1、Taxi!,Preview,How often do you take a taxi? What is the advantage(優(yōu)勢(shì)) or disadvantage of taking a taxi?,Describe the picture,New words,taxi Swiss passenger ploughed Birmingham Welsh block flat occasion deserted lonely Atlantic Ocean,taxi,n. 出租車 He called a taxi for me. 他給我叫了輛出租車。 by taxi 乘出租車 taxi s

2、tand (AmE)出租車站 taxi driver 出租車司機(jī) take a taxi to 打車去 他每天早上打車上學(xué)。 He takes a taxi to school every morning. He goes to school by taxi every morning.,Review: 一些重要國(guó)家以及人,North America: (北美) U.S. Canada Mexico Cuba American Canadian Mexican Cuban South America: (南美) Chile Argentina Brazil Colombia Chilean A

3、rgentine Brazilian Colombian Europe: (歐洲) England France Germany Italy English French German Italian Sweden Norway Denmark Finland Swedish Norwegian Danish Finnish,Review: 一些重要國(guó)家以及人,Switzerland Holland Austria Poland Swiss Dutch Austrian Polish/Pole Russia Greece Ireland Spain Russian Greek Irish Sp

4、anish Hungary Turkey (大部分國(guó)土在亞洲) Hungarian Turkish Oceania: (大洋洲) Australia New Zealand Australian New Zealander/ kiwi,Review: 一些重要國(guó)家以及人,Asia: (亞洲) China Japan Korea Thailand Chinese Japanese Korean Thai India Philippines Singapore Malaysia Indian Filipino Singaporean Malaysian Iran Iraq Vietnam Iran

5、ian Iraqi Vietnamese Africa: (非洲) Egypt South Africa Nigeria Egyptian Nigerian,passenger,n. 乘客，旅客 This bus can carry 50 passengers. 這輛公交車能載50名乘客。,land,v. 著陸，登陸 The plane will land in five minutes. 飛機(jī)將在五分鐘后降落。 The pilot landed the plane safely. 飛行員將飛機(jī)安全著陸。 The ball landed in the lake. 球落入湖中。,ploughed

6、,詞根：v. plough plough a field 耕田 They plough in spring. 他們?cè)诖焊?美語(yǔ)表達(dá)：plow plau (發(fā)音一樣) Farmers plow in fall or spring. 農(nóng)民們?cè)谇锾旎蛘叽禾旄N。 the Plough 北斗七星（BrE） the Big Dipper 北斗七星（AmE） ploughed: adj. 耕過(guò)的（地）,Birmingham,n. 伯明翰 （主要指英國(guó)中部城市，為英國(guó)第二大城市。注：美國(guó)也有同名的城市） 擴(kuò)：英國(guó)主要城市： London (倫敦，位于英格蘭英國(guó)首都) Birmingham (伯明翰，英格蘭

7、中部) Manchester (曼徹斯特，英國(guó)西北部) Liverpool (利物浦) Cambridge (劍橋) Oxford (牛津) Edinburgh (愛(ài)丁堡) Belfast (貝爾法斯特) Cardiff (卡地夫) Portsmouth (樸茨茅斯),About U.K.,英國(guó)的全稱： 大不列顛及北愛(ài)爾蘭聯(lián)合王國(guó) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 簡(jiǎn)稱: 聯(lián)合王國(guó)The United Kingdom 或英國(guó)Britain/ England,About U.K.,英國(guó)包括 英格蘭England、 蘇

8、格蘭Scotland 威爾士Wales 和北愛(ài)爾蘭Northern Ireland四個(gè)部分,About U.K.,其中，England（英格蘭）、Scotland（蘇格蘭）、Wales（威爾士）同屬于Great Britain （大不列顛） 而Northern Ireland（北愛(ài)爾蘭）在地理上與其它三部分分開(kāi)，屬于愛(ài)爾蘭，但是在1921年的獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)后被分割出來(lái)，現(xiàn)在歸英國(guó)、愛(ài)爾蘭和其本身的代表議會(huì)共同管理。 England 首府：London (同時(shí)也是整個(gè)英國(guó)的首都) Scotland 首府：Edinburgh Wales 首府：Cardiff Northern Ireland 首府：Be

