1、1 Lesson 29 Taxi! 2Lead in1、Have you ever flown in an aeroplane? Did you enjoy it? Why/ Why not?2、What are the advantages/disadvantages of air travel?3、What do you think air travel will be like in the future (e.g. private helicopers, supersonic flight, journeys to the moon, etc.)?3【 New words and ex
2、pressions】ltaxi n. 出租汽车 lPilatus Porter 皮勒特斯 波特lland v. 着陆 plough v. 耕地 llonely adj. 偏僻的, 人迹罕见的(地方) lWelsh adj. 威尔士的 lroof n. 楼顶 (从外面看) lblock n. 块, 一座大楼 lflat n. 公寓房 ldesert v. 废弃 4Questions on the text:lWhos bought an unusual taxi?l Captain Ben Fawcett has.l2. What is the taxi in fact?l A small ae
3、roplane.l3. How many passengers can it carry?1. Seven54. Who was the Captains first passenger? A doctor. 5. Whats Captain Fawcett done since then? Hes flown passengers to many unusual places.6. Where else had he landed? In a deserted car park.6lLanguage pointtaxi n. 出租汽车 ltaxi driver 出租车司机 ltake a t
4、axi，take a bus，take a lift land vi. 着陆 lWhose plane landed in the field? plough v. 耕地 lplough n. 梨；v. 耕, 犁, 犁耕, 费力穿过, 艰苦前进, 在考试中淘汰 lfarm n. 农田，家场 7lonely adj. 偏僻的, 人迹罕见的(地方) llonely adj. 孤独的, 孤僻的(人) She felt lonely. 她感到孤独（主观） lalone adj. 单独的, 独一无二的, 孤独的, 独自的；adv. 独自地 She is alone. 她独自一个人（事实, 客观） roo
5、f n. 楼顶（从外面看）楼顶（从外面看） lraise the roof v. 喧闹, 大声抱怨 lceiling n. 天花板（从里面看） lhit the ceiling 勃然大怒, 暴跳如雷, 怒发冲冠（美口语） 8block n. 块, 一座大楼 flat n. 公寓房 la block of flats 公寓楼 (英国英语) la block of apartments 公寓楼(美语，apartment n. 公寓) loffice block 办公楼 写字楼 9desert v. 废弃 v. 废弃 desert the house = let the room empty n.
6、沙漠, 不毛之地 101、The taxi is a small Swiss aeroplane called a Pilatus Porter. called a Pilatus Porter是过去分词短语,作aeroplane的定语。一般过去分词短语作定语时要放在所修饰的名词/代词之后，而一个单独的分词作定语时则往往放在所修饰的名词/代词前面。 He landed in a deserted car park. a race across the Atlantic 11lcall sb. sth. 叫某人 lbe called 被称为 The instrument was called a
7、 clavichord. l过去分词做定语时是作为被动状态来翻译的 lI have an instrument called a clavichord. la ploughed field 被耕过的田； a deserted car park 被废弃的车场 lwritten English 书面语 ；spoken English 口语 lcolloquial language 口语 122、The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a
8、 ploughed field. that 从句在此处是表语从句。宾语从句中的that可省略；定语从句中的关系词在从句中做宾语时可以省略。 13lThe most surprising thing is that （surprising 可以由其它词替换） lThe most exciting thing is that we can win the football match. lThe happiest thing is that I can visit/see/(stay with) mother during the Spring Festival. (the Spring Fest
9、ival 春节) lTo ones surprise, 143、Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. lsince then 从那时起（强调起点） lso far =up to now 强调终点 fly vi. 飞，飞行 The aeroplane is flying over the river. vt. 空运（乘客） lfly sb./sth. To 开飞机送某人/物去 He has flown his car to France. ldrive sb. to 开车送某人去 My f
10、riend drove me to Tianjin. 154、Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. lonceand on another occasion 一次还有一次 Once I met him on the street and on another occasion I met him in the library. 165、Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange r
11、equest from a businessman. lrequest from sb. lrequest for sth. 176、The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous. ltake sb. to 送某人 ltoo 在副词或形容词前表示否定含义，强调程度大到了人们不愿去做 ltoo expensive 太贵了（买不起） lvery 强调程度深
