大学英语第一单元课件

Unit1CollegeLifeSitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Youmayhaveimaginedwhatcollegelifewouldbelikebeforeyoubecameacollegestudent.Hasitturnedouttobewhatyouexpected?Provideexamplesinsupportofyouranswers.

GetStarted-discussionGetstartedD2.Wheneveryouthinkaboutcollegelife,whataresomeofthethingsthatcometomind?Followingtheexamplesgiven,makealistofsuchthingsinthefollowingtable.Shareyouranswerswithyourgroupmembersandcommentoneachoftheitemsyouhavelistedasyougoalong.GetStarted-discussionGetstartedD

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assignmentsdeadlines…GetStarted-discussionGetstartedD3.Howdoyoulikeyourcollegelifesofar?Giveexamples.4.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantthingtoachieveatcollege?Explain.Quotes1Studythefollowingquotesabouteducation.Doyouagreewitheachofthem?Givereasonstosupportyourview.Quotes1Thethingstaughtinschoolsandcollegesarenotaneducation,butthemeanstoaneducation.—RalphWaldoEmersonInterpretation:Wedon’tgotoschoolorcollegetolearn,buttoseekthewaytolearn.

ClickPictureQuotes2Educationisnotthefillingofapail,butthelightingofafire.—W.B.YeatsInterpretation:Insteadofstuffingstudentswithknowledge,realeducationaimsatbringingoutwhatisinsidestudentsandcultivatingtheirpotential.ClickPictureQuotes3Interpretation:Teachingdoesn’treallyhelpanyone,butithelpsapersonfindoutwhathe/sheisgoodat.

Youcannotteachamananything;youcanonlyhelphimfinditwithinhimself.—GalileoClickPicturevideoWatchthefollowingvideoclip“HowtoSelectYourCollegeMajor”,andthencompletethetasksthatfollow:Clickherebutofcoursethisisnotcompletelytrue.However,whenyou’regoingtocollege,yourforgoingto,everything’sgoingtobefineandyou’regoingtogetagreatjobIwouldliketotellyouthatifyouselectsomethingthatyouloveandthatyou’reselectyourcollegemajor_________________.videoclickpictureprimaryreasonpassionateaboutwithyourdegree____________,collegeistoeducateyourself,whichmeanstomakeyourselfabetterpersonboth,spiritually,mentally,allofthesethings.Hi,thisisLauraTurner,andtodayI’mgoingtotalktoyouabouthowtoFillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

intellectually______________________________Clickherevideo2.Discussthetopicwithyourgroupmembers:Whataretherecommendedconcernsinselectingacollegemajoraccordingtothevideoclip?Andhowdidyouchooseyourcurrentmajor?Accordingtothevideoclip,themainconcernsshouldbe:first,tochoosesomethingyoureallyenjoy;second,tochoosesomethingyourschooliswellknownfor.clickpictureclickpictureClickhereL&R1freshman

n.

infmlastudentinthefirstyearatcollegeoruniversity〖非正式〗大学一年级新生ingeneral

forthemostpart;commonly,usually一般说来anticipation

n.

thefeelingonehaswhenexpectingsth.pleasanttohappen期望；预期L&R1discovery

n.

afactorthingthathasbeendiscovered被发现的事实、事物definitely

ad.

withoutdoubt;clearly无疑地，确实地impression

n.

[(on)]animageoreffectthatisproducedinthemindbyaperson,event,experience,etc.[常与on连用]

[人、事件、经历等留下的]印象；感想L&R1headoff

movetowards;goto朝……前进，向……去related

a.

[(to)]connectedinsomeway

[常与to连用]有关系的workload

n.

theamountofworkthatapersonormachineisexpectedtodoinaparticularperiodoftime人或机器在一定时期的工作量，工作负担L&R1challenge

n.

(sth.with)thequalityofdemandingcompetitiveaction,interest,orthought挑战性；具有挑战性的事物

amount

n.

[(of)]acollectionormassconsideredasaunitintermsofitssize,number,etc.

[常与of连用]总数，数额，数量deadline

n.

adateortimebeforewhichsth.mustbedoneorcompleted截止日期；最后期限L&R1frustration

n.

thefeelingofbeingannoyed,upsetorimpatient沮丧；失望

previous

a.

happeningorexistingbeforetheonementioned

在先的，在前的，以前的patience

n.

[U]theabilitytoacceptpain,trouble,anythingthatcausesannoyance,withoutcomplainingorlosingone’sself-control

忍痛的能力，忍受力，耐性L&R1diverse

a.

different(fromeachother);showingvariety

各不相同的，各种各样的relationship

n.

