Unit 1 Festivals around the worldPeriod 2 知识讲练课学习目标1.Try to remember the key words and phrases.2.Be able to put the key points into practice.课堂探究一、词汇精粹1.mean vi.&vt.意味;想要;用意【教材原句】 Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.节日就是庆祝一年中重要的日子。【观察思考】(1)Being a student means( 意味着…… ) studying hard.(2)I didn’t mean to hurt you.我没打算要伤害你。(3)These gifts are meant for(为……准备的)the children in the school.(1)意味着干某事 (2)打算干某事 (3)意在于干某事 (4)为……作准备 2.award n. 奖,奖金;vt. 授予,给予【教材原句】 Some people might win awards for their farm produce,like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.有些人还可能因为他们的农产品而获奖,比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公鸡。【观察思考】(1)She won the best actress award.她获最佳女演员奖。(2)He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.他被授予诺贝尔文学奖。(3)The judge awarded him $1,000 as damages.法官判给他损害赔偿金一千美元。award sb. sth. 【联系拓展】 reward reward sb. for sth. 3.permission n.许可;允许 permit v.允许,许可;n.许可证【 教 材 原 句 】 You want to ask your mum for permission to go with your friends to the cinema.你想请求你母亲允许你和朋友们一起去看电影。【观察思考】(1)With your permission(在你允许的情况下),I will leave now.(2)If your mother permits you to go(允许你去) to the ball,I have nothing to say.(3)Yesterday our teacher said that he permitted talking(允许说话) in the class.(1)with your permission 在你允许的情况下(2)permit sb. to do 允许某人干……(3)permit doing 允许干……4.apologize (或 apologise)vi.道歉;辩解 apology n.道歉,谢罪【教材原句】 Well,he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize.他不想屏住呼吸等她来道歉。【观察思考】I apologized to her for losing my temper.= I made an apology to her for losing my tempe...
