Unit 1

Good friends

Chuck’s friends

Forrest Gump ( 阿甘正传 1994 ）

Saving Private Ryan ( 雷霆救兵， 1998 ）

Photos of

Cast Away

Fast reading ：Who is Wilson?

A volleyball.

Second reading:

Workbook Exs. (Page 1)

Main ideas:

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Para.1 Chuck’s plane lands on a deserted island.Para.2 Chuck has to learn to how to survive on the island.Para.3 Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is alone on the islandPara. 4 Chuck has made an unusual friend on the island.

Competition: (True or false)1. Chuck is a businessman working in a company.2. Chuck is one of the people who survive the plane

crash.

TF

3.Collecting water and hunting for food are all Chuck has to learn on the island.

F

4. Chuck makes some friends there one of whom is Wilson, a football.

F

5. Staying on the island helps Chuck realize his own shortcomings.

T

6. In Chuck Noland’s opinion, people make friends

to share happiness and sorrow.

T

7. Wilson is fond of Chuck because he is well cared for by him.

F

8. Chuck Noland thinks friends are teachers, for they teach people everything.9. Friends can be animals and even things as well as human beings.

T

F

Discussion:1. What things must Chuck learn to do to

survive on the island?

2. What does Chuck learn about himself when he is alone on the island?

3. If you were alone on the island, what would you do in order to make yourself alive?

Interview:Suppose you are Chuck, you have just come

back from the deserted island. You are to

answer questions by reporters.

Unit 1 Language Point1.practise vt./n.

practise sth./ doing sth.

practice n.

eg: It’s very important to pratise listening. 勤练习你一定会进步的。Practise more and you will make progress.

Practice makes perfect.

Put the idea into practice

熟能生巧。

类似 practise 这种接 v-ing 形式作宾语的动词还有finish,enjoy,mind,give up,hate,can’t help,keep,etc.

2. argue vt. & vi.

n. argument argue with sb. about / over sth. argue + clause ( 从句 ) argue sb. to be argue for / against 他们正在和同学争执这场战争是否正义的。

They are arguing with their classmates about the justice of the war.他争辩说她不应出去。

He argued that she should not go out.

3. in order to=so as to

否定式 in order not to =so as not to

in order that :so that 目的状语从句为了在天黑之前到达，我们早早地出发了。We started early in order to arrive before dark.

=We started early so as to arrive before dark.

=We started early in order that we could arrive before dark.

=We started early so that we could arrive before dark.

他起床很早，以便上学不迟到。

为了使每个人都明白，请用简明的语言写。In order not to be late for school he gets up early.

In order that everybody may understand it,write it in simple language.

注意 :1 ） in order that 引导的目的状语从句的主语如果与主句的主语相同，则这个状语从句可以转换为以 in order to 引导的不定式短语2 ） in order to 引导的不定式短语既可以放在句首，又可以置于句末。 so as to 只可以置于句末。

4. alone / lonely

aloneadv. （客观上）单独地，独自一人地

adj. 单独的，独自的；只能作表语

lonely adj. 寂寞的，孤独的；（主观上） 偏僻的，荒凉的1) I am ______,but I never feel ________.2) The old man lives ______in the small ______mountain village

alone lonelyalone

lonely

单独一个人是很难的。It will be difficult for one person alone.

5.such as: 象 ... 这样的，诸如 ... 之类。用来列举同类人或物中的一个或几个为例。我们学习各种外语，如英语，法语或日语。

像猫，狗之类的动物是非常活跃的。

We study all kinds of foreign languages such as English,French or Japanese.

Animals, such as cats, dogs are active animals.

Such…as=such as=like

Such languages as Chinese,Russian,German are difficult to learn well.

=Languages such as Chinese,……

=Languages like Chinese,…...

For example: 作插入语，在句子中充当独立成分“ 例如，譬如”。一般只举同类人或物中的一个为例，前后常有逗号隔开。

For example,air is invisible.

She has many hobbies,for example,collecting stamps.

例如，空气是看不见的物质。

她有许多业余爱好，比如 集邮。

6. be quick in / at 在…方面敏捷，迅速 be slow in / at 在…方面慢，迟钝 be expert in / at 在…方面熟练 be good / bad at be clever at

他一点也不在乎钱。

我不大喜欢喝茶。

母亲日夜照顾生病的孩子。

7.care about

care for feel likelook aftercare about

He doesn’t care about money at all.

I don’t really care for tea.

The mother cared for the sick child day and night.

8.even though

even if即使，尽管，纵然，引导让步从句

尽管你们很疲劳，你们还是写了日记。Even though you were tired, you wrote your diaries

Even if it rained hard,he went on working .

Although/Though father and I often argue with eachother,we are good friends.

=Father an I often argue with each other,but we are good friends

Writing:

hi glad to know make friends with

I hope be your e-pal I like…

I am … if you’re interested in being friends

drop sb. a line be looking forward to receiving ….

Grammar ：（ Exercises 1)1. The visitor said that he was very glad to

visit our factory.2. “I don’t like American movies very

much,”the woman said to/told us.3. Uncle Wang said that there was something

wrong with the front wheel.4. The teacher said to the students, “We are

going to have a meeting at three o’clock.”

5. The students asked when they should go outing that autumn.

6. “ I’ll try to finish reading the book by the end of this week,” she said.

7. The daughter told her father that mum had gone to the supermarket.

8. “ Are you going to mail the gifts to your parents?” Sara’s friend asked her.

9. Tom asked Bob why he had been so excited that day.

10. “How can I solve the problem?” Sandra asked her friend.

Grammar: (Exercises 3)You: Chuck, Wilson asks why you wants to

leave this island.Wilson: Am I not your friend?You: Chuck, Wilson asks whether or not he is

your friend.Wilson: How long have we been here?You:Chuck, Wilson asks how long you have

been here.

Wilson: How will we leave?

You: Chuck, Wilson asks how you will leave?

Wilson: That might be dangerous.

You: Chuck, Wilson says that might be dangerous.

Wilson: Will you asks if you will take care of him.

Wilson: I’m scares, Chuck.

You: Chuck, Wilson says he is scared.

He works hard although/though he is in poor health.

=He is in poor health,but he works hard.

注意： Although/though 不能与 but 连用，但可与副词 yet 连用。