[(between,with)]afriendshiporconnectionbetweenpeople

[常与between或with连用]友谊；关系sotospeak

asonemightsay

可谓，可以说，简直是L&R1responsibility

n.

[U][常与for连用]责任（心）；责任感，可信赖性anticipate

vt.

thinklikelytohappen,expect预期，期望mission

n.

theparticularworkwhichonebelievesitisone’sdutytodo职责；使命L&R1inspiring

a.

thatgivesonetheurgeorabilitytodogreatthings激励人心的；启发灵感的career

n.

ajoborprofessionforwhichoneistrainedandwhichoneintendstofollowforpartorthewholeofone’slife

职业；一生的事业Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

L&R2L&R2Inthismonologuethespeakermainlytalksabout

________.A)storiesaboutcollegelifeB)thelifeofcollegefreshmenC)carefreelifeofcollegestudentsD)differencesbetweencollegeandhighschoolL&R22.Accordingtothespeaker,thefreshmanexperiencewill________.A)enablestudentstofindtruefriendshipB)leaveadeepimpressiononeverystudentC)decidewhatastudentcandointhefutureD)teachstudentstheimportanceofresponsibilityReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethereachofthemistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespacegivenbeforeeachstatement.L&R21._____Freshmanexperienceisanunforgettableexperiencetocollegestudents.2._____Studentswillfeeljustascomfortableintheirfirstyearatcollegeasintheirpreviousyearswhentheywereinhighschoolorbackathome.3._____Studentsareabletofindverygoodfriendsatcollege.4._____Learningtoberesponsibleforoneselfatcollegeisveryimportant.5._____Freshmenshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeirfuturecareers.L&R2FTTFTL&R3Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

wonderfuldiscoveriesL&R3Thefreshmanyearatcollegeis,generallyspeaking,atimefilledwith,someanxiety,and.2.Theworkloadwillbeandthemajorchallengesofcollegeworkarealargeamountofandtheshort.3.CollegeFriendshipwillbeamongtheandofone’slife.It’salwaysexcitingtodiscoverhowcollegerelationshipscanbe.anticipationheavierreadingandwritingdeadlines_____________________________________mostsatisfying_________________long-term__________wonderfullydiverse______________________________________4.Studentsshouldrememberthattheyareatcollegewithan:theyshouldn’twastetimeon

.5.Goingtocollegeisnotjusttogetadegree:itistofindoutand.meaninglessthingswhoyouareanticipatedmissionwhatyouarereallymadefor_______________________________________________________________________L&R3MainIdeaExercise1:Writedownthemainideaofthefollowingparagraphsinthespaceprovided.Para.MainIdeas23456Topstudentslearntobeorganized.Topstudentsattainacademicexcellencebymasteringafewbasicprinciplesthatotherscaneasilylearn.Topstudentsknowhowtoscheduletheirtimeproperly.Topstudentsareveryseriousaboutschoolandveryactiveinclass.Studentsbenefitfromgroupstudy.MainIdeaExercise2:Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachofthemistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthetext.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeachstatement.

MainIdea1.______Beingbrightdoesnotnecessarilymakeoneastraight-Astudent.2.______Atopstudentknowshowtobalancebetweenwhatismoreimportantandwhatislessimportant.3.______Onestudentthinksthatlearninganewwordwhilebrushinghisteethhelpshimlearnthenewwordbest.4.______Amessystudentmaywastealotoftime.5.______Professorsmayconcentratemoreontheneatnessofanassignmentthanonitscontent.6.______Studentsbenefitmorefromgroupstudythanfromindividualstudy.7.______Pressurefromparentsisgoodforstudents.TTFTFTFMainIdeaBasicPrinciplesThatTopStudentsMasterandApplya.b.c.d.setpriorities

studyanywhereoreverywhere

studyatone’spreferredtimebeconsistent

Exercise3:Summarizethebasicprinciplesthattopstudentsmasterandapplyintheirstudyingandputthemdowninthespaceprovided.Workingtowardsacademicexcellenceconstitutesoneofthemostimportantpartsofcollegelifeandisthegoalofmostcollegestudents.Straight-Astudents,inthisrespect,canbeofgreathelpbysharingtheirsecretsinachievingacademicexcellence.Readthefollowingtexttofindoutwhatsomeofthesesecretsare.In-DepthIn-DepthSecretsofStraight-AStudents

Aprofessorofeducationwhohasconductedmajorstudiesofsuper-achievingstudentsrevealedthattopgradesdonotalwaysgotothebrighteststudents.Accordingtohim,othereducationexpertsandtopstudentsthemselves,itisfarmoreimportantforastudenttoknowhowtohisorherinnateabilities.____________________

Thestudentsatthetopoftheclass.academicexcellencebymasteringafewbasicprinciplesthatotherscaneasilylearn.

