Unit Five

Background information Family life of the USA The USA family life is very alive. children in USA will leave their parents when they grow up. Parents let their children choose their own jobs and life styles. There are 3 million house in which one parent is absent as a result of separation, divorce or desertion.

New words 1.frequent occurring quite often Rains are frequent here in spring. a ~ practice 2.practically adv. ~ speaking, what you said is wrong. ---practical adj. 实践的，实际的 practical activities 实用的，可实施的 a practical proposal

3.concerned a. be related or careful be ~ to do sth. 一心想做某事 －－ concern v. 涉及，对 … 有关系 Don ’ t bother about things that don ’ t be concerned you. be concerned in sth 使关心，挂念 ~ oneself with state affairs 4. pause have a stop without ~ continue after a ~

5.initial adj. occurring at the beginning My ~ idea is going out with my brother. 6.reaction a response to sth. What's your mother ’ s ~ to our marriage? 7.shock n. 震惊，打击，震动 the earthquake shocks The sudden death of his father was a great ~ to him. 8.diamond n. ~ cut ~

9.beforhand adv. in advance, early be prepared ~ He came an hour beforehand. 10.confused adj. -- confuse v. 使混乱 to confuse matters further 混淆，错认 ~ black and white 使慌乱，使迷惑 we tried to ~ the enemy. 11.search v. 搜寻，搜索 search sb. search for sth./sb. 细读，细查 ~ one ’ s face ~ one ’ s heart

12.verge n. the verge of the sea on the ~ of … 接近于，差点 At that time, I'm on the verge of tears. 13.laughter n. 大笑 burst into laughter be weak with laughter 14.wonder v. 惊异，纳闷，想知道 I wonder at his doing that. I wonder who the man is. ~ about sth

Learn to communicate

Questions 1.What make a good mother/father? 2.Do you often communicate with your parents? If yes, what do you often talk about and what do u learn from them? If not, tell us the reason.

Four lost words 1. go out with sb. 与某人交往，约会 2.tell to make sure by observation I could tell that the guy was a thief. 3. be in love 恋爱 4.anyway = anyhow 无论如何，不管怎样 Anyway, I must finish work today. 5. as far as … be concerned 关于，就 … 而言 As far as Im concerned, you are the most important one in the world.

6.get married to sb. I didn ’ t decide whether to get married to him or not. 7. look straight at sb 直视某人 8.be off to bed 上床睡觉 9.asleep adj. in a state of sleep Is Mary still asleep. 10.find four words=too exited to speak 11.stop sb. from doing sth. My father wants stop me to sing outside.

12.turn sth up and down 把 … 弄的乱七八糟 My son often turns his room up and down. 13. give up sth/doing sth. 放弃 The situation of my family economy let me give up my schooling. 14.pick up 捡起，拿起 I picked up one piece of leave from the ground.

Fast Reading live a … life live a happy/ miserable/ busy life It is time to do sth. It ’ s time to begin class/ to have lunch. take a break= take a rest take … off We are going to take a week off to have a holiday.

turn off turn on Please turn on/ off the radio. spend … doing sth. She spends two hours learning English every night.

After-class Reading go by As time goes by my memory seems to get worse. The weeks went slowly by. not … anymore= not … any longer She doesn ’ t live here anymore.

cut off He had a finger cut off by a machine while working. I was cut off on my line to London. go sailing / shopping/ boating/ swimming show up Mr. Wang didn't show up for our wedding. We were hoping for a full team today but only five players showed up.

lean She leaned lightly against/on his shoulder. We lean on our friends when we are in trouble. in trouble If you can ’ t finish the work, we ’ ll be in a lot of trouble. I ’ m in trouble with the police over drugs.

No matter what … Don't trust her, no matter what she says. Don ’ t open the door, no matter who comes. No matter how busy you are, you must come to see me.

Homework Recite Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 6 Do exercises on workbook. Unit Review Unit 1---3