1、Listen and answer the question:How fast did the winning car go?Text Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual ca
2、r was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winni
3、ng car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. Key wo
4、rds and Key words and expressions expressions 1.sound n 声音声音: v 听起来; adj 合理的 等于reasonable i have a piece of sound advice 我有一个合理的建议soundly香甜的sleep soundlyvoice人的声音noise和周围不和谐的声音，躁音2.excitement n 激动，兴奋激动，兴奋:to ones excitement令人激动的是the most exciting thing is that 最令人激动的是the most surprising thing about
5、it is thatit excited me that让我激动的是3. handsome adj 漂亮的，美观的漂亮的，美观的you look _. (beautiful, pretty, nice, lovely, good-looking, smart小巧而美丽的（物）,时髦而美丽的（人）,cute漂亮，常用来形容小孩)4.Rolls-Royce 罗乐斯罗乐斯-罗伊斯罗伊斯5.Benz n 奔驰奔驰6.wheel n 轮子轮子7.explosion n 爆炸，轰响爆炸，轰响explode vexplosive n 炸药bomb n 炸弹the bomb exploded8. course
6、 n 跑道，行程跑道，行程on the course按照轨道运行off course 偏离轨道course n 课程this term， i took seven courses这学期我学了七门课9.rival n 对手对手competition n 竞争，竞赛competitor：the person who takes part in the competition竞争者，对手opposite相反的opponent n 对手，持相反意见的人enemy敌人rival势均力敌的，势均力敌的对手10. speed v 疾驶疾驶: sped spedspeed 速度at the speed of
7、以.的速度the car goes at the speed of 40 miles/hour在车后的3 speed/4 speed表示档位blow up风力的增加speed up速度的增加，加速slow down减速11. downhill adv 下坡下坡downstairs下楼upstairs上楼go down stairsgo downhill 下山downtown市中心的商业区ill go to the downtown listen , answer listen , answer and readand readQuestions on the textWhat kind of
8、race is held once a year?It was held last year, wasnt it?How many cars entered for it?Which was one of the most handsome?Which was the most unusual?When was it built?Was there another car as old as the Benz?Was there a lot of excitement before the race?Was there just one loud explosion?What happened
9、 to many of the cars on the course?Where did some drivers spend a lot of their time?How many cars completed the race? Text study 1once a year,每年一次。每年一次。 once+表示时间的名词可以表示“每一次”： The postman calls once a day. 邮递员每天来一次。 2. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excit
10、ement just before it began. 去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。 enter for表示“报名参加”。（cf第8课词汇学习） much, a great / good deal of 和 a little of 用于修饰不可数名词 3. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. 最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯-罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车。 4. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built
11、 in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part. 而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。 built引导的过去分词短语起状语的作用，说明动作发生的背景或情况。主句可以补全为it was the oldest car taking part in the race。 5. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent m
12、ore time under their cars than in them! 在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。 break down为固定短语，其含义之一是“（机械等）出故障”、“出毛病”： This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice. 6. A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an
13、 hour-much faster than any of its rivals. 然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里远远超过任何对手。 （1）winning为现在分词作定语： Those of the winning team jumped happily. 获胜队的队员们高兴地跳着。 （2）表示速度为多少时可用a speed of+数量词这个结构： You must have been driving at a speed of seventy miles an hour. 你刚才一定是以每小时70英里的速度在开车。 （3）破折号后面的部分补充说明这个速度。muc
14、h是用得较多的 与比较级连用的修饰语： Houses are much more expensive these days. 7. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. 它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。 （1）speed作不及物动词时可以表示“疾驶”、“急行”等含义： The police car sped past us. The two men sped out of the room. （2）表示“在的末尾最后部
15、分”时可以用at the end of这个短语： Ill return the books to you at the end of the week/ month. He spoke a few words at the end of the meeting. （3）表示“做某事遇到麻烦困难”时可以用have trouble doing sth. ： They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire. 8. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very d
16、ifferent from modern car races but no less exciting. 这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛。2. Lets have a discussion Retell the story1. Once a year-race-old cars2. A lot-last year-excitement-began3. Most handsome-Silver Ghost4. Benz-unusual-also oldest-18855. After-explosions-race began6. Many-broke down-some drivers-more time-under-than in them7. Winning car-40 m.p.h-much faster8. Sped downhill-trouble-stop it9. Race-different-no less excitingThe end!The end!Thank you!Thank you!