Tobeginwith,topstudentsknowhowtosettheirprioritiesright.Studytimeisnevercompromisedforphonecalls,televisionprogrammesorsnacks.

makethemostofattain21In-DepthInotherwords,itisalwaysplacedaboverecreation.Inaddition,topstudentsmakeapointofstudyinganywhereoreverywhere.Atopstudentwhoisalsoatopathletememorisesbiologytermsasheworksouteveryday.Anotherstudentlearnsanewwordeverymorningwhilebrushinghisteeth.Amongallthestudentsinterviewed,everyoneagreedthatstudytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Somethriveatnightwhenallissilent.Othersprefertostudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhenthelessonsarefreshintheirminds.However,allagreedthatconsistencyisamainfactorifoneistoperformwellatalltimes.

____________properplacesbecausehesimplycannotaffordtime-wastingsearches.

Anotherstudentimmediatelyfilestheday’snotesincolour-codedfolderssothattheyareavailableforreviewnearingexaminationtime.Anothertechniqueadvocatedbytopstudentsistoreadeffectively.Thisincludesspeed-reading,improvingone’smemoryorretentionability,andactivelyaskingquestionsthatwillleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor’smessage.In-DepthAstudentmustalsolearntobeorganised.Forexample,atopstudentwhoisactivelyinvolvedinhisschoolband,trackandfield,rugbyassociationanddebateteamdisclosedthathekeepshisthingsintheir

3In-Depth4Itisalsoimportantforstudentstoknowhowtoscheduletheirtime.Theymustknowhowtopaceeachassignmentorprojectaccordingtotheirdailytimetableandworkabilitysothattheymightnotbeoverwhelmedbythetasksathand.

Beingabletosettimetablesnotonlyallowsstudentsmoretimetoreviewandpolishtheirwork,italsopreventsthemfromprocrastinating.Topstudentsbelievethatasecretoftheirsuccessisthetakingdownofgoodnotesduringlessonsandusingthemforrevision.Onestudentrevealedthatshewritesnotesfromthetextononesideofhernotebookandthosefromherteachers’lecturesontheotherside.Thisallowshertoreviewbothaspectsofeachlessonatonce.The____________________In-Depthstudentalsorevealedthat

insteadofwastingtimewhisperingtofriendsandgettingreadytorushoutoftheclassjustbeforethebellrings,sheusesthosefewminutestojotdownatwoorthree-sentencesummaryofthelesson’sprincipalpoints.Shethenscansthenotestorefreshhermemorybeforethenextday’sclass.5Anotherwinningformulawhichteacherspromote

liesinastudent’sabilitytohandinneatwork.Accordingtooneprofessor,thestudentwhoturnsinneatworkisalreadyscoringanA.

________

onthewaytoIntheclassroomcontext,itisequallyimportantforstudentstospeakupandaskquestions.Thisisperhapsthebestwayforastudentto

clarifyanydoubts.Classroomparticipationalsodemonstratesastudent’sintellectualcuriosity.Asastudentconciselyputsit,“Bettergradescomefrombetterunderstanding.”Thevalueofstudyingtogetherwasdemonstratedinanexperimentconductedatonetopuniversity.Thestudyrevealedthatstudentswhodiscussedhomeworkandproblemstogether,trieddifferentapproachesandexplainedtheirsolutionstooneanotherscoredhigherthanthosewholaboured

ontheirown.Theexperimentalsoilluminatedthevalueofhypotheticaltestsconductedamongthestudentsandontheirown.ThismeansthatstudentsframetentativeIn-Depth

________6In-Depthtestquestionsbasedontheirnotesandgiveeachotherorthemselveswrittenexaminationsthedaybeforeatest.Expertsconfirmedthatstudentswhodevisepossibletestquestionsoftenfindmanyofthesamequestionsduringtherealexaminationandthusscorehigher.7Anothertechniqueemployedbytopstudentsistodomorethantheassignedhomework.Astudentrevealedthatifherteachergivesfiveproblems,shewillundertaketen.Inthestudent’swords,“Partoflearningispractising.Themoreyoupractise,themoreyoulearn.”Last________

