Unit2-2LanguageFocus至writing

1、Unit 2 Stories on the WheelLife is similar to a bus ride. The journey begins when we board the bus.Language Focus1. Match the words and phrases in Column A with their definitions in Column B.Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions from Column A, Task 1. Change the forms if necessary.1) His

2、face when he heard the policeman saying that he was under arrest.2) Passengers stood and stretched as the train the station.3) He that it was untrue.4) This port 100 million tons of cargo each year.5) The old man through the crowd so as to see the doctor himself.6) The wounded soldier pushed his way

3、 through the shrubs.7) When they told me she had gone missing, I was totally .8) The pickpocket into the crowd without being noticed.tightened pulled into exclaimed handlesmade his way painfully stunned vanishedStudy the examples and fill in the blanks with proper words. Then choose the words from t

4、he two columns to complete the sentences.1) The pair of trousers is too for me. 2) When father lost his job we had to our belts.3) Shanghai is a city. 4) Reading English novels will your vocabulary. 5) They have to the road to cope with the increase in traffic. tighttightenlargeenlargewiden6) He had

5、 curly hair. 7) Im afraid I wont be to visit you on Sunday. 8) The software you to surf the Internet. 9) My teacher asked me to the report to one page. 10) Finally we came to a river. 11) She discovered the of writing. 12) Her successes me to do the same thing. 13) He didnt have the to tell his moth

6、er that he had failed in the exam. 14) Can I borrow your knife to my pencil? 15) Jack doesnt going to school. 16) You must be very careful with this knife.shortableenableshortenwidejoyencouragecouragesharpenenjoysharpGrammar1. Modal Verbs: May/MightLook at the following pictures and tell the differe

7、nces between may and might.Read the following to find out the differences between may and might.2. Modal Verb: ShouldRead the following sentences, paying attention to the coloured words.1) You should eat less. 2) I shouldnt talk so much.3) He should have arrived here half an hour ago. Where is he?Co

8、mplete the following sentences with the proper forms of may, might or should.1) I have a cup of tea, please?2) Youre always late for work! You get up earlier.3) You write a book about your experience.4) Jane warned you earlier of the danger, but she didnt.5) The Wangs move to Shanghai.6) Take your r

9、aincoat. It rain in the afternoon.7) Its too late now! You stayed up too late last night!8) He borrow my book tomorrow if he likes.Mayshouldmightshould havemaymaymayshouldnt haveSummary 1.May和和might的用法的用法1）表示）表示允許允許表示請(qǐng)求允許（即請(qǐng)求別人允許自己做某事），兩者都可用，might 表示的語氣較委婉（但并不表示過去）。May/Might I sit here?我可以坐在這里嗎? I w

10、onder if I might ask you a favour? 不知能否請(qǐng)你幫個(gè)忙? Id like to ask a question if I may. 如果可以的話，我想提個(gè)問題。 表示給予允許（即自己允許別人做某事），通常用 may而不用might。You may come in now. 你現(xiàn)在可以進(jìn)來了。 體會(huì)以下對(duì)話的問句與答句。A：May/Might I stay? 我可以留下嗎? （表請(qǐng)求，可用兩者） B：Yes, you may. 可以。（表允許，不能用 might） 注：通常情況下，may 表示允許（請(qǐng)求允許或給予允許）時(shí)，總是針對(duì)“現(xiàn)在”或“將來”而言，若要表示已

11、經(jīng)給予或已經(jīng)存在的允許，則通常不用 may，而用can。Nowadays, children can do what they like. 現(xiàn)在小孩子喜歡干什么就可以干什么。例外的情況是，might用于間接引語和 may 用于否定句表示禁止。He said that I might borrow his car. 他說我可以用他的車。2）表示）表示推測(cè)推測(cè)兩者都可用，只是 might 比 may 語氣更不確定，表示的可能性更小。 在句型使用方面：兩者均可用于肯定句和否定句。用于疑問句時(shí)，may通常不用于句首，但可用于疑問句的句中（如特殊疑問句等）。might盡管可以用于疑問句的句首，但通常會(huì)改

12、用其他句式（如用could等）。He may/might know the answer. 他可能知道答案。 And who may/might she be? 那么她會(huì)是哪一位呢？ Do you think he may/might not be able to pay? 你認(rèn)為他可能會(huì)付不起錢嗎？ Might/Could I ask a question? 我能問一個(gè)問題嗎?注：在很正式的文體中，may 可用于否定疑問句的句首。May we not be making a big mistake? 我們難道不可能再犯大錯(cuò)誤嗎？ 在用法方面注意以下幾點(diǎn)。A.后接動(dòng)詞原形，表示對(duì)現(xiàn)在或?qū)淼耐?/p>

13、測(cè)。You may/might be right. 你可能是對(duì)的。 He may/might tell his wife. 他也許會(huì)告訴他妻子。 B.后接動(dòng)詞進(jìn)行式，表示動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行或?qū)⒁l(fā)生。 He may/might be writing a letter. 他可能在寫信。 They may/might be going abroad next month.他們可能在下個(gè)月出國(guó)。 C.后接動(dòng)詞完成式，表示對(duì)過去可能發(fā)生的事進(jìn)行推測(cè)。She may/might have read it in the papers. 她可能在報(bào)上已讀到過此事。 He may/might have gone t

