1、Never too Old to Learn What can we learn from this passage?Old as he is,he is willing to learn new things,such as gardening,with the belief that one is never too old to learn.What would you say to yourselves?Since we are young and energetic,we should seize every opportunity to learn more knowledge,b
2、ut not just satisfied with what we have learned.Beautiful words and phrasesnVt.通知，告知，报告通知，告知，报告ninform sb of sth/inform sb that/wh-从句nI informed her mother of her safe arrival.nI informed her mother that she arrived safely.nI rang her mother,informing that she arrived safely.nAdj.informed:有学识的，见闻广博的
3、，消息灵通的有学识的，见闻广博的，消息灵通的nkeep sb informed ofnPlease keep me informed of whatever happens in my absence.nWell,to me,I would prefer newspaper.The first reason is that it can keep me informed of the latest news.ninformation nCollect/gather information about/onnWe have information that the Prime Minister
4、has made up his mind to resign.informMark nVt.to celebrate a festival to mark the towns 200 anniversarynShow position 做记号于做记号于,留下痕迹；留下痕迹；nShe marked the important words with a red pencil.n弄脏；给弄脏；给评分评分nN.痕迹痕迹,污迹污迹,斑点；记号斑点；记号,符号；分数符号；分数,得分；成绩得分；成绩nHer wet feet left marks on the floor.nMy teacher gave
5、me full marks for dictation.nPupils of the school,old and new,will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.remarknVt.+that:to say sth,especially about sth you have just noticedn“Thats a lovely shirt youre wearing,”she remarked.n remark on(upon)sth:to notice sth that has happened and say sth ab
6、out itnEveryone remarked on his absence.nN.意见，评论，感想（与about/on搭配）nRemarkable:unusual,surprising,deserving attention or praisenShe has made remarkable progress.as he has often remarked,one is never too old to learn.他取得了非凡的进步。他取得了非凡的进步。contributenVt.Vi.捐（款）给,捐助，提供nHe contributed(a lot of money)to the c
7、hurch.nVt.Vi.投稿给,投稿nI often contributed(essays)to the school paper.nVt.有贡献，有助于ncontribute to/make a contribution(contributions)tonChina will continue to make contributions to promoting and deepening the world peace.devotenVt.奉献（人生、时间、劳力等）（于）,把专用于；致力于ndevote sth to/devote oneself to(doing)sthnHe devo
8、ted his life to promoting(the promotion of)world peace.ndevoted(adj.)忠实的，挚爱的nA devoted friend;be devoted to his friendn专心致志于:be devoted to After he has retired,he will devote himself to gardening.More verb phrases with“to”nadjust to;adapt to;be(get)used to;be accustomed to;be addicted to;look forwar
9、d to;pay attention to;get down to;lead to;stick to;object to;in addition to;compare to;turn to;belong to;reply to;see to;attend to;refer to;be related to;have access to;be accessible to;agree to(sth);point to;be equal to be dressed in,be lost in,be occupied in/with,be busy in/with,be engaged in,be b
10、uried in,be caught in,be faced with,be located in_(devote)their lives to education,the teachers were praised at the meeting._(devote)to education,the teachers were praised at the meeting.Deeply _(lose)in the new magazines that had come in the mail,Shella forgot all about the dog and the TV set._(fac
11、e)with so much trouble,we failed to complete the task on time._(dress)in a white uniform,he looks more like a cook than a doctor._(compare)the youth to the rising sun at 8 or 9 oclock a.m.,Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.Michaels new house is like a huge place,_(compare)with hi
12、s old one.Devoted Devoting Having devotedlostFacedDressed Comparing comparednremember sb for sthnMr.Zhang left the school,but he is remembered for his wonderful teaching.nremember to do/doing sthnremember sb to sbneg.Please remember me to your family.ngive ones regards to sb;say hello to sbrememberW
13、e shall all remember Mr Page for his patience and forattendnVt.出席，参加；上（学）；服侍nVi.注意，倾听；专心，努力于 totonI may be late-I have got one or two things to attend to.nattention n.nattract/capture/catch/command/draw/get sbs attention 吸引某人的注意力nfocus ones attention on/devote ones attention to/pay attention tonatte
14、ntive adj.专注的，留意的；体贴的；有礼貌的nYou should be attentive in class.will be attending a farewell dinner Distinguish these four words or phrasesnAttend:Attend:侧重参加侧重参加/出席会议或学术活动等出席会议或学术活动等nJoinJoin：普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等：普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等nParticipateParticipate：正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一：正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加个积极
15、的角色参加nTake part inTake part in：侧重参加某项群体性、集体性的事业、工：侧重参加某项群体性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用Will you _ us for dinner?How many people _ in the opening ceremony?The school was _ almost entirely by local children.Are you going to _ in the school sports meeting?I think you can gain marks
16、 for our class.Ill persuade him to _ our club.attend join take part participate participatedattendedtake partjoinjoinentirelynentire 整个的，全部的（whole）；全然的，完全的(complete)nDuring the weekend,I will spend the entire afternoon sleeping.nentirely:completelynAlthough Tim and Mike come from entirely different
17、backgrounds,they became good friends.nexactly,extremelyn-Is this the dictionary you want?n-Oh,thats not exactly what I want.I mean the New English-Chinese Dictionary.nIts reported that the extremely cold weather is approaching.This will be an entirely new hobby.Beautiful sentencesn复合句复合句 1)Attributi
