Unit 1 There must be a record!

TEACHING AIMS:

1. Review the Subject.

2. Learn some useful words and expressions.

3. Improve the students’ reading ability.

4. Learn to fill in a form.

TEACHING IMPORTANT POINTS:

1. Learn the following useful expressions: be familiar to, centre on, concentrate on

2. Improve the students’ reading and writing abilities.

TEACHING DIFFICULT POINTS:

1. How to help the students understand the passage better.

2. How to help the students finish the writing task.

TEACHING METHODS:

1. Practice to revise the Subject.

2. Reading and understanding to improve the students’ reading ability.

3. Writing practice to improve the students’ writing ability.

4. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.

TEACHING AIDS

TEACHING PROCEDURES:

STEP I GREETINGS

STEP II REVISION

STEP III LEAD-IN

STEP IV READING - INTERATING SKILLS – Are you experienced? 你有過極限體驗嗎?

“Hey man，try that 360 again!” It is Saturday afternoon and a group of teenagers are trying new tricks on the park’s skating ramp．Every weekend, after finishing their homework! Li Yong and about a dozen① of his friends grab their wheels and head② down to the park to hang ten．“喂，再試一下轉身360度!”星期六下午一群少年正在試著用新的技巧在公園滑板斜坡彎道上滑著。每逢周末，在做完作業后林勇和他的十幾個伙伴都會抄起滑板前往公園玩。

① a dozen of 一打， 十二個

a dozen (of) eggs 但 a dozen of those apples a dozen of them

two dozen (of) 二十四 three dozen (of) 三十六

I’ve bought a dozen of pencils for my son.

I want four dozen (of) eggs.

dozens of 許多 several / a few / some dozens of

by the dozen 按打，以打計算 in dozens 成打地

② head 前往；朝向。更常用 head for

When I saw the car heading for me, I stepped aside.

Clouds are gathering. I think we’d better head for the hotel in case it starts to rain.

Lin Yong is seventeen and a skillful① skateboarder．He and his friends decided to build the ramp three years ago after watching a skateboarding competition on TV．Together with② two of his classmates, LiYong went to the local park and told the park administration about their plans. 林勇十七歲，是一個滑板高手。三年前他和他的伙伴們在看了電視上一場滑板比賽后決定要搞個滑板斜坡彎道。林勇和他的兩個同學去了當地的公園，把他們的計劃告訴了公園主管部門。

① skillful adj. 靈巧的, 熟練的

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skilled adj. 熟練的, 有技能的

be skillful at / in …= be skilled in / at

② together with引導的短語在句中可以做狀語,也可與名詞或代詞搭配做主語。當用于主語之后時，要注意謂語動詞要與其前的主語保持一致。類似的短語還有：with…, as well as…, but…, except…。

The girl student, together with boy students is working hard at their lessons.

Two weeks after the manager had give them his permission①, the ramp was read and the friends held a grand opening．“All of our schoolmates were here，as well as many parents and other kids from the neighborhood. There were even some grandparents who came to see what it was all about．”The ramp soon became popular and the teenagers have started a skateboarding club called Fun On Wheels．在經理同意他們的請求兩周后，斜坡彎道搞好了，伙伴們舉行了一個隆重的開幕式。“我們學校的同學們都到了，還有家長和鄰近的其他小朋友。還有一些爺爺奶奶們也來看是怎么回事。”這斜坡彎道很快變得名聲很大，并且少年們已創立了名叫“輪子上的快樂”的滑板俱樂部。