____In-Depthbutnotleast,allexpertsandtopstudentsagreethatthemostimportant“secret”ofsuper-achieversliesinthecrucialcontributionbyparents.Frominfancy,super-achieversweretaughttheimportanceoflearningbytheirparents.Thelattersethighstandardsfortheirchildrenandheldthemtothosestandards.Theyencouragedtheirchildrenintheirstudiesbutdidnotundertaketheworkforthem.Insteadofpressuringtheirchildren,theseparentswerealwaysloving,gentleandtookpainstoexplainandmotivate.Theyimpressedthelessonsofresponsibilityontheirchildren,andthechildrendelivered.

____________Q1.DoyouknowanyothersecretstowardsacademicexcellencebesidesthosementionedinTextA?Ifso,sharethemwithyourclassmates.voicingWorkingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.A1:Otherpossiblesecretsare:findoutthelearningstrategiesthatbestsuitoneself;consultmorereferences;doextrareading;takeashortbreakwhentired;etc.voicingQ2.Whichismoreimportanttoyouonyourwaytowardsacademicexcellence,intelligenceordiligence(勤奋刻苦)?Whydoyouthinkso?A2:Possibleanswers:Ioptforintelligencebecausesomepeopleholdthatonecan’tbeatopstudentifhe/sheisnotbrightenough.Ithinkthatdiligentworkalwayspaysoff.voicingQ3.Doyouthinkparentalinfluenceisaveryimportantfactorinachild’sacademicexcellence?Whyorwhynot?A3:Possibleanswers:Ithinkgoodparentalinfluenceusuallyhaspositiveeffectsonthechildrenbecauseparentsarerolemodelsandfirstteachersoftheirchildren.voicingQ4.Doyouoftenparticipateingroupstudy?Whyorwhynot?A4:Possibleanswers:Yes,IlikegroupstudybecauseIlearnbetterbydiscussinghomeworkandproblemstogetherwithmyclassmates.No,Idon’tlikegroupwork,asIfeelI’mmostefficientwhenstudyingalone.KeyWords(B)economicpeerself-inducedchargevictimeconomytuitionfeesumaccumulateloanfinancialtoughdeterminationlabdentistwebsteersecureclassicspracticalfacultycreativeKeyWordsforTextBKeyWords(B)specificprofessionseveretrulyobligatedfulfillexpectationdeandawntensionapproachdueoversleepmultiplydeliberatelyperceivepsychologicallyultimatelytrapuniqueKeyWordsforTextBKeyWords(B)ExpressionsforTextBworkoncometomajorinpayoffafterallunderpressureputtogetherpointout1.ItsaddensmebecauseIknowtheminothercornersoftheirlifeascheerfulpeople.(Para.4)2)Paraphrasethesentence.ItmakesmesadbecauseIknowthattheyarehappyandcheerfulinotherpartsoflife.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.这让我很伤心，因为我知道在生活的其它方面他们是开朗快乐的人

。Sentences2.Theparentsmeanwell;theyaretryingtosteertheirsonsanddaughterstoward

asecurefuture.(Para.9)2)Makeasentencewiththeitalicizedstructure.Myparentsalwaystriedtosteermetoward

asecurefutureastheyhadplanned,butIhadmyowndetermination.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.父母的本意是好的，他们想引导自己的孩子走向无忧无虑的未来。Sentences3.Onepartofthemfeelsobligatedtofulfilltheirparents’expectations;afterall,theirparentsareolderandpresumablywiser.(Para.10)2)Makeasentencewiththeitalicizedstructure.Hedidfulfillhisparents’expectationsandfinallybecameanoutstandingscholar.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.一方面，他们觉得有义务不辜负父母对自己的期望，毕竟父母比自己年长，该更有智慧吧。Sentences4.It’ssymptomaticofallthepressuresputtogether.(Para.13)2)Paraphrasethesentence.Thisincidentisasignofallthepressuresthatcometogether.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.这表明所有压力都汇集在一起了。SentencesQ1Whatarethefourkindsofpressurethatstudentsarefacedwith?

Q2Whoshouldweblameforthosepressures?

Para.1ComprehensionComprehensionQ1Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Studentstodayliveinabrutaleconomy”?Q2Whenarethestudentsexpectedtorepaytheirloansforhighereducation?Para.2ComprehensionQ1Arestudentswhohavefinancialsupportfromtheirparentsfreefrompressure?Q2Giveoneexampletoshowwhatparentalpressureis.

