unit 22 Word study
Period 4 Word study
Type of lesson: Word study
Teaching Contents: Vocabulary: thrill, educate, divide, prevent, risk and it seems/ed.
Teaching Aims:Help the students grasp the usages and meanings of the above words or phrases.
Teaching procedures:
Step I . Present the words to be learned to the students.
Ask the students to discuss in group and get the meanings of the underlined words or phrases
1. Many people come to theme park looking for thrills and entertainment.
2. A good example of a theme park that both educates and entertains is Ocean Park in Hong Kong.
3. The park is divided into two sections.
4. It seems that people just cannot get enough of scary rides and exciting adventures.
5. New technology allows us to experience almost anything without actually being in danger or risking injury.
6. He cut off the electricity quickly and prevented an accident.
Step II: Learn each word in detail
1. thrill
Ask the Ss to read the following sentences and match the underlined words with their proper meanings.
1) The magic of his music continues to thrill audiences.
2) Although Mary has been acting for years, she still get a thrill out of going on the stage.
3) Stories of adventure thrilled him.
A. To give great pleasure to; delight.
B. To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
C. A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure.
Practice: complete the following sentences.
這位旅行者的經歷使我們驚駭不已。
1) The travelers ___________________ his stories. (thrilled us with)
我得知考試及格後很高興。
2) It ____________________ to know I had passed the examination. (gave me a thrill/ is a great thrill for me)
2. educate
Ask the Ss to read the sentences and discuss the meanings and usages of “educate” in a group of 4.
1) educate sb: 教育,指導某人
School teachers educate children.
2) educate oneself自學,自修
Some children educate themselves because their parents can’t afford them to the school.
3) educate sb about/ on sth 就。。。對。。。進行教育,指導
The campaign will educate the public about the dangers of smoking.
4) be educated for... 爲特定目的而提供知識或進行訓練,培訓
I was educated for an English teacher.
Ask Ss to translate the following phrases.
①自學, 自修educate oneself
②受大學教育; 上大學be educated at [in] a college
③培養音樂興趣educate one's taste in music
④攻讀法律be educated for the law.
⑤大學教a college education.
3. divide
1) 分開;劃分(常與in, into連用)
Let's divide ourselves into several groups.
This class is too large; we shall have to divide it for oral practice.
2) 分開把…跟別的東西分開;分離:divide... from...
The teacher divided the boys from the girls for gym class.
3) 分,分食 (常與out連用)
"Children, divide the cake up between / among you."
4) 除
15 divided by 3 is 5.
Three will not divide into eleven.
5) 使意見不合;使不和
Please don't let such a small matter divide us.
On some minor points members of the committee divide with one another.
Practice:
4. prevent
1) To keep from happening: 預防使防止發生:
It is the job of the police to prevent crime.
The government took steps to prevent the strike.
2) v. intr. To present an obstacle: 阻撓,阻止呈現出阻礙:
There will be a picnic if nothing prevents.
3)stop or hinder(常與from連用)阻止;制止;妨礙
We were prevented by heavy smog from seeing anything.
What prevented you from joining us last night?
4) To come before; proceed. 在…之前在…之前來;先於
Tom’s study always prevents his peers.
Practice: make up sentences according to the given key words and pictures.
Possible answers:
1) Your prompt action prevented a serious accident.
2) Italy famous football flayer Barkier has a leg injury that may prevent him from playing in tomorrow’s game.
3) Class 2’s basketball players tried their best to prevent us from winning.
5. risk
v. Ask the Ss to observe the following sentences and discuss the usage of risk.
1) risk sth
You should not have risked the confrontation with the government.
His action risked a sharp reprisal.
2) risk doing sth
Are you prepared to risk traveling without an guard?
Although he risked getting caught in a storm, Jim kept the appointment on time.
3) risk sth on sth
You’d be crazy to risk your money on an investment like that.
Tom’s Dad is a gambler. He once risked everything on a single throw.
4) risk one’s life
He risked his life when he saved the child from the river.
Martina risked her life to save her dog from the fire.
n. Ask the Ss to translate the risk-phrases in the following sentences.
1) He took a risk when he crossed the old bridge.
2) The firm’s reputation is at risk.
3) Anyone traveling without a passport runs a risk of being arrested.
4) At the risk of sounding stupid, can I ask a simple question?
5) You leave your wallet in the classroom at your own risk.
Practice
Complete the following blanks using what we learned about “risk”.
Last summer vacation, Xiao Ming _________________ (獨自冒險旅行)to the Huang Long Virgin Forest. Before his journey, he told his plan to his parents. Xiao Ming’s Dad agreed with him and said: “Being a man, we should ___________(冒險)to become stronger.” But, his mother was worried about him, because she thought Xiao Ming was too young to travel the virgin forest alone and he just____________.(冒生命危險)
Xiao Ming explained his plan and said he had been well prepared. He wouldn’t _________(處於危險中). At last Mum gave in and said: “OK. Be well prepared! Once you are in danger, do call the police and us for help. ”
Three days later, Xiao Ming came back home safely. Although Tom was very tired, he said to his parents: “___________________.(這值得冒險)”
Possible answers:
risked traveling alone, take a risk , risked his life ,
be at risk. It’s worth the risk
6. It seems/seemed...
Ask the Ss to read following sentences and discuss the sentence pattern.
1) it seems that...
It seems to me that it will snow.
It seemed that he was ill. So I called in the doctor.
2) it seems as if/ like / though...
It seems as if it is going to rain.
"At that time, it seemed as if I couldn't think of the right word anyhow."
3) + adj.
He seems quite happy.
Mary didn’t seem very sure about tomorrow’s exam.
4) sb/sth seems/ed to be/do/ have done
Danger seems to attend everything they have tried.
I seemed to hear a voice in the distance.
Practice: use “seem” to make up as many sentences as you can according to the pictures.
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2)
Practice
Choose the following words or phrases and use their proper forms to fill in the blanks: ..., thrill, educate, ..., ..., prevent, risk and it seems/ed.
Ocean Park Hong Kong
Ocean Park, situated on the southern side of Hong Kong Island, is one of the world’s acclaimed _________ theme parks covering more than 870,000 square meters of land. With 24 years of history, Ocean Park has established itself as one of the major tourist attractions in Hong Kong and Asia. Aside from entertainment through _______ rides and a wide variety of shows, the park _____________ its education and conservation programmers.
Ocean Park is divided into two sections: the Headland and Lowland. At the Headland, the visitors can ______ its many rides including the Crazy Galleon, Flying Swing, Raging River, space wheel, and so on. Another attraction is Dolphin Aquarium. Unlike some aquarium where the visitors ____________________ touching the dolphins, it allows the visitors to dive and play with the dolphins. ________________ people just can’t get enough entertainment and education in Ocean Park.
Possible answers:
educational, thrill, is based on, risk,
are prevented from, It seems that
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