① permission n. 允許

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permit vt. 允許; n. 證件,執照

permit sb to do sth 允許某人做某事 permit doing允許做…

with one’s permission在…的允許下 without permission 未經許可

Skateboarding have been around since 1970s,but they have recently become popular again．Many teenagers have discovered the skateboard as a result① of TV shows, films, and competitions such as the X Games. The X Games are like the Olympic Games for sports that are less familiar② to us than sports like football and basketball．A new generation of sports is capturing③ the hearts and minds of people who are willing to try some thing new．These new sports are called “extreme sports” and all centre④ on the “X-factor”-- the pure, joy of doing some thing that you did not think you could do and over coming your fears. 滑板自二十世紀七十年代就一直存在，但最近才又變得流行了。許多少年是通過電視、電影和如極限賽一樣的比賽發現了滑板。極限比賽就像奧運比賽一樣是體育運動，我們對它的了解要比對足球和籃球的了解少一些，新一代的運動是抓住那些愿意嘗試新生事物的人的心靈，這類新型運動被稱為“極限運動”。這種運動一切都圍繞極限因素--做你原以為你不能做的、需要戰勝你內心的恐懼的活動，從中獲得樂趣。

① as a result of

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表達原因的短語還有:

because of… on account of owing to… due to…

② familiar adj.（常與to連用）熟悉的；常見的；普通的

be familiar to sb 為…所熟知(be familiar with…熟悉…)

This song sounds familiar. 這首歌聽起來很熟悉。

a familiar theme常見的主題

（常與with連用）熟悉…的；通曉…的:

Are you familiar with this type of car? 你熟悉這種型號的汽車嗎？

He is familiar with English. 他通曉英語。= He knows English well.

I am familiar with these words.

= I know these words well.

= These words are familiar to me.

= These words are known to me. 我熟悉這些單詞。

非正式的；通俗的: He wrote in a familiar style. 他以通俗的風格寫作。

隨便的；放肆的: His manner is too familiar. 他的態度太放肆了。

a familiar conversation 隨便的交談

親近的： a familiar friend熟不拘禮的朋友

be on familiar term with 與…親密,與…交情很好

n. 摯友；常客

③ capture vt. -tured, -turing捕獲

The criminal was captured when trying to escape from the city. 罪犯在企圖逃離這座城市時被捕獲。

俘獲；贏得

記錄；以影片、文字等保存原狀:

The state visit by the premier captured the headlines of all newspapers. 總理的國事訪問各報都用大標題登出。

In his traveling report, he tried to capture the beauty of the Great Waterfalls. 他努力在他的這篇游記中記錄下大瀑布的美。

n. 被捕獲的人；繳獲品

④ center on集中于; 把某人/物當作重點

The topic of the meeting centered on the development of China’s football in the following ten years.這次會議的中心議題是關于中國足球未來十年的發展。

Extreme sports are different from regular sports．Instead of simply trying① to defeat the other team or set a new record，many extreme sports aye about beauty，harmony and thrills．In fact，some extreme sports are not really “sports”at all，because they do not have clear rules about winning or losing．The goal of a“competition”may simply be to have fun and enjoy the excitement of trying something new．極限運動與平常的運動不同，它不是單純地擊敗對手，創，個新記錄，許多極限運動是有關“美、協調和動感”的。事實上有些極限運動根本不是真的運動，因為他們沒有清楚的輸贏規則，競爭的目的也許僅僅為了開心和感受嘗試新事物的激動。

① try 后接名詞，意為“試用，試驗”。

Would you like to try some raw fish?

Try that door.

I think we should try her for the job. 我認為我們應該讓她試試這個工作。

try to do = make great efforts to do努力干，盡力干

try doing sth = do sth as an experience試著干

Try phoning his home number. 給他家里打個電話試試。

try on試穿，試戴: Try the shoes before you buy them.買鞋要先穿上試試再買。

try out 試用，測試，試驗：These doctors tried out these drugs on mice.

try for 力圖獲得或贏得某物：The athlete tried for an Olympic medal but failed.