Q3Doallstudentsenjoystudyingmedicine?Paras.3-8ComprehensionQ1Whatdoesthewritermeanby“caughtinoneoftheoldestwebsofloveanddutyandguilt”?

Q2Whyaremajorssuchashistoryorclassicsorphilosophyregardedwithdisfavorbymostparents?

Q3Whatdoesthewritersayaboutmajoringinthehumanities?

Para.9Q4Whatisthepossibleimplicationoftakingcoursesinlaw,medicineorbusinessintheeyesofmostpeople?Q1ComprehensionHowdothestudentsfeelwhentheycan’tchooseamajortheylike?Para.10ComprehensionQ1Whatcanbesaidaboutpeerpressureandself-inducedpressure?

Para.11Q2Canyouexplainwhyeconomicpressuremaybecloselyconnectedwithparentalpressure,andpeerpressurewithself-inducedpressure?

ComprehensionQ1WhydidLindacometothedean’soffice?

Q2Whatwasthetruthaboutthesituation?

Para.12ComprehensionQ1WhatdoesthestoryaboutLindaandBarbarareveal?

Q2Whatdidthestudentactuallymeanby“WillIgeteverythingdone?”Q3Whatarethepossiblereactionsofastudentwhosuffersfrompeerpressure?Paras.13-15Q4Whatdoesthewritermeanbystating“Pitythepoorstudentwhoisstilljustdoingtheassignment.”?Q1ComprehensionWhatdoesthewritermeanbystating“Thetacticworks,psychologically.”?

Para.16ComprehensionQ1Whocanhelptofreestudentsfromthepressurestheysufferfrom?

Q2Whatshouldthestudentsbelievein?

Para.17Activity1:

Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscusseachofthefollowingquestionsonthenextslide.OptionalOptionalDocollegestudentsinChinasufferfromthesamepressuresmentionedinTextB?Arethereanydifferences?Whatisyourmajor?Whochosethismajor,youoryourparents?Areyouhappywithyourmajorsofar?Givereasons.Areyouworkingparttimewhilebeingafull-timestudent?Ifso,whyareyouworkingparttime?Ifnot,doyouthinkit’sgoodtoworkparttimewhilebeingafulltimestudent?OptionalActivity2:

Sitingroupsanddiscusswithyourclassmatesthelearningmethodseffectiveinachievingacademicexcellenceyouagreewith.Finishthetableonthenextslide.OptionalLearningMethodsEffectiveinAchievingAcademicExcellencea.b.c.d.e.f.masterandapplybasicprinciples

beorganized

scheduleone’stimetreateveryassignmentseriouslyandparticipateinclass

joiningroupstudydosupplementaryreadingsOptionalActivity3:

Learningstylesaredifferentfrompersontoperson.Somepeopleprefertostudyindividuallywhileothersprefertostudycollaboratively(合作地),thatis,inagroup.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach?Discussthisquestioningroupsandputdownyouranswersinthespaceprovidedonthenextslide.OptionalAdvantagesofStudyingIndividuallyDisadvantagesofStudyingIndividuallyAdvantagesofStudyingCollaborativelyDisadvantagesofStudyingCollaborativelya.betterconcentrationb.atone’sownpacec.canstudyanytime/anywhere…a.withnoonetoshareideasandaskquestionsb.mayfeelboredsometimes…a.discussproblemstogetherandhenceachieve

betterunderstandingb.enjoyabletoworkwithsomeoneelse…a.possibledistractionsb.maynotbetime-effectivesometimes…UsefulExpressionsUsefulExpressionsfromTextAChineseEquivalencesitisfarmoreimportant更为重要howtosetone’sprioritiesright如何决定轻重缓急

amatterofpersonalpreference

个人偏好问题keepone’sthingsintheirproperplaces把东西放得井井有条

beoverwhelmedbythetasksathand让手头的工作压得喘不过气turninneatwork交上整洁的作业accordingtoone’sdailytimetable

根据每天的时间表UsefulUsefulExpressionsfromTextAChineseEquivalencesdemonstrate…intellectualcuriosity反映……求知欲

clarifydoubts澄清疑问trydifferentapproaches尝试不同的方法inone’swords用某人的话说sethighstandards制定高标准

takepainstoexplain不厌其烦地解释UsefulExpressionslastbutnotleast最后一点同样不容忽视UsefulUsefulExpressionsfromTextBChineseEquivalencesinothercornersoflife在生活的其他方面steer…towardasecurefuture引导……走向无忧无虑的未来majorinhistory攻读历史fulfillone’sexpectations不辜负某人的期望shapeone’sownfuture创造自己的未来UsefulExpressionsbeunderterriblepressure承受着可怕的压力Thefollowingsentencesappearinthisunit.Reflectontheuseofthearticlesinthesentencesbyansweringeachofthefollowingquestions.

