1、Free-talk2. Can you list some functions of mobile phones?1. How many of you have a mobile phone?Different functions of mobile phonesmaking a phone calltaking photoslistening to musicsurfing the Internetsending short messages (pictures)playing games As we know, mobile phones have become part of peopl

2、es life and it has been argued that mobile phones may be harmful to us for many years. Do you think that the use of mobile phones is dangerous or not? Lead-inProjectAre mobile phones safe?Unit 1 Living with technology1. What has the British Association for the Advancement of Science reported?2. What

3、 has the study conducted in Australia suggested?3. Can children use mobile phones like adults? Why?Fast-reading1.It is said that using a mobile phone doubles the risk of developing brain cancer.2.There is enough scientific evidence available about the effects of mobile phones on peoples health.3.The

4、 industry has clearly announced that the products they are selling could possibly dangerous.4.Now we all know the fact that cancer is associated with smoking.5.The writer encouraged the children to use the phone more often.first reading: True or False Careful-reading Main points Supporting details R

5、ead the passage again and fill in the form below: Using a mobile phone doubles the risk of developing brain cancer.Digital mobile phones are an actual danger.The reasons why there is no definite scientific evidence available now about the effects of mobile phones on peoples health.The report is base

6、d on the findings of research that was carried out in Sweden, comparing 1,617 patients found to have brain tumors between 1997 and 2003 with the same number of healthy people.The study, conducted with 200 mice, of which half were exposed to radiation while the other half did not receive any radiatio

7、n, shows that the first half were found to have more than twice the cancer rate of the second half after eighteen months.Enormous profit from the telecommunications industry prevents the bad results of findings from being revealed.盡量減少通話時(shí)間 盡量不要放在口袋、腰間(waist)和床頭 接通 最初5秒防止貼近耳朵 使用耳機(jī)(earphone)減少 輻射(radi

8、ation) 青少年兒童少用 信號(hào)弱時(shí)少聽 懷孕(in a family way)早期最好少用 DiscussionAre there any ways to reduce the risk of being harmed when using mobile phones?Tips It is reported that many high school students bring mobile phones to their school.Do you think high school students should use mobile phones at school? Why or

9、 why not?What might be the writers attitude towards mobile phone use? Why do you think so? He might be worried about the use of mobile phones because he says, Scientists have recently provide us with some worrying findings.Language pointsprovidesupplyofferprovide sb. with sth./provide sth. for sb.su

10、pply sb. with sth. /supply sth. to/for sb.offer sb. sth./offer sth. to sb./offer to dovt.供給, 提供, n.補(bǔ)給,供給量(pl.)vt.提出,試圖要做,出價(jià), n.提議offer adviceoffer sb. a cup of teaoffer sb. 100 yuan for the bikerefuse/accept an offerwater supplyhousehold suppliesprovide the ship with radar提出建議給端上一杯茶向出100元買自行車拒絕/接受建議

11、供水家庭用品給船裝備雷達(dá)vt.提供,裝備,規(guī)定vi.為作準(zhǔn)備double1). vt., vi.增加一倍；把加一倍；使加倍使收入增加一倍double ones income加倍努力double ones efforts他工作得很好，他們給他工資加了一倍。He worked so well that they doubled his wages.The debt soon doubled.債務(wù)不久就增了一倍。2). adj. 雙的；雙重的；兩用的；兩個(gè)的a double bed/room 雙人床/房間a man with a double character有雙重性格的人speak with a

12、 double tongue.說話口是心非3). adv.兩倍；加倍地Many things now cost double what they did a few years ago.許多東西比數(shù)年前貴了一倍。pay double the price 加倍付錢She is the double of her mother.她和她媽媽長(zhǎng)得一模一樣。mixed doubles男女混合雙打4). n. 二倍;加倍;相似者; 相似的人物; (網(wǎng)球, 乒乓球等的)雙打terminal 1. When he was rushed to the hospital, he was examined _can

13、cer.terminal2. Excuse me, where is the _ of the train ?terminaladj. 晚期的,終點(diǎn)的,每期的,學(xué)期的 n. 末端, 終點(diǎn)站terminal cancer a terminal patienta terminal exam癌癥晚期晚期患者期末考試be based on 以為根底，基于之上One should always base ones opinions on facts.一個(gè)人的意見應(yīng)以事實(shí)為根據(jù)。Judgment should be based on facts, not on hearsay.判斷應(yīng)該以事實(shí)為依據(jù),而不應(yīng)

