必修4 Unit 3
A taste of English humour
Language points
1.I found that all the old houses I remembered were difficult to________ in my village.
2．Everybody thought this young actor would have a bright future after he________ two films.
3．A man travels that world over________ what he needs and returns home to find it.
4．I spent my holiday in the countryside last summer and I ________ my life there.
5．William Shakespeare________ one of the best writers of all time.
pick out
starred in
in search of
felt content with
is remembered as
Step One: Revision（温故）
Activity 1: words checking.
6．In winter，the town is often________ because of heavy snow.
7．If you enter the world knowing you are loved and you leave the world knowing the same，then everything that happens ________ can be dealt with.
8．The policeman took the thief by surprise as he________ the house last night.
9．________ ，more than fifty countries have offered to supply aid to the arthquake­hit areas.
10．The news said that the schools in that southwestern area is________ teaching equipment，and even teachers.
cut off
in between
broke into
Up to now
badly off
1.find it funny to see someone sliding……
1. find it… to do 发现做(某事)很……
他发现向父母解释自己的困境是很难的。
He found ___ ____ ____ ______his difficulties to his parents.
她发现学好英语是很重要的。
She found it very important to learn English
well.
形式宾语
宾语补足语
真正主语
it hard to explain
Step Two: Learning the new (知新)
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
能用于这种形式宾语结构的动词还有：feel, think, make 等等。
He makes it a rule to check his homework carefully.
I don’t think it possible to do it.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
宾语补足语可以是：1）名词， 2）形容词，3）省to不定式，4）过去分词 5）介词6)现在分词
Make yourself comfortable.
He made them work hard.
I made myself understood.
I made him outside the room.
A lot of exercise made him a strong boy.
形容词
省to不定式
过去分词
介词
名词
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
动词+宾语+宾语补足语。可以加宾语补足语的动词有：感官动词：see, watch, notice, find, observe, catch, hear, feel; 使役动词：get, have, make, let, keep leave, send.
我听到鸟儿在唱歌。
对不起， 让你久等了。
I heard birds singing.
I am sorry to have kept
you waiting so long.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
2. content adj. 满足的，满意的；
vt. 使满足。
be content with sth /sb
be content to do sth
你对你的工作满意吗？
Are you content with your work?
她带在家里照顾孩子,感到非常满足.
She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.
content n. 所含之物;内容
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
3. worse off 穷的，缺少的；境况更差。
I went to her home and found her living condition was______ _____＿＿＿＿＿.

We shouldn’t complain about being poor ---many families are much worse off.
worse off than mine
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。
我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天---许多人的家境更糟。
原形: badly off : in a poor position, esp. financially 潦倒；穷困
反义词：well off
他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。
They are too badly off to have a holiday.
实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。
In fact most people are______ _____ ____ they were five yeas ago.
better off than
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
4. The news astonished him. = It astonished him to hear the news听到这消息，他大吃一惊
astonish vt. 使惊异；使大为吃惊。
astonish sb. 使某人惊奇
这个消息令大家惊讶。
The news astonished everybody.
我被那些巨大的声响吓了一条。
I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound.
他出现在宴会上，使我们感到惊讶。
We were astonished that he appeared at the party.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
be astonished at sth.对……感到惊讶
be astonished to do sth.对做……感到惊讶
be astonished that 从句 对……感到惊讶
5.entertain sb. (with sth.):
用sth.使sb.快乐/用sth.款待sb.
他在家里用美食招待客人。
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
He entertained the guests with delicious food.
6.inspire sth. in sb.
(=inspire sb. with sth.)
使某人产生某种感情，激发某人的某种感情。
那位父亲激发了儿子的信心。
The father inspired confidence in his son.
他经常引起我们的厌恶。
He inspires dislike in us.
[问题探究]
We were inspired by his inspiring speech?这句话如何翻译？
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
他那令人鼓舞的演讲令我们受到鼓舞。
inspire sb. to sth./to do sth.

激励某人做某事。

老师激励我们更加努力。
The teacher inspired us to work harder.
The teacher inspired us to great efforts.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
7. worn-out
adj. 不能再穿(用)的，穿旧的；筋疲力尽。

他常穿一件破烂不堪的大衣。
He often wears a worn-out coat.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
8.be set in　以……为背景。

这个戏剧的背景是伦敦。
The play is set in London.

那本小说以18世纪的巴黎为背景。
The novel is set in 18th century Paris.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
9. fortunate adj. 幸运的，吉利的。
be fortunate in doing 在……方面幸运
她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫。
She is fortunate in having a good husband.
be fortunate to do sth. 幸运的能做某事
我很幸运有健康的身体。
I’m fortunate to have good health.
It is fortunate that… ……是幸运的
说来幸运，他被恰好驶过的船救起。
It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
10. be caught in 遇上，被绊住，受阻。

我们遇到了交通堵塞，开会来晚了。

We were caught in a heavy traffic jam and arrived late for the meeting.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
11. try vt. & vi. 尝试，试行；设法；审理(案件)；
try to do sth.
try doing sth.