GrammarGrammar2.Atopstudentwhoisalsoatopathletememorisesbiologytermsasheworksouteveryday.(Para.2,TextA)Question:Whatwouldthesentencemeanifwechanged“Atopstudent”to“Thetopstudent”?1.Aprofessorofeducationwhohasconductedmajorstudiesofsuper-achievingstudentsrevealedthattopgradesdonotalwaysgotothebrighteststudents.(Para.1,TextA)Question:Canwechange“Aprofessorofeducation”to“Theprofessorofeducation”?Whyorwhynot?Grammar4.Itiseasytolookaroundforvillains—toblamethecollegesforchargingtoomuchmoney,theprofessorsforassigningtoomuchwork,theparentsforpushingtheirchildrentoofar,thestudentsfordrivingthemselvestoohard.(Para.1,TextB)Question:Canweomit“the”intheitalicizedphrases?Whyorwhynot?3.Topstudentsbelievethatasecretoftheirsuccessisthetakingdownofgoodnotesduringlessonsandusingthemforrevision.(Para.4,TextA)Question:Whatwouldthesentencemeanifwechanged“asecretoftheirsuccess”to“thesecretoftheirsuccess”?Grammar5.Whenateachergetsmoreandmoreeffortfromhisclass,thestudentwhoisdoingnormalworkcanbeperceivedasnotdoingwell.(Para.16,TextB)Question:Canwechange“ateacher”intheoriginalsentenceto“the

teacher”,and“the

student”to“a

student”?Whyorwhynot?Grammar冠词的用法一、不定冠词的用法1、表示某一类人或某事物中的任何一个，通常在第一次提到某人或某物时用a/an，以表示与其他事物的区别。

2、用其中的任何一个代表他们所属种类的特性。

Ahorseisusefultomankind.Igavehimabookyesterday.Grammar4、用来泛指某人、某物或地方。

Aboycametoseeyouamomentago.5、用于某些特定的词组。例如：afew

几个，alittle

有点，等等。

Shehasafewfriendsinthiscity.Thereisalittlemilkinthebottle.Thepotatoissoldatabout30fena

jin.3、用在事物的度量单位前，如时间、速度、价格等，表示“每一个”。Grammar二、定冠词的用法 1、定冠词特指某（些）人或某（些）事物。Doyouknowthemaninback?Itisnotthecarwearelookingfor.2、如果第一次提到某人或事物的时候，用a/an，那么以后再提到的话，就变成特指的人或事物了。Isawafilmyesterday.Thefilmendedateighto’clock.3、定冠词用于表示世界上独一无二的事物或用于自然界现象或方位名词之前。这些事物当然是特指的事物，不可能有两个或两个以上。

thesun,

themoon,

theearth,thesky,

theworld

4、定冠词与单数名词连用，也可以表示这一类人或事物。

Thecatisananimal.5、定冠词与形容词连用，可表示某一类人或事物。这可看作是省略了名词的用法。

Thewoundedwerebroughttothehospital.

注：the用在姓名复数之前，表示一家人：TheGreensGrammarGrammar三、零冠词的用法1、国名，人名前通常不用冠词：England，Mary2、泛指的复数名词，表示一类人或事物时，可不用冠词。

Theyareteachers.

3、抽象名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词。

Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

4、物质名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词，当表示特定的意思时，需要加定冠词。

Mancannotlivewithoutwater.

Grammar5、在季节、月份、节日、假日、日期、星期等表示时间的名词之前，不加冠词。

WegotoschoolfromMondaytoFriday.

6、在称呼或表示官衔，职位的名词前不加冠词。

TheguardstooktheAmericantoGeneralLee.

7、在三餐、球类运动和娱乐运动的名称前，不加冠词。

havebreakfast,playchess8、当两个或两个以上名词并用时，常省去冠词。

Ican’twritewithoutpenorpencil.

Grammar9、当by与火车等交通工具连用，表示一种方式时，中间无冠词：bybus，bytrain

10、有些个体名词不用冠词。

school，college，prison，market，hospital，bed，table，class，town，church，court

等个体名词，直接置于介词后，表示该名词的深层含义:

gotohosp