Unit 3
Language Structure
Main Teaching Points:
1.The simple past and the present perfect contrasted
eg. This is the first time I’ve been in Shanghai.
2.The past progressive
eg. While Class One students were having a Chinese lesson, Class Three students were having a lesson on the History of the Chinese Revolution(C.R.).
3.The past perfect
eg. By half past ten, we’d already had our English class.
Dialogue
Holiday Planning
A. Listening to the recording
B. Questions on specific details
C. Broad questions:
1. Where did B plan to go during the New Year’s Day holiday? What for ?
2. What did A suggest ？
3. What did B say about carpooling ?
D. Language Points
1. abide by: act in accordance with someone’s rules, commands, or wishes. 遵守，顺从
eg. 1) I’m going to abide by my wife’s decision and take her to Merry Island.
2) Opposition leaders were not sure whether he would abide by the
election results if they went against him. 反对党的领袖不确定，如果选举结果对他不利的话，他是否会甘拜下风。
2. bank on: expect, rely on 指望，依赖，依靠
eg. 1) You can bank on him when you are in trouble.
2) Don’t bank on the weather being fine for the picnic.可别指望
去野餐会有好天气。
3. convince: v. make sb. feel certain, persuade使信赖，使确信，说服
convince sb. of sth.使某人确信
eg. 1) How can I convince you of his innocence ?我怎样才能让你相信他是无辜的呢？
2) What Mary said convinced the teacher that no one cheated in
the Maths exam.玛丽所说的话使老师确信数学考试中没人作弊。
3) Your argument is too weak to convince me.你的论点太薄弱
了，说服不了我。
persuade:通过劝说，感情交流等而使对方做劝说者所希望的事。convince:指凭行动，事实或语言使他人从思想感情上信服。counsel:较正式用词，指对一些较重大事情所提出的劝告。
eg. My father would counsel caution in such a case.我父亲奉劝在此情况下务必小心。
4.cost v.使花费，使付出代价 n.成本，价格，代价
eg. The production cost must be reduced.我们必须降低生产成本。
The poor family did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food.这个穷人家甚至赚不到足够的买食物的钱。
5.iron sth. out: to remove the GREASES(=folds that you do not
want)from clothes,etc. by using an iron熨平衣服等的褶皱；to get rid of any problems or difficulties that are affecting sth.解决影响…
的问题（或困难）
eg. There are still a few details that need ironing out.还有几处细节问题需要解决。
6.register v. / n. (at/for/with sth.)登记姓名，注册
eg. to register a birth/marrage/death登记出生/结婚/死亡to register a company/trademark注册公司/商标
to register at a hotel在酒店登记
to register with a doctor向医生登记
a registered letter挂号信
1）China has registered a protest over foreign intervention.中国对外国干涉正式提出抗议。（公开发表意见，提出主张）
2）The teacher called the register(=checked who was present at school).老师点了名。
3）Could you sign the hotel register please, sir ?先生，请在酒店登记簿上签字，好吗？
E．Retelling
1. B tells A about his New Year’s Day holiday plan.
2. A advises B to change his holiday plan, but B doesn’t follow it and explain the reason.
3. B introduces A the idea about carpooling.