他试着用酒精擦拭那污渣。
He tried cleaning the spot with alcohol.

我要设法学会西班牙语。
I’ll try to learn Spanish.
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
12. mouthful n. 一口
-ful是一个后缀，加在名词之后，表示“充满的”。例如：
他喝了一口苦药，扮了个鬼脸。
He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face.
a handful of
an armful of
a basketful of
a bucketful of
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
一把
一抱
一篮
一桶
13. outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的。例如：

显著的例子
an outstanding example

杰出人物
an outstanding person
Activity 1: 短语、句型精研
1.They stopped laughing at his theory when it proved to be correct.
当他的理论证明是正确后，他们不嘲笑了。
2. She finds it her duty to take good care of the children. 她觉得好好照顾孩子是她的责任。
3. He had slid into bad habits. 他不知不觉地染上了坏习惯。
4. They come to see me at times. 他们有时会来看我。
Activity 2 重点句型必背
5. Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. 可能这会使我们对自己的生活更满足，因为我们感到有人比我们跟不济。
6. Everyone was astonished to hear the astonishing fact. 大家听到那令人吃惊的事实都感到震惊。
7. He is famous for his readiness to help others 他因乐于帮助别人而出了名。
Activity 2 重点句型必背
8. Imagine you are hungry and all there is to eat is a boiled shoe. (试想一下)你肚子饿了，可供食用的仅有一只煮熟的皮鞋。
9. It’s easy to pick him out in a crowd because he is very tall. 很容易从人群中辨认出他，因为他个子很高。
10. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest meat. 然后他把鞋带上端的皮子切下来，就像是切一块最好的肉。
Activity 2 重点句型必背
11. He makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had!
这顿饭他吃起来就像是他所吃过的最美味一餐！
12. It happened that I had a lot of books on me that day.
碰巧那天我身上带了很多的书。
13. I have already read the book twice, but I really want to read a third time.
这本书我已经看过两遍了，但我还想再看一遍。
Activity 2 重点句型必背
1．有时，我们会见到一些在社会上很失败的人。
2．他们对生活不满意，不想去克服困难。
3．他们中有些人很抑郁，不和外界接触。
4．还有些人穷困潦倒，以致无家可归。
提示：文中部分用本单元词汇表达。
【连句成篇】 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
Sometimes, we see some social failures who are never content with society and never think of overcoming difficulties. Some of them are depressed and cut off from the world. Some are so badly off that they become homeless.
Activity 3 微写作
写作素材
Ⅰ.书面表达增分策略
句式结构
对文章而言，结构好比“骨架”，作为具体内容的句子就是文章的“血肉”。有了好的结构，还要有丰满的血肉之躯，这就要求我们要写出好句子。好句子的标准应是：用词准确、逻辑清晰、简洁明了、可读性强。在写书面表达时，为了增强句子表现力，我们就要学会复合句在写作中的应用，复合句可以增强句子之间的逻辑关系，从而使句子变得紧凑。
另外，还要学会用不同的表达方式丰富句式，如强调句、倒装句等，还要学会简单句与复合句交替使用、分词及with复合结构等的使用。
Activity 3 微写作
应试技巧
1．简单句与复合句结合。
It seemed they were lost.I went up to see them and asked how I could help.(先短后长，给人抑扬顿挫之感) (2012·北京)
2．多种表达形式。
I read the announcement of the summer camp that you have posted on the Internet.(定语从句在主从复合句中的运用 (2012·全国)
It was the announcement of the summer camp that I read on the Internet.(强调句型)
Activity 3 微写作
应试技巧
3．尝试分词的使用。
I came to the school library，hoping to kill time.(分词短语的使用比使用并列句更凸显作者的语言功底) (2012·湖南)
4．更多地使用短语使文章增光添彩。
I cannot bear it.可以表达为：I cannot put up with it. (2012·江苏)
He changed his own fate，and he changed the history of American.可以更好地表达为：
He changed not only his own fate but also the history of American. (2012·湖南)
Activity 3 微写作
应试技巧
1．体会英语书面表达中的高级表达
(1)Sitting on the train，I thought my dad would be very happy when he saw the present.
(2)When we get there，we will visit the elderly in their rooms in groups，presenting them with flowers and self­made cards to show our respect and love.
(3)Li Hua was at the bus stop，waiting for Bus No.601 to go to school.
(4)As the snatcher was running past him，the old man quickly picked up his umbrella and put it between the snatcher's legs.
Step3 Summary
学以致用
2．请用两种句式翻译下列句子，尝试使用状语从句与非谓语动词或独立主格结构。
(1)当他看到失散多年的朋友时，他兴奋得欢呼起来。
When he saw the long­lost friend，he exclaimed with joy.
Seeing the long­lost friend，he exclaimed with joy.
(2)虽然这个战士受伤很严重，但他还在继续勇敢地战斗。
While he was wounded seriously，the soldier continued to fight courageously.
Wounded seriously，the soldier continued to fight courageously.