Objectives Objectives Students are going to: Review and try to use the vocabulary from the text; Understand and use synonyms and opposites. Understand and use synonyms and opposites.

1. We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough. Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. Some Quotes Helen Keller wrote:

2. Keep your face to the sunshine and you will not see the shadows. 3. One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

4. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. 4. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

5. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart. 6. When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

7. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... It does not exist in nature Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. or nothing.

9. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

straightforwardcomplexstubborn not flexible Word understanding 1. “I don’t like to change my mind and always want to get my own way.” 2. “If I don’t like something, I’ll tell people rather than try to hide it.” than try to hide it.” 3. “People say that they have a hard time getting to know me and don’t understand why I behave the way I do.”

Understanding the words using synonyms Understanding the words using synonyms 1. Nothing is more precious to me than my good health. 2. Our former headmaster was Miss Yingang, and she retired in May this year. 3. Lots of people thought the answer to the question was apparent, but I don’t think so. 4. We wanted to enter the contest but we couldn’t because there were lots of restrictions. =valuable =previous =obvious =limits

Understanding the words in context He is a superb chef. He works in New York’s best restaurant. He is a superb chef. He works in New York’s best restaurant. outstanding; not awful

breakthrough A. an important advance or discovery, often after earlier failures B. an unforgettable moment in life 突破 ; 进展 A.

The government should cancel the ___________( 限制 ) on importing cereals from America. She never listens to other people’s suggestions. She is a little ________ ( 顽固的 ) and her behaviors are ___________( 难以忍受的 ) ． restrictions stubborn unbearable Fill in the blanks with the new words:

He was so ______ （渴望） to have a ___________ （突破） on his English study that he decided to recite 100 words one day. I think he is a ______ （了不起） student. eager breakthrough superb Fill in the blanks with the new words:

apparent Easy to see, easy to understand. apparent Easy to see, easy to understand. The meaning of love was still not apparent to Helen, but she kept on trying to understand. His sadness is apparent to us all. It is apparent to us that he is upset.

eager keen anxious eager excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do keen especially BrE someone who is keen on something is very interested in it or enjoys doing it very much anxious worried about something Mrs. Miller is very keen on art. He was eager to get out of the (common) rank and distinguish himself in some way. He seemed anxious about the meeting.

Synonyms （同义词） Exe.3 P11 1. severe 2. precious 3. eager 4. straightforward 5. restrictions 6. former 7. apparent

Opposites （反义词） Exe.4 P11 1. precise 2. complex 3. warmth 4. uncertain 5. troublesome 6. gradual 7. stubborn

Sentence Understanding This was because Helen couldn’t see or hear. This is how she described it in her book. This was before I knew many words. how, because, before 引导的名词从句作 表语。

Now that… Now that Helen understood the key to language, she was eager to learn more and use it as much as she could. Now that they’ve got to know each other a little better, they get along just fine. What can we do with it now that we’ve found the “Hidden Web” ?

It was the first time Helen had understood such a complex word. It is / was the + 序数词 + time + （ that ）... 表示 “ 是第 …… 次 做 ……” 。这是一个特殊的句型， 当主句用 is 时， that 从句应该 用现在完成时；当主句用 was 时， that 从句应该用过去完成时。 还可以用 This /That 代替 It 。如 ： It / This / That was the first time that your grandpa had been to America. 这是你外公第一次去美国。 这是他第一次上学迟到。 That was the first time that he had been late for school.

用所给短语的适当形式填空。 be eager to, now that, uncertain about, relate to, open up 1. I’m going to relax _________ the school year is over. 2. What time does the Xinhua Bookstore ________? 3. We are _______________ the place where he lives. 4. The cost ________ the amount of time spent on the job. 5. To tell you the truth, I _____________ meet my friends tonight. now that open up uncertain about relates to am eager to

Homework: Ex 1 P56