Unit3

 

一、        学习目标

1.  了解中西方文化异同;

2.  掌握一些基本词汇和短语(如下所列);

3.  掌握be动词在疑问句中的应用;

4.  掌握英语中的20个元音音素;

5.  掌握并运用下面所列的基本句型。

 

二、        学习内容

1.  词汇/短语

big          adj. 大的                                        but        conj. 但是

card      n. 卡片                                           China    n. 中国

country n. 国家;农村(简称)                 England  n. 英格兰;(泛指)英国

for prep. 为了                                             France  n. 法国

game  n. 游戏                                             hand  n.

map  n. 地图                                               name  n. 名字;姓名

on        prep.                                   our    pron. (we的所有格) 我们的

right  adj. 正确的                                       some  adj. 一些

that   pron. 那,那个                                then  adv. 然后,那么

three  num.                                              time   n. 时间

what  pron. 什么                                         where  adv. 哪里

which  pron. 哪一个                                   with  prep. 一起

without  prep. 没有                                     word   n. 词,字;话

world   n. 世界                                                 yes     adv. 是的

eager  adj. 热切的,渴望的            be eager to do something 热切于做某事

eg: She is eager to help other students. 她热心于帮助其他同学。

He is always eager to win. 他总是急于求成。

interesting  adj.  有趣的,引起兴趣的

Eg: He is a most interesting man. 他是个极有趣的人。

       It is an extremely interesting story for children. 这是个令儿童感到很有趣的故事。

       Jane is not very interesting to talk to. 与简交谈没有意思。

look  v.&n. 看,看上去

Eg: He looks sadness itself. 他看上去满脸愁容。

       Please look what time the train starts. 请查问清楚火车什么时候开。

       Look here. Who is the man in the picture? 瞧这,画中这男人是谁?

       I have looked at your essay and I think it is very good. 我已看过你的文章,我觉得很好。

play  v. 玩,扮演

Eg: The children are playing ball with each other. 孩子们正在打球。

       They are playing a game of chess. 他们正在下棋。

       He plays the part of Hamlet. 他扮演哈姆雷特的角色。

put  v. 放,摆

Eg: Put your things under the bed. 把你的东西放到床底下。

       You put too much salt in this soup. 你在这汤里放的盐太多。

       Please put the box on the table. 请把盒子摆在桌子上。

It’s time for …. 的时间了。

Eg: It’s time for lunch. 该吃午饭了。

       It’s time for tea. 用茶的时间到了。

       It’s high time for relaxation. 早该休息消遣了。

 

2.  句型:朗读并掌握下列句型。

Pattern 1: Are you…/ Are we…/ Are they…/ Am I…/ Is he…/ Is she…/ Is it…?

Eg: Are you Mr. Green from London?

       Are we to play the game?

       Are they students of your class?

       Am I the first to play the game?

       Is he the president of the university?

       Is she a Chinese student?

       Is it a map of China?

 

Pattern 2: What is it…? It’s a… .

Eg: What is it on the wall? It’s a map of Yunnan Province.

       What is it in his hand? It’s a pencil.

       What is it outside the classroom? It’s a playground.

 

Pattern 3: Here are some … .

Eg: Here are some cards with names of countries.

       Here are some students from Yunnan Radio & TV University.

       Here are some interesting books.

 

Pattern 4: Which … is that? It’s … .

Eg: Which country is that? It’s China.

       Which student is that? It’s Xiao Yang.

       Which course is that? It’s College English.

 

Pattern 5: Where is …? It’s … .

Eg: Where is China? It’s here on the map.

       Where is your bike? It’s outside the college.

       Where is Lily? She is in the classroom.

 

Pattern 6: Look… . …?

Eg: Look at the map. Where is England?

       Look here. Which city is this?

       Look at him. Is he the new English teacher?

