1、To know some useful words and expressions. To understand some language points in the passage. 1. “I didnt know what to expect,” Xie Lei recalled. what to expect “疑问词疑问词+不定式不定式”结构结构 作作know的宾语的宾语 recall vt. 能适应的能适应的 adapt to 使使适应于适应于 adapt oneself to 使使自己适应自己适应 adapt to sth. 适应某物适应某物(事事) adapt from. 根
2、据根据改编改编 adapt for . 为为改编改编; 改造改造以供以供之之用用 eg The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school. How do these insects adapt themselves to new environments? Three of her novels have been adapted for television. The film has been adapted from a play of the same title. 单句语法填空。单句语法填空。 1) 我们的眼睛慢慢
3、地适应了黑暗的环境。我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了黑暗的环境。 Our eyes slowly _ _ _ _. 2) 这部戏剧已经改编得适合孩子们看了。这部戏剧已经改编得适合孩子们看了。 The play _ _ _ _ _. 3) 你会很快适应这新的环境。你会很快适应这新的环境。 You will soon _ _ _ _ _ _ and customs. this new environment adapted to the dark has been adapted for children adapt yourself to 5. “When I miss home, I feel comf
4、orted to have a second family,” Xie Lei said. comfort .n. 1) if someone or something gives you comfort, they make you feel calmer, happier, or more hopeful after you have been worried or unhappy 安慰安慰 2) a way of living in which you have all the money and possessions that you need or want 舒服舒服；安逸安逸 3
5、) 令人令人感到安慰的人或感到安慰的人或事物事物 comfort .vt. : to make someone feel less worried, unhappy, or upset, for example by saying kind things to them or touching them 安慰；抚慰安慰；抚慰 for comfort 为了舒服为了舒服 It be a comfort to do sth. 做做是件令人安慰的事是件令人安慰的事 give comfort to sb. 安慰某人安慰某人 【归纳归纳】 【拓展拓展】 comfortable adj. 舒适的；舒服的舒适
6、的；舒服的 comfortably adv. 舒适地舒适地 uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的不舒服的 eg He was used to a life of comfort. Your kindness has given me much comfort. She always came to comfort me when I felt upset. 用用comfort的适当形式填空。的适当形式填空。 1) I was so _ and warm in bed that I didnt want to get up. 2) The warm-hearted lady alway
7、s _ those who are in trouble. 3) They were soon _ settled in this place. comfortable comforts comfortably 6. Xie Lei also found many courses included students participation in class as part of the final result. participation n. the act of taking part in an activity or event 参加；参与参加；参与 participation
8、in 参加参加；参与；参与 eg Thank you for your participation. Id like to participation in the work. participate vi.: to take part in an activity or event 参加；参与参加；参与 participate in 参加参加；参与参与 participant n. 参与者参与者 eg We encourage all the students to participate in the teaching. Jack didnt participate in the game
9、 as a result of his illness. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in these discussions. participate, attend, join join sb.; join sb. in (doing) sth.。 表示参加某一活动时常用表示参加某一活动时常用join in sth.，如：，如： join in a game (discussion, conversation)。 take part in 指参加某一活动并在其中发挥作用。指参加某一活动并在其中发挥作用。 完成句子。完成句
10、子。 I _ the Football Club but I did not _in any game. 我加入了足球俱乐部，但是我没有参加过任何我加入了足球俱乐部，但是我没有参加过任何 比赛。比赛。 joined participate 7. but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. speak up : 1) If you ask someone to speak up, you are asking them to speak more lo
11、udly. 大声大声点说点说 2) If you speak up, you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing. 明确表态明确表态 eg Could you speak up? We cant hear at the back. The chairman has spoken up in support of the campaign. 【拓展拓展】 speak up for 支持支持；替；替说话说话 speak for
