Revision:
1、Ask some students to read their "My school day" to the class.
2、Recite or retell the text (par. by par.)
Language focus:
I.词语辨析:
1. below / under
below: 指(高度、职位、数量、年龄)在......之下",(能力等)低于......
e.g. 100 metres below sea level, ten degrees below zero
below还可作后置定语,"下面的、以下的"
e.g. the figures below:下面的数字
c.f. above:上方的、超过的
under: 指"在垂直的下方"或"级别、数量、标准等低于......
e.g. Let's sit under the tree. There are many children under 12 years of age.
c.f. over:
2. know: 知道,明白
e.g. He knows exactly what he's doing.
know of: 知道有,听说过......
e.g. I have never know of such a thing before.
know about: 知道......的情况,了解,知道
e.g. I know of him, but I can't say I know much about him.
be known for / be known as / be know to sb.
3. life / lives
一般来讲,当 life 用作可数名词时,指
1)"一(几)条命"e.g. a life;
Three lives were lost in the accident.
2) 生活方式:e.g. one's way of life;
Modern technology has changed our lives
其余情况下,life一般用作不可数名词,作"生活"解。
e.g. To him, money is his life.
Life is not easy for all of us.
4. missing / lost / gone
missing: 缺少的、失踪的、不在的
e.g. When I came back, my dictionary was missing.
There are some pages missing from the book.
注:missed:想念、错过,无"缺少的、失踪的、不在的"之意。
lost: 丢失的、迷路的、输掉的
e.g. The police are searching for the lost boy.
You'd better go to the Lost and Found to have a look.
gone: 遗失了的、无可挽回的
e.g. My youth is gone for ever.
5. play / play with
play: 进行(有规则的、技巧的)体育/文艺比赛、弹奏乐器等。