高一第二单元English around the world要点综述

Unit 2 English around the world
I.Teaching aims and demands
1.Topics
  1>.interview the headmaster and other teacher about the school rules
  and the ways to learn all the subjects
  2>.make a world map of English-speaking countries
  3>.collect words different in spelling,pronunciation,or meaning between
  British English and American English,to make a list
2.Function: language difficulties in communication
  Can you spell that?
  Could you repeat that,please?
  What do you mean by...?
  Could you speak a bit slowly,please?
  Sorry,I didn t follow you.
  I beg your pardon?
  How do you say...in English?
  How do you pronounce...?
  What does...mean?
  Can you say that in a different way?
3.Vocabulary
  bathroom;towel;closet;pronounce;broad;repeat;majority;native;total;tongue;
  equal;government;situation;international;organization;trade;tourism;global;
  communicate;communication;exchange;service;signal;movement;commander;tidy;
  stand;independent;fall;expression;typhoon;publish;southern;president;European;
  hhowl;cookbook;compare;replace
  make oneself at home;in total;except for;stay up;come about;end up with;
  bring in;a great many;at the same time
4.Grammar direct and indirect speech:imperative(requests and demands)
II.Key points
1.listening and speaking
1>Write a passage comparing American and British English.
  compare
  [用法]vt.1. 和...比较,对照(+with/to) 2. 比喻为,把...比作(+to)
  [举例]Compared with him, I am a bungler.
        与他相比,我只能算是一个笨拙的人。
2>What is it that Joe can t find in the bathroom?
  [解析]本句为特殊疑问词开头的强调句型.强调句型的基本构成如下:
        It + is(was) + 被强调部分 + that(who) + 句子剩余部分.
  [举例]It was in the street that I found the purse.
        It is I who should be responsible for the incident.
        Why was it that you used to skip classes?
3>Oh,there you are.
  there you are
  [用法]行了.好了.这是一句表示一种事情告一段落或有了最终结果的用语.
        还可以表示"瞧!""对吧(果然如此)!"等语气.
  [举例]There you are!Then let s have some coffee.
        好了,那我们来点咖啡吧.
        There you are!I knew we should find iot at last.
        对吧!我就知道我们一定能找到的.
4>You must be very tired.
  [用法]这是一种推测,表示"一准是","一定是"
  [注意]否定式为can t be
5>We flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.
  all the way
  [用法]从远道;一路上
  [举例]He was so happy that he sang all the way home.
6>You don t need to ask,just make yourself at home.
  need
  [用法]n. 需要;要求(+of/for)/+to-v
        vt. 需要,有...必要
        v.aux. (多用于疑问句和否定句)需要,必须
  [举例]We have no need to be afraid of them.
        我们不必怕他们。
        The garden needs watering.
        花园该浇水了。(说明:该用法相当于need to be done)
7>Is there anything that isn t clear to you?
  [解释]本句中包含定语从句的一种特别情况,即当先行词为不定代词时,关系代词最好使用that.
8>Make up another dialogue for three students and act it out in class.
  Make up
  [用法]1. 补足 2. 编造 3. 组成
  [举例]The whole story is made up.
        整个故事完全是虚构出来的。
        The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.
        医疗队由十二名医生组成。
  act ... out
  [用法]1. 把...表演出来 2. 把...付诸行动
  [举例]We roared when Mary acted out the episode.
        当玛丽绘声绘色地描述那件事时,我们哄然大笑起来。
        They are determined to act out their ideal.
        她们决心把自己的理想变成行动。
9>What do you mean by...?
  [解释]本句意为"你说(做)...什么意思?"这里的介词需要注意.

2.reading
1>There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English.
  majority
  [用法]n. 多数,过半数,大多数
  [举例]The majority were on Ben s side.
        大多数人都站在本的一边。
        The majority of boys like football and basketball.
2>An equal number of people learn English as a second language
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