12、You are very kind. lvery expensive 很贵，但买得起 ldangerous adj. 危险的 18【Key structures】 l一般过去时和现在完成时 l一般过去时往往强调动作本身，而现在完成时则表示始于过去并持续到现在的动作或表示过去不确定的时间发生过的并与现在有某种联系的动作。 l I hope you washed them before you ate them. l Up till now, I have never been abroad before. 19【Special Difficulties】 lRefuse and Deny lre
13、fuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事 I offered to pay him for his help but he refused (payment). ldeny doing sth. / deny that +从句 否认（指控、做过某事等） The secretary denies that she has stolen the letter. l当refuse 作为及物/不及物动词表示“ 拒 绝 接 受 ”时，不 可 与 deny混用；当 refuse作为及物动词表示“ 拒绝 给 予、拒绝要求”时，它与deny可以互相替换。 All those not holding tick
14、ets will be refused /denied entry. 20Bring，Take与Fetch lbring v. 从某处将某物“带来”，离说话人越来越近 He brought the book with him when he came to see me. ltake v. 拿走，离说话人越来越远 He took the book with him when he left. lfetch v. 去某地将某物“取来”，是个双程动作，去了再来(双向动作) Please fetch me a glass of water. 21Very and Too lvery adv. 很，非
15、常（very描述状况，不涉及后果） I arrived very late but I caught the train. ltoo adv. 太，过于（too表示“太”，以至于引起某种后果） I arrived too late and I missed the train. 22Multiple choiceslThere was _ house on the top of the hill.l A. a loneB. a lonelyl C. an aloneD. a lonesomel2. Mary always felt _ when she was left at home by
16、her parents.l A. loneB. lonelyl C. soloD. solitary233. He spent _ hour in the coffee bar. A. a loneB. a solo C. an aloneD. a lonesomelNothing is _ difficult if you are determined to do it well.l A. too B. very C. so D. thatl5. It would be _ dangerous to go there alone.4. A. also B. very C. so D. tha
17、t246. The captain _ the request to fly to the strange place. A. admittedB. turned down C. acceptedD. received7. The man _ taking any books from the library. A. denied B. refused C. acceptedD. received8. The man _ to do what the robbers asked him to . A. denied B. refused C. acceptedD. received25Text
18、 translationlCaptain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The taxi is a small Swiss aeroplane called a Pilatus Porter. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. l本.弗西特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租汽车, 并开始了一项新的业务. 这辆 “出租汽车” 是一架小型瑞士飞机, 叫 “皮勒特斯.波特” 号. 这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客. 26lThe most su
19、rprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcetts first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. l然而, 最令人惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落 : 雪地上, 水面上, 甚至刚耕过的田里. 弗西特机长的第一名乘客是位医生, 他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区一个
20、偏僻的村庄. 27lSince then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. l从那时开始, 弗西特机长已经载送乘客到过许多不寻常的地方. 一次, 他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上; 还有一次, 降落在了一个废弃的停车场上. 28lCaptain Fawcett has just refused
21、a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous. l还有一次, 降落在了一个废弃的停车场上. 弗西特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求. 这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤岛 - 罗卡尔岛, 弗西特机长之所以不送他去, 是因为那段飞行太危险了. 29Retell the story1、
22、Captain Ben Fawcrettboughtan unusual taxibeguna new service2、“taxi”Swiss aeroplanecarryseven passengers3、the most surprising thingland anywheresnowwatera ploughed field4、first passengera doctorflew fromto a lonely villageWelsh mountains5、since thenunusual places6、oncelandedroof of a block of flatson another occasiona deserted car park7、refuseda strange request froma businessmana lonely islandAtlantic8、didnt takebecausetoo dangerous
