Unit 1 Making a difference
一、備考單詞和詞組：
1、單詞：undertake; observe; curious; match; research; promising; seek
2、詞組：be similar to; work on(work out; work at); go by; be engaged to sb; (be engaged in doing sth); go on with(go on to do ; go on doing); what if; the other way around (on the other hand; on the contrary); turn out
二、備考句型：
1. The two years had gone by and I was not that much worse. （that=so）
2. Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of. (倒裝句型)
3. Only by discovering what we do best can we hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference. (倒裝句型)
3. It is +adj. + of/for sb.+ to do … （不定式句型；it做形式主語）
三、備考語法：不定式
1. To finish so much homework in a day is impossible. = It is impossible to finish …
2. His plan is to go abroad and continue with his studies.
3. Our teacher promised to do the research with his students.
4. He is looking for a room to live in.
5. To get there on time I got up early.
6. We allow you to enter the hall.
四、備考交際用語：Debating
1. There is no doubt that ….
2. I doubt if/whether …
3. It’s hard to say.
五、備考書面表達：人物描寫---介紹名人一般信息
一般性的形容詞：He is curious/creative/imaginative/confident/brave/kind-hearted…
出生：He was born in/on…
興趣：He is fond of …/ He is interested in …
身高：He is … tall.
體重：He weighs … kilograms.
六、預測性試題：
1. It _________ no difference to the couple if the baby is a girl or a boy.
A. takes B. makes C. does D. seems
2. Peter’s forecast ________ to be quite wrong. The prices of the computer are much lower than he predicted.
A. broke out B. called out C. turned out D. went out
3. It _________ talent and devotion （熱愛、投入）to become a top dancer.
A. takes B. undertakes C. costs D. spends
4. If knowledge is power, ________ Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1579, _______ perhaps creativity can be described the ability to use that power.
A. what/and B. as/then C. which/and D. that/then
5. Mr. Baker is busy these days ________ a new book on how to develop a child’s reading skill.
A. working out B. working on C. working for D. working into
6. It has been raining every day so far. I hope tomorrow will _______ fine.
A. turn to B. turn up C. turn into D. turn out
7. The writer moved to London, hoping to meet some of the best _____ of her time.
A. tops B. heads C. minds D. friends
8. The hotel has improved facilities for _____________. There are new lifts and wheelchair ramps（輪椅用的坡道）.
A. a disable B. disables C. the disable D. the disabled
9. My daughter, __________ a nice young doctor two years ago, will get married next month.
A. got engaged to B. got engaged in C. engaged to D. engaged in
10. Readers were pleased _______ that a scientist could write about his research in a way ___________ ordinary people could understand.
A. to find/that B. finding/as C. to find/which D. finding/that
11. __________ we don’t want to spend too much money if we can avoid it.
A. Obvious B. Obviously C. Being obvious D. To be obvious
12. She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role ______ in making the earth a better place to live.
A. to have played B. to play C. to be played D. to be playing
13. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but the policeman told him ___________
A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to
14. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ______ it more difficult.
A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not make
15. Rather than ___________ everything to the last minute, Lily always prefers to start early.
A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. having left
Unit 2 News media
一、備考單詞和詞組：
1、單詞：reliable; present; ignore; tolerate; disappoint
2、詞組：go up; burn down; for once; be addicted to; suffer from; even if(=even though); draw attention to; on all sides; change’s one’s mind; look up to(look down upon/on) fall in love with; fall into; keep sb. informed; more than; relate to;
二、備考句型：
1. He is a writer rather than a teacher. =He is more than a teacher. He writes good novels
2. This is the first time that I have ever been abroad at all.
三、備考語法：動詞過去分詞
1. I want to write about people addicted to drugs.(作定語)
2. He was terrified at seeing this. (做表語)
3. Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty expressed in art and architecture. (做賓語補足語)
4. Once published, his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line. (做狀語)
Ⅱ、比較to do; doing; done作定語和表語。
1） To see is to believe; Seeing is believing.
2) The book is very interesting and I am interested in it.
3) The boiling water; the boiled water
The falling leaves; the fallen leaves
The rising sun; the polluted river
4) The problem to be discussed tomorrow is important.
The problem being discussed now is important.
The problem discussed yesterday is important.
