江苏省灌南高级中学高中英语 第一单元 Building the future words 学案Teaching aims: 1. Learn to pronounce the news words of this unit.2. Master some important usage of the new words.Key words & phases:1. gravity n. 严重性；重力；地球引力1) Newton’s law of gravity 牛顿万有引力定律 2) I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation. 我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性2. put (great) pressure on somebody (to do something) 促使；强迫；劝说；给某人施加压力做某事。Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment. 工业发展已给环境带来了（巨大的）压力。Their parents were putting pressure on them to get married. 他们的父母正对他们施加压力，要求他们结婚。拓展：under pressure from 在来自……的压力下 pressure sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事3. wrestle vi. 奋力对付；努力处理；全力解决；摔跤1) wrestle with sb.Armed guards wrestled with the intruder（闯入者）. 武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。2) wrestle with sth.She spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem. 她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。4. beyond doubt 毫无疑问beyond doubt = without doubtHe is without/beyond doubt the cleverest student I’ ve ever taught. 他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。拓展：I don ’ t doubt that … / I have no doubt that … 我不怀疑……I doubt whether/if … / I have some doubt whether … 我怀疑是否……There is no doubt about … 毫无疑问…… that-clauseno doubt 无疑，No doubt she ’ ll call us when she gets there. 她到达那儿时必定会我们打电话。5. permanent adj. 永久的；永恒的；长久的a permanent/temporary job 固定工作 / 临时工作 They are now living together on a permanent basis. 他们现在决定长期同住。6. expense n. 费用；价钱；开销The garden was transformed at great expense. 花园改建花了一大笔费用。Running a car is a big expense. 养一辆车开销很大。living/household/medical/legal...
