【课堂探究】

Task 1 Read the text aloud and then use own words to retell it .

Task 2 The following are some important words and phrases . Try to be clear about their meanings and read them correctly .

rather than， baggage , chat , surround , measure , aboard , settle down , manage to do , catch sight of , have a gift for , within , border , slight

Task 3 Do exercises .

选用方框内合适的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。

settle down; catch sight of; have a gift for; slightly; border; rather than

1. __________ go straight on to university why not get some work experience first?

2. Jackson went to the road that ________ the gardens on the left.

3. Elena sure ___________ telling stories.

4. They'd like to see their daughter ___________, get married, and have kids.

5. I _____________ her hurrying away but I didn't try to speak to her.

6. The milk should be ______ heated before you drink it.

根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子

1. 他住在一所四周都是美丽花草的房子里。(be surrounded by)

2. 就像他的父亲一样，他也有音乐天赋。(have a gift for)

3. 司机没能及时看见另一辆车。(catch sight of)

4. 你认为你能在一小时内完成这项工作吗？(manage to do)

5. 他一路冲往车站，结果还是误了火车。(all the way)

6. 听到这个令人兴奋的消息，他哭了而不是笑了。(rather than)

7. 他计划在乡下定居。(settle down)

8. 杰克比班里任何一个学生都高。 (any other)

【总结反思】

Baggage ; chatting; eastward ; measures ; aboard ; border ; slight ; urban; surrounded; harbour

II. 用适当的介词或副词填空

To ; about ; aboard / on ; down ; in ; within; through ; at ; across ; through / in

Task 3 Do exercises

Rather than ; bordered ; has a gift for ; settle down ; caught sight of ; slightly ;

1. He lives in a house (that / which is) surrounded by beautiful flowers and grass.

2. Just like his father, he also has a gift for music.

3. The driver failed to catch sight of another car in time.

4. Do you suppose / think / believe you can manage to finish the work in / within an hour?

5. He rushed all the way to the station, only to miss the train.

6. Hearing the exciting news, he cried rather than smiled.

7. He planned to settle down in the country.

8. Jack is taller than any other student in his class.