1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 English around the world 【题目优选】 假如你是李华,获悉你校英语学习社团准备创办一份中学生英文校刊以促进大家的英语学习。请你用英语给社团负责人 Smith 写一封信,一来表达你得知此事的喜悦心情,二来提出你喜欢的栏目 (column),并简要说明理由。 注意: 1.词数 100 左右; 2信的开头和结尾已为你写好。 Dear Mr Smith, _ _ _ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【经典范文】 Dear_Mr_Smith, I am very excited to learn that our Engl
2、ish learning club is going to start an English magazine. It is indeed a wonderful idea and Im sure it will make a success. I think it should be best if the school magazine would have 3 columns: School News, Teachers Advice and Students Voice. From School News we can learn about what is going on in o
3、ur school. In Teachers Advice, our teachers can give us advice on how to learn English more efficiently. Students Voice will offer us a space to freely express our thoughts and feelings about our lives and studies. I believe this magazine will surely benefit us, and I am looking forward to reading i
4、t. Yours_sincerely, Li_Hua 【名师点拨】 本文要点齐全,结构合理,衔接自然,较好地完成了写作任务。文章在使用了较多的提分词汇,如: make a success, freely express our thoughts and feelings 等的同时,还运用了多种句式结构,如: I think it . if ., what is going on ., how to learn English . 等。这些 都大大提升了文章的档次。 1核心单词 【 精品教育资源文库 】 (1)actual (adj.) 真实的;实际的 actually (adv.) 实际上;
5、事实上 (2)base (vt.) 以 ? 为根据 (n.) 基部;基地;基础 basic (adj.) 基本的;基础的 basis (n.) 基础;基本原则 (3)gradual (adj.) 逐渐的;逐步的 gradually (adv.) 逐渐地;逐步地 (4)latter (adj.) 较后的;后半的; (两者中 )后者的 latest (adj.) 最新的;最近的 later (adv.) 后来 (adj.) 后来的 lately (adv.) 近来;最近 late (adj. & adv.) 晚 (的 );迟 (的 ) (5)fluent (adj.) 流利的;流畅的 fluent
6、ly (adv.) 流利地;流畅地 (6)frequent (adj.) 频 繁 的 ; 常 见 的 frequently (adv.) 常 常 ; 频 繁 地 frequency (n.) 频率 (7)command (n. & vt.) 命令;指令;掌握 commander (n.) 负责人; (尤指 )司令官;指挥官 (8)request (n. & vt.) 请求;要求 (9)expression (n.) 词语;表达;表情 express (vt.) 表达 (n.) 快车;快递 (10)recognize (vt.) 辨认出;承认;公认 recognized (adj.) 公认的;经
7、过验证的 recognition (n.) 识别;承认;认出 (11)straight (adv.) 直接;挺直 (adj.) 直的;笔直的;正直的 2阅读单词 (1)official (adj.) 官方的;正式的;公务的 (2)voyage (n.) 航海;航行 (3)native (adj.) 本国的;本地的 (n.) 本地人;本国人 (4)apartment (n.) 单元住宅; (美 )公寓住宅 (5)vocabulary (n.) 词汇;词汇量;词表 (6)spelling (n.) 拼写;拼法 (7)identity (n.) 本身;本体;身份 (8)usage (n.) 使用;用
8、法;词语惯用法 (9)midwestern (adj.) 中西部的;有中西部特性的 (10)eastern (adj.) 东方的;东部的 (11)southeastern (adj.) 东南方的;来自东南的 (12)northwestern (adj.) 西北方的;来自西北的 (13)accent (n.) 口音;腔调;重音 (14)block (n.) 街区;块;木块;石块 【即景活用】 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 1 She commanded that the prisoners _ (set) free. 答案: (should) be set 2 The young Americ
9、an can even recite many Tang poems very _ (fluent) 答案: fluently 【 精品教育资源文库 】 3 I went to a workshop and _ (gradual) got good at making things with clay (黏土 ) 答案: gradually 4 Go _ (straight) down the road until you come to the English language school. 答案: straight 5 Mr Brown sent her a message, _ (r