18、ve clause(定语从句定语从句)2)Noun clause(名词性从句名词性从句)3)Adverbial clause(状语从句状语从句)n复杂句复杂句n1)Subjunctive mood(虚拟语气虚拟语气)n2)Non-finites(非谓语动词非谓语动词)n3)Emphasis sentence(强调句型强调句型)n4)Inversion(倒装句型倒装句型)n5）with 结构结构n1.I have just received a letter from my old school,informing me that my former headmaster,Mr Page,wil
19、l be retiring next week.n2.Pupils of the school,(old and new,)will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.n3.All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmasters home.n4.We shall all remember Mr Page for his patience and
20、understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.thatn(Surprising and happy,)Tony stood up and accepted the prize.nTom arrived home,(tired and hungry).nIt is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement,Mr.Page will have been teaching for a
21、total of forty years.nBut this does not matter,for,as he has often remarked,one is never too old to learn.can never/cant 与与too,too much,enough,及及比较级比较级 搭配表示搭配表示“无论怎样无论怎样.都不过分都不过分”While you are doing your homework,you cant be careful enough.He is such a great man that we cant praise him too much.You
22、can never pay too much attention to your reading skill,as it is so important.I cant agree with you more.How to improve your writing?nUse the advanced words and phrases.ninform,mark,remark,contributeto,devoteto,rememberfor,attend,entirely,nUse the complicated sentences.nThe clauses;the-ing/-ed/-to do
23、 forms;the inverted structures;the subjunctive mood;Emphasis sentence and so on Practice writing sentences with the indicated words.n1.他向警方报案说有些钱不见了。（inform)n2.当你有了Mary的消息时，请告诉我。(informed)n3.庆祝祖国生日要举行典礼。（mark）n4.全体老师都全身心地投入工作，因此对我们学校的发展做出了很大的贡献。(devote,contribute)When you hear sth about Mary,please
24、keep me informed.He informed the police that some money was missing.There will be ceremonies to mark our countrys birthday.All the teachers devote themselves to working,contributing a lot to/making great contributions to the development of our school.n5.所有那些参加了这次“希望工程”捐赠活动，并在活动中捐款的人，都会被当地的孩子们记住。(rem
25、ember)n6.在过去的十年里，学校发生了很大的变化，已完全不是原来的那个样子了。(entirely)All those who have participated in the“Hope Project”activity and donated some money will be remembered by the local children.In the past ten years,there have been great changes taking place in the school/great changes have taken place in the school
26、.So,the school now is entirely different from the one it was.Practice writingn假如你是Mike，是学校校庆办负责人，最近要写一封信给在国外的淳中校友John，信中首先告知学校将于下个月举行90周年校庆活动，邀请他参加n然后介绍：近几年来学校所发生的变化：占地面积扩大了一倍，班级个数及学生人数也翻了一翻；现在的学校已经完全不同于10年前的学校了。在校学生学习努力，教师工作勤奋,所有这些都对学校的发展起到了巨大的贡献。n请你以Mike的身份描述该份信的内容，内容为以上划横线部分。n注意：1.词数100120；2.同时可以
27、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语、结束语已为你写好。提醒：注意连接词的使用Dear Mike,Its honorable for me to write this letter to you,_ Dear Mike,Its honorable for me to write this letter to you,informing you that there will be a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of our school next month.I will appreciate it if you can participat
28、e.There have been great changes taking place in the past 10 years.For example,our school now covers an area of 124,000 square meters,which is twice the size of the area ten years ago.At the same time,the number of classes and students is increasing so rapidly that there are more 2,500 students.There
29、fore,our school now is entirely different from the one it was when you studied here.Whats more,students here study very hard and teachers devote themselves to teaching,both contributing a lot to the development of our school.As a matter of fact,everyone who studied here will be remembered for his co
30、ntributions to the school.So it is really our honor if you could come.Looking forward to your reply!nThe bird covered the distance in three minutes.(Line 5,Lesson5)nDuring that time she covered a distance of eight miles.(L6,L33)nNearly everybody enters for“The Nicest Garden Competition”each year,but
31、(L2,L8)n,for if a train entered this tunnel,it would draw in fresh air behind it.(L9,L64)nIf you receive a request like this,you will not fail to obey it.(L8,L16)nI think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.(L6,L26)nThis platform would serve as a port and a r
32、ailway station.(L4,L64)nTired of sleeping on the floor,a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.(L1,L49)nGlancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him,the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.(L9,L49)nLooking around,I realized with a shock th
33、at I was the only passenger left on the bus.(L8,L50)nArmed with the new machine,a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.(L6,L55)nDressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a“guard of honor”of six pretty girls,he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.(L2,L65)nVery excited,the party dug a hole two feet deep.(L9,L55)nNothing could have been more annoying.(L6,L54)nNo sooner had I got back to the kitchen than the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead.(L10,L54)
