綜合英語3Unit_3_Saved_by_His_Mistakes

1、Unit 3 Saved by HisMistakesPl Listening and speaking Activities1. Brainstorming2 Listening3 SpeakingBrainstormingExpressions1. Expressions for describing difficult or problematic situati ons:accident, event, happening, crash (of vehicles, planes etc.), shipwreck (of boats or ships etc.), overt urn (

2、of automobiles or ships etc.), sink (of boats, ships), bump (of people / vehicles hitting something)Phrases: be in difficulty / trouble / dan ger, have difficulty / trouble (in) doing something, have a hard time doing something, be left stranded on / in / at, etc., be Ianded with (unpleasant tasks,

3、people, etc.), be caught / stuck / jammed in (a traffic jam, etc.), get stuck, be in dan ger2. Expressions of fear:afraid, alarmed, anxious, startled, unnerved, frightened, scared, horrified, terrified, astoun ded, pan icky, become hysterical, act frantically / furiously / desperately, live in fear,

4、 get a fright, go as white as a sheet, nearly jump out of ones skin, scared stiff3 Expressions for solving problems:take action, fight against, get to the bottom of things (discover the real cause of the problem), figure / work out what to do, take measures, get / act together, put something right,

5、find a solution, sort things out, clear things up, straighten things out4 Expressions for rescue work:save, help, rescue, give first aid, bandage, pull out of (a difficult situation, a calamity, etc.), save ones life, come to ones rescue / help, get somebody out of (a difficult situation), pick up s

6、omebody (from a dangerous place), be picked up (by helicopter, boat, etc.)ListeningAn unforgettable experienceF；31Does anyone here know how to land a Boeing 747?:L The aeroplane was circling over the airport and moving unsteadily through the air. In fact, the pilot had fain ted and no body was flyin

7、g the plane.2. When they heard the news, many passengers started to panic The speaker could hear hopeless and horrified screams here and there, and he himself was also scared3. After hesitating for a while, the speaker decided that he had to do something. He unfastened his seat be!tf got up and foll

8、owed the hostess into the pilots cabin.4. First, he moved the pilot aside and took his seat He then followed the radio instructions from the airport below After circling the airport several times to become familiar with the controls, he managed to guide the plane towards the run way and landed safel

9、y.Text Saved by His HHsMesSome animals, especiallypets, as many peoplebelieve, could save theirAn Exciting. Heartwarming Adventure.*Rwu masters from danger. Have you read any suchMain IdeaThis text is about a boys adventurous hunting trip in which he was trapped in the deep hollow of a dead tree and

10、 was eventually saved with the help of his three dogs /The irony of the story is that the boy was saved by his mistakes一by the two pups whom he mistook for beagles and had paid a big price of five dollars to buy themThe third and fourth paragraphs: Jerry fell from a broken limb of a dead beech tree

11、when he tried to capture a racoon and plunged down into the deep hollow of the huge tree but was miraculously unhurt.The fifth and sixth paragraphs: Jerry examined his situatio n in side the tree, tried to find a way out and fin ally sent the old dog, Shep, to get help from homeThe eighth and ninth

12、paragraphs: Jerrys brother came with Shep to help but it was the pups barking that guided him to the right tree Jerry was saved by a rescuemr.Para 11 Jerry Cram set out to go coon hunting that gloomy after noon.set out to do sth.: to begin a job, task, etc with a particular aim or goal （帶著某目d勺）開始做某事

13、 They succeeded in what they set out to do.gloomy: adj. dark or unlighted 陰暗的；（that makes people feel） sad, depressed 沮喪的The accident took place in a gloomy day.What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!coon: Coon is short for raccoon （浣熊）.乞2 With him were his old shepherd dog and two beagle hound pups

14、 grammatical point With himis an in verted sentence beagle hound pups: a baby hunting dog （獵野兔等小動(dòng)物的）獵 犬幼仔Names for the dog:dog公狗 bitch母狗 puppy / pup小狗hound大獵狗 sheepdog牧羊癰 mongrel雜種狗Names of young animals:dog-puppy/pupcat一 kittenhorsefoalcow-一calfpig-pigletsheep-lambbear-cub3 roar with laughter: to l