Lin Yong loves the feeling he gets when he is getting ready for a ride．It's excited and my heart beats faster．Then my mind become clear and I concentrate① on the way② my body moves in the air.” 林勇就喜歡當他準備去玩滑板時他所有的感覺。“很難描述這種感覺。我很激動，心跳加快，然后我的大腦變得很清晰，我全神貫注于我身體在空中的動作。”

① concentrate vt., vi . -trated, -trating

集中（注意力、思想等）: Concentrate on your work. 集中精神工作。

集中于某處；使集中于一點: concentrate rays of light into a focus把光線集中在焦點上

Industrial development is being concentrated in the west of the country. 這個國家的西部正集中發展工業。

When walking on a high wire, you should concentrate on the way your body moves in the air.走鋼絲時，你要集中精力于身體在空中的移動方式。

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concentrate on / upon = fix one’s mind on / upon…專心致志于…

② “…的方法”，可用于以下結構：

the way of doing sth

the way to do sth

the way

We all like the way that he teaches.

We all like the way he thought of to teach children.

Watching Li Yong and his friends fly you wonder whether the sport is not dangerous. “No.” Wang Wei, a six-year-old skater says,“All the riders wear helmets and their equipment to protect themselves. We don’t let anyone try a dangerous trick unless we know that they are skilled enough to perform it safely．”One thing is clear：these enthusiastic teenage skateboarders ale enjoying every minute．Everyone smiles after a good ride and there is a strong feeling of friendship among the riders．As Lin Yong says，“Once you are Xpefienced，your life will truly change!” 觀看林勇和他的伙伴們從空中飛過，會使你納悶運動是不是并不太危險。“是的，不太危險”，一個十六歲的滑板者王偉說：“所有的滑板者都戴了頭盔和其他設備來保護自己。除非我們知道他們有足夠的技術來安全表演危險的技巧，否則我們不會讓任何人做這種嘗試。有一件事是清清楚楚的：這些熱情的少年滑板者每分鐘都玩得很開心，在滑了完美的一程后每個人都笑了，滑板者之間有種牢固的友誼感。正如林勇所說：“一旦你體驗了極限運動，你的生活會真正改變。”

STEP V WRITING

You have an idea for a new Guinness world record. You want to fill in a form to register①the attempt. On the form, you have to give a detailed description of the record attempt. Make sure that your description answers the following questions on the next page.

① register n.記錄；名單a register of births and deaths出生和死亡記錄

登記簿 （人與樂器的）聲域，音區

vt., vi.記錄；登記: He registered the birth of his child. 他登記了孩子的出生日。

（機器）顯示，記錄: The machine registered how fast we were going. 這臺機器指示出我們進行得有多快。

現出，露出（表情）: Her face registered anxiety. 她臉上現出焦慮的表情。

用掛號方式郵寄

Making a study plan

You can learn more and faster if you plan your studies．Before you do your homework or go to class，take a few minutes to arrange your learning . Skim①through the material you are studying. Ask yourself what you already know about the topic or lesson and make a list of things you still need to learn. Use the list to make a simple study plan: what do you need to learn, how can you lean it and how much time do you need? The goals in each unit will help you focus on the most important things．Finally，use your list and goals to check what you have learnt.

① skim vt., vi. -mm-

撇去液體上的油質或固體物質或漂浮物to skim off the grease撇去油脂

草草閱讀；瀏覽

（從表面）輕輕掠過，輕擦而過The swallows were skimming over the water. 燕子掠過水面。

n.

撇，撇渣 瀏覽 輕輕掠過，輕擦而過

Step VI Word spelling:

1. The teacher kept a record of the names of the children.

2. He was cautious when he was riding the bike.

3. To his delight, he passed the exam.

4. The man on the motorcycle wore a helmet.

5. His manner is a factor in his success.

p148 Translation

1. When walking on a high wire, you should concentrate on the way your body moves in the air.

2. Set down all the suggestions and write to the Beijing Olympic.ruiwen.committee.

3. The latest edition of the Guinness Brewery has been a best seller three weeks in a row.

4. The performances of the skateboarders were wonderful and the audience couldn’t help bursting into cheers.

5. The topic of the meeting centered on the development of China’s football in the following ten years.

6. I don’t know why my grandparents were against my having extreme sports in the first place.