14、o have his hair cut. 他可能理發(fā)去了。might 后接動(dòng)詞的完成式時(shí)，除了表示對(duì)過去的推測(cè)，還有以下用法（不用may）。A.表示過去某事可能發(fā)生而實(shí)際上卻并沒發(fā)生。A lot of men died who might have been saved很多人本來可以獲救的卻死了。 It was really very dangerous. I might have killed myself. 那真的是太危險(xiǎn)了，我差點(diǎn)沒命了。 B.表示委婉的批評(píng)或責(zé)備。You might have made greater progress. 你的進(jìn)步本來可更大一些的。 You might

15、at least have answered my letter. 你至少可以回我一封信嘛。3）may和和can表推測(cè)時(shí)的區(qū)別表推測(cè)時(shí)的區(qū)別can和may均可表示推測(cè)，can用于否定句和疑問句，may用于肯定句和否定式。兩者用于否定句時(shí)含義不同：cannot=不可能，may not=可能不。It cant be true. 這不可能是真的。 It may not be true. 這可能不是真的。 4）如何加強(qiáng)推測(cè)的語氣）如何加強(qiáng)推測(cè)的語氣若要加強(qiáng)推測(cè)的語氣，表示較大的可能性，可在may, might后加副詞well。You may well be right. 你很可能是對(duì)的。 That m

16、ay well have been their intention這很可能是他們的意圖。 注：could表推測(cè)時(shí)也可后接well來加強(qiáng)語氣。5） may/might （just） as well意為“不妨”“還是為好”等，用 might 比用 may 語氣更委婉。 Im ready，so I might as well go now我已準(zhǔn)備好，因此不妨現(xiàn)在就走。 Theres nothing to do, so I may/might as well go to bed. 既然沒什么事可做，我還是去睡覺為好。 注：might as well 還可用于指過去的情況或用于比較兩個(gè)令人不愉快的情況。

17、This holiday isnt much fun; we might as well be back home.這個(gè)假日過得真沒意思，我們還不如回家。 6）may 用于表示祝愿用于表示祝愿主要用于正式場(chǎng)合或書面語中。May God bless you!愿上帝保佑你！2.should 的用法的用法1）表“勸告、建議”時(shí)，可譯成“應(yīng)該”，這時(shí)可用ought to替換。You should keep your promise.你應(yīng)該遵守諾言。Young people should learn how to use computers.年輕人應(yīng)該學(xué)如何應(yīng)用計(jì)算機(jī)。2）表示委婉陳述自己的意見。I s

18、hould think you are right.我想你是對(duì)的。I should advise you not to go now.我勸你現(xiàn)在別走。3）表示驚異、贊嘆、憂慮、惋惜、歡欣、不滿等情緒。Why should you think so?你為何這樣想呢？（不滿）Its strange that it should be so hot today.很奇怪，今天怎么這么熱。（驚奇）Its wonderful that you should have achieved so much in these years.這幾年你們有了這么大的成績(jī)，真了不起。（贊嘆）4）表推測(cè)意為“可能，該”，表

19、示對(duì)現(xiàn)在情況、將來情況的推測(cè)。They should be home by now.他們現(xiàn)在應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)郊伊?。When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon. 我什么時(shí)候能取照片？明天下午要用。They should be ready by 12:00.明天12點(diǎn)前應(yīng)該能沖好。5）should+完成時(shí)在肯定句中，表示應(yīng)完成而實(shí)際未完成的事情；如果用在否定句中，則表示發(fā)生了不應(yīng)當(dāng)發(fā)生的事件。I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I should have written it o

20、ut for her.我跟薩麗說了怎樣來這里，或許我應(yīng)該給她寫清楚。You should have stopped at the red light.你見了紅燈本應(yīng)該停車。（未停）Listening and speaking Expressing Intentions and Plans1. Listen to the song “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree” again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1) The relat

21、ionship between the man and the woman is a brother and a sister.2) The man hasnt left his hometown for quite a long time.3) The man wants to see the yellow ribbon around the oak tree because he wants to make sure that the woman still loves him.4) If the man doesnt see a yellow ribbon around the oak

22、tree, hell blame the woman. 5) The woman has been waiting for the man since he left.FTTFF2. Listen to the song again. Then choose one from A, B, C and D to complete each of the following statements.1) The man comes home after he . A. travels around the world B. has been set free from prison C. has f

23、inished his work D. has graduated from college 2) The man has been away from home for . A. less than three years B. three years C. more than three years D. just a few days3) The man tells the woman to if she still wants him. A. forget about him B. put the blame on him C. tie a ribbon around the old

24、oak tree D. give him a key4) It means if theres no ribbon around the old oak tree. A. the woman doesnt love him any more B. the tree has died C. the woman still loves him D. the woman isnt at homeBBCA3. Listen to the song for the last time and complete the lyrics below.Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the

25、Old Oak TreeIm coming home. Ive done my time. Now Ive got to know what is and isnt mine.If you telling you Ill soon be free. Then youll know just what to do.If you still want me. If you still want me. *Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.Its been . Do you still want me?If I dont see a rib

26、bon round the old oak tree.Ill , forget about us, put the blame on me.If I dont see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree. * , please look for me, cause I couldnt bear to see what I might see.Im really still and my love she .A simple yellow ribbons what I need to .I wrote and told her please.(Repea

27、t * *)Now the whole damn bus is cheering and . yellow ribbons round the old oak tree.Im coming home.A hundred received my letter three long years stay on the bus Bus driver in prison holds the keyset me free I cant believe I see 4. Workingroupsoffour.Oneplaystheroleofthewifeandtheothertwoplaythethreekid