15、augh loudlyPara 21 admit: v. to recog nize or ack no wledge sth as true, ofte n reluctantly承認(rèn)，供認(rèn)，招認(rèn)(常為朿情愿地)idiom admit to sth/doing sth 承認(rèn)，供認(rèn)，坦白某事物George would never admit to being wrong.It is now generally admitted to having been a mistake.cf. ack no wledge con cede con fessack no wledge: v. to acc

16、ept the truth of (sth.); to admit (sth.) 承認(rèn)con cede: v. to admit that sth is true, valid, prope承認(rèn)； 給予 con fess: v. to say or admit, often formally, (that one has done wrong, committed a crime, etc) 招供；坦白 The prisoner has admitted his guilt.They refused to acknowledge that they were defeated. I was f

17、orced to concede that she might be right. She finally confessed to having stolen the money.2 .till at last he ran out of shells.paraphrase till at last he used up all his bulletsto run out of sth.: to have no more of sth. left 用盡;to flow out from some place從某處流出The hospital has run out of medical su

18、pplies.But the water ran out of the hole at the bottom, (itmeans the water flowed out from the hole.)3 Then, toward evening, he spotted a racoon spot: v. to find, discoverShe spotted her friend in the crowdHe was spotted by police boarding a plane for Paris.4 gut: v. to destroy the in side or con te

19、nts ofThat warehouse was gutted by the fire.Para 31 Just as he got level with under his feet.paraphrase Just as he reached the same height as the top of the broken trunk, unluckily, the branch on which he was standing was broken.to be / get level with sth.: to be at the same height, amount or degree

20、 asFood production in this nation keeps level with the population growth.idiomson a level with sb. /sth.: at the same levelTechnically, both players are on a level, i.e. of the same standard.crack: z to breakYou can crack this tough glass, but you cant break it. The ice cracked as I stepped on it.Pa

21、ra 4Shaken, dazed, but miraculously unhurt, he picked himself up.grammatical point past participle is used independently as an adverbial to modify a sentence.Influenced (=As they were influenced) by Lei Fengs example, they performed a lot of good deeds.to pick oneself up: to stand up with difficulty

22、 after one has fallen or been knoeked downPick yourself up and brush yourself down.Para 5And Shep backed off and barked in alarmparaphrase Shep (the shepherd dog) moved backwards and barked with fear and excitement.back off： to give up a claim to sth; yieldHe proved that he was right and his critics

23、 had to back off. idiomsback away (from sb./sth)：to move backwards in fear or dislike The child backed away from the big dog.back out (of sth): to withdraw from (an agreement, a promise, etc)Its too late to back out (of the deal) now.back sb./ sth. up: to give support or encouragement to sb. / sth.I

24、f I tell the police I was with you that day, will you back me up?Noises made by certain animals:sheep, goat, calf, lamb-bleathorsen eighpiggruntdogbarkcatmew5 meow, miaowowl-hootduck-quackPara 61 the snag that had slowed him up on his way down was out of reach paraphrase The snag that had reduced th

25、e speed of his fall can not be caught by hand.slow up /down: to make .happen or move slowly Experts say the devaluation of the Japanese currency may slow down the recovery of the Asian economy.beyond / out of / within (ones) reach: outside or in side the dista nee that a hand, etc can be stretched o

26、ut; beyond or within sb.s / sth.s capability, authority, effectiveness, etc.The shelf is so high that it is well out of my reach.I cant satisfy your requirement. Thats out of my reach.2 It would do no good to call, either;paraphrase Also, it would be useless to call out for help (since he was stuck

27、in side the tree trunk in the first place and was much too far from home to cry for help).structure It will do good / harm to do sth.: It will be beneficial / harmful to do sth.It does much harm to smoke.It does much good to form a good habit.3 At last the idea came to him of sending the dogs for he

28、lp.grammatical point Syntactically, the normal order should be the idea of sending the dogs for help came to e to (sb.)： to become realized by; to become recalled to the memory ofIn a flash, the truth came to her.He was already on his way when it suddenly come to him that he hadn rt hung out

29、his washing.4 a nd streaked across the field, but the two pups remained, yelping encouragement to their master.paraphrase and the Shep ran quickly in a straight line across the field, but the two young dogs stayed there, crying. It seemed that the cries encouraged their master to be brave.streak: /(

30、informal) to move very fast (in the specified di recti on)The children streaked off (down the street) as fast as they could.yelp: k to utter a short sharp cry (of pain, an ger, excitement, etc)The dog yelped whe/i I trod on its paw.Para 71 Lightning writhed above his head.writhe: k to describe a per