14、該依靠道聽途說。Advertisements based on these facts have been printed in newspapers and magazines but have not helped much.根據(jù)這些情況擬定的廣告詞登載在報(bào)紙和雜志上,但是效果不大。concentrate vt., vi.集中注意力、思想等concentrate on your work集中精力工作A driver should concentrate on the road when driving.開車時(shí)駕駛員的注意力要集中在路上。concentrate ones attention

15、on /upon把注意力集中在We concentrated our attention on the task before us.我們專注于眼前的任務(wù)。This study was conducted with 200 mice, half of which were exposed to radiation while the other half did not receive any radiation.be exposed to “被暴露于,經(jīng)受這種油漆能經(jīng)受各種天氣的考驗(yàn)。作為戰(zhàn)地護(hù)士, 她置身于各種各樣的危險(xiǎn)之中。This kind of paint can be expose

16、d to all kinds of weather.As a nurse in the war she was exposed to many dangers.exposed adj.The house is in a very exposed position.expose sb. to sth. phrasal verb usually passiveto make it likely that someone will experiencesomething harmful or unpleasant:About 800, 000 children are exposed to pois

17、ons each year.It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation.expose高考鏈接_ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A. ExposedB. Having exposedC. Being exposedD. After being exposed2002上海區(qū)別:_ to sunlight for too much time, your skin will be don

18、e harm to.A. ExposedB. Having exposedC. Being exposedD. After being exposedThe amount of radiation was equal to using a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day.be equal to “ 等于,相當(dāng)于總體上說，女性的體力不及男性。On the whole, women are not equal to men in physical strength.equal adj. 常與to連用相同的cut the cake int

19、o six equal pieces把蛋糕等分成相同的六塊It is equal to me whether he comes or not.他來不來對(duì)我都一樣。勝任的；經(jīng)得起的He is equal to this task. He is equal to doing this task.他能勝任這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。vt. 與相等，等于Three and five equals eight.三加五等于八。Eight times eight equals sixty-four.八乘八等于六十四。比得上None of us can equal her.沒人比得上她。previous adj. 常與to連用

20、以前的；先的a day previous to Christmas圣誕節(jié)的前一天He has had no previous experience of this kind of job.他從前沒有做這種工作的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。I had collected material previous to writing.我在寫作以前先搜集了材料。過早的；過急的You have been a little too previous.你有點(diǎn)過急了。parallel平行線相似(同)的事例The road and the railway are parallel to each other.The road runs

21、 parallel with the railway.在之間作個(gè)比較draw a parallel between 雙杠Peking is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude(緯度). 北京靠近北緯40度。parallel barsparallel (lines)adj. 平行的,類似的n. 平行線,類似的人/情況,緯線a parallel casebe associated with與有聯(lián)系, 與相關(guān)人們常把威士忌同蘇格蘭聯(lián)系起來。Whisky is usually associated with Scotland.你說的故事與他

22、的家鄉(xiāng)有關(guān)嗎?Is your story associated with his hometown? be connected withWe associate China with the Great Wall.我們想起中國(guó), 就聯(lián)想到長(zhǎng)城。What do you associate with such a heavy snow?這樣一場(chǎng)大雪你有什么聯(lián)想?associate vt. 使發(fā)生聯(lián)系, 使聯(lián)合,聯(lián)想acknowledge 我成認(rèn)他說的是事實(shí)。I acknowledge the truth of his statement. He was acknowledged to be the

23、 best player. He was acknowledged as the best player. It is universally acknowledged that dogs have a good sense of smell. 他被公認(rèn)為是最正確選手。 大家都認(rèn)為狗的嗅覺敏銳。 accept the truth of sth.; admit sth. 成認(rèn) Thus, the findings have not been made public, and the industry is saying that there is not enough evidence to d

24、o so. (P15) 因此,一些研究結(jié)果一直未與公開, 而電信公司卻說證據(jù)還不夠充分。thus adv.in this way: 就這樣Bend from the waist, thus.with this result: 因此They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.(2007湖北)Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a environment. A. peaceful B. se

25、nsitive C. common D. stable 高考鏈接Can we have faith in them and believe that they are being honest?have faith in “信任 “相信雖然約翰有缺點(diǎn), 但我對(duì)他還是信任的。 他仍然很有天賦, 但是他已經(jīng)喪失了信心。I still have faith in John despite his shortcomings.He still has great talent, but he has lost faith in himself. As we have learnt how to make a statement and how to support it, now you need to complete the project to make a list of pros and cons.P