Unit2

Lessonsinlife

Usinglanguage外研版高中選擇性必修第四冊(cè)Review:passivevoice

Unit2bereunitedwith重聚weaken/?wi?k?n/v.使虛弱pessimistic/?pes??m?st?k/adj.悲觀的；悲觀主義的anticipate/?n?t?s?pe?t/v.期待；預(yù)料abnormal/?b?n??m(?)l/adj.不正常的possession/p??ze?(?)n/n.財(cái)產(chǎn)；財(cái)物widespread/?wa?dspred?-?spred/adj.廣為流傳的cooperate/k????p?re?t/v.合作；協(xié)作fee/fi?/n.費(fèi)用phrase/fre?z/n.成語(yǔ)；習(xí)語(yǔ)universityfees大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)outstrenched/k????p?re?t/adj.張開的；伸開的Activity1Presentationa

OndiscoveringthatMorrieisbeingweakenedbyasevereillness,…b…TuesdayswithMorrieisjustmadeupofacollectionofover-emotionalthoughtsandmessages,…CAboxoftissueswillbeneededtogetthroughthisbook!

1Thesubjectisnotknown,isunimportant,oris“peopleingeneral”andcanbeomitted.2

Thefocusofthesentenceisontherecipientoftheaction,notonthesubjectofthesentence.3Thesubjectgoeswithlengthyexpressionsthatarebetterputattheend.Lookatthesentencesfromthereadingpassageandmatchthemtothereasonswhythepassivevoiceisused.1–c2–a3–b1Thesubjectisnotknown,isunimportant,oris“peopleingeneral”andcanbeomitted.2

Thefocusofthesentenceisontherecipientoftheaction,notonthesubjectofthesentence.3Thesubjectgoeswithlengthyexpressionsthatarebetterputattheend.Nowlookformoresentenceswiththepassivevoiceinthereadingpassageandtalkabout

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itisused.Activity2PracticeRewritetheparagraphusingthepassivevoicewhereappropriate.Sinceancienttimes,storytellinghasbeenawaytoshareandpassonwisdom.OneimportantearlyworkthatdidsowasAesop’sFables,acollectionofstoriesthathistorycreditstoAesop,aGreekstoryteller.PeoplebelievethathelivedinAncientGreecebetween620BCand564BC.Mostofthecharactersinhisstoriesareanimals,thequalitiesofwhichAesopusedtoreflecthumantraitsandwisdom.EachfableteachesalifelessonthatAesopsummarisesinashortphraseattheendofthestory,calledamoral.Today,childrenandadultsallaroundtheworldstillenjoyAesop’sFables.Sinceancienttimes,storytellinghasbeenawaytoshareandpassdownwisdomthroughgenerations.OneimportantearlyworkthatdidjustthiswasAesop’sFables,acollectionofstoriesthatwascreditedtoAesop,aGreekstoryteller.ItisbelievedthatAesoplivedinAncientGreecebetween620BCand564BC.Mostofthecharactersinhisstoriesareanimals,thequalitiesofwhichwereusedtoreflecthumantraitsandwisdombyAesop.Eachfableteachesalifelessonthatissummarisedinashortphraseattheendofthestory,calledamoralToday,Aesop’sFablesarestillenjoyedtodaybychildrenandadultsallaroundtheworld.Activity3ProductionLookatthepicturesandwritethestoryfromAesop’sFables.Usethepassivevoicewhereappropriate.Onedayalittlemousewascaughtbyalion...Onedayalittlemousewascaughtbyalion.Thelionwantedtoeatthemouse,butthemousesaidthathewouldhelpthelionsomeday,ifhewasletgo.Thelionthought,“Howcanagreatanimalbehelpedbyalittleanimal?”Butthemousewasallowedtoleave.Severaldayslater,thelionwascaughtbythehunter’snet.Themousebitthenetwithhisstrongteethandhelpedthelionout.Thankstothelittlemouse,thelionwassavedandfinallyadmittedthatthestrongcouldsometimesbehelpedbytheweak.Activity4Workinpairs.Telleachotheranotherfableyouknowandthelessonyouhavelearntfromit.Usethepassivevoicewhereappropriate.Proverbsaboutlife

Activity51A:ProfessorBrown,here’smytermpaper.Sorryforthedelay.B:That’sOK.

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12A:Mathsisreallykillingme!I’mthinkingofgivingitup.B:__________________.You’llnevergetyourdreamjobasamarketanalystifyoudon’tsticktoit.3A:Ifyouwanttolooseweight,youneedtostopeatingjunkfood,andyouneedtostartexercising.B:OK.I’llstarttomorrow…maybe.A:Today.Nottomorrow._____________________________.

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3Listenandcompletetheconversations.1Betterlatethannever.2Nopain,nogain.3Neverputoffuntiltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.4A:I’mgladyoufinallygothere.B:Mycarhadaflattyreontheway.Anyway,____________________.

45A:Withmybrother’shelp,Ifinallycompletedmybiologyproject!B:Congratulations.

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56A:IheardthatMaryisgoingtoinvestallhermoneyinthisprogramme.B:That’snotwise.Aspeopleusuallysay,“________________”.I’lltalktoherassoonaspossible.

64All’swellthatendswell.5Twoheadsarebetterthanone.6Don’tputallofyoureggsinonebasket.Activity6MatchtheproverbsinActivity5totheirmeaning.1________________________:youmustfacechallengesinordertobesuccessful2________________________:itiseasiertoachievesomethingifyoucooperatewithsomeoneelse3________________________:doingsomethinglateisbetterthannotdoingitatall4________________________:youshouldstartthingsearlierratherthanlater5________________________:donotputallyoureffortsorresourcesintodoingonethin6________________________:problemsdon’tmatterifthefinalresultisgoodNowworkingroupsandthinkofotherproverbsaboutlife.CanyoufindChineseproverbswithsimilarmeanings?

1Nopain,nogain.2Twoheadsarebetterthanone.3.Betterlatethanever.Betterlatethanever.Neverputoffuntiltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.Don’tputallofyoureggsinonebasket.All’swellthatendswell.Activity7Workinpairs.Thinkofothersituationstowhichtheseproverbscanbeapplied.Activity8Listentotheinterviewandchoosethebestheadline.1UniversityFeesAreNoBarriertoGrandma!2DreamComesTrueforGraduatingGrandma3JanetSays“FamilyFirst!That’swhatmatters!”4HowtheStudentsExperienceHasChangedwiththeCenturies2Activity9Listenagainandcompletethenotes.InterviewwithJanetRoseAge:__________.Firstattendeduniversityin:

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Reasonforleavinguniversity:

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4181219553Totakecareofherillmother.4Herdaughtersuggestedshegobacktoschoolfiveyearsagoandshejumpedatthechance.Initialfeelingsonreturningtouniversity:

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___________________________Advicetoothers:________________________________Futureplans:____________________________________

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9NowworkinpairsandtalkaboutwhatyoucanlearnfromJanet’sstory.5Shefeltabitnervousatfirstandshefeltsoold.6Amer