Unit 1 Festivals around the world Period 1 Words and expressionsBefore class(课前预习案)识记1.beauty n._________(adj.) _______2. celebration n.________ (v.) __________3.hunter n._______ (v.) _________4.believe v._________ (n.) ___________5.arrive v._________(n.) _______6.independent adj._______ (n.) __________7.agriculture n._________(adj.) __________ 8.permission n._________(v.) ________9.sad adj.__________ (n.) ___________10.apologize v._________ (n.) _________In class（课内自主探究案）重点词汇：1.starve vi & vt.(使)饿死;饿1). The enemy is trying to starve us to death. 敌人正在企图饿死我们。
2). I’ m starving; let’ s have a big dinner. 我饿得要死了，让我们吃一顿丰盛的晚餐吧。
3). He said he would starve rather than beg for food. 他说他宁愿挨饿也不要饭吃拓展Starve to death饿死starve for sth.渴望获得某物;缺乏starve to do sth.渴望做某事starvation n.饿死starvation wages不够维持基本生活的工资【现学现用】完成句子①他们宁愿饿死也不向敌人投降。
They would rather give in to the enemy.②他们渴望获得那份工作。
They get that job.2.gain vt.\n.获得;得到Guests can gain free access to the swimming pool .客人们可以免费进入游泳池拓展gain time赢得时间gain weight体重增加gain by/from...从……中获益No pains，no gains.不劳无获。
【词语辨析】gain, get, win, earn①gain侧重指经过努力或有意识行动而取得某种成就或获得某种利益或好处。
②get普通用词,使用广泛,可指以任何方式得到某物,也不一定要经过努力。
③win主要指通过努力、斗争而赢得比赛或荣誉。
④earn侧重指依靠自己的劳动或因付出代价而赚取。
[现学现用]①How much do you ___________ a month?②He has ________ rich experience in these years.③Who do you think will _________ the game?④I _______ a new coat in that store last week.3.independence n.独立;自主India gained independence from Britain in 1947.拓展gain experience / fame / independence 获得经验/名望/独立gain sth. from 从……处获得某物gain other’ s respect / love / trust 获得别人的尊敬/爱戴/信任No pains, no gains. 一分耕耘,一分收获。
independent adj.独立的;自主的be independent of脱离;不受……的控制【现学现用】①Zhang Yining Wang Nan in the 2008 Olympic Games and shemuch experience in playing table tennis.A. defeated; tookB. won; gainedC. gained; wonD. beat; gained②His money enabled him to be independent his family.A. fromB. toC. ofD. For4. award / reward（归纳与拓展）【解释】award n.“奖品”、“奖金”，指因为作出杰出成就而受奖win/get/receive an awardfor sth.vt.“授与”、“颁发”、“判给” award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb.①He was awarded a medal for bravery. 他被授予表彰其英勇行为的奖章。
②The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an award.那个奥林匹克获胜者获得了一枚金牌作为奖励。
reward n.“赏金”、“酬金”或一些非金钱的报酬as a rewardvt. 表示“报答”、“酬谢”之意reward sb. for sth. / reward sb. with sth.③How can I reward your help?＝How can I reward you for your help?我怎样才能报答你对我的帮助呢？【现学现用】根据句子的意思在括号里填入适当的词。
1). They ________ John the first prize in the contest.2). Is that how you ________ me for my help?3). The film won an ________ ________ its photography.答案：1). awarded 2). reward 3). award; for5.admire vt.赞美，钦佩，羡慕①. I admire your courage and wisdom. 我钦佩你的勇气和智慧。
②. I admired the way she had coped with life. 我钦佩她面对生活的方式。
③I am filled with admiration for his courage.＝I have admiration for his courage. 我对他的勇气十分钦佩。
归纳拓展：admire sb. for sth./ doing sth. 在某方面钦佩某人admire vt. 意为___________ 名词：_____________admire sb. for sth./doing sth.__________________[现学现用]I don’t agree with her，but I_______ ______ ______sticking to her principles.6. apologize vi. 道歉;辩白He apologized to her for not going to her party.他因为没有出席她举行的宴会而向她表示歉意。
拓展apologize to sb.for sth.因某事向某人道歉apology n.道歉make an apology to sb.for(doing) sth.因某事向某人道歉【现学现用】You should have to your roommate, John. What you said yesterday hurt him deeply.A. apologizedB. weptC. liedD. promised7.remind vt.提醒；使想起①This story reminds me of my childhood. 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。
②. I reminded Gerald of his promise. 我提醒吉罗德他曾许下的诺言。
③. Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. 请提醒我明天给我母亲写信。
自我归纳：使某人想起_____________; 提醒某人做某事___________[现学现用]In our childhood，we were often________by grandma to pay attention to our table manners. A．demanded B．reminded C．allowed D．hoped8.forgive (forgave，forgiven)vt.& vi.宽恕；饶恕；原谅①I’ll never forgive her for w hat she did.我绝不会原谅她做的事。
②Forgive me for interrupting，but I really don’t agree with that.请原谅我打岔，不过我确实不同意那一点。
③It’s best to forgive and forget. 最好宽大为怀，不念旧恶。
[现学现用]If anything happened to the kids，I’ll never _____ _____ ______ it.如果孩子们出了什么事，我永远不能原谅自己9.turn up出现，到场；开大，调高；被发现①Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting!曾经有一次他到达会议时已迟到30分钟！②I’ll turn the television on.我来打开电视机。
③Turn up the radio so that I can hear the program.把收音机音量开大些，好让我听见这个节目。
④Please turn to the police for help when you are in trouble.有困难请向警察求助。
⑤Don’t worry—I’m sure it will all turn out fine.别担心——我敢肯定一切最终会好起来。
自我归纳：出现，到场____________ 打开____________向某人求助______________ 最终______________拒绝________________ 上交______________[现学现用]用turn up；turn down；turn in；turn out填空：(1)You should ________ your homework before you go to play football.(2)Although we hadn’t planned like that，the party ______a great success.(3)I knew I shouldn’t accept anything from such a person，but I found it difficult to ________ his offer.(4)Miss Yang promised to attend my birthday party，but she hasn’t ________ so far.拓展break one’s word失信,食言have a word with sb.和某人谈谈give one’s word保证,担保eat one’s words 承认说错话温馨提示:word作“消息”讲时,是不可数名词,相当于news,其前面不加冠词;作“话语”讲时,是可数名词,有单复数的变化形式;作“语言”讲时,仅用单数,常与所有格连用【现学现用】完成句子①他不是一个讲信用的人,不要相信他。