1、Section A Understanding ideas 1.familiar 词性：_ 意思：_ 语块积累 （1）familiar faces熟悉的面孔 be/get familiar with sb./sth.熟悉某人/某事（物） be familiar to sb.为某人所熟悉 be on familiar terms with sb.与某人交情很好 （2）unfamiliar surroundings不熟悉的环境 be unfamiliar with对不熟悉 练习：My grandma grew up in the countryside, so she is quite famil
2、iar _ all the crops. with 2.prefer 词性：_ 意思：_ prefer to do/doing更喜欢做. prefer A to B喜欢A胜过喜欢B prefer doing.to doing. =prefer to do.ather than do =would rather do.than do. =would do.rather than do.宁愿做而不愿做 have a preference for对偏爱 develop a preference for养成对的偏爱 give（a）preference to.优先考虑；优待 in preference
3、to而不是 说明 prefer-preferred-preferred（双写r） prefer不用于进行时 prefer A to B表取舍，取A舍B 练习：Do you prefer _ (exercise) indoors or outdoors？to exercise 3.lose track of 意思：_ 语块积累 keep track of sb./sth.了解某人的情况/某事的动态 get off the track偏离正题，离题 be on the track of sb/sth.追踪/追寻某人/某物 be on track步入正轨；做法对头 练习：Click on the s
4、ite and post messages on social media, and it will enable you to find the relatives you lost track _. of 4.deliver 词性：_ 意思：_ 语块积累 deliver sth. to sb. 把某物运送给某人 deliver a speech/lecture 发表演讲 be deliver of a baby=give birth to a baby 生孩子 deliver sb./sth. over to sb 把某人/某物交给某人 on delivery 到货时 take deliv
5、ery of 提取 a delivery room 房产 express delivery快递 练习：You promised to deliver the goods _ us, but we havent seen any of them yet. to 5. maintain 词性：_ 意思：_ 语块积累 maintain a balance 保持平衡 maintain friendships 维持友谊 maintain life 维持生命 maintain relationships 保持关系 maintain law and order 维持治安 maintain ones stre
6、ngth 保持体力 练习：Be sure to remember that the choices you make are the key to _ (maintain) a healthy life. maintaining Honest, kind, helpful, loyal, selfless Joining a club; using a social app; through other friends It has both advantages and disadvantages. 1. How do you prefer to make friends？ Joining
7、a club to meet people who share the same interests. Using a social app. Through other friends. Posting a friends wanted notice online. Taking part in community activities. 2. How do you prefer to communicate with friends every day? Talking face to face. Using social networking apps. Writing letters.
8、 Writing emails. Telephoning each other. 3. How do you stay in touch with faraway friends? p Using social networking apps. p Writing letters. p Writing emails. p Telephoning. p Visiting friends whenever possible. Argumentation. Para.1: Technology has changed the way of making friends. Para.2: Today
9、its easy to keep in touch with friends. Para.3: Today its easy to find friends who share our interests. Paras.4-7: Its difficult to judge whether online friendship is real or not. Para.8: We should take an unprejudiced attitude to online friendship. Is it possible to find areal friend online? In the
10、 authors opinion, the social media tools enable us to find people who share our interests and to stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with. But some people tend to hide something from others and make themselves appear happy and friendly. They are not true friends. The author
11、asks two questions to introduce the topic. We can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships. The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interes
12、ts. 1 To prove that making friends was easier in the past. 2 To illustrate how it is better to make friends online. 3 To persuade people to abandon traditional ways of making friends. 4 To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online. Past People lost track of their friends afte
13、r 1 _ The only way to stay in touch was 2 _ Ways of making friends Present Its easy to 3_ with social media tools. Online, people can easily make new friends with those who 4_ It can be real if people 5 _online. Online friendship: real or not? It might not be real because social media doesnt present
14、 6_, and people tend to 7 _. 1 moving to a new town 2 writing letters 3 maintain friendships 4 share their interests 5 exchange true personal information 6 the whole truth about a person 7 post only positive updates 参考答案： 1 Because there are both advantages and disadvantages to online friendships, and the author wants to remind us to treat them rationally (理性地) and wisely. Similar saying in Chinese: 因噎废食.It literally means to stop eating for fear of (因害怕) choking. Its used as a metaphor(比喻)of the action of stopping doing something for fear of its disadvantages. 2 Students own answers.