9、lfast,block,n. 大樓，大廈，街區(qū)，阻塞，障礙物 an office block 辦公大樓 Turn left after two blocks. 走過(guò)兩個(gè)街區(qū)后左拐。 a block in the pipes. 管道阻塞 a road block 路障 a block of rock 一塊巖石 a block in traffic 交通阻塞,flat,n.（樓房的）一層，公寓房間，平的 公寓另一種表達(dá)：apartment I hope to have a flat of my own. 我希望擁有一套屬于自己的公寓。 a block of flats 一幢公寓大樓 The ear

10、th is round, not flat. 地球是圓的，不是平的。,occasion,n. 場(chǎng)合，時(shí)機(jī)，時(shí)刻，理由 I only wear a tie on special occasions. 我只在特殊場(chǎng)合系領(lǐng)帶。 He was not at home on that occasion. 那時(shí)他正好不在家。 Ive met her on several occasions recently. 我最近見(jiàn)到過(guò)她好幾次。 You have no occasion to buy another car. 你沒(méi)有必要再買一輛車。,deserted,adj. 被遺棄的，荒蕪的 聯(lián)想：desert n

11、. 沙漠，荒野 v. 遺棄，拋棄 deserted city 荒涼的城市,lonely,adj. 寂寞的，孤獨(dú)的，偏僻的，荒無(wú)人煙的 When his wife died, he was very lonely. 他太太去世后他非常孤獨(dú)。 She has no friends, so she always feels lonely. 她沒(méi)有朋友，所以常常感到孤獨(dú)。 自從我最好的朋友離開(kāi)后，我感到很寂寞。 I felt very lonely when my best friend left. They live a lonely life in the hills. 他們?cè)谏嚼镞^(guò)著寂寞的生活。

12、,lonely,擴(kuò)：與另一個(gè)近義詞alone的區(qū)別: 仔細(xì)想想下面這句話，比較兩詞的不同： I lived alone, but I didnt feel lonely. 我雖然單獨(dú)一人生活，但我并不感到寂寞。 lonely 強(qiáng)調(diào)感覺(jué)上的孤獨(dú)寂寞，是種不好的感覺(jué)。 但alone強(qiáng)調(diào)形式上的孤單，沒(méi)有不好的感覺(jué)。 She watches TV when she is alone. 她單獨(dú)一人時(shí)便看電視。 I can do it alone. 我可以獨(dú)自一人辦理此事。,the Atlantic Ocean,Review: 四大洋 the Atlantic Ocean tlntik 大西洋 the

13、Pacific Ocean psifik 太平洋 the Arctic Ocean :ktik 北冰洋 the Indian Ocean 印度洋,listen for the first time,Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous? Yes, he does. He once refused to fly to Rockall.,Text,Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The taxi is a sma

14、ll Swiss aeroplane called a Pilatus Porter. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcetts first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely vill

15、age in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly

16、to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.,Q & A,Whos bought an unusual taxi? What has he begun? What is the taxi in fact? Where was it made? What is it called? How many passengers can it carry? Where can it land? Who w

17、as the Captains first passenger? Where did he fly from? Where did he fly to?,Q & A,Whats Captain Fawcett done since then? Has he ever landed on a roof? Where else has he landed?,Grammar focus,現(xiàn)在完成時(shí) & 一般過(guò)去時(shí) 中時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)的比較 現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)多表示到現(xiàn)在為止的這段時(shí)間：since+某一時(shí)間，for+一段時(shí)間，up till now, just, before等。 一般過(guò)去時(shí)表示過(guò)去某時(shí)發(fā)生

18、的動(dòng)作，時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)多為last year (month), ago (3 years ago), in + 某一年，just now等。 I saw him in 1994. I havent seen him since 1994. I saw him 3 years ago. I havent seen him for 3 years.,Grammar focus,He stayed at this hotel last month. Have you ever stayed at this hotel? I went abroad last year. Up till now, I hav

19、e never been abroad before. 3. 用already, yet, just, ever, never這類副詞作狀語(yǔ)時(shí)，?？捎糜诂F(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。如： I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. Have you ever been to London? I have never been there. Have you had your lunch yet?,Grammar Box 1,posted your letter - stamped - Ive posted your letter. - I hope y

20、ou stamped it before you posted it. eaten those apples peeled put the plates away washed painted the door cleaned sent that letter off signed,Grammar Box 2,worked in a bank - Have you ever worked in a bank? - I worked in one for two months once. owned a horse driven a Toyota stayed at a hotel kept a cat had a bad cold,Grammar Box 3,No ones seen Tim hes moved - Has anyone seen Tim? - He hasnt