Unit2-1Lookingahead至comprehending

1、Unit 2 Stories on the WheelLife is similar to a bus ride. The journey begins when we board the bus. Talk about the stories happening on the bus. Get to know word formation: conversion. Understand and learn to use modal verbs: may/might/should. Practise expressing intentions and plans. Write formal a

2、nd informal letters. What do you think of the saying “Home, sweet home”? Discuss with your partner and then report to the class with the help of the following words and expressions.parents relatives hometown homesickacquaintances bosom friends away from home What is the symbolic meaning of a yellow

3、handkerchief/ribbon in English? Have a discussion with your partner and tick its possible meanings.Listen to the song “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree” and answer the following questions.1) Who does “You” refer to in the song?2) Where had “I” been in the past three years?3) What would “I

4、” do if “I” didnt see a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree?Read the passage through and give answers to those questions in Task 3 of Getting Ready. Then write a story outline based on the elements given below. Topic: Title: Characters: Storyline:Love and familyGoing homeVingo and his family, 3 bo

5、ys and 3 girlsOn a bus ride to California, 3 boys and 3 girls met Vingo, who had been in prison for 4 years. Now he has done his time and was going back home. Before he left the prison, he wrote to his wife and told her that if she still loved him, she should tie a yellow handkerchief on the oak tre

6、e . Finally, Vingo saw what he wanted and went back home.Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.1) The young people on the bus were going to Florida because .A. they wanted to spend their holiday in the sunshineB. they were going on their Christmas holidayC. they went to school i

7、n Florida A2) One thing that the young people noticed about Vingo was that . A. he liked to meet new peopleB. he did not move or speak for a long timeC. he was shivering with the spring cold3) To Vingo, Florida .A. was a beautiful place with many pleasant memoriesB. was of little interest though it

8、was beautifulC. was a place that brought back to mind painful memoriesBC4) How did the other people on the bus fi nd out about Vingos story?A. Vingo told them himself.B. The girl who sat beside him told them.C. Vingo fi rst told the story to the girl sitting beside him and then the girl told the oth

9、ers.5) From Vingos description of his letter to his wife, we can infer that .A. he would be angry with her if she got remarriedB. he wanted her to be happyC. he did not want her to write to himCB6) Vingo asked his wife to let him know if .A. she had remarriedB. she would put a handkerchief on the tr

10、eeC. she wanted him back7) As the bus approached Brunswick, the young people on the bus .A. became silent and waited eagerlyB. got nervous and restlessC. became anxious about Vingos safetyCAWork with your partner and answer the following questions.1) How did the young people feel when they boarded t

11、he bus?2) How was Vingo dressed? Was he old or young?3) When the girl asked Vingo whether he was married or not, why did he answer that he didnt know?4) Why didnt Vingos wife write to him for three and a half years?5) Why did Vingos wife put so many yellow handkerchiefs on the oak tree?6) What do yo

12、u think of Vingo and his wife?Form a “Story Circle” with your group members and tell a story about what might happen after Vingo went home.Your story may begin like this:As the young people shouted, Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.Choose one from t

13、he following to extend your story and write it down in your exercise book.1) Make a detailed description of Vingos feeling when he saw the yellow handkerchiefs.2) Write a diary as one of the young men to record what you saw.Do you agree with the saying “East or west, home is best”? Discuss with your

14、 partner and write a paragraph about it.To me, the saying “East or west, home is best” is. 1.He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age.这句话用了几个短语或词汇表示状态或伴随。其中：1）dressed in a plain, ill fitting suit 是过去分词短语表状态。是过去分词短语表状态。 He sat there,

15、lost in thought.他坐在那里，陷入深思中。【注意】dress这个词比较特殊，其后用人作宾语，所以用作定语或状语时，常用被动形式。She went to school, dressed in a red skirt.她穿着红色的短裙上学去了。【联想】类似的动词还有seat, lose, hide。Entering the classroom, he found all the parents already seated there. 走进教室，他发现所有的家长已经就座了。2）never moving现在分词表伴随。现在分词表伴随。He lay in bed, thinking o

