Unit1LanguageLearning(必修四)

1、 Unit 1 Language Learningobserve【寓词于境】 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结observe的含义及用法。1. It was difficult to observe any change in Toms expression. 2. Johns classmates observed him enter the net bar.3. I observed Mike walking along the street.4. The patients were observed over a period of several months.5. All these t

2、raffic rules must be observed.【自我归纳】 observe意为“看到，注意到，观察到”（句1句3），常用结构为：observe sth., observe sb. do / doing sth.；还可意为“_”（句4）；“遵守”（句5）。【即学即练】 根据汉语提示，用observe的适当形式完成句子。1. You should _（遵守当地的风俗） when you go abroad.2. All of us _（看到他进了教室） with a book in his hand.argue【寓词于境】 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结argue的含义及用法。1. T

3、hey argue the plan for a long time.2. The children were arguing over which TV programme to watch.3. Dont argue with me, John. Just do what I tell you.4. Mr. Smith is always ready to argue about politics with others.5. The students argued that they needed more time to finish the project. 6. She argue

4、d me into / out of buying a new car.【自我归纳】 argue意为“_”（句1句4），后可跟名词，也可与with，about和over连用；也可跟that从句，表示“争辩，辩论说”（句5）；argue sb. into / out of doing sth.意为“说服某人做/不做某事”（句6）。 【拓展】 argument n. 争论，争辩，争吵 settle an argument 解决争端【辨析】 argue, quarrel和discussargue指举出理由或事实来与对方争辩，有“企图说服对方”的含义；quarrel意为“争吵，争辩，吵架”，侧重指“口

5、角”争执；discuss意为“讨论”，只为了解决问题或弄清对方的观点而交换意见。【即学即练】 翻译下列句子。1. 我们总是为了钱而争吵。2. 妻子极力说服丈夫放弃要辞职的决定。support【寓词于境】 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结support的含义及用法。1. If you bring it up at the meeting, Ill support you.2. It is not fair to let Mary support the family alone.3. The chair wont support his weight.4. They said they had th

6、e full support of all the officials.5. The professor made some experiments in support of his views. 【自我归纳】 support既可作名词也可作动词。作动词时，意为“_”（句1），“养活”（句2），“支撑”（句3）；作名词时，意为“支持”（句4和句5），in support of意为“支持，证明”。【拓展】 supporter n. 支持者，拥护者【即学即练】 用support的适当形式填空。1. The president had lots of _. 2. The officer _ the

7、 government in its plan to build more railway lines at the meeting yesterday.3. Jack is in trouble. He needs our _.crowd in / into【寓词于境】 仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结crowd in / into的意思。1. Students managed to crowd into the bus.2. The fans crowded in to see the pop star.3. Memories of my childhood crowded into my m

8、ind / crowded in on me.【归纳总结】 crowd in / into意为“涌入、挤进”（句1和句2）；还可意为“（想法、问题等）涌上心头，涌入脑海”（句3）。crowd in (on sb.) = crowd into sth.【拓展】 crowd . into . 使挤进，勉强塞入。如：Mother crowded all her childs toys into the box. 母亲把孩子所有的玩具都塞进了那个箱子。【即学即练】 翻译下列句子。1 人们涌入那个新超市去购物。2 往事涌上她的心头。考点点拨 考例回顾1. However, the evening mak

9、es it all worthwhile. (P2)【考点】 worthwhile值得的，值得做的。【考例】 Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _. (湖北2010)A. favourable B. precious C. essential D. worthwhile【点拨】 选D。句意：错误不会无缘无故地发生；它们的发生总是有原因的。找出原因，那么犯错误就是值得的。favourable有利的，赞成的；prec

10、ious珍贵的，贵重的；essential必不可少的，本质的，基本的。2. She spent years observing and recording their daily activities. (P2)【考点】 observe观察，观测，遵守。【考例】 Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _ the traditional customs. (湖北2008)A. performB. possess C. observeD. support【点拨】 选C。句意：尽管在国外住了多年，许多中国人仍然遵循着传统习俗

11、。observe在此表示“遵守”。perform履行，表演；possess占有，支配；support支持，赡养。3. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her work out their social system. (P2)【考点】 work out计算，算出，发生，成功地发展。【考例】 You cant predict everything. Often things dont _ as you expect. (江西2011)A. run out B. break out C. work out D. put out【点拨】 选C。句意：你不能预料一切，事情常常不按你预期的那样发展。run out用完，用尽；break out爆发； put out熄灭。4. . her mother came to support her. (P3)【考点】 support支持，赡养，资助。【考例】 The majority of p