31、son who twists his body about because of acute pain or discomfortWhen the dentist was pulling out his rotten tooth, he writhed in agony.2 drench: k (esp passive) to make sb or sth * completely wetWe were caught in the storm and got drenched.3. whimper: k ( of dog, person) to cry softly, esp with fea

32、r or painPlease dont leave me alone,n he whimpered.Barking furiously,I eaped over them fran tically. furiously: ad. often indicating intense fierceness of behavior out of irritati on or an ger； describi ng the way in which sth. is done with great vigor, effort or speed ( as it Is used in the text)Fu

33、riously, the workers struggled for better working condition and more money.A gale furiously blew the ship to the rocky shore. frantically: ad describing a wild and desperate action taken under extreme pressure, usually because sb. is frightened or worriedThe parents were frantically searching for th

34、eir missing child in the iods.Para 9a rescue party: a group of people organized to save people or property in a disaster sodden: a. wet throughMy shoes are sodden from walking in the rain.Para 10gosh: an interjection to indicate how surprised you are or how strongly you feel about sth.Gosh, its near

35、ly midnight I had no idea itrs so late. ( expressing surprise)over and over: many timesIve wanted you over and over (again) not to do that.Say the words over and over to yourself.1. Food production keeps level with the populationgrowth.2. My great uncle intended to take up teaching3the father set ou

36、t to visit his daughter on a farm.4the boy found that the bird nest was out of reach.5. My nephew always runs out of pocket money 6. At first, he refused but in the end he gave in.7He had to slow down to look for road signs8. In a slip of the tongue .“Good ladies, moming and gentlemenH. The audience

37、 roared with laughter.9. The editor was not satisfied with the news story and sent the iournalist for more information.Word study1. roar: long loud deep sound like that made by a lione.g.: He couldnt stand their roars of laughter.2. plunge into: start doing an activity suddenly or become deeply invo

38、lved in ite.g.: Marx plunged immediately into political work.3. do no good to: be of no significant use toe.g.: It does no good to worry about him.4. send. for: ask somebody to do something so as to get somethinge.g.: Youd better send Michael for a copy of todays newspaper.5. get. out of: help someb

39、ody to escape from a place or situatione.g.: Who get you out of the trap?1a. The naughty boys roared with laughter when Tom made a mistake in his answer.b The comediarTs funny remarks made the conferenee roar with laughter.c. The young men roared with laughter they heard the joke2a. The ma n n ever

40、caught the han die Down he tumbled to the stair landingb The murderer never got to know what happened to the basement door. Down he slipped into a deep hole at the bottomc. The pilot never saw who was behind his jet Down the jet plunged into the sea.3a. You must understand that it is no good crying

41、over spilt milk.b. It would do no good to talk to him; he would nt listen to you.c. Did it do you any good to get yourself drunk like that?4a. Mum quickly put the boy on the sofa and sent Tom 丹the doctor.b The soldiers on the top of the mountain sent the message for support.c. She sent a letter to t

42、he university for an application form.5a. It took lots of struggling for her to get her feet out of the rock creviceb Fin ally, it took an hour for the doctor to get the fish bone out of his throatc. It took almost years struggle for the political prisoner to get out of jailDictationMary, who had be

43、en in a deep，was wokenby astrange noise, which seemed to come fromherwindow. She sat up,.Then sheas she sawthat the window, which she thought she hadthenight before, wasopen. With a shock, sheremembered that her husband had taken thetovisit their sick，and that she wasin the houseSomethingbehind her.

44、 Turning，she saw, toher great relief, that it was only her little dog，which hadknocked over a on the small table Thepitcherto the floor, making a loud noise in thedead of the night. Suddenly itto her that she hadleft the windowopen for the pup, as it had notafter dark. At this moment, the little dog

45、5， came to her side to lick her feet as if itit had donesomething wrong.出業(yè)1. Their decision to raise the price again2. She had no intention of hurting / to hurt him.3. The army attacked the plane despite the terrorists! threat to kill the hostages4. The director was dreadfully upset by the famous stars refusal to play the part of the villain.5 Although he had worked day and night, he had not the slightest desire of taking / to take a moments rest.6 I accepted his offer to take me to the fun park7. He regretted his failure to attend .8. There was a lot of controversy about the p