16、f what happened in the morning.他躺在床上，想着早上发生的事情。【联想】现在分词作状语的用法：（1）表伴随，这也是现在分词作状语最突出的用法。（2）表时间、方式等。While reading the book, he nodded from time to time.看书的时候他时不时地点点头。（表时间）The two girls stood there, facing each other as if they had been strangers.那两个女孩站在那里，彼此注视着对方，仿佛素不相识。（表方式）（3）表原因，常置句首。Being so ill, s

17、he cant go back to work yet.由于病得很厉害，她还不能去上班。（4）表（必然的）结果。Her husband died, leaving her and three children. 她的丈夫死了，留下她和三个孩子。3）his dusty face masking his age该结构为独立主格表状态。该结构为独立主格表状态。The guests having left, he began to take a short rest.客人们都走了，他开始短暂地休息一下。Miss Gao falling ill, Mr.Wang took her class inste

18、ad.高老师病了，所以王老师来代课。4）ill fitting表示表示“不合身的不合身的”。 Though her dress was illfitting, she still looks pretty.尽管她的衣服不合身，但她看起来仍很漂亮2.Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into Howard Johnsons, and everybody got off except Vingo.1）【辨析辨析】deep （adv.）/deeply（1）deep adv.“深地，深深地”，表实际意义。We had to

19、dig deeper to find water.我们必须再挖深一点才能找到水。They dived deep into the ocean.他们深深地潜入海中。（2）deeply“深深地，极大地”，表引申意义。They were deeply moved by the girls report.他们被女孩的报告深深地感动了。2）except prep.除除之外（不包含在内）之外（不包含在内）（1）接名词或代词）接名词或代词 Everybody can speak English except him in his class.他们班上除他以外都会说英语。（表明只有他不会说英语。）Nobody

20、 except Mary got an invitation.除玛丽以外没人收到邀请信。（表明只有玛丽收到了邀请信。）（2）接介词短语）接介词短语The restaurant is open every day except on Monday.这家饭店除星期一以外每天都营业。（3）接不定式）接不定式We had no choice except to accept the invitation.除了接受邀请以外我们别无选择。（4）接从句）接从句I know nothing except when we start.除了我们出发的时间以外，我一无所知。【联想联想】except for, bes

21、ides, but, apart from, beyondA.except for“除以外”，表示排除异类或细微之处。The meal was excellent except for the first course.B.besides“除以外（还有）”，表示包含在内。 We also know the result besides him. （他也知道结果。）Besides this chair, we need another ten.（这把椅子也需要。）C.but表示“除以外”，可与except互换。I know nothing about him but the name.。We h

22、ave no choice but to wait. D.apart from“除以外”，常用于句首，根据句意，既可表示排除也可表示包含在内。Apart from his nose, he is quite good looking. E.beyond“除以外”，仅用于否定句中。He got nothing beyond his state pension.3.“It is,” he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.as if remembering.是状语从句的省略，完整的从句是as if he

23、 was remembering something he had tried to forget。 类似的句子课文还有：Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.状语从句的省略通常有以下两种情况：（1）当主从句的主语一致，且从句谓语含有be动词时，可以略去从句的“主语 + be”。When in Rome, do as Romans do.（=When you are in Rome.）入乡随俗。（2）当状语从句的主语是充当

24、形式主语的it，其逻辑主语与主句的主语一致且谓语也是be时，也可省去 “it + be”。The main coach will have a talk with the football fans if possible.（=if it is possible）如果可能，主教练会和足球球迷们会面。If necessary, you can come to me for help.（=If it is necessary.）如果必要的话，你可以找我帮忙。as if =as though“似乎，好像似乎，好像”，后接方式状语从句，根据具体情，后接方式状语从句，根据具体情况可以表示实际的也可以表示

