Period Four Communication Workshop，Language

Awareness 6，

Culture Corner & Bulletin Board

Ⅰ.重点单词

1. adj.每周一次的 2. adj.临时的；短暂的 3. vt.使丧失；抢劫 n.强盗；盗贼

4. vi.&vt.下降；减少；衰退；拒绝；n.减少；下降；衰退 5. n.最低；最小 6. adv.无条件地 n.条件

7. vt.使有准备；装备，配备 8. n.大笔钱财，巨款；命运，运气 9. n.询问 vt.询问；打听

10. n.截止日期，最后日期

11. vt.&vi.提交，递交；(使)服从，(使)顺从

12. n.担心，担忧；关心，关注；(利害)关系；vt.涉及，关系到；使担心，使操心

adj.担心的；忧虑的；关切的；关注的；有关的 13. vi.表决，投票，选出；n.投票，表决 14. adj.怀疑的

15. adj.不合理的；荒谬的 16. n.情形；情况 Ⅱ.重点短语

1. 另一方面

2. 继续活着，继续存在

3. 无论如何；至少 4. 集中，聚焦

5. 清除；整理；(天气)好转 6. 永远地 7. 受益于

8. 漏掉；不包括；错过(机会等) Ⅲ.重点句式

1.This is the first/second...time that...

I’ve broken bones before.However，this is the first time I (break) my leg. 我以前摔断过骨头，但是这是我第一次弄断腿。 2.It be v.-ed that...

...it is generally (agree) that a patient’s chances of recovery decline the longer they stay in a coma.

……通常认为病人昏迷的时间越长，康复的可能性就会下降。

Ⅰ.根据P40课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1.Terri has spent 15 years in a coma-like state.( ) 2.Terri’s parents didn’t believe she would recover.( )

3.The court finally approved for the life support machines to be turned off.( ) 4.Doctors have fully understood comas and the process of recovery.( ) 5.Patients should be treated as well as possible.( ) Ⅱ.根据P40课文内容，选出最佳答案

1.What would happen to Terri Schiavo when her life support machines were taken off? A.She would die.

B.She would become worse. C.She would come back to life. D.She would blame her husband.

2.What was Terri’s parents’ attitude to the decision of the court? A.They were angry. B.They were satisfied.

C.They didn’t know what to do. D.They had to take immediate action. 3.What caused Terri fall into a coma? A.Motorbike accidents.

B.Not wearing a helmet. C.Heart trouble. D.Sleeping all the time.

4.What about the patients when there is a minimum of harm to the brain? A.There is nothing harmful to them. B.They can often return to normal. C.They will lose all their memory. D.Their brain will become useless.

5.What is the author’s reaction to the courts’ decision? A.He hates the decision.

B.He doesn’t care about the decision. C.He is strongly against the decision. D.He is in favour of the decision. Ⅲ.根据P44课文内容判断正(T)、误(F) 1.Acupuncture is a type of chemical drug.( )

2.Western Medicine uses man-made drugs to treat illnesses.( ) 3.Western Medicine treats the body as a whole.( ) 4.Chemical drugs can be life-saving.( )

5.The Western world has always used Traditional Chinese Medicine.( ) 6.Traditional Chinese Medicine can help in the treatment of cancer.( ) 7.Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine can be used together.( ) 8.Today，no Westerners have acupuncture.( )

重点词汇

1.Terri had fallen into a coma in 1990 when a heart attack robbed her brain of oxygen causing permanent harm.

在1990年，特里心脏病发作，大脑缺氧，造成永久性伤害，陷入昏迷状态。 [归纳拓展] rob vt.使丧失；抢劫

rob sb.of sth.使某人丧失某物；抢夺某人某物 rob sp.of sth.从某处抢劫某物 [语境助记]

(1)A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory. 最后一分钟的进球剥夺了这支球队胜利的机会。

(2)I just heard the bank where Dora works was robbed by a gunman wearing a mask.(2015·重庆) 我刚听说多拉工作的银行被一个蒙面持枪的歹徒抢劫了。 [易混辨析] rob，steal

(1)rob盗，抢，指公然用暴力抢劫他人的所有物。rob sb./sp.of sth. (2)steal偷，指暗中窃取。steal sth.from sb.，steal one’s sth. [图解助记]

[联想归纳] “动词＋sb.＋of sth.”的常用短语还有： sb.of sth.提醒某人某事 sb.of sth.使某人摆脱某事 sb.of sth.控告某人犯有…… sb.of sth.警告某人某事 sb.of sth.治愈某人的疾病 sb.of sth.通知某人某事 [题组训练]

(1)用rob，steal的正确形式填空

①Somebody my money from the desk drawer. ②They the shop in broad daylight.

③The robber in arms wanted the gold store. ④We found out he from us for years. (2)单句改错

The young man robbed of her bag while she was walking in the street.

2....it is generally agreed that a patient’s chances of recovery decline the longer they stay in a coma.

……通常认为病人昏迷的时间越长，康复的可能性就会下降。 [归纳拓展]

decline vi.&vt.下降；减少；衰退；拒绝；n.减少；下降；衰退