Book I Unit 11Think Before You Throw

School: Ling Tung High School

Class for demonstration: 高中一丙Teacher:Teacher: Sandy Chou Sandy Chou 周珮珊周珮珊

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17. cost [kOst] vt. to require a certain amount of money for a thing or service 花費

It costs a lot of money to take a trip around the world.

* It cost + ( 人 ) + money + to V. 去做… ( 事 ) 花了 ( 某人 )… 錢

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18. extra [`Ekstr1] adv. more than the usual amount or number; additionally 額外地

You will have to pay extra if you want me to work late.

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19. worth [w3T] adj. having the value of 有…的價值的

This picture is worth every cent of the one thousand dollars I paid for it.

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20. willing [`wIlI9] adj. ready (to do something) 願意的

Jane is a nice girl, and I think she will be willing to help.

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21. proper [`prAp2] adj. right or correct 適當的，正確的

These pages aren’t in their proper order; page 22 comes after page 24.

詞類變化

properly [`prAp2lI] adv. 適當地，正確地

I’m learning English, but I still can’t speak it properly.

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22. disposal [dI`spozL] n. [U] action of getting rid of something 處理，丟棄

As the amount of garbage is increasing, the disposal of garbage has become a problem.

詞類變化

* get rid of = dispose of 除去

dispose [dI`spoz] vi. 處理，丟棄 They had to dispose of their old furnit

ure to make room for their new things.

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23. litter [`lIt2] n. [U] things, especially paper, left and scattered untidily in a public place 亂扔的垃圾，散亂的廢紙

People who picnicked in the park left a lot of litter there.

picnic 的三態為 picnic picnicked picnicked

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24. tax [t8ks] n. [C] [U] (a sum of) money paid to the government for public services 稅

It is everybody’s duty to pay their taxes.

Idioms and Phrases

1. (the) chances are (that) it is likely 很可能 According to the weather report,

chances are that it will rain tomorrow.  

* The chances are that…= It is likely that

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2. rely on to count or depend on; to trust (especially s

omething will happen or somebody will do something) 依賴；指望

Today, we rely on computers more than ever to do a lot of our work.  

* rely on = count on = depend on

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3. add to to increase 增加 Mr. Wang lost his job and could h

ardly support his family. The rise of electricity costs has added to his difficulties.  

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4. pick up to collect; to gather together 收集；撿起

The mother asked her boy to pick

up all his toys when he had finished playing.  

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5. consist of to be made up of 由…組成 The class consists of 20 boys an

d 20 girls.   * The class consists of 20 boys and 20 girls. = The class is made up of 20 boys and 20 girls. = 20 boys and 20 girls make up the class. = The class is composed of 20 boys and 20 girls. = 20 boys and 20 girls compose the class.

Sentence Patterns

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one can

as…aspossible

We can put as little as possible into the garbage can.

→ We can put as little as we can into the

garbage can.

Example

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1. If you want to take a trip to the United States, you should save as ___________

_____________________________. much money as possible/much money as you can

Exercise A

2. Get up as ___________________________ so that you won’t miss the first bus.

early as possible/early as you can

3. They walked as __________________ _________________ so as not to wake up

the baby.

quietly as possible/ lightly as they could

4. To be the top student in her class, Jane studied as ____________________________.

hard as possible/hard as she could

5. The teacher wanted to make everybody hear him, so he spoke as ______________

______________. loud as possible/ loud as he could

Exercise B

1. A: I’m sorry for being a little late. But I tried to get here as ________________.

B: That’s OK. The traffic is always terrible.

quickly as possible

2. A: I have finished the math homework. Let’s go to the movies.

B: No way! How could you finish it in less than half an hour?

A: I did it as ______________. fast as possible

3. A: I’ve got a terrible headache. I must have a cold.

B: Get some rest and drink as _______ ______________.

much water as possible

4. A: You only ate an apple for lunch. Why?

B: I’m on a diet. I try to eat as _________ ___________.

as little as possible

5. A: The traffic is so heavy here. B: Yeah, you have to be as __________ ________ when you cross the street.

careful as possible

Extension Activities

• Activity One:

• Tips on Environmental Protection

• Activity Two: More about “As…as possible”

Tips on Environmental Protection

Quiz 1 to 5

• In this activity, you are going to learn some tips on how to protect the environment.

Quiz 1 Finish the PoemClean-up is our favorite game

We call it “recycling” by __________ .

Many things can be used __________.

They all go into the recycle can.

nameagain

Quiz 2• Which of the following items can not be

recycled? Press Enter for Answers.

Quiz 2• Which of the following items can not be

recycled?

bird (parrot)

plant

shoes

toy

Quiz 3Name three materials that can be recycled.

newspapers/paper

aluminum cans

milk jugs

plastic soda bottles

cardboard

plasticmagazines

Possible Answers:

Quiz 4Give three reasons why we should recycle?

To keep the landfill from getting bigger.

To save energy.To make the air cleaner.

To conserve natural resources.

To allow things to be used more than once instead of throwing them away.

Possible Answers:

Quiz 5What does the recycle symbol look like?

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More about “as…as possible”

Instruction

• Now that you have learned the pattern “as…as possible,” you must know how to answer the following questions.

as…as possibleas…as one can/could

• Why are you still watching TV? The finals are in sight. You should study as ______ as you can.hard

• It is not easy to earn money, so I should spend as _______________ as possible. Even though the store is having a sale, I don’t buy easily.

little (money)

• Jenny is on a diet. She eats as ____________ as possible.little (food)

• Why are you late again? I have told you many times that you should get up as ______ as possible.early

• When the teacher asks you questions, you should answer as ______________ as possible so that the whole class can hear you.

loudly/ clearly

• It is not very easy to drive in Taipei. The traffic is so heavy that you have to drive as _________ as possible.carefully

• When you are catching a cold, try to drink as ____________ as possible.much water

• In the library, we should talk as ________ as possible so as not to disturb others.

quietly

• Jane is saving as _______________ as she can so that she can buy a new computer.

much (money)

• Hurry up! We are going to miss the bus. Let’s run as _____ as we can.fast

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