25、虚拟的。况可以表示实际的也可以表示虚拟的。She loves the students as if they were her own children.（虚拟语气）她热爱学生就好像他们是她自己的孩子。He always talks to me as if he were my father.（虚拟语气）他跟我说话的态度就好像是我的父亲一样。4.“Want some wine?” she said.Want some wine?是一个省略句。完整的句子是Do you want some wine?口语中常用省略句使语言显得更简练，交际更流畅。本课类似的句子： I told her she di

26、dnt have to write to me.And she didnt.Not for three and a half years. And youre going home now, not knowing? If she didnt want me, forget itno handkerchief, and Id go on through. All except Vingo.5.The girl insisted that he join them. 那女孩坚持要他加入他们。那女孩坚持要他加入他们。 insist“坚持，坚持要”。主要用法如下：（1）insist vi.I wil

27、l have another glass if you insist.你坚持我就再喝一杯。I asked him to give up but he insisted.我叫他放弃算了，但他坚持。（2）insist on/upon A. insist on/upon+sth.We insist on self-reliance. Most universities insist on an interview before they accept a student.B. insist on/upon + （ones） doingHe insisted on your giving a sati

28、sfactory answer to him.The teacher insisted on all the homework being handed in on Monday.（3）insist+从句从句A. 表示“坚持要求”，从句用虚拟语气（should+动词原形，should常可省略）。此时多指从句的动作尚未发生。 Our English teacher insists that we should speak English in and out of class. 英语老师坚持要求我们在课堂内外都讲英语。B. 表示“坚持说，坚持认为，坚信”，从句用陈述语气。此时多指从句的动作已经发

29、生。He insisted that he heard someone in the next room.他坚持说他听到隔壁屋里有人。6.I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldnt stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget me.此句很长，分析其结构发现told后面接了两个宾语从句，分别由两个that引导。在第二个宾语从句中又包

30、含了三个if引导的条件状语从句。【注意】当that引导的宾语从句不止一个时，只有第一个从句可以省略that。He told me I was right and that I would get a prize.他告诉我我是对的，我还将得到奖励。7.Get a new guy, I saidshes a wonderful woman, really somethingand forget about me. something除了表示“某事物”以外，还可表示“有意义的或不错的人/物”。 She really means something to me. 她对于我而言很有意义。【联想】noth

31、ing, everything, nobody, somebody也有类似的意义。（1）nothing（对某人而言）无所谓的人/无关紧要的人Whats she to you?她在你心目中如何？Shes nothing to me.她对我来说无所谓。（2）everything最重要的人事物Money isnt everything to me. 对我而言，金钱并不是最重要的。（3）nobody不重要的人，小人物He was just a nobody before he met her.在认识她之前，他只是个小人物。（4）somebody重要人物He thinks hes really some

32、body.他自以为很了不起。8.She told the others and soon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three childrenthe woman attractive in a plain way, the children still unformed in the much handled snapshots.1）该句的主句内容是She told the o

33、thers and soon all of them were in it。2）逗号后面有过去分词短语caught up in the approach of Brunswick和现在分词短语looking at the pictures.作状语表伴随状态。3）现在分词短语中的the pictures还带有定语从句Vingo showed them of his wife and three children加以限制，定语从句内容理解为：Vingo showed them the pictures of his wife and three children。4） attractive in

34、a plain way是形容词短语作后置定语修饰the woman； the children则被另一个分词形容词unformed所修饰。9.Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment. 1）句中tightening his face为现在分词短语用作伴随状语； as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment为as if引导的方式状语从句。2）disap

35、pointment n.失望失望（1）U失望，沮丧To our great disappointment, it rained on the day of the picnic. 使我们大失所望的是野餐那天下起雨来了。When he came in, all of us looked at him in disappointment. 当他走进来，我们所有的人都失望地看着他。（2）C令人失望的人/事物Not getting the job was a terrible disappointment.得不到那份工作，叫人失望极了。【联想】disappointment的同根词有：A.disappoint v.使失望，使不能实现disappoint sb.s expectations使某人的希望破灭B.disappointed adj.（感到）失望的，失意的，受