6. participate　vi.參加,參與(常用搭配：participate in)

No professionals participated in the contest. 沒有職業(yè)選手參加這一比賽。

5. sense 意識(shí)，觀念，感官，官能

She has no sense of time.　她沒有時(shí)間觀念。

Your brother has a good sense of humor.　你兄弟很有幽默感。

4. get used to 習(xí)慣于

She is used to hard work.

她習(xí)慣于艱苦工作。

注意：在be/get used to 句型中，to 是介詞，所以后面一定要用名詞或動(dòng)詞的-ing 形式。

3. adjust to vt. 調(diào)節(jié);改變...以適應(yīng) ,校準(zhǔn);調(diào)整

She must learn to adjust herself to English life. 她必須學(xué)會(huì)適應(yīng)英國的生活。

vi. 適應(yīng)(常用搭配：adjust to sth)

Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. 宇航員在飛行中得適應(yīng)失重狀態(tài)。

2. gifted a.有天資的,有天賦的

He is a gifted athlete.他是個(gè)有天賦的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

1. ability n. 能力;才能(常用搭配：ability to do sth)

She did the work to the best of her ability. 她已盡了力去做那件工作了。

4. clothing　 n. (總稱)衣服,衣著

Our clothing protects us from the cold. 衣服幫我們御寒。

Clothing, clothes, cloth，dress的區(qū)別：

cloth是物質(zhì)名詞，意為"布"，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式，而clothing是指衣物的總稱，也沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。clothes是指衣服，但沒有單數(shù)形式，如：

This clothing is needed in warm countries.在溫暖的國家需要這種服裝。

Her clothes are made of fine cloth. 他的衣服是由高質(zhì)量的布制成。

英文中的dress則指較正規(guī)的服裝，如：a school dress 校服，an evening dress晚禮服。

5　　　　 in turn 轉(zhuǎn)而，反過來，輪流

The girls called out their names in turn. 女孩們逐個(gè)報(bào)出自己的名字。

Listening to English as much as possible can improve one’s hearing, which in turn can improve his speaking. 盡可能多聽英語可以提高聽力能力，轉(zhuǎn)而提高口語能力。

6　　　　 have an effect on 對(duì)。。。有影響

As is known to all, pollution has a bad effect on the city. 眾所周知，污染對(duì)城市有壞影響。

Unit 17　 Disabilities

Teaching aims: Vocabulary revision

　　　　　　 Grammar revision

Teaching main-points: Vocabulary and grammar revision in the process of the integration between the teacher and the ss

Teaching Crux: 1) SS’ explanation about the vocabulary and grammar

　　　　　　 2) Teacher’s further explanation and supplement

Teaching materials & focuses:

3. insist　 vt. 　堅(jiān)持;堅(jiān)決認(rèn)為

She insisted that he was wrong. 她堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為他錯(cuò)了。

vt. 堅(jiān)決主張;堅(jiān)決要求

Jane insisted that he be present. 珍堅(jiān)持要他出席。

vi.. 堅(jiān)持,堅(jiān)決認(rèn)為;強(qiáng)調(diào)

He insisted on/upon my going with him. 他堅(jiān)持要我跟他一起去。

I insist on seeing it. 我一定要見到它。

2. vain a. 　愛虛榮的,自負(fù)的,炫耀的

She is vain and extravagant. 她既愛虛榮又奢侈。

徒然的,無益的

They made vain attempts to reach the mountaintop.

他們幾次徒然嘗試想攀登山頂。

in vain 無結(jié)果，徒然

All our work was in vain. 我們的工作全都白干了。

1. aim vt. 把...瞄準(zhǔn);把...對(duì)準(zhǔn)擲向[(+at)]

He aimed the gun at the door. 他把槍對(duì)準(zhǔn)那扇門。

vi. 瞄準(zhǔn),對(duì)準(zhǔn)，致力于, (常用搭配：aim at aim to do sth)

The hunter aimed at the lion and fired. 獵人瞄準(zhǔn)了獅子開火。

We aim at doubling our production. 我們的目標(biāo)是將生產(chǎn)增加一倍。

n.目標(biāo),目的

It is now our aim to set up a factory. 我們現(xiàn)在的目的是創(chuàng)辦一座工廠。