 

3.  语法知识:be 动词用于疑问句

       be动词在疑问句中的位置有变化,在一般疑问句中, 直接将be动词提到句子主语之前,回答时用Yes No直接进行回答。

在特殊疑问句中, be动词则置于特殊疑问词后,主语之前。特殊疑问词有who(谁), what(什么), when(何时), where(何处), which(哪个,那些), why(为什么), how(怎样)等。若主语本身是特殊疑问词,则be动词自然只能放在疑问词之后,表语之前。回答问题时不能用Yes No进行回答,而必须针对所问作出具体的回答。

具体用法可参见下表例句:

一般疑问句

Be动词

主语

表语

译文

Am

I

right?

我说的(做的)对吗?

Are

you

a student?

你是个学生吗?

Is

he

at the airport?

他在飞机场吗?

 

特殊疑问句

特殊疑问词

Be动词

主语

表语

译文

Who

is

 

in the room?

谁在房间里?

What

is

 

on the map?

地图上有什么?

When

is

the plane

due?

飞机什么时候到?

Where

is

Kunming?

 

昆明在哪儿?

Which

are

yours?

 

你的是那些?

Why

are

you

happy?

你为什么高兴?

How

are

you?

 

你怎么样?/你好吗?

 

4.  语音知识

音素是语音的最小单位,英语共有48个音素,其中20个是元音音素,28个是辅音音素。

本单元我们学习20个元音音素。英语中有12个单元音和8个双元音,而单元音中有5个长元音和7个短元音。详情参见下表:

 

 

 

长元音

/I:/

sheep, she, we, see, tea, seat, piece, believe, receive

/C:/

saw, daughter, law, tall, wall, salt, short, for, north

/U:/

boot, too, food, cook, pool, room, tool

/B:/

calm, car, star, bar, dark, fast, park

/[:/

bird, sir, girl, her, work, world, nurse, turn, learn

 

 

 

短元音

/I/

ship, it, sit, dig, did, pick, bit

/C/

pot, sob, hot, shop, shot

/U/

put, book, look, cook

/Q/

cut, but, us, much, duck, cup, hut

/[/

China, river, doctor, tractor, Saturday, grammar, sugar

/A/

bad, hat, sad, cat, black, had, lad, fat, lack

/e/

bed, best, let, head, deaf, death,

 

 

 

双元音

/ei/

make, face, take, wait, rain, sail, say, pay, day

/ai/

bite, like, ice, high, right, child, find, kind, my, try

/Ci/

boy, toy, joy, oil, noise, voice

/i[/

here, ear, hear, clear, beer, cheer, deer, pierce, fierce

/Z[/

there, air, chair, hair, care, dare, rare

/U[/

tour, sure, allure, poor, moor, boor

/[U/

note, go, toe, close, cold, coat, boat, soul, grow, slow

/BU/

now, how, cow, town, out, loud, house

      

三、        自测题

Choose the correct answer.(选择正确答案)

1. This is _______ Binhai College, and Mr. Green is the president of _______college.

       A. a, a          B. a, the       C. the, a        D. x, the

2. His plane is due at 10:00. Listen, _______ plane is in ______ airport now.

       A. a, a      B. the, the      C. the, an     D. a, an

3. London is _____ nice city, and it is ______ old city, too.

       A. a, an        B. an, a        C. the, a       D. a, the

4. Let’s go. ______ car is outside _______ library.

       A. the, the    B. the, an       C. a, an        D. a, the

5. This is a map _______ the world.

       A. to            B. for          C. of            D. in

6. It is time ______ breakfast now.

       A. at             B. to             C. have        D. for

7. The students are eager _______ play the game.

       A. to            B. for           C. on            D. with

8. There are some cards ______ names of countries.

       A. for           B. with         C. on            D. in

9. This is a map of America _______ words _____ it.

       A. with, to    B. on, without      C. without, at D. without, on

10. Look ____ that plane. Is it _____ Beijing?

       A. at, in         B. for, at      C. at, from            D. out, from

 

Reference

1. D              2. B              3. A              4. A      5. C              6. D              7. A              8. B              9. D              10. C