12、 代表代表讲话；为讲话；为辩护辩护 speak of 谈到谈到；讲到；讲到 speak out 大胆大胆说出说出 8. Now halfway through her exchange year, Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK. feel at home : to feel comfortable in a place or with a person 舒服舒服自在，不拘束自在，不拘束 eg Im already feeling at home in the new apartment. 【拓展拓展】 make yourself at ho
13、me 别拘束别拘束 feel at ease 舒适，不拘束，自由自在舒适，不拘束，自由自在 put sb. at ease 使某人放松使某人放松/舒适舒适/自在自在 9. “Engaging in British culture has helped,” she said. engage vi. : to be doing or to become involved in an activity 参加参加，参与参与(活动活动) engage in (使使)从事；从事；参与参与 engage oneself in 使使参与；使参与；使忙于忙于 be/become/get engaged in 从
14、事；忙于；专注于从事；忙于；专注于 eg Only 10% of Chinese adults engage in regular exercise. Tu Youyou is engaged in her scientific research. engage vt. : to attract someones attention and keep them interested 吸引吸引(注意力、兴趣注意力、兴趣) engage sbs interest / attention 吸引某人的兴趣吸引某人的兴趣/注意注意 eg The toy didnt engage her interest
15、 for long. 10. Ive been involved in social activities. involve vt. : 1) if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it 包含；需要包含；需要 2) to include or affect someone or something 涉及；影响涉及；影响 3) to take part actively in a particular activity (使使)参加参加 get / be in
16、volved in 参与参与；卷入；与；卷入；与有有关联关联 involve doing sth. 包括做某事包括做某事 involve sb. in (doing) sth. 使某人参与做某使某人参与做某事事 【归纳归纳】 eg As the secretary of the boss, what will your job involve? The job involves me traveling all over the country. How many people were involved in the accident? We want to involve as many
17、people as possible in the celebrations. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。 1) There was a serious traffic incident _ (涉及一群年涉及一群年 轻人轻人). 2) Tom _ (热衷热衷 于集邮于集邮). 3) _ (家务事包括做家务事包括做 饭饭), washing dishes, sweeping and cleaning. involving a group of youths is involved in collecting stamps Housework involv
18、es cooking 1. It was the first time that she had left China. (翻翻 译译) 这是她第一次离开中国。这是她第一次离开中国。 It was the first time that sb. had done sth. 这是某人第一次做某这是某人第一次做某事事 从句中的谓语动词用过去完成时。从句中的谓语动词用过去完成时。 【拓展拓展】 It / this / that is the first/second . time that sb. have done sth. It/this/that + was the first/second.
19、 time that sb had done sth. 这这/那是某人第一那是某人第一/二次做某事二次做某事 翻译：翻译： 1) 这是我第一次拜访你的家乡。这是我第一次拜访你的家乡。 2) 去年，我第二次游览长城。去年，我第二次游览长城。 This is the first time that I have visited your hometown. Last year, that was the second time that I had paid a visit to the Great Wall. 2. At first, Xie Lei had no idea what she s
20、hould say, but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. (翻译翻译) 刚开始，谢蕾不知道该说什么。可没过几周，刚开始，谢蕾不知道该说什么。可没过几周， 她发现自己居然能在课堂上大胆发言了。她发现自己居然能在课堂上大胆发言了。 本句是本句是but连接的并列复合句连接的并列复合句，包含了三个从，包含了三个从 句句。第一个。第一个what引导的引导的同位语从句同位语从句what she should say，具体说明，具体说明idea的内容。第二
21、个的内容。第二个what 引导的引导的主语从句主语从句。第三个是。第三个是that引导的引导的表语从表语从 句句。 find + 宾语宾语(herself) + 现在分词现在分词 (speaking up) 构成构成find复合结构。复合结构。 herself与与speak up是主动关系，所以用现在分是主动关系，所以用现在分 词。词。 eg Tom found the girl walking in the direction of the small village. “find + 宾语宾语 + 宾语补足语”结构，宾语补足宾语补足语”结构，宾语补足 语可以是名词、形容词、副词、介词短语、
22、动语可以是名词、形容词、副词、介词短语、动 词不定式、动词词不定式、动词-ing形式或动词形式或动词-ed形式形式 eg I find him the man who saved me. (名词名词) Li Ming found himself wet when he arrived home. (形容词形容词) When I came to, I found myself in my mothers arms. (介词短语介词短语) 回译：回译： 刚开始，谢蕾不知道该说什么。可没过几周，刚开始，谢蕾不知道该说什么。可没过几周， 她发现自己居然能在课堂上大胆发言了。她发现自己居然能在课堂上大胆
23、发言了。 At first, Xie Lei had no idea what she should say, but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. 翻译翻译句子。句子。 1) 他们在森林中发现他受伤了。他们在森林中发现他受伤了。 2) 当我们到达时，发现他在睡觉。当我们到达时，发现他在睡觉。 They found him injured in the forest. When we arrived, we found him in bed. Use these words and expressions to make sentences.