10、equest) her to call him at her earliest convenience. 答案: requesting 6 Nearly one hundred countries recognize English as their _ (office) language. 答案: official 7 After landing, he was unable to leave the airport, because roads into the city _ (block) 答案: were blocked 8 Youll be able to choose a room
11、 _ (base) on your own tastes. 答案: based 9 Alexander tried to get his work _ (recognize) by the medical profession. 答案: recognized 10 I made friends with the _ (native), and their reaction amazed me. 答案: natives 联想积累 1 “ 旅行 ” 家族 voyage n. 航行;航海 tour n (观光 )旅行 travel n. & v. 旅行 journey n. (长途 )旅行 trip
12、 n. (短途 )旅行;外出 outing n. 远足 2以 “ial” 结尾的形容词集锦 official 官方的;正式的 beneficial 有益的 commercial 商业的 facial 表面的;面部的 initial 最初的 social 社会的 3 “ 请求,要求 ” 家族 【 精品教育资源文库 】 ask vt. & vi. 要求;请求 claim vt.对 ? 提出要求 desire vt. 要求;请求 demand n. & vt. 要求 request n. & vt. 要求;请求 require vt. 要求;命令 requirement n. 要求 4后缀 ern
13、 构成的方位形容词集锦 eastern 东方的;东 部的;来自东方的 western 西方的;西部的;在西方的;在西部的 southern 南方的;南部的 northern 北方的;北部的 northwestern( 在 )西北的;向西北的;来自西北的 southeastern 东南 (部 )的 midwestern 中西部的;有中西部特性的 1 because_of 因为;由于 2 even_if/though 尽管;即使 3. come_up 走近;上来;提出 4 be_based_on 根据;以 ? 为基础 5. more_than 超过;非常;不只是;不仅是 6 at present
14、现在;目前 7 make use of 利用;使用 8 such as 例如 ? ;像这种的 9 believe it or not 信不信由你 10 play a part (in) 扮演一个角色;参与 【即景活用】 用所给短语的适当形式填空 such as, because of, more than, come up, believe it or not, play an important part 1 The solution which _ in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. 答案: came up 2 Im _
15、 happy to take you there in my car. You are so nice. Thank you. 答案: more than 3 It is partly _ her sick mother that she hasnt taken the job abroad. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案: because of 4 In many cultures, round foods _ grapes, bread, and mooncakes are eaten at welcome celebrations. 答案: such as 5 _, there is
16、 no way of predicting what the longterm effects of the explosion will be. 答案: Believe it or not 6 It is true that advertisements _ in economic activities. 答案: play an important part 联想积累 1 than 的相关短语聚焦 more than 超过;非常;不仅仅 no more than 仅仅;只不过 not more than 至多;不超过 other than 除了 rather than 而不是 2表示 “ 因
17、为;由于 ” 的短语一览 because of 因为;由于 thanks to 多亏;由于 owing to 由于 as a result of . 因为 ? 的结果 due to 由于 on account of 因为 in consequence of . /as a consequence of . 因为 ? 的结果 3 “make n. 介词 ” 短语荟萃 make use of 使用;利用 make way for 为 ? 让路;让位给 make contact with 与 ? 接触;与 ? 联系 make an appointment with sb. 与某人 预约 make a
18、 fool of 愚弄;欺骗 1 Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. 如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多了,他们有的是作为第一语言来说,有的是作为第二语言或外语。 2 This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 这是因为在早期的电台节
19、目里,人们期望新闻播音员所说的英语是最好的英语。 【句式仿写】 1 _ (比起以往更多的学生 ) are taking a gap year (间隔年 ) before going to university. 答案: More students than ever before 2 True love does not have a happy ending. _ (那是因为 ) true love does not have an ending. 答案: Thats because 联想积累 This/That is . 句式 This/Thats because . “ 这 /那是因为 ?” ,用来表示原因。 This/Thats why . “ 这 /那是为什么 ?” ,用来表示结果。 This/Thats how . “ 这 /