Unit2PeopleonthemoveLanguagepointsThoughtsonthedesign:本节课的主要目的是帮助学生学习课文中出现的重要词汇，通过中译英、句型转换、情景设置等方法帮助学生理解文中出现的语言现象，掌握新的语言知识。Teachingaims:1.Learnthelanguagepointsinthepassage.2.Practiselisteningandspeaking.Teachingprocedures:Step1Learnthenewlanguagepoints1.OlderAmericansareonthemove.onthemove1)travelingfromplacetoplace在行进中，在移动中We’llbeonthemovenextweek,soyouwon’tbeabletoreachus.2)busyoractiveallthetime繁忙的，活跃的He’salwaysonthemoveandneverhastimetotalk/rest.3)developingquickly快速发展It’sanindustryonthemove.2.Youngerpeoplemightlikesnowandcold,butforpeoplemyage,suchweatherisverytough;…toughadj.1)艰难的；艰难的；棘手的e.g.She’sbeenhavingatoughtimeofit(=alotofproblems)lately.她最近的日子一直很难熬。2)toughadj.严格；坚定~(on/withsb./sth.)e.g.It’sabouttimeteachersstartedtogettoughwithbullies.现在教师该对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。3.Snowcanturnintoice,whichiseasytoslipon.1)vi.滑行；滑跤；滑落，滑掉，松脱；溜；悄悄走；（时间）不知不觉地过去；（健康等）变坏；下降；匆忙地穿（或脱）；无意中讲出；泄漏slip(slipped;slipped;slipping)e.g.Theshipslippedthroughthewater.船在水面滑行。Sheslippedontheice.她在冰上滑倒了。Thestudentslippedoutoftheclassroom.那学生溜出了教室。Standardsareslippinginthishotel.这家旅馆的水平在下降。Heslippedintohiscoatandwentout.他迅速穿好上衣出去了。2)n.滑动；滑跤；失足；下降；疏忽；错误e.g.Hetookaslipinthebathroom.他在浴室里滑了一跤。Therehasbeenaslipinthequalityofyourwork.你的工作质量有所下降。Thatwasonlyaslipofthepen.那仅是笔误。aslipoftongue口误4.AsthenumberofolderAmericansmovingthereincreases,morechangesaremadetocatertothem.caterv.1)提供（宴席等）的酒菜（与服务）vt.e.g.Whowillbecateringthewedding?谁将会提供婚宴服务？2)cater(forsb./sth.)vi.e.g.Mostofourworknowinvolvescateringforweddings.我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。另外，caterforsb./sth.还有“满足需要；迎合”的意思。e.g.TVmustcaterformanydifferenttastes.电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好。5.Recently,therehasbeenaboominpopulationmovements,…boomn.激增；繁荣；轰鸣声aboomindustry突然繁荣的工业boomvi.激增，迅速发展；轰鸣e.g.Hisvoiceboomedoutabovetherest.他的声音低沉，压过了其他的人。Businessisbooming.工商业正日趋繁荣。6.AcrosstheUSA,peoplearenoticingthesamething:youngpeopleareelectingtoliveincities.electv.选择（做某事）；选举e.g.Sheelectedtobecomealawyer.她决定当律师。Theyelectedanewpresident.他们选举出一位新总统。辨析：choose,select,pick用choose表示的是自由做出的决定，可仅指两者之间。（不止两项时通常用select或pick）：e.g.Shechosetheredsweaterratherthanthepinkone.她选中那件红毛衣而不要那件粉红的。用select表示所做出的决定比用choose考虑得更为周到：e.g.Ourshopsselectonlytheverybestqualityproduce.我们商店都是精选的质量最高的产品。pick比select通俗：e.g.Whoareyougoingtopickfortheteam?你打算挑选谁参加这个队?重点句型点拨1.Fordecades,Floridahasbeenattracting.[考点]havebeendoing为现在完成进行时，它表示某个动作从过去开始一直延续到现在，而且有可能还将进行下去。例如：Ihavebeenwaitingforanhourbuthehasn’tturnedupyet.我已经等了一个小时,但是他还没有露面。[考例]Nowthatsheisoutofajob,Lucy______goingbacktoschool,butshehasn’tdecidedyet.A.hadconsideredB.hasbeenconsideringC.consideredD.isgoingtoconsider[点拨]选B。此处用现在完成进行时强调“考虑”这个动作的持续性和未完成性。2.I’dlovetostayinthecommunitywhereIgrewup,buttherearenogoodjob.[考点]此处where引导定语从句，修饰先行词community。where引导的定语从句与其引导的地点状语从句的区别：where引导定语从句时，其前通常有表示地点的名词或代词来充当先行词，此时where常可以用“介词+which”来替换，且where在定语从句中作状语。where引导地点状语从句时，其前一般没有表示地点的名词。例如：You’dbettermakeamarkattheplacewhereyouhaveanyquestions.（where引导定语从句）你最好在有问题的地方做一个记号。Homework:1.Reviewthelanguagepointsofthisunit.2.MakepreparationsfortheWordPowerofthisunit.