四、備考交際用語：expressing opinions
1. What do you think of …? =How do you like…?
2. I would rather … than …=I prefer to do … rather than …
五、備考書面表達：寫一篇比較類的文章。
關于相似之處：be similar to …; both … and …; also; too; be the same as …; have a lot in common; Similarly, …;
關于不同之處：A is different from B in …; There are many/some differences between A and B. On the other hand, …; However, …; but; While等
Unit 3 Art and architecture
一、備考單詞和詞組：
1、單詞：design; furniture; stand; impress; prefer; convenient; despite= in spite of; decorate; remind(remind sb of ..; remind sb to do …)
2、詞組：glance at; fill up with; act as; go against; pull down; belong to; set aside(set up)
二、備考句型：
1. He is always the first to come and the last to leave.
2. A is to B what C is to D.
3. Seen from space, the earth looks like a blue ball.
4. feel/see/hear/find/notice等感官動詞+ sth +done
get/ make / let等使役動詞+sth+done
三、備考交際用語：expressing preference
1. I’d rather …; I’d really prefer…; What I like is …;
2. I don’t get very excited about …; I can’t stand …; I wouldn’t feel happy if …
四、備考書面表達：about advantages and disadvantages。
Para 1. Beginning: introduce your topic
Para 2. Both … and … have advantages.
Para 3. Though they have a lot of advantages, they also have disadvantages.
Para 4. (過渡句) I prefer to enjoy …than enjoy ….
Closing sentence:
Unit 4. A garden of poems
一、備考單詞和詞組：
1、單詞：intend; compare; recommend; absence;
2、詞組：put… together; call up(call in; call out; call at; call on; call for; call back; call off); play with; stand out; come into being; send for(send out; send away; send off; send …into); contribute to; apart from…; get through;
二、備考句型：
1. Reading poetry brings people from different places and different times together.
2. Greatly loved in China are the English Romantic poets.(倒裝句)
=The English Romantic poets are greatly loved in China
3. In the eighteenth century it was Alexander Pope who/that wrote the finest poetry in England. （強調句，當強調人是，可以用who代替that ）
三、備考交際用語：expressing intention and decision
1. I think it will be too difficult to …
2. I intend to/ hope to/ want to …
四、備考書面表達：寫一評論
范例：
Para. 1. Reading poetry / Enjoying songs brings people from different places and different times together. I have read some poems / listened to some songs. My favourite is ______________. It is about …
Para. 2. This poem/song calls up a __________ image. In it, I can see …. I can hear …. I can smell …. I can touch …. Besides, it reminds me of …. Reading this poem/Listening to this song has often led to comparison with ….
Para. 3. The extraordinary thing about this poem/song is, my feelings are special. When I ___________, I turn to this poem/this song. Reading it/Listening to it again and again makes me ….
Para. 4. I think highly of this song/poem because .... Songs/Poems open the door to …. I
sincerely recommend that high school students (should) learn some poems/songs. It
takes a bit of work, but it is well worth the effort.
Unit 5 The British Isles
一、備考單詞和詞組：
1、單詞：form; influence; judge; employ; approach; namely;
2、詞組：consist of=be made up of; be unknown/known to sb.; in general; on the basis of…; make the most of; lie off/in/on/to…; hold together; at one point; run over; have advantages over…; stand for; be of +名詞；as it is=in fact; be famous for; as much as one can;
二、備考句型：
1. Between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea, lies the small Isle of Man. (倒裝句型) = The small Isle of Man lies between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea.
2. The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.
三、備考語法：名詞性從句
① That she is still alive is sheer luck. (她還活著，真是太幸運了。)
② I really cannot understand what you said. (我不懂你所說的。)
③ The question is when and where we should build the theme park. (問題是我們在何時何地建主題公園。)
④ The fact that Great Britain is composed of three countries is still unknown to many people. (大不列顛由三個國家組成，這個事實許多人不知道。)
點撥：1、名詞性從句在句子中的作用：主語、賓語、表語、同位語
2、名詞性從句的連詞：1) that
2) if; whether
3) wh-: what; which; who; whose; when; where; why; how等
注意點：1）用陳述語序 2）if只用于賓語從句 3）that 在賓語從句中有省略的現象
四、備考交際用語：expressing agreement
1. Surely you must be …; I believe that you’ve got it right.
2. You must be mistaken. Aren’t you confusing …? Don’t you think that …?
五、備考書面表達：地理描寫
面積：It has an area of … square kilometers. It is almost the same size as ….
人口：It has a population of ….;
位置：It lies in/on/to/off…; It is east/west/north/ south of …
It is surrounded/ separated by …
資源：It is rich in …; … such as … are famous in the world.
景色：It is of beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, which attracts many visitors from all over the world.