Unit 2 Great People
Lesson 7: What Is the Meaning of Life?
I. Learning aims:
Master the new words:
meaning, dialogue, successful, survey, neighbour
II. Learning important and difficult points:
1) Those are all really important questions and very difficult to answer.
2) I’m not sure how to answer them.
3) My dad always says that we should be good to others.
4) Let’s write these questions down.
Language Points:
1. meaning
【用法】作可数名词，意为“意思”，是动词mean的动名词形式起形容词作用。
【举例】Can you tell me the meaning of this new word? 你能告诉我这个生词的意思吗？
2. Those are all really important questions and very difficult to answer. 那些都是很重要的问题并且很难回答。
【用法】句式“be + 形容词+ 不定式”意为“很……做某事……”。
【举例】This kind of work is easy to complete. 这种工作很容易完成。
3. I’m not sure how to answer them. 我不能肯定如何回答它们。
【用法】不定式可以与疑问词 who, what, which, when, how, where 等连用，构成不定式短语，在句中作主语、表语、宾语和宾语补足语等。
【举例】①Where to buy this kind of computer is a problem. 到哪里去买这种计算机是一个问题。（作主语）②I really don’t know what to do.我的确不知道该怎么办了。（作宾语）③The question is how to get there. 问题是怎么到那里去。（作表语）④Can you tell me which one to choose? 你能告诉我该选择哪一个吗？（作
宾语补足语）
4. My dad always says that we should be good to others. 我父亲总说我们应该对别人好一些。
【用法】句式be good to somebody 意为“对某人态度友好”。类似句式还有：be polite to, be friendly to, to kind to, be nice to, be rude to等。
【举例】His classmates are all friendly to him. 他的同学们对他很友好。
Lesson 8: A Universe of Thought
I. Learning aims:
Master the new words:
universe, Albert Einstein, lifetime, solve, theory, relativity, Switzerland, pioneer, Nobel, Princeton, nuclear, weapon, conclusion, false
II. Learning important and difficult points:
1）Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
2）For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
3）The important thing is not to stop questioning.
4）Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Language Points:
1. solve
【用法】作及物动词，意为“解答、解决”，后加名词或代词作宾语。
【举例】I don’t think I can solve these problems. 我想我不能解决这些问题。
2. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity. 爱因斯坦为他的相对来说最为出名。
【用法】句式be famous for 意为“因……而著名、出名”，后加表示物的名词、代词作介词for的宾语。
【举例】Hangzhou is famous for tea and silk. 杭州因茶和丝绸而出名。
【拓展】句式be famous as意为“作为……而著名、出名”；后加表示人的名词、代词作介词as的宾语。
【举例】Yang Liping is famous as a dancer. 杨丽萍作为舞蹈演员而出名。
3. The important thing is not to stop questioning. 最重要的事情是不要放弃提问。
【用法】这句话中的not to stop questioning 是动名词的否定形式，它由否定副词not 加上动名词构成。在这句话中，动名词用在系词后作表语。
【举例】①He is worried about not going to the concert. 他担心的是不能参加音乐会。②To us students, the first task is studying hard. 对我们学生来说，第一个任务就是努力学习。
Lesson 9: China’s Most Famous “Farmer”
I. Learning aims:
Master the new words:
universe, Albert Einstein, lifetime, solve, theory, relativity, Switzerland, pioneer, Nobel, Princeton, nuclear, weapon, conclusion, false
II. Learning important and difficult points:
1）Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
2）For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
3）The important thing is not to stop questioning.
4）Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Language Points:
1. produce
【用法】作及物动词，意为“出产、生产”，是后加名词或代词作宾语。
【举例】Our factory produces radios and televisions. 我们工厂生产收音机和电视机。
【拓展】product是produce 的名词形式，意为“产品”。
【举例】This kind of product sells well. Is that so? 这种产品很畅销。是这样吗？
2. In the dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut. 在梦中，他种了一种想花生一样大的水稻。
【用法】句式as…as…表示程度相同，第一个as是副词，后加形容词或副词的原级。
【举例】①Jim is as honest as Billy. 吉姆和比利一样诚实。②She works as carefully as her sister. 她和她姐姐工作一样认真。
【拓展】句式not as (so) …as 表示一方不如另一方。
【举例】①The weather in Beijing is not as (so) hot as that in Wuhan. 北京的天气不如武汉的天气热。②I don’t run as (so) fast as you. 我不如你跑得快。
3. Since then, he has spent much of his time researching and developing new varieties. 从那时起，他花费很多时间研究和开发新品种。
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