝，几个其他的物种正非常危险。

Many of the earth’s plants and animals have already died out and several other species are endangered.

3. 手机使我们和任何地方的人通话变成可能。

Cellphones make it possible for us to talk to anyonefrom anywhere.

4. 拥有手机可以使我们感觉更安全，因为我们可以在紧急时刻请求帮助。

Having a cellphone makes us feel safe,since we can call ofr help incase of an emergency

5. 有些父母担心他们的孩子在打电话方面消耗太多的 时间与金钱。

Some parents worry that their children will spend too much money and time on phone calls.

6. 没有什么地方可供熊猫居住。

There are few areas where pandas can live.

7. 周围没有植物和动物我们人类不可能存活下来。

We human beings could not survive without all the plants and animals around us.

8. 好消息是还有很多我们能做的有帮助的事情。

The good news is that there is a lot wecan do to help.

9. 如果我们更多地了解是什么造成了这种危险，我们就可以采取措施以免太迟。

If we know more about what caused the endangerment,we can take measures before it is too late.

10. 易老师全身心地投入到教学中去，这让学生非常感动。

Mrs Yi has devoted herself to teaching,

which makes the students moved.

11. 谁想学我就教谁。

I will teach whoever wants to learn.

12. 无论你想做什么，你都可以做。

You can do whatever you want to.

13. 谁输谁赢对我来说没有区别。

It makes no difference to me who will win or lose.

Homework

1. Read the texts carefully.

